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Rifter Applications


RIFTER APPLICATIONS

"Rifters" refers to characters who are from outside of the canon Dragon Age setting and arrive via rift, including canon characters and fandom OCs from other canons as well as fully original characters from their own native worlds. Because rifters arrive via specific events—and because we need to time those based on other events happening in game—apps are open approximately every three months but may be timed differently depending on plot needs.

You can find the most up-to-date information on rifter app periods by checking the dates at the top of the most recent mod post! During arrival months, rifter applications are open from the 1st (12:01 a.m. Eastern) to the end of the 5th (11:59 p.m. Eastern).

Fade Rift has a cast cap for rifters. The cast cap is currently six characters per canon/franchise. Canons/franchises currently at the cast cap are: None. Any changes to the cap and to cast totals will be finalized one week before each application period.

Before applying, please read the FAQ and the Rules. In addition to a lot of other useful information, the Rules page details the caps and restrictions in place for certain character types.

APPLICATION FORM

Please link to your application rather than pasting it into the comment. The subject line of your comment should include your character's name and canon. If you need help with samples, check the the test drive meme for prompts. And note that we do enforce our word count limits, even if you're only a little over!

PLAYER

Name:
Age:
Contact:
Other Characters:
Interests: What sort of RP are you hoping for in Fade Rift? Are there particular aspects of the world you're hoping to dig into? Types of plots or threads you're excited about? Do you love action scenes? Political intrigue? Rescuing lost animals? This doesn't have to be long or complex and there is no right answer—it's to help us make sure our plots stay in line with people's interests.

CHARACTER

Name:
Canon/OC:
Canon Point:
Journal:
Age:

Canon World

In no more than 500 words, please describe the world your character comes from. Don't try to cover everything, just focus on the key points that an unfamiliar reviewer would absolutely have to know in order to understand your character and their abilities.

History

Please provide a summary of key points in your character's history in no more than 500 words. Bullet points are fine. If there is a wiki history for your character available, please also provide a link in addition to your summary.

Personality

Please describe your character's personality in 300-500 words. No need to touch on every aspect of their being, but do hit the key traits and motivations (as you see them) and demonstrate balance.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Basically, what are they best at, and what are they worst at? Where can they help and where will they be a liability? Give us a general idea of areas of expertise and level of ability. While this needn't be 100% exhaustive, any powers/magic/significant areas of expertise not listed here cannot later be used in game.

If your character has superhuman abilities, please describe these abilities in plain terms. Although Fade Rift is based on a video game, we don't write about abilities or attacks as if they are occurring in a video game. For example, characters will not have an ability called "Whirlwind" that enables them to spin in a circle and strike things with a sword. Just tell us they can use a greatsword and they're agile.

Suggested Nerfs

Many (if not most) abilities from other canons will be nerfed or adapted to place them on par with native abilities -- we want rifters to be unique and retain what makes them fun to play, but not so overpowered that they render native characters superfluous to missions. A list of universally applied power limits is in the FAQ (http://faderifting.dreamwidth.org/966.html#nerfs). These nerfs will apply to all rifters unless we discuss a specific exception with you. Additionally, we may place other limits on rifters' abilities to prevent them from being too powerful compared to natives. If you have a high-powered character, we encourage you to use this section of the app to suggest your own nerfs or let us know what's most and least important to you about their powerset so we can take it into consideration when we establish limits.

Arrival Inventory

What will your character have with them in the dream they arrive from? Please go ahead and list weapons, technology, and magical artifacts, though they may disappear in the passage through the Fade. And please note that we do mean what they have with them in their dream; they can arrive in plainclothes with their usual belongings from a dream about buying groceries, or they can arrive in a gorilla suit with a deflated hot air balloon from a dream that was a little less mundane.

'Human'ization

Please describe any ways that your character differs from a normal real world human. Characters who don't closely resemble humans/dwarves/elves/Qunari will be shifted into one of those forms by their passage through the Fade, so if the rules require that your character exit the rift in a different form, what form would you like that to be?

Fit

Is there a reason you think this character would be particularly interesting in this setting? Are there particular aspects of the world you're hoping to dig into? Things about your character you think Thedas will help you explore? Will they have a personal connection to an issue, or act as a foil to another character/group/opinion? Give us a sense of what you think your character will bring to the game world and what you think they might take away from it. Basically, why did you choose this character in this game? This shouldn't be more than 300 words.

