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duocaeli mods ([personal profile] gamedevs) wrote2023-01-08 07:20 pm

AU plotting post

au plotting post


Welcome to the Duocaeli's Plotting Post for OFFline world AUs! Rather than doing monthly installments to play with this optional mechanic, we've decided to use this permanently installed post for players to come in and engage with our AU mechanic as they please.

How does the AU mechanic work?
Upon arriving in the OFF world of Crane City, characters will find themselves encountering NPC residents and others who react to them as familiar citizens, friends, and family. While not necessary, there is an optional mechanic for characters to also suddenly regain memories of a life they had in Crane City, whether it be an entire lifetime or as someone who moved in and took up residence later on. However, all characters will intrinsically know that the Alternative Universe memories they have of the OFF world aren't their real memories.

In addition, while characters may have OFFline friends or family resemble canon characters that can be apped, they must also retain some differences. This is to allow for creative freedom for characters being apped in.

OOCly, Duocaeli puts a focus on canon personalities and histories of characters, but we wanted to have the optional AU mechanic for those who wanted to play with it! If you don't want to opt in, there is no requirement to have a top-level or entry in this page. If you would like to engage, please follow our example for organization's sake.

This AU Plotting Post will be linked on every monthly mod post as a reminder for those who would like to engage in the optional AU mechanic.

Player Name:
Player Contact:

Character Name: Feel free to also link to their permissions/info post if that's your jam!
Canon:
AU Occupation: Quick snapshot of what your character does.
AU Background: This can be as detailed or barebones as you want!
Looking For: Are there any particular kinds of AU CR that you'd like for your character? Childhood friends? Bitter academic rivals? It may also help to include your character's attitude on the AU memories - do they find them confusing and want to embrace them? Or will they ignore them to the best of their ability?

While not necessary, mods also encourage having a FROZEN "Notes" comment reply to your own top-level that lets you edit and include new AU details as you plot!



Otherwise, the entire post works like a general plotting area! Please comment under character comments to build AUs with each other. Don't be shy now!
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Jae

[personal profile] duskspear 2023-02-22 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
Player Name: Jae
Player Contact: PM or PP ([plurk.com profile] welzes)
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Roland Glenbrook

[personal profile] duskspear 2023-02-22 07:45 am (UTC)(link)
Character Name: Roland Glenbrook
Canon: Triangle Strategy
AU Occupation: Social worker for maximum irony
AU Background: A native denizen of Crane City and the eldest child of two to a teacher father and a horticultural therapist mother. Cheerful and aspirational, he's an active member of the community and the friendly neighbor who's happy to reach out when he isn't busy spoiling his little brother.
Looking For: Roland's attitude toward the memories is one of wary reluctance. He doesn't accept them as his reality, but he plays along with those who seemingly recognize him lest he cause unintentional damage somewhere. Fabricated or not, he's sympathetic toward the people who've unknowingly lost the actual person whose memories he's inherited.

  • Friends from childhood or recent stages of life like university. Is your character shy? Roland would've approached them first. He's more of a jock than a nerd, but he appreciates everyone.
  • Colleagues in professional and/or volunteer work, just so this aspect of their lives doesn't exist in a vacuum.
  • Anything and everything to flavor CR. It can be something small or whacky like the one (1) time your character ran him over on a bicycle. Conversely, I'm open to discussion on more impactful relationships (e.g., sweethearts). Hit me up!
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Notes

[personal profile] duskspear 2023-02-22 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
  • Little brother: ❌ Mithos ([personal profile] reliance)
  • Sweetheart: ❌ Rutile ([personal profile] equillibriums)
  • Friends:
  • Serendipitous:
  • (billboard voice) this could be you
  • ❌ = dropped characters considered missing in Crane City
  • Edited 2023-07-08 08:57 (UTC)
    hasteful: (35)

    [personal profile] hasteful 2023-02-22 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
    FRIENDS!!!! ROLAND AND BUZEN DESTINED TO BE FRIENDS I NEED IT
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    [personal profile] duskspear 2023-02-22 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
    I'm shaking in my nonexistent boots at how fast you are.

