#ballkind

[tavtiers]

Can I have some information about the maid of doom? Like the weapons. My interests as such are plauge doctors, and cryptids.

Of course! Character weapons seem to be most influenced by the theme of the character themselves, rather than purely classpect based (like Jade fighting with a gun because it’s what her grandfather used or Tavros charging into battle with a lance like a bull). 

However, some classpect influence can be seen with characters like John (Thor’s hammer = Breath) and Dave (Sword = Knight).

If this is a weapon for a character based on yourself, I would first focus on what weapons the character would have available in their environment. Does a family member carry a gun? Is there a fireplace with fire pokers? 

Next, I would look at what weapon in that environment the character would be  drawn to. Say they had a predilection for baking. They would likely choose a spoon over a sword. When do they first allocate a weapon to their strife specibus? If they are swamped by imps they may choose the first weapon at hand. What would the closest weapon be in that environment, if that were the case?

After these questions are answered you can look at possible weapons from a  Maid of Doom standpoint. Going back to the spoon versus sword scenario, what weapon a character chooses out of their available options can then be influenced by their classpect. 

Maids seem to use weapons strongly influenced by their aspect. Jane fights with utensils, a symbol of life (food). Aradia has a quick whip reminiscent of Indiana Jones (speed & archaeology = time). Porrim likely uses makeupkind (beauty = space). 

On the other hand, Doom players have never been shown to use a strife specibus. The closest we have seen is Sollux picking up ninja stars.

Given this information, you might look at Doom-centric weapons that are intangible/thrown. Perhaps some sort of poison bomb/noxious substance? A spray that causes illness?

For plague doctors a sickness bomb may fit the bill (Bombkind). As for cryptids, there are so many it would depend on the type. The Abominable Snowman could be snowballs that rot flesh on impact (Ballkind). Mothman could be thrown feathers that give your enemies overwhelming apocalyptic visions (Otherkind?). 

I doubt that a Sburb player could easily get their hands on a bomb when first allocating their specibus, but perhaps your Maid of Doom could start out with stink bombs? Or syringes?

I hope this helps!

[absentinquiries]

Well, Ballkind does seem a little less than fitting, though it's kind of up to the player in question. Most Breath Players have been seen using rather unwieldy weaponry, like hammers or lances and the like. So, more often than not, you'd find a Breath player making use of a weapon that not many others can use for sake of weight.