SAMPLES

Please provide 2 samples. It doesn't matter if they're written or linked and we don't care if you prefer brackets or normal punctuation, but at least one must take place in the game world, and at least one must be a log rather than network tags (or their setting-appropriate equivalent). They can be of any length, as long as they provide a sense of your character's voice and internal narrative. If we feel they aren't sufficient, we'll ask you for more.



CANON UPDATES

Once in Thedas, rifters don't return to their home universes unless they are dropped and later reapped by the same person. However, your character may acquire new memories from time after their originally apped canon point while asleep and traveling in the Fade. (If your character is a dwarf, please contact us for alternate options.) Your character will not change physically--no new scars, no overnight aging--but the memories will feel as real as if they've experienced them directly. This option is available to both canon and original rifter characters.

If you would like to use this mechanism to update your character, you can do so by submitting the following form as a comment during the rifter application period.



APPING PREVIOUSLY PLAYED CHARACTERS

We allow reapps of dropped characters by both the previous player and new players. Unless killed off by their players prior to dropping, dropped rifters will have disappeared mysteriously from Thedas. Previously played rifters may be reapped by their previous players with their in-game memories intact, or by both previous and new players with a clean slate.

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CANON UPDATE | ADALIA

[personal profile] thunderproof 2018-06-01 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
Character: Adalia
New Canon Point: After Alacruun releases her from their deals
Synopsis:
  • For two months, Alacruun is quiet. Adalia gets used to having her head to herself again, she raises her new dragon son, life is fine. She's constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop, but it's fine.

  • The party investigates a missing tiefling, who turns out to have been kidnapped by cultists of Alacruun's. While it appeared that they found the tiefling in time, it turns out that Alacruun has possessed the tiefling's body. This distresses Adalia, but she convinces herself telling the party wouldn't be a good idea.

  • Over the next few weeks, Adalia and Alacruun grow closer. As the only person who treats her nicely, she gravitates to him, and his attention makes her feel special. This culminates in a battle where Adalia nearly dies to keep Alacruun alive.

  • In the aftermath of her near-death experience, Adalia figures out that Alacruun is in love with her. Though she doesn't verbally reciprocate his feelings, she kisses him. This is absolutely going to end poorly, but she seems to be the only one out of the two of them who realizes that.

  • Not long after, the party reenters civilization. Finally able to relax and let her guard down, Adalia nearly has a panic attack. It's stopped in its tracks by Alacruun, distraught at seeing her so upset, giving her back her soul and her future. Adalia pleads with him to give up his stupid world domination idea and live by the seaside with her, but Alacruun demurs, and Adalia cries. They fall asleep together, and Adalia wakes back up in Thedas.

Key Character Developments:
Adalia develops further in her magical ability. In D&D terms, she hits level ten in the sorcerer class, and also unlocks some spells inherent to her as a storm sorcerer. Also, since she's been traveling with Alacruun, and has learned a bit from watching him, she has taken the Magic Initiate feat, learning a few wizard spells.

New Spells:
PRESTIDIGITATION — Adalia can do one of the following: cause an instantaneous, harmless sensory effect; light or snuff out a small fire; instantaneously clean or soil a small object; chill, warm, or flavor up to one cubic foot of nonliving material for an hour; make a color, small mark, or symbol appear on an object or surface for an hour; create a nonmagical trinket or illusory image that can fit in her hand, which lasts for six seconds.

MENDING — This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object no bigger than one foot in any dimension that Adalia touches. It can physically repair a magic item or construct, but the spell can't restore magic to such an object.

MAGE HAND — A spectral, floating hand appears at a point within thirty feet of Adalia. It can be used to manipulate an object, open an unlocked door or container, stow or retrieve an item from an open container, or pour the contents out of a vial. The hand can't attack, activate magical items, or carry more than 10 pounds.

FOG CLOUD — Adalia creates a 20-foot-radius sphere of fog centered on a point within 120 feet which spreads around corners and whose area is heavily obscured. It lasts for an hour or until a wind of moderate or greater speed (at least 10 miles per hour) disperses it.

RAY OF SICKNESS — Adalia sends a ray of sickening greenish energy toward a creature within sixty feet of her. If the creature can't fight off the energy, they are poisoned.

