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Rogue of Void

Redistributes void, redistributes through void.

Rogues are the passive half of the Allocation classes, with their counterparts being the more active Thieves. They are generally easygoing, friendly, well-liked, and well-known for their relationships - failed or otherwise. Rogues possess the ability to steal their aspect, but rather than keeping it for themselves they redistribute it to where it is either most needed or most lacking. They have been called the Robin Hood of classes.

Void is the aspect of secrecy, mystery, depth, obfuscation, misfortune, and ignorance. Fittingly, little is known about the common traits of Void players, however they consistently find themselves smack in the center of a web of mystery. They are often well known for their romantic lives and connections to partners, as well as for their formidable skill with machinery and electronics. They have luck bordering on the abysmal, but may have the knowledge to maneuver around it with relative ease.

The Rogue of Void would have the ability to take and redistribute mystery and misinformation. Whether they’re spreading misinformation and gossip or straight up using the abyss to send care packages, the Rogue of Void would be able to make sure everybody is on the same page of having no clue what’s going on. It’s Sburb. What’d you expect, easy answers? They also have the ability to steal the absence from something, causing something that didn’t exist to suddenly do so. 

The role of a Rogue of Void in a typical Sburb session is a passive support role, maintaining social harmony and redistributing resources. Their passive redistribution Void role means that they are uniquely suited to finding out the secrets of their allies and enemies alike, which they must use to maintain cohesive group relations and tear their enemies to fucking shreds. They’re also particularly well suited to weapon acquisition and item distribution.

Prior to God-tiering the Rogue of Void would be a seemingly air-headed but very friendly person at the center of a fairly large social circle. They’d have a tendency to know things they shouldn’t which might make friends think they might be a lot more intelligent than they let on... right up until they receive the next typo-laden text recounting the Rogue’s misadventures, and they change their minds again. That’s not to say that they are unintelligent, but they do have a tendency to come across that way to folks who don’t know them very well. 

Ascension isn’t really a necessity for this title, and the Rogue of Void might have a fairly difficult time making that happen if they don’t feel it’s absolutely necessary. On the other hand, if they feel that they do need to in order to support their friends they won’t have a problem with it at all.

Post Ascension, the Rogue of Void would be a downright unreadable player and a major aide in the fight against the Derse royalty. Their ability to redistribute irrelevance means they could effectively disguise their teammates by shrouding them in void. By making the royals think their attackers are unimportant and beneath their notice even as they’re being attacked, the players would gain a major advantage. 

The inversion of a Rogue of Void is a Knight of Light, one who actively exploits information, relevance, and luck.

The potential land of a Rogue of Void might be LOBAN, or the Land of Blanks and Networks. This planet is stacked high with communication terminals, manned by the turtle consorts. They’re supposed to send each other important information in morse code, but all of the spaces are in the wrong spots, changing the intended meaning drastically. Once the Rogue of Void fully realizes their potential, they will inherently understand the places where the spaces should go and redistribute them accordingly. At that point the turtles can translate the messages and the Rogue can use that information to find their denizen. 

For their strife specibus Rogues tend to use long, thin, two-handed weapons, while void players are generally known for using no weapon, or their fists. If the weapon in question were invisible or seemed to disappear at times that could also work with the theme. 

Their greatest strength would be their easy-going demeanor and adaptability, but their weakness would be their seeming air-headedness and somewhat limited fighting capacity.

The special ability of the Rogue of Void would be stealing the Void from an object that doesn’t exist to bring it into reality. Because of their passive class though, they’re better at this when the object in question is going to someone else who needs it. 

[sugar-and-angels]

The Land Of Night And Waves AKA LONAW, land for a Maid Of Void (aka myself)

this dark planet is mostly made of water with only a stripe of land dividing it’s two lagoons, one have salt water, the other normal water, both sides are inhabited by bioluminescent turtles that filled the small part of land, since the planet denizen (probs Nix idk) relased an endless night upon the land the little turtle consorts became to afraid to go back into the water and forgot how to use their own luminescence (ya thalassophobic turtles...). The quest for the maid here is simple, show the consorts that darkness isn’t this bad when you learn to convive with it and adapt to embrace it, by doing this the hero of void shall learn to embrace the darkness and the unknow, gaining acess to their quest beds deep down one of the lagoons and to the denizens lair on the other.

