The Arcana
Project Overview
The Arcana is a luxurious and interactive visual story and otome inspired dating sim. You can choose your own romance and date either Asra, Nadia, or Julian. The mystery unfurls in 22 segments that correspond to the 22 Major Arcana cards in Tarot
☀You are a prodigy of the magical arts, left to your own devices by your wandering mentor. Make choices that shape your story as you fall headfirst into a whirlwind adventure, filled with a colorful cast of characters who all have one thing in common: their interest in you.
Delve deep into the heart of intrigue, and uncover a murder mystery that still hangs over the city like a shroud.
Be careful what secrets you reveal… Yours is not the only fate that hangs in the balance. Magic, romance and mystery await. Who will you choose to love and who will you choose to condemn?.☀
This will actually be a collab, in which myself and another will be dubbing many dating games. (In which, some of them are Blood In Roses, Lost Alice, and Destiny Ninja 2 which can be found here on CCC) Casting calls for these will be out from time to time.
Rules:
1. This will be a mix of dubbing gameplay of the actual The Arcana game and comic dubs/dubbing funny posts that have been posted on Tumblr.
2. Must have a Discord account.
3. Do NOT audition if you are not committed to this LONG TIME project.
4. Please send in your email so I am able to send in lines.
5. THERE WILL BE SWEARING!
6. TURN IN LINES ON THE DATE AND TIME THAT IS DUE! If there is a problem where you cannot turn them in on that date, PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH DISCORD AND LET ME KNOW SO WE CAN WORK THINGS OUT!
7. If you do NOT turn in lines on time without contacting me and if you do it CONTINUOUSLY, you will be RECASTED!
8. Any sort of drama/attacks towards ANY actors and the director will have consequences! I WANT to hear you guys out but I do NOT want to have arguments that cannot be settled.
9. Lastly, have fun! I want this project to be a fun experience for me and for the cast, so let us all get along and just enjoy the production!
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Described as a wandering magician with a wealth of secrets, Asra is first introduced in-game as your teacher in magic, and is one of the three current available love interests.
Asra is characterised by a wanderlust and curiosity that often leads him away on mysterious journeys, and he enjoys exploring faraway locations. To your enduring annoyance, he is often enigmatic and acts ambiguously, especially when pressed about your past. However he confesses to hate keeping secrets from you, and refrains from telling you complete truths only to keep you safe. He is very devoted to and protective towards the apprentice, admitting that he journeys partly to escape his overwhelming feelings for you, as he cannot tell you how he feels. At times Asra is difficult to predict, but he can always be depended on to arrive whenever you need him. He is free-spirited and sociable though ultimately private, preferring to spend his time alone or with you. He also enjoys teasing others with a mischievous humour, delighting in making them fluster. However when the favour is returned, or upon receiving genuine affection, he appears comically uncertain of how to respond. Carefree and content to live in the moment, Asra appears to dislike worrying for the future, and will remind you to do the same.
Asra appears as a svelte young person with golden brown skin, fluffy white hair and purple eyes. He has a mischievous grin, and dimples appear on his cheeks when he laughs. He dresses in a poorly fitted white shirt and brown and black slacks, both with gold decorative studs. Around his neck is a gold choker and a small blue crystal on a thick cord. Indoors he wears a pink shawl with gold tassels. When travelling he has a long, sleeveless multicoloured coat, a ruby scarf, and sometimes a black hat with a large, bright feather.
...I even named a constellation after you. (Calm, slightly flirty, lovingly)
Ilya, if you wanted to show me your fantasies, you didn't have to hide behind pretense. (Teasing, slightly flirty) Pronunciation
What's on your mind, Seraphina? (Curious, slightly concerned)
Nadia is one of the three romanceable characters from the visual novel. You recognize this character quickly; she's the countess of the land the game takes place in. She was born in Prakra, to a family of nobles.Nadia experiences numerous headaches throughout the game, and admits to the Apprentice that she remembers very little of her life that she spent with Lucio. She is not fond of Magicians.
When she's first introduced she's seeking for a magician whom she had seen in her prophetic dreams; that magician is you. She comes to your shop requiring your service, demanding that you use the Arcana to read her cards. Upon doing so, you reveal that the cards tell that she has a grand plan that she wishes to set into motion. Impressed by your ability, she admits that she sees something special in you and tells you to come visit her at the Palace the next day before leaving.
Upon arrival you join her for dinner, where she reveals the reason she sought you out.
Ahh, Seraphina. You are as a soothing summer breeze to my troubled mind. Thank you for agreeing to meet me. (Calm, happy, gentle)
It was you who seemed foolish, Consul. Can you not handle a few glasses of wine? (Annoyed, serious, slightly sassy, slightly threatening)
Close the door behind you, Seraphina. I do value my privacy. (Normal tone, slightly serious)
Julian Devorak is one of the three currently available love interests. He was accused of Count Lucio's murder and subsequently fled to escape his death sentence, but has since returned to Vesuvius.
