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Hello! Lovely and I are hosting another killing game roleplay! This story will not be related to RD or DD. Thank you for your continued support, and we’re looking forward to another successful campaign! - Tal

The Witching Hour

Shrouded by trees and perpetual shadows, a mansion sits perched at the top of a hill. Hidden in the midst of a rainy forest, the Belladonna Manor has nearly been forgotten to time, but odd rumors still cloud the Victorian Manor in mystery. According to the rumors, the mansion’s clock rings every thirteen hours. The lights will move ominously around the night sky. The mansion will disappear and reappear at random.

However, perhaps the strangest rumor surrounding the manor are the strange figures seen coming and going from the old house. Only one thing is certain, the Belladonna Manor is to be avoided at all costs.

And YOU have been cordially invited to a Charity Gala hosted at the Belladonna Manor. Enclosed in your invitation are tickets for all necessary transportation to reach the Manor, as well as our sincere plea that you find the time in your schedule to make it. We look forward to your presence at the upcoming gala. Everyone is just dying to meet you.

The Witching Hour is a discord based mkg roleplay. Taking place in a Haunted Mansion, The Witching Hour takes inspiration from Disney’s Haunted Mansion, Luigi’s Mansion, and The Witch’s House. The roleplay will utilize college aged OCs with Occupations rather than the traditional DR Ultimates.

This game will include puzzles, investigations, trials, and more; with three potential endings based on in character actions and decisions. Have the chance to guide the story and work hard to unlock all of the game’s lore. The game will have a cast of 20 characters, including mod OCs. We look forward to meeting the Belladonna Manor’s next esteemed guests!

[APPLY] || [ABOUT] || [RULES] || [FAQ] || [MODS] || [DISCORD]

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♔ Thank you so much for your interest in Despot Despair! ♔

The campaign is long over, and so it is time to make the server public to those who would be interested to read the public threads featured in there. Currently there is no more plans to write summaries or anything else pertaining to this universe. Thank you again! - Mod Tal ❀

♔ Primrose Palace Server ♔ S.T.A.R.S. Server♔ Youtube ♔ Links♔

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Everyone, please give as much love and thanks you have to offer to Kenzie who had been so wonderful as to make some summaries of the STARS plotline of Despot Despair herself.. 💕💕💕💕 - mod tal

With the game now over, this blog is officially open!

This is a blog detailing all of Yuko’s escapades within the S.T.A.R.S. facility and why a bunch of crazy things happened! I’d like to give personal thanks to the Despot Despair mod team for letting me do something so crazy, and I’ve really enjoyed being part of the game in such a big way.

Anyway, have fun reading all of Yuko’s misadventures!

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hey! :~) do we submit applications through here? it says to submit it through the blog.. but im not sure where ahah :') if u guys are even taking apps right now. i'd just like to join the server until you guys are taking apps for a new season ^.^

Sorry to say but applications have stopped being accept a long long time ago ^^;.. The server will be open to the public soon! Thank you so much for the interest, but for the time being please be patient, an announcement will be made when the server becomes public. Personally, this game is the last of this narrative, but my co-mod lovely may or may not have other plans. Thank you again! Every bit of love is truly heartwarming to me :) - mod tal

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CHAPTER 6 || Airi’s Fate. (part 2)

“This is the end, I suppose. We’re going to end the killing games, as you’ve requested. However…I’m sure you all still must know…Airi is still too dangerous to be let out into society! Yes, it’s an unfortunate fact, but we MUST keep him here. No more killing, no more violence, I swear, from now on, the simulations will be peaceful for Airi’s sake. You will have a good, safe life here.”

Keep reading

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Biggest love for Capi for writing these final summaries!!! - mod tal

CHAPTER 6 || The Truth. (part 1)

“Did you enjoy this little game I prepared for you? You all played so well! It was so fun watching you fall into the depths of despair! You guys did amazing, killing each other in such complex ways! I couldn’t be more satisfied with how it turned out!”

