CONFLICT IN THE PUCE VOID

ADVICE ON HOMESTUCK LANDS, QUESTS, AND CLASSPECTS. ASKBOX OPEN! MINISTRIFE REQUESTS ARE WELCOME TOO.

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thoughts/mini analysis on maid of blood? sorry if it's already been asked and I missed it!!

YEAH NP COMING RIGHT UP. LOVE DOING LOOSE THOUGHTS COMPILATIONS MEANS I CAN EXCUSE NOT PROOFREADING

MAIDS... ARE DEFINITELY A CLASS I HAVE TO PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO. THEIR ROLE IS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY AND STABILITY OF THEIR ASPECT- AND AS SUCH, A MAID OF BLOOD IS GOING TO BE THE NEXT BEST THING TO A MARRIAGE COUNCILLOR AS THEIR ROLE IS MAINTAINING THE BONDS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM.

MAIDS TEND TO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ASPECT PLACED ON THEIR SHOULDERS- PORRIM WAS DESTINED TO TEND THE MOTHER GRUB, JANE HAD A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR COMPANY TO INHERIT, ETC. SO A MAID OF BLOOD WOULD HAVE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES PUT ON THEIR SHOULDERS- MAYBE THEYRE A DIPLOMAT’S CHILD HAVING TO KEEP THEIR FAMILY IN GOOD GRACES, OR THE SECOND-ELDEST SIBLING OF A TUMULTUOUS HOUSEHOLD AND HAS TO KEEP THEIR SIBLINGS FROM KILLING EACHOTHER.

SOMETHING OF NOTE THOUGH IS THE MAID WONT HAVE THE FULL WEIGHT OF THOSE TASKS SHOVED ON THEM AT ONCE- AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR JOURNEY THEY’LL BE DAMN NEAR INCAPABLE OF HANDLING IT ON THEIR OWN, AND WILL HAVE SOME SORT OF CHAPERONE OVERSEEING THEIR EFFORTS AND STEPPING IN WHERE THEY’RE INADEQUATE. MAYBE THIS IS COMFORTING, BUT ITS MORE LIKELY TO MAKE THE MAID FEEL STIFLED AND USELESS- ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO BLOOD. HAVING TO HAVE SOMEONE START THEIR FRIENDSHIPS FOR THEM, OR BEING UNABLE TO FULFILL ONES OBLIGATIONS WITHOUT BEING BABIED FEELS PRETTY BAD, AND WILL MAKE THE MAID OF BLOOD FURTHER LOSE FAITH IN THEMSELVES.

ULTIMATELY, THE MAID NEEDS TO FIND THEIR OWN SOURCE OF BLOOD, ONE THAT’S DOESN’T STEM FROM BONDS THEY DIDN’T CHOOSE THEMSELVES. THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO INVOLVE A LOT OF SCRUTINIZING THEIR CURRENT RELATIONSHIPS- WHICH ONES ARE THEY STICKING TO OUT OF OBLIGATION? WHICH ONES ARE THEY JUST MAINTAINING BECAUSE THEY WERE TOLD TO? A MAID OF BLOOD WHO HAS GONE THROUGH THAT PRUNING WILL BE A LOT BETTER OFF AND COMFORTABLE IN THEIR ASPECT

POWER WISE THEY’D HAVE A LOT OF BOOSTING-RELATED MOVES. INTENSIFYING SYNCHRONIZED ATTACKS, RALLYING CALLS, FORTIFYING THE BLOOD ASPECT IN OTHERS... BUT I WOULD ALSO EXPECT THE MAID TO BE ABLE TO FORTIFY THEMSELVES, DIGGING THEIR HEELS IN AND STEELING THEIR BODIES TO FIND ENOUGH STRENGTH TO FINISH OFF A TASK NO MATTER HOW HARD IT MAY BE. MAYBE NOT THE MOST SHOWOFF SKILLSET, BUT I THINK ITS BETTER TO BE ABLE TO JUST NOT. FUCKING. DIE. THAN TO HAVE A SHINY GUN OR WHATEVER.

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FRAYMOTIFS FOR A KNIGHT OF SPACE AND A MAGE OF BLOOD, CONT.

SURPRISE REPRISE

THE MAGE VIEWS A NETWORK OF THE TARGETS LOVED ONES AND CHOOSES ONE FOR THE KNIGHT TO TELEPORT ONTO THE PLAYING FIELD. IF TARGETING AN ALLY, THIS COULD BE THEIR BRUISER OF A BEST FRIEND. IF TARGETING AN ENEMY, MAYBE ITS THEIR FRAIL GRANDMOTHER OR PACIFIST ROOMMATE.

FROM @saprophytesuccourer ‘S REQUEST IIRC

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Opinions on the Void Aspect?

