WHO ARE YOU? (The Player) --

Your Nick		What name do you, the player, go by? We do not ask for real names. This is not your Character's name.
Your City and State/Country
Your NON-ANONYMOUS E-Mail *		* Because players are restricted to one character each, you must provide an email address from a valid Internet Service Provider (ISP) or equivalent; anonymous free email accounts from services such as HotMail, MyYahoo, Mail.com, etc., cannot be accepted to apply for a game character. Your email address and all other personal information remains private; you may use an anonymous email address for your character, after acceptance of your application, if you wish. Tell me more.
Confirm Your E-Mail If your email address is incorrect, The LatticeMaster cannot respond to your application!

YOUR CHARACTER -- We suggest writing up your character offline, and pasting your text into the windows below. Give yourself plenty of time!

	Character's Full Name e.g. - "Jordain Twist" - "Ambassador Hyren Passo" - "Arvoon, Captain of the SSO.Starfire-2"
Be descriptive! The more, the better. Please ... *NO* fantasy characters or magic! *NO* telepaths, time travelers, etc. (see Reference: Technology)	Character's Background Include at least this much information about your character: Home world History (biographical) Social caste & associations Religious beliefs And if you want your character to have amnesia, please provide details about what was forgotten! Amnesia does not relieve you of the necessity to create a background for your character.
	Character's Appearance Physical description, including species, age, height, weight, build, coloration, etc. If you include a physical ailment as part of your character, provide an explanation of why the ailment is not corrected via the advanced, readily-available medical techniques of the distant future. If you are creating a new species for your character, please append a description of the species separately from your character's description (please refer to existing species descriptions to see what content is required to define a new race).
This section is VERY IMPORTANT.	Character's Mentality Of particular importance is your character's psychology. Please consider issues such as: General disposition Goals and aspirations Morality Treatment of friends and strangers Attitudes toward opposite gender, other races & species Likes & dislikes (and any reasons for them) Handling of money Self-esteem
Exercise both imagination and restraint. (see Rules: Zero-Sum)	Character's Strengths Some possible skills & powers: Education (specific fields?) Military training Wealth & possessions (source? type?) Alliances (with whom? for what purposes?) Political power (office?)
REQUIRED! (see Rules: Zero-Sum)	Character's Weaknesses Weaknesses are the primary source of balance for your character! If you cannot produce some effort at conflict and obstruction, your character cannot be accepted. Please refer to the Zero-Sum Rule. Also, if you include a physical ailment as part of your character, provide an explanation of why the ailment is not corrected via the advanced, readily-available medical techniques of the distant future.

RULES -- Have you read and do you completely understand the Rules of Play for The LATTICE? Yes No

PARTICIPATION -- Do you agree to post no less than every 3-5 days, or make arrangements with The LatticeMaster to have other players carry your character until you return? Yes No

MULTIPLE CHARACTERS -- Do you agree to play only one character and not to submit multiple characters, especially using anonymous e-mail addresses to attempt to fool The LatticeMaster? Yes No

WRITING SAMPLE -- The RPG writing sample is mandatory. Applications submitted without the writing sample will not be processed. This sample will be checked for quality and style. While grammar and spelling are important, they will not weigh heavily on consideration of your admittance into The LATTICE. Play in Mystery & Magic Web Worlds takes place as a continuing storyline, which is written and created by you and the other players. Your ability to describe actions and situations clearly, your style of responding to a situation, and the ability to "think on your feet" and pick up where another player's post leaves off are indispensible.

Writing should generally be third-person present tense, from the point of view of your character.

You have three options for submitting a writing sample:

• Write your character's first move or two, perhaps an entrance into a bar or a scene in a space vessel. You might even end up using this as your first move after acceptance.
• Cut-and-paste one short series of moves from the boards, and write a move to follow them, either using the character you are submitting or taking up control of one of the current characters in that scene (which, of course, is forbidden in play, but this application is only to judge your writing ability). Please say where your cut-and-paste ends and your own writing begins.
• The third option is open; provide whatever you like. But you are advised that picking one of the two above options will usually enhance your chances of striking the proper chord with The LatticeMaster.

Of course, you must write the sample yourself. If you have insufficient confidence in your writing, you will HATE playing in The LATTICE, so take heed!

Writing Sample

BY THE WAY

Where did you hear about The LATTICE? Please provide a site name or URL if possible.

Is there any further information that you wish to make known, regarding your character or your application?

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USER ACCOUNT INFO -- If your character application is approved, this information will be used to give you posting access in The LATTICE.

User Name  The User Name is a single word reflecting your character's name: e.g., a character called "His Noble Majesty Hargon Eshek XI, Emperor of the Sagittan Stellar Reaches" would probably employ the user name HARGON.

Password  If you are granted admission to the game, your password will be for your use only. Do not allow other people to post in the game using your password. And please remember your password.

Character Email  If you plan to use an alternate email address for your character, you can specify it here.

Please DO NOT SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION IF IT IS NOT COMPLETE; it will not be processed. Once you have completed the application and checked it over to be sure all information is correct, simply press the "Send Application" button. DO NOT LEAVE THE PAGE UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE RESPONSE FROM THE SERVER. Application processing may take up to several days. Thank you for petitioning for entrance into the Mystery & Magic Web Worlds. Copyright ©1999 by The Mystery & Magic Company. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Terms of Use & Disclaimer

If you have any questions, please e-mail the LatticeMaster.