Information

• Username: OddityOdds (on Discord) sturg2012 (steam)

• Hours on server: <1

• SteamID64: 76561198177555758

• Discord Tag: OddityOdds

• Prior Staff Experience: (Yes/No) Yes

• If yes, where?:

  -GM on Vortex Gaming

  -Network Director on Nebula Networks

  -GM on Project Pandora SWRP

  -Assistant GM on HT.S

  -GM on SRP Imperial RP

  -GM and Moderator on Ascendency Imperial RP

Staff Motivation & Qualifications

• Why would you like to join the staff?

  I want to join the staff as a Gamemaster because I believe that the events/lore of a server are the most key part in member retention and server growth, and I want to contribute to this enormous responsibility. Gamemasters are responsible for keeping communities entertained and furthering the uniqueness of a server, while also giving members something to look forward to and providing battalions with an opportunity to exercise their responsibilities and skills. This responsibility is not to be taken lightly, as a gamemaster should have the ability to piece together entertaining stories and arcs, keeping them fair and exciting, while aiding in the further development of the server's lore from event to event. I have been a Gamemaster on many servers, assisting other Gamemasters in events or hosting them myself. I enjoy telling stories and being creative, and I've found that Gmod SWRP has always been a great place to exercise that passion. The way I see it, being a Gamemaster is like producing a saga of movies, except every player has the chance to participate as the story unfolds, while anticipating what the next chapter may hold. And if done right, these events can be the main reason that players will join the server and stay around for the long haul. So I believe being able to join the staff would be a good opportunity for me to hone by story-telliing ability, while also assisting in growing the server into a prospering community over time.

• Why would you be a good fit for the staff?

  I'd say that I'd be a good fit to be a Gamemaster because of my passion. I have a passion for Star Wars, and more so a passion for storytelling, especially regarding Star Wars. I have not only been a Gamemaster on countless Gmod SWRP servers, but I also am a huge fan of D&D, where I have been the DM of SW5e campaigns, where I was able to exercise the same story telling skills I gained learning to be a GM on Gmod. I know how to craft compelling and exciting stories that entertain people, while working to make sure everyone plays an equal role in furthering the story. My main focus with events is to make sure every battalion can have a unique responsibility that relates to their skillset, so to avoid boredom and repetitiveness. As I mentioned before, Gamemasters hold a huge responsibility in servers, and so with my countless hours of experience tied in with my story-telling knowledge, I believe I'd be a great asset for the Gamemaster team, and to the server as a whole. I have a process I have mastered with planning these events (and overarching campaigns of events) that contributes greatly to the quality of my events, where I make sure to carefully piece together the important details of the events, while leaving room to adjust based on the decisions made by the players. I also focus on working with other Gamemasters, as I have learned that a good event is one where people assist each other. Sometimes you need multiple GMs to play event characters, spawn enemies, or follow the players while you work in the background. And once again, as I have mentioned before, I make sure that every event gives each battalion and player the ability to contribute in a unique way, so that all events are exciting per person, as opposed to everyone following one big crowd and doing nothing but shooting NPCs. So, with these focuses and philosophies in mind, I believe I could assist greatly in producing high quality events that contribute well to server growth and member rentention, by making every player feel involved in the never ending story unfolding around them.

• How many hours per week can you dedicate to staff duties?

  my availability is about 52 hours per week until mid December, so most of my events will be held on weekends, but it will depend on player activity trends. Of course, I could always host an on-map event on weekdays with enough players online, it might just he later in the day/evening.

Acknowledgements

• I agree to follow the Global Staff Policies and all other established procedures: (Yes/No) Yes

• I understand that, as a member of the staff team, I am required to use Discord: (Yes/No) Yes

Note: I didn't see a formal Gamemaster Application Template or section, so please let me know if I need to resubmit with a different form or in a different thread. Thank you!