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nextgen_mod ([info]nextgen_mod) wrote in [info]nextgen_ooc,
@ 2009-05-08 23:27:00


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Application Post
So, you want to apply to [info]marvel_nextgen? Great!

A few things first.

Alternate Universe and Time displaced kids are welcome. As are totally original characters. Not every mutant or Avenger is going to have parents that were mutants or Avengers. So feel free to use your imagination!

While we gladly accept applications for X-Men and Avengers, we encourage applications for Eternals, Defenders, Inhumans, Asgardians, and other characters off the beaten path.

We also welcome Canon kids. IE Franklin Richards, Luna Maximoff and older versions of any super kid. Like say, Power Pack, Valeria Richards, Kevin Masterson, Ahura Boltagon and the like. Also adult versions of any Canon Teenagers are welcome. As are canon characters and villains in their adult incarnations. (Ie: Julian Keller, Kate Bishop, Tommy Shepherd, Billy Kaplan, Nico Minoru...)

We're taking advantage of the wonderful sliding timeline policy of Marvel, so if your character's birth date/age doesn't quite work out, it can easily be modified.

Please give us at least 24 hours to look at your application. We will email you when the app is approved. Once it's accepted, you can jump right in. If we have any problems or questions with any applications we'll contact you for clarification.

In some situations a sample with another player may be required.

The game focuses on the next generation of heroes and the kids are the ones out being the superheroes. The adults for the most part are starting to retire and passing the torch to the kids, so if you are looking to play an adult, be advised that in this game they are mostly support roles and plot devices.

The process:
The first step is to fill out an application.(Please check with the team admin to see if there is room on the team you want to join)
Your application will be reviewed by the mods.
In the case that you are applying for a character on a team, the application will be reviewed by the team members.
If your character is related to another character in the game, the relatives will also get to review the app.
A mod will notify you if it has been accepted, declined or if more information is needed.
The mods may ask you to clarify certain things (concept, powers, purpose) in your app. This is nothing personal, it is just the mods and team members trying to better understand the app.

Some basic rules:

1. If you are apping a sibling/parent of a character in the game, the player(s) of those characters get approval/veto rights on the app. We require you to discuss the character idea with the other players before apping the character you want to play. If you don't know who is playing a certain character please ask a mod. The list of characters and their relatives is here

2. If you are apping a cousin or other distant relative to a character/characters already in game, the player(s) of the character gets to review the app and provide feedback.

If you can't contact a player, feel free to contact the mods and we'll answer any questions you have!

3. Please do not give names, gender or ages to siblings of canon-pairing characters. This is to allow greater flexibility for people interested in picking up a sibling or parent. A vague reference like "Character X has three other siblings." is fine.

It is okay to give names, gender and ages to siblings of characters who have non-canon parents.

4. Apping Characters just to "hook up with someone" - Please do it somewhere else. This is a game for people who are interested in more than just hooking their character up with another character. While it is natural for characters to start dating and otherwise participate in physical relationships, it should not be the main purpose of the character and it is not the main focus of the game.


We accept applications for heroes, villains, parents and other adults.

We will accept applications for Original NPCs (Next generation of - Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Masters of Evil, Serpent Societly, MLF, etc) seen here.


Notes:
Xavier's is not publicly known as a place for mutants. There is an underground in place to direct mutants to Xavier's.

Avengers are listed in the phone book and publicly known. Characters can directly contact them.

List of used PBs http://marvelnextgen.wetpaint.com/page/PBs

NextGen Application (Canon and OC)

Player (nickname, handle)/ LJ:
Email:
AIM (if you have one):
Character Name:
Character LJ (if applicable):
Physical description (face, build, weight):
Age:
Birthday:
PB: (If using one.)
Abilities:
Weaknesses and flaws:
Character location/Home:
Alignment (villain, hero etc):
Relatives (living/dead?):
Backstory:
How do you plan to introduce the character to the game?:
What are you planning to do with this character?
What do you want to see happen with this character?:

Sample post:



