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applications.
Applications are currently: OPEN.
As of April 2021, Redshift is a sandbox game! We still have apps for some degree of quality control, but the form has been simplified to streamline the process for new players. Here's how it works:
▶ New Players joining us after April 2021 will need to submit an application for their first character coming into the game by using the appropriate form below. This is so we know who you are, and so we can make sure your character will be a good fit for our players!
▶ Returning/Current Players who have been with us since before April 2021 or are coming back to us only need to claim their character using the form below to bring in new characters. New players may do the same after two months.
▶ Returning/Current Players who have been with us since before April 2021 or are coming back to us only need to claim their character using the form below to bring in new characters. New players may do the same after two months.
Application Guide.
▶ Submission Format: All applications must be posted to this entry, and must fit within one comment with a subject line in the format of "CHARACTER NAME | CANON | RESERVED/NOT RESERVED." While applications should not be linked in the entry, players may link to an alternate source such as a wiki for the character's history and powers; for original characters, the world history may also be linked from an alternate source such as an entry on the character journal.
▶ Accepted Character Types: Fandom Characters, Original Characters; CRAU is welcome and encouraged. Please see the Rules & Game Standards page for more in-depth explanations of appable, non-appable, and case-by-case characters.
▶ Application Verdicts: Applications will receive a verdict of ACCEPTED, REVISIONS, or DECLINED. Revisions must be submitted within 48 hours of the revision request being sent out. If this is impossible due to extenuating circumstances, please contact the mod team. Declined applications can be reworked and resubmitted during the next application cycle. If an application is declined 3 times, it cannot be resubmitted.
▶ App Challenges & Reserves: Redshift will not have application challenges, but if you would like to apply for a character that is on reserve, please submit the application with "not reserved" noted in the subject line, and your application will be considered if the reserved application is declined or not turned in by the end of the application cycle. Applications will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.
▶ Character Limits: Players may have a maximum of 3 characters in the game; the option to increase the number of character spaces may become available at a later date. A player may submit up to two applications at a time.
▶ Samples: Linked samples should be from a publicly accessible source, and no more than 1 year old. Screencaps or transcripts from locked sources are not acceptable as samples, unless the character is being apped as a CRAU from a locked game, and in these cases permission from the other participant(s) in the thread must be obtained and submitted as screencaps along with the sample. All samples should represent the character as they are being applied for; for example, samples cannot come from an AU setting or break the fourth wall (Dear Player, etc.) As long as they meet this criteria, samples from other games, museboxes, memes, other websites (Tumblr, Insanejournal, etc.) or any other source are acceptable. For CRAU samples a link from the character's original game would be preferable, in the form of a link to their tag on the relevant communities, or specific thread links.
Submit an Application.
To submit an application or claim a character, please fill out the information in the appropriate text box below, and paste it in a single comment in response to this entry. Applications should not be linked, though portions of them may be if a bulky history or world section would put them over the character limit for one comment.
Anthony J Crowley | Good Omens (Book) | No reserve
Name: Fiona
Contact: PM or hardtostarboard#7377 @ Discord
Current Characters: Poison, Julie Grigio
Name: Anthony J Crowley
Canon: Good Omens (book)
Canon Point: Post-book, after averting the apocalypse
CRAU Timeline/Game(s): Roughly two and a half (IC) months spent in City of Sin.
CRAU History: After being dumped unceremoniously into a world that felt very uncomfortably like being back in Hell, just without as many demons who wanted him dead (though there were demons, and they were trying to kill him sometimes, it just wasn't personal) Crowley almost immediately reunited with Aziraphale and pretty much clung to his side for the entire time. Though he was very subtle about it (he was not very subtle about it).
A lot of what went on in the place went entirely over his head - political intrigue and shadowy nonsense has never really been one of his major interests - though he had been coming around to the idea that maybe he ought to be taking an interest in the fact that high-ranking native 'leaders' were being murdered right left and centre before it suddenly no longer mattered.
