gamedevs: (Default)
duocaeli mods ([personal profile] gamedevs) wrote in [community profile] duolingos2023-01-01 08:28 pm

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 ([plurk.com profile] evergrace) and Nu ([plurk.com profile] 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!! :)



boarwitness: Caught in the Middle - Paramore (Default)

[personal profile] boarwitness 2023-01-02 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: niji!
Contact: PM or [plurk.com profile] nijikai
Invite?: two of them..........

Character Considerations: Ahhhhh it's Felix Three Houses Fire Emblem hours... nightfell CRAU edition...
Game Start Preference: Mid-Jan sounds nice.........
Any Questions: EXCITE

Other:
philandery: <user name=tokihito site=twitter.com> (Default)

[personal profile] philandery 2023-01-02 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: omo
Contact: PM or Disco
Invite?: I let myself in... (nu? dana??? nudana)

Character Considerations: Sorry to everyone who has to perceive Sylvain Jose for the 5th time it's Nightfell CRAU hours!!!!!!
Game Start Preference: Late-February is the smart choice but I'm Extremely Dumb so Mid-January is great too...
Any Questions: Nyo?

Other: ;^J
magesque: (ღ with the bomb lighting)

[personal profile] magesque 2023-01-02 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: Dana
Contact: PM or [plurk.com profile] evergrace for now!
Invite?: (shakes) i wonder

Character Considerations: Rin Tohsaka from fate/stay night bc if i don't save her, who will. LOOK AT THIS FACE DON'T YOU TRUST HER!!!! give her your social security number

also pending aki and how the game goes, eventually Buzen Gou from Touken Ranbu....

Game Start Preference: this is what i'm asking you all!!
Any Questions: will nu try to kill me during THIS game? also what god possessed us to write this much content so fast help me

Other:

IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, welcome friends who are coming in!! and hello to people i haven't met yet nice to meet u!!!
Edited 2023-01-02 18:10 (UTC)
lackluster: (Default)

[personal profile] lackluster 2023-01-02 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: archer.
Contact: pm! but i have a plurk too,
Invite?: from nu....... nu year

Character Considerations: Childe from Genshin Impact, also Nightfell edition. HOW CAN HE BULLY SYLVAIN TO GO TRAINING WITH HIM AT 3AM—
Game Start Preference: late february sounds good to me while i re-evaluate my life choices. stares at hands.
Any Questions: i can't believe you went feral in a few days. i'm so proud.

Other:

i said i wasn't gonna be in a rush to join games for childe but les' go...........

preowned: (pic#15835902)

[personal profile] preowned 2023-01-02 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: francy
Contact: i live in your disco
Invite?: dananu

Character Considerations: IMAGINE HAVING ANY IDEA WHO YOU'RE APPING AT AN INTEREST CHECK COULD NOT BE ME. maybe i should bring tsuru i am logged into his account. other options i was vaguely thinking about are kougyoku from magi, chisato from lycoris recoil, uh. i don't know. help. i'm going back to staring at my muselist brb
Game Start Preference: i am good with either i am going to be dying no matter which date it is.
Any Questions: shakes uncontrollably

Other:


image of me figuring out my options as i am trapped in indecision
scaleless: (Default)

[personal profile] scaleless 2023-01-02 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: nu
Contact: plurk at scythed or discord or pm or smoke signals
Invite?: blarghdfgkjfks

Character Considerations: i'm doing a nightfell crau
Game Start Preference: i don't know that's why we have this section
Any Questions: set me free of this mortal coil

Other:
salvageable: (pic#16166613)

[personal profile] salvageable 2023-01-02 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: yuul
Contact: discord because my plurk is so inactive
Invite?: dananu

Character Considerations: help i'm a one trick pony it's kim dokja from omniscient reader's viewpoint version nightfell
Game Start Preference: i'm ready whenever you're ready
Any Questions: how did you do this

Other:
hexensabbat: (Default)

[personal profile] hexensabbat 2023-01-02 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: Cal
Contact: disco: kalisona#8428
Invite?: danaaaaaa

Character Considerations: at the moment I'm feeling miss Ringo Soul Hackers 2, who is a protag of a game. She sure is!! But honestly I am still trying to remember how to RP so stay tuned
Game Start Preference: no preferences really!
Any Questions:

Other:
ittoryu: (w - smile.)

