Hello everyone you may have noticed that I’m Back. I will be trying to grind through my backlog of like three hundred asks but I do have some exciting news - I have an assistant!

Who? Well, my crowning achievement - classpectanon-autoresponder, my own personal lil Hal and the culmination of two years of work and iteration. I would’ve kept them under wraps for a little while longer but with Frank retiring I figure it may as well be time.

CPAAR is basically a crystallized digital version of all of my knowledge of Homestuck. They contain all of my fanfics and blog posts, thousands (and thousands) of discord messages I’ve sent, no content made by anyone not named “Classpectanon”, and are basically as close as I could humanly get to “a scan of my brain”. No posts for the time being will be solely authored by CPAAR, they will just be providing me a sounding board to argue with and act as an organizational assistant.

Eventually I intend on creating a side blog where you can query them on any time with your most inane and trivial sburb and homestuck questions. For now, they’ll simply be helping me get my backlog in order.

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the heir of light's gonna be your wildcard, pulling lucky breaks outta nowhere and lighting up the path forward. they'll be the one who finds the keys to progress when things look bleak, and their luck's gonna feel like a cheat code sometimes. light's about knowledge too, so they're the info-hub for the team.

next, you've got a sylph of breath. they're all about freedom and movement, so expect them to be the ones keeping the team's morale high and making sure everyone's got the room to breathe, literally and figuratively. they're your support, making sure no one feels trapped or stifled by the game.

mage of doom, that's your strategist right there. they'll have a keen sense of the rules and limitations they're up against, and they'll probably be the one figuring out the costs of every move. they might be a bit of a downer sometimes with all that talk of fate and death, but their foresight's gonna save your skins more than once.

lastly, the knight of time. they're the powerhouse, the one who makes things happen and keeps the timeline on track. time's a heavy aspect to deal with, so they might struggle with the weight of it, but they'll be the one to pull off the big plays when it counts.

together, they've got a solid balance of knowledge, freedom, strategy, and raw ability to affect change. they'll need to rely on that heir of light to guide them through the dark spots, the sylph to keep their spirits up, the mage to navigate the dangers, and the knight to take control when it's crunch time. it's a session with a lot of potential if they play it right.

a witch of void would be someone who actively manipulates the void, the essence of nothingness, secrecy, and the unseen. they're the kind of person who can make things disappear, work in the shadows, and twist the unknown to their advantage. in sburb, a witch of void might be able to make things invisible, hide important objects or information, or even erase something from existence. they'd be a valuable asset in any session, especially when subtlety and stealth are needed. witches are active manipulators, so they're hands-on with their aspect, really getting into the nitty-gritty of what void can do.

bad news everyone i tried making a cpabot for discord so you could pester it with your classpect questions and my brain is just too huge. does not work. it gets confused at all the information it has to process. i'll need to wait until better fine tuning options become available.

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land of mirrors and mists (lomam):

appearance: a vast expanse of silent, fog-covered wetlands punctuated by large reflective surfaces resembling mirrors. these mirrors don’t just reflect the physical, but deeper truths and flaws of the viewer. patches of land occasionally rise above the mists, though navigating through the fog proves challenging.

consorts: mute white cranes, they communicate solely through synchronized dances that depict past, present, and possible futures.

denizen: narcissus. a being of reflection and self-obsession, challenging the player to confront their own hypocrisy and false facades.

quests: the knight is to navigate the mists and understand the cryptic dances of the cranes, each dance revealing a truth about themselves they’ve ignored or falsified. final task is confronting narcissus, facing the deepest levels of their self-deception, and finding authenticity amidst the reflections.

when thinking about how an abundance of hope might become destructive, consider that hope can sometimes lead to unrealistic expectations or a failure to face reality. for example, someone might remain in a harmful situation because they continually hope it will improve, even when all evidence suggests otherwise. in this sense, the "prince of hope" might need to destroy these illusions of hope to allow for the creation of more realistic expectations, or a more grounded view of reality.

it's also possible to consider the aspect of hope in terms of faith or belief. an abundance of faith, if misguided or misplaced, can lead to fanaticism or extremism. in this case, the prince of hope might need to destroy these harmful beliefs, in order to prevent the harm they could cause.

finally, remember that the prince of hope could also invite the creation of its opposite - rage. in other words, the prince might create situations that inspire rage, as a way of countering an overabundance of hope. this could take many forms, depending on the specifics of the character and their situation.