#mage class

[temperqnce]

So, in DA2 we have three mages running around dressed like mages holding/wearing giant visible mage tools. In a Kirkwall where if you’re caught just Being as a mage outside the circle you WILL get got. So what are people’s headcanons for how that works for Anders, Merrill, Bethany and/or Hawke? Examples include

- Oh, it’s not a staff, it’s a glaive!

- retractable??? Staff???

- orb and dagger but retroactive

- book? Mages? Like the enemies in inq

- spellblade class like in origins

[heir-of-light-shenanigans]

Classpect Meanings (as of 6/26/25)

Classpect Meanings (as of 6/26/25)

I made a Google Sheets of every meaning I have for Classpects if anyone wants it cause I love Typology :)

[annihilatetechnocrat]

Introduction to my Classpecting Ideas

This felt like a good idea for something to put out before I put my Knight & Page analysis out there, since I plan on making this a 6 part series. (Potentially 7 if demand for a Lord/Muse addendum is high enough).

So, I'll be laying out my most important philosophies on the subject here for future reference.

Classpecting is...

Point A. Classpecting is malleable.

There is not one rigid, set definition for any Class pair, or any Aspect pairing. The freedom of the author is that they may assign any symbolism to a concept that they may like.

What I mean by this is that people often seem to think that manifestations of an Aspect within Homestuck's narrative paint that object or idea as a concept inherently tied to that Aspect.

Example: Pumpkins & Void. You would not believe the amount of people in the early fandom who swore by the idea that pumpkins were inherently just Void constructs because of their role in Homestuck's narrative.

No? Pumpkins symbolise Void in Homestuck itself and Homestuck itself only only due to a running gag inherent to Homestuck itself.

Anything, with enough narrative basis and existing thematic ties, can serve to symbolise an Aspect. Furthermore, two different authors may have different ideas of what Aspect something represents.

Some authors may see alcohol, for example, as a Void-bound concept owing to its obfuscation of fair judgement. Some may see it as a Light-bound concept owing to the idea of 'in vino veritas' and the tendency of drunkenness to induce truthful confessions. Some may see it as a Life-bound concept owing to its associations with hedonism and impulsive behaviour.

With enough narrative consistence, anything is possible. Homestuck's narrative is not as rigid of a point of reference as some people would swear by it being. This is deeply important.

Point B. Classpecting is not the whole of a character.

I can't exactly phrase this in a satisfactory manner, but... a Classpect is not a personality type in of itself. An individual being a Prince of Heart does not instantly make them Dirk Strider. It merely means that their core value is identity & selfhood, and they interact with it by destroying it. It is that simple!

I see, time and time again, Classpecting blogs acting as if a Classpect is indicative of a character's whole personality and giving guides as to the exact behaviours & quirks a character with that Classpect should have.

I am imploring you to explore wider possibilities when it comes to this. Even if it means sharing a title with a canon character! It doesn't mean you have to just rewrite that canon character because that's not how Classpecting works.

I've seen fanventure characters share titles with canon characters. (Sovereignstuck's Annomi Errata & Dynama Zarrow sharing titles with Dirk & Porrim respectively, and Porrim herself is also a player in that narrative, mind you!)

I've seen fanventure characters share titles with eachother. (Vast Error's Dismas Mersiv is a Rogue of Mind. One of my fantrolls is also a Rogue of Mind!)

In every instance, they are fundamentally different people. I cannot put it any simpler than this.

Point C. Classpecting is always applicable.

That is the perfection of the Classpecting system. You can give a title to any character, from anything ever made. It's not even that difficult if you're half-decent at media analysis!

Quite literally all you need to do is ask yourself two questions.

"What's this character's core value?" and "How do they interact with that?" Do that, and you've got yourself a Classpect.

That's the beauty of it! It's obviously not going to be as airtight as a story that has the Classpecting system baked directly into the narrative, but it's still going to work out!

Hell, do it to yourself! Do it to your friends! The world's your oyster. You can do anything you want, forever, for the rest of time. I'm a Seer of Life! My best friend is a Page of Blood! My mother is a Witch of Hope! Go wild.

Post formatting

For my Classpecting posts, I'll aim to give two related definitions for every Class.

Definition A is the narrative function, what the Class says about the person and how they interact with their Aspect as an abstract concept.

Definition B is the practical function, what the Class says about their role in the session and how they interact with their Aspect as a SBURB construct.

Therefore, we get an idea of both the abstract, personal definition of a Classpect, and the functional, game application of a Classpect.

I'll also aim to give about two or three examples for each individual title about how you could write a character with them, since there are always going to be multiple directions you can take with a Classpect.

Conclusion

tl;dr - what I'm trying to say is this. Classpecting is malleable, easily applicable & capable of saying any number of things, and my posts will aim to give two concise definitions of both narrative and practical function for every title.

