Persona Application
Now it's time to create your persona! Please read all instructions carefully before submitting your persona. The BoD may request changes to the sheet. This can take several rounds. If you do not receive acknowledgement of your application within a day or two, please send a note to make sure we received it.
Adoptables
Blank Persona Sheet
Persona Sheet with Detailed Instructions
Random Dragon Name Generator
Directions
Please keep in mind that all persona queries need to be directed
to the bod address. If you send them to individuals, your queries may be delayed
or missed, and we can't be responsible for them. The bod email is bod
AT cibryen DOT com, and ALL queries should be sent there.
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Read the rules.
Read them again. Read them one more time. We'll know if you haven't read
them when you submit your persona sheet, so make sure you do. If you have
not read the rules, you will not be approved until you have.
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Read the Persona Writing Guide. This
will give you some helpful pointers, and will help you avoid the pitfalls
and mistakes of first-time persona writers.
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Copy and paste the persona sheet to notepad,
and start writing! Backgrounds must be at least two GOOD SIZED paragraphs.
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Check the list of
ranks for the rank you'd like to write for. ALL personae have a rank,
so please look.
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Spell check the sheet. If you don't,
your persona will be rejected until you DO.
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Submit your sheet to the BoD at bod
AT cibryen DOT com, attached in text-only format ONLY please. No Word documents. If for some reason the email is
not answered, or bounces, email the BoD immediately, and we'll check into
it. You should receive an acknowledgement in a day or two, if you don't,
resend or poke us.
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Make any changes requested by the Persona
Approval Team, and then RESUBMIT IT TO THE BOD. Do NOT send it
to the person who requested the change. No changes will be acknowledged
unless you send them TO the BoD.
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After your persona is approved, you will
be added to our mailing list
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Start Roleplaying!
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Adoptables
Don't feel up to writing a persona sheet? Want to just
get in on roleplaying as quickly as possible? Try adopting a persona!
These sheets are pre-approved, and ready for play...just remember, you have
to play them like they are written! Browse the Adoptables Page. This is the
fastest way to become a member. Remember, all the same rules apply, and when
you have decided which one you want, read the rules. Complete the new member
and mundane info, make SURE you have read the rules, and send the requested
information along with the desired character's name to bod AT
cibryen
DOT com. Existing members need not complete the new member info.
SPELLCHECK YOUR PERSONA SHEET. Personae that are submitted but not
spellchecked will be rejected. You can delete the stuff in the (parentheses)
and the sections you don't need, but otherwise DO NOT edit the persona sheet.
How you submit it is how it will appear on the webpage.
Cliches - Here is a list of cliches that make the Board of Directors
twitch. There's nothing inherently wrong with these, just we've seen
them sooo many times that we'd really like to see something new. We'll ask
you to change them if we see it, so save yourself a step by avoiding them
now.
- Threadscores: "Threadscores? What? What do you mean, threadscores
are cliche?" Well, for starters, thread is a voracious organism
that devours all organic life it touches. This is not a piece of glass to
get cut on, and get a nice clean scar from. Want a nice, detailed of what
a thread injury is like? Check out the article that Vicky, from Arolos, has
written about it. If thread hits your back, you have about a second
or two before it eats through your leathers and cuts your spine. Thread
doesn't glance off. It grabs on, and tries to eat you. Any personae
who are NOT dragonriders and have threadscores will be immediately rejected.
Without a dragon to take you between, you're dead. Thread can devour a cow
in about 2 minutes. Humans are a lot smaller than cows. If you absolutely
MUST have a threadscore, we have to see a good explanation for it, why they
survived, and how long it took to recover. And please, no more "threadscore
from mistakes made as a weyrling" please. Seen it TOO many times. Threadscores
with no explanation will be rejected.
- Names: Anything beginning with "A", especially "Al".
Enough already. ;) There's 25 more letters in the alphabet, pick one. We
have plenty of other characters whose names
start with A. And tell me, what's wrong with a name that you can pronounce,
eh? While you're at it, remember to pick phonetic names. Unpronounceable
names are aggravating, and unfeasible. We won't accept terran names, or
names based on any other fandom. Japanese names just don't have a place
on Pern, because Pern isn't Japan.
