dhi'rautae bhu'ja (Trickster spirit)

[Nubs]

Byond ID: A Nubcake

Marine Name (so we know who you are, if you play alien mostly, state that here): Leonel Berkheimer, (engineer, medic, ro, and occasional bridge staff.) I also Play a good amount of xeno, as crusher, queen, spitter or hunter.

Name of the character you want whitelisted (The name your predator will use. This must match your in-game predator name): dhi'rautae bhu'ja (Trickster spirit) there appears to be no word for trickster in yautja, so i changed the word dhi'rauta (cunning) to make it more like how i think trickster might be spelled. this is all very subjective.

Are you familiar with the Predator Code Of Honor?
Indeed, i have read all 9 points many times.

Character background (A very BRIEF description of your predators background):

By his given name, you might tell that dhi'rautae bhu'ja is somewhat of a bell curve as far as yautja go, though from his physical appearance he is very ordinary (for a yaujta!) He is not blessed with the great physicality of some clan members, is not unusually tall, and has few distinguising features or mannerisms of speech. as is usual for yautja younglings, he was taken under the wing of older and more experienced hunters, and his conduct on the several hunts he has gone on with them has earned him his name.

For you see, dhi'rautae bhu'ja delights in the setting of traps, tricks and distractions, not just to catch or hurt prey, but to unnerve or play with them. More experienced members often see this as somewhat of a waste of energy or risky. He is not seen as a lost case yet however. He is being sent to a new and promising hunting ground, where hopefully he can at least prove his somewhat unorthodox methods can still be successful and bring honour to both himself and those he calls kin.

How do you intend to play your predator (as in, describe HOW you will act/play your predator. This will weigh HEAVILY and frequently breaking from this MAY result in removal)?

As mentioned in the short bio, I intend to create atmosphere and a hopefully a interesting role playing experience for all those i interact with. For example i might.. knock a xeno into crit then put them on weeds before they die, if they are not too dangerous or have not overly harmed myself or not tipped the balance too far. I might annoy the marines, knocking them over or stealing and giving back items, taking their attachments off and throwing them back. If either species chases me, and i think them not too dangerous, i might.. trap them with a mine, give them 1 poke with a sharp implement, laugh then run off, rather than resort to unneeded violence or murder. Of course, should the need arise, i am ready to defend myself or my kin with force where it is needed or appropriate.

My second idea, which i thought might be fun, would be to 'limit' the equipment I use based on number of 'good' or 'successful' hunts, e.g. only limiting myself to weaker Armour, thrown spears and weaker hand weapons until say.. 3 'good' hunts, then perhaps allowing myself the use of say, a the spike thrower etc. I think this would be a fun self-imposed challenge on myself and help me play better as a predator.

Oh and of course, very careful choosing of which prey to actually kill or injure, keeping personal and round circumstances in mind (who is winning the round? who shows most honour? how do they react to being annoyed by you? Is it the thick of battle? are you injured? are they? how badly?)

Why should we whitelist you?

Well, this is highly subjective of course, but i hope i am seen as a good, or at least acceptable rper, and competent engineer and medic, my two favorite roles. I have played ss13 a very long time, since 2009, on a wide variety of servers. I was (am?) a regular of goon station but i started to grow tired of the fact that per the rules on the server, i knew how to do pretty much anything and could do pretty much anything, even as an assistant. This makes roles such a medic fairly pointless on such servers, since everyone can just break in and treat themselves (rarely) needing your help. Basically, I enjoy the set limits and challenges that come with the ruleset and playstyle on colonial marines, which i have played heavily for a good.. 7 or 8 months now, i think.

Have you been banned from CM in the last month for any reason (we will check, and lies may result in immediate denial)?

No, not in the last month. To memory (I have not ever seen my notes) i have 1 12 hour ban on the system for force escalation (got too absorbed in my role as nefarious cl). one spec ban for an suicide involving a bug (sadar safety was bugged) and one several months old 3 hours ban for erg (shot back without thinking) I believe most of my notes comeat least partly from having to adjust from a low rp environment to one where the rp requirements are much more stringent.