I'll get the Knight:Page analysis done either today or tomorrow, and the rest of the Class posts will be staggered releases in order of poll results. Thus, the order is going to be:

Knights & Pages, Deficiency and Exploitation.

Mages & Seers, Experience and Comprehension.

Witches & Heirs, Adherence and Manipulation.

Princes & Bards, Instability and Destruction.

Thieves & Rogues, Inundation and Redistribution.

Maids & Sylphs, Maintenance and Generation.

And, potentially...

7. Lords & Muses, Absolution and Dominion.

And then, subsequently, the order for the Aspect posts, which I've decided based on relevance to the canon, roughly speaking anyways...

Space & Time, Genesis and Terminus.

Breath & Blood, Fluidity and Stability.

Light & Void, Potential and Simplicity.

Heart & Mind, Instinct and Dialectics.

Life & Doom, Progress and Stagnation.

Hope & Rage, Conviction and Iconoclasm.

I look forward to the next post. Until then, take care.

[kooki914]

Classpecting for those who haven't read Homestuck

After entirely too much ado, I finally finished my first two videos on classpecting. I'll be releasing a written essay format of this theory eventually as well, that'll go into more depth and nitty-gritty while this video serves as a proper and true first introduction to the concept. If you finished watching the first video, you can click here to watch my video on the Classes. Some of the art I used for both videos will be under the cut for ease of use and sourcing.

All hail the Aspect Wheel

Unironically I still hate this cone but it's, unfortunately, useful.

[dahniwitchoflight]

MagexSylph and PrincexHeir Inversions

I was having thoughts in the official homestuck discord a bit but I figured I should repeat them here for y'all as well

Now that we have canon class pairs and a full active passive scale I've rethought somewhat what a couple inversion pairs are but its nothing too crazy, its essentially just that for all intents and purposes Sylphs and Heirs Swap Places, which only affects two inversion pairs now

Mages and Sylphs invert to eachother and Princes and Heirs Invert to eachother

So, what does that even look like? well, here's my sort of unpolished thoughts:

Mages and Sylphs interact with the world very differently, and it should have been fairly obvious to be honest with such strong examples of Sollux and Aranea

It's a policy of Non-Interference versus Interference Observing Versus Meddling

Mages are Observers, theyre not going out of their way to change things or affect the outcomes, even though they know everything, and you could say its Because they know, because they are essentially prophets of a future already set in stone that they feel no need to, except in cases where they can likely instinctively tell when something isn't as it should be Thats why Sollux as a Mage of Doom seemed so pressimistic, a class of Knowing, Prophesizing the end times, the Doom, watching what happens at the end of it all, what just seems like one long conveyer belt and all you can focus on is the furnace at the end of it, no wonder you might struggle to enjoy your time on the conveyer belt of life or focus on anything on it while you're able to, and I think he just found his peace with that

A Sylph cannot Help but meddle, tweak, fix, interfere, change, adjust, like a mom friend looking you over, fussing and fiddling with every small thing, dusting you off rubbing your cheeks and never really 100% sure if they're satisfied or done yet. They're likely just driven to a sense of perfectionism with a dash of never Truly Knowing whats the final or correct version or the best. For a player like Aranea, a Sylph of Light, a class of constant interfering meddling perfectionism with an aspect of Knowing that the truth does exist, its just not in your grasp inherently, The Best Truth is real and does exist confirmed but you don't know what it is for sure, must have driven her nuts to feel that combo so I can totally see how that was driving her to take so many drastic actions, absolutely Nothing was satisfying her

So what Does these classes inversions look like? A Mage Inverting to become Sylph-like is a Mage abandoning Non-Interference to desperately grapple to interfere in a manic state of desperate perfectionism, but in being unable to really access true powers to change, it ens up being a cyclical mania. They do the same things over and over and over, perhaps convinced or unconvinced of their knowledge of whats truly going to happen, desperate that if they just do something the correct way not the way they know then something might be different this time, but it ends up being the definition of insanity, over and over and over, with nothing materially ending up changed

A Sylph inverting to become Mage-Like is like a Sylph abandoning the idea of being able to affect the world around them, to find the best state of things, perhaps because they've become Convinced of some knowledge that they're unable to bear, and because they're unable to dispute it or find the real truth underneath it like a Mage could, fell prone to deception. They become misled about reality, and because their nature demands a sort of perfectionism, any anomaly can't be acted on until their certain, but they're stuck, either unable to decide, figure out the next steps, stagnating, indecisive, etc in reverse to the Mage inverting, I think a Sylph inverting becomes depressed instead of Manic, almost like theyre stunlocked, stuck in a decision loop, bedrotting as if all executive functions in their brain are scrambled and they can't make plans, decisions, take action.

