applications

[inthenightmods]

APPLICATIONS


PLAYERS: 46 / 70
(please note that this count is only updated when apps begin; the taken page is the most up-to-date list.)

canons at cap: N/A
canons approaching cap: marvel (6/7)

Applications are currently CLOSED.
In the Night's application system operates every other month. They will next open on May 22 at 12:01 AM EST!

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Hello, and welcome to In the Night! We're excited to have you, but before you apply, we ask that you familiarize yourself with the following:

• Make sure you look over the premise, rules, and FAQ pages.


• Be sure to check the taken page to make sure the character you want to app is not already spoken for.


• Current players apping second/third characters may app at any time during the application period, as they already occupy player slots.


• Applications will no longer be screened, but in the event that we receive more apps than we have available player slots, we'll inform the players that didn't quite make the cut-off. They'll be able to re-app in a future app cycle without consequence.


• App cycles begin at the end of the month, with applications always opening on the 22nd. Please check the calendar for exact dates. Judgments and questions will be handed out once applications close, and new characters will arrive in the game on the first day of the following month.


• There is currently a total game cap of 70 players, and a cast cap of 7 characters per cast. Each player may play a maximum of 3 characters.


• You are limited to 1 app per player per month.


• In the Night does not have a reserve period and there are no app challenges.


• We do accept proxy apps! If you won't be around when applications open, you're welcome to have a friend submit the app for you. As we ask that apps be written in separate journal entries and linked to this page, this should be as simple as dropping a link! We only ask that your friend include a note in the comment that it's a proxy application, just in case we need to contact you before the app is processed.

Application instructions/process:

• Make sure you fill out the application completely.


• The only section you are exempt from is the CRAU section, provided you are not playing a CRAU character.


• You are free to rearrange the sections of the app if you wish (everything under the world description, that is).


• You may provide links to wiki pages for the history and world sections, but if these are not informative enough, you may be asked to do a small write-up of your own.


• When posting apps, please post them to your character's journal and link them in the comments below. All comments on this page are initially unscreened, but you may lock your app to only be visible to the mod journal (@inthenightmods) if you wish. If you aren't sure how to do this, let us know and we'll walk you through it!


• The subject line should contain Name | Canon | New Player/Current Player.


• We require both log and network samples. One of these samples must be from our game's TDM, and one must be a thread with replies. One thread can meet both qualifications.


• We do not ask for revisions, we simply ask questions. Think of it as more of a dialogue than a correction. We may ask for clarification on certain points or ask for more information, but we generally won't ask you to change something.


• If you receive questions on your app, you must respond within 48 hours. Failure to do so will result in a rejection.


• If you want examples, please see the mod characters and sample apps in the comments.


• If you post your app after the player slots have been filled, we will keep you in a temporary queue to fill any player slots that become available between apps opening and our activity check closing, which happens at midnight on the last day of the month. In this event, we will contact you directly!


• The application (with guidelines) is in the box below:

<span style="font-size: 24px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic', 'Helvetica', sans-serif;">PLAYER INFO</span> <blockquote><b>Player Name:</b> <b>Player Contact:</b> <b>Character(s) In-Game:</b> </blockquote> <span style="font-size: 24px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic', 'Helvetica', sans-serif;">CHARACTER INFO</span> <blockquote><b>Character Name:</b> (Include aliases if they will be used in-game. For consistency's sake, please use the Western format of given name followed by surname.) <b>Age:</b> (Include how old they look if they are immortal or involved in other time shenanigans.) <b>Canon:</b> <br /><b>World Description:</b> (A wiki link is fine in the case of canon characters. For original characters, stick to 1-2 paragraphs.) <br /><b>History:</b> (Again, a wiki link is fine for canon characters. With original characters, try to stick to 1-2 paragraphs.) <br /><b>CRAU:</b> (You may delete this line or put NA if not playing CRAU. If you are playing CRAU, please describe your character's time in their other game, and how it changed or affected them. Remember that you may not stack more than one game's worth of CRAU.) <br /><b>Death:</b> (Briefly describe how your character died. If your character dies in canon and this is already included in the history section, then a few words will suffice.) <br /><b>What are your plans for this character in-game?</b> (These don't have to be concrete, and you're not locked into these ideas, but we at least encourage players to give this some thought. This could be your plans for character development, any plots your character may want to be involved with, etc. There are no wrong answers here, including "I'm not sure". We're more interested in your thought process.) <br /><b>What aspects of this game and/or its setting are you most interested in having this character engage with?</b> (Again, no wrong answers here. Consider this a little survey for mod purposes.) <br /><b>How does your character generally get along with other people?</b> (Note that characters who don't get along with people aren't going to be automatically rejected for it. We're simply encouraging applicants to think about how their characters will fare in a social situation.) <br /><b>What is your character's mental state upon entering the game?</b> (This could be related to their death, the canon they left behind, suddenly arriving in Beacon, etc.) <br /><b>Skills/Abilities:</b> (Some powers may require nerfing. Please see the FAQ for more information.) <br /><b>Flaws/Weaknesses:</b> (Please include not only personality flaws and physical weaknesses, but any phobias your character might have, and any people in their life that would count as a weakness. This information may be used for events.) <br /><b>Personality:</b> (Once again, 1-2 paragraphs will suffice. This section should simply cover the basics, and anything you feel is important that was not covered by the questions above. What sort of things do you keep in mind while playing this character? That's the stuff we're looking for.) <br /><b>Items:</b> (Remember that your character can only take what was on their person at the time of their death. Magic items may require nerfing, and all items/clothing will be in the condition they were in at death.)</blockquote> <span style="font-size: 24px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Century Gothic', 'Helvetica', sans-serif;">SAMPLES</span> <blockquote><b>Log Sample:</b> <a href="LINK">Link</a> <b>Network Sample:</b> <a href="LINK">Link</a> </blockquote>


