ÿþLegend: *looks at Abby* Oh no...there's no way you're coming along with me on this one. You'd have too much fun being evil...I'll take Maya, she's sweet. Maya: *smiles happily* Why thank you, Legend! Abby: *sulks and walks off* All right, so here we begin..I like that you're doing an original Senshi...Larissa, I mean..but try to put it in format, just because it looks prettier IE: Sailor Larissa, Astronomia Masa, Senshi of (in your case) Fresh water, because that seems to be what you are going for. Now, on to the name...Change it. Period. I mean, I love the names of ancient gods, but using them in and rp like this...is a bad idea. The last name is fine, but change her first and middle name. Also, the name's meaning didn't make any sense. Water cannot be sly or wise.. Age is good, as is her birthday and sign..and O is a common enough blood type. Change the dad's name too. He can't have god's names either. Why did the parents separate? Why doesn't he have a personality? I'd -really- like to know a -little- bit about him other than his job and a physical description. Please. Mother's name is fine. I think twelve books of poetry is a bit much for her to have written...in her lifetime, I mean. At least she has a personality, though. Oh, and as a side note, please capitalize their last names as well. I guess Jessica's okay, though I wouldn't mind if you put a little more thought into her personality..if your character is going to be living with her anyway..Brother's name must change..no gods names..already explained earlier. And, as a side note, since his father's name was Loki, he would most likely be a junior. Maya: Boy...I've never seen you write this much on topic before.. I have a reason to be on topic..I'm actually finding things wrong..*grins* not that I don't love your ideas, hon, but...yah..anyways..what do you mean she beat him out of the womb? Like, she got out first, or she beat him up? That's entirely possible. Having a twin myself, I know for a fact that I used to beat him when we were in there together. However, I'm not sure that her having a twin is a good idea altogether. I think we've already got quite a few twins, and it's not -that- common. If he misses his twin that much, why doesn't he come to live with her? I guess the grandmother's fine..school works.. Maya: She's a bit diverse in her likes...even if they are terribly overdone. Put in something a little different, please? right now she seems like every other kid in the world..except that most of them like at least -something- odd as well. Even if it's something they won't admit to. Like Abby. She's terrified of caves and intimacy, but she'd never -admit- it.. Maya: That's because she's a stubborn little.. *hushes her* Anyways, dislikes..her father's line of work fish eaters? *blinks* what do you mean by that? I'm -so- confused. Maya: So'm I.. Duh, you're practically me. Favourite food is okay...disliked has been done before..and some people just -like- sushi. Can't say I do myself, but that's because I don't like -any- seafood..I'm yawning over the subjects..although hating art is different, I think..try liking something a -bit- more original..and I like how you use black for her colour..unexpected for a water type. Hobbies..how does she practice sword fighting and archery? I don't know that many kids who can get into that sort of thing..you'll have to explain it to me..if you can, I'll nod and smile. At least it's something different. And you might have mentioned her affinity for them in her likes..Aspirations are -way- too cliche. Does she have any dreams that actually might come true? 'cause you know, the chances of anyone becoming a singer or a poet are like..zilch Maya: Look who's thinking realistically for once in her life! Hush, you. I'm busy. Gem's fine..Africa? She was born in Africa? well, that's certainly original enough..When did they move to Washington DC exactly? The day after they were born, or a few years or months later? and the shyness thing bugs me. First you say she's shy, then she's not, then she is...well, is she or isn't she? Be a -bit- more organized. And was she five, six or seven years old? I hate when people right things like around, or about. We don't need to know what times she had her clubs, you can just mention that she was really busy and didn't have enough time for singing..and what in the world are sea lessons? She was chubby, huh? You might mention she got picked on or something. And she actually managed to lose weight? She just stopped eating?! Is she anorexic? Her grandmother thought her mother was stupid? why? aren't mothers supposed to love their children even if they don't agree with them? Maya: This is sounding like a repeat of their critique of your original version of me...you know, the one where my mother hated me. She doesn't hate you, she just thinks you're a