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Okay so application is a very strong word and not entirely accurate, but it's a term we all know so bear with me. This is the page where you officially submit your character information for the game! Apps will not really be judged on its contents but more making sure everything fits into the setting of the game. If you want more information on the setting, please check out the FAQ!
How do I join the game?
This app page is currently open! Apps can be submitted by players at anytime. Apps are reviewed by the mod on Sundays.
To join the game, the only big thing is you'll require an invite from another player. Players can invite up to 2 people per month. Just be sure to list their name and have the person confirm that they did invite you either by contacting the mods directly or commenting to your app. Apps that do not have a invitation confirmation will not be looked at by the mods. If a confirmation does not come within two Sundays of the app's submission, it'll be automatically rejected.
A new player must be in the game one full month from their app acceptance date before they can invite another player (meaning if their app was approved on September 18th, they can invite people starting October 18th). This is so the new player has a chance to get acclimated to the game and community enough to assist any friends they later invite to the game.
Players who were in the game but who dropped/were swept will not need an invite to rejoin the game for up to one month after their drop date. After that month, they will require an invite to rejoin.
Once you submit your app, you'll get a welcome comment confirming that everything is a-okay. The only times I'll ask for revisions is if there needs to be a fix with power purchases or possessions.
Is there a player cap?
There is a player cap! Kaisou allows a total of 75 players. Should we ever reach cap, apps will close until openings become available.
PLAYER SLOTS: 46/75 filled.
What kind of characters do you allow?
Most things! Canon characters, Original characters, CRAU, AU characters - the list goes on. Double characters are also allowed so long as the doubles are notably different from one another (examples: MCU Peter Parker and Into the Spider-verse Peter Parker would be fine as they are two clearly different interpretations of the character. Alternatively, a canon version of a character and an AU version of the same character would be fine as long as the AU causes a notable difference in the character). Customizable protagonists and characters from canons with different story routes are allowed, and any characters with differing story routes would be considered AUs from one another.
The only requirement for a character is that they do require a consistent canon history. This is because many of the plot events and mechanics deal with memories and connections to their previous life (or current life if an OU). If you wish to app a mascot character that doesn't have a specific canon background (a vocalid, clippy, the trix rabbit, etc) - you are welcome to write an OC that's inspired by the character with a clear established background to work from. Characters who have multiple canon iterations (like Link from Legend of Zelda or Sonic the Hedgehog) will need to pick a single iteration to pull their canon background from. Characters must also have been properly introduced (not just a quick cameo) in their canon for at least one month at the time of apping.
How many characters can I play at a time?
You can play up to four active characters at a time! Only two of these characters are allowed to be Original Universe and there is a player cap of 25 OU players.
OU PLAYER SLOTS: 24/35 filled.
At the start of each month, we will make sure there are at least 2 OU player slots open whether it be through drops, or adding extra slots. But to keep from one cast from dominating the limited OU slots, there is a OU cast cap of 6 characters per cast. There's no cap on AUs from the canon at this time, just OUs!
Casts near Cap:
Final Fantasy XIV - 6/6, OUS CAPPED
How frequently can I submit an app?
There is no time restraint on the first two characters you app. If you join the game with the intent of playing two characters, you can app them both immediately or wait it out! However after you app your second character, you will require to wait one month between each new character app (so if you app your second character on March 2nd, you will need to wait until April 2nd to app a new character).
What type of characters can I play in this setting?
You have three options for characters!
- Normal Modern AU: These characters have lived normal lives in a modern Earth setting, completely oblivious to anything strange up until their entry into the game. Anything in their backstory should be events that could reasonably happen in the real world. Upon acceptance, Normal AUs will be allowed to pick one free regain (canon regain or an elemental power) worth up to 3 points that will come into effect after they join the game.
- Paranormal Modern AU: These are characters who have grown up in a modern Earth setting, but throughout their lives have experienced supernatural occurrences. These characters will get 3 extra points when they app to use for powers that the acquired at some point in their lives (if they so choose). Characters are also allowed to be apped as possessed status. Please refer to the FAQ for more information on that!
- Original Universe Characters: Characters who hail from their original world and find themselves waking up in this world. These characters will not lose any memories, and are allowed to have any items that would reasonably be on their person when they arrive. They are allowed to retain one ability that's been weakened to beginner levels, otherwise they've been completely depowered.
Applications
Please fill out the corresponding application and comment below! Subject should be "PLAYER NAME | CHARACTER NAME | APP TYPE".
| Normal Modern AU | Paranormal Modern AU | Original Universe |
Fern | Adventure Time | OU
Contact: diremuta@plurk, pan#2663@discord
Invited by: TF
Other Characters: Hunter
Character Name: Fern
Canon: OU
Canon Point: During the finale, after Gumbald abandons him in the nightmare.
History: Wiki.
Personality:
Fern is the culmination of a really bizarre set of circumstances, and unfortunately for the poor kid his personality reflects that. While he began as a Finn, his transformation into a sword and subsequent merging/possession by the Grass Sword Demon left him emotionally unstable and stuck with a severe identity crisis.
