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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!
janescayre: (101)

[personal profile] janescayre 2023-02-23 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
wow is Dimitri spending part of his childhood in small town Dumbtario? I hope he eats a lot of nanaimo bars and poutine!

But okay now that we've solidified that they are fambly!!!

- the only sporting events she will willingly attend are the ones he plays, she only claps for him and spends the rest of the time reading
- when she moved in they started taking her to church but she doesn't practice and won't get baptized, it's awkward. If they're roman catholic she just accepts the sign of the cross and never eats cracker :'( sad
- she's probably clingy sometimes because he's big and nice to her, pls hold hand
- but also if someone says one (1) bad word about Dimitri she hails verbal fire and brimstone upon them until they lose their will to live
- unfortch it looks like she briefly dated Felix in middle school and it went good until it exploded over a dumb misunderstanding, niji is partly responsible for this
- ??? ANYTHING YOU WANT TO HEADCANON I AM HERE FOR, i love our sad sibs

also bc AU memories taint everything her lingering crush on him has effectively been obliterated, you're off the hook
paraselenes: (96)

[personal profile] paraselenes 2023-02-25 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
do i take a lot of au dimitri inspiration from your tales of alberta? yes

i'm losing my mind that he's been brotherzoned ftr but all of this looks great, i can't believe you would give me this gift of au details.. i tear up and cry.... he'd totally accept a clingy sibling he can take care of and they can have an actual family pet that isn't a stinkbug? also i'm very glad she dated felix and i support this stupid drama so much
janescayre: (130)

[personal profile] janescayre 2023-02-28 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
alberta, even worse!!! unfortunately he would fit in there probably

look sometimes you gotta draw a line okay, also it's time she learned to be disappointed in him!

jk i'm actually here for softe feelings that will conflict with her lingering nightfell apprehension. We might not have gotten soulmates but now we're soul...siblings...squints. Also is this Kameko erasure?? i can't believe you. what did they get for a pet instead?