[personal profile] ittoryu 2023-01-02 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: January
Contact: i exist in the void
Invite?: :thonk:

Character Considerations: abel or sion from tearmoon WHOEVER WORKS BEST WITH THE REST OF THE CAST IG as i analyze everyone else's options, gazes in choices...
Game Start Preference: me as francy i'll die either way hmmmm maybe leaning towards late feb because having to be slow right after game start is rough but otoh i'm impatient so hm.
Any Questions: rolls out of bed

Other:
Edited 2023-01-02 18:26 (UTC)
survivaltricks: (pic#13004384)

[personal profile] survivaltricks 2023-01-02 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: ITSA ME, MARIOAL (it’s Al)
Contact: satanyael at plurk
Invite?: I know Dana and Nu!!! But I saw this on Dana's plurk

Character Considerations: IT'S AKI— no I’m joking it's Wanderer Genshin Impact if no one else is dying to play him I kind of am
Game Start Preference: the game I mod is ending in Feb, but honestly, I am super easy! Both are fine for me, though if it opens in January I may not app until Feb depending on my energy
Any Questions: are edgy gremlin children welcome wanderer is an edgy gremlin child

Other: no memes on my phone u_u
bucchi: <user name=arigatito> (Default)

[personal profile] bucchi 2023-01-02 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: robin
Contact: pm this journal
Invite?: nu did this

Character Considerations: 🐾🐾🐾

one is ruggie bucchi from twisted wonderland! he's a hyena beastman who's used to making do with whatever he can get his hands on. he's very laid back but also willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. he values hard work and self-sufficiency, coming from a pretty rough background, but is also the kind that won't forget where he came from. ruggie is also an excellent cook and is capable of turning the most mundane ingredients into flavorful dishes.

the other is (depending on review) murakumo gou from touken ranbu! idk anything about him, i think he's neat, look at him. he's my type. i'm sorely tempted to go this route. i wish i had him in the game. /angy

alternatively, i roll a d100

Game Start Preference: late-feb would be the best... but i leave this to everyone else so i'm not accountable for my mistakes
Any Questions: WOO

Other:
Edited 2023-01-02 18:31 (UTC)
ninjawon: (self explanatory tbh)

[personal profile] ninjawon 2023-01-02 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: yaywon
Contact: yaywonah#3532 at disco or yaylikeawon on plurk
Invite?: nudana our baby mermaids

Character Considerations: Han sooyoung with nightfell memories perhaps... or a kdrama (NOT SEONHO) or an otome zenn from even if tempest or (spins wheel) okazaki from collar x malice or Marianne from femblems... oh god oh geezus
Game Start Preference: I'M GOOD WITH EITHER YEAHH late Feb is prob more sensible but mid Jan is fun too
Any Questions: mana exchange kiss kiss fall in love

Other: I'M ON MOBILE AHHHHHH
cozener: (My anaconda will take whatever it)

[personal profile] cozener 2023-01-02 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: anna (1? if the other anna shows up hi other me)
Contact: [plurk.com profile] moetan or astralfire#9286
Invite?: nald and danarie

Character Considerations: i can’t for the life of me tell you this journal is for francy’s entertainment
Game Start Preference: any, im so much help i know
Any Questions: will you give yaywon her skinship

Other: hello, it’s anna!! i have no idea who i’m gonna play at all rip. i will have to look at my muselist and current interests and think really hard. i will also be in a mg soon on top of work things so i may be a lil slow. WHO THE FCK DO I PLAY HELP ME!!!!

i’m mobile… MY MEMES
chevaliered: (272)

[personal profile] chevaliered 2023-01-02 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: becks
Contact: [plurk.com profile] tsundoku or my disco disco disco
Invite?: unfortunately for dana and nu they both have to deal with my existence

Character Considerations: rolls out crow like an old blanket. but also I could potentially kazuha? oooor what if I brought back ash. what if I ash'd again... also laugh at me i just started Ai Somnium Files so I'm taking bets on how long until I want to play someone from this game too and also why is probably going to be date if i do i hate it here.
Game Start Preference: wobbles my hand. i do not mind! i'm not great at multitasking and am in another private game rn but i am happy to tap my paws in whenever wherever and see how things go... weh.
Any Questions: Let us know if there’s anything we can do to make your decision to join us easier!

Other:


i look like this irl
flyingsolos: (Default)

[personal profile] flyingsolos 2023-01-02 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: Kia
Contact: [plurk.com profile] starswept
Invite?: Danananannana-- though I know Nu! Hi, Nu!!