Princes and Heirs also interact with the world very differently. Princes are outwardly confident, inwardly stressed. They have a death grip on a tightly held plan or faith that they feel is necessary to keep them anchored without veering offcourse Heirs are outwardly fumbling, inwardly chill. They're unmoored, and unsure of themselves, but it's doesn't bother them, theyre not attached to one version of themselves, and are costantly exploring something new internally

Devotion versus Reinvention

A Prince Inverting is on a path of Self Destruction. I believe this has always been the case as I've always felt that Princes face this unique challenge to not be overwhelmed by their aspect as a force of destruction that they become unable to control, and I think it only recently Clicked how appropriately Heir-ish that path Sounds like. Heirs Inherit their Aspect, they are passive creation, meaning it is created within Themselves, they get in a sense, Overwritten by what their Aspect is or represents. But for Heirs this comes across as, in Hussie's words, them being able to put aside space inside of themselves, to make room for the aspect, so the aspect incorporates into their sense of self in a healthy way, becoming part of the whole. But an inverting Prince can't do that, in inverting, theyre unable to Compartmentalize, to set aside mental barriers, boundaries, space in their hearts, theyre not able to protect their sense of self from being molded, tweaked, changed, Overwritten by something or someone else. The exact thing that I think Dirk is so terrified of in the epilogues. They can't wield or accept the creation of something new inside themselves the way an Heir would, the idea of an identity rebirth that perhaps Heirs are prone to going through. Their sense of sense as it is either exists the way it does or does not, in a binary state, to them, if they are no longer themselves, they are gone, to an Hier, if they are no longer themselves, then they are merely someone New. Alternatively this can also manifest as a desperation to reinvent themselves, to find themselves without an anchor, unmoored, disssociated, imposter syndrome'd etc and simply finding themselves unable to in some way reinvent themselves, struggling to imagine how to still be themselves in everyway that defines themselves but still different and evolving, how to adapt without trying anything different.

an Inverting Heir then on the flipside, is someone who abandons inheritance, creation, renewal, for lashing out and destruction instead, they become Prince-like, but in a way that real Prince wouldn't be. But it's wanton, its purposeless, emotional. They're freaking out because they feel like there's something inside themselves they need to get rid of, to remove, a parasite, but they're not able to. They're putting up too many mental barriers, creating separations, perhaps in denial about aspects of their own self, or attempt to make themselves ignorant, they're a caterpilar desperately trying to wriggle out of the cocoon before they can become the butterfly. and I think in this volatile state they're likely prone to lashing out at others as well. Or perhaps they're a caterpilar that's desperately trying to fortify their cocoon, thinking perhaps if they seal themselves inside tight then the butterfly will die before it ever lives, destroying what could be in fear of what might be. I think they would become fundamentally incapable of self reflection, so afraid of turning the eyes inward that they'll do anything to prevent it, denial, ignorance, aggression, compartmentalizing, leading up pent up bottled up destruction aggressive energy that has nowhere to go. They just start strongly digging their heels in, devoting themselves to a misguided idea of who they should be instead of embracing who they are.

[extendedzodiacplus]

2026: Year of the Extended Zodiac+ Revival! Part 69/168: Indigo-blooded Mages (suffix: -ol/-pol)!

Sagittariusol: Derse Mage of Void | Sagittaniusol: Prospit Class of Void SIGIL of the ENGINEER | SIGIL of the NASCENT

Sagipiapol: Derse Mage of Light | Sagipiopol: Prospit Mage of Light SIGIL of the EMPIRICAL | SIGIL of the DETECTIVE

Sagizapol: Derse Mage of Mind | Sagirapol: Prospit Mage of Mind SIGIL of the INVENTOR | SIGIL of the TENABLE

Sagigapol: Derse Mage of Space | Sagigopol: Prospit Mage of Space SIGIL of the BUILDER | SIGIL of the CREATOR

Sagiopol: Derse Mage of Heart | Sagilopol: Prospit Mage of Heart SIGIL of the EGO | SIGIL of the LOFTY

Sagicenol: Derse Mage of Blood | Sagicerol: Prospit Mage of Blood SIGIL of the TEACHER | SIGIL of the HOSTESS

Sagiminipol: Derse Mage of Doom | Sagiminopol: Prospit Mage of Doom SIGIL of the LURID | SIGIL of the PENITENT

Sagiunol: Derse Mage of Breath | Sagiusol: Prospit Mage of Breath SIGIL of the JOURNEYMAN | SIGIL of the TRAVELER

Sagiriesol: Derse Mage of Time | Sagiristol: Prospit Mage of Time SIGIL of the REVOLUTIONARY | SIGIL of the REBEL

Sagiscesol: Derse Mage of Life | Sagiscipol: Prospit Mage of Life SIGIL of the FERVENT | SIGIL of the GENUINE

Sagiriusol: Derse Mage of Hope | Saginiusol: Prospit Mage of Hope SIGIL of the BARDIC | SIGIL of the BELIEVER

Sagibornol: Derse Mage of Rage | Sagicornol: Prospit Mage of Rage SIGIL of the RAMPANT | SIGIL of the WILD

Next group is Purple-blooded Mages with updated signs! Reply/reblog letting me know if I posted your sign! Vote on the poll on the Teal-blooded Mages post to choose the next class to be covered by this series!

