Welcome to The Duality of Man, an original animanga role-play that features numerous supernatural creatures. Unfortunately, these various species have distanced themselves because of the war that occurred thousands of years ago, plaguing some with eyes that only see their dualism. While others meddle themself with their differences, two groups fight, each attempting to eliminate the other in for their definition of worldly peace. These two groups of the Terror Response Syndicate (TRS) and the Assembly of Phantoms (AP). With individuals fighting merely over their differences, it brings uncertainty to the outcome of this war.
We happily accept all role-players as long as they obey the rules and are capable of meeting our word count of 50. This does include those who are unfamiliar with this style of role-playing. The staff of The Duality of Man are willing to happily help those who are new to the role-playing world so they feel comfortable on site. Feel free to message the staff if you need help, they can be found here or in the site Discord and will gladly answer questions alongside calm concerns. If you have any suggestions we would love to hear them; guests may use the support board as a suggestion area as well. Should you decide to join, may I say welcome to the site and we all hope you enjoy your time here.
Yours Truely,
The Staff
season
Summer 2022
Heat has broken through into a glorious summer. The snow has entirely dried through the spring, leaving to the brilliance of the warmer months. Terror activity has risen as people are brought out of their homes, leaving the TRS in a position of consistent work. Each are attempting to maintain victory in the endless struggle for power.
With April, an activity check has arrived for members to do! Please post on the AC and tag all your accounts, including WIPs and OOC accounts. Failure to post on this AC will result in your accounts being marked inactive or deleted. Please note, due to a late start, the due date for this check has been adjusted for one time and one time only.
Attention, members! The time has arrived that we fill some moderator positions in order to finally complete the staff team. There will be no administrator positions being offered, only moderation will be available. Periods between staff decision making may vary because all current staff will gather and discuss who should be admitted into the team and who should not be. To sign up, you must have been a staff member on another site.
REQUIRED JOBS
As a staff member, you will be required to enforce the rules, accept/decline applications as you see fit, assign member groups and assist the various guest, members and staff around the forum. You will be expected to enforce all rules to anybody, which means you should not give somebody special permissions solely because they are your friend. If we ever discover this is occurring, you will be kicked out of the staff team instantly. This works similar to applications where you are required to accept/decline as seen fit. If the application does not meet requirements, it should not be accepted and you are required to state the reasoning for the declining. Declining a character because you do not like the person is forbidden, this will result in being kicked from the team immediately.
You are expected to assist your fellow site goers by answering questions and giving constructive criticism. As a staff member, you are meant to help us maintain a safe role-playing community where members can feel comfortable in speaking. Naturally, we can not make everybody happy, but we do attempt to generate a friendly place to talk should it be needed. Occasional, this may result in the necessity to ban or kick members. Please make certain to gather proof and report it to the admins. Banning/kicking someone for no particular reason will result in being kicked off the staff team.
OPTIONAL JOBS
There are some jobs provided in the staff team that are considered optional, but that we appreciate being completed. This includes activities like claims editing and advertising. As it currently stands, Finn and I maintain the claims and make certain everything stays updated frequently. Advertising is oftentimes handled by myself, this includes affiliates. We would appreciate further assistance in both fields, but this is not required.
OTHER
We would like each staff member to possess a Discord and Chatango account so they can also assist in chat moderation. An OOC account is required to possess the staff abilities.
MADE BY ★MEULK
[b]Name[/b]: what you are called around here. [b]Title[/b]: should you become staff, what would your make your title? we're curious. [b]Staff Experience[/b]: do you have any staff experience? [b]Sites[/b]: link sites that you have staffed on. please give us the name of your account. [b]Skills[/b]: tell us your skills. how may you be an asset to the site? [b]Weaknesses[/b]: what do you need to work on? anything we should know about? [b]Activity[/b]: how many days out of a week are you online? (ex. 4/7) [b]Other[/b]: anything else you want up to know?
[b]RP Sample[/b]: this is used as a way to detect your spelling and grammar skills, can be other posts. preferably 150 words at least so we can get a good sense of spelling and grammar.