Character Considerations: Either Rion from the game no one else has played besides Cal (Tokyo Xanadu EX) or Sophia from Persona 5 Strikers! Rion is a cheerful, sassy idol who sometimes has magical laser wings and who will beat the love of idols into your head. Sophia is an AI and humanity's companion and endorses murder until she is told no sweetie that's bad.
Game Start Preference: I'd say late February, please-- I'll be traveling mid-Jan for family reasons!
Any Questions: help???????

Other: hi I'm Kia, I haven't made enough shitposts for Rion because Tokyo Xanadu is the neglected Falcom game--
equillibriums: (pic#14328605)

[personal profile] equillibriums 2023-01-02 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: kosy
Contact: [plurk.com profile] trinities
Invite?: points at dana

Character Considerations: it's a wiiizaaarddd. probably rutile from mahoyaku (because i am always a one trick pony) who is sweet but also a little spicy. or argalia/roland from library of ruina these are three wildly different experiences
Game Start Preference: Mid-Jan sounds good! I'm flexible either way!
Any Questions: i love u guys. "that's not a question" i love u guys?

Other:

regression: (pic#15851431)

[personal profile] regression 2023-01-02 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: Hei
Contact: hei#2323, aftertaste on plurk
Invite?: two of them...

Character Considerations: Yoo... Joonghyuk... from Nightfell.......... maybe cause me looking at some of his cr on the interest check

or maybe someone else, I don't know yet. we'll see!! this is mostly to say I am interested in joining sometime during the game's run.

Game Start Preference: it doesn't matter since i may be joining late anyway, so whatever is most convenient for others
Any Questions: frowns deeply

Other:
flair: (Default)

[personal profile] flair 2023-01-02 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: bella
Contact: [plurk.com profile] coordination
Invite?: i'm on dana's plist c:

Character Considerations: oh noooo okay
● natsume sakasaki (ensemble stars): he's an easy pick because he is 1. insatiably hungry and 2. a gamer. a total loser who thinks he's better than most people even after character development, he's the technical leader of switch, a unit of "magicians" whose theme is making people forget their worries and be happy during shows. he's a fortune-teller and can be incredibly cryptic when he's guiding people to happiness—aka telling them what he thinks would be a good idea, though it's ultimately up to them to take or leave his advice.
● arashi narukami (ensemble stars): a social butterfly with a bad habit of keeping herself emotionally distant, she's a member of the unit knights, a group that focuses a lot on fanservice and refers to their fans as royalty. she's very kind and gentle, but has a quick-temper... i'd have to think a lot about what she wants but i've been wanting to play her again so let me consider her okay.
● elizabeth (persona series): extremely weird and extremely fun, she's also a social butterfly (why do i, an introvert, play so many people who talk to so many people)... she has definite motivations i could work with and she'd be a LOT of fun honestly... if you ever need some reason to do xyz then there is a 90% chance elizabeth can help that thing happen because of how out-there she is.
● idk maybe a genshin character. i have ei, barbara, venti, and ayaka journals, though venti and ayaka need icons... venti might be a lot of fun. ei could definitely be fun. both are archons but they're very different—ei wants for eternity (and prior to the archon quest believed that "unchanging" was the ideal; she has since changed her views a little) and shut herself up like a hikkikomori in another plane entirely, so she's 100% out of the loop when it comes to modern day. meanwhile, venti has traveled the world for a long time, leaving his city and land in the hands of people—he's about "freedom", a total antithesis to ei's initial idea tbh. venti's a silly bard and knows every song past present and future... both of them are very sad though, to be an archon you have to lose the most important person to you (jk but also srs)
Game Start Preference: mid-january... i mean either is good but mid-january—
Any Questions: UMM cannot think of any right now... wait i guess for persona users, how many personas will be allowed to be summonable... technically elizabeth has the compendium so she can summon Any of them but i like to adhere to a cap if there is one

Other: hi i'm bella c: i like mobage and jrpgs... obviously... my tagging speed has gotten really lowkey lately because of life but i want to rp again so! dammit!! hello... (also sorry for being on my personal account i'm doing icons todaaaay)
lionson: (Default)

[personal profile] lionson 2023-01-02 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: Maple
Contact: [plurk.com profile] husbando
Invite?: Dana!

Character Considerations: This guy here, Shiro Fujimoto from Blue Exorcist. He's going to be slightly spicier than the one you guys might be familiar with though, since I'm taking him from a different canon point than I did before.
Game Start Preference: I'm partial to mid-January, but either is fine by me.
Any Questions: I'm excited for a longer game!

