duolingos | interest check

interest check

> welcome, worldwalkers!

There is something you want. Perhaps it's something grand: to see someone who's long gone, vengeance, your life back. Perhaps it's something smaller: to win a tournament, your next meal, a discount on cat litter. It's that desire, as loud or quiet as it may be, that whisks you away into darkness. One single word greets you:

LOADING . . .
Duocaeli is a fantasy/adventure private panfandom game that situates itself between two worlds: one online fantasy, and the other modern day city. As Worldwalkers, characters will get to experience the best and worst of both worlds as they chase after something want, a wish that's promised to them after they've honed their skills. Yet as they progress through their journey they will be able to witness how the choices they make affect their environment—and perhaps how the setting may change them in turn.

For some characters that come into Duocaeli, the beautiful starting city, Avis Isle, might ring truer to home with its mystical tomes and boisterous guilds. For others, it might be Crane City with its modern amenities like electricity, high-speed transit systems, and you know, indoor plumbing that feels familiar. Regardless, characters must learn to walk between both worlds, whether that means fumbling around with a giant axe or learning how to work the self-checkout at the grocery store. Crane City insists that it is the location rooted in reality, but why is it that with every passing day, Duocaeli seems less like fun and games and more like a robust world of its own? Monthly events will invite characters on adventures where they’re often faced with making key decisions, and will have to watch those choices shape the worlds around them. Who knew reality was so malleable, huh?

As a game, Duocaeli strives to strike the balance between lighthearted slice-of-life and more serious adventuring, with opportunities for horror and other moments of gravitas. Some of the mechanics will allow players to engage with customizable magic, temporary AUs, and deepening character relationships. The game will borrow from a number of inspirations, including MMORPGs, mobile games, and different mythological and fantasy sources. Over time, we hope to expand the game setting mechanics in additional patches! ;) We look forward to seeing you there!

Welcome to the Interest Check for Duocaeli. We're so excited that you're here!

If the above sounds interesting to you, please visit our FAQ and Mechanics pages for more information!

Please fill out the following form to help us gauge interest, thanks so much! We’d like to note that for now, Duocaeli has plans to open as a private game, with a possible later public opening. Kindly ensure that you are on the friendslist of Dana (

evergrace) and Nu (

scythed) or have otherwise secured an approved invitation before commenting. ~~If you're a friend of Dana and Nu's and want to add any +1s, please check in with us first!~~ At this time, due to interest hovering around cap, we are no longer accepting requests for +1s. They may re-open at a later date!

Name:
Contact:
Invite?: Please let us know who you received your invitation from! While we likely plan on eventually making the game public, we’d like to start with a private soft open.

Character Considerations: Tell us about your blorbos! Who are you thinking of bringing?
Game Start Preference: At the moment, we’re considering a game start date of either mid-January or late February to accommodate mod schedules. Regardless of choice, the game will be ready to go, we’re just looking at when people would feel most prepared to jump in!
Any Questions: Let us know if there’s anything we can do to make your decision to join us easier!

Other: Introduce yourself if you’d like - also meme spot!! :)

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

LOOK IM JUST NOT DONE W/HER DUMB CR!!!! THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS!!! LEFT UNDONE!!

😭😭😭

FORREAL!!!! i wanna see all the drama that unfolds, IT'S THERE!! BREWING UNDER THE SURFACE!! very excited for you and us and everyone 😭😭😭

we gonna turn it UP in this house yasss

but i would like to request one (1) soft bonding thread at some point in the future pls 😭😭

ABSOLUTELY!!! I WANT THIS!!! based off of what i've read of sakura's tags/meta, i feel like they're both similar in the way that they present what they think others want to see of them (based off their own experiences), vs. what they're really like... not to say that they're always faking their interactions, but there's definitely a barrier there!! so it would definitely be nice to see them open up to each other more and get comfortable, gurgles 😭😭😭

YESSS i would love for more ppl to pick up on that... sakura is actually pretty reserved abt herself even tho she acts warm and friendly bc #ninjashit runs DEEP so

yes

gimme

sakura 🤝 sylvain

FAKING IT TO GET PAST GENERATIONAL TRAUMA

LET'S DO IT!!!

oh my godddd this callout...

😭😭😭

i'm so canonblind to Femblems tho so pls... elucidate...

UHHHH (sweats and looks at smudged writing on hand) UMMMMM NOBODY LOOK AT THIS—

the country sylvain (and dimitri and felix) is from is like... very old school monarchy, all about chivalry and sacrifice and knightly honor etc. it's closely tied to the fantasy-catholic church of seiros, and places great importance on the noble houses because of the "crests" they carry in their bloodlines (religious connotations, seen as being blessed by the goddess)...

these crests give inheritors the ability to wield relics (weapons) that have super OP combat powers, and some bloodlines have other latent abilities too (dimitri is super stronk in canon! but this is more rare as the bloodlines have been watered down by history so to speak). the crests aren't always inherited by a child, e.g. it's not uncommon for a family to have multiple children in the hopes that one of them will inherit the crest. and a lot of social value is placed on the child who does, and they're expected to marry and procreate to continue the bloodline...

SO THERE ARE... ONE OR TWO PARALLELS TO NARDO YEAH... me laughing nervously as i realize this while typing up above infodump... 🤡 SO I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE COMING FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SAME SOCIETAL ISSUE, which i think would be really interesting to explore...

magical bloodlines that cause problems and strife/stress within families, no, that's not familiar at all. who does that. weird and wild.

(but yes, please. sakura is becoming a lot more aware of social issues as they stand in her world, thus why she ended up starting her clinic in one of the novels, but like. she's still got that fucked up ninja mentality of upbringing bc even tho kishi stresses she's the 'normal one' it's like. buddy. children being in life or death situations and trained to kill people and deal with seeing your comrades die is STILL NOT NORMAL!!! she is not a normal girl!!! stop!!

womp womp manga sexism womp)

Is jumpscared by itachi but he looks so brootiful in that art it's okay u_u

LMAO GOD... THE CLASSIC SHOUNEN MANGA SEXISM... I'm so sorry you have to put up with it!! Different genre but fe3h can be extremely tonedeaf in areas too, it feels inescapable sometimes... orz

and yeah kishimoto really did all that to his characters and then was like "lol don't worry about it" 🙃 but u kno what that's what rp is for!! U CAN FIX THINGS!!! U CAN MAKE THEM BETTER...

IM SORRY IM DOING THINGS IN MY OTHER GAME 2 lazy 2 logout, i have a naruto curse...

but yeah ia it's hard to get away from. sad to hear it happens in FE too :(

IM GONNA. DETERMINED. CROPS WILL BE WATERED, SKIN WILL BE CLEAR, ETC ETC.

i Gotta. it's my ninja way.