How To Join

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Want To Join?
1. First, add the group to your watch list so you can keep  up to date with news.
2. Create a reference sheet for your character using the application form below. You may add on or modify the application, however we do ask that you fill in anything that has a Required next to it.
3. Send a join request to the group along with a submission of your character reference.
4. Wait for your character to be reviewed. If your character needs adjusting because of imbalances with strengths and weaknesses, a staff member will assist you.
5. Once your character is approved, you are free to begin your journey! Each new player receives 5 tokens to start with to use in the Token shop . You can earn more tokens as your participate in different activities.





How to Start
There are several ways to start roleplaying in Lost-Athens. You can attend one of our Live Role-plays (LRP)  and introduce your character to the other characters there. You can also post a submission with either your character wandering around and wait for someone to respond with a submission, or post a submission with your character introducing themselves to other characters (if you receive the player’s permission first).



Character Application
A visual reference must be included with your character. The reference may either be drawn by you, or by someone who has agreed to let you use the image. You may also use line art to make your character, as long as you receive permission from the original artist first. For your reference, we prefer that you provide an unshaded image. If your image does have shading, at least provide a color palette. This makes it easier for others to draw your character.


Name:
Alias/Nickname:
Pack:
Rank:
Age:
Gender:
Breed-base:
Ability:
Physical Strengths:
Physical Weaknesses:
Height/Weight:  
Personality:
History:
Other:
Likes:
Dislikes:

Name:  Pretty self-explanatory. Although not specifically required, we will at least need a nickname or something to refer to this character as.
Alias /Nickname:  If they go by something other than their real name or are hiding behind a fake name, list that here.
Pack: List if they are a part of one, otherwise put "none." New characters always start off as strays, but may join a pack later.
Rank: List if they have one, otherwise put "stray."
Family: If any.
Age:  Required; pretty explanatory. An estimation will do.
Gender: Required, at least biological.
Breed-Base:  Is your dog based off a specific breed of dog? List it here.
Ability:  Required (if applicable). Characters may only have one ability. You may only have one dog with an ability at a time.
Physical Strengths:  Required. These must be balanced with weaknesses in some way.
Physical Weaknesses:  Required. These refer to physical weaknesses only, such as being slow, weak, broken bones, blindness, deafness, etc. Personality flaws are not considered weaknesses.
Height/Weight:   Required. Please list your character’s shoulder height for consistency.
Personality: Required. This is where personality defects belong, along with their overall behavior.
History:  Preferably not in novel form.
Likes:  What do they like or enjoy, whether it’s objects or activities.
Dislikes:   What do they dislike or hate, whether it’s objects or activities.
Other:  Anything you want to add that you feel is important? Or unimportant. Useless information is always enjoyable




Regarding Strengths and Weaknesses
A character must have a considerable balance between their strengths, abilities, and their weaknesses. If they have a really powerful ability, it must be equaled out with a pretty major weakness. While weaknesses can outweigh strengths, vice versa is not allowed. Whether you choose to have several minor weaknesses, or a few major ones is up to you. Personality traits do not belong here. For example, do not put “Afraid of fire” or “Would not hurt a child” in this section. These belong under Personality and will not be counted as weaknesses.

-Impaired hearing/deafness, anemic, slow, physical weakness, a limp, practical weak spots, easily dislocated bones, fragile bone structure, poor balance, poor maneuverability, frequent fainting/headaches/vomiting, heart condition, epileptic, narcoleptic, previous injuries, arthritis, blood condition (and its effects), and abnormally low or high body temperature


Please note that none of the following can be counted as weaknesses.

-Not being able to swim
-Blindness when compensated for by another sense (stronger hearing/smell/aura sensing/etc)
-Limitations on strengths/abilities (ex: character can only throw five fireballs a day. This is still five more than a normal dog can throw.)
-Things that are normal and apply to any character (ex: "Will be tired and out of breath after a long fight" or "Weak point at the jugular.")
-Weaknesses conditional upon the breed standards. (ex: "Small for a St. Bernard" or "weak for a pitbull.")
-Weaknesses that only apply under a very stringent set of guidelines. As a rule of thumb, if you have to spend several sentences explaining how and when a weakness is taken into effect, it's probably too conditional. (ex: "Very susceptible to cold" -this only applies in winter- or "has a hard time breathing in high humidity" -whether or not it is humid is entirely up to the player to decide, making it easy to disregard this weakness entirely-)