Are you currently banned from any other servers and if so, why?

no, none.

Do you understand that any player - donor or otherwise - can have their whitelist status revoked should they break our rules or disobey the Predator Code of Honor?

yes, of course.

I look forward to your input(s)

[Sarah_U.]

Alright, so let us begin:

I see that you wish to become a predator uh? Well the life of a Yautja is one of risk, danger and unwanted inconvenients! Yes this may not sound like your typical post, but I will cut to the chase right off.

You're playing with your preys, to the sence that you allow your existence to be known and cause anger over fear. I can respect that, since you'll be motivating your prey into fighting you harder and causing a situation where they'll wish to confront you, chasing you to the end of the earth (Or LV### in this case)... But you never mention that. You never mention the very fact you're there for the honor of your clan and kin beside when you mention it out of the blue, saying it's very important, but that you'll fool around. Your gameplay will literally piss off one side and make them chase you, then you'll be warrented to kill them, making them even more pissed.

Furthermore, you read the rules, but what about throwing away your tech? You'll be using mines that are actually yautja tech to capture your preys. You'll be making them have one of your items not to kill them, but to simply fool with them.

All in all, I can understand the motivation, but either the wording or the core of your gameplay doesn't satisfy me 100%, I'll be sticking to neutral.

[NescauComToddy]

I see some grama probs But ah....I Wouldn't judge that Because my grammar some times are Shit,I Ain't Native American So,I Will forget that Part.Just want to remind that the Staff Will Not like it,and,maybe,Even Give a Deny because of It.

Now lets begin...

"Marine Name (so we know who you are, if you play alien mostly, state that here":I already saw A Leonel In game,I don't remember If you Are a Good RP player,but,If you play as Queen,I Think You are A GPIRP Or atleast A GP.

[Will Jump the Pred name]
"Character background (A very BRIEF description of your predators background":About the background,I think that It is Lacking some Info,You did your part but...I can feel that there is something wrong At It.You could had Put more Effort on It,Don't you think?

"How do you intend to play your predator (as in, describe HOW you will act/play your predator. This will weigh HEAVILY and frequently breaking from this MAY result in removal"?

I Found Your "Intend to Play" Interesting.I don't think that It Is even close to Lore Wise but I Think that,If another pred Is playing with you,then It could generate Fun for everyone.If you are alone,Then,It could damage The RP System In a strange way.I am Saying this because I Think that The way you will play may Distract you from the Hunt,Remember that,Preds are On LVL-624 In the purpose to Hunt some "R'ka and,Some Oomans "Amedha" .Not to Do some pranks.I think that The staff should watch you playing as A Pred Atleast One round to see If you can Mix those 2 Things.If you can,Then You can get some 1+.


"Why should we whitelist you"?

Well,Let staff see this so I can Implement In a Edit after,But,I liked the way You Think about some limits.

Hm,I need to see the staff Opinion Before I give my result.


[Sorry for my grammar,I need to make this fast and I am Latino]

[Boltersam]

I do believe you copy-pasted my Predator's name. You need to ask permission for that, pal.

I'll make a review when I'm not busy.

[Nubs]

Apologies for late reply, had a few errands.

Thanks for the input and good questions/issues raised:

Yes indeed, the aim will be to use anger or annoyance as a motivator instead of fear (know many marines that act fearful instead of angry or vengeful against predators, i've not seen many!) I supposed they might 'chase to the ends of the earth' but that is not really the intention. To be mischievous is the intention, i do not intend to be so just so i can enrage people enough to make them suitable killing fodder, i dislike the idea.

Oh i wouldn't be throwing away my tech, that would be foolish. Ideally retrieve the mines while they are stunned, or use disposable replacements such as soap or banana peels.

Hello, thanks for your input.

The grammar and or spelling problems may be due to my use of British english, rather than american english. Also, laptops are inferior to type on, I find.