ALTER SELF — Adalia assumes a different form. When she casts the spell, she chooses one of the following options, the effects of which last for an hour. While the spell lasts, she can end one option in order to gain the benefits of another.
Aquatic Adaptation. Adalia adapts her body to an aquatic environment, sprouting gills and growing webbing between her fingers.
Change Appearance. Adalia transforms her appearance, including height, weight, facial features, sound of her voice, hair length, coloration, and distinguishing characteristics, if any. She can make herself appear as a member of another race, though her basic shape stays the same. At any time for the duration of the spell, she can change her appearance in this way again.
Natural Weapons. Adalia grows claws, fangs, spines, horns, or a different natural weapon of her choice.

PYROTECHNICS — Adalia chooses an area of nonmagical flame within 60 feet of her that fits within a five-foot cube, extinguishing the fire in that area and creating either fireworks or smoke from the process.
Fireworks. The fire explodes with a dazzling display of colors. Each creature within ten feet of the target must shield their eyes or become blinded for a short period.
Smoke. Thick black smoke spreads out from the target in a twenty-foot radius, moving around corners. The area of the smoke is heavily obscured. The smoke persists for a minute or until a strong wind disperses it.

GUST OF WIND — A line of strong wind sixty feet long and ten feet wide blasts out from Adalia. Each creature that starts its turn in the line must brace themself or be pushed fifteen feet away from her in a direction following the line. Traversing the line takes double the effort moving the same distance otherwise would. Adalia can change the direction of the wind while the spell is in effect. The gust disperses gas or vapor, and extinguishes candles, torches, and similar unprotected flames in the area. Protected flames, such as those of lanterns, dance wildly and might extinguish.

LEVITATE — Adalia chooses one creature or object within sixty feet of her and raises it vertically, up to twenty feet, where it remains suspended for the duration. The spell can levitate a target that weighs up to 500 pounds. An unwilling creature that braces themself is unaffected. The target can move only by pushing or pulling against a fixed object or surface within reach (such as a wall or a ceiling), which allows it to move as if it were climbing. Adalia can change the target's altitude by up to twenty feet up or down.

MINDSPIKE — Adalia reaches into the mind of a creature within sixty feet of her. If it cannot fight off her influence, it takes a moderate amount of psychic damage. She also always know the target's location as long as she concentrates until the spell ends. While she has this knowledge, the target can't become hidden from her.

ELECTRIFIED ARROWS — Adalia touches a quiver containing arrows or bolts. When a target is hit by a piece of ammunition drawn from the quiver, the target takes extra lightning damage. The spell's magic ends on the piece of ammunition when it hits or misses, and the spell ends when twelve pieces of ammunition have been drawn from the quiver.

CALL LIGHTNING — Adalia conjures a storm cloud in the shape of a ten foot tall cylinder with a sixty-foot radius 100 feet directly above her. If she is in stormy conditions when this spell is cast, the spell gives her control over the existing storm instead of creating a new one. The spell fails if she can't see a point in the air where the storm cloud could appear (for example, if she's in a room that can't accommodate the cloud). A bolt of lightning flashes down from the cloud to a point of Adalia's choosing. Each creature within five feet of that point must dodge or take lightning damage. If the spell was cast during a storm, the damage is more severe. Until the spell ends, Adalia can use her action to call down lightning in this way again, targeting the same point or a different one.

TIDAL WAVE — Adalia conjures up a wave of water that crashes down on an area within 120 feet of her. The area can be up to thirty feet long, up to ten feet wide, and up to ten feet tall. Each creature in that area must dodge or take bludgeoning damage and be knocked down. The water then spreads out across the ground in all directions, extinguishing unprotected flames in its area and within thirty feet of it, and then it vanishes.