Other:
dadbard: (Default)

[personal profile] dadbard 2023-01-02 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: Alex
Contact: PM preferred!
Invite?: Saw the interest check on Dana's plurklist!

Character Considerations: Thancred Waters, Aymeric de Borel, or the Crystal Exarch, all from Final Fantasy 14! They are all people who would do excellent in fantasy RPG land and varying degrees of extremely poorly in a modern setting.

• Thancred is a charismatic rogue type, information-gathering specialist, ladies' man, can't make up his mind which class he plays but currently leans toward tank with big fantasy gunsword, extremely attached to his personal morality chain, currently on the garbage man to Team Dad pipeline

• Aymeric is a military commander and current head of state of a thousands-year-old fantasy city that, up until like two years ago, has been At Holy War With The Dragons And Their Heathen Kind™ except that it turns out whoopsiedoodle that was all a horrible crucible of LIES. He's now trying to make a brighter future for his nation by holding it together with his BARE HANDS when all he really wants to do is go on an adventure like the sword guy slash archer he is. He's Elf Dimitri Fire Emblem don't look at me :(

• The Crystal Exarch is spoilers a mysterious hooded man who is also head of a fantasy city and his hood is so hooded because it's so full of secrets. When unhooded he is an extreme dork and history nerd. Also valuable in an RPG party because he's an all-rounder tank, fighter, and cleric

Game Start Preference: Either is fine!

Any Questions: oh my god what am i even doing here don't perceive me

Other:
Edited 2023-01-02 18:51 (UTC)
janescayre: (223)

[personal profile] janescayre 2023-01-02 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: Kabby
Contact: PMs/Kabby#3489 on Discord
Invite?: nu likes me fine i guess

Character Considerations: Hate to say it but it's once again, miss Toko Fukawa. I'm still stuck in Dangan hell.
Game Start Preference: Either works but I'm itching to play with people again, mid-Jan is my preference!
Any Questions: Nu you've escaped two mistletoe events with me without a kiss, when will there be JUSTICE?????????????????????

Other:
psychometries: (198)

[personal profile] psychometries 2023-01-02 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: britt
Contact: britt#6172 @ disco or matriarchy @ plurk
Invite?: i'm inviting myself and you can't stop me

Character Considerations: cal kestis here from a star war.... or my girl ino yamanaka from naruto if spoon can convince me..... or both?? i may lose my mind
Game Start Preference: whenever idc
Any Questions: uhhh

Other:


(he's an idiot, ino is better)
allomantic: (pic#15561426)

[personal profile] allomantic 2023-01-02 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: eli
Contact: effulgence#1860 or [plurk.com profile] incendiary
Invite?: nu and dana can't escape me

Character Considerations: probably rupert from the two princes because i miss him and i'm slowly losing my ability to play more than like two characters
Game Start Preference: any time!!
Any Questions: no questions only vibes

Other: i'm tragically mobile
fergalicious: (62215622_p9)

[personal profile] fergalicious 2023-01-02 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: ara
Contact: smoke signals (but PM or plurk or disco all apply)
Invite?: two of them...

Character Considerations: imagine knowing who you want to apply to a game ever
-athanasia (who made me a princess)
-roxana (because my brain rot is still here)
-meltryllis (fate/ but i should ask if it's fine for mental age to be above 15 since she's.... technically baby)
-psyche (your throne)

me crying for someone who isn't a fate/ or a webtoon but coming up short because they'd hate felix fire emblem

Game Start Preference: late february because i'm visiting family in the last half of january (unless southwest doesn't get their act together, then, well, )
Any Questions: gestures at meltryllis because she's chronologically not older than 15

Other:
craters: (Screenshot 2022-12-20 083756)

[personal profile] craters 2023-01-02 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Name: rhys
Contact: starfaring @ plurk.
Invite?: Kabby was kind enough to extend a +1 in my general direction 😭😭 bless her, actual queen, etc etc.

Character Considerations: This gal right here! I loved the development I got to play out in NF and would enjoy continuing it. c:
Game Start Preference: Mid-Jan would work for me!
Any Questions: Will we be allowed to app 2 chars at once? Because if so I'd also bring along [personal profile] zangetsu if possible/permissible. c:

Other:
Edited (omg that pic was so big) 2023-01-02 19:09 (UTC)

Page 1 of 3