Classes, Aspects, Quadrants and Sessions

[landofknightsandlight]

hey I've noticed you haven't posted in a while. is everything okay or have you just forgotten?

Aww, thank you for your concern. I’ve been having a rough time, as I’m sure everyone has. I haven’t been able to focus on maintaining this blog. I don’t know when I’ll be back, but know that I’m still here.

[landofknightsandlight]

Could I have a classpect analysis of a Knight of Life please? Take your time/no worries if you don't want to do it! Your work is super awesome and in-depth!

Well sure thing!

Knight: Active Wielding Class. They start off with decent control over their Aspect but have a MASSIVE amount of insecurities. They wear a mask to hide their insecurities. Their whole arc is about gaining confidence, dropping their mask and letting others in. They wield their Aspect to their advantage, as opposed to inviting others to do so.

Life: Life has to do with wealth, health, literal life, energy, healing, and society.

A Knight of Life would at first have great proficiency with Life. They would start off rich, in the prime of their life, and be SUPER excitable. They would have a massive amount of energy, being a MASSIVE extrovert. They would have a love for life.

However, they would wear a mask. They would act like they were cool, and never really got excited about anything. They wouldn’t act gloomy per se, but they would act like they weren’t constantly excited about everything. I can see them being insecure about their excitability, always hiding it, and never really acting as happy as they are.

For powers, I can see them having the ability to literally wield Life. They could use life energy as a weapon, and one weapon they might have would be a grist gun. However, I don’t see this classpect being a directly powerful one, as opposed to a player like Dave or John.

For the land, a Knight of Life would get an interesting one. We don’t see much of Life lands since Janes is with the theme and Feferi’s is hardly touched on. However, Knight lands are somewhat easy. It’s simply about throwing their insecurities in their face while using their aspect. I can see them getting Land of Giants and Excitement. All of the consorts would be massive, and would always be excited about something. However, they weren’t always so big. The Denizen cursed them to be giant, and thus they always cause earthquakes when they’re excited(which is always.) The Knight would have to learn how to either shrink the consorts down or make them less excitable.

Hope that helps!

[landofknightsandlight]

this is a nice blog! i’m wondering if you’d want to do a session analysis of an SBURB session with 6 players: an Heir of Life, a Page of Doom, a Maid of Blood, a Mage of Mind, a Bard of Space, and a Knight of Hope. (i know that there won’t be any resetting, due to the lack of a Time player, so it will be harder)

Sure thing! Thank you for the compliment as well!

Like you said, as there’s no time player there’d be no scratching.

The Heir of Life would most likely kee the entire thing stable if they can. As one who surrounds themself with Life, they would be the ball of positivity the session needs.

The Page of Doom would try to have everyone follow the rules. But I doubt anyone actually would. They would mostly be disregarded by the other players, but if they reach their full potential, they could protect the entire session from failure.

The Maid of Blood is an interesting one. They would create relationships, forging them between their companions. They would be a needed friend for everyone. There is a minor theory of mine that in a session, the general theme of the session is the opposite aspect of the Maid. Thus, with a Maid of Blood, there would be a theme of breath through the session. A theme of freedom and confidence.

The Mage of Mind would... honestly not really affect the session much. They’d be extremely robotic in nature, but other than that there wouldn’t be much affected by them.

The Bard of Space would be a horrible frog breeder, and would most likely be manipulative to the other players. Especially the Heir and the Page, controlling them in destructive ways.

And now the icing on the cake. The Knight of Hope. Because of them, the session would lack Hope, and thus everyone, maybe even the Heir, would have trouble being positive. I can see the session failing due to negativity itself. But this would be oddly mixed with the theme of confidence.

Honestly, I can see the lack of Hope and the theme of confidence causing the Bard to go on a rampage, killing all the other players. :(

[landofknightsandlight]

hey! can you do heir of mind? ily!

Sure thing!

Heir: Passive Manipulation Class. They start off decently weak, but not as bad the Page. They need to simply mature, becoming their Aspect. It’s actually a pretty straightforward class.

Mind: Mind represents thoughts, memories, perception, consequences, and logic

An Heir of Mind would, in short, have to become Mind. They’d become logic, thoughts, and memories. They’d start off with a sorta lack of their Aspect, but only quite literally, not within themselves. Like how John lacked the freedom to leave his house at first, and Equius lacked nothing in the fact that his entire hive was cluttered. So an Heir of Mind might lack consequences, thoughts or memories. I can see them starting out as someone who never really gets in trouble, but also never really HAS to think things through

However, soon, an Heir will suddenly gain a whole LOT of their Aspect, like how Equius’s land was so empty, or how John suddenly got so much freedom when he entered the game. The game will provide it, or in the case without the game, paradox space may. They will suddenly get a whole lot around them. The Heir of Mind will suddenly get a whole lot of consequences and problems shoved onto them. They’d suddenly have to deal with a lot of stuff. They also might suddenly remember something they intentionally forgot.