“But, there’s still a few mysteries that haven’t been solved yet. Which means we can’t end things here, can we? I’ll do my best to answer your questions~”

Keep reading

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Deepest thank you to Lovely for writing the chapter 5 summary! - Mod Tal

Chapter 5 Journal Entry - Kokoro-koro

Those living kids sure seem to get up to all kinds of drama. Watching them for the last few months sure has been a whirlwind. Honestly, I’m kinda impressed how many of them are willing to kill, but I guess that’s the point of this game. Anyone can be pushed to the brink. Nice.

It’s probably kindaaaa my fault for starting things off with a bang, but oh well, am I right?

Gotta say, it definitely brought a tear to my ghostly eyes when I saw everyone mourning Kliment and Liya. I mean, those two idiots didn’t really deserve all of that, did they? How the hell did they both manage to kill each other? I mean, I get both planning a murder, but managing to target each other? Mad respect. A little sad that Ivy didn’t get one of those statues too. She’s definitely the worst victim in all of this.

Wasn’t my call. If it was, the entire palace would be flooded with statues of the wonderful Kokoro-koro’s likeness, ufufu.

Probably the wildest part of all of this was getting to come back to life for a bit. I mean, not life life, like actual life, but manifesting as a physical being. That was pretty cool. I think the other ghosts were all pretty stoked about it as well, not gonna lie. Can you blame us? Anyone stuck in an afterlife with Takeshi Taro for months on end would be thrilled with some new interaction.

Getting to see Airi again…I’m glad. It was a nightmare watching him destroy himself and struggle again and again for no reason. I always felt like I was calling out to him and he couldn’t hear me, but now he can…. I just wish he would’ve heeded my requests so much sooner. Did it really take me rising from the dead to get him to stop with the self destruction? What a dummy. I missed him, though. I’m just glad he’s still alive.

Loved seeing my darling dearest roommate again too. Ricardo sure is a card. He’s so fun to mess with. He just makes it waaaay too easy.

Seeing all the living kids get to reunite with their lost friends was honestly just so heartwarming. Brought a tear to my ghostly eye. Everyone definitely seemed confused by the newbies. Roll Call! Midori, Hana, Mika, Roseanne, Roshan, Saruhiko, Towa, Yuko, andddd…ugh, I guess Takeshi too. Almost all of them are just adorable. I think the living kids found it hard to take their eyes off us.

Especially when that damn owl made us all pretend to be in Luigi’s Mansion. She really put us through it. Who wants to get sucked up into a stuffy vacuum? Still, I think everyone bonded pretty well. Can’t believe I lost to Hanae of all people. At least I helped her secure that win. Among the humans, both Yuu and Hanae won. They looked so funny in their stupid hats. For the ghosts, Gam, Yuko, and Roseanne all failed to be captured. I expected Yuko, but that humbling idiot Gam sure was a surprise.

Before that god awful lion exorcised is all, I’m glad I got the chance to hold that event to find Airi a new best friend. I knew Raiouji wouldn’t let us stick around forever. Everyone was just too happy, but I’m glad Airi was able to forge another bond. Seeing him relate to Hanae and seeing him realize that people are always open to forgiveness was really eye opening for him. And seeing him find someone to lean on made it that much easier to leave.

Just like Karaju! Seriously, all the other bird servants died. Guess she got tired of waiting for the inevitable and peaced out. Watching that grumpy look on Raiouji’s dumb face was sooo worth it.

She wasn’t the only one trying to leave though. I have no idea who told them it would be a good idea, but Yahari tried to host their escape plan by ziplining out of the alchemy room. It baffles me they thought it would work. It really broke my heart, you know. When they tried to escape and Raiouji ruined that all. They’re just lucky their wounds weren’t worse. Can’t help but feel bad for Yahari, though. Their leg had already been in bad shape, so adding another break to that had to hurt emotionally. Though I can’t imagine Yuu or Mari had it much easier. Arm injuries are a pain in the ass. Limits everything you can do. I’d like to think Cai recovered pretty well from his concussion though! Even if he was confused at first. Having to guide Ricardo to help was such a pain though. I get he has a blood thing but still. 

