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Application Rules

Before you can post or comment with a character in either comm, you must apply and be accepted here.
Each player is be limited to 6 characters. However, provided a player has six characters and maintained good activity for all of them, they may request a seventh slot. In the event they drop a character though, they will have to request the seventh slot again. More details on the seventh slot can be found here.
Furthermore, after introducing a new canon to the RP, each player will have to wait at least one full activity cycle before they may do so again.
When posting an app, please put the character name and whether the character was reserved in the comment subject
You may not app characters who are Reserved, Taken or serve a primarily antagonistic role without working something out with the mods first - please read those two entries first, along with the FAQ if you're new.
The template is below, note that depending on what kind of character you are apping you may be able to ignore some portions of the template.
You must fill out all sections marked REQUIRED; other sections are optional or may not be relevant to your character.
Please note that the Unit/Flagship sections are required if you want to have one, and should be written in your own words. Supplemental links to wikis or MAHQ are fine, but only as supplements; we need to know you can play your unit in combat just like we need to know you can play your character in RP.
Before writing the app, it is extremely important that you familiarize yourself with the world of UG@ and read the wiki. The world is not a blank slate for you to work with; it is a specific post-apocalyptic setting with a large amount of predetermined backstory and as a result, there are some things which simply will not be found in it
If you want to app an OC (original character), please view the section below the app template.
Any character for which canon review would be difficult and/or require a large amount of money (such as video games and untranslated works, fan translations are usually okay) requires a full write up, using the rules outlined for Original Characters below.
For notes on each specific section click here.
Due to UG@ entering endgame, limitations on applying new canons come into effect. These affect only already-established players who have characters in the game, not new players. Details are here.

The Application (Copy and paste this, then fill it out.)

Player Name: (Just whatever you want to be called, doesn't have to be your IRL name.)
Personal LJ: (This can be your character Journal)
AIM Contact: (May be switching to IRC or something similar for missions, but we would like some way to contact you in real-time)
Character Name: (Uh... yeah)
Source Canon: (For an original character, it would be good to give your canon a title, otherwise this is pretty self-explanatory)
Community Tag: (So we don't end up with multiple tags for the same character, should be some form of the character's name. If nothing else, “Firstname Lastname”, preferably in Western order, should be satisfactory.)

Notes: (While this is positioned at the top of the app for our convenience, feel free to add things to it as you go along.)

Background: *REQUIRED* (This is a description of your character's background as per canon. This can be a wiki link for a translated canon, or a full text description for anyone. If you are writing it up and want to avoid spoilers you can send it to the mod account. If you do so title the message “[Character's Name]'s Background” and note here that you sent it to the mod account.)

Personality: *REQUIRED* (Show us you know the character. At least 3 or 4 paragraphs is a good length for this section.)

Capabilities and Resources: (We know your character has something to do with robots, otherwise you wouldn't be here. But what else does s/he do? Newtype? Geass powers? Own a company? Member of a military in good standing? That all goes here.)

(*REQUIRED* if you have a robot. Power armor/transformed forms also belong to this section)
Robot Name: (Uh... yeah)
Robot Description: (What weapons does it have and what can they do? Is your mecha a super (superhero-y) robot or a real (military-ish) robot? Does it have any special armor or forcefields? Magical powers? Traits? Can it fly? How? Feel free to link to a wiki or fansite to give an overview, but write the details down here.)
Terrain Stats: (This is optional, but for those who have played SRW, this is a good way to give us a quick judge of how good your mech is overall. For those of you who haven't played the games, they are measured: --, D, C, B, A, S, with -- or D meaning it can't fight there at all and S being the best. Note that only upgrades tend to have an S unless they are entirely gimped or unusable in other areas.)
Land:
Air:
Sea:
Space:

(*REQUIRED* if you captain a flagship)
Flagship Name: (Uh... yeah)
Flagship Description: (Essentially the same as a robot description... except for a flagship instead. What abilities does it have? Does it have any special support capabilities? Is it intended to be used with specific units or kinds of units?)
Terrain Stats: (Same as above.)
Land:
Air:
Sea:
Space:

Upgrades: (if any)

Job: (if any)

Suggested Event List: (The event list should consist of important combat actions that would make good material for missions, or special events and logs that require mod or NPC intervention. Feel free to label an event as a Mission or a Log. For a description of differences between Missions and Logs, please consult the Specific Application Section Notes. At this point, canons should not have more than 20 events total.)

Sample Post: *REQUIRED* (This should be in character, though it could be a journal entry or an action post or what have you. The purpose of this is to get a feel for your writing style and portrayal of the character.)

