My story adopts many concepts originating in Homestuck such as: an infinite birth/death cycle disguised as a video game, Trolls, Lusii, Cherubs, Carapacians, Horrorterrors, Lunar Sway, and The Extended Zodiac. GAME mechanics like Classes, Aspects, Echeladders, Alchemy, Ectobiology, Player Planets, Denizens, Consorts, and others also appear. Similar story themes include but are not limited to (and in no particular order): trauma, outdated memes, adolescence, growing up, friendship, video games, lonliness and isolation, war, politics, romance, abuse, identity, religion, bigotry, and high-concept sci-fi bullshit.
Some GAME mechanics are modified and new ones introduced, and alien planet history rewritten.
This is a work in progress and will more than likely never become a webcomic/fan-adventure as I lack the resources and talent, but, i'm tired of letting it sit and stew in my brain. I want it to see the light of day. I think it deserves to, and I hope that as I share more about it, you'll think so, too.
-Terrified, tired, trepidatious, and trying to make something really cool,
GA.
I really relate to you wanting your ideas to see the light of day, so I hope you get to do that, and I'll try to keep an eye out for future posts you make ^___^
— matpat
Before I head to bed, let me introduce my first set of human kids! My B1 babies if I may. I used FarragoFiction's doll sim to create the sprites and edited them (if needed) in MSPaint. Their names starting from top left and going clockwise are Beth, Alex, Sean, and Lily. Beth and Sean are ecto-siblings, and Alex and Lily are as well. Sean arrived via meteor in October 1992, Lily in January 1993, Beth in March 1993, and Alex in June 1993. Their story takes place on a version of Earth in the year 2005, and their journey begins that summer when they play the GAME.
-Terrified, tired, trepidatious, and trying to make something really cool,
GA.
Oh cool! I've used farrgo fiction before its a pretty useful tool. I like your designs :]
— matpat
Thank you! I'll be posting my A2 Trolls in groups of four starting tonight. I hope you like those, too!
-Terrified, tired, trepidatious, and trying to make something really cool,
GA.
A2 Trolls Part 1!!!!!
Starting top left and going clockwise, we got Ursala Majora (Burgundy, Arlo), Kaplan Strafi (Bronze, Taurnius), Mimeti Selten (Lime, Canpio), and Toriav Plumas (Gold, Gemun). They're all 5.54 sweeps old (around 12 human earth years). Originally, my Troll characters were all based off of different constellations; separate but similar to the canon 12 which are based off the set of constellations that inspired the Western Zodiac. The constellations mine are based off on I will list in hemospectrum order per post. For this group, Ursala Majora is inspired by. . .you'll never guess. . .Ursa Major! And they've got a Choler Bear lusus :O! Anyway, Kaplan Strafi's is Leo Minor and he's tiger-themed, even though tigers are bigger than lions i'm pretty sure? Toriav Plumas is Cygnus, and her lusus is a two-headed goose. Last for this part is Mimeti Selten, represented by Chamaeleon, and she has a chameleon for a lusus :D
-Terrified, tired, trepidatious, and trying to make something really cool,
GA.
OO THATS REALLY COOL, also Ursala reminds me that I used to have a troll oc (who i since retired as a character rip) who had a similar name as a last name? Because i also wanted to do a constellation thing when I was a teen, but I never committed to the bit so I scrapped that idea. That was like, 4 to 5 years ago maybe? Idk i just wanted to bring up that little coincidence/memory lol
I like your fan trolls they all seem neat and I like the ideas for lusii you assigned them too :]
— matpat
That's cool! Around the same time I was picking out constellations to use, I was also looking into zodiacs of other cultures, namely the Chinese one. Kaplan and two other Troll ocs that i'll introduce soon are each inspired by an animal from that zodiac: Tiger, Dragon, and Snake.
And thank you! I hope you enjoy the rest.
-Terrified, tired, trepidatious, and trying to make something really cool,
GA.
A2 Trolls Part 2!!!!!
Top left and going clockwise is Drakon Auruma (Olive, Lemini), Vizper Oculos (Jade, Virra), Lykana Selene (Cobalt, Scorittarius), and Zuiver Thurgo (Turquoise, Licer). Drakon is inspired by the constellation Draco, and the Dragon from the Chinese zodiac. Vizper is based on Serpens and the Chinese zodiac's Snake. Zuiver is inspired by Ursa Minor, and he shares a lusus with Ursala, too! Lastly, Lykana is based off of the constellation Lupus.
Part 3 tommorrow!
-Terrified, tired, trepidatious, and trying to make something really cool,
GA.
neat! I like Lykana's design. And Zuiver and Ursala sharing a lusus sounds like they're family, I like that ^___^
— matpat
Ursala and Zuiver are as close to siblings as any two Trolls with different blood colors and signs can be. They're also moirails, but less in the platonic romance way and more in the appeasement and pacification way, with Ursala being the one that gets regularly shoosh-papped.
(Also, apologies for the lack of part 3 yesterday! I'll share the last four of my A2 Troll ocs within the next couple of hours)
-Terrified, tired, trepidatious, and trying to make something really cool,
GA.
do I even bother posting anymore?? this shit is absolutely devastating but also not suprising
-Terrified, tired, trepidatious, and trying to make something really cool,
GA.
eh fuck it, everything else is falling apart anyway, and I just want a Terezi plush
i'll post the last four A2s in a bit
-Terrified, tired, trepidatious, and trying to make something really cool,
GA.
A2 Trolls part 3
Top left and going clockwise is Cepeus Rexino (Indigo, Sagisces), Cassio Regina (Purple, Capriborn), Requin Mostro (Magenta, Piga), and lastly, Delfin Amfiti (Violet, Aquarist). Cepeus is based on the constellation Cepheus, Cassio on Cassiopeia, Delfin on Delphinus, and Requin on Cetus.
-Terrified, tired, trepidatious, and trying to make something really cool,
GA.