CONTROL WATER — Due to the trip through the Fade, Adalia can only cast this spell once a month, and it completely drains her power for the day to do so. She controls any freestanding water inside an area she chooses that is a cube up to 100 feet on a side. She can choose from any of the following effects when she casts this spell, repeating the same effect or choosing a different one as desired over an hour.
Flood. Adalia causes the water level of all standing water in the area to rise by as much as twenty feet. If the area includes a shore, the flooding water spills over onto dry land. If she chooses an area in a large body of water, she instead creates a twenty-foot tall wave that travels from one side of the area to the other and then crashes down. Boats in the wave's path are carried with it to the other side and have a chance of capsizing. The water level remains elevated until the spell ends or she chooses a different effect. If this effect produced a wave, the wave repeats on the start of her next turn while the flood effect lasts.
Part Water. Adalia causes water in the area to move apart and create a trench. The trench extends across the spell's area, and the separated water forms a wall to either side. The trench remains until the spell ends or she chooses a different effect. The water then slowly fills in the trench over the course of the next six seconds until the normal water level is restored.
Redirect Flow. Adalia causes flowing water in the area to move in a direction she chooses, even if the water has to flow over obstacles, up walls, or in other unlikely directions. The water in the area moves as she directs it, but once it moves beyond the spell's area, it resumes its flow based on the terrain conditions. The water continues to move in the direction she chose until the spell ends or she chooses a different effect.
Whirlpool. Due to the trip through the Fade, Adalia can only cast this spell once a month, and it completely drains her power for the day to do so. This effect requires a body of water at least fifty feet square and twenty five feet deep. Adalia causes a whirlpool to form in the center of the area. The whirlpool forms a vortex that is five feet wide at the base, up to fifty feet wide at the top, and twenty five feet tall. Any creature or object in the water and within twenty five feet of the vortex is pulled ten feet toward it. A particularly robust creature can swim away from the vortex, but it's difficult. When a creature or object enters the vortex, it must manage to swim against the tide or take bludgeoning damage, and it is caught in the vortex until the spell ends. A creature caught in the vortex can try to swim away from the vortex, but it is very difficult.

TELEKINESIS — Adalia can exert her will on one creature or object that she can see within 60 feet of her, causing the appropriate effect below. She can switch targets mid-spell, but if she does so, the prior target is no longer affected.
Creature. Adalia attempts to move a creature 15 by 15 feet or smaller, though they can resist the spell's effect if they're strong enough. She can move the creature up to 30 feet in any direction, including upward but not beyond the range of the spell. The creature can't move and is easier to hit when restrained in her telekinetic grip. A creature lifted upward is suspended in mid-air.
Object. Adalia can move an object that weighs up to 1,000 pounds. If the object isn't being worn or carried, she automatically moves it up to 30 feet in any direction, but not beyond the range of the spell. If the object is worn or carried by a creature, they can attempt to hold onto the item and prevent Adalia from moving it. Adalia can exert fine control on objects with her telekinetic grip, such as manipulating a simple tool, opening a door or a container, stowing or retrieving an item from an open container, or pouring the contents from a vial.

CONTROL WINDS — Adalia takes control of the air in a 100-foot cube that she can see within 300 feet. The effect she chooses lasts for an hour, unless she switches to a different effect. She can also temporarily halt the effect or restart one she's halted.
Gusts. A wind picks up within the cube, continually blowing in a horizontal direction Adalia designates. The wind can be calm, moderate, or strong. If the wind is moderate or strong, ranged weapon attacks that pass through the cube may be blown astray. If the wind is strong, any creature moving against the wind must struggle against the wind in order to move forward.
Downdraft. Adalia causes a sustained blast of strong wind to blow downward from the top of the cube. Ranged weapon attacks that pass through the cube or that are made against targets within it may be blown astray. A creature which flies within the cube will struggle to stay aloft and may be knocked to the ground.
Updraft. Adalia causes a sustained updraft within the cube, rising upward from the cube's bottom side. Creatures that end a fall within the cube take only half damage from the fall. When a creature in the cube makes a vertical jump, the creature can jump up to 10 feet higher than normal.

MAELSTROM — A swirling mass of five foot deep water appears in a 30 foot radius centered on a point Adalia can see within 120 feet. The point must be in a body of water. Until the spell ends, that area is difficult to swim through, and any creature that attempts to do so must swim against the tide or be violently dragged 10 feet toward the center.


This expanded spell list is meant to serve as a way to give Adalia more utility spells outside of combat, as at present she's a bit of a one-trick lightning and thunder pony, barring her haste and polymorph spells.

At level ten Adalia also learns a new metamagic feature, this one being Extended Spell, allowing her to expend some of her own power reserves (sorcerer points) to double the duration of a spell.

