head of staff ULTRANUMERON - GENERAL LIZARD (COMMAND WHITELIST)

[UltraNumeron]

BYOND key: UltraNumeron

Discord Username:  

Character names:

I have a backlog of many characters, though the ones I have played in recent times would be:
Izhak Zhals'ic - Shaft Miner, Hephaestus.

HEVEX MK2-226 - Shaft Miner, Hephaestus.

Sa'zzhek Sarick - Security Officer, PMCG Eagle Corp.

Zhories Rozho - Warden, PMCG Dagamuir.

How long have you been playing on Aurora?
Off and on for about two years now? 

Have you received any administrative actions? And how serious were they?
Aye, i went through the antag main washer when i was new and mucked that up a bit. Got a temp antag ban for a week after one ling round went sour and then got a player complaint for starting a locker cult as a gimmick (Which now looking back was very silly of me.) which got me antag banned for a while. Though I've appealed that now, and had quite a bit of success with both antags and non-antags now, as i know quite well where the lines are now and have had my gimmicks be pretty well liked now. Along with also not playing on-ship very antags much and getting some characters developed.

I think in some sense this may even be a positive for playing HOS and command, considering it means I know quite well what things are like for antags and can work around that to ensure the round goes well.

Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph each.

What do you think the OOC purpose of a Head of Staff is, ingame?
To organize fun things for their department and the crew to do when nothing is happening to keep people entertained. Keep your department running well, while not overly disrupting those in it. When things are happening like antag gimmicks, to in a sense work with them to make sure the round goes well for everyone, while in the end doing your part to foil them as your job and the narrative demands. A balance especially important for roles like HOS and Captain. While also of course acting as a competent and likeable example for your department, ensuring things are being done properly. Along with of course responsibilities like managing round alert level and such.

What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them?
To bolster the flow of the round and not hinder it, making it more interesting rather than more boring. To be helpful and kind to those who need it, and not be an asshole. And also to give other players and characters the opportunity to shine. So to do this id make sure to humor antag gimmicks, while providing foil to them as the round demands. Teach new players, and make sure there is competency in my department while not being overly stuck up. And to ultimately allow others to play their role and have their good moments, without hogging too much for myself. Along with of course the responsibility to be an example to other players, both oocly in being a good egg and following the rules. And icly in playing interesting characters that fit the lore and atmosphere of the server.

Explain how the recent events in the Spur changed your character and how they came to be employed on the SCCV Horizon.
The character is Yazhari Skalnac, a veteran from the contact war who fought on the side of the Hegemony. In the years after using the experience gained from the war to join the newly formed Fighters Lodge guild, working as a mercenary, often as part of and sometimes leading private security details. Gaining experience and education in this line of work during their time in the guild, and doing overall quite well on the job. In time joining the Freewater Forces, seeing them as a better fit compared to the increasingly Hephaestus centered lodge. With him eventually now getting a good spot dealing with security on the Horizon through the PMCG and SCC. Seeing it as a good fit for his talents.

What roles do you plan on playing after the application is accepted?
Main one i am interested in is Head Of Security and it's what ill be trialing for. Though also id like to try captaining sometime, or playing consulars, and of course being the storyteller for some odyssey rounds. 

Have you familiarized yourself with the wiki pages for the command roles?
Aye I've read through all the ones I've expressed interest in above, and even those I did not. Along with pages such as the SCC page.

Characters you intend to use for command or have created for command. Include the job they will be taking:
Yazhari Skalnac - Head Of Security

Do you understand your whitelist is not permanent, and may be stripped following continuous administrative action?
Aye i read the whitelist rules and understand them, including that clause. Hopefully a clause that won't need to get activated on me though.

Have you linked your BYOND account to the Forums?
I think I have so at least? Been a long time and I'm not sure how to even really confirm that. 

Extra notes:
Hope to be a good HOS, the command side seems fun and a good fit for me and i want to try it out.

[FabianK3]

I sadly don't have any experience with their characters yet, but just recently I was part of a round they played an antag in that gave quite some positive content.

57 minutes ago, UltraNumeron said:

Though I've appealed that now, and had quite a bit of success with both antags and non-antags now, as i know quite well where the lines are now and have had my gimmicks be pretty well liked now.

59 minutes ago, UltraNumeron said:

I think in some sense this may even be a positive for playing HOS and command, considering it means I know quite well what things are like for antags and can work around that to ensure the round goes well.

Based of the mentioned round I can only agree.
Gimmick and escalation levels are something they do have in mind and I do think that will reflect positively to the command role(s) facing the gimmicks of other antags, especially as HoS.

I think their responses meet the common expectations and I'm interested to see Skalnac during a trial.

[Arbiter_Ambrose]

Hello, I know UltraNumeron somewhat as I have played as antag side by side with them, they are a good sport and willing to go with alot to make things work out for everyone in my opinion and have good ideas, I think they understand the dynamics alot better than atleast me since I don't want to speak for others, and I trust them to toe the line between being too much of a pushover with antags and not being too harsh, basically I think they will go well since they are specifically going for one of the roles that see antag interaction the most being security.