I kind of view these applications to games almost like auditions, only I do not have to be locked into "this is my one character, take or leave it." I view that the person auditioning is me, and not my characters. I can take on just about any role, even challenging ones, but a character falls apart if they do not have a specific place in the game. For instance, if the game cannot run without a PC leader, I can do that, but my adventurer concept cannot fill the role because it requires a level of being the underdog for the character to actually be who they are.