Julian is viewed as being overly-dramatic by several characters due mainly to his masochistic tendencies. Portia sums up this vexing trait of his with "Always shouldering someone else's burdens, while lamenting how heavy the load is." True to this Julian struggles with accepting the help of others, believing himself to be unworthy of love or support. Despite being a condemned criminal, he is reportedly loved by the majority of the Vesuvian public, being very magnetic and charming when he wishes. According to Asra, he is able to excite others with ease and make them feel special, though also suggests him to be selfish and manipulative. You are warned against relaxing your guard with him at several points, even, notably, by Julian himself. Regardless of any ulterior motives he may have, Julian genuinely desires love and affection and reveals this vulnerability to you at several points. However, his own self-loathing leads him to shut out those who try to help him. Although Julian often attempts to maintain a guise of bravado, his air of confidence is shattered with comical ease whenever shown genuine affection, and he is easily flustered especially in romantic instances with the apprentice.
Well, fate seems to keep inventing new ways to test the limits of this body. (Slightly cocky, has a foretelling vibe)
Afraid of danger? Why, Seraphina, I live for it. Positively enchanted by danger, I am. (Slightly cocky, bold, amused)
Seraphina! Sit down, sit down, I'll buy you a drink. (Happy, excited)
Portia Devorak is Nadia's favorite and most trustworthy maid. She's an energetic and talkative person who adores drama and gossip. Throughout the story she becomes a friend to the player and encourages them to go on, just as long as it's along with the Countess' side of things. While she comes off at first as more of an airhead during your first interaction with her, she seems to not let on exactly how much she knows.
As time goes on you find her again after the guards ask you for the password to gain entry to the palace. After a few words she begins to show you around the palace and tells of how Nadia is expecting you.
You'll definitely enjoy your stay here. The palace is home to all kinds of exotic pets. (Slightly bubbly, slightly energetic)
You bastard! What are you doing here?! Out in the open? Are you trying to get yourself killed?! (Shocked, angry, scared, emotional)
It was easy, we just followed the sounds of self-loathing and day drinking. (Annoyed, sassy)
The gentle giant, who would rather avoid people but cares about you and Asra too much to withdraw entirely. He is male presenting, design based on Central Asian Steppe peoples.
Muriel is a large, mysterious hunk of a man. His presence brings with it the sound of chains clanking. He is noted by the Apprentice to smell like Myrrh.
He worries a lot - for Asra, for you, for all of Vesuvia under some looming threat. He is very shy, his time playing a villain in gladiator combat only making him want to be alone more.
He lives in the woods with many chickens, and a wolf named Inanna who takes care of him.
...Please don't go. You're walking right into his trap, Asra. (Concerned, calm, slightly worried, slightly timid)
...Friendship is free... (Calm, quiet)
...And when he rips your heart out? (Concerned, quiet, calm, slightly worried)
Count Lucio used to rule Vesuvia with his wife, Nadia until he was murdered three years before the start of the game. Allegedly he was burned alive in his bed by Julian Devorak, on the night of the masquerade – a city wide birthday celebration he threw himself. Now he haunts the palace, but he is not out for revenge.
When he was alive, Lucio was a fair skinned man with blonde hair and pale eyes. His eyebrows existed in a strange shape and are naturally blonde, although he dyes them black. He dressed richly with furs, gold medals, sleek-heeled boots and love cut shirt and jacket. He has an enchanted, golden prosthetic in place of his left arm, with gold amour plating that can be removed. The arm has veins of light between the pieces and joints, which are white in official artwork but red during the plague. Currently Lucio appears as a phantom, one armed goat man. He has silky white fur and tall, twisting horns. He also has hands with long, knobby fingers and black claws, rather than hooves. His left arm ends just below the shoulder, capped by a thick scar. This appearance closely resembles his depiction in the Feast painting, although in the painting he has both arms and is clothed.
Lucio is frequently described as High-Class Trash by the Devs. He is vain, volatile, and selfish, and denies things he disagrees with. His actions range from throwing an artist in the dungeons over artistic disagreements (the artist refused to paint breasts on a bird lady), to setting people on fire for insulting him. It has also been strongly implied he rips people’s hearts out, and used magic for racketeering. However, he was never abusive in any of his relationships, so that’s something. He still has no standards though. He exaggerates his suffering, loudly and dramatically, to wring sympathy out of anyone unfortunate enough to hear him. He also loves animals, and has a fondness for magic despite his lack of skill.
Nothing like the real thing... seeing, unable to feel... Such sweet torture... (Slightly cocky, longing, as if in a dream)
No one in the history of the entire world has ever suffered as much as I am suffering right now. (Dramatic, annoyed, frustrated)
Now, this specimen of a man, clad in this beautiful gold, wrapped in these beautiful, beautiful furs... HE ... was somebody... (Slightly sad, slightly disheartened, in a dream state, longing)
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