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APPLICATIONS
APPLICATIONS
Applications are currently OPEN for all screened players. As a reminder, Kenos is a semi-private, player-vetted game. If you are a new player and have not gone through the Player Screening, then your application will automatically be rejected.
Applications for any current player's second character are ALWAYS OPEN, however, as of May 2024, your second character must be geared towards the opposite faction of your current character. If you are applying for a third character, they can be either, but you must meet the following requirements:
Applications for any current player's second character are ALWAYS OPEN, however, as of May 2024, your second character must be geared towards the opposite faction of your current character. If you are applying for a third character, they can be either, but you must meet the following requirements:
- Players must have had both of their current characters for at least 3 consecutive months
- Provide standard AC and bonus AC for at least four out of the past six months from when they choose to app a third. These do not necessarily have to be the two characters you currently have, so long as they meet requirement one.
APPLICATION
PLAYER INFO
NAME:
CONTACT: Journal, Plurk, Discord, etc. At least one is required.
OVER 18?:CHARACTER INFO
NAME:
SERIES:
CANON POINT:
AGE: If your character is 14 or younger, we ask that you also explain how their age may affect their suitability in the corresponding section.
CHARACTER SUMMARY:
A cliffnotes summary of your character's personality, temperament, etc. We want a bird's-eye view of who they are rather than a full personality section, so keep this to one or two paragraphs max, please.
POWERS:
A full list of your character's powers and abilities. If your character has an ability that would be subject to the power cap, then please also describe how you're altering this ability to fit within the cap. For an example of how this might look, see here.GAME INFO
ASPECTS:
The top two Aspects your character falls under, with a brief description of why for each. As a note, this is decided by the mods and is not guaranteed because of game balance, but we'll do our best to fit them into one of the two!
ANTICIPATED FACTION:
Which Faction is your character more drawn to or tempted by? Why does that Faction appeal to them more? As a note, this is not something you're making a strong commitment to, since actually playing through their introduction could change their mind!
SUITABILITY:
Because Kenos is both a character-driven and plot-driven game, we want to make sure that your character will indeed interact with the plot! This section is meant to be a short summary of how you anticipate your character taking to the setting and responding to the Factions and their goals. We just want to make sure that players have at least partially considered how they anticipate their characters will interact with and participate in the setting.
RP SAMPLE:
Only required for new players. Please include a sample with a minimum of 10 continuous comments from your character so that we can assess your RP style. If you need somewhere to get these comments, check out our most recent TDM onkenosooc!
POWER CAPPING EXAMPLE
Sebastian is an extremely powerful demon, and at least in canon his abilities are a bit vaguely handwaved because he seems to be capable of everything. There hasn't been a situation in the manga that Sebastian has simply been unable to handle or has presented him much difficulty, since in an otherwise fairly normal world, Sebastian far, far outclasses any threats he's been presented with. But of course, that's not ideal for RP! I note this at the top largely because I'm super willing to be flexible with his skillset, since, well, he's a stupid godmod demon. Absolutely feel free to let me know if any of these are over the line for the equalized power levels of the game and I'm happy to adjust!
Alteration/Conjuring : Essentially the same thing in his skillset, since Sebastian is able to create anything he wants. The largest example in canon is restoring an entire manor with little more than a wave of his hand. As long as Sebastian has seen it (or has a very detailed description), he can will it into existence, and it's quite real and usable.
Fire Manipulation : Sebastian is able to manipulate fire at a fairly basic level to increase its intensity. He can't spontaneously create fire, but given a candle, he can increase its flame up to an inferno level.
Inhumanity : Sebastian requires very little compared to mortals to stay alive. He doesn't need to sleep or breathe, though he'll mimic both to keep up his human disguise. The only thing he requires for actual sustenance is souls, which are his food source, but it seems that he's able to go long periods of time without eating. In the course of the series (~4 years), Sebastian comments that he's intentionally fasting to savor Ciel's soul, but doesn't seem to be at a disadvantage because of it. My personal headcanon is that Sebastian needs to consume a soul every few decades to prevent starvation. To that note, he's capable of eating human food, though he doesn't like to, since it tastes very foul to his tongue.
Perfect Recall : Sebastian is able to recall things perfectly. He still has to learn in the same way as anyone else, but once Sebastian has read something, he'd be able to recount each page, for example.
Regeneration/Invulnerability : Only very specific weapons are able to hurt Sebastian in any lingering way, such as the Reaper's scythes. Human weapons damage his body, but he's able to simply dismiss the injuries at will.
Shadows : As a sort of subpoint to his shapeshifting (below, I'm just going alphabetically), Sebastian's true form also includes shadows that are a concrete part of him, and he's able to use them to manipulate objects, such as picking people up or restraining them. The shadows themselves are weightless, but are capable of picking up a person. They're also able to be used as a weapon, since we see Sebastian use them to cut people in half. If this is a little hard to imagine, here is a page of Sebastian using them.
Shapeshifting : While the actual appearance itself is unknown, the human face Sebastian takes on is one of convenience. It's what he prefers to show when he's around people (it's easier to have a conversation!), but his appearance is completely malleable. Sebastian is able to shapeshift completely into eldritch monstrosities or animals, and is also able to partially shapeshift such as to transform his entire forearm into a blade.
Soul Sense : Sebastian has the ability to sense souls (only done with permission from the other party!). He can't tell anything about the souls themselves though, unless there's something particularly odd about them (such as two souls in one body). As a general example, if Sebastian is outside a building, he can tell you roughly how many souls are inside (though it gets difficult for him to accurately discern the more people there are), though he wouldn't be able to tell you anything beyond their mere presence.
Superhuman Abilities : Sebastian is much stronger, faster, and has sharper senses than a human being. He's capable of feats like crushing skulls with his bare hands, jumping several stories into the air, moving fast enough to catch a bullet between his fingers, and fighting for twelve hours straight after a severe injury, to name a few. His sense of hearing and smell are more on the level of animals' than humans.