VOID PLAYERS ARE SO SECRETIVE. NOT IN AN OBVIOUS WAY JUST… HIDDEN DEPTHS. IF YOU THINK YOU’VE GOT A VOID PLAYER FIGURED OUT THEN YOU PROBABLY DON’T.

MY SISTER AND A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE ARE BOTH VOID AND I HAVE NO FUCKIN IDEA WHAT THEIR LIVES ARE LIKE UNTIL THEY LIKE OFFHANDEDLY MENTION A BOYFRIEND OF TWO YEARS ONE DAY.

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FRAYMOTIFS FOR A KNIGHT OF HOPE

LUCKY STAR OVERTURE (OR, AS I WOULD CALL IT IF I WAS LESS CLASSY, THE POCKET CROCHET) 

THE KNIGHT OF HOPE REFUSES TO YIELD! THEY’RE SURE IF THEY JUST HAD A LITTLE MORE STRENGTH, COULD MOVE A LITTLE FASTER, COULD JUST REACH THAT BOX, THIS WHOLE ORDEAL WOULD BE OVER IN A SECOND. IN TRUTH, THAT DOOR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNOPENABLE, THAT ENEMY WAS SO HIGH LEVEL EVEN WITH INCREASED SPEED THE KNIGHT SHOULD BE DOOMED, AND THERE WAS NO WAY THAT BOX HAD CONTAINED A POWERFUL HEALING POTION BEFORE THIS FRAYMOTIF.

BASICALLY, THIS TURNS SOMETHING THE KNIGHT IS IRRATIONALLY STUBBORN ABOUT INTO TRUTH AND THEN GIVES THEM THE POWER TO DO IT. IT ONLY WORKS IF THE KNIGHT IS REALLY CONVINCED THOUGH.

THE NAME COMES FROM THE WISH-UPON-A-STAR RHYME AND AN OVERTURE, WHICH IS A DRAMATIC PIECE PRECLUDING SOMETHING MORE SUBSTANTIAL- I.E. THE KNIGHTS TRIUMPH. 

OR, IF YOU PREFER THE MORE VULGAR (FUN) OPTION, FROM THE IDEA OF WHIPPING SOME LAST MINUTE PLOT DEVICE OUT OF ONE'S POCKET TO SOLVE THINGS. IN THIS CASE A CROCHET, WHICH IS A MOMENT OF REST IN A MUSICAL PIECE. A LUCKY BREAK, IF YOU WILL. IT’S ALSO A WORD MEANING AN UNFOUNDED OR HORNY BELIEF, AND HOPE IS THE ASPECT OF PASSION.

RIGOLETTO’S DIRGE OR NIKE’S FANFARE

THE KNIGHT GATHERS THEIR WILL, THEIR CONVICTION AND CHANNELS IT INTO THEIR WEAPON TO STRIKE DOWN THE ENEMY BEFORE THEM.

THIS FRAYMOTIF GATHERS THE KNIGHTS RIGHTEOUS FURY TO SUPERCHARGE THEIR WEAPON, VISUALLY MANIFESTING AS AN AURA OF GOLDEN LIGHT AND SOME EPIC SLO-MO

NAME COMES FROM THE OPERA RIGOLETTO, WHERE THE TITULAR CHARACTER GETS SOME MUCH DESERVED PUNISHMENT FOR CALLING PEOPLE CUCKS AND THUS GETS A FUNERAL DIRGE WHEN THE ASSASSIN GANKS HIM. OR ALTERNATIVELY, A FANFARE PLAYED BY NIKE THE GREEK GODDESS OF VICTORY. IF YOU WANT TO BE MORE POSITIVE AND REFERENCE LESS OBSCURE OPERAS.

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What fraymotifs could a Knight of Hope have??????

FIRST NEW POST IS FOR YOU

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I THINK... I’M GONNA BE ACTIVE AGAIN. WE’VE BEEN DEAD FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND STILL GET NOTES SO WHY NOT? I HAVE NOT CONSULTED THE OTHER MODS ABOUT THIS

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Land of Saccharides and Security

A Page of Heart is a player who is not very confident in who they are. You know that it doesn't matter what other people think of you, but you still find yourself putting on a front to fit in. The Land of Saccharides and Security will be a stark reflection of your mental state, appearing on the surface to be an idyllic Stepfordian society where each and every consort is a perfectly fitted cog in a well-oiled machine. The homes, businesses, roads, and other structures are made of hard candy in bright colors, and the various fruity scents with the occasional splash of peppermint or root beer can be almost... nauseating, really. It's always bright, cheery music seems to pervade the air. Children play in the streets without fear. Your teddy bear-like consorts are all smiles and how-do-you-dos. Everything seems to be running smoothly, and it's honestly pretty boring. That is, until you make your way underground.