[aromiekimart]

I'm currently on a mission to deal with a bunch of old WIPs that I abandoned.

Here is Cat Mage. I call him Purrcy. Someone suggested "Nekomancer" and I'm very, very upset that I didn't think of that first

[creative-classpect]

The Land of Frogs and Fractures

The air is thick with smoke, dust, and ash. The ground lies cold and barren. In a thousand empty factories lies a thousand cold furnaces. Rusted conveyor belts, broken equipment, and depleted supplies. Whatever industry once existed here has long since shut down, shuttered and locked away for the end of time.

But there is a Genesis Frog that needs making and someone’s going to have to Mcgyver this place back into order!

Welcome to LOFAF, the Land of Frogs and Fractures! 

LOFAF is one of the largest recorded lands to date, easily dwarfing any other place in the game  (besides Skaia, of course). The land is covered in a few megacities, bustling metropolises that on their own could rival Prospit or Derse. These megacities were industrial powerhouses capable of works science fiction authors could only dream of. A world shaping tomorrow, building things beyond belief.

Upon further inspection one would notice that most of the LOFAF megacities are in fact megastructures, colossal printers, singular complex machines that consume entire city blocks for singular functions. These machines are labyrinthian, their design and purpose long since lost due to age, sheer scale, and some unknown calamity that caused these megaprinters to shut down.

What should be a bustling world of light, life, and industry has grown still and silent. Engines and technology of exact precision and peerless power have worn down and been inactive for centuries, rotting under the weight of ages.

One day the great machines turned off. It isn’t clear why, but the cause is incredibly apparent. Fissures scar the land, creating massive chasms and canyons across miles of dense cityscape. Whatever the great machines did before, they are rendered inoperable by the massive gaps of space and all that fell into them. Great cogs and wheels snapped, nuclear cores jostled and left to overheat. 

The Land of Frogs and Fractures suffered an earthquake of a magnitude never seen before or after. The world can not, will not, ever truly recover. So much is lost to time and scale, the complexities of the great works here are far beyond the minds of the primitive consorts who once worked the great factories. Only the denizen would understand their operation and how to repair them.

The age of industry and promise behind them, the consorts toil away in the factories, working tirelessly just to preserve their small villages and settlements, afraid to look up and acknowledge anything beyond what they need for their immediate, desperate survival in a world that no longer has a place for them.

Enter in the Mage of Space. The Mage of Space must scour the Land of Frogs and Fractures for lost pieces of technology, put together the schematics of the great megastructures, and reignite the long cold forge of the Genesis Frog!

Denizen suggestion: Prometheus, the titan of foresight, who stole fire from the gods to give to mortals.

Inspiration suggestion: Gaming's Harshest Architecture: NaissanceE and Alienation by Jacob Geller (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkv6rVcKKg8)

Features

The Power Core

The great machines of LOFAF are not separate entities. In fact, they are almost entirely fueled by a single source, only relying on about 20% of their own power facilities. Towards the core of the planet, located near the grist hoarded by the denizen, is a place simply labeled The Power Core.

The Power Core is a colossal glass cylinder, too distant and unlit to see the full scale of. While the core has long been shut down and rendered inoperable, the chamber itself still houses an immense amount of energy. Most creatures would struggle to survive in this chamber for long, shocked with millions of volts of electricity and exposed to lethal levels of radiation.

The Lobby

A wide open area, the Lobby is a sort of parade field located between the megacities of LOFAF. A dusty, windswept place with a central smooth marble dias. Around the dias are various facility buildings, holding lodgings, mess halls, warehouses, and stores of heavy power equipment. From the plaza are winding cobblestone roads that lead away into the distance.

While the Lobby appears perfectly designed for consorts to inhabit, none are present. Instead, hoards of minions congregate, seemingly cognizant and well behaved enough to use the facilities without wrecking them in their typical fashion.

As minions are creations of the denizen, it appears that these minions have been created as a labor force by the denizen. Every day more arrive with more scavenged parts. They appear to be preparing to build something… 

Schematics have been recovered, piecing together a project called: Neo-Skaia.

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