P Does SBURB things

In Which I describe various SBURB things! You can ask me to describe a Title and/or Land, tell you how well a team would work together, or give a character a title based on their personality.

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sylph of breath, please convince me that it doesnt really need to be a healing role because thats always the answer :/

Well, I'm gonna have to disappoint you here, because the Sylph class is inherently the Healer, and seems to be "One who heals their aspect in others, or uses their aspect to heal". That's my best guess at least.

So, a Sylph of Breath would be someone who uses the Wind to heal. This is a bit of an odd power at first, but it might be a healing of the area rather than people. We've seen in-comic a Breath player using their powers to blow away artifacts, so a Sylph of Breath could heal the area of similar oddities. Breath also has connotations with freedom and energy, so you may be able to wake the unconscious, people trapped in their own minds, and other ailments related to these.

So I'm afraid a Sylph of Breath is a healing role, but hey, if SBURB ever does get releases, you could just alchemise an awesome weapon to use instead.

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How well would a Mage of Hope, Seer of Rage, Knight of Space, Rogue of Time and Page of Life work together?

A Mage of Hope has powers that allow them to instinctively have an understanding of Hope, the aspect of belief and general positive attitudes. This not only means that they act as the obvious role of morale booster, but also allows them to understand the most important thing about belief and manipulate it to their advantage: The very act of believing in something makes is much more likely to work, making a Mage of Hope’s plans more likely to work than other players.

A Seer of Rage would be able to see the outcomes of anger and negative emotions, or an future where they would be the outcome. This makes them, like most Seers, excellent strategists, and the ones most likely to make the plans in their group. Specifically, a Seer of Rage might be able to see futures where an ally became unstable and mad, or where the session was ruined by a schism in the social group, and be able to organise the group to avoid this outcome.

Knight of Space

A Rogue is a player who can steal their aspect for the benefit of the group, or spread the stolen aspect among the group. Ergo, the Rogue of Time would be able to steal Time from objects, taking it for themselves and the group. This could allow them to perhaps steal Time from an object or an enemy, slowing them down or stopping them entirely. At God Tier, they could even steal Time from all their surroundings, stopping everything in a wide area around him.

Page of Life

Altogether, the session has the potential to be successful, if Paradox Space allows that is. The Time and Space players give the session the minimal success conditions, so the game could be won. The titles work together well. The Seer and Mage can create the strategies and increase their chances of success respectively. The Rogue and Knight provide the power required to take down the King, while the Page of Life can provide a powerful source of healing for the whole group, bringing them back from the brink of death whenever that situation may arise. All in all, this is a pretty good group.

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what does the 'mage of blood' do? and what is the 'land of Pollution and knowledge'?

Your house finds itself above a giant cloud of smog and smoke, sitting on what seems to be a flattened mountain top. Piles of rubbish poke out of the dark fog in the distance, constructed out of scrap metal, plastics, and other random waste, none of which looks at all safe to touch. 

Once you get down to the ground level through your first gate, you quite easily find the source of the pollution and rubbish. It would be quite an achievement in ignorance tonot see it. A giant power plant, more massive than any you would ever see on your home planet, stands in front of you, giant chimneys tower high, high up, belching at smog at an astounding rate.

The factories supply power to a, somehow, more massive building under the surface of your planet, creating a giant shield around it. This building, as you discover, is a giant library, containing books on nearly every subject on earth, and quite a lot on not only your planet, but the whole of your medium. This giant storage of knowledge is horded by your Denizen, who wants to ensure your planet remains securely under their control by making sure the consorts are not smart enough to rise against them. A plan which overlooks the fact that Consorts were never particularly smart in the first place.

