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Imagine one day you woke up and everything had changed. Imagine you were caught in an endless state of 'dreaming'; unable to move, unable to make a sound: simply seeing, observing, unable to do anything. Welcome to Astral Cabal. You're trapped in an everlasting darkness-- an everlasting nothingness with no escape. An end is soon to come... Will you rise up against their control? Astral Cabal 4 applications are not open

[astralcabal]

Hello! I was wondering how things with AC4 were going, since AC3's endgame apparently won't be coming out and I wanted to know if that would affect AC4 at all. If you are having it however, would it be alright if I submitted an oc that it's possible an NDRV3 character may have a similar personality to or is that something to just avoid entirely?

Apologies for the delay, it has been some time since any of us have logged onto this blog. I’ll try to log in a little more often!

I’m not sure about AC4, to be honest. If there’s enough interest in another game, especially now that an official Danganronpa game is finally coming out again (It’s like 2013 all over again), we might bring it back. This isn’t definitive, but we did talk about potentially rebooting the series, since the plot leading into AC4 was getting so complicated it was difficult for us to really handle it. So we were considering starting on a clean slate while still keeping to all of the traditions Astral Cabal has gained. However, it’s been a few months since we discussed that so we’d have to bring it up again, and not all of us necessarily have the time to commit to running a game like this again. Keep in mind also that many of us moved on to start up our own DR OC roleplays in similar veins, and some have moved on from DR OC RP, so we have been pretty busy working on our own projects.

As for the NDRV3 thing, I won’t speak for others but I personally don’t see the problem with it. No matter how hard you try, you’ll always make a character that is vaguely similar in personality to another character, now that we’re going to be at around 50 canon DR characters after NDRV3 (Not even counting the spinoff material). As long as it’s clear that you’re not trying to clone a canon character with a different coat of paint, there shouldn’t be an issue!

[astralcabal]

What happened to the Platinum blog? Looks like the url's been renamed. . .

Sorry for the late response!

It seems to have been archived. Tumblr now puts -blog at the end of your url if you haven’t made posts on it in over a year (Although, it seems random as to which blogs they do this to considering some get it after a year and there’s some blogs that haven’t been posted on in 4+ years that haven’t been archived). I’d change it but I don’t remember the email and password to the blog anymore. I’ll try to get it from another mod at some point to try and get the old url back.

[astralcabal]

So.... when will AC3 endgame come out....?

It’s probably not going to happen, because of complications and that after so long it’s gotten difficult to keep people’s interest in it.

We could potentially post a summary of it at some point.

[astralcabal]

Small Endgame Update

First of all, apologies for the long period of silence. All of us have been pretty busy with various different obligations. However, we still have every intention of finishing AC3 endgame and setting up AC4.

We still don’t really have an endgame date still, unfortunately. There is some good news, though! One of the bigger roadblocks in the way of us getting endgame done isn’t a problem for us anymore, so the wait shouldn’t be much longer. Thank you to everyone who has been sticking around with us!

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The clocks ticking by rather quickly, wouldn’t you rather stay and take a rest instead of continuing your journey up north? Desperation Dollhouse is a Dangan Ronpa roleplay that, although having similar circumstances, takes place in an alternate universe. Desperation Dollhouse takes inspiration from Dangan Ronpa and an array of Studio Ghibli media and even some children’s novels. Eighteen students will be trapped within this twisted fantasy of sorts, and subjected to the torments of our own personal mascot. Ah, how exciting, just the mere thought of tearing each other limb from bloody limb brings various melancholic yet addictive tones to ring throughout your ears, right? Right.

Applications are currently open till Christmas day! About || Application || Ask || How to play || Rules

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“What is there to hope for anymore? Everyone you trust will lie. And in the end, everything you know will die. When it all comes to it, a few billion deaths don’t matter, do they?”

“…You still want to fight?”

“You are a fool.”

Reaching Despair: Heaven and Earth is a CLOSED, submission-based group. In the year 2120, a new round of students have been admitted to be the next class of Hope’s Peak Academy…unaware that the end is nigh.

Apps will be open from October 5 to November 5!

“…May I suggest one thing, then?“

“Don’t lose yourself.“

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[astralcabal]

Is there any word on the AC3 endgame?

Hello! Apologies for the lack of any real word on this on a more public note. However, we’re willing to release an answer on this.

Our endgame has progressed. We have finished large chunks of it. However, right now, we have yet to finish a certain pivotal section, and the masterminds have been a little bit busy on their side with schoolwork and modding another game. It’s a little difficult to assemble this quickly as a result, but trust us, we will put an announcement up shortly before endgame being released!

As a note, we can guarantee this as at the same time AC4 has also been in development alongside it. We definitely are seeing our third installment to the end.

