Form:Character Submission Form

Good characters have virtues. Great characters have flaws. Characters in Star Trek: Theurgy are expected to be realistic, even for a futuristic science fiction world. Heroic characters are welcome and appreciated, including those with special skills or abilities, but it is expected that for each special skill or ability a character might have an offsetting flaw or vice. It is expected that flaws listed on a character application be used in storytelling, and not added in to get away with being heroic.

It's understood that most writers do not have a complete grasp of a character on its initial inception; characters grow all on their own in the writing of them. New characters are not expected to be as in-depth as established characters, but the expectation is that a realistic persona is presented that is open and welcoming to development. This is as much (if not more) for the enjoyment of the writer than anything else! However, those characters that stretch the boundaries of realism into ‘god-moding’ will be promptly addressed by the Group Moderator; remember, the GM is playing too. The GM is more than happy to work with players on their character concepts, but the reverse is expected as well in that the player will work with the GM to maintain a level of believability that is inherent in fun, quality writing.

The Star Trek universe is a big place full of adventures and stories to be told. As characters progress and writers get accustomed to the pace of activity, more characters can be approved at the discretion of the GM. Rank is determined for each character on joining, and will be worked out with each player to best fit the character. That being said, understandably a Starship cannot function with a great number of Commanders and Captains overseeing each part of the ship. A storyline benefits from a mix of junior and senior officers to propel the story.

Submitting an Application

So, you have discussed the character concept with the GM and he has sent you this link. Now, you are ready to send your character to the GM for approval. You need to add one character image to the application, so chose one and upload it the application form. To see which faces are already claimed, please see the Theurgy Faceclaim Directory)

Eventually, being very happy about making graphics, the GM also extends his helping hand in finding and editing pictures to match the applicant's character. Examples of such character images made can be found in our DeviantArt Gallery. In such a case, the important thing is that you let the GM know early on what faceclaim (actor/artist/model) you are interested in for your character, and if there are any physical traits that are important for the character's depiction. These character images will not, however, be completed by the time you join the story. New members will not have character images made for them until they have posted In-Character 25 times + been a member for 1 month. This way, hyper-active members that dish out a lot of posts in a short time will have to remain members for a month minimum before they are granted character images. It also means members who just participate in an OOC capacity for one month but only posts In-Character a handful of times will still have to be more active before they get character images.

So, on the Crew Manifest and on the character page, images with an error message will be seen until you meets the above criteria, and images are made for you. If you join with acceptable character images of your own, this is no issue, and will get the help needed to have them visible on the Crew Manifest and your character page.

Character Application Process

The GM must approve the character application before you are allowed to post in the story. The GM will leave feedback on your first draft and request changes to fit the story better, until the the character is approved.

You can fill out the Character Submission Form below. To create a submission with this form, enter the name of the character:

Once you have submitted your character, you need to PM the GM and tell him it's available for his review.