Mage of Blood

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Sylph of Space

Sylphs have the power to manipulate their aspect within others for their benefit. This means that the Sylph of Space would be able to manipulate Space within others to help them. This is odd combo, but my interpretation is that they would be a sort of stat-buffing class if we put it in RPG terms. They would allow their allies to do some crazy stuff, like suddenly speed up, or shrink or grow in size, or even teleport limited distances. All in all, a fully realised Sylph of Space would be a pretty awesome person to have on your team.

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Land of Fire and Tentacles?

Your house sits precariously on a cliff made of green rock overlooking the ocean, the light of Skaia bouncing off of each light blue wave. The effect of watching these waves crash onto the rocks below would most likely be calming, if it not for what you can see lying beneath these waves. Giant tentacles, stretching higher than your home, higher than some skyscrapers that you've seen, emerge from the ocean every now and then, wriggling about slightly before diving back into the depths.

These tentacles belong to a particularly powerful minion of your Denizen, Cetus, performing the duty of terrifying your consorts into submission. A few braver consorts have discovered a way to ward off this threat however. The tentacles, for no discernible reason, hate flames, shying away from them should they approach one. Your consorts have surrounded their village with fire, protecting themselves from the tentacles, but attracting more enemies in the process. Eventually, having dealt with Cetus, the tentacles disappear, leaving you to help the consorts to claim back their planet.

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Seriously, if your amount of asks is too difficult, I would be happy to help you do some.

Haha, it's fine, don't worry about it. Thank you for the offer though!

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Since nobody has asked for this aspect, and this combination makes no fuckin' sense, let's hear the Seer of Breath.

The Seer of Breath is one of the more confusing classpects within SBURB, but it still has a pretty useful power. If we use the physical side of Breath, which is Wind, the Seer of Breath would be able to see and predict wind currents. They'd be an excellent ranged fighter, able to tell where to aim a weapon to hit with the wind factored in. The less literal part of Breath though is freedom and energy, so a Seer of Breath would be able to see the timeline that resulted in the most freedom for all in it.

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How could a Seer of Rage and a Maid of Hope work together ?

A Seer has visions pertaining to their aspect, or an outcome from their aspect. A Seer of Rage then would be able to do two things. The first is see when and where someone is angry, or experiencing negative emotions. The second is a bit more depressing in most cases, as they could also see the most rage filled outcome, or an outcome that happened because of rage, such as a timeline where an ally went insane and killed everyone. 

Maid of Hope

So, a Maid of Hope and a Seer of Rage would be a sort of motivator combination. The Seer of Rage could see where an ally is about to succumb to rage, and forsee the outcome of it. If it was grim enough, they could dispatch the Maid, who could then defend the team using Hope by helping the ally to see what was left to fight for. So basically, a Seer of Rage and Maid of Hope are a pretty good combination!

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Well, how about Heir of Time, in the Land of Rust and Crystal? (or Rust and Ruins? )

You climb up flight after flight of stairs, ascending the first building you find after leaving your house, a skyscraper with decor that wouldn't look out of place in the 1960's. As you finally reach the roof of the building, you look out into the horizon and finally get a good look at your planet. Your house is in the middle of an empty field, with a fairly modern paved road leading up to this skyscraper. Once you get closer to it however, the quality of the road gets slowly worse and worse, more potholes appearing every few meters.  

On the horizon though is what's most interesting. A sprawling city, comparable in size to London, sits at the end of this road, which gets ever worse as you continue down it. The buildings in the city are completely rusted, so much so that you can touch one of the lampposts and it completely dissolves. When you confront your Denizen, who reveals that they, in an attempt to control your consorts, fast forwarded the personal timeline of the cities that cover your planet, leaving you to master your potential as the Heir of Time, allowing you to reverse the planet to normal and allow the planet to thrive again.

The Heir is a very versatile class, acting as a sort of Jack of all Trades when it comes to manipulating their aspect, though they need to unlock this potential with help from their allies. An Heir of Time would be able to time travel freely, as can most Heroes of Time, and would be able to freeze enemies in time. They could also slow down their personal timeline, making them incredibly fast in the eyes of their enemies, making them incredibly useful in a fight.