Over time, the Heir will grow into the new excess of their Aspect. They will end up becoming their Aspect, like how John became freedom with the retcon powers, or Equius became nothing by dying and fading into obscurity.

Power-wise, I can see an Heir of Mind being quite powerful. They’d be able to control the consequences of actions, and people around them would just be more open to other options, their minds being more malleable. I can also see the “becoming Mind” thing being powerful, able to jump into people's heads and become their thoughts. 

For Lands, and Heir would get something familiar. It wouldn’t necessarily be like their home before, but it’d be comforting. Their quest is usually to cause a great change to their session and terraforming their land will help with this. Their great change will be connected to their Aspect almost indirectly, as them becoming their Aspect will be what helps bring it about. I can see them getting Land of Forgotten and Remembered. It would be filled with domes that have, inside them, a lot of memories of the Heir and of the Consorts. Consorts inside them would just keep living the memories over and over again, trapped in their own mind. However, the ones outside would be lost and never be able to remember anything. The Heir’s job would be to become mind, destroying the domes and healing the minds of the consorts.

[landofknightsandlight]

Mage of Rage

Two posts in one day! Yay! Today we’re doing Mage of Rage!

Mage: Active Knowing Class. They know their aspect through unique experiences, often suffering, but are followed by it through their life. They cannot get rid of it. Sollux suffered from Doom but wasn’t able to fully die. Meulin suffered from the romance of Heart via a toxic relationship with Kurloz. Also, all Mages lose a sense. Sollux goes blind, and Meulin goes deaf.

Rage: Rage represents anger, fear, power, chaos, and interestingly enough, religion.

A Mage of Rage would be one who learns from suffering related to anger, fear, power, and chaos. Maybe even suffering from religion. I can see their parents being oppressively religious, and also heavily abusive towards them. 

Mages also are heavily connected to their aspect, as shown with the negativity and pessimism of Sollux, or the excited and loving attitude of Meulin. A Mage of Rage would most likely be angry a lot, but also constantly be afraid. They would be oversensitive to everything, emotional and fearful at all times. They’d have very little potential, but a lot of overall power. 

Very little is known about Mage powers, so I have no idea what powers the Mage of Rage would have.

Their land often shows their power, but as something revolting. Due to this, I have no idea what the land would be like. Very little is even known about Mages.

[landofknightsandlight]

Rogue of Doom

As per the random Class and Aspect suggestions from my friends, we’re doing the Rogue of Doom!

Rogue: Passive Stealing class. They start off with very little of their Aspect for themselves and often have some sort of bad habit related to it. They may take their aspect, giving it to others or themselves. They may also inspire others to steal their Aspect.

Doom: Doom represents fate, death, rules, and restrictions. oddly enough, it shares death with Time. It also represents literal doom. Doom players have unsustainable power.

A Rogue will start off with very little of their Aspect for their own. Roxy is extremely positive, lacking... Well, nothing. But it's not that she lacks nothing, its that she lacks nihilism, and via this has plenty of purpose. This is mostly in how she takes care of the Carapacians, or how she helps her friends. Nepeta lacks a sense of self, mostly in the ability to control herself. Not in that she has no self-control, but how she is constantly controlled by Equius. They end up inspiring others to take it for themselves. This is shown in Nepetas extreme shipping, or Roxy constantly trying to help others not care about things. Though, in the way of their arch, I know very little.

A Rogue of Doom would start off lacking Doom for themselves, but have plenty for others. They would start off being extremely carefree, not really caring about anything. They would actually be quite the opposite of Roxy, but not in a bad way. It wouldn’t be that they feel their life has no purpose, but instead, they’d simply be carefree. They would, however, help others with their fate, and their rules. They’d often break rules themselves, but inspire others to make their own and live by them.

Power-wise, as a Doom player, they’d have an unsustainable power. Whatever they do, if they do it too much, it’ll really harm them. And since their power is to steal Doom, I would think they’d take the death and doom of others. They might even have Jane’s resurrection power, but instead of it being a one per person, they’d only be able to do it so many times before they died. And this would be a permanent death, not a god-tier temporary death.