Fern as Finn and Finn Sword was like most other Ooo!Finns: a morally charged Good Boy who tries his best to be a hero and can sometimes go overboard. Even as a sword he hates being used for evil rather than good, yelling at Bandit Princess when she uses him to steal, assault and kill innocent people. He also retains the same Finn consciousness, speaking the same words as the Finn wielding him in the flashback of Two Swords. He doesn't mind being a sword, though he does have misgivings about how Finn uses him. That, however, is due to Finn being extremely careless with him rather than any morality issues.
The Grass Demon's personality is also worth discussing, given the influence it has on Fern's final personality. It is, to be short, a violent creep. As the Grass Sword it had a tendency to manifest and attack people, whether Finn wanted it to or not. Its short conversation with Finn Sword is unsettling - it's totally relaxed as it dismisses Finn Sword's question about what it is as it takes over Finn Sword's space, and as it cocoons him. Its violent side comes out more in Fern than its chill side, which is unfortunate because oh boy does Fern have emotional problems. He resembles the Grass Demon when happy, in that he's calm and smiling, but in an unsettling sort of way.
Fern starts his new life by identifying as Finn in Two Swords and into Do No Harm, but by the end of Do No Harm he's referring to Finn in the third person and identifying as the Grass Sword. Into the next few episodes he's clearly having problems understanding who he is, and where he fits in the world. He tries to be Finn, but he isn't Finn, and pretty much everyone constantly reminds him of that. He tries to be Fern, but he doesn't really know what that means and when trying to do good things as Fern he simply copies Finn. Not helping matters is his tendency to get extremely upset and wreck everything around him, or at least go overboard in trying to make himself feel better and solve his problems. By Three Buckets his identity crisis has hit a low point; he becomes desperate to solidify his identity by underhanded means which leads to his 'death'.
Compassion isn't really language Fern is good with, preferring to solve his problems with violence. He slices up the tardigrade monster instead of making the barest effort to solve its riddle, and suggests slicing Sweet P's tendons to stop him from running. Worse yet, in dealing with Sweet P it is blatantly obvious that his understanding of compassion is stunted. Sure, he has Finn's memories, but he notes in Islands that they're fuzzy and only half there. He cares about Susan and Jake, but his attempts to be good after often met with rejection that cuts deeply and reinforces his deeper issues of his own identity.
Despite all that Fern still shares some similarities with Finn. Fern represses traumatic memories into a memory vault like Finn, and he's also sensitive to being abandoned. Unlike Finn, however, Fern didn't get the luxury of having a support system remain in place once he becomes grassy. Jake and Finn reject him initially, and Jake never really feels comfortable around Fern. Finn gets over his rejection and is far more supportive, but more in a brotherly sense and never does a great job at validating Fern's Finn-ness until the very end of the show. Nearly every other interaction Fern has (until the very end of the show) is negative - he steals Starchy's motorcycle, punches the crap out of Grassy Wizard and makes Sweet P cry. It's no wonder that he feels like he falls short of Finn in everything. Perhaps the greatest example of that is when Finn entrusts him to protect Ooo while he's away in the Islands miniseries, but Fern feels like he screws that up by becoming a candy person (though that was likely way out of his hands) and drinking root beer, leaving Finn to fix everything. He's a severely unhappy person, grinding his teeth at night compared to Finn's adorable happy dreams of punching and kissing, and outright stating he's tormented in the series finale.
There are points where he's happy. Early on when Finn gives him a Finn cake (a cupcake for Finns only); in giving it Finn gives Fern some reassurance in his uncertainty over his identity. He's happy to fight evil until Jake tells him he's doing it wrong by going overboard. Related to that, he's shown to enjoy winning, calling it the "thrill of victory" and enjoying winning against Finn as the Green Knight in Seventeen. Losing, unsurprisingly, makes him very upset.
Lastly, he's a piss poor liar. Throughout Three Buckets his attempt at deceiving Finn still shows him with a short temper and unable to even pretend to be bonding with his not-brother-self. His plan isn't half bad - it would have actually worked if not for Princess Bubblegum giving Finn a multitool for a robot arm - but when faced with true, genuine emotion Fern can only stare back blankly and then proceed to completely ignore it.
Time of Arrival to Kaisou: May 2022
Items:
-Clothes
-Grass bear hat
-Grass backpack
Retained Ability: The ability to make one grass sword at a time from a blade of grass in his body. The sword will be as strong and durable as a normal sword.
Welcome!
Please take the following steps before you get started:
Additionally, if you want to make a personal inbox for your character, feel free to do so!
Fern will find himself either in a labyrinth (his own personal memory vault, but the layout is different and somewhat unfamiliar ) OR she/he can awaken somewhere in the city. Either way, once he manages to exit the spirit realm, he'll find a smart phone along with a book of instructions how to use it.
There is a group text inbox that your character will be invited to on Friday. This is just an optional thing, so don't worry too much about it right now.
You now have 4 points that can be spent on any Regains for the month. These regains will ICly take effect after the Libra app appears on the phone.
Since Fern is your second character, the next time you can app a character is May 27th.
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