    BUT I NEED IT, TOO!! Should they be friends from school . . . He missed you the day you dropped out, bro.
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    [personal profile] hasteful 2023-02-22 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
    i gotta go fast.... want my jae cr

    they can and absolutely should be friends from school.... they probably met in a general ed course and became fast friends!!! even after buzen dropped out he still would visit roland on campus and also wanted to go to his graduation!!!
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    [personal profile] duskspear 2023-02-22 08:07 am (UTC)(link)
    That's soft. 🥹 Buzen was welcome to graduation while Roland supported him in the car trade. You do what makes you happy, friend.

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    [personal profile] hexensabbat 2023-02-22 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
    listen i have no good ideas but i need something with jae let's brainstorm
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    [personal profile] duskspear 2023-02-22 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
    Perhaps their paths crossed one day while she was drifting, and . . . Help, Cal, fill in my empty head's blank.
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    [personal profile] hexensabbat 2023-02-22 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
    HMMMMMMMM

    yeah maybe she worked with him at his volunteer org for all of like three days

    it was a v impactful three days

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    [personal profile] philandery 2023-02-22 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
    jaeeeEEE what if... they volunteered at an animal shelter together!!!!!!! or maybe sylvain nearly pancaked him with his motorbike once, hmm
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    [personal profile] duskspear 2023-02-22 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
    Omo!!

    Both. The answer is both. Sylvain nearly pancaked Roland with his motorbike and then realized he volunteers at the same shelter as the guy when they met each other again later that day.
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    [personal profile] philandery 2023-02-23 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
    NICE. meet cute meet cute!! they spiderman point to each other, but eventually bond over their love of animals... 😊

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    [personal profile] midway 2023-02-23 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
    jae!! reaches for...
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    [personal profile] duskspear 2023-02-23 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
    Spoon!! What can I do you for . . .
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    [personal profile] midway 2023-02-23 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
    roland sounds like a good student... maybe claude was on student council and foisted work onto him

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    [personal profile] hollowedground 2023-02-23 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
    looks at their tdm thread

    volunteer work colleagues for maximum irony???
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    [personal profile] duskspear 2023-02-23 10:51 am (UTC)(link)
    Maximum irony is my favorite!! Heck yeah, volunteer work.
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    [personal profile] sawboned 2023-02-24 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
    I had Denji doing soup kitchen volunteering as a thought--do you think it was Roland who strongarmed him into it?
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    [personal profile] duskspear 2023-02-24 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
    Iki!! You beat me to it. Let's volunteer together and get free meals for you, sweet Denji. My phone thought his name was Dennis.
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    [personal profile] sawboned 2023-02-24 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
    he was Dennis on my phone for a long time, and it kind of works because he is, in fact, a menace

    (alternatively: Sheamus)

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    ohthehumanities: yosso_oa @ twitter (hawthorne berry)

    [personal profile] ohthehumanities 2023-04-13 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
    GENTLY EXTENDS MY PAW... I don't know how or why but they should be buddies!!! maybe they were neighbors growing up??
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    [personal profile] duskspear 2023-04-13 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
    Pixi!! I'm so excited for Kaveh . . . Yes, please, be his fussy neighbor.
    ohthehumanities: niluhong @ twitter (steel blue)

    [personal profile] ohthehumanities 2023-04-13 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
    LMFJKSH he would definitely fuss, especially if Roland is a jock and got banged up a lot as a kid... they also seem like very similar people personality-wise which is very funny
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    [personal profile] duskspear 2023-04-14 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
    Do you have someone like Alhaitham in your fake life, Kaveh? Are you pent up? It's okay. You can vent to Roland, your fellow humanitarian, and also smack him for being a scraped up jock.

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