Ya, I know it’s pretty simple but chill dude I’m no classpect analyzer

Peace out

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Heir of Time

Inherits time, or inherits through time.

Heirs are the passive half of the Manipulation classes, with their counterpart being Witches. They passively change, move around, or alter their aspect, and over time begin to completely embody it. Heirs tend to have very strong friendships, but don’t always act when they should.

Time is the aspect of death, decay, and entropy. It is one of the two cardinal aspects - its partner being Space - which are necessary for any chance of a successful session. Time players tend to be seemingly easy-going, but still waters run deep and they usually have some pretty destructive tendencies to get over.

An Heir of Time passively manipulates decay, death, and entropy. Because of Heirs ability to physically become their aspect, this could become potentially problematic, but if the Heir is well developed it shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

The role an Heir of Time would have in a session would be a passive one, mostly centered on bettering themselves to the best of their ability so that they can better aid their teammates in battle. 

Prior to Ascension, the Heir of Time would be a cool, desirable, but unfortunately unstable individual with an interest in death and history and perhaps a bit more clumsiness than is good for them. Or good for anyone around them. They just knockin shit over all the time it’s ridiculous.

Ascension would be incredibly likely for this class. Embodying death makes a sacrificial slab seem a lot less scary than it would seem to others.

Post-God-Tier, the Heir of Time would be an incredibly powerful player and fighter - but they need to get their emotional problems under control if they really want to excel. A fully realized Heir of Time could decimate armies in moments, but it’d take a lot of work to get them to that point.

The inversion of an Heir of Time would be a Mage of Space, one who actively understands creation, distance, and physical matter.

The potential land of an Heir of Time might be LoBAB, or the Land of Beats and Bayous. This marshy planet is home to crocodile consorts who communicate exclusively through beat-boxing. How do they do it? Do crocodiles have lips? Who knows. The world wasn’t so watery long ago - back when it was first created (though, logically, it was created the instant the player entered the medium, but let’s ignore that for now) the water level was lower and the entrance to the Denizen’s lair was easy to spot. The Heir of Time must comprehend the history of LoBAB and manipulate time in order to get to their denizen and it their questions.

The strife specibus of an Heir of Time could really be almost anything: Heirs tend to have blunt weapons if they have any at all, but Time players have very little consistency in their strife specibi. 

Their greatest strength would be their power and their grasp on the flow of the timeline, but their greatest weakness would be their emotional issues and tendency to repress said issues.

The special ability of an Heir of Time would be controlled aging! As someone who passively embodies time, they would be able to completely control how time affected them - allowing them to turn themselves into an adult right away or even regress back to a more childish appearance. Pretty useful in a game that focuses so heavily on self expression!

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Rogue of Light

Redistributes light, redistributes through light.

Rogues are the passive half of the Allocation classes, with their counterparts being the more active Thieves. They are generally easygoing, friendly, well-liked, and well-known for their relationships - failed or otherwise. Rogues possess the ability to steal their aspect, but rather than keeping it for themselves they redistribute it to where it is either most needed or most lacking. They have been called the Robin Hood of classes.

Light is the aspect of information, relevance, clarity, and luck. It’s counterpart is Void. Light players tend to be clever and goal-oriented, often with a love of attention (or being in the spot-light. Heheheheh. That joke never gets old).

The Rogue of Light would have the ability to redistribute information, luck, and relevance to where it was most needed. They would be the friend to mercifully end a bad luck streak, fill in somebody who’d been left in the dark, and bring somebody hiding in the shadows out into the spotlight. What a great friend, really.