We all should’ve expected Raiouji’s fun new motive. Getting exorcised was not a fun experience, I can tell you that much. I missed everyone so much, so being torn from the seams of reality felt like a bitch. Back to the same ol, same ol, getting to watch everyone from afar without them seeing me. I was already prepared to witness more dumb decisions.

And I was not disappointed! Almost immediately Airi threatened to kill Ricardo for the motive and he actually tried not to long after. Never thought I’d see a twink overpower a himbo with rope and then leave the himbo for dead. It was almost impressive. I’m at least proud of Airi for not actually going through with the murder…? The little victories.

There wasn’t much time to celebrate, however, because Azumaya’s body was found not too long after. And in the most extra way possible, too. I’d expect as much from someone of their ilk.

Before they could get to trial, Mukuro made everyone play the most baffling game of Never Have I Ever on earth. It’s almost like it had to be postponed for some reason. Weird. I think Yahari won, but I wasn’t paying much attention. I was more focused on, y’know, the murder.

Eventually they made it to trial and discovered dear little Tsuguyo was the killer all along, though she refused to admit it to the very end. Gotta admire that stubbornness. Poor kid was executed too. It wasn’t easy to watch the baby of the group suffer that fate, but there wasn’t time for anyone to rest, let alone myself. After Tsuguyo’s tragic death, Raiouji threatened to kill everyone. I think it was a joke but it didn’t matter. 

Momo just deadass exploded. Like what the hell is up with that? Tsuguyo just died! Can’t we get a break? Apparently not, because Raiouji made everyone investigate yet again for another trial. Typical bastard lion. 

And in the upcoming trial, everyone came together to discover Yahari was the culprit. Apparently the original plan was to kill Raiouji, but Yahari panicked and blew the bomb up early. That’s so sad, dude, Momo trusted you and everything. Raiouji had no issue sending Yahari to their death and everyone could only watch as it happened.

It’s become routine here.

What a miserable existence they’ve all found themselves in, but…I take solace in knowing they’ll find peace eventually. And, before I fade out, just one more thing.

I eat mayonnaise straight from the jar.

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Does... that mean everyone lived at the end? It was all simulation? :eyes:

You are correct! In the end, it was all a simulation and all of the previously dead members of the cast are alive and well outside of the simulation. Things may not be how they remember or understand, but they are alive. That’s as much as you can ask for, right? :) - Mod Tal

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Not an ask (you're getting used to this are you?) but I'd like to make an ovation for this whole RP. The story was interesting from start to finish, the sprites are AMAZING and so are the animations. It has to be one of my favorite Dangan RPs I have ever watched. Except the fact that I'm crying non-stop haha. If I were to ask a single thing, it would be if there would be a release of all the sprite portraits, so we can have clear refs for drawing (and meming possibly) ~With love, Konoko

Ah thank you so much!!! I really can’t appreciate enough how much support this campaign has gotten despite everything! It is endlessly heartwarming to receive these kinds of messages and I’m elated to respond to them! Once again, I have to give the biggest round of applause to the whole mod team for all their work. (UNDER THE CUT, because i ended up writing a lot and i think it’s too big of a block of text to include by itself)

I will consider posting the character portraits. I was gonna say that they’re available on the /roster page but i realize that that page had been updated with their deaths. Now that the game is over and you can (presumably) put together that everyone is alive, i might just reupload them there. :) - mod tal 

Lovely is my co-mod for all of this, being able to make decisions and host things when i am unable to do it myself and generally being a pillar of support for everything that a roleplay campaign calls for.

Sandy is a submod for the mechanics of this game. He has been an unbelievably valuable asset with his experience and  wisdom throughout all of our decisions in the game. Almost hosting the entire B plot (S.T.A.R.S.) on his own, this man is amazing at being able to ties things together for the sake of a story.

Ash, another submod, while largely silent is incredibly reliable and supported the game by keeping up with regular maintenance that this campaign ambitiously called forth.

Ysther, an art mod, I cannot thank you enough for carrying this entire team with your unbelievably amazing compositions and sketches. I don’t know how much you’re willing to admit it, but your skill absolutely dwarfs my own and without you, this game would not have been able to be as visually stunning as we have been able to put together.