RECEIVED APPLICATIONS
*players indicated with an asterisk are new to the game
APPLICATIONS FOR NEW PLAYERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE CAP HAS BEEN REACHED
Current New Player Applications: 10/24

CHARACTER	CANON	JOURNAL	PLAYER
Fitz Kreiner	Doctor Who	rereremembered	Keri*
Ephrim	Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron	sunsbreath	Mawi
Jessica Jones	Marvel	underachievement	Pink*
Haein Seo	Original Character	unwieldy	Yuul*
Ventus	Kingdom Hearts	reposer	Jai*
Pudding Charlotte	One Piece	flangirl	Daz*
Angel	Borderlands	girlcorrupted	Tam*
Senri	+Anima	bear_necessities	Ket*
Getaway	Transformers IDW	discountstarscream	Lady*
Shouto Todoroki	My Hero Academia	swellter	Blythe*
Ardyn Izunia	Final Fantasy XV	immortalaccursed	Psi
Megara	Disney	bigtoughgirl	Carlee
Audrey Flowers	The Magicians	hedgeflowers	Chase*

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Comments

[ryanreynoldsvoice]

- For starters, Pikachu's control over his powers is currently erratic to begin with, although at his point in his canon he is beginning to have a better grip on them than before so he can actually utilize them to some degree. Pikachu in game would be able to do damage, though he could not use an attack like Flash that would be solely light based as the light would not manifest as anything more than perhaps a shadow. As for powering a machine, Pikachu could potentially be able to kickstarter a machine with electricity but anything more nuanced than that (i.e. consistent powering of a machine, particularly a complex machine) would be unlikely given his current control over his powers is erratic. So for example he could probably give a car with a dead battery a jolt to give it that bit of extra life to get started but he could not act in place of the car's battery for the car to run long term.

- I think it would be possible for Pikachu to potentially unlock his memories as Harry Goodman and I certainly think that journey would be a fascinating thing to explore in game. At the point from which he is taken Pikachu is already questioning the narrative that he was fed by Howard and hasn't had proper time to digest it so this will lead him further down the rabbit hole of trying to piece the mystery together. However, his loss of memory is from more than just simple amnesia so likely it would require some outside help to access the well of memories, and this I could see stemming from an event or potential character interactions. So yes, I would definitely love to play out that realization at some point if there is an organic means of having Pikachu come to that realization.

ACCEPTED

[inthenightmods]

Thank you, and we are pleased to tell you that you've been accepted to In the Night! Welcome aboard, Bee. Now...

Please complete the following within the next week (or else we'll have to sweep you).

• Reply to this comment with the journal you'll be using for this character (And let us know if you would like us to unscreen your app!)
  
• Subscribe to inthenightmods
  
• Join the game communities: networkinthenight, logsinthenight, & oocinthenight (You may also join memesinthenight, though that one's optional)
  
• Add your character to the taken page
  
• Add yourself to the player contact page (We'll need to grant you access before you can do this)
  
• Register your character's network username
  
• Give your character a place to stay

You may also want (though are not required) to do the following.

• Follow inthenightmods (You are also welcome to add us, mippins & leucrotta, if you wish!)
  
• Join the game Discord server (you can find the invite link on the player contact page)
  
• Introduce yourself in oocinthenight
  
• Check out the current calendar
  
• Read up on the game history

Your character will arrive in Beacon with the intro log on July 1st, and your tag on the game comms will be pikachu (bee). We look forward to playing with you!