• [link=0, event]Tri-Event Updates[/link]
  
• [link=0, updates]Various Site Updates[/link]
  
• [link=0, art]Even More Art![/link]
  
• [link=0, apps]: O : O : O[/link]
  
• [link=0, anniversary]Anniversary Foreshadowing![/link]
  
• [link=0, weather]Weather/Swarms[/link]

• Trainer X
  
• Novoni
  
• TheMusicMan
  
• Riceeman
  
• Winterbane
  
• Sin

• Only a few months late, but we've finally updated our sprites to Heart Gold/Soul Silver sprites! By general consensus, Blastoise, Pinsir, Jolteon, and Mewtwo were left with their Platinum sprites, and Entei was left on Novoni's sprite. And the best part is, you don't need to do anything to use the new sprites! All old sprites in profiles and adventures were automatically updated, so it's a pretty sweet deal. Thanks to Amerac, Noir, Chaos Shadow, Phoenixsong, Sin, Dragonfire, and Angels & Insects for helping to upload them!
  
  
• Thanks to Sin, the routes and towns of Hoenn and Sinnoh finally have flavor text (for those curious, it's sort of a strawberryish lemon).
  
  
• Following our cleanout of the staff groups last week, we were quickly greeted with the return of Riceeman! He got straight to work upon arrival, finishing up the long-overdue Hoenn region map for the announcement box!
  
  
• For a long time now, we've had sprites for the OI badges, both big and small. And now, finally, the other regions have their badges set as emoticons! All except for Zeralis, but that will come eventually. Thanks goes to Winterbane for helping to get that set up! For those of you who have already earned some R2R badges, they should now be showing up in your profile as well, thanks to Roxas and shadow_rukario.
  
  
• You may or may not have been aware, but there are a series of unlockable member titles based on your post count. And, up until a few days ago, the list was pretty generic. So now, it's been revamped, with a new rank mixed in as well! Do you have what it takes to be a Pokémon Master?

The Creed to Lead

 

So, you want to be an RPG moderator? Good for you! But be warned, there are some requirements. And maybe a rule or two... or seven. But they're not that hard to follow, if you're actually applying because you want the job.

Still there? Good. Now let's get started.

• We're only looking for the best of the best, and that includes activity. We look for a bare minimum of thirty updates a week and an hour of updating activity a day from each staff member, barring holidays, family emergencies, Armageddon, and the like. This equates to at least five a day (with a day off!). If you can't manage that, don't bother reading further.
  
  
• We only want honest Joes on our staff team, not jerks. If you're caught abusing your newfound superpowers (exclusively updating certain people, beefing up your/other profiles, rigging battles, etc.), be prepared to take the heat. All 10000şC of it.
  
  
• If you're thinking about applying because staff members get pretty colored names and neat badges next to their posts, stop thinking about it. You'll be off the staff team before you can say 'eep?'.
  
  
• NOT NEW BUT STILL IMPORTANT: If you think school's going to be seriously dragging you down, do yourself a favor and wait until the next round of applications to apply. The occasional tidal wave of schoolwork is fine, but people who are constantly drowning under it aren't the people we're looking for.

The Application

 

Part 1: Happy Meal
1. Time-Zone:
2. Why do you want to be an RPG moderator?
3. About how much free time do you have a day? Take into account schoolwork, social lives, after-school activities, etc. Remember weekends as well.
4. Why should you be promoted above anyone else?
5. Do you have any previous experience in the field? If so, do any of the experiences make you a better choice for the staff team, and how?
6. If you could add/change one thing and remove one thing from the RPG, what would they be and why?
7. Anything else interesting/special/neat that we should know that might make you an awesometastic member of the staff team?

Part Beta: The Whopper
1. In ancient mythology, stories are told of clashes and rivalries between the gods, who resided in a mountain that towered above the world. If the Greek gods and Egyptian gods were to get into a 'Yo Momma' battle, who would win (feel free to pick a specific god), why would they win, and what would be their finishing line?

2. Explain the Birth of Chuck Norris (also known as the Epicification). Include plenty of details!

3. If apples keep the doctor away, and oranges keep you cold-free, then what are avocados for?

4. What is the square root of negative Awesome (√-A!)? Make sure to show all of your work.

5. ©

Parte de Final: The Grande Meal
For this part of the application, you're going to be writing a battle based on one (and only one) of the proses below. You'll need to type out between two and three turns of the battle in question, in as much detail and awesomeness as you can muster. Note that this doesn't have to be like a normal RPG battle. Go in depth as you want, develop your characters, and even give one a shotgun for personality! You won't even need that section with damage and statuses and Pokémon sprites. And remember, grammar and tl;dr are good things!

1. An epic clash between Miss Meg and the LadiesMan Formerly Known as Ace. The former is using her Ho-oh, and the guy who will now be referred to as Ace is using his Lugia (hey, an HGSS reference!).

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2. A long-overdue showdown between TheMusicMan and Trainer X (TX: hey, I'm in one of the proses!). TMM is using his Ferazon, and TX is using his Solidra.

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3. A completely awesome matchup between the original global moderators, Dragonfire and shadow_rukario. DF is using his Mewthree, and shadow_rukario is using his Missingno.

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Bonus (Not Mandatory/Can Be Done In Addition to Another Prose): A duel of the millennium between global moderators Reznal and thedude27. Reznal is using his Magikarp and Flish, and thedude27 is using his Feebas and Borin. All four Pokémon know only Splash.

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