This looks like it could be really fun. I've never played an RPG before and I wasn't clear from the rules *where* we should actually post character applications. (Though I did see that a place for original character applications will be coming soon.) Are we permitted to apply for canon characters yet or are things still being worked out?

Post applications in the characters forum and yes you can apply for a canon character. Just use the same application for both canon and original characters. The app basically just exists to make sure people have a grasp of their character (and if it's original, to make sure it's a semi-plausible character and not a mary-sue).

ummm... I dont want to sound stupid but i probably will end up anyways (no one make fun of me please!!) but I have a question about non canon characters. If one decides to play a patient (either one for House's team or a clinic patient) does one have to stay with that character the whole length of the rpg or can the person make a new original chracter up once their patient had been treated for the illness, died, etc. ?

Just wondering because I don't think I would have a good grasp on writing an existing character but on one you make up people cant critisize you as much because there is nothing to base that character's personality on. That, plus I don't want people saying I'm just a little kid that can't write. *cries* Because I CAN!!!

Anyway's help me out with my question would you?

If you want to play a bunch of clinic patients, that's cool, you don't even need to apply for them, just make them annoying. ;)

If you want to play a more long-term patient (i.e. one of Wilson's cancer patients or one of House's "disease of the week" kids), just submit a brief application for each of them at the beginning of each "episode" in the game.

Damn you Sam!!! I don't have time to do what I need to do and you've got my brain working on a really great chararcter for this now!!!

I don't have time for this!!! :angry: :lol:

I'll have to develop it a litte and see if someone wants to adopt him. Can we do that?

If you can post at least twice a week, Lemurs, you can probably manage it.

It's worth trying at least. :lol:

Let me hammer it out a bit and then see what this is all about before I commit.

I have no clue about this role playing stuff so I'll have to check out that link you posted and see.

If I decide I don't have the time or that this isn't my cup of tea can I adpot him out to someone else? (with your approval of course.)

It's your character, you can do what you please with him. ;)

I want to play House...why...because my birthday was yesterday. You're just lucky that I don't wanna be mass heckled.

Seriously...for most of my friends that "GM," they usually have me play a "fill-in" main/secondary character that they need to "complete the cast." I have quite a bit of role playing experience with just about any kind of character, although I haven't done a medical one like this before. So if you need a ANY character filled, even if is just for a couple of annoying clinc patients, I would love to help in any way I can. I figure this way my role playing and nursing experience might help to make your job a little easier and give a chance to keep things full for other characters to enrich the experience for everyone. (Especially the beginners)

So if you decide you need a character, or even a Canon, please let me know and I'll fill out an application for you to check. (Except House, somebody already took that one!) :angry: Just kidding.

Take care,
lfeflght

hey... How r we doin'?
Well... I got some weird symptoms and diseases that can cause these...
I got a plan for my fan fic which doesn't seem to be attract anyone here....

But.... Just hear me out about this... Please....

32 years old female, single, a doctor who works at the same hospital! A Neurosiologist. No family history of Parkinson's or Lupus. (or probably, the families are lying about something?!) No drugs, no alcohol

-- Symptoms ---

Mood swing
Muscle Stiff & Pain
Fever
Fatigue
Weight Loss
Coma (A stroke, more likely)
Shoulder & Arm pain
Headache
Shaking
Slowness of movement
Confusion

--- Possiblilities--

1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE, or just Lupus)

- people with lupus do often experience signs associated with the body's nervous system, such as:

# headaches
# confusion
# difficulty with concentration
# fatigue
# occasional seizures or strokes

The way of testing:
# antinuclear antibody (ANA)- if you have it, it comes with the latter two tests generally positive in lupus alone

# characteristic skin rash or lesions

# chest x-ray showing pleuritis or pericarditis

# urinalysis- show blood, casts, or protein in the urine

# CBC- showing a decrease in some cell types

# kidney biopsy

# neurological examination

The way of treating it:
# There is no cure for SLE.

2. Parkinson's Disease
- It is a disease that is characterized by four major features:

# Rest tremor of a limb (shaking with the limb at rest)
# Slowness of movement (bradykinesia)
# Rigidity (stiffness, increased resistance to passive movement) of the # limbs or trunk
# Poor balance (postural instability)

- There is a family history of Parkinson disease in 5-10% of patients. It may affect people of the same generation (e.g., a brother or sister) or in two generations, such as a father and son or father and daughter(!)

The way of testing:
# Bradykinesia: tested by determining how quickly the person can tap the finger and thumb together, or tap the foot up and down.

# Tremor: determined by simple inspection.

# Assesses rigidity by moving the neck, upper limbs, and lower limbs while the patient relaxes, feeling for resistance to movement.

The way of treating(medications... Doctors usually use):
# Levodopa: a dopamine precursor, a substance that is converted into dopamine by an enzyme in the brain. Unfortunately, patients experienced debilitating side effects, including severe nausea and vomiting. With increased dosing and prolonged use of levodopa, patients experienced other side effects including spontaneous, involuntary movements and "on-off" periods when the medication will suddenly start or stop working.

# Combining Levodopa with Carbidopa: The addition of carbidopa prevents levodopa from being metabolized in the gut, liver and other tissues, and allows more of it to get to the brain. Therefore, a smaller dose of levodopa is needed to treat symptoms. In addition, the severe nausea and vomiting often associated with levodopa treatment was greatly reduced.

3. Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Polymyalgia rheumatica is a disorder involving pain and stiffness in the hip or shoulder area. The cause is unknow.symptoms are located predominantly in the muscles and there are no outward signs of arthritis, in some cases there is evidence of inflammatory arthritis.
The symptoms are:

# Hip pain and stiffness
# Shoulder pain and stiffness
# Neck pain and stiffness
# Muscle pain (minimal, less common than aching)
# Fever
# Unintentional weight loss
# Anemia
# Fatigue (excessive tiredness)
# Malaise (general ill feeling)
# Face pain
# Other joint pain

The way of testing:

# The sedimentation rate (ESR) - if u have it, it should be elevated.
# Creatine kinase (CPK) - is normal.
# Hemoglobin or hematocrit - may be normal or low.

The way of treating:

# Relief of discomfort and stiffness.
# Corticosteroids, such as prednisone.


4. Encephalitis
- Encephalitis is an inflammation (irritation and swelling) of the brain, usually caused by infections. The symptoms are:

# Fever
# Headache
# Vomiting
# Light-sensitivity of the eyes
# Stiff neck and back (occasionally)
# Confusion, disorientation
# Drowsiness
# Clumsiness, unsteady gait
# Irritability or poor temper control
# Loss of consciousness, poor responsiveness, stupor, coma
# Seizures
# Muscle weakness or paralysis

- The way of testing:

# A brain MRI - determine internal bleeding or focal areas of brain inflammation.
# A lumber Puncture - show clear fluid, high pressure, high white blood cell count and protein levels
# EGG - EEG wave patterns can suggest encephalitis due to herpes, for instance.
# Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) - Blood may be present

- The way of treating it:

# Steriods
# Sensitive Care
# Antibiotics
# Acetaminophen

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Huh... Really long way down, isn't it?
But it would make a great piece if I can figure out well... Ha Ha :D

Thanks for the reading.

Actually those are really good, unfortunately we still need characters first.


Nice though

lfeflght

Keep those under your hat for the moment, if we ever get the main characters filled, we can use it definitely!

hey... Thanks for the good replies.... :D
That means a lot

Actually I'm writing the roleplay right now!!! :rolleyes:

You think I can put it here?? (Well, I'm going to.)
The thing is that if you never tried my fan fic (Only two of them...)
It's not gonna make good efforts at all.

I will post it now though I haven't finish it yet.... :rolleyes:
On the RolePlay section...

Thanks again...

Wait on posting it please. The game hasn't started yet and you don't have an approved character application.

Please read the rules. If you post it in the roleplay forum, I will delete it.

If you want to post it as fanfiction in the fanfic forum, fine, but please wait to post anything in the roleplay forums.

Hmmm. I'm not into the role-playing, never done it, so correct me if I'm wrong here Sam.

natalie -- I'm not trying to pick on you or anything it just seems from your posts here and in the 'character applications' thread that you are a little confused as to what an RPG is and how it works. That's fine and we're glad you're showing and interest but lets get you clear on what exactly RPG is and what would be expected of you as a player first, then we can get you 'into' a character.

RPG is not a fanfic. It is similar in that it allows people to explore characters of their favorite TV/Movie/Book/Imagination. It differs in that (you may need to correct me here Sam) there is no set story/plot so to speak and one person is not responsible for all the character delevopement. I think an initial premise or idea for a direction is given at the start and then the different players write their characters actions/reactions and such based on what other players are doing.

So for example a House RPG may start out with a premise of "Clinic patient gets violent with House and he suspects a serious underlying illness, not his personality and lack of social skills, as the problem. The rest of the staff aren't so sure!" Now as Cuddy, your character would pursue the idea that House has just gone over the line with the patient and deserve to get punched but this would be in the context of how the other players as House and Wilson and the Ducklings have acted.

Am I close Sam? If not maybe I better rethink what I'm doing. :D

So you really have to understand your character so you know how they would react in any given situation. That's why the character applications are important. It shows that you understand your character and aren't going to be all over the board with their actions, reactions and emotions.

In otherwords, if you were House, you wouldn't have House happily jumping into bed and establishing a long term realtionship with a clinic patient he just met.

I hope this clears it up a little for you, if not please ask and one of us will try to clarify or point you in the right direction. And like Sam said it may be good for you to go and check out the link at the begining of the 'Character applications' thread and see what it's all about and how it works.

Sounds reasonable to me, lemurs. ;)

Natalie - do read a few threads in that Port of Tortuga community please.

hey....
Gee... Thanks for corrections.....
Yeah... I never try these kind of thing before...
Well... I like to write some plays...
But unfortunately... I sux.... :(
I don't know what to do now...
Any more suggestions?????

P.S.) By the way, I read the threads that you offered, but I don't get it....
May be I should give up on these kind of stuff... I'm hopeless.... :(

Gee.... Thanks for the corrections and suggestions....
But I don't get about these application things....
Well, rules are rules, and that's what I should do.

But still... I don't get it....

May be I'm too silly for these kind of things...

My friend told me if you got enough confident, stupidity and nerves you can do anythin', but not this one.... :(

Anyway... I couldn't delete that dumb application of mine, so I edited, so forget about it.

I don't think I could write fan fiction either.

Thanks for those people who try to help me out.
It's greatful....

Thanks again.

Well, it's up to you. If you want to try again later, you can.