demon now. Anyways the parents let the kids make the decision? How old were they? My parents got divorced when I was young and then remarried each other, but I don't remember ever being asked if I wanted to live with my dad..I thought her brother moved in with his dad? And now he doesn't know what he wants? I'm -so- confused..and I think you're starting to repeat yourself..and you never -did- explain why they divorced..Oh, Lokia stays with her grandmother..I wonder why her parents let her do that? She did all sorts of travelling? Wouldn't that interfere with her schooling a little bit? And where did all this money come from that her grandmother would -have- to be spending? -Lokia- decided to go out scuba diving on her own? That's stupid. She could get herself killed. Besides, what kind of grandmother would let her do that? She's started to sound like a spoiled brat. And she saw a dolphin? Wow, that's rare. Again, where -was- she? She felt a..oh...you know, it's kinda dumb to have a dolphin for a guardian..it has to stay in the ocean all the time..and it'd be pretty far away, couldn't guide her properly. After all, I don't know of any dolphins living in Virginia, unless you count zoos 'n stuff..And Senshi aren't supposed to attack civilians..and definitely aren't supposed to transform in front of them..and why does all of this make her want to be a singer? I'm not making any connections. What sort of concert? And you're repeating yourself again. We get the idea, that is what she wanted to do. Sheesh, I think this is the longest review I've written..*blinks* and you contradict every sentence you write about her personality..decide what she's like, then get back to me later..And her personality in general is just confusing. Try arranging it a bit better and not contradicting yourself..Is her hair straight or curly? What are her features like. We get the idea, she's muscular, but not overly so...you don't have to go on about it. What does she like to wear? what does her birthmark -look- like? did you mention where it is? I can't remember. Maya: All right, to give Legend a break I'm going to take fuku. Maybe the bottom fits like shorts because..well, it is shorts? I know what you're talking about, Legend has a swimsuit just like it..and I think you mean that the top -looks- like a vest, not -is- a vest..there's a big difference *smiles softly* How can a skirt be sort-of see through? It either is or it isn't. If it's not -completely- see-through, you could put say, vaguely transparent, and that would work..And how can it be a loose mini-skirt? Maybe you mean that it's a short skirt (and you might want to describe -how- loose) and that it's loose-fitting? The rest of her fuku is a bit blah and standard..try going a teeny bit more original? I mean, bows, ribbons, and a crown...? Not everybody has piloting goggles and hair chopsticks, Maya...but you're right. I would like to see something a bit more original..oh look, she has a dagger! That should be mentioned in fuku, as it's her henshin item, evidently..and you take the dagger from your boot and -she- transforms? I don't understand..how does that work? Arrows? Sword? Where in the world does she get those? And she shouldn't have them anyways. We try to -not- have weapons on the Senshi as much as possible. You -may- be allowed to have the dagger as a henshin item, but that's it. Nothing more. Also, her transformation in general is rather boring. I guess I can live with it, though..She stealths her sword? You mean sheathes..and since she can't have her sword anyways, that won't be a problem. Maybe she could create a bow and arrows out of water? And I'm not seeing how your attack has anything to do with water..Five times a day, five times a week, what? And how long until she can use the attack again? And what does the attack -do-...oh never mind, you can't have it anyway since it doesn't have anything to do with water..Girls only get two because...that's the rule, that's why. Nobody should question the GM. She is all powerful 'n stuff...yah..and you can't have the second attack either, because it doesn't have anything to do with water. And because she can't have any sword. Guardians for astronomia are named after kraters. Again, a dolphin is out because you wouldn't be able to contact him. He'd have to be living in Florida or something, although you at least gave him a personality, which is more than I did on -my- first attempt..It's not your first choice, but it is? That doesn't make sense...I hate how you keep contradicting yourself. I know you're trying really hard, and we appreciate that, but -please- be a bit more clear..Now, she can't borrow her powers from Neptune, first of all..and second of all, she doesn't -have- water powers, so how could she borrow them? And girly names make no difference. And the reasons you gave are