Original Characters

The most important thing to remember when designing your original character: your OC can't do everything. As well, be reasonable with your character's powers: the "power level" here is pretty high, but try to be self-consistent at least.
Your original character must be detailed enough that we can run a game with them, and show us that you have put enough thought into the character that you know them as well as you would know any other character that someone else made up. While we don't necessarily expect you to not make up anything on the fly while RPing your OC, we do need them to have enough definition in the first place that they don't become your personal "whatever is convenient at the time" spouting device.
The above also means we reserve the right to ask for longer or more detailed Personality and/or Background section, simply to make sure we have a full idea of the character without canon review to fall back on.
The mech/battleship and capabilities/resources sections are just as, if not more, important than background and personality, if they're applicable to your character. Also, a physical description of its appearance is highly encouraged.
If your OC is written using plot devices from another canon, please make sure you ask the player's playing from those canons first. Some things are assumed to be part of the setting as opposed to any particular canon, so being a Coordinator, Newtype, Psychodriver or what not is generally okay so long as you aren't a super special example. Anything more specific, such as being a member of such and such organization or having been at a historical event definitely needs permission.
You need an event list if you want events, and your event list needs to be a little more detailed than for a canon character for the same reasons as personality and background.
The sample post section may take several forms for non-OCs, but for original characters we ask for a post on testrun_box. This is to ensure you have a good grip on your character's personality and how to roleplay them.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Capabilities and Resources: Ryoma was probably the top martial artist either in Japan or on Earth (the distinction between Japan and Neo Japan can be a running joke if we get G Gundam). The man essentially has superpowers if you need someone's ass kicked. He also apparently knows Getter Robo itself well enough to repair a heavily damaged one.

Robot Name: Black Getter (modified Getter Robo/Getter-1)
Robot Description: Super Robot
Flying
Balanced armor and speed, high offensive abilities
Two extra cockpits, but cannot uncombine
Getter ray reactor modified to pretend there are three pilots with just one
WEAPONS AND ATTACKS:
Sharp, retractable spikes on knuckles of each hand
Sharp blades on right forearm
Machine guns x2 (dual-wieldable)
Getter Tomahawk (small hand axe made of condensed Getter rays; can generate essentially infinite number and throw them like boomerangs)
Getter Beam (weaponized Getter rays; can be turned into a scattershot via Getter Wing)

Terrain Stats:
Land: A
Air: A
Sea: C
Space: A

Upgrades: Two of these! The first will be used temporarily before going back to Black Getter. See event list.

Upgraded Robot Name: Getter Robo G/Getter Dragon
Upgraded Robot Description: Super Robot
Flying
Similar combat abilities to Getter-1; stronger weapons, much faster
Actually can uncombine and recombine with copilots and their respective forms
WEAPONS AND ATTACKS:
Chainsaw blades on each forearm
Double-edged Getter Tomahawk (can have a longer hilt too, but not necessarily)
Getter Beam (tiny pewpew forehead laser edition)
Shine Spark (requires three pilots in mental sync; charges body with highly concentrated Getter rays and launches them at the enemy)

Terrain Stats:
Land: A
Air: S
Sea: C
Space: A

Upgraded Robot Name: Shin Getter Robo/Getter-1
Upgraded Robot Description: Super Robot
Flying
Vastly more powerful, fast enough to leave afterimages
Uncombining and recombining etc.
WEAPONS AND ATTACKS:
Extendable forearm blades
Battle Wing (basically just attacking with wings)
Huge double-edged Getter Tomahawk (can be spawned many at a time or in larger sizes by using more energy)
Getter Scythe (alternative to Tomahawk)
Getter Beam (normal pink energy, belly-fired version)
Getter Beam (slightly smaller, green energy, fired from forehead)
Stoner Sunshine (similar principle to Shine Spark, but much more powerful and formed into an energy ball and thrown)

Terrain Stats:
Land: A
Air: S
Sea: C
Space: S

Job: He will at some point get the idea to run a dojo on the ship for anyone who wants to learn some hand-to-hand combat. It will be terrifying.

Suggested Event List: Eric already posted it.

Sample Post: Testrun (http://testrun-box.livejournal.com/228863.html)

Your application has been tentatively approved! Please comment with the character journal and join

srwug_alpha_rp and

srwug_alphanews, and optionally

srwug_4komas.

The game officially starts July 7; characters who are ICly with the main group from the start may start posting on June 20.

SRWUG@ Applications

Actually it's just two comments. Hey look THERE GOES RYOMA

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