The role of a Rogue of Light in a session is a passive one, and one mostly focused on group cohesion. They would be a reasonably skilled fighter, but their talents would be put to better use maintaining the atmosphere of the group and keeping everybody from being too miserable or too plain stupid. Their tendency to lean more toward objective fact and practicality might make them a bit less suited to this group therapist role than, say, a Sylph or a Blood player (or a Sylph of Blood. Can you imagine??), but the Rogue of Light’s occasional bluntness really just adds to their charm.

Prior to ascension, the Rogue of Light would be an intelligent person who somehow managed to toe the fine-line where being a know-it-all stops without actually crossing over into pretentiousness. It’s true that they’re usually right and they usually know it - but they’re so set on helping everybody else out with that information that it’s hard to feel bad in their presence. 

Ascension would be a bit tricky for this title. They would do it for the good of the team or if they felt they had no choice, but they probably wouldn’t jump on the opportunity if they didn’t really have to. They wouldn’t have too much of a problem learning about the details or finding their quest bed, and they’d be quick to spread the info around, so that’s good. 

Post God-tiering, the Rogue of Light would be a force to be reckoned with. Aside from the newfound ability to just straight up blind their enemies (redistributing light, anybody?) they would be able to redistribute luck from their enemies to their allies and, frankly, the Dersite Royalty wouldn’t stand much of a chance.

Their inversion is a Knight of Void, one who actively exploits mystery, secrets, nothingness, and depth.

The potential land of a Rogue of Light might be LoBAM, or the Land of Beams and Mirrors. This desert planet is speckled with skyscraper-sized pillars - some are topped by massive beams of light pouring outward over the sand, but a few are topped by gigantic mirrors that can redirect the beams. One pillar looks as if it is pouring light out, but if you look at the shadows you can see that it’s actually taking light in. If the Rogue of Light uses the mirrors to redirect all of the light toward this pillar, it will sink into the ground, revealing the path to their Denizen.

[EDIT: For some reason I started talking about Heirs here? Wtf, me?] For a strife specibus, Rogues often go for a lance or other polearm, but Light players tend to use objects of personal significance, even if said weapons aren’t necessarily practical in combat. So, if you’ve got an antique spear lying around, go for it.

Their greatest strength is their love of information and their willingness to share it, but their greatest weakness would be a lack of regard for the non-objective parts of friendly interactions.

The special ability of a Rogue of Light would be mass communication. If players and allies are scattered all over the medium and need information on a new development (and are not carrying at least 5 computers on their person at all times, like sensible people) then the Rogue of Light could spread new info, battle plans, gossip, or just shitty puns to everybody despite the distance. A great skill to have in a plot-heavy game like Sburb!

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Sylph of Mind

Heals mind, or heals through mind.

Sylphs are the passive half of the Creation class, with their counterparts being the more active Maids. Sylphs heal, repair, and replenish their aspect, or physically heal teammates using their aspect as a power source. They are often the ‘moms’ of the team - nosily involving themselves in everything and giving unrequested advice. The Sylph must learn when their help is wanted though; forcing their help will only exacerbate teammates’ problems, no matter what the Sylph’s intentions were. Though may get on a few nerves, Sylphs do genuinely mean well and care deeply for their teammates. Expect them to be analytical and more than a little self-righteous. Some motormouth tendencies would not be a surprise.

Mind is the aspect of intelligence, awareness, and decision making. It’s counterpart is Heart. Mind players tend to be subtle, cunning, and manipulative, though it should be said that that is not necessarily a bad thing.

The Sylph of Mind would have the power to heal intelligence and decision making. If an option is lost to the team, the Sylph can restore its availability. Or, if a teammate is injured, they can heal them through intellect and focus - brain injuries being especially within their jurisdiction. The Sylph of Mind would be an excellent addition to any team - just ask Mituna.

The role of a Sylph of Mind in a typical Sburb session is a passive one: healing the physical injuries of teammates, guiding teammates through indecision or mental breakdowns, and fighting the Derse royalty.  Beware though - while Sylphs may seem to be the very definition of a passive class, their melee fighting ability is shockingly potent and they can wreak a lot of havoc.