kinda...wrong..it's not supposed to necessarily be relevant to you, although my character does happen to reflect myself a lot, but these things are supposed to be relevant to her, and to her powers. And everyone has to do a writing sample. It's a rule. I'm not going over the writing sample because I still have work to do on my own writing, so I don't feel comfortable judging someone else's..besides, everyone else usually does a wonderful job of that. Except I will say this...no, I won't, nevermind. I'm sure someone can put it much nicer than I can. I'm in a mood, and I don't need to be critiquing that. Also, I don't like your opinion about the killing Senshi, mainly because a character would not be killed without permission for them to be killed..so there shouldn't be any reason to make excuses as to them still being alive. Also, what you wrote was called godmoding. That is, keeping someone who should be dead or at least unconscious, in the game, is giving them powers they shouldn't have. As far as making a web page for your app. It's required, so of course you can make one. In fact, you have to make one. Final Verdict: Reject...personality, history, names..all sorts of things that could use work. I like your ideas, and I know you're trying, but there are just too many things wrong for me to vote even Accept with revisions. Maya: But do try again! *smiles* We need more Astronomia over in Roanoke...they seem to be on a death streak... ----- Dani: ::takes out the Bladed Red Pen of doom:: Here I am to tear this thing apart. Fear my wraaaath! Hmm. Well, looking at the original app you sent in, I can see that there are some changes, but looking at the 'new' one again, I'm rather... well, bothered. Look, if you don't have spell-check, please proof-read it yourself; there'd an abundance of mistakes in this application that aren't just orthographical, but grammatical. Have you read the information on the site that helps with writing? You really should. This app seems to confuse first person singular with third person, and that's a big no-no. Actually, a very terrible no- no. You lose points for that. Now. If you haven't noticed, at the top of the application form there is a field marked 'location'. I know that, being Masa, she would be in Roanoke, but forgetting the 'location' field can pose problems to reviewers - especially since you make the awful mistake of using myth names for your character and her family members. NO. BAD. WRONG. If we must reiterate, DON'T USE MYTH NAMES. No Norse myth - Loki, 'Lokia', et cetera - no Greek myth - Athena, Zeus, and so on. When we say 'something's not right here' we don't mean 'just change the last name'. Revise this, big-time. If he hates the name his mother gave him, why doesn't he adopt a nickname? Look, their respective countries of origin don't matter. These days, you don't see very many people named after ancient gods. It could work as an innocent middle name, but it seems that this family enjoys re-using names. Won't it get confusing if you've got three people in the family named after the Norse god of malice? Hmm, they seem to live awfully high on the hog. Also something of a no-no. Eraen: We've got enough hoity-toity little snots already... Shut up, you! You're one, yourself! Eraen: ::sniffs:: Stop griping and get me my avacado sandwich. Yes, miss. ::shoves it in Eraen's direction and re-readies the red pen:: "But her being Norse and her husband Greek you know." This sentence is a perfect example of what this app is full of - unchecked mistakes that could easily be repaired. For one thing, you shouldn't start a sentence with 'but' unless you're trying to be poignant and meaningful; secondly, we -don't- know. Look, it's nice for you to give us some leeway, but there aren't any listed profiles for his mother and father. Uh uh. Don't leave us assuming, sweet cheeks. Give us the meat. "His eyes are a bright green his hair was jet black with few grays." This sentence also sums up a lot of the application. I know you're trying, dearest, but this combines past and present tense. Big no-no. And I'm assuming right off the bat that you mean "strands of gray" or "gray hairs"; I could be wrong, but some clarification would be nice. Okay, so he's a workaholic, but that doesn't tell us much about him. Your character can be dark and mysterious, remember, but you can't be dark and mysterious *about* the character. Try capitalizing last names. It not only adds points to your app, but tells us that you know something about grammar. Moving along... WOW. Forty-six and 'about twelve' books. At forty-six, even one book is an accomplishment. Clarify. 