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 Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:49 pm
 "SBURB is looking to be the game of the year!" - IGN.com"I guess it looks pretty rad." - Game Bro Magazine"Who made this thing again?" - The EscapistYep, SBURB is the major hot topic wherever you look in gaming. And you're one of the lucky ducks to get your hands on an early copy! And your guardian said those online contests were a waste of time. Yes, you're getting junk mail from thirty different sources, but you think it was well worth it. But however you got it, you've got SBURB and nothing can stop you from getting your game on. That's right, the only thing that could stop you from playing this game at this very moment would be a world-destroying apocalypse. But that's an incredibly silly idea that could never happen.
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:34 pm
Every game does have its rules of course, and you suppose you ought to read them over before you begin playing. Or at least skim over it a tad. Most of these seem to apply to the online mode anyway which you don't think you'll be playing. Unless the game developers forced you to go online anyway even if you just wanted to play solo in which case that would be decidedly un-rad. Think of all the loot you'd have to share!
1. Please type properly, semi-lit, no godmodding, etc. Insert generic 'be a good, respectful rp-er here' rule.
2. Of course, because this is a Homestuck rp, about half of those generic rp rules about posting are getting tossed out the window. Rather than use third person, use second person ("You capchalogue the whatever for later use.") and all dialogue will be written via pesterchum ("screenname: hey, what's up?"). In pesterchum chat, you can type however you like. You can be as txt hapy or as l337 as you want.
3. The set up here is a little different from Homestuck in that you're not going into SBURB with your friends, online or otherwise. You won't know anyone until you're in the game. "But what about the server and client players?" you may ask. Well I'm changing SBURB a bit to accomodate this set up. Server and client are now one and the same. Moving right along.
4. No god modding, not even if you reach god tier. =P
5. Speaking of being too awesome, no Mary Sues and Gary Stus please. As cool as Dave is, even he has issues, alright?
6. This rp will be following a credo of 'the plot writes itself', so you have been warned. This also means that for the time being, only humans will be allowed until Alternia and the trolls actually come up. Then I'll make a new profile skeleton and trolls can be had to your heart's content. For now, humans only, so sorry to all you troll lovers out there. I know that feel, bro.
7. PM me all profiles 'Where doing it man. Where MAKING IT HAPPEN.' so I know you read the rules. JK. Title it 'PSYCHE!'
8. I'm the primo God Tier around these parts. The Hero of RPs. So what I say goes, and I'm allowed to change and add rules as I see fit.
9. Highlight the rest of 7 for the REAL PM title.
10. Stay. ACTIVE. If you don't post for a week without any given reason, we're gonna have words, you and I.
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:27 am
You pop in the game and (after quite the trippy loading screen) find yourself staring at a character creation screen. Makes sense, you think. As you stare at your still blank avatar, you are filled with determination. This is it. This is the creature that all other players will see you as, and it must be the coolest thing ever wrought from pixels. Shame you've got the creativity of a toothpick. Human Skelly [b]Gaia Name:[/b]
[b]Name:[/b] (First name must be 4 letters)
[b]chumhandle:[/b] (in your color of choice)
[b]Strife Specibi:[/b]
[b]Fetch Modus:[/b]
[b]Moon:[/b] (Prospit or Derse dreamer, derp)
[b]God Tier:[/b]
[b]Land:[/b] (I think you can figure this one out. Be creative! But the Hero of Space is obviously going to require Frogs be in the name.)
[b]Appearance:[/b] (You can either put a description, or make your own sprite.)
