BYOND key: ActualDracula
Character names: Traunt Higgins
Griffe McKraken
Why do you wish to be on the whitelist?:
Growing bored with current science roles. (pretty much the only dept. I like playing, aside from miner)
Why did you come to Aurora?:
I've been playing on Aurora for a few years off and on, having previously hosted my own unsuccessful server, this is the closest to the ruleset I had implemented myself.
Have you read the Aurora wiki on the head roles and qualifications you plan on playing?:
Yeppers.
Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph each.
Give a definition of what you think roleplay is, and should be about:
Adding atmosphere to what can otherwise be a dull round. Allowing all players a chance to participate in the events of the round, and the goings on of the station. In the case of the antag, to allow your opponents the
chance to rise to your challenge, and vice versa, to allow the antage an opportunity to assuage your suspicions when many rounds of experience have prematurely informed you the situation. To add an element of
realism to a flat 2d top down game.
What do you think the OOC purpose of a Head of Staff is, ingame?:
To guide your staff toward the completion of their goals while maintaining the flavor of your department. To involve other departments in the events of the round through the other heads of staff. To keep the captain
and other heads informed of status so they can make educated decisions to keep the station in one piece and keep gameplay fun for their staff as well.
What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them?:
To keep the game on track, to limit the round-ruining antics of some non-antag players, and to maintain the spirit of the game despite the meta knowledge you may possess. the goal is not to win, but to have a
worthwhile experience during each match. We all only have so much free time, and it is unfortunate when the round devolves into chaos. (unless it is supposed to)
Please pick one of your characters for this section, and provide well articulated responses to the following questions.
Character name: Traunt Higgins
Character age: 38
Please provide a short biography of this character (approx 2 paragraphs):
Traunt is a somewhat competent scientist, who prefers to focus on research and development; though he often gets bored and/or lonely and will take to wandering the station. Though, somewhat ironically he hates
sharing his workspace. Traunt showed an aptitude for science early in life and was often touted by his peers, though he seems to have fallen a bit short of his potential. Single and childless at 38 he assumed the good
times of his youth you simply continue into adulthood without the burden of a wife or child to weigh him down, the freedom to transfer from station to station without excess baggage. However, in reality, he has only
seen his friends disappear one by one to familial responsibilities while he himself has ever more unfilled free time.
Traunt has grown somewhat resentful of nanotrasen for passing him over for promotion several times and has begun treating his job as something of a chore, his lackluster performance is both a product and result of
what he sees as his frequent slights from the heads of staff he has worked under. Though moderately productive and not at all troublesome, he does not really enjoy his work, and has lost much of the zest he had in
his youth.
What do you like about this character?:
He's easy to play becasue he keeps mostly to himself, He has plenty of time to interact with the few characters that my need something from research, and he has access to lots of gadgets when things get messy.
What do you dislike about this character?:
He's doesn't have much to do, research is fairly easy.
Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions.
How would you rate your own roleplaying?:
7/10, I'm perfectly capable of roleplaying well, however I don't get overly flowery or interested in the deep RP of players who exude excessive detail in every action they take. I like nice light RP.
Extra notes:
I played fairly regularly in the past and feel like I might play more now if I had more to do. i've seen most everything and management of staff is about all I have left to explore.