- Skill with a sword: Especially if you hapen to be a tomboyish girl.
Just...no. Pernese are not skilled swordfighters. There are a few guards
around, but they don't go around teaching little girls how to use one, and
there would be no need to.
- Tragic deaths of close relatives: Its been done to death. My Mom
Was Raped In Front of My Eyes ® is OLD. Don't do it. Tragic backgrounds
can be useful for character development, but there is nothing wrong with
having a nice normal childhood. I know plenty of people who grew up with
normal parents and no major tragedies, and they still have plenty of hangups.
- Book character clones: This includes but is not limited to: Menolly
(Master Harper at 12, 30 firelizards), Lessa (Short, dark haired, fiery-tempered,
HAD, etc ad nauseam), Robinton (Precocious harper who is Loved By All).
- Survivalist kids living on their own/fostered after their family/friends/parents/etc
were killed by bandits: I wish I were kidding. We see these ALL the
time. There are not roving bands of holdless thieves running around killing,
raping, and robbing people. Thread has a nasty habit of eating things not
in holds.
- Physical traits: lavendar eyes, odd colored eyes, hair or eye colors
that don't exist in nature, rakishly placed scars, orbs, oculars, or anything
else other than eyes (eyes are just fine, really). We're not going to approve
grey, silver, lavendar, or gold eyes. We don't care if they are possible.
We're not going to do it.
- And also do not submit: Orphaned runaways who wander Pern, pranksters,
twins or triplets, gold/bronzerider/lord/lady scions,
greenrider breeders (fighting dragons, people), goths, fiery redheads, tormented loners,
and young prodigies of any kind.
Persona Birthday - If you need a random birthday for your persona,
or you just need to know what turn they were born in, you can enter their
current age into out birthday calculator and it will give you the information you need.
Persona Sheet Example - Here is an example if you need to know where
to start in writing your persona sheet. We're not looking for novels here,
just descriptiveness. This is a satirical sheet, not meant to be copied, but
used as a guideline. Please, don't do two sentence backgrounds. Try to do
at least two paragraphs, good sized ones. More is better. We suggest you write
three, one for childhood, one for teenage years, and one for adulthood.
If you don't do AT LEAST that much, you'll get your sheet returned with a
request to write more.
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Copy and paste the persona sheet into notepad and fill out the requested
info. Use the link to the Blank Persona sheet below to write your sheet, and
refer to the sheet here on this page as a guide only. Don't send us a sheet
with the instructions on it. We know perfectly well what the instructions
are...we wrote them. Please don't change the format and spacing of the sheet.
Delete sections that you don't use (like candidate info for a rider -- not
necessary) Make sure you save a copy for your records...you'll need it for
roleplaying. If you are an existing member, you can delete the "New
Member" section...you're not a new member anymore! And always...SPELLCHECK
IT!
Send this completed form in .txt format (use notepad) to the Persona
Approval Team. Do not send it to the BoD address, just send it to bod@cibryen.com. Please, do not send Word documents or .rtf (rich text format). Plain
text only.
Blank persona sheet
(.txt format, EASY cut and paste)
NPC Record Sheet - For NPCs only. Regularly used
personae need a full sheet.
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Persona sheet
please use blank persona sheet (above) for actual
submissions. Use this sheet as a guide.
COOPERATIVE 9TH PASS PERSONA SHEET (REQUIRED)
Date created:
Date updated:
NEW MEMBER INFORMATION (REQUIRED if not a member already)
Other clubs:
Have you read all, some, or none of the books:
How did you find out about us?
MUNDANE INFORMATION (REQUIRED)
Name:
Email:
Birthdate:
AIM screen name:
PERSONA INFORMATION (REQUIRED. This is the part of the sheet that will
be displayed on the webpage, so be sure to grammar and spell check it.)
Name: (Avoid terran names. There are no Susans on Pern. Also, try to think
about how your character's name is pronounced; If you can't say it out loud
ten times quickly without messing it up, you should probably consider something
else. Most names are an amalgam of the parents' names; This doesn't mean they'll
be unpronounceable.)