Prior to God-tiering, the Sylph of Mind would be a know-it-all who constantly got into others’ business - which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, though their allies may not appreciate it. They’re usually right (and they usually know it) and it simply wouldn’t do to let their dear friends go mucking things up without their guidance, now would they? The Sylph really does have everyone’s best interests at heart, though they may come off as just a little bit smug about it.

Ascension would be fairly simple for a Sylph of Mind. They would likely see it as nothing more than the most logical decision - moreso if the team had reached some kind of impasse that required great strength. The only thing standing between them and immortality is good old-fashioned human fear, but that could definitely be enough to hold even the most logical player back.

Post god-tiering, the Sylph of Mind would be able to divert armies by repairing what they had perceived as impossible options. Even a null session could gain a new option for success if the Sylph is strong enough.

The inversion of a Sylph of Mind is a Prince of Heart; one who actively destroys individuality, soul, and emotion.

The potential land of a Sylph of Mind might be LOGAN, or the Land of Glyphs and Neurons. Connecting neurons light the sky of this ruin-covered planet, but what they make visible is not a pleasant sight. The lammergeier consorts have been enslaved by the denizen, and they are doomed to live their lives in subjugated ignorance. It’s up to the Sylph of Mind to repair their knowledge and intellect, and to remind them that more choices exist than the one of servitude they have been allowed. Plus, if the Sylph has the time and feels up to it, the glyphs within the ruins lead to quests and treasure when translated.

Sylphs tend to have transformative strife specibi, such as Aranea’s fluorite octet, or Kanaya’s chainsaw/lipstick. Little is known about the weapons of Mind players, as only one has been seen. Almost anything can be used in this case, as long as it can transform.

The greatest strengths are their intellect and healing, but their greatest weakness is their tendency to become involved in others’ affairs without invitation.

The special ability of the Sylph of Mind is Ultimate Therapy! Nobody can heal your traumatized brain like a mind-based healer. What’s that? You don’t think you’re traumatized? Of course you are! It’s Sburb! Everyone’s traumatized here!

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Page of Heart

Invites exploitation of heart, invites exploitation through heart.

Pages are the passive half of the Exploitation class, with their counterparts being the more active Knights. Pages tend to be extremely weak throughout the majority of the game, but upon reaching godhood and a state of emotional maturity their power becomes essentially unmatchable by any class (though Lords may possibly be more powerful, it would certainly be a close fight). Pages tend to be easily led around by others and rarely make decisions entirely of their own accord. Pages should avoid Sylphs at all costs, as the Sylph’s tendency to mother and care for others will lead them to try to ‘fix’ the Page - something that throws off the Page’s naturally slow growth and is potentially quite harmful.

Heart is the aspect of Love, Passion, Individuality, and Soul. It’s counterpart is Mind. Heart players may be passionate and illogical, embracing an idea with little to no logical evidence. They are most likely cheerful and very friendly. Unfortunately, Heart players are doomed to have at least one completely disastrous relationship (or an unrequited love), and tend to have splintered personalities that show themselves through roleplay, mood swings, or copies of themselves.

The Page of Heart would have the ability to passively exploit passion and individuality. Though they themselves may not end up doing much, they will arm their allies with the courage to be true to themselves, making this session a good one to find love. This Title in particular would be well-matched with a Knight, to help the latter get over their false front.

The role of a Page of Heart in a typical Sburb session would be a passive one: allowing their soul to work as their weapon, arming allies with individuality, and working to become as strong as possible.

Prior to God-tiering, the Page of Heart would be a friendly, caring, ditz with a love of shipping (Honestly, though? What Heart player doesn’t like a bit of shipping?). They might come across as a bit foolish as times, but their main priority would be their friends and making sure everyone feels comfortable. They would be well-liked, but not well-respected. There’s a pretty high chance of the Page of Heart being taken advantage of, but it’s unlikely that they’ll hold a deep grudge.

Page’s by and large avoid ascending, but if they felt that they had no choice or that it would benefit their team they would be able to muster up the courage to go through with it.

Post God-tiering, the Page of Heart would be unstoppably passionate and completely unique. Assuming that they were well-developed, their indescribable power could mean the difference between life and death for their teammates.