Additionally, since when I apped Adalia I wasn't thinking of things that would work well in terms of written rp as opposed to just plain porting her character sheet over wholesale with no edits, I was hoping I could switch out an element of her design poorly suited for written rp for one that works better. Specifically, I would like to switch her Empowered Spell metamagic (in D&D used to reroll damage dice, in written rp pretty much useless) for Careful Spell metamagic (used to avoid damaging up to five people with AoE spells). If I'd been thinking more clearly about how her metamagic choices would be useful in written rp, this is a change I would have made when apping her, but since I apped her in with the Empowered Spell I wasn't about to change it just because I wanted to.
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REVISIONS

[personal profile] faderifting 2018-06-05 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
REVISIONS

Before we can approve your update, we need to request a few changes!
Overall, this is far too great a power gain, especially for a canon update that only spans a few months of work and development IC. When we approved the abilities in Adalia's original application and discussed and approved her limits with you later, it was based on a holistic approach to all her abilities, magical and non-magical, and including consideration of the magical items and creatures she brought with her. Her original magic was already about the maximum that we would allow a native 19-year-old mage with her length of experience. Her polymorph ability also consistutes an entire specialization for natives and then some, and her alchemical talents have given her a ton of additional tricks. So essentially doubling her power set via canon update, especially one that only represents a few months of IC aging and growth, isn't something we can allow.

The narrative and character-growth aspects of the update are fine! And you can pick 1-3 additional abilities (depending on their power level) to add to reflect that she's been learning more magic. "Alter Self" and "Mindspike" won't be permitted, and any water manipulation spell you choose will be limited at most to the same 6-10 meter range used for large area of effect spells in Dragon Age. In general, it's difficult for us to evaluate the specifics of individual abilities and figure out if/how they need to be nerfed when they're written so specifically for the D&D context, with stat limits and saving throws and such that just don't apply in RP. Just as we ask players to "de-video-game" their power lists for us, we need you to revise to de-D&D. Please describe the abilities you choose for Adalia in terms of how you envision them actually working in RP in Thedas, and when you do so, please take into account our standard nerfs as described in the FAQ, like line of sight restrictions.

For otherwise expanding her abilities in the future, you can use in-game mechanisms—she has one additional specialization slot to buy (since we would count her polymorph as one spec, plus her alchemist spec), so you would need to scale to the same 3-4 active and 2-3 passive ability gains permitted there, but she could learn more of her native magic while in Thedas that way if you'd like.

For the revision, you don't need to rewrite or repost the whole update form, just the spell list!
Please respond within 48 hours to let us know your application has been updated. (You may request an extension if necessary.) If you have any questions, let us know.
Edited 2018-06-05 06:12 (UTC)
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[personal profile] thunderproof 2018-06-05 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
Here's the revised ability list! My apologies for the extra work, mods.
PRESTIDIGITATION — Adalia can do one of the following: cause an instantaneous, harmless sensory effect such as sparkling fingers or a loud noise; light or snuff out a fire no bigger than a campfire; instantaneously clean or soil a small object; chill, warm, or flavor food for an hour; make a color, small mark, or symbol appear on an object or surface for an hour; create a nonmagical trinket or illusory image that can fit in her hand, which lasts for six seconds.

MENDING — This spell repairs a single break or tear in an object no bigger than one foot in any dimension that Adalia touches, such as reapiring broken glasses, mending a tear in a garment, or repairing a lightly damaged wagon wheel. It can physically repair a magic item or construct, such as a mage's staff, but can't restore magic to such an object.

TELEKINESIS — Adalia can exert her will on one creature or object that she can see within ten meters of her, telekinetically moving them. She can switch targets mid-spell, but if she does so, the prior target is no longer affected.

Additionally, since when I apped Adalia I wasn't thinking of things that would work well in terms of written rp as opposed to just plain porting her character sheet over wholesale with no edits, I was hoping I could switch out an element of her design poorly suited for written rp for one that works better. Specifically, I would like to switch her Empowered Spell ability (in D&D used to reroll damage dice, in written rp pretty much useless) for Careful Spell (used to avoid damaging five people with AoE spells). If I'd been thinking more clearly about how ability choices would be useful in written rp, this is a change I would have made when apping her, but since I apped her in with the Empowered Spell I wasn't about to change it just because I wanted to.
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APPROVED + CAVEAT

[personal profile] faderifting 2018-06-06 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
First, thanks for doing this! The abilities you chose are approved too, if you decide you want to stick with them after the changes we're making. We've also reviewed what we told you in the past about Adalia's abilities, and since it wasn't clear, we're not counting Polymorph as a specialization for her, regardless of any other changes.

Second, the changes we're referring to are detailed in this post, so take a look at it. We're opening up a second power review for everyone who wants to take advantage of it, so we can try to make sure everyone is on the same page and can handle abilities the same way with that new process taken into account. If you do that it might change what abilities we're able to approve for Adalia at this time. If you'd rather not, then the three you have here are fine! But future updates will likely require using specialization points, etc., as covered in the post.
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