'About twelve' isn't right - has she written the twelve or not? Have any of them been best-sellers? What sort of poetry? Uh oh. Here's where we hit another little clink. When you say 'fathers' I'm assuming you mean 'father's'; if you stare at that line funny, it makes it look as though he has multiple paternal figures. Nonono. Hmm, personality? Please fill in the personality for the family members, dearest. Bahahaha! Wonderful pun on her grandmother's name. I've noticed that you seem to enjoy using plant names for her mother's side of the family - angelica, willow, birch. All beneficial plants to the human body. Very pretty. 'Outback' is capitalized. Which mines? 'To' is 'too', dear. ^^ "She loves the sea her favourite food is Sea food" should be "She loves the sea - her favourite food is seafood". Don't forget punctuation, it makes you look a lot smarter. ^_^; 'Beach' is a singular impersonal noun; don't capitalize it. What sort of tricks does she play? Cruel tricks, innocent jokes, the sort that people regret later? What sort of poetry? What sort of music does she sing? Does she hate people who think they are better because she thinks she -is- better? Conceit is a wonderful character trait, but you don't seem to elaborate on it much. Keep it in or kick it out. "Her father's line of work fish eaters" confuses me. Now, either I don't know what "work fish eaters" are, or you're missing some punctuation - fix it. Disliked food seems to be fish in general - I mean, she seems to like fish without finding them palatable. Why art? She seems to me to be an extremely artsy person, even if not visually. Watch those capitals. They look extremely out of place, and don't look much like a coherent list. Hmm, do you mean 'rapier fighting' or 'fencing'? It seems to be a little odd to just have generic swordfighting in there. What does she like to read? "and running around playing also singing" doesn't work. Just stick "singing" in the list. Hmm, aspirations should be "to be a...". 'Poetry artist'? How about just 'poet'? It's short, sounds nice, and tastes good when marinated in red wine. Aquamarine is good, but quite overused; it's relevent, but try searching for a different one. A suggested site is gemstone.org. "She and HER brother". That would help restore some coherence to the History. ^^ Hmm, perhaps you should change 'new people' to 'new acquaintances' or 'people she didn't know'. Waitwaitwait. You're contradicting yourself. "When she was younger she was rarely shy..." You just said she was quite shy. Change that aroung some. Why did she become more shy as the time passed? Anything happen in her life that affected this? Hm, do you mean around six years old? Five to seven allows for a huge margin of error. Why was she moved to a new school? What? She only had swimming for fifteen minutes a day? Half hour sword fighting lessons? How does she learn anything, much less get to her next class? What exactly entails a "sea lesson"? Lose the awkward capitalization. And ever since she was singing? o_o Oh, my. Just for quitting a lesson she had to sing forevermore? ^_^; Clean that up slightly, please. O___O Oh, my. Oh, my, oh, myeyeyeye. An anorexic in fourth grade? I have a sister in fourth grade who would never imagine something so silly. Didn't she get sick, depressed or anything? She'd still have to eat to survive. Hadn't she heard that when you stop eating your body stores fat and makes you chubbier? I'm sure there would be a more logical, comfortable solution to her little weight problem. Dear me. Now, considering you didn't detail her family that much, perhaps you'd better explain why exactly her grandmother found her mother so stupid. Even if she did, she shouldn't have been too much of a factor in the marriage. Her mother was unclear? Then she was forced into this by her own daughter and mother-in-law? This is really starting to confuse me. Her brother 'didn't' know what he 'wanted', please; tense confusion can be a bugger. ...a dolphin. Okay. It's nice that she has a good, relevent guardian, but really... it seems to me to be a little too much. Guardians generally choose utilitarian bodies, like cats or mice or insects. Small ones that can facilitate various conditions - a dolphin body seems to be a little extravagant. This henshin phrase is slightly wonky. "Larissa Masa Power, Make-Up", I think you mean. O___o; Why did she want to be a singer after this event? Oh, the confusion. She never did the stuff she needed to do... to what? To become a singer, to become a senshi? O_O She became a senshi when she was eleven? Whee, that's great. A little early, a little wonky, but okay. We can swing with that. I think. Ooo, she was reborn. Oh, no, wait, she wasn't stuck in a new body, she was... what's the word... inspired. Yes, I think that's it. What sort of concert? Whom by? Was it a -good- concert? Okay, so she wants to make people happy? Then why does she play pranks on them? Why isn't this in her 'aspirations'? Ugh. Hit me with a brick, please, my nitpickiness is starting to eat my brain. "It hurts her that