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Spawn of Twoyoungmen!
[info]oneyoungwoman
2009-08-18 11:57 pm UTC (link)
Player (nickname, handle)/ LJ: Gavin!
Email: You've got it!
AIM (if you have one): crispengray
Character Name: Emily McAndrews / Mystic
Character LJ (if applicable): This one!
Physical description (face, build, weight): Half-First Nations, half-Scottish Canadian, Emily has a strong resemblance to her mother, Elizabeth Twoyoungmen. Slender, with a strong narrow jawline and long, dark, straight hair.
Age: 16
PB: Q'Orianka Kilcher
Abilities: Emily has the Relic of Enchantment (formerly the Coronet of Enchantment, see below), a powerful First Nations artifact that is capable of incredible mystical feats, including, but not limited to, astral projection, exorcism, matter manipulation, the ability to see prophetic visions, telepathy, teleportation over vast distances, animating the undead, generating wind blasts and lightning, summoning air spirits, calling forth spirit animals, creating magical shields of light, and generating blasts of magical energy. This talisman also makes her part of the land itself, tying her to the spirit world. The artifact has basically given her powers, properly developed, that can rival even Dr. Strange or Merlin.
Weaknesses and flaws: She is a 16-year-old girl with a difficult family relationship, with all the neurosis that go with that. Her body is no more durable than any other human's; taken by surprise, she can be taken out of a fight very easily. Lastly, she has limited understanding or control of the relic, and at this point, most of her powers are used by instinct.
Character location/Home: She's based out of Ontario, with the rest of the new Alpha Flight.
Alignment (villain, hero etc): Mostly a hero, but when you've got that much power in a troubled 16-year-old girl, she's going to make some villain-like mistakes from time to time.
Relatives (living/dead?): Her grandfather, Michael Twoyoungmen, aka Shaman. Her mother and father, Elizabeth and Thomas McAndrews; his mother was once the superhero Talisman. Her younger brother Kevin, who is 12.
Backstory: Elizabeth Twoyoungmen hated being Talisman, and hated her father and her heritage for sticking her with this fate. She reached into the powers of the Talisman, hoping to destroy the Coronet of Enchantment, despite her father warning that one cannot hide from destiny -- one may only put it off. Elizabeth did not listen to her father, and did it anyway. The Coronet vanished, apparently destroyed.
She met Thomas McAndrews, a nice, "normal" man, and married him. She bore him two children: first, Emily, then later, Kevin. Emily did not get along with her mother, particularly as she was a very rebellious teenager. She insisted on investigating the culture of her mother's family, despite her mother's anger with this investigation. After being punished for being caught with a Oijia board with friends, she began investigating the occult as well.
The morning Emily turned 16, Emily found a bracelet in her bedroom on her bedside table. She stepped out of the room, carrying it, and thanking her mother for the gift -- it was clearly of First Nation design, and she didn't think her mother would have approved. She quickly discovered that it had not been left there by her mother; in fact, Elizabeth recognized it as a design similar to the Coronet of Enchantment, as if the item had returned in a new form. Elizabeth threw it out in anger, but Emily found it back on her bedside table later that day. In frustration and anger with her mother, Emily put it on... and discovered that she now had incredible power, but could never take the bracelet off again.
After a fight with her mother, she ran away from home. She was soon found by Department H, who recruited her into the new Alpha Flight.

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Re: Spawn of Twoyoungmen!
[info]oneyoungwoman
2009-08-18 11:58 pm UTC (link)
How do you plan to introduce the character to the game?: Alongside the other Alpha Flighters!
What are you planning to do with this character? Mostly allow her to be a backgroundish character who shows up with her team when she can. Occasional plots with her, if the mood strikes, may be fun, too.
What do you want to see happen with this character?: She has room to evolve... it might be nice to see her accept her powers better than her mother ever did, and grow into a powerful mystic on par with Dr. Strange. But this would take a long time.


Sample post:

Emily has to calm herself as she dials the number. At least these people in Department H gave her privacy to make this call.

The four rings seem to last for an eternity before someone picks up.

"Hello?"

"Kevin? ...it's Emily."

There's a long, pregnant pause.

"Are you okay?" her brother finally asks.

"Yeah. I'm okay. Is... is dad home?"

"No. He's... out looking for you."

"Oh."

Another pause.

"Mom's home, though."

"I... maybe I can try back later, and..."

Her mother's voice can be heard over the line. "Is that Emily? Give me the phone, Kevin!" There's a pause, and Elizabeth can be heard clearly. "Emily?"

"...yeah, Mom. It's me."

"Oh god. Thank god you're okay. You're okay, right?"

"Yeah, Mom. I'm okay."

"Look, baby, just come home, okay? We can talk about this, and we can see if we can get that... that thing off your arm, and..."

"Mom?" Emily interrupts. "I wanted to tell you something. While I was out here... I saved a couple people with this... bracelet. I stopped a couple of carjackers and saved somebody's life."

There's a long pause. "Did... did anyone see you, honey?"

"Yes, Mom. That's what I wanted to talk to you about. See, the police took me in after I helped that guy, and... these men from the government came to talk to me..."

"Is that where you are now? Are you with Department H?!"

"Yeah. They offered me a job, Mom, and..."

"I'm hanging up now. Come home right now, and we'll figure something out. But don't trust Department H."

"Mom, I'm doing it! I've already chosen a superhero name and everything."

"Come home, and we'll talk about it." Her mother's voice sounds on the verge of breaking, but with anger or grief, Emily can't tell. "Just... come home, baby."

"No, Mom. Look, I've gotta go. I'll call you later, okay?"

"Come home!" Elizabeth McAndrews calls out one last time, her voice on the verge of panic. But Emily hangs up quickly, and spends a long time staring at the phone.

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