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APPLICATIONS AND RESERVES ARE NOW OPEN.

There have been a few changes made so please read carefully!

1. There are now new reservation rules. The mods will no longer remind you of the reservation and ask you if you want an extension. However, in exchange, reserves will now last for fourteen days. The list will still be kept updated with the reserves and whatever applications that are still in the inbox.

2. There is a new application section for meisters. You can now suggest three meister abilities for your character to have. However, mods will have the final word on which meister ability your character will receive.

3. We clarified the sections and expounded on several of them especially the weaknesses to help players better understand what the mods are looking for in the app.

4. They aren't up yet, but we will soon have samples up for a meister and weapon as a guide.

Here are links to Reserves and Applications (send the apps to soul.campaign[at]gmail[dot]com).

Feel free to ask any questions!

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Since it seems like you're expecting a bit more from the meister/weapon sections than you did before, would it be possible to get more detail in regards to what makes a good meister and a good weapon? I'm sure the people who know SE canon really well can figure something out beyond "my character is a leader"/"my character is a wimp"/whatever, but the FAQ really doesn't give much information about it and as someone who doesn't know the canon well I know I could potentially have trouble writing a better explanation.

THIS.
thank you.

See here. :)

As nice as examples are, they still don't really define the characteristics of either, particularly if you aren't familiar with the characters. :/

But yeah, I get that it's still being edited and worked through an' all that jazz.

That's because the characteristics aren't really identified in the series.

Nevertheless, people have been able to come up with thoughtful and inspiring answers despite a lack of examples in the past and despite a lack of canon reason.

Basically, we mostly want to make sure people have thought about their choice in Weapon or Meister for their character. There is no 'right' answer, we just don't want the answer to be only those two answers - those are the one's we've mostly had to reject in the past for lack of creativity.

If anyone has a specific question as to whether their reason would pass, they're welcome to email us with their reason for choosing Weapon or Meister. :)

Of course that would happen. Oh lawd, I had no idea. ;; That certainly does not help.

Thank you for your time, regardless.

My pleasure. :)

Also agreeing! I understand what the change is for, but I'm gonna third that it's hard to tell what's expected except for what not to do.

Thanks!

Basically, it's not so much that we don't want people to use those terms at all, but we expect appers to think carefully about why they want their character to be a Weapon or a Meister. You can include the terms 'leader' or 'weak' but that can't be the only aspect that makes them a Meister or Weapon respectively.

Here are some examples. :)

Meister: "Kuroro is a leader who has a penchat for moving things and using the world as one gigantic board game. He is one of those people who know exactly what to do in any situation and can be counted on to keep his head through thick and thin, and is able to make intelligent decisions quickly and near-instinctively."

"Heather is a doer, a proactive individual who resists being used and directed. She could never be a Weapon to be wielded by another individual. She has no prior training with anything more than a pocket knife before her nightmarish adventure begins, but she wields various weapons with a deftness that belies her age and experience. She can handle the rough treatment of Silent Hill, and therefore can also endure the wounds a Meister must take in battle."

Weapon: "Germany is the epitomy of the German race. He can be very inflexible and stiff, lending to his persona as a good soldier. While a great leader and strategist, a large part of his function and role as a country is to pave the way for progress for his countrymen using his own skills and body to do so. Germany leads by serving, and by serving thus guides his people in the right direction."

"Switzerland always remains neutral, never goes into battle except to defend his Home, and trains his citizens for defensive combat rather than military conquest."

We will be putting up sample apps for Meisters and Weapons soon to make sure this won't be so confusing in the future. :)

Ah, thank you! That's a huge help.

Does this mean that there won't be any more new meister abilities? Or is it possible for people to suggest new ones in their app themselves?

The applications section makes it sound like you can only choose from the ones on the list, but I just thought I'd check~

We will be adding new Meister abilities from time to time. If a apper really feels that none of the abilities suit their character they can suggest an idea for a new one. But if the suggested ability is close enough to one that already exists, we will suggest that one. We don't want too many similar abilities. :)