Capi, another art mod, has been unbelievably helpful in all aspects even outside of art. While your art is amazing and had been stunning at every corner, your support and insight on our decisions throughout the game have been invaluable and of course it goes without saying that your participation as the mastermind has been wonderful.

Shai, our final art mod, while too shy to offer too many contributions, had been incredibly helpful in everything we expected you to do and more so. She had been a great emotional and motivational support on my end, and i cannot appreciate that enough.

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Despot Despair: S.T.A.R.S.

The nightmare is ending... sleep, and you'll wake up soon. The others are waiting for us. It's time to go.

♕ Art and animation Talentlesshuman:  https://twitter.com/talentlesshuman or https://talentlessartblog.tumblr.com

♕ Sketches by Ysther: https://twitter.com/_ysther or https://hystherics.tumblr.com ♕ And Shai: https://twitter.com/suikapop or http://sun-shai.tumblr.com/ ♕ Coloring by Capi: https://capilune.tumblr.com/ or https://twitter.com/capilune

♕ Background illustration by Qosic: https://twitter.com/qosicart or https://qosic.tumblr.com/ or http://instagram.com/qosic and http://qosic.bigcartel.com/

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This isn't an ask but I just wanted to say by me watching this was an amazing roleplay and game! The characters were amazing and the story told and how Royal Despair was mentioned really made me rock back and forth in my seat-! Congrats to all of the players, and the moderators for all of their hard work on this! Have a nice day..! ❤

Thank you so much!! ;w;; it really is so nice to see messages like this, and i’ll be sure to pass the love to everyone in the server as well :) ! I’m so glad that you enjoyed our production and I hope it’ll be remembered fondly!! Thank you so much again, you don’t understand how much it means to us to see messages like this TvT - mod tal 

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Sorry if this seems annoying but I wondered if it was possible to perhaps to watch/get the link onto the discord? I can understand if this seems annoyed I'm so sorry-- 💔

It’s okay!! These messages are so heartwarming to see! We do plan on making the channels public soon now that the game is over- though we will probably wait a while to let things settle down! We will make another announcement after new years with an invitation! Thank you so much for the support, it means a lot to me ^^  ❤ - mod tal

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Despot Despair, Chapter 6, V̸͇̝͙̹̉̇̈͝ ̸̫̝͕͙̃̄̑͌d̸̠͉͖̠̆̃͆ẹ̶̤͠o̷̘̼͇͛ ̸̟̋o̶̖̝̮͒͊̚͝n̴̦̱͎̘̿̆͒̀ ̵̱̌͌̿̓S̷͍͙͑̓D̷͚̙̀͆͂ ̵͓̒̓C̶͖̈͐ ̸̨͙͍̱͑̍r̴̼̻͐̉̂̊d̸̛̘̣̄̂

♕ Art and Animation Talentlesshuman:  https://twitter.com/talentlesshuman or https://talentlessartblog.tumblr.com

♕ Additional art support by Allyssian: https://allyssinian.tumblr.com/ or https://twitter.com/Allyssinian

♕ Music:  Rule of Rose, track 8: https://youtu.be/waJPqg8PcBI

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Despot Despair, Chapter 6, End: 20 remain.

♕ Art Talentlesshuman:  https://twitter.com/talentlesshuman or https://talentlessartblog.tumblr.com

♕ Sketches by Ysther: https://twitter.com/_ysther or https://hystherics.tumblr.com ♕ Line and coloring by Capi: https://capilune.tumblr.com/ or https://twitter.com/capilune

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Despot Despair, Chapter 6: Airi’s Execution, Solitary Confinement

♕ Art and animation by Talentlesshuman:  https://twitter.com/talentlesshuman or https://talentlessartblog.tumblr.com

♕ Sketches by Ysther: https://twitter.com/_ysther or https://hystherics.tumblr.com ♕ Line and coloring by Capi: https://capilune.tumblr.com/ or https://twitter.com/capilune

Full execution under the cut, written by Capi

Solitary Confinement

Four walls boxed him in. Light poured in from the door. A pair of rusted handcuffs clamped onto Airi’s wrists. Bound by his ankle was an iron ball, weighing him down greatly. Soon after being pushed in, the door closed, dunking him into darkness. All Airi could see were his own two hands in front of him. They trembled.