[b]Description:[/b] (Your introductory blurb, in true Homestuck fashion. Hobbies and interests and all that.) (If you want to make your own Homestuck pic, here's a template.) (For available God Tier listings and related info, see this thread.) Zelly-fangirl Name: Raye Dupont chumhandle: lyricalGamerStrife Specibi: Guitarkind Fetch Modus: CD Modus Moon: Derse God Tier: Witch of Hope Land: Land of Neon and Notes Appearance:  Description: Your name is RAYE and HOLY s**t DO YOU LOVE MUSIC. It is your current passion in life and one day hope to be a BIG TIME ROCK STAR when you grow up. You even have your own GUITAR which you would like to think you're ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD AT, WHICH YOU ARE. In your free time you enjoy WRITING YOUR OWN MUSIC and have your own DIARY full of SONGS. As good as you think they are, you find it a tad EMBARRASSING as well and would absolutely HATE IT if anyone found them. When not dabbling in your music you also enjoy PLAYING VIDEO GAMES. RPGS are your favorites although you do enjoy a good FIGHTING or RACING game from time to time. It's a shame though that you CAN NEVER FIND ANYONE TO PLAY THEM WITH. You also like a bit of ANIME TOO but not quite to the same degree as your other passions, although you have grown to be QUITE FOND of JAPANESE music in the process. Gaia Name: Animeprincess_9400 Name: Gale Casper chumhandle: abnegatingHemophiliac Strife Specibi: Knifekind Fetch Modus: Bouquet Modus Moon: Prospit God Tier: Seer of Space Land: Land of Tombs and Frogs Appearance: You have short, curly orange hair that just never seems to look the way you want. Freckles dot your arms and cheeks, which you HATE sooo much! You always seem to be wearing a baby blue sun dress with no shoes, because shoes are EVIL ABOMINATIONS. Description: Your name is GALE and YOU ARE OBSESSED WITH HORROR. From movies to books to badly written fanfiction, YOU LOVE IT ALL. As a result you've been honing your ACTING SKILLS, so that you may one day be paid to FAKE YOUR DEATH ON FILM. You believe you're QUITE TALENTED AT IT, BUT COULD CERTAINLY BE BETTER. Woe shall come to any who dare ask you of your unholy hobby, for you just won't SHUT THE ******** UP ABOUT IT. When you are not OBSESSING OVER THE HORROR GENRE, you love to listen to RAP METAL while you GARDEN. You sometimes just randomly BURST INTO DANCE when doing so, which makes you glad that you DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS. Gaia Name: SilentVex Name: Vexx Renaldi chumhandle: lonewolfStarkillerStrife Specibi: GauntletKind (Meaning like boxing gloves, wrist weapons such as extendable blades etc) Fetch Modus: Vowel Modus (Deck of 10+ cards and each card has a number 1,2, etc. Each vowel counts as one, and once you go one over the top of the deck it restarts at one.) Moon: Prospit God Tier: Knight of Blood Land: Land of Darkness and Poetry Appearance: You are tall, around 6 feet or so, and you've red hair that is always getting the bangs in front of your face. You're always wearing your favorite clothes, a black shirt and pants with your black dress shoes and your red tie. You are also always wearing a black blazer, despite how people make fun of you. You don't care. They can rot away and let their blood spill for all you care. You're too cool to care. You also have dimples. And a semi girly figure. You're just too thin. Description: Your name is VEXX and YOU ARE OBSESSED WITH MUSIC AND UNARMED COMBAT. An odd combination sure but do you care? No. Not at all. You're a fan of EVERY MUSIC GENRE IN THE WORLD EXCEPT POP. AND RAP. Seriously? Who would like that crap? Anyways along with that you are obsessed with your unarmed fighting. You've got a black belt in two martial arts and you've practiced a Mixed version. You write lyrics for songs but don't do it as often as you do your HIGHLY EMBARRASSING hobby of poetry. You hold an IMAGE up that you are APATHETIC AND ACT LIKE YOU HAVE FEW FEELINGS when really you're a HOPELESS ROMANTIC WHO IS STUCK IN CRAPPY SITUATIONS. You play video games and you're rather good at it but you don't do it often. You also enjoy COSPLAYING and the like. You also think you can do everything by yourself. Gaia Name: ZimbuTessen Name: Eldd Delicroix chumhandle: sofakingMagical Strife Specibi: TomeKind Fetch Modus: Magi Modus [To put an item on the card, or take it off, an annoying incantation must be made about the item. Must rhyme and sound kinda cool.] Moon: Derse God Tier: Bard of Void Land: Land of Labyrinths and Lizards Appearance: You are 5 feet 10 inches and have very long, poofy, curly