 Now this is where your quest begins. The interior of your planet, you quickly discover, is an absolutely massive prison construct. To maintain the illusion of perfection on the surface, your consorts have elected to toss anyone they find flawed or imperfect under the bright facade, and just sort of pretend they don't exist. These prisoners have rap sheets ranging from things like "slightly off color" and "nasal voice" all the way to "expressed a distaste for bubblegum in a public place." Your duty as the hero of this land is to rile up the populace, the castoffs underground stripped of their personhood and the fearful imperfect few trying desperately to cling to a society that doesn't want them. You must make them aware that they are good enough, that the imperfect outliers are the majority. You will whip up their spirits and their self-respect, and they will form an army at your side. Together, you will destroy the facade. ~Modochondria

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can you do a land for a page of heart, maybe with sweets, and emotional insecurites please

Coming up soon! Keep an eye out <3

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Eyo could you do Prince of Life and/or Knight of Life?

We’d love to! I ask that you specify what you’re looking for a bit though, so we know what to answer with! General aspect analysis, land, quest, fraymotifs, or something else?

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ON tHE tOpIC oF KniGhTs, HoW aBouT a KnIgHT oF TiMe?

Hey friend! We’ll be more than happy to answer you here, but would you mind specifying what you’re looking for? General analysis of the title, fraymotifs or abilities of the title, a land suiting the title, a quest for that land, etc etc!

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I... I live....

Modochondria here, back on two feet and reporting for duty! In other news, troll concussions are,,,,,, weird,,,,,,,,,,,,, I haven’t been a troll very long so it took me awhile to figure out that horrible, horrible nightmares mean everything’s working properly. Anyhow, I’m alive and working on asks again! Thanks everyone for your patience <3

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I love your profile picture XD

THANKS ITS A COMMERMERATION OF THE FIRST TIME WE MET! I GOT IN A BIT OF A KERFUFFLE WITH MODOCHONDRIA. AND BY KERFUFFLE I MEAN I THOUGHT SHE WAS ATTACKING ME SINCE IVE GOT A FRIGGIN PUMPKIN STUCK ON MY HEAD AND CANT SEE A GODDAMN THING! 

IT WENT BADLY.

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A KNIGHT OF HOPE IS ONE WHO IS EMPOWERED BY BELIEF. THEY USE HOPE AS A WEAPON, A BOOST, A DEBUFF, AN ENERGY DRINK… KNIGHTS CAN DO ALMOST ANYTHING WITH THEIR ASPECT. KNIGHTS OF HOPE? THEYRE ONE STEP ABOVE THAT, THEY CAN DO ANYTHING THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN DO. AS SUCH, KNIGHTS OF HOPE ARE PRETTY KICKASS. ON TO PERSONALITY! KNIGHTS HAVE FRONTS, AND HOPE PLAYERS CAN BE SELFISH. ITS HARD TO KNOW HOW THESE TRAITS WILL MANIFEST IN EACH PERSON. IF I HAD TO GUESS, THOUGH, ID SAY THE KNIGHT WOULD BE TRYING TO SEEM RATIONAL AND CLEARHEADED. THIS IS A DAMAGING FRONT FOR THE HOPE BOUND BECAUSE HOPE IS ALL ABOUT IMAGINATION AND GOING WITH WHAT YOUR GUT TELLS YOU IS RIGHT, LOGIC BE DAMNED! WHICH ISNT TO SAY A HOPE PLAYER WONT LISTEN TO REASON, JUST THAT ITS HARD TO SWAY THEIR BELIEFS. AS FOR THEIR SELFISHNESS, ID WAGER ITD CLASH WITH THEIR KNIGHTLY PROTECTIVE INSTINCT AND RESULT IN OVERPROTECTIVENESS. NOT THE CODDLING TYPE, BUT THE NO-ONE-ELSE-CAN-HAVE-YOU-YOURE-MY-PERSON TYPE. I COULD SEE THE KNIGHT WORRYING PEOPLE ARE TAKING THEIR FRIENDS AWAY FROM THEM OR THAT THEIR FRIENDS STOPPED LIKING THEM BECAUSE THEYRE TALKING TO SOMEONE ELSE. THESE ARE NECESSARILY SELFISH THOUGHTS, BUT THE WAY THE KNIGHT ACTS ON THEM WILL BE SELFISH. ONTO THE GOOD THINGS! AS MENTIONED EARLIER KNIGHTS ARE DEFENSIVE AND HOPE PLAYERS IMAGINATIVE. I COULD SEE A KNIGHT COMING TO THE DEFENCE OF ANY FRIEND BEING UNFAIRLY CRITICIZED, READY TO ACT AS A BARRIER, WARRIOR, AND CHEERLEADER ALL AT ONCE. FOR POWERS, A KNIGHT OF HOPE COULD DO ALMOST ANYTHING HOPE RELATED I THINK, FROM INCINERATING THE WICKED TO HEALING SOMEONE THROUGH SHEER BELIEF THAT THEYRE NOT DEAD. MAYBE EVEN THE FABLED HOPESPLOSION! THE POSSIBILITIES ARE LITERALLY AS LIMITLESS AS THE KNIGHTS IMAGINATION!