Name: Void Title: Schrodinger's Mod Staff Experience: Yes Sites: deviantArt experience only, I'm afraid Skills: Character development/concepts, writer wannabe Weaknesses: Fluctuating activity due to circumstances, history evaluation Activity: 4-5/7 Other: I play video games a lot but will respond quickly if pinged
{Spoiler}Crunch crunch, crunch crunch. The sound of snow being crushed under many pairs of boots and shoes,the happy chatter of crowds slowly fading to weary mumbles and whispers. This was not an odd sight for the woman, the Huntress keeping steady pace and a firm gaze pointed forward. The ice and snow were really very pretty, but winter would always be her least favorite time of the year. Most of her plants died out during the winter, waiting for the warmer days to come. She simply had to wait it out, though she had no real rush.
In the same calm and calculated pace her hands frisked herself, gently smoothing out any possible creases in her uniform and making sure all her buttons were upright. She adjusted the cuffs of her sleeves and made sure her grappling gauntlets were well adjusted and comfortable. She did all this out of habit, her hands making the final check to make sure her collar was high as her breath made soft clouds. Sometimes routine was all you could fall back to in these trying times.Her ruby red eyes scanned the treeline as she watched, the black scleras driving home her demonic appearance. Granted she didn’t need much help; her ashen grey skin was a big tell along with her horns, one snapped at the halfway point and the other curving around her skull from her forehead and over her platinum blonde hair, pulled into a tight and efficient braid that rested over her right shoulder, and finally her tail which trailed behind her. She used to try and hide her features, embarrassed of her heritage. Now she simply didn’t care.
On her way there she didn’t have much interaction or problem, the crowd parting in her wake. People were still touchy on the subject of Volos’ children. She couldn’t blame them really, all things considered. But at the very least they didn’t outright attack her, probably thanks to the TRS uniform she wore. She exhaled extra hard once, a long billow of smoke leaving her as she did. She’d been ordered to keep watch on the castle and so she would. No complaints there. She just wondered who she’d be paired up with and hoped there would be no problems.
When she did eventually arrived at the established meet point she was met with an empty post. The woman would raise a curious brow, nose wrinkling as she sniffed and turned to inspect the area. Even here, clearly standing guard for their sake the inhabitants went out of their way to keep a perimeter around her. On the plus side it made for a clear view. And a view she did see; in the distance she spotted a brunette with purple tips, the TRS uniform and…pure white wings.
Name: Luciel Hijikata Title: Overlord of Salt Staff Experience: ran three fairy tail sites back to back over the span of 2 and a half years Sites: All three sites are no longer around(none of them got enough traffic to stay off the ground)[Names in order are: Fairy Tail Evolution RP(2013-2014), Fairy Tail Ethereal RP(2014-2015), and Fairy Tail Boundless RP(2015-2016)] Skills: Somewhat familiar with the proboards ACP, character/ability app grading skills, good attention to detail, decent at handling member conflicts. Weaknesses: fluctuating activity due to circumstances, slight emotion control issues. Activity: 4/7 Other: almost always have access to discord through my computer and phone so if I'm pinged, i can respond fairly quick. Notifications, outside of @mentions in the server are muted to avoid having them blow up my phone or laptop. So if needed to respond directly in the server, you need to do the @mention with my name. RP Sample: The following is a post from a site I belonged to in the past with an older, non-related character.
Rin’s frustration that was caused by both her headache and her inability to track down the guild master, were starting to become apparent as lightning began to spark off her body. Even though it was quite insignificant, some people in town, seemed to take notice of it. The blonde-haired elf walked around with an angry scowl on her face that could easily ruin her good looks.
The lightning mage decided she might as well try to calm herself so she could think straight. “C’mon Rin, keep it together, you need to calm down and think!” She said to herself in head as she gave her face a mental slap as well as a real one on her cheeks. Getting frustrated and angry was not going to help her at all. In order to calm herself further, she took deep breaths, inhaling through her nose and exhaling through her mouth slowly about five times with her eyes closed.
When she exhaled one last time, she opened her eyes again, now much more calm than she had been up to this point. The lightning had all faded away from her body, the angry scowl her face once showed, was now a more relaxed expression with a slight smile. Rin felt much better now that she had taken some steps to calm herself.
Now, with a calm mind and a new determination setting in, she tried to use her unique elven ability to locate her guild master but still no dice. As she thought, this dark energy was clouding her ability. It looked like Rin would have to just search the entire town for Fetus. However, first, she decided it might be a good idea to find one of the keyblade holders that Teemo had mentioned were also going to gather here in Halloween Town. Maybe if she could find one of them, they could lead her to her guild master. It was certainly worth a shot. Just as she was about to start her new search, her stomach gurgled, letting her know she was hungry. A little embarrassed, she blushed a bit.