How ironic for a detective to be the one in cuffs.

He resigned himself to his fate. This was his punishment for all his despicable actions. He couldn’t run from it, not after all he had done. That was his decision, but the decrepit walls seemed to sneer at him, taunting him from all angles. For a second, Airi believed he finally lost it. Until he realized…

The walls were slowly closing in on him. They were going to crush him.

Adrenaline and panic flooded his system. Death was approaching, bearing its scythe to reap his soul and bring him to Hell. Even if it weren’t actual death, it still filled the detective with a deep fear. “No…” Airi shivered. “No!” His body screamed for him to act, to save himself. He needed to get out of there.

With his first step, Airi collapsed to the floor, tripped by the weight of the iron ball attached to his left leg. With his hands bound, he couldn’t catch himself. His head crashed into the concrete floor, drawing blood which trailed down Airi’s forehead. Stars filled his vision... What constellation did she bring up back then? He couldn’t remember.

Once his balance returned, he searched the small room, patting down every inch with his hands, for he couldn’t see all too well. Meanwhile, the darkness he inhabited only shrunk in size.

His fingers grazed something, then his hand managed to wrap around it. It was sturdy metal. A crowbar, upon further inspection. He could use this! Invigorated yet fueled by fear, Airi rushed over to the door. Using all the strength he could muster, he jammed the crowbar into the crevice of the doorway. The grip on it was awkward because of his lack of free movement in his arms.

He pulled on it, trying to wrench the door open. Many times, he fell backwards into the wall, which stubbornly moved forward, thirsty for Airi’s blood. He kept going, over and over. Sweat and blood ran down Airi’s face. Soon, the walls were close enough for Airi to press his leg against the one across him for leverage.

The door opened. Light poured into the room. He threw himself forward, towards freedom, as relief washed over him. He did it… He survived. That high was swiftly destroyed as Airi’s vision adjusted to his current surroundings.

An execution chamber, with a grand throne set in the middle of the room. Perfect for the wretched king of Primrose Palace. On both sides were two prison guards, who immediately made their move. They grabbed Airi by his arms and started pulling him towards the electric chair. The weakened detective was no match for them. Even so, he desperately thrashed about.

“No! Let me go!” He cried as they forced him onto the throne, quickly strapping his chest to it. “You can’t do this!” They removed the handcuffs, restraining both hands to the arms of the throne. Airi screamed and struggled in vain until his voice was hoarse and he could no longer move.

Tears spilled from his ruby eyes. “You can’t…”

Then came the electricity. It seared his flesh with heat and sent painful jolts through his already frail body. A blood-curdling shriek filled the execution chamber. For what felt like an eternity, Airi was blasted with 2,000 volts of electricity.

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… Silence.

Airi Seta, the man behind the killing games, was punished.

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Despot Despair Chapter 6: Airi Seta’s Argument Armament

♕ Royal Despair and Despot Despair produced by Talentlesshuman and LovelyLullaby.

♕ Art and animation by Talentlesshuman:  https://twitter.com/talentlesshuman or https://talentlessartblog.tumblr.com

♕ Audio Blips and sound effects: Freesound.org ♕ Music: NieR - Kaine (Escape) Chiptune Cover by Emily Music

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Despot Despair, Chapter 6: Cold Voices

♕ Art and animation by Talentlesshuman:  https://twitter.com/talentlesshuman or https://talentlessartblog.tumblr.com

♕ Sketches by Ysther: https://twitter.com/_ysther or https://hystherics.tumblr.com ♕ Line and coloring by Capi: https://capilune.tumblr.com/ or https://twitter.com/capilune

♕ Music: The First Layer [chiptune] Made in Abyss: https://youtu.be/J2mvqpK-DxM