Pronunciation:
Nickname:
Honorific: (if male rider only)
Birthdate:
Current Age:
Gender:
Rank: (All pernese have ranks. See the complete rank listing under "joining"
on the webpage. Candidates must be Searched. Select a rank OTHER than candidate.)
Birthplace: (There's nothing wrong with being born in the Weyr's territory.
Not EVERYONE has to transfer. They're just assumed to have always been there.)
Current Location:
Mother/Father: (name, age, rank and location)
Siblings: (names, ranks, ages, locations, list each on a separate line)
Children: (list each on a separate line)
Significant others: (Mates, friends, etc.)
PERSONA DESCRIPTION (REQUIRED)
Height: (Be realistic. No one is going to be 6'1 and 100 pounds
and be healthy)
Body Type: (Be specific and descriptive. This is a short description of the persona's build and body shape: not just "slim", but "slim-built, with toned muscles from heaving firestone sacks around; narrow-waisted, long-legged; arm and shoulder muscles are well-developed",
Physical Description: ( Build, Hair color/style, Eye color/shape, Complexion/Skin
Color, Facial features, what your character LOOKS like. What makes them distinctive.
Try to imagine you're describing them to someone who is blind. We don't know
about those dimples in their cheeks unless you tell us about them. Try and
avoid lists, as well.)
Style of dress: (Not a specific outfit. This is what sort of things they
tend to wear)
Habits/Hobbies: (Everyone does SOMETHING in their free time.)
Pets: (No firelizards. All firelizards must be Impressed. No other pets
without EXTREMELY good reasons. No dragonrider living in a high-level weyr
is going to have a dog, and its not likely they'd have a cat. They have a
dragon to take care of, and Pernese treat animals like farm animals...practical
animals only [sorry, NO poodles. Period] that serve a function. Pets are usually
a luxury reserved for the privileged.)
Sexual Orientation: (homosexual, bisexual, or heterosexual)
Personality: (Please don't just list traits. We're looking for at least
a paragraph here. Be descriptive, but not contradictory. You cannot have shy,
outgoing people. What are your characters goals: short-term, long-term and
life-long? What motivates your character? What is your character's greatest
vice? virtue? temptation? fear?)
Background/history: (At least two or three good paragraphs. Be descriptive.
Try to avoid overdone cliches, like tortured holders, kids born in caves,
and any kind of fighter-type. Weapons training is not that common on Pern.
Feel free to ask the approval team for help if you're not sure, and check
out the Persona Creation guide on the website for additional help)
DRAGON INFORMATION (REQUIRED- if dragonrider only)
Name: (All dragons' names end in -th. Always, no exceptions.)
Color: (Metallics subject to BoD approval: Request new dragon color.)
Weyr/Age Impressed: (Where was your dragon Impressed? How old was your
persona when they Impressed)
Date Hatched/Sire/Dam: (If your dragon was impressed in a PC weyr ONLY.
If they weren't Impressed in one of the Ninth Pass's PC Weyrs, Don't worry
about this information.)
Size/Wingspan: (Use the wingspan calculator to find this)
Physical Description:
Personality:
CRAFTER INFORMATION
Craft:
Specialty:
Rank:
Turns in craft:
Date/Age Apprenticed: ABSOLUTELY NO APPRENTICES UNDER THE AGE OF 12. No
exceptions.
Date/Age Journeyman: (no younger than 17)
Date/Age Master: (no younger than 30)
Studied under: (Who trained them in their craft?)
***If you are applying for Healercraft, the rank advancement is somewhat
slower than in other crafts:
These are the age minimums for the Healercraft
- 12 turns, Junior Apprentice
- 17-18 turns, Senior Apprentice (minimum 6 years as Junior Apprentice)
- 20-21 turns, Journeyman (minimum 3 years as Senior Apprentice)
- 30 + turns, Master (minimum 10 years as Journeyman)
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(REQUIRED)
(This is for our persona listing. Please list everyone you mentioned in
the background of your persona and their NPCs. List them each on a separate
line. It'll just take a second, and will help make the world of the Cooperative
Ninth Pass more complete. This is REQUIRED. You'll be asked again if
you miss it, so don't forget it.)
People mentioned in Background: (names, ages, ranks, current location,
dragon information)
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