The inversion of a Page of Heart is a Thief of Mind: one who actively steals choices, thought, and intelligence.

The potential land of a Page of Heart might be LODAF, or the Land of Dance and Friendship. The tiled surface of this massive planet is home to some of the greatest social dance parties in paradox space. Unfortunately, the Komodo Dragon consorts are so worried about missing a step and making a fool of themselves that they forget have fun - and that social dance parties involve being sociable. The Page of Heart must arm them with passion and teach them to love themselves, even if they make mistakes. Once the party is truly underway peace will return to LODAF and the Page can start searching for their denizen.

Pages tend to use conventional weapons, while Heart players prefer handheld slicing weapons. Swordkind, knifekind, spearkind, or halberdkind could all work for this class.

The greatest strengths of a Page of Heart are the ultimate power they have available to them and their devotion to their friends, but their greatest weakness is their slow growth rate.

The special ability of a Page of Heart would be being a Top-Tier Wingman! Their ability to arm their allies with romance means that nobody in the Page’s team will ever have to worry about being single! Unless they want to be single, of course.

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Page of Rage

Invites exploitation of rage, invites exploitation through rage.

Pages are the passive half of the Exploitation class, with their counterparts being the more active Knights. Pages tend to be extremely weak throughout the majority of the game, but upon reaching godhood and a state of emotional maturity their power becomes essentially unmatchable by any class (though Lords may possibly be more powerful, it would certainly be a close fight). Pages tend to be easily led around by others and rarely make decisions entirely of their own accord. Pages should avoid Sylphs at all costs, as the Sylph’s tendency to mother and care for others will lead them to try to ‘fix’ the Page - something that throws off the Page’s naturally slow growth and is potentially quite harmful.

Rage is the aspect of negative emotions, unpredictability, limited choices, and conviction. Its counterpart is Hope. Rage has associations with religion, which is odd in that the aspect of faith, Hope, is its opposite. In spite of its reputation as ‘bad’ or ‘evil’, Rage is just as necessary as any other aspect and just as likely to be good.

The Page of Rage would have the ability to passively exploit rage in the form of negative emotion and limited choices. A wild temper tantrum - rather than harming friendships - would actually help them to gather info or impress people. Their allies would benefit from the positive effects of Rage as well, making their session a fortunate place wherein to get pissed off.

The role of a Page of Rage in a typical Sburb session would be a passive one: allowing anger to work as their weapon, arming allies with rage, and working to become as strong as possible.

Prior to God-tiering, the Page of Rage might be a bit spoiled - and if they don't get their way then getting angry or crying about it may often yield bounteous results. Some of the Page's friends might be shallow and faking friendships for personal gain rather than emotional intimacy, and the Page's low-key starting abilities and temper may exacerbate this by allowing the manipulators to undermine the Page's self-worth and group standing. On the other hand, the Page's true friends will get to see friendly, fun-loving, somewhat sporadic person the Page of Rage truly is.

Ascension is unlikely for a Page of Rage, but if they get worked enough about it then the game itself will bend to their wishes and deliver them to a quest bed.

Post God-tiering, the Page of Rage would be among the most potent attack units available - assuming that they are fully realized and capable of unleashing their full abilities. Armed with the pure destructive forces of Rage, the Page of Rage would be an unstoppable being of undying pissy-ness. The fury of every long-winded rant Karkat ever spoke - if condensed - might equal half of a molecule of the pure tsunami of irritability the Page of Rage could unleash. May Hussie have mercy on our souls.

The inversion of a Page of Rage is a Thief of Hope; one who actively steals positive emotion, harmony, and faith.

The potential land of a Page of Rage might be LOIAS, or the Land of Ire and Storms. The seagull consorts of this planet are positively sick of the eternal bad weather. They have a great many ideas about how to avoid or stop it: underground tunnels, weather alteration devices, bigger umbrellas... unfortunately, none of them will acknowledge any idea but their own so nothing gets done. The Page of Rage must embrace their inner jerk and use some tough love to convince the seagulls to band together under a single concept. Once the idea is put into full effect, the Page can investigate their land and try to find their denizen.

