#rain aspect

[sburbian-sage]

Hey, Rain player here, the rest of my clones recombined and split off, but left me out of the loop. I've sent my own clones to spy on them, and I'm pretty sure they're planning to kill me over something I said right after I split off of them. The original? Fuck, clone relations to each other are weird. The person I peeled right on out of is ALSO a clone technically, and none of this is relevant, fuck. Uh. What do I do here my plan right now is "combine with the clone that tries to kill me"

Oh god, Rain player tech support. I don't even know who in this situation even IS the original. But I'm pretty sure Rain dupliclones all think they're the original? And that they're right? The fact that you're even making distinctions or acknowledging the concept of there being an original Rain player is cool I guess, even though you're definitely a clone, maybe.

I'm not going to ask what you said to cause this murder conspiracy. I'm assuming it was something innocuous that has since spiraled into "from hell's heart I stab at thee" insanity, as is often the case. None of how we got here matters, only that it stops mattering with the least amount of bloodshed possible. If it comes down to bloodshed, the main thing you need to make sure of is that things don't turn into a mutual kill. As long as at least one of you survives, things will turn out hunky-dory, so if worst comes to worst you can just kind of, spread your arms out and take one for the team. It's not like, dying dying, it's kind of like jumping off a cliff in a video game so you can fast-travel to the last checkpoint.

Okay fuck that sounds really sketchy. Look man, Dupliclones are all basically off their rocker and easily suggestible. Bake a bunch of cakes, wheel the cart of cakes over to them, offer it to them as a peace prize, and then start throwing the cakes. I'm like 90% sure doing that will solve everything instantly as it devolves into a gigglefit or something. Vague, nonsensical suggestions are all I can really give you, because Rain is kind of bullshit like that.

[ask-the-seer-of-rain]

So Seer isn't the most combat-focused class, to say the least, and Rain, while I don't doubt its combat prowess, has never made much sense to me from a tactical standpoint outside of its basic abilities (clones, laughter, and Rainbow Bullshit). So that being said, how do you generally approach Strifing? Does the Seer skillset combo with Rain in any particularly interesting ways?

As with any aspect, Rain has a wide variety of tools at your disposal, for the disposal of enemies!

There are, of course, the classics: [Neon Ice Cream Headache] and [Lifdoff] may be unoriginal, but they’re classics for a reason! Combat classes will get a lot of use out of both of those, but for us non-combat and passive classes, Rain really shines with its legions of buffs!

[Hardchorale] is a staple, of course. For those unfamiliar with Rainies, this ability grants the buffs from [Lifdoff] to allies within a wide radius of the user. It does, however, come with a slight case of the giggles.

Another notable ability, for Seers in particular, is [Rainbow Valley]. Normally this ability has a pretty high chance of backfiring, since you’re essentially driving an ally slightly berserk! Seers, however, have the benefit of being notoriously excellent tacticians, and knowing just the right moment when a little touch of Rain can turn the tide is exactly the sort of thing Seers are meant for!

And of course, what list of Rain abilities would be complete without [Broom Temperature]? Now, I know, some people think an ability that allows you to see sweep poles through walls is a worthless joke ability, but as a Seer, I can tell you sincerely that cleaning implements of all kinds–and brooms especially–are implicated in all major events across the multiverse. Knowing the location of the nearest broom can often be a matter of life or death!

Now, again, as a non-combat sort, I tend to avoid fighting directly, but when it comes down to the brass tacks, one of the more useful abilities is Rain’s signature [Tangled Waltz]. This ability is the source of the now-memetic dupliclones. Having a near-infinite supply of totally expendable selves, all of which share your brilliant tactical mind, is extremely useful in a fight!

“Within class constraints” isn’t really a whole lot of room with Sburb’s classpect system, I know, but Sburb will usually cut you a little slack on that if you’re a Rain player. We’re supposed to be doing counterintuitive things, after all!

[cyanideoreo]

Did someone say homestuck self insert OC? 

No

... just me then

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[queenwithoutaface]

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