she hardly ever sees her brother, mother, father and even her brother." Er, she has two brothers? I thought she was very against her father. That's odd. "She trusts if you don't give her a reason not to trust you she won't." Do you mean, "She's not trusting"? She doesn't strike me as either compassionate or trusting, but I'll live. "But if you betray her trust or don't like her before you get to know her." This is a good example of a sentence fragment. No, no, no. Very bad. Bad. So... she doesn't like people who don't like her? Whee! A snob! ^___^ I like her. Hmm, I don't think -anyone- likes being lied to. <_< I don't think you see anyone running around yelling "Yeee, I love being lied to! Lie to me, dammitall!" Hmm, this next section doesn't make sense either. What if she got punched in the nose? I don't think it would affect me emotionally before physically because, well, there wouldn't originally be any punchinthenose to be emotionally affected about. See, if it doesn't exist, why bother feeling emotional about it? Waitwaitwait. Astrological and palm reading... and the next sentence talks about her Christianity. That contradicts itself totally, considering most devout Christians are against that sort of thing. Um, excuse me, but we don't do that "if that is not allowed, cut it" thing. You're solely in charge of your character. ^_^;; Ooookay. This personality reaaally ticks me off. I'm sorry to say, but she has no set personality. I really can't say anything about her. I just don't know her. She doesn't seem to have any unique traits. What I'd suggest is that you go read all the profiles on the Roanoke site (yes, ALL) and try making up a character totally unlike them. Then we'll see what we can do. Bare with you? Really? Okay. ::starts taking off her turtleneck:: Eraen: No, you IDIOT! It's a typo! Ooooh, she means -bear- with her. Okay. That works. ::pulls her shirt back over her head:: Hmm. Black, sometimes in braids, sometimes out? Er, that doesn't help. Sometimes I wear my hair in braids, sometimes not, too. Does she -mostly- wear her hair in braids? "almond shaped green eyes, bright green eyes" is rather interesting, but you really don't need to repeat yourself. We're silly, but not stupid. ^_^; Last time you let the boys do it? Wait. Wait. This must mean you're re-using this character. Okay, that's nice, but... sheesh. Letting someone else do the dirty work for you doesn't help the app. Now, considering that muscle weighs a LOT more than fat, she shouldn't be weighed down a little - if she has a three-pack, that's enough to say that she's - extremely- weighed down for a thirteen year old. Hn. Her fuku sounds good, but the see-through bits remind me awfully of Bacchus' fuku. Clean it up a little; lose the awkward capitalization; fix the grammar, because it's just making my eyes water, here. How big is the bow? Does it have hanging ribbons? How many ribbons hang from the 'Coker'? What -is- a 'Coker'? Some weird noun describing someone who abuses cocaine? Mmm, yum. What sort of sandals? Flip flops, Birkenstocks, high heeled, ballet-slipper style? Dark Blue, huh? What shape? Marquis, diamond, circular? Does the 'crown' cover any part of her face, or is it an honest-to- goodness royal crown? Oh, no, not again. Look. You need to stop confusing first and third person. ::reads:: Again, it's "Larissa Masa Power, Make Up". You're not asking for power from make up, here. READ THE OTHER PROFILES. ::growls:: Hmm, so if she were standing on the Empire State Building, it'd be turned into water? Would it be restored to normal material afterward, or would we end up with a big pool where it once was? Her henshin phrase sounds an awful lot like the original Sailor Neptune's, but because this is different I won't take points off... yet. Now. A sword is just a bad weapon, PERIOD. No sword. No arrows. No bow. Drop 'em. This attack has nothing to do with water, so rework it so that it has some water in it, and clean up the grammar. Er, please don't stick your tongue out at us, miss, lest we choose to feel slightly offended. "Why girls only get 2"? Hmm. Maybe because the game mistress says so. If you don't like her judgement, then you shouldn't be here, hm? Mixing tenses and persons here, again. It's 'her', not 'me' or 'my'. Please understand this. ~_~; This second attack has NOTHING to do with water, either. It seems to me that this entire profile is just cut and pasted from a previous one, and edited slightly... now, that's not a bad thing, it's just you have to revamp the profile TOTALLY if you expect to get any leeway from reviewers. Read over your work, ask friends to beta-read it, and if it still isn't good work on it again. I usually spend months at a time working on apps, and the revisions you made took... oh, a couple of days? Please take some time to work on these. These things