black hair tied back in a ponytail. You love wearing your white jacket covered in anime characters and metal plates sewn on from old Ninja Headbands, but your not a ninja, your a WIZARD. AND WIZARDS WEAR MIND BENDING STUFF, like baggy black cargo pants with a rainbow skirt on the outside, and SPIKEY METAL WARRIOR SHOES AND SH!T. But you hate having to wear your glasses and eyepatch. Though the patch is kinda cool... Description: You name is ELDD and YOU ARE VERY HEALTHILY OBSESSED WITH D&D AND ANIME. You are a total nerd and a half, and are a total otaku. Not called so by yourself, because that's a weeaboo thing to do and your no weeaboo. Your totally proud of being Cajun and Native American and believe it's given you magical powers, which caused you to love other things about magic, like roleplaying and magical girl series. You TOTALLY WRITE YOUR OWN STORIES but have NO SKILLS IN ART SO THEY NEVER FEEL RIGHT. But you dont care and keep writing about your D&D adventures and anime ideas, because real wizards always keep RECORDS OF THEIR AWESOME ADVENTURES. Gaia Name: Mad Haru Name: Jack Chilcott chumhandle: thematicBrillianceStrife Specibi: DICEKIND Fetch Modus: ROULETTE MODUS Moon: Derse God Tier: Prince of Time Land: Land of Steam and Clockwork Appearance: You are FIVE FEET, SEVEN INCHES TALL, and you wear your reddish-brown hair in a SHORT, MESSY HAIRDO. You wear a pair of DARK JEANS paired with a pair of BLACK DOC MARTENS, and a T-shirt with a brown GEAR on it. In your JEANS POCKET, you keep A POCKETWATCH. You also wear a pair of brass GOGGLES, but THEY DO NOTHING. Description: Your name is ASSFACE STEAMFAG. This is immature. What are you, thirteen? Let's start over. Your name is JACK CHILCOTT, and you are A REALLY BIG FAN OF STEAMPUNK. You enjoy UNNECESSARILY COMPLEX, ROBUST SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. You play VIDEO GAMES, but only REAL TIME STRATEGIES AND ROLE-PLAYING GAMES, the ONLY EXCEPTION being THE SIMS. You insist upon a literate and well-written form of communication, although you may litter that s**t with lewd language and improperly-used slang up in this b***h. Your bookshelf is littered with VARIOUS NOVELS AND HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED. The walls of your room are covered with PROPAGANDA and CLASSY CENTERFOLDS. You have a TEA SET, as well as a COLLECTION OF VARIOUS TEAS. You sometimes play DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS on SKYPE, because YOU DON'T GET OUT MUCH. Gaia Name: OmgIisonfiyah Name: Blue DellaNotte chumhandle: azureAssassinatorStrife Specibi: Bladekind Fetch Modus: Scroll Modus Moon: Derse God Tier: Rouge of Light Land: Land of Cards and Elvis Appearance: Description: Your name is BLUE and OH DEAR SWEET BABY JESUS YOUR LOVE OF NINJAS IS TERRIFYING!! You see, one day, you ASPIRE TO BECOME A FREAKING NINJA. Too this end, you have acquired a vast collection of BLADES, but to be fair and honest you also LOVE THE EVER-LOVING HELL OUT OF TRADING CARDS. Contrary to your name, your favorite color is RED, not BLUE. Whenever your not practicing PARKOUR or PLAYING CARDS, you enjoy playing VIDEO GAMES LIKE A NINJA, which is to say you play in a way that no one notices you. In addition to all this information, you happen to enjoy ANIME, NUTSHOTS, INTERNET PARODIES, AND SICK METAL TRACKS. There's also that nasty habit of GETTING CRAZY AND SLICING SOME SH*T UP WITH A SWORD OR SOMETHING. Other than a little SELF-CONTROL ISSUES you are one COLD MOTHERF*CKER, at least until you start running your DAMN MOUTH.
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:49 am
You've just completed your character when you notice one of the options is grayed out. It seems to be an option to change your race, but you obviously can't access it now. That's the universal meaning of things being grayed out in video games. Perhaps it'll become available once you get far enough in the game or beat it once. You certainly hope it's not downloadable content. Your guardian would have a fit if you had to beg them to shell out more money just so you could play a non-human character in a game you'll only ever be playing by yourself.
Troll Skelly [b]Gaia Name:[/b]
[b]Name:[/b] (Troll names MUST have 12 letters total, 6 letters in both first and last names)
[b]Lusus:[/b] (Just put down what kind of animal it is or its name with the animal in parenthesis, along with any other unique details about it like Sollux's biclops having one red eye and the other blue, or Nepeta's feline lusus having two mouths.)
[b]Strife Specibi:[/b]
[b]Fetch Modus:[/b]
[b]Moon:[/b]