INTEREST CHECK

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UMBRA

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Where you were doesn't matter. All you know is that you turn a corner, and suddenly you see a place that doesn't fit at all where you were before. Were you indoors? Not anymore, this is a street. Were you in a modern city? That has changed, as this looks more old-fashioned. Looking behind you, you see more of that street. Welcome.

Above you, the moon is shining, large and bright, luminescence reflected on the glass of storefronts and parked cars, nary a hint of dust to be seen—but perhaps that makes sense considering the sleek mix of sports and luxury models. Some of the buildings around you are shuttered, others look like they could be open but their signs on the window might look a little different from what you're used to. Unless Witamy is how you normally say "welcome". All the darkness feels cold, the fires on the lamp posts and the moon are the only sources of light around. Not even the traffic lights are on.

Not having anywhere else to go, you continue forward, until you see a woman and a man, standing in front of a plaza. The woman grins, like she's very pleased about something, while the man stays a few steps behind, just watching everyone with a more subdued yet equally pleased smile. The woman steps forward, raising her voice:

"I know you're wondering why you're here. Sorry, you won't get that answer anytime soon, or ever. Don't ask when you'll be leaving, that's just as pointless of a question. You're here, you now have a power, and you should try not to die.

Have fun!"

Welcome to the Interest Check for Antumbra a semi-private murder game run by Limon gibarta, Fishy fishytasty and Nick creatorofathousanduniverses. Characters will find themselves wandering a desolate city street at night, the moon hanging large and bright overhead. With no one around except for others who are just as confused as they are and a strange tingling sensation in their chest, it's up to the Survivors to find an answer to the mysteries in this once-bustling Polish city...or at least a way home. But hey everything's not so bleak, given that every Survivor is the recipient of a new ability they didn't ask for. Better make the best of it, right? It's not like this new power would be used for anything heinous like murder.

Antumbra is murder mystery style, and there are plenty of mysteries to go around. Why are they in Poland? Why are they stuck in a perpetual night? How come the electricity doesn't work? What are those shadows lurking around the corner? Who exactly are their generous benefactors?

More details can be found on our FAQ but the basic rundown is as follows:

☾ Maximum of 25 Characters in the game (+ mod characters), cast cap is 3. Minimum age for characters is 16.
☾ Scapegoating is allowed.
☾ Reserves open December 28th 2019, game start January 4th 2020. You need to be on one of our (Limon, Fishy, Nick), plurklists to reserve.
☾ We expect the game to last six weeks.
☾ All canon powers will be nullified, but don't worry they've been replaced by new ones. Even for those who didn't have any special powers coming in!
☾ There is the chance of body horror, but this will be on an opt-in basis.
☾ Non-Golden Ends and permadeath is possible depending on player choices. However, there will be a graveyard to play around in, and we do mean play around...
☾ We'll be trying out some new systems including weather (this is an entire city after all) and a hint system at trial.

Still interested? Fill out the form below and hit us with any other questions you have!

<b><font color="#233342">Player:</font></b> What you want us to call you.</br> <b><font color="#233342">Character:</font></b> Who are you considering!</br> <b><font color="#233342">Preferred Investi/Trial Times?:</font></b> Pending mod schedules but we’d like to get an idea of what works for everyone. <b><font color="233342"> Mod or Player Executions?:</font></b> + would you prefer executions be on Sat or Sun? <b><font color="#233342">Questions/Comments:</font></b> Or concerns?</br> <b><font color="#233342">Other:</font></b> Put anything here! Gifs, memes, cat pics all accepted</br>

Comments

[shinseitsurugi]

Player: Luminitrium.
Character: Ash Carbide (CSIII), Campanella (Trails series), Ishikirimaru (Touken Ranbu) to start with.
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: I'm okay with anything as long as Investigation happens Friday, and Trials on the weekends.
Mod or Player Executions?: Both are good. Executions would be nice to have on Saturday as a preference but I'm fine with Sunday as well.
Questions/Comments: N/A
Other:

[doesntlastboss]

Maybe I'll get to play with Campanella properly this time?? But also Ishikiri is a good sword... /reaches for him

[reacquintal]

he's jking so much that his text flew off the screen.

eyes at u

[overlord]

Player: Mandee
Character: L-elf Karlstein from Valvrave the Liberator, Crow Armbrust from Trails of Cold Steel, Fushimi Saruhiko from K, or Date Kaname from AI: The Somnium Files.

Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: Any.
Mod or Player Executions?: Mod. No preference for Saturday or Sunday.
Questions/Comments: N/A.
Other:

[doesntlastboss]

Holy shit she really does look like a fluorescent shrimp..... fair...

[moes]

Player: Len
Character: Atsushi Nakajima (BSD), Taichi Yaegashi (Kokoro Connect), maybe some third option-- probably somebody that doesn't originally have powers? Nao Kanzaki (Liar Game) or Kushida Kikyo (Classroom of the Elite)??? OR SOMEONE ELSE IDK ENABLE ME ig, I'm Indecisive
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: Past 12 PM PDT would be best for me on Fri/Sat, but please no earlier than 9 AM PDT.
Mod or Player Executions?: Player executions preferred, let me execute Somebody, preference for Saturday executions or like, Early Morning Sundays because I work in the afternoon.
Questions/Comments: Nope.
Other: 🙏 that i somehow make an actual Decision of a character by the time reserves open

[reacquintal]

🙏!!!!

[crestscholar]

Player: Sable!
Character: Marianne von Edmund or Linhardt von Hevring from Fire Emblem: Three Houses...those are the only real firm considerations? But maybe Three from Drakengard 3, I dunno. (These are exceedingly tentative though, as RL is kind of mildly chaotic for me rn and RP moreso)
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: Friday investigation/Saturday trial would be good for me! Anytime past 12PM EST is good for me, since I...don't usually get up until well into the afternoon when I don't have work...
Mod or Player Executions?: Mod would be preferred! And Saturday executions, but I could go either way on any of this.
Questions/Comments: None off the top of my head. :|a
Other:

[overlord]

drakengard yes!!

[thalassio_enkefalio]

Player: Alex
Character: Percy Jackson is main consideration at the moment.

Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: Open!
Mod or Player Executions?: Same as above.
Questions/Comments: N/A
Other:

[reacquintal]

I'm canonblind but #1 dad hat tho.

[onebetter]

Player: Luna.
Character: Who... knows...? Teru Mikami from Death Note? Tuan Kirie from Harmony? Someone else entirely?
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: I'll be good as long as things are reasonably expected to wrap up by 9pm EST.
Mod or Player Executions?: I like either. Slight preference towards Sunday executions because Saturday wants tend to run late.
Questions/Comments: Or concerns? The likelihood of me joining is like... 65%, depending on how schedules and another game look at the time.

[reacquintal]

mikami reprise...!!

[dalicious]

Player: Dal
Character: William Birkin (Resident Evil); Robert Kelso (Scrubs); Top Dollar (The Crow); Maxie (Pokémon Special) - clearly I would not know a genre if it bit me.
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: I can work with whatever is good for you guys.
Mod or Player Executions?: Either! I prefer Saturday executions, though.
Questions/Comments: Nah, I'm good.
Other: This is a long furby made of denim. You're welcome and I'm sorry.

[reacquintal]

Dal this is Furby is... wonderful in a terrible way.

I know none of your choices but I trust you with all of them :>.

[ordealia]

Player: Jen
Character: Claudine Saijo (Revue Starlight), Lysithea von Ordelia (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: Afternoon/early evening EST
Mod or Player Executions?: Mod, and either day is fine with me
Questions/Comments: Nope!
Other:

SORRY FOR THE EDIT SPAM, MY PHONE IS STUPID

[reacquintal]

oh no that kirby is adorable! def worth the edit :).

[loupnoir]

Player: Everett
Character: Dick Gumshoe or Jet Siquliak. Or a wildcard...??
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: I think I'll be good for anything. I'm on break when the murdergame starts.
Mod or Player Executions?: Either is fine. If by player executions you mean the players will chose the method of death/be the ones to pull the metaphorical trigger, sure. Whatever you think will be narrative more appropriate.
Questions/Comments: None, at the moment!
Other:

[reacquintal]

I love Gumshoe and it feels like forever since I've seen a PW.