Yes there are surely other people with the first name Leonel, although i have not seen anyone else with my characters surname. That may or may not be me you are thinking off, i don't like to be egocentric or boast.

Yes i agree that staff supervision might be needed to see if my play style is congruous to the pred mechanics and mindset as a whole.

Looking at it on the application, i see the intro is somewhat short. But i don't want to add anything big or drastic to it now, and i think the 1 hour cutoff point has been reached in any case.

Lore wise, i seem to recall that successful hunters are able to use or given better gear once they kill their first xenomorph as a unblooded? I may be wrong in this, but i took at least some inspiration from this.

I assure you this was incidental, i would never do such a rude or silly thing as it is so easily found out. My apologies if our names turn out to be copies!


Thank you all for your thoughts. I will check this thread in a short while and reply to other queries as needed.

[NescauComToddy]

A Good answer

With that Reply,I belive you Are Mature enough to be A Pred,So The "Why should We whitelist you" Can be passed.The only problem That I see Is,A bit Of the forum activity,A bit of Lacking Info On the Background and the Prankster thing.I found It interesting as I said,but,I don't really think That Mix of Objectives would be Easy to be "Stable".I would Like to hear and see if You are capable Of doing such thing.Because Of the Good reply you gave,I would be learning Slowly to a 1+.But REALLY Slowly.About the Bolter name thing,Ask Him If you could Use It.

[Feweh]

Further feedback required.

[Nubs]

Further feedback required.

eagerly awaited.

[Feweh]

Further feedback required or this will be denied

[Sarah_U.]

eagerly awaited.

All in all, I'll be moving to +1 for various reasons. Giving you a try, don't mess it up if you're accepted and make me proud (I know you'll try).

Read some comics, play some AvP, watch some AvP. They're not a waste of your time, you seem to know some stuff and I just generally recommend them so players get a better grasp of all the depth a character yautjas are.
LAST NOTE: Please do reply to apps if you're accepted; Applications have been underjudged imo and it's pretty lame for staff who don't have all day to supervise applicants.

[forwardslashN]

The background doesn't really tell anything about the character. The playstyle is odd, since the predator doesn't seem to be too interested in the Hunt itself. That's problematic, but again, not really sure who the character is. I'd -1 for that, but you've been around forever, so I'll just stick with neutral for now.

[Heckenshutze]

Stated above, background and gameplay style needs a tweak, but in the end, all predator players adjust their game style to the server needs.

I know the player and from a RP perspective, he isn't the brainless shoot on sight marine we're all used to see. I'll give the guy a chance and go with +1

[Nubs]

Thanks for the backing. Yes, i will throw my 2 cents into applications if I am accepted, although i think applications taking a while longer to finish can only be a good thing for a position such as this,

Indeed, we will see what happens or needs to be changed I am accepted and play my first few pred rounds. my story writing is clearly lacking, so that probably explains the weak character bio.

Nice not to be seen as a baldie! Yes, as previously stated, adjustments will need to be made, hopefully not too big.

Thanks for the additional input so everyone.

[shyshadow]

Hello, I don't remember you particularly, probably because I've mostly been a marine. Regardless, the backstory is rather short, but it's well detailed and so is your type of game-play, though being a distraction to the Marines can be rather bothersome, it doesn't particularly break any honor codes.
The bans aren't too bad, just got caught up in your role or was just your goonish nature to do EORG, (I've been EORG Banned Twice ;_; 2nd time was accidental) regardless those are behind you, and you seem like a good person for the role. +1 on my part.

[Scrat505]

Honestly I've heard of you ingame and the app itself is pretty good. I'd be willing to see you in the Hunt,

Bumping with a nice +1.

[Feweh]

Accepted

[Feweh]

Byond ID: A Nubcake

Marine Name (so we know who you are, if you play alien mostly, state that here): Leonel Berkheimer, (engineer, medic, ro, and occasional bridge staff.) I also Play a good amount of xeno, as crusher, queen, spitter or hunter.