Pages use conventional weapons that are often linked to their ideal career path. Rage players can be pretty versatile, but seem to favor religious paraphernalia. Perhaps the Page of Rage hopes to become a religious leader?

Their greatest weakness is their unbearably slow growth rates, but their greatest strength is their ultimate power level.

The special ability of a Page of Rage would be the Irritability Sphere! By spreading their influence out around them in all directions, the Page of Rage could both weaponize their anger and use it as a shield. In this state they would be nigh unstoppable, and really, really grumpy.

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Maid of Doom

Creates doom, creates through doom.

Maids are the active half of the Creation classes, with their counterpart being the more passive Sylphs. They create, spread, and shamelessly promote their aspect, but do so more easily if they do it for themselves. It’s almost as if they were ‘maid’ of their aspect. (Get it? ‘Cause ‘maid’ sounds like ‘made’? Haha. Ha.~) They are often mistaken for a passive class due to the fact that their efforts often go unnoticed or overlooked. A well-developed Maid must learn to accept this lack of acknowledgment.

Doom is the aspect of death, sacrifice, rules, order, and authority. It’s counterpart is Life. Doom players tend to lose the most of all the aspects - due to the power of their sacrifices - and have a love of order. An interest in computer coding, following the instructions for Lego sets, or paint by number art books would be right up a Doom player’s alley. Though Doom seems like a gloomy aspect, it’s quite possible to be a peppy, cheerful Doom player.

The Maid of Doom would have the ability to create Doom in the form of rules, order, and sacrifice. Their tendency to go unnoticed might exacerbate their borderline martyr complex, so it would be wise to pair this player off with someone in a makeshift buddy system. This way, the Maid will have someone to drag them back down to reality when they start thinking about sacrificing themselves over trivial matters.

The role of a Maid of Doom in a typical Sburb session is an active one: creating order, killing imps, and taking out the Derse royalty,

Prior to God-tiering, the Maid of Doom would be a kind, orderly person. They would likely lead a simple, straightforward lifestyle and enjoy every bit of it - which might make the transition to Sburb life in the Medium difficult for them. Beneath the surface, though, their simple life is fraught with death and disaster - whether the Maid of Doom knows it or not.

Ascension would be extremely easy for the Maid of Doom, bordering on boring. Sacrifice and death are so intrinsic to a Maid of Doom's existence that they may not even realize that reaching Godhood is meant to be a challenge. However, an underdeveloped or inverted Maid may reject the concept as a whole, which would postpone (but probably not completely halt) their path to ascension.

Post God-tiering, the Maid of Doom would incredibly powerful and helpful player. Assuming that they are at least partially realized, they may be irritated by other players inverting, as this means that they are going against their given roles and causing disorder. This Title borders on being overpowered, and a well-timed sacrifice on their part could completely and permanently alter the rules of the game.

The inversion of a Maid of Doom is a Bard of Life; one who passively destroys energy, rebellion, and healing.

The potential land of a Maid of Doom might be LODAJ, or the Land of Decrees and Judgement. The densely-packed city that comprises the surface of this planet is populated by the bumblebee consorts that busily go about their business. However, they are horrendously inefficient, and no bee is working at something they're actually skilled at. The Maid of Doom must bring order to the city and bring meaning to the bees' hard work.

Maids' strife specibi are usually unconventional weapons based on their ideal career paths. Doom players seem to draw attack power from within themselves, rather than from a weapon. Maybe the Maid of Doom's ideal career involves not holding anything?

Their greatest strength would be the power of their sacrifices, but their greatest weakness would come from over-embracing their sacrificial abilities and failing to live up to their full potential as a result.

The special ability of a Maid of Doom would be Sacrificing Death! Rather than merely giving their life for their cause, the Maid of Doom can sacrifice their death, thus achieving true immortality! Unfortunately, it's unlikely that they will be able to maintain their form on the physical plane, so this is a technique that should only be used as a last resort.