(I went with the Rust and Ruins idea.) 

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How come you don't answer all of the requests in your inbox?

I do, I am just very slow at doing it. Very, very, very slow.

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(Sorry for Bugging you again :3) Land of Ashes and Glass?

As you quickly find out from exploring your land, you need to be constantly wearing a gas mask when exploring your planet. The atmosphere of the planet is perfectly breathable, it's the ash that makes it a necessity. Several shield volcanoes cover your planet, and while the gases that they spew can cause a problem when you're close to them, the quick flowing lava and ash seem to be causing you the most trouble.

Your consorts seem to have found a way to survive though. They built great domes of glass around their villages, protecting themselves from the ash by melting it. In the safety of one of these domes, you experience first hand the only problem with this form of protection. They're extremely fragile. While you manage to drive off the underlings, the dome has several large holes in it now where more ash and gas can get in. You find out that the denizen, angered that the consorts managed to protect themselves from their volcanoes, decided to punish them by shattering their domes and destroying their homes. While the consorts can repair their homes, they can't hold out forever, and are in need of a hero to save them. You wonder who that could be?

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I sent in two things for you to review and you never replied. Have you forgotten? Deleted? Or just backed up or something?

Most likely in the middle of an ever increasing pile of asks, so I'll get to it eventually. If you do want to check whether it's been deleted, just send me another message with the Land or Title in it, and I'll check.

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welp

uhh... I have over 150 followers now. 164 to be exact. Fricking hell that is way more than I initially expected from starting this blog. I say this every time I look at my follower count but thanks for all being awesome I guess and liking my stuff you all are brilliant and yeah.

But I kinda feel the need to advertise my friends who are kinda way more talented than me so prepare for some links to some awesome people.

Lemonicious (Daisy Lockitt Photography): First up, my friend Daisy, who is a photographer and an amazing one at that! I don't just mean "she takes good photos" type of amazing (okay she does do that), I mean like "got in top six (I think, might have been twelve) for a photo competition in The Guardian" kind of amazing. so yeah, if you like photography then follow her she is awesome! [tumblr] [flickr] (the flickr has more of her photos so check that out)

Fistantdantalus (god I hope I spelt that right): Next is my friend Simon who writes incredible stories. He's currently revising his latest story, Journey's End, which is a space story about clones and I cannot do it enough justice (partially cause I haven't managed to get through it all yet haha), and is writing his next one, Karuken, a revision of an older story based around alien parasites, so yeah. He also has a tumblr on which you can request short stories so you might want to check that out. (warning: you could request a story about bunnies and ponies from Simon and he will make it depressing I kid you not. you have been warned. [tumblr] (request short stories)  [dA] (actual longer stories (and a weird webcomic))

SquiddlePrincess/Ninja/Warrior (she changes it alot): Finally my friend Megan who draws webcomics! She draws two in fact! The first is The Adventures of Sherilyn and Emma, or TAOSAE a comic set around two girls, Sherilyn and Emma, in an English boarding school, dealing with slice of life stuff, and the odd and mysterious Molly. While the art is still being improved on (it is still pretty good!), the story is funny and intriguing too! There are places where you can tell how much work she puts into it, so check that out (I am saying that a lot in this). The other is a more kiddy webcomic called The Leapfrog Team, which is basically distilled childish sillyness. Anyway, links. [dA] (TAOSAE and other art) [Leapfrog Team] she also has an art tumblr somewhere I'll find that and edit it in later.

Anyway that's it, go check out my substantially more talented friends!

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Sylph of Heart in the land of Conscience and Comfort?

Your planet, the Land of Conscience and Comfort, is known among your friends as the land to head to if they need to sleep. Considering the... unique structure of the land, you can see why. It's hard not to get sleepy when you'e on a hillside that's literally made out of blankets. The whole of LOCAC is like an old quilt, stitched together from hundreds of thousands, probably closer to millions, of blankets and pillows and mattresses and everything you can think of that you would want to have a nap on. It certainly lives up to the Comfort part of the name.