Name of the character you want whitelisted (The name your predator will use. This must match your in-game predator name): dhi'rautae bhu'ja (Trickster spirit) there appears to be no word for trickster in yautja, so i changed the word dhi'rauta (cunning) to make it more like how i think trickster might be spelled. this is all very subjective.

Are you familiar with the Predator Code Of Honor?
Indeed, i have read all 9 points many times.

Character background (A very BRIEF description of your predators background):

By his given name, you might tell that dhi'rautae bhu'ja is somewhat of a bell curve as far as yautja go, though from his physical appearance he is very ordinary (for a yaujta!) He is not blessed with the great physicality of some clan members, is not unusually tall, and has few distinguising features or mannerisms of speech. as is usual for yautja younglings, he was taken under the wing of older and more experienced hunters, and his conduct on the several hunts he has gone on with them has earned him his name.

For you see, dhi'rautae bhu'ja delights in the setting of traps, tricks and distractions, not just to catch or hurt prey, but to unnerve or play with them. More experienced members often see this as somewhat of a waste of energy or risky. He is not seen as a lost case yet however. He is being sent to a new and promising hunting ground, where hopefully he can at least prove his somewhat unorthodox methods can still be successful and bring honour to both himself and those he calls kin.

How do you intend to play your predator (as in, describe HOW you will act/play your predator. This will weigh HEAVILY and frequently breaking from this MAY result in removal)?

As mentioned in the short bio, I intend to create atmosphere and a hopefully a interesting role playing experience for all those i interact with. For example i might.. knock a xeno into crit then put them on weeds before they die, if they are not too dangerous or have not overly harmed myself or not tipped the balance too far. I might annoy the marines, knocking them over or stealing and giving back items, taking their attachments off and throwing them back. If either species chases me, and i think them not too dangerous, i might.. trap them with a mine, give them 1 poke with a sharp implement, laugh then run off, rather than resort to unneeded violence or murder. Of course, should the need arise, i am ready to defend myself or my kin with force where it is needed or appropriate.

My second idea, which i thought might be fun, would be to 'limit' the equipment I use based on number of 'good' or 'successful' hunts, e.g. only limiting myself to weaker Armour, thrown spears and weaker hand weapons until say.. 3 'good' hunts, then perhaps allowing myself the use of say, a the spike thrower etc. I think this would be a fun self-imposed challenge on myself and help me play better as a predator.

Oh and of course, very careful choosing of which prey to actually kill or injure, keeping personal and round circumstances in mind (who is winning the round? who shows most honour? how do they react to being annoyed by you? Is it the thick of battle? are you injured? are they? how badly?)

Why should we whitelist you?

Well, this is highly subjective of course, but i hope i am seen as a good, or at least acceptable rper, and competent engineer and medic, my two favorite roles. I have played ss13 a very long time, since 2009, on a wide variety of servers. I was (am?) a regular of goon station but i started to grow tired of the fact that per the rules on the server, i knew how to do pretty much anything and could do pretty much anything, even as an assistant. This makes roles such a medic fairly pointless on such servers, since everyone can just break in and treat themselves (rarely) needing your help. Basically, I enjoy the set limits and challenges that come with the ruleset and playstyle on colonial marines, which i have played heavily for a good.. 7 or 8 months now, i think.

Have you been banned from CM in the last month for any reason (we will check, and lies may result in immediate denial)?

No, not in the last month. To memory (I have not ever seen my notes) i have 1 12 hour ban on the system for force escalation (got too absorbed in my role as nefarious cl). one spec ban for an suicide involving a bug (sadar safety was bugged) and one several months old 3 hours ban for erg (shot back without thinking) I believe most of my notes comeat least partly from having to adjust from a low rp environment to one where the rp requirements are much more stringent.

Are you currently banned from any other servers and if so, why?

no, none.

Do you understand that any player - donor or otherwise - can have their whitelist status revoked should they break our rules or disobey the Predator Code of Honor?

yes, of course.

I look forward to your input(s)

Accepted