[reacquintal]

Player: Limon, your daily dose of citrus in your mod team
Character: I am npc'ing but in the event I do play a PC it'll prolly be Hyakkimaru from Dororo, or maybe Goldov from Rokka

...or knowing me someone else entirely \o\;/
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: y'all tell me
Mod or Player Executions?: ditto
Questions/Comments:
Other: I realized that for my first mg I pitched sunshine and this is literally the opposite, sorry bout your vitamin D intake~.

[doesntlastboss]

CASUALLY TOUCHES BOTH

AND THE MYSTERIES

[silvergun]

Player: Pan
Character:Wei Wuxian (mo dao zu shi), Nathan Seymour (tiger and bunny), ????
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: Fri/Sat. No earlier than 9am pst pls.
Mod or Player Executions?:Questions/Comments: Leggy out
Other: Put anything here! Gifs, memes, cat pics all accepted

[reacquintal]

leggy~

[icariot]

Player: Ginshi
Character: Alfyn from Octopath Traveler!
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: Friday investi and trial Sat!
Mod or Player Executions?: Either work! Pref for on Sat tho if possible
Questions/Comments: Or concerns?
Other: Imma find one later :c

[reacquintal]

whispers that its later ginshi

but alfyn \o\

[missingjoker]

Player: Dani
Character: Kousuke Asazuki (Spiral), Rio Takeuchi (Spiral), Neil Masefield (LiEat), mmmaybe Theobald Leonhart (LiEat)?? Mainly leaning Kousuke or Neil though.
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: Fri/Sat, no earlier than 9AMPST
Mod or Player Executions?: Fine with either, executions on Saturday are nice unless there's other activities on Sundays to respond to as well (like beginning of the week or what have you)
Questions/Comments: It's very iffy if I'll be available because of work, but I'm still interested so WE'LL SEE
Other:

[reacquintal]

but how did he get into a fight with an anteater :O.

[wrongdoings]

Player: Coco
Character: Cinder Fall from RWBY
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: Investigations on Friday and Trials on Weekends works for me. Edit: Since I'm on Hawaii time I'd prefer investigations and trials start at 12pm EST or later!
Mod or Player Executions?: Either works, no preference re: execution days.
Questions/Comments: n/a
Other:

[reacquintal]

that image is a mood

[gentlerose]

Player: Nyanka
Character: Garry (Ib), Shin (Angels of Death Episode.0)
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: Invest. on Friday, Trials on weekends. One game I played in had a two day trial and I think that worked best for me.
Mod or Player Executions?: Either/or. No preference on execution time.
Questions/Comments: So, for the Sanguis power... Can blood be used for decorative structures and be harvested from dead bodies? Because Shin happens to specialize in making horrible body horror furniture and will be tempted to use the dead bodies for his own purposes (with player permission of course.)
Other: Garry, on the other hand, is not as disturbing as Shin is and would probably be terrified of some of these powers.

[umbralant]

Sorry for the delay in this, we needed to discuss!

Unfortunately, characters wont be able to use the blood of the dead! There are other limits/details of the powers than what is currently available on the powers page, but those will be conferred to players who receive that power upon acceptance. Whether the characters reveal those limitations in-game or not will be up to the individual character/player, and as such will factor into murders and trials.

We hope this answers your question, and we apologize for not being able to clarify further at this time due to game mechanics.

[tiotot]

Player: Michi
Character: as of right now-- Tio Plato (Trails Ao/Zero/CSIII), Zero (Drakengard) or Velvet Crow (Tales of Berseria)
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: I'm flexible, so no worries there
Mod or Player Executions?: Both are good, but I have a slight preference towards Saturday
Questions/Comments: Or concerns? Nope!
Other:

[reacquintal]

I looked at this image and wondered if Claire had a sister.

aka hi michi ive joined ca hell but im not done with iii yet.

[allmenare]

Player: Maple
Character: THIS OLD FUCKER aka Fukuzawa Yukichi from Bungo Stray Dogs. I've played a lot of BSDs and it's time for some old man partyyyyy! (I call him an old man but he's only 44.)
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: No preference on investigation times, I work 14 hours every Friday and will have to slowtag at work anyway. For trials though, I would prefer past 12pm EST because I work until 11 am on Saturdays.
Mod or Player Executions?: I would prefer executions to be Saturday right after the trial. No preference as to mod or player executions.
Questions/Comments: bring me the P A I N
Other:

[reacquintal]

pain!!! \o/

we will do our best :).

[darkbishop]

Player: Redd
Character: Hubert von Vestra (Fire Emblem: Three Houses), Charlotte or Iago (Fire Emblem: Fates), Yeager (Tales of Vesperia)...?? I don't know, I'm indecisive. It could be someone else entirely!!
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: I can work with anything, but I'd prefer noon EST or later.
Mod or Player Executions?: Either works, and also leaning toward Saturday for executions!
Questions/Comments: None at the moment!
Other: listen I just got home after like three straight hours of mario party I do not have anything on hand, you'll just have to bear with me

[reacquintal]

#worth bc mario party.

i know none of these except yeager (its limon!) but i look forward to them all :).

[escardos]

Player: tori
Character: c-ta from shuuen no shiori, shinobu kochou from kny, waver velvet from either case files or f/z, false berserker from fate/strange fake for now
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: trials on saturday, invest i'd prefer to be in the friday afternoon/early evening
Mod or Player Executions?: player executions on saturday
Questions/Comments: n/a
Other: :)

[reacquintal]

fingerguns at fate being fate

[doesntlastboss]

Player: Fyre
Character: Mostly likely to be Ulquiorra Cifer or someone else from Bleach (yes, in 2k19, I know), other considerations are like, some chucklefuck from Rokka no Yuusha or idk Revolver (VRAINS) could happen... But Bleach is the most likely because I make Good (Un)Life Choices.
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: I'm PST so my preferred times for investigation are usually later than everyone else's but so long as there isn't a serious time crunch for slower taggers or mild latecomers it should be fine, I can blob like an amoeba to accommodate schedules ~ That being said later is still better for me. Oh right joining the chorus of pls later than 9 AM PST otherwise I will Die.
Mod or Player Executions?: I like Player executions!! And I like Sunday executions to allow time for trial reaction PCs, especially if we're able to interact with the condemned too. :)
Questions/Comments: /SLAMS RESERVE REMINDER INTO MY PHONE CALENDAR WE'RE DOIN THIS FAM
Other: Orihime I am home now and I am looking so ridiculous and also my shirt opened??

[wrongdoings]

can i just say holy shit ulquiorra sounds amazing

[aegir]

Player: Eric
Character: Ibara Saegusa (Ensemble Stars), Rideaux Zek Rugievit (Tales of Xillia 2... I will admit I am slightly biased toward this just because part of the final dungeon is called the Antumbra), Romani Archaman (Fate/Grand Order)... or potentially something completely different idk. Possibly Ferdinand from FE3H if we don't hit a cast cap?
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: Prefer something like 6 pm EST Friday for investigations and noon EST Saturday for trials
Mod or Player Executions?: No executioner preference but Saturday preferred
Questions/Comments: [wigglytuff emote]
Other: It's too early for me to be clever lmao

[reacquintal]

oh my god i had no idea the final dungeon was called that laughs.

[prayerwheel]

Player:Anna
Character: Yuyuko or Junko or Suwako (Touhou), A Femblem (Fates or Awakening or GotHW if i get off my butt and finish it), or Nozomi Toujou (Love Live) bc let's put a SOL character thru the wringer
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: pls god no earlier than noon CST i dont know if i'd be able to getup earlier than that lmfao
Mod or Player Executions?: no pref
Questions/Comments: naw
Other:

[baitless]

Player: Ran
Character: Seteth (Fire Emblem: Three Houses), possibly someone from Pokemon SwSh if I get pinged who knows, not me. Walder (Granblue Fantasy) is also a possibility.
Preferred Investi/Trial Times?: I'm good with anything honestly, though weekends are easiest for me.
Mod or Player Executions?: Mod executions on Saturday!
Questions/Comments: N/A
Other: god twitter is just not providing today i'm sorry

[doesntlastboss]

REACHES FOR RAN may we play together again uwoh