However, just because it's soft, it doesn't necessarily mean that you're safe. Ogres and Liches are constantly attacking, rarely giving you time to even gather your thoughts. At the heart of the planet, coordinating these attacks from a secure stronghold, is your Denizen, Hephaestus  who seeks to change the face of the planet, in an attempt to create a more hard boiled location for his forge. It's up to you to stop him.

Sylph of Heart

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since Dirk is the Prince of Heart, how about the Rogue of Heart, and the Land of Tendrils and Shadows

Giant patches of shade cover the dark red ground that now surrounds your home. The earth is tough, but still able to be broken, like dirt in the middle of a dry summer.Giant, thorny tendrils, covered in deep red flowers, burst out of the ground and grow high into the sky, shadowing the land from most light.  Small amounts of light do get through the plant layer, and in these small patches, bright yellow flowers bloom, growing up towards the barely visible light of Skaia. 

Eventually, from discussion with your consorts and other game entities, you discover that not only can you climb up onto the tendrils, it is generally advisable to do so! The vines occasionally shift and move according a force on the planet, called The Soul. Mostly, The Soul is manipulated by the denizen of the land, Typheus, allowing him to crush anyone who dares resist him. However, if you can somehow wrest control of The Soul from him, perhaps you can use it to your advantage instead.

The Rogue of Heart is a rather odd role, as it essentially translates as "One who steals soul, and gives it to others". This would probably mean taking the very essence of an enemy and transferring it to others, allowing you to drain a creature of the personality, and make others more lively. This means that not only are you a compentent fighter, stopping enemies from having any sort of motivation to fight by draining away their soul, you also help to cheer up your team and make them more lively.

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Land of Static and Beauty? (Can you please tag me? The Sburb tag gets so crowded.)

The air is still around your house, not even a slight breeze blowing across the forested landscape. As you walk out of the clearing where your house is now located, you stroll underneath the dark red trees, looking up at the orange leaves that hang from the branches, the colours reminding you vaguely of autumn on Earth. After an hour or two of walking, beating up underlings on the way, you find yourself at the top of a rocky cliff, overlooking a grove of trees that spread out for miles. You're pretty sure you got the most beautiful planet.

However, despite the colours and arboreal theme of LOSAB, you find one thing makes it very unlike autumn - nothing ever falls. Leaves hang from the trees, never moving. No wind ever blows across the land. Even small birds seem to be frozen in mid air, as though they were stopped in their path by some odd force. As you discover, this odd freeze of the flow of time on your planet was caused by your Denizen, who set up several points of energy on your planet to pause the time on it, in an effort to preserve its beauty. As you destroy each one, time starts to slowly move, unlocking it second by second, skipping back and forth like a second hand on a broken clock, until it finally resumes normally when the Denizen is dealt with.

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Land of Clouds and Electricity

Your land is a tough, slightly flexible and smooth, very similar to the texture of plastic, coloured in a dark green texture. Giant golden lines streak across hills and ditches, staying in an incredibly straight line the whole time. Occasionally, giant metallic structures stick out of these lines, linking lines up and criss-crossing over eachother. While these structures seem obviously man-made, they seem as built into the landscape as anything else. From the ground level, these structures seem odd with no link, but when you can see the whole planet, it becomes obvious. It's a giant motherboard.

Circling around the atmosphere of LOCAE are giant black clouds, covered with glowing green lines, occasional dots of light dashing across them. Despite these constant clouds, it never rains. This, as you would later discover from your consorts, is because these clouds are not clouds in the traditional sense. They are clouds in the sense of computing, as in they store data. The consorts have discovered a way to retrieve and store data within them. It is rather bizarre, but that seems to be the theme with all the things within this game.