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hi... this blog is wonderful ;;; could you maybe do a quest for mage of hope and the land of boscage and altruism. i know this may sound very...hopeful, but this version of altruism (i think) is more defined as self-sacrifice to the point of being taken advantage of almost? like...putting others first in a self-injurious way? i think this place would be like a dark wood with only spots of light (do you guys draw stuff like that??). anyway, you are all great !! <3

posted! check it out! sorry it took so long to get to. this one was a lot of fun to write, though!

-mod sleepy

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land of boscage and altruism

the land of boscage and altruism is a rather beautiful place! on the surface, you wouldn’t be able to find anything wrong with it. the entire place is covered in a fertile, jet black soil and sunlight filters through the gaps between massive oak trees, making beautiful smatterings of light on the forest floor and over the crystal clear ponds. clearings in the forest lead to little sheep villages, usually with a well as the center of the town. stone or wooden huts covered in ivy surround the wells, and fruits can be seen growing out of the windows of most houses. ambient noises of birds, the gentle susurrus of small streams, and croaking frogs add to the atmosphere. this land is alive in the most wonderful way possible.

you couldn’t possibly see what’s wrong with this place! until you speak to your sheep consorts, that is. they were raised to love the land they live in. with good reason! problem is, they love it so much, they’ve managed to devalue themselves horribly. they feel as if their land and the people around them are the most important things, and don’t make themselves the core of their being. can be very easily persuaded to give almost everything they own and apologize profusely, to the benefit of the more rapacious, opportunistic villages. while these sheep feel very positive, they don’t realize the harm they’re causing themselves. they sit in their nearly empty homes, believing that what they’re doing is for the best. this might seem absurd, but it could help polarize how other people view the mage of hope! these sheep and the mage are not too different, albeit the almost hyperbolic nature of the sheep. the mage is similarly very positive and devoutly dedicated to being nice, to the point of being used. both the mage and the sheep have tendencies to let others treat them like garbage, because it’s not really that bad, right? it’s fine!

the mage’s job will be to both bring the more greedy of villages down a peg or three, and let the other poor sheep understand that they’re worth just as much as everyone else. in the process, the mage might see themselves in the sheep and grow to respect themselves a bit more. when the mage assists all the consorts, your denizen will be waiting, in the heart of the largest village.

-mod sleepy

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prince of rage <3 knight of time

first, let’s look at our prince: the prince of rage. because they’re meant to destroy rage, your prince of rage would be very good at calming down others. even if they don’t have the ability to solve a problem, they can get it off someone’s mind for them. they themselves would be seem very calm, but be rather emotionally distant. it’d be hard to see them experiencing much emotion. they’d have a hard time opening up to others, and could even be seen as cold and emotionless for failing to experience much emotion. they could be much more prone to snapping once any pent up emotion builds up, however.

next, the knight of time. knights are known for having emotional barriers, and using coping mechanisms to hide who they really are- evident in… well, almost the entirety of dave’s persona, karkat’s ‘angry asshole’ schtick, and ostensibly, latula’s ‘r4d1c4l g4m3g1rl!’ act. they’re hard to break through to, and if you do manage to do so, it’ll likely be very emotional and they might need a bit afterward. they also have lots of problems believing in themselves. and as a knight of time, they might believe that anything and everything’s existence is numbered.

now let’s apply it to these two! considering you’ve made it to matespritship in the first place, the knight of time’s barrier at least has been broken. the prince of rage might still be rather closed off, as it’s much easier for even the prince themself to take being closed off as part of their personality. the knight of time, now having broken their own personal barrier, however, would take great comfort in the prince of rage’s presence and find them a very theraputic matesprit. this might stay this way, or the knight might get frustrated with how emotionally distant the prince is, even if the prince loves the knight just as much as the knight loves the prince. this could turn into an argument, or it could strengthen the relationship and finally give the prince someone to talk to about their own problems.

in conclusion, this matespritship could be one of the closest matespritships out there if executed correctly, or could end in a devastating breakup. if they want to keep it together, they need to try to keep it as honest and emotionally open as possible.

-mod sleepy

ID JUST LIKE TO ADD ON THAT THIS MATESPRITSHIP SOUNDS CUTE AS HELL AND THE I THINK ITD WORK OUT GREAT, AS LONG AS THAT ARGUMENT GOES THE RIGHT WAY

~MOD SWEETS

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I hope this isn't a bother but a matespritship between a knight of time and a prince of rage. (So sorry if you don't do these and thank you so much for your time!)

it’s not a bother at all, we’ve done one of these before! it’ll be up momentarily.

-mod sleepy