take patience. ::faints:: Okay. Stop mixing tenses and persons. I can't read this. Also, Neptune is TAKEN. Have you even read the other profiles? I'd suggest you do. Take the names of craters on the Moon or Venus and base the guardian on them. A dolphin is completely wrong unless you have a warm-water sea pit for it to live in. You seem to reiterate multiple times that he's intelligent; please give him more personality. Punctuation problems here are starting to make my eyes hurt; fix them up. NEVER start a sentence with a proposition! And - NEVER-, ever, -EVER- use the word 'fave' in a sentence when writing an application. Please. Same goes for the words "means a lot of stuff to me". This makes you sound as though you are of low intelligence, and that's not something we're looking for. Ooooookay! This paragraph SCREAMS self-insertion! Never say 'I'! ~_~; Not in reference to your character, at any rate. Doing so marks you as 'not too smart'. I -know- you're smarter than your writing is, so please correct this. We don't -care- if your favourite colour is blue in relation to your character's colour; we want to know why you picked it. ::coughs:: Yes. You have to. And yes, it's perfectly fair. If you don't think it's fair, you shouldn't be applying. And no, it's not okay to re-use the writing. And no, it's not you, it's your character. ::shakes head:: I'm not even going to -read- the writing sample. I'm feeling sick enough already. o_o Err, sorry. This isn't one of those 'post-then-play' games. You PLAN senshi death. NO ONE in this game would be so stupid as to powerplay. Even suggesting it is somewhat offending, considering it's in the Rules. Go read them, please. ::cough:: Either way, you -have- to make a web page for your profile, as it's called after it has been accepted into the game. Alright. You -never- beg in that "NOT AGAIN!!!" way. First of all, I question the mental capacity of those who choose to employ multiple expression marks. Secondly, just -don't do it-. Learn to write better. Final Verdict REJECT. Just.... REJECT. This app was, to put it very bluntly, an eyesore. Sorry, but you need to rip this thing apart and rebuild it from the foundations up. I can tell you're trying (or trying to try), but you need to READ EVERYTHING and consider that this is a -real- RPG. My advice? Start over from nothing, read some text by published authors and take ideas from their writing style, research, read the entire site, character profiles and application form, and try again. Take some time to work on this; a ten-minute application won't cut it. I can tell you're trying, so work away at it for a couple of weeks at least and have patience. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask. And PROOFREAD, please, because the format the application is in now is making my head ache. ----- Tami: Okay! Let's have a look at this! Oooh, a Masa senshi. We don't have any of them. I like the name, but... Generally we don't like god names. Lokia Athena? I pity her schoolmates. I mean, I'd tease her until she died. It also kind of messes up anybody who tries for Loki, you're just lucky you're not in Rome. (I know I did it with Rafael, but it was different spelling and he's in a non-Angelus location. *cries*) Sly Wise Fresh Water. Oookay. Speaking of water... I think we have enough water senshi in Roanoke. Wade, Ian, Nia. Unless you manage to do something really special with her powers, I'd like for you to change 'em. 13. Admirably young. Family info... Just because he's Norse/Norwegian and Greek doesn't mean he's going to get ancient-god names! In fact, I'd expect something far different. Nikolai! How does she like her parents? What's the personality of Jessica and Loki? Twins a no-no at the moment. WW-Middle's a good school. Likes are... pretty cliche. Dislikes... Nobody likes snobs. And she sounds like a hippie. I want personality! Well, at least she dislikes art... Her hobbies leave me stone cold. However, Dani's gone over that part. Where in Africa? Actually, I'd let you have the entire app, rich part and snobbishness if you gave more details about her African heritage - especially if she was South African, who are completely known snobs. Hell, I'd even let you have the name, because those bitches are incredibly pretentious. (I'm South African). History, personality - more info. She's one-dimensional. Dani's touched on this, as have the others. WAAAAAY more info on the appearance. Pisces - who is also water - already has blue and black as her colours. Change the powers. Your take on water leaves me stone cold; it's too much like Gabriel's, Gushing Swords. Guardians are craters. If you wanted, you could have taken Sailor Neptune, the Planete senshi. Nobody would have minded. No dolphins; too hard to lug around. The writing sample is illegal. Reject for revisions! Try again! You can do it!