Little is known about Rogue lands, since Roxy’s was just part of the death and noble gases theme, and Nepeta’s was a joke. However, their quest would most likely include redistributing something related to their aspect. Possibly that the Denizen took something of the Consorts, and the Rogue needs to put it back. I could see the Land of Rulers and Sarcophagi. The land would have castles of old kingdoms that have long since fallen, with all the old rulers would have their spirits held by the Denizen, and their bodies would be trapped in sarcophagi. The Rogue would need to find their bodies and release them all, upon which the Denizen would release their spirits, so the Rogue could “steal their death” and bring them back to life, bringing peace to the world.

[landofknightsandlight]

Aspects Cusping

I had an idea I thought was interesting.

The Aspect wheel, as we know it, is a Zodiac, correct? However, instead of your sign assigning you a personality, your aspect is assigned by personality! But that’s not the important part. What if just like in Zodiac signs, there are cusps. As in, people who are mostly Aspect, but have traits of another. However, I think there’s one main difference between sign cusping and Aspect cusping. With signs, it's just to one adjacent, but with Aspect, I think you may also cusp with inverse Aspects. For example, a Breath player could cusp with Hope, Life, or Blood.

Though, I see this as more something that happens to real people than to characters. I see it happening to people around me regularly, but little-if at all- with canonical characters.

[landofknightsandlight]

Knight of Heart

Sorry for the long wait but I’m still having lots of problems! So I can’t post as much, but here’s an analysis! Plus, as a Knight myself, I should have some interesting ideas about this!

Knight: Active Wielder. They start out with lots of competence over their aspect, but little to no confidence about it. Or much confidence in general. So they put up an act, though this act depends partially upon the aspect. Dave acted like he was too cool for everything, Karkat constantly acted angrier than he was, and Latula acted like she super rad. Their main challenge is to drop this mask, and let everyone in, realizing their ability with their aspect. They take the role of the leader and are the Active version of the Page. Their inverse is the Rogue.

Heart: Heart is connected with the soul, emotions and romantic relationships. Though, it is actually not connected to other relationships, only romantic ones, and shares this association with Blood. It is also tied heavily to identity.

A Knight of Heart would be one who wields the Soul. They would have insecurity about their sense of self, and would most likely have several existential crises. They would, however, put up an act of being solid, all while anxiety wrecks their life. I can definitely see them having anxiety related to their personality, thinking they’re horrid. They would hate themselves more than most Knights since they would think about themselves more than most. This isn’t in a selfish way, it's simply that they can’t stop blaming themselves for everything around them when it goes wrong.

However, they would wear a mask of confidence, as if they’re solid and know themselves well, even though they only see their negatives. I can also see them having problems with their sexuality or gender identity. They may be non-heteronormative but deny it. I can see them hating themselves for that too, forcing themselves to be straight or cisgender, simply due to what they think everyone wants. But really, the only one who wants them to be like that is themselves.

For powers, they could probably use other’s emotions against them, making them more intense than they would be otherwise, and making them mess up. Knights often have powers directly tied to the literal interpretation of their Aspect, and get them long before god tier. I can see them making gear that would be able to tell others emotions and whether they were lying or not, simply by their heartbeat. Or even electrical weapons made to stop the heart itself. 

strifespecibus wise, they’d be quite simple. Knights use traditional weapons, and heart players use something sharp, but personal. I can see a Knight of Heart using a spear, especially if they got it as a kid.

For their planet... Well, it really depends upon what EXACTLY they’re insecure about. Dave had his loneliness shoved in his face with the near-empty land, and Karkat had his blood color everywhere on his land. Heart player's lands are harder; Dirk’s was to do with the theme, and Nepeta’s was just a joke. I can see a Knight of Hearts land being something similar to Land of Tremors and Beats. The land would have a dead heartbeat and would shake whenever the Denizen moves. The Consorts would be comatose, with their spirits wandering. The Knight would have to restart the heart of the planet, reuniting the Consorts with their bodies.

[paleolithique]

we as homestucks should bring classpect analysis back to the forefront.

i think i’m a rogue of light. everyone drop your classpect in the tags and/or replies

[landofknightsandlight]

Knight of Light! I’ve had trouble keeping this blog afloat with all the things I need to do in daily life.

[landofknightsandlight]

Hospital situation.

I may not be able to post very often because I’m currently in the hospital for suicidal behavior. I hope I get out of here soon, but its also a place to stay after getting kicked out. I will keep you guys updated.