Rin saw a tavern like restaurant type building a few feet ahead. Seeing as she knew that if she was hungry, it would be hard to focus on the upcoming battle and could even hinder her fighting. Taking her stomach’s ‘advice’ she headed straight for the restaurant she had spotted a moment ago. It was about a three minute walk from where she had been standing to the restaurant. Upon reaching the building, she pushed open the doors, to find it to be a rather lively tavern. She hoped that alcohol wasn’t all they served here. The place seemed to be rather popular judging by all the people at all the tables. The only place with an open seat, was at the bar. She went up there, and hopped up on the raised bar stool and swiveled to face the counter. Rin grabbed the menu that was propped up to the right of her and skimmed through it, trying to find something that was food and not booze. Unfortunately, the actual food they served was quite limited. However, one menu item caught her eye. She waved down the bartender. “I’ll have one of these please.” The bartender nodded. “Sure thing!”
While she waited for her food, Rin looked around the bar, it was a real lively atmosphere compared to how it was outside, It was almost if that dark energy didn’t reach this place which Rin felt was very strange. However, she was thankful it didn’t, her headache was finally gone and she could enjoy a quick bite to eat while trying to come up with a plan to find either her guild master or one of the many keyblade holders that were going to gather here in Halloween town.
The staff have convened and reached a conclusion for this session of auditions. We do apologize for the extensive wait, staff have been a tad busy.
After our discussion, we have decided that Void will receive a moderation position since we feel you will fit in well within the group. By the appearance of deviantArt based role-plays, we got vibes of it functioning somewhat similarly, thus we believe you will be alright. We can easily understand fluctuating activity considering all of us staff do get busy on occasion. Welcome aboard and we are happy to have you on the team!
Name: spiritfoxxy, foxxy Title: Smiley Queen Staff Experience: yes Sites: chasing darknesstoo many to keep track Skills: I can try help edit code, (updating claims and stuff, possibly fix a broken app), help accept (if I'm not sure I always ask other staff members opinions), help advertising and adding affiliates, can even check affiliates for activity. Weaknesses: In the past I would leave sites that go inactive because I would become bored with them Activity: 7/7, but through out the day I'm on and off but during busier times I leave an absent note Other: I can be reached best on discord, just be sure to tag my username
RP Sample:
He is an only child, born in Spain. His parents were on vacation when he was born. The trip was supposed to be only two weeks but it lasted a month before they had returned back to Aria Village. For generations his family have served as bodyguards to the Dark King. The males in his family were always Familiars, so once their son became of age they were allowed to join the tournament to hold the contract with their Dark King. His family didn't care about the Assembly of Phantoms or Terror Response Syndicate, only the side their King was on.
His parents were thrilled when their son had been born, as prior in his generation, he would be allowed to join the tournament to determined who would be next to serve their Dark King. The young child grew with lovely parents to raise him. Quickly learning how to walk so that he could follow his mother around the house. It wasn’t long before he grew an interest in seeing his father’s sword, running his fingers along the blade, careful to avoid cutting himself against it. Growing up had been interesting towards his family, ever so often, their son would complain about random pains, but checking him over, he didn’t have those injuries, however it was proven that the Dark King had them.
He showed an interest in learning how to fight, training in mid air at home, wanting to be just like dad once he became older. When he was six, he got a wooden sword, it gave him an idea of learning how to fight with it. Once he turned nine, he was allowed to follow his father around. Getting an idea of what it would be like when he became age, his future as a guard for his Dark King. He got introduced to the training ground and has been coming here for training ever since. His mother home schooled him, when he was done with his studies he would be permitted to search out his father or what he chose to do was return to the training grounds.
He got his first sword when he was twelve, the weight was interesting but he would soon take it to the training ground and practice using it against the dummy. Within three years, he learned how to use his sword for offensive and defense as well as using combat when necessary as to help him win his fights. When the tournament had come around, he had opened it with open arms, wanting nothing more than to become his Dark King’s Familiar. Feeling like he knew him best because he always got these strange pains at random.
He faced many Familiars in his family, becoming victories over all of them. His last challenge would be against the current Familiar of the Dark King. Many of his relatives fought with brute strength, making him have to learn another way to fight to surpass them. Their swords would colloid and his relative appeared to have advantage over him. I need to put that all beside me… He would move his sword away, accepting an attack from his relative before smacking him with his sheath. Once his relative steps back, stunned from surprise he would swing his sword, stopping just against his neck, proving he won.
