I decided to do this one anyway, despite some ongoing discussion about the nature of mages. I will note that mages are one of the classes we’ve seen the least of, so a lot of this is speculation (even more so than my other classpect posts, which also contain a hefty dose of speculation).
more homestuck classpect shit no one but me cares about
everytime i try to think about my classpect i come back to mage/seer and some combo of time/doom/heart/mind/light/void. which is too many.
honestly i think it’s more mage than seer, and more time/mind/void. seer doesn’t quite fit, and doom/heart/light also only sort of fit – but that makes me think it’s more likely one of those, and that i just want the “coolest” one.
lately i’ve been feeling mage of void
because it’s one of the only ones where i don’t feel like something is being forced onto me in some regard, that there’s no specific perspective or worldview i’ve being shoehorned into that may or may not be correct and may or may not be something that needs to be revised. which, choosing the aspect of nothingness is kind of a cop-out, but it’s the closest i’ve gotten to something that feels like it fits.
Ok like… tbh I am not big on pairing aspects at all? Like, it’s only useful in a few very specific thought experiments, and it often prevents you from looking at broader ways the aspects interact. Imo, aspect relationships are far more likely to be defined based on the player than the aspect themselves – Caliborn’s understanding of Time is very Rage-flavored (his alpha timeline limiting and destroying others) and he was ‘raised’ by a Rage player. Dave’s understanding of Time is very Heart-influenced, on the other hand, and Bro tried to pattern him after himself. Aradia and Sollux are friendly, and her use of her powers was very Doom-laden (ensuring what Must Happen happens, exploiting the rules).
That being said, when I *bother* with ‘sister aspects’, I tended to pair Life with Breath. They’re visually similar, John and Jane are official leaders of their sessions, Breath is growth outward (networking, communication, transport) while Life is growth inward (heritage, development, self-control).
That being said, while I think arguing over what pairs are meant to be official in the comic is kinda pointless bc it doesn’t really matter, if there were official pairs, I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be Life and Void. Hussie started with only four aspects, and Space/Time is obviously a pair, so Light/Breath would follow. Hemera and Nyx look very visually similar, and there’s the Ring of Life/Ring of Void thing going on. Life and Void players are often shown to be physically strong as well. Plus, the fraymotif setup in Collide seems to set up the following pairs, reading across:
Breath/Light, Time/Space, Mind/Heart, Life/Void, Hope/Doom, Blood/Rage. (Gill informs me these are the pairs the shirts were released in as well.)
But again, I think however you want to personally consider and organize the aspects is up to you. I don’t bother with it too much because I’m so focused on the characters and how they impact how they relate to the game and world.
on a totally unrelated personal homestuck classpect note that no one but me will be interested in
if i played sburb i think i’d be a doom player
either seer or mage
for:
– rules
– restrictions
– systems
– systematically doing things
– what has to happen/what will happen
– weird brain shit
just moving along like everyone else 