Application Guidelines

After reading the Getting Started page, use this page to help you put together your application!

## Application Image

Using either Digital or Tradigital art make a ***fullbody image*** of your character, with a blank background. With the needed information around it ***neatly***

### Artwork

The fullbody drawing should not stretch significantly outside of the application image, or cover the text.

You do not have to draw your app art! Reference art may be a commission or a premade lineart. If you did draw your own art, application art earns regular XP If the art was not drawn by you, it does not receive XP.

### Text

Fonts and text colors used should be clear and legible.

Age should be characters age upon entering the game; “see below” is acceptable as well.

Rank is simply the rank your character is in. Please use the official names of the ranks; subranks (for example: Commoner - Herder) may be indicated, but make sure the official rank is on there!

"Breed" in this instance refers to the Sabri breeds: Simple Horse, Unicorn, Pegasus, and Aquarian. You can choose to add your characters secondary genes as well, but it is not required.

## Written Application

The following is the information required in the description of your image. You are welcome to exceed the word minimums (**but please notice there is a maximum length for histories!**), add more fields, decorative images, or extras like moodboards, relationship/RP trackers if you wish!

The written portion of a character application is worth **5XP,** regardless of length. The art, if drawn yourself, gets regular XP on top of it.

***IMPORTANT:*** ***Please keep all application info on the reference itself. Toyhouse writing is fine as long as it is linked to.***

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Name:

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Age:

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Gender:

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Breed: (Simple horse, Unicorn, Pegasus, etc)

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Coat Color:

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Faction Affiliation: (Univerna, The North, Elanthpra Etc)

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Rank:

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History: (**minimum** of three paragraphs and 300 words, **maximum** 1.5k words)

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Link To EX Tracker

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Link to PerP Tracker

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## Character Building Tips

* Please be sure your character’s history doesn’t ‘break lore’, meaning your character fits well into the world we’ve built. If your character doesn't fit into their faction's culture, we expect a strong, logical reason as to why!
* Starter characters must be born into their faction. The majority of your characters should originate/be born into the faction that they're a part of, as changing factions is fairly uncommon in the world of Sabri due to certain faction relations. For this reason, starters are not permitted to originate from elsewhere.
* If you use multiple ranks/factions in your backstory, make sure you know and understand the lore of each one.
* Remember that your character must have at least one parent that is the same species as them. For example, a pegasus would have at least one pegasus parent.
* Sabri has a huge variety of factions, and cultures to choose from. For this reason, we don't allow characters who are / were members of groups that don't exist in Sabri!

## Submitting Your Application

Once you have completed the application image and written portion of your app, submit the application to either Amino, Toyhouse, or Da. and then DM Koi-Kura on those sites a link to it.

## Corrections

Sometimes your application needs a little work before it’s ready to be accepted. Don’t be discouraged - many of our most iconic characters needed some corrections before they were approved!

If your application requires corrections, you will receive a reply from the reviewing admin. The submission will remain “open” in the group, meaning there is no need to resubmit once changes have been made (unless it expires). To speed up the process, make doubly sure you have all the required information on your application, as well as having your trackers in order and submitted as instructed.

If there is no need for corrections, the application will simply be approved without comment.

You may take as long as you like with corrections. However, your submission will eventually expire - if this happens, just resubmit it when you are ready with the changes, and link the original submission, so we can review if the changes requested were made. Note that a character that is resubmitted in this way is seen as being new to the queue and are subject to the same 1 month reminder as all other applications.

New members have a 30 day window from the initial admin comment to get back to us with changes. Let us know if something comes up, we’re flexible and would be happy to give you an extension! However, if we simply never hear back from you, your application will be declined, and you’ll have to wait until the next opening.

### Denied Applications

Sometimes an application is denied, meaning the submission will be declined, and you will be required to resubmit the application once changes have been made. We most commonly deny applications when they are incomplete/filled incorrectly, there isn’t a slot available for them, the breed isn’t unlocked yet, they are for a limited rank and/or require significant rewrites.

If you are a new member and your first application is denied, you must wait until the next opening to reapply. Applications from new members are generally only denied for incomplete/wrongly filled applications, or significant lore issues that would require a lot of changes to the application.

### Unlimited ranks and corrections

When applying for an unlimited rank, even if your application is denied, you may make the edits to the character and resubmit them for another review. You will receive a detailed comment as to what changes are needed.

Please note that in some cases we may recommend a different rank/herd for a character if something about their personality or backstory makes them difficult or impossible to fit in your desired rank/herd. If you do not wish to change their rank/herd, be aware that significant changes are likely needed before the character can get in.

### Limited ranks and corrections

Limited ranks are generally limited in number, and/or require a better understanding of the lore to be portrayed accurately in game. For this reason, limited rank applications are not allowed unlimited tries to get in. Minor corrections are done the same as with unlimited ranks, but for any major changes, the application may be denied.

As of the 4th of March 2020, if your application for a limited rank is denied, you will receive short, basic corrections outlining the general issues with your application. You will then have two options.

1. Based on the comment given to you, you may do corrections for your character, and then apply for the rank again. You may apply again in 30 days after the initial declination. If this application is denied, the decision is final. You may apply to the rank again with a different character in one month.
2. Edit your character into an unlimited rank. You may submit them again at your earliest convenience. If you modify your character for an unlimited rank, you may apply for the rank again in-character. Read instructions here.

Note that the opportunity to rework your application is not a reservation. If the rank has only a few spots available, they may be claimed before you have the chance to submit again.

### Competitive ranks

Ranks are called competitive when the rank is very popular, and only has very limited openings available, or when the rank is numbered (Councils) and requires excellent understanding of lore. True competitive ranks are usually single slot ranks (like Prophet or Trinity members), or simply very popular limited ranks (like Rogue Captains), or new and highly limited. When such ranks are open after closure or long time being filled, an admin will announce how many openings are available, and when the judging will start. This means that all the applications submitted before that date are in the running for the slots. If not all slots are filled, they will generally remain open for future tryouts until all are filled (without a judging window).

Admins may also choose to go with normal AC rank judging (competitive but not windowed) if the rank is not anticipated to be very popular, even if slots are limited. This is especially common if the rank has just recently been open, as less interest is anticipated.

Even if a rank is competitive, if it is listed as open on the available ranks page, members can apply to it freely. Note that not all competitive slots are announced due to the natural ebb and flow of characters in and out of the game

In competitive rank situations even good applications may be denied simply because another character was a slightly better fit. You will generally be suggested either a non-competitive limited rank, or unlimited rank that your character can enter with minimal changes to their backstory.