[landofknightsandlight]

Holidays for each quadrant

After a bit of math, I figured out good holidays for each quadrant! February 14th is obviously Flushed Affection Appreciation Day. But after that, I figured out the opposite day is August 15th, which should be Pitch Affection Appreciation Day. 

Next, I figured that a quarter of a year is 91.25 days, which I rounded up to 92. I added 92 days to February 14th and got May 16th. This would be Pale Affection Appreciation Day. And then I did the same to August 15th and got November 15th, which would be Ashen Affection Appreciation Day.

I think these four days would do good to be Affection Appreciation days for each quadrant! Tell me what you guys think.

[landofknightsandlight]

Quadrant voting

Hey so, I want to analyze quadrants, but I want to do it one at a time! Could y’all tell me which quadrant you want to be analyzed? Thanks!

[landofknightsandlight]

Hey hey, friendo. I've been reading your blog a bit and it if it's not too vain I'd love to hear your take on my classpect: Heir of Life OuO

Well sure thing, I’d love to!

Heir: Passive Manipulation class. They bring change to their aspect, surround themselves with it and are protected by it. They often become it, especially when it comes to powers. They are the most literal representation of their aspect, and constantly surround themselves in it.

Life: Life is associated with energy, life, healing, society, nature, wealth, etc.

An Heir of Life would be super positive and energetic. They’d surround themselves in life, in all the pleasures and good things in it. They’d be surrounded by positivity at all times, and protected by it. Their positivity would protect them from all sorts of things.

As a passive manipulator of life, they’d invite others to change their lives. Changing their energy, and positivity. They’d invite the change of life, meaning they’d probably be big movers and shakers for their friends, changing things incredibly.

Their land would most likely represent life directly, but would also require changing. Maybe the Land of Trees and Depression(Lotagd). It’d be filled with life and wealth, but all of the consorts would be in an economic depression. The Heir would need to change their point of view, making them see the wealth in the land.

[landofknightsandlight]

I’m not dead!

Hey, I’m not dead! Sorry, I haven’t been posting at all for a while, my mental health has really been down the drain lately. But I’m back! And I’m gonna TRY to keep making at least one post a day. Again, sorry to you all for being gone for so long. I’ll try to get back into the rhythm!

[landofknightsandlight]

Unpopular opinions

1. I actually loved the Epilogues.

2. Feferi is annoyingly boring

3. Gamzee <> Karkat was extremely one-sided and toxic

4. Vriska did a LOT wrong

5. I haven’t played any of the Homestuck videogames

[landofknightsandlight]

what's your favorite quadrant, and some info about it?

Oooh, that’s a great question. I mean, all four quadrants are equally important, but I definitely have a favorite. I LOVE kismesitude, but ONLY if it’s healthy. It’s easy to get REALLY wrong and make it super unhealthy, but if it’s done right, it’s beautiful.

But it needs some certain things to be healthy: Respect, caring, competition, and animosity. Not hate, but animosity. Something about them infuriates you, makes you want to annoy them. You don’t want to physically hurt them, because that’s abuse, but you DO want to annoy them. Something about them makes you super upset. However, you still CARE about them. You’d visit them in the hospital, you’d check up on them on bad days, and you’d be the only one who’s allowed to bully them. Vriska’s kismesitudes failed because she didn’t really CARE. You also need to respect them. Pushing them a bit is fine, healthy even, but you need to know their limits. Gamzee <3< Terezi didn’t work because Gamzee didn’t respect Terezi. You’d also need competition, which is at the heart of a good kismesis. You’d need to compete with them, force them to grow in ways no one else can. This is what makes these kinds of relationships so compelling and interesting, especially among trolls. 

TL;DR: Kismesitudes are hard to do right, but are great if successful.

[landofknightsandlight]

Muse of Doom

Muse: Passive masterclass. They become their aspect to inspire others. They are filled with their aspect and controlled by it. Power-wise, they have the powers of every passive class.

Doom: Doom represents fate, rules, doom, pessimism, sacrifice, and death.

A Muse of Doom would become their aspect to inspire others. They would be filled with doom. They would be the most pessimistic person out there, but they’d also inspire Doom. They would inspire others to follow rules, but also inspire them to fail.

But most importantly, they’d become Doom. How might they do this? Quite simply. They’d be a martyr. They would become one with sacrifice, using it to inspire others. They’d inspire death as well, most likely bringing death wherever they go.

We know nothing about lands for Muses, so we don’t know what the Muse of Doom would have. But it’d definitely be intense.