Personality: Described as ‘Hell’s Most Approachable Demon’, Crowley lives up to that name (as much as demons can be called approachable). He is affable and charming when he wants to be, with a vicious streak a mile wide… if not as wide as that of a certain angel.
Crowley’s time on Earth has made him ‘soft’ compared to other demons. He likes the comforts in life and always wants to have the best things. His vintage Bentley is kept in pristine condition, and is his pride and joy. This demon’s personality when compared to those of his ‘coworkers’ is far more rounded than simple and savage, undoubtedly due to the amount of time he has spent on Earth and the company he has chosen to keep.
Once the serpent who tempted Eve to taste the Forbidden Fruit, Crowley has been riding on that success since. He can be squeamish about the lengths mortals will go to in order to hurt one another, and realised a long time ago that he doesn’t have to do very much at all to nudge them in that direction. It isn’t that he doesn't do his job, and he’s got ideas about just how they could make improvements Downstairs, but his fellow demons don’t share his forward vision and have no interest in how much use they could get out of electricity.
Contrary to what one might expect of a demon, Crowley is good-natured. He’s honest… ish and has principles which tend to put him at odds with what’s expected of him from other demons. He questions, and that’s generally not a good thing for a being who is supposed to be an embodiment of Evil on Earth. More than that, he came to an Arrangement with an angel a long time ago, agreeing they wouldn’t get in the way of one another, and while it has made his life arguably much easier it isn’t something that would go down well at all with his superiors.
Crowley is a sharp-minded, perceptive and capable individual, though he does prefer the easy way out if such an option is available to him and prefers to keep as few people involved in a plan as possible. He can find the resources to complete a task, but remains unambitious when it comes to the machinations of Hell.
This demon also cares about things. He cares about Earth, about humans, and about Aziraphale. He cares enough to muster an incredible amount of courage at times. From baiting two demons with holy water and a telephone line, to running into a burning building in search of an endangered friend, to driving his Bentley across an open hellgate in order to face down Satan and avert Armageddon, he undoubtedly cares about many things outside of himself.
When things start to get out of hand, and particularly when he is in danger, Crowley has the tendency to become jumpy. He has a flair for the dramatic, showing himself to be excitable at times, and his quick thinking when it comes to planning his next move in tense situations verges on impulsive.
He can be challenging to get along with. While he can be charming, it’s often limited to when he wants something. Crowley is often abrasive and sarcastic, living a solitary life save for encounters with Aziraphale, and he has a sharp-edged humour that becomes whimsical when he’s had too much to drink. Despite honesty towards some he is an accomplished liar, especially to his superiors… usually only to his superiors, since they’re the ones who could put a stop to his comfortable life.
CRAU Development: Outside of tentatively embarking on a romantic relationship with his long-term friend Aziraphale, Crowley remains more or less the same as he was when he arrived in CoS.
Powers/Abilities:
Inventory: Nothing outside of what he's wearing.
Anything Else? Just let me know if any powers need nerfing!
Prose/Brackets Sample: Here.
Accepted.
▶ Join the communities:
▶ Add yourself and your character to the Taken Characters page.
▶ (Optional) Introduce yourself and your character with an entry to the OOC Community, or tag in at the monthly event log.
▶ (Optional) Join Redshift's Discord server by clicking this invite link.
▶ Activity Check Link: Please submit all activity for this character in the character's thread on the activity check post. Activity for this character will be due by the end of July.
▶ For your character's experience upon arrival, please see the Arrival Page.
▶ Special Notes: There will, unfortunately, be a few nerfs on Crowley's abilities, but we've tried to make them as non-invasive as possible.
Reality-Altering: Crowley could still make small changes to reality (holding together a burning Bentley, running a watch with no battery, working sound system with no speakers, or similar) but larger changes such as making more weapons, powering vehicles for expeditions in the wastes, or making any major circumstantial changes that could, essentially, make life too easy for the characters should be discussed with the mods. We can definitely work out something fun to do with it if he wants to try.
Healing: Healing should be fine, but if he wants to bring another character back to life, please contact us so we can work out if anything special would happen.
Mind Control/Possession: Totally fine, but only with the permission of the other player.