The surprise of his win would come as somewhat of a shock to him. Unaware he caught the Dark King’s interest with his last stunt to use his sheath in this fight. There was more than one way to win a fight, he would use any method to keep his King safe. If he would have to get cut for the chance at an opening, he would accept his fate and do so, if he needed to use his sword incorrectly to confuse his opponent before striking he would do so. Did he think he was the best fighter since he is now the Dark King’s guard, hell yeah and for a fifteen year old, it felt good.
He thought he was so smart, using any means necessary to win his fight. His Dark King challenging him was met with open arms. It would be an honor to spar his king, he wasn’t going to fear a possible loss. Would it even be possible to lose, the end goal was to protect his king right… He was surprised at his King’s skill and speed, deciding it would be harder to win than he had once thought, but a challenge was a challenge and he wasn’t about to go down without a fight. Within a few minutes, he found himself on the ground, having lost to his King.
I’ll just need to train harder… He thought to himself, finding the Dark King attractive. His crush on his king starts but no matter what he tries, he can’t seem to get his king’s attention and yet he can’t help but feel jealous that his king is going around having flings. When he wasn’t outside standing guard for his king, he would be at the training ground getting extra practice in. He practiced shifting between his panther form and his human form, so that he wouldn’t feel so much pain when he suddenly needs to change. During eighteen, everything had changed for him. He had gone out early to train, practicing his combat, when he had a sudden scare from behind him.
He couldn’t help but be surprised and flustered that his king had sneaked behind him, giving him his long desired attention. Since that day, his king has tried none stop to get him to have a fling with him, or having him join in his flings with other men. All offers had been refused despite his caring nature towards his king. It was very difficult for him to refuse his king when he wanted nothing more than to be with him forever. Countless times, he has found himself as a damsel in distress, being kidnapped by his king’s flings. There were plenty of times that he thought he wasn’t going to get away, but his king had been the one to save him.
After some careful decision, we have reached a conclusion as to who the new moderators will be! Because of this, all positions will be officially filled out, providing us with a filled staff roster! The newest moderators will be @spiritfoxxy & fleur (privately submitted volunteering through PM/DMs) who we believe are able to handle the tasks at hand with efficiency and help us to forge a brilliant future for TDOM as a whole. We wish you luck settling into your new positions and should you have any questions, feel free to PM any administrators as needed.
Thank-you to all who volunteered to take staff positions, we appreciate the desire to help with TDOM. We hope everyone has a wonderful day~!
Do not use drama to get attention in the chat. Nobody appreciates it.
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No advertising, we have a perfectly fine board for that.
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Please try and keep swearing to a minimum in the chat.
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All chat usernames should be PG-13 and not break the ProBoards ToS or site rules.
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A Chatango account is not required, but it is encouraged.
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Please avoid spamming the chat; accidents are understandable.
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You may use the in-character chat prior to acceptance.
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Be respectful to anybody who enters the chat, including guest, fellow members and staff.
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Guests may speak in chat at anytime to ask questions or get a taste of our community~!
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The skin is created by Wolf of Adoxography and Gangnam Style. The thread and conversation remodels are by Kagney. The Strange Reality board list, Heal My Soul info center, I Remember Now mini profile and Electric Requiem profile remodel is made by Pharoah Leap. The Who's That Member member list remodel was made by Tictactoe. The Cbox.ws Shoutbox remodel was made by Trinity Blair. All templates used for claims, information sheets, applications, etc are credited to their owners; credits for these can be found in the threads the templates are use on. Images that are used on The Duality of Man are credited to their owners, however, they have been edited by Zac with a few being edited by Chibi Magician. The plot, rules and various other information pieces for The Duality of Man are written by Chibi Magician with the assistence of her co-admins, Finnegan and Dremulf, alongside other unlisted people who were kind enough to give their input. The TRS, AP and face claim were all created by Fleur for specifically the use of TDOM. All plugins used on The Duality of Man are credited to their owners. The templates my members use are credited to their maker, if you find a template that belongs to you, but is uncredited, please speak to Chibi Magician or the member themself. Characters created on The Duality of Man are credited to their owners and should not be used elsewhere without the creator's permission.
Special thanks for the members of TDOM who make suggestions to help make this site better. Even though we can not accept all suggestions, we immensely appreciate it. Thus, we give credit to any additions that you thought of and were later implimented by the staff, because we are glad you give us these excellent ideas.