Thank you for your curiosity and consideration!

- Mod Elliott

[astralcabal]

around what time do you predict apps will be opening?

Sometime soon after AC3 endgame launches. Apologies we cannot give a more clear date.

- Mod Elliott

[astralcabal]

on the answer portion, can we refer to another response?

Yes! That’s fine. However, if you are going to do this, we would appreciate it if you gave us a small summary of whatever you are referring to. Especially if you’re going to be referring to something mentioned in the backstory or personality.

- Mod Grant

[astralcabal]

Small Announcement

Hello everyone, I have a small announcement to make. For Astral Cabal 4 we will be running on a Two Week Schedule, as opposed to the One Week Schedule we have previously run on. The mod team as a whole has agreed that this would be an all around change for the better. This will allow our players more time to thread, as well as giving us and each chapter’s culprit and victim more time to plan the murders.

Here is our new schedule for reference. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to shoot us an ask.

- Mod Grant

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Have you had difficulty finding new groups? Do you seem to keep missing every group’s deadline? Well, look no further! This group will do all the hard work for you! It will list any groups currently open or expect to open soon and their deadline (if they have announced it)! It will also reblog promos and answer any questions you may or may not have! Feel free to ask!

If a group has yet to be added to the list, feel free to send an ask or submit us your promo post and we’ll do our best to add it as soon as possible!

The masterlist is linked in our blog above, but it’s here as well!

- Mod Mercutio

[astralcabal]

One more question! Where can I find the application form, I'm on mobile, sorry if it's a stupid question!

not a silly question at all, anon!! i understand mobile can be a pain to find things on. you can find the application here!

[astralcabal]

Ah gee, um, I mean like when you submit a character what things do you NEED to have about your character?

anything that’s required on the application form! those are the elements that you definitely need to have about your character. 

- mod eleanor 

[astralcabal]

What specifics do I need in my application?

aaaa i’m afraid i’m not exactly sure what you mean, anon..! if you’re talking in general about the application, then all the sections that aren’t marked as optional for sure. if you mean something more related to characters, i’m afraid i’m going to have to ask you to explain your question a little more..! ;^-^)

- mod eleanor

[astralcabal]

we noticed we’ve been receiving a lot of messages regarding the application of matching ocs, so i put together an guide of sorts! under the cut are answers to the questions that are becoming common, and what we’re keen and not so keen on when it comes to these characters.

let’s start with the beginning- the two main points!

you can apply matching ocs! 

matching ocs are when you and another roleplayer develop ocs that have some kind of link to each other. they can be pretty fun to make and play! it is a-ok to apply these to astral cabal four. we’ve had matching ocs in past games; usagi of ac3p and nekomaru of ac3d were siblings. 

there are no restrictions on the relationship your ocs can have. 

you could apply siblings or work colleagues or childhood friends; we’re not against any sort of link. likewise, any strength of this link is fine. we’re not going to judge an oc with their match heavily involved in their backstory harsher than we would two who are only just involved with each other, nor vice versa. 

if you do decide to apply with matching ocs, we ask that you keep some points in mind:

there is no guarantee both characters will get in. 

just because your character is linked to another doesn’t automatically gain you both a pass should we want to accept one! the apps will be judged individually just like any other.

if both are accepted, there is no guarantee both will be in the same game.

barring matters related to separation requests and triggers, game placement is down to a randomiser! we’re not going to put you together just because of the link.

if you do end up in the same game, you are still expected to roleplay with the other characters.

so you already have an easy relationship with another class member! great! but don’t just roleplay exclusively with the character you’re linked to. seeing how oc relationships develop is all part of the fun, and we always discourage cliques or exclusivity. 

please ensure the characters can work independently of each other. 

this is because of the above points! one character may not be accepted, or you may be placed in separate games. as a result, if one oc literally cannot work as a character without the other, we would be unsure about acceptance of either.

there may be points thatt haven’t been brought up in here, but hopefully this covers most if not all of the basic questions! please feel free to send in any message to clarify something we haven’t covered here.

[astralcabal]

dances on in! Hello, I have a question, if you don't mind. A friend of mine and I are apping sibling characters -- they're the one who sent an anon ask about that earlier -- and I was wondering something. Because of backstory, the two characters have lots of mentions of the other sibling in other sections of their app, such as the background, and character questions. Will too many mentions hinder the chance of just one of us being accepted, if it happens to work out that way?

nope! too many mentions won’t hinder anyone’s chances, and we wouldn’t hold anything against you or judge differently.

- mod eleanor

[astralcabal]

Is the application going to be editted/tweaked for AC4?

we’ve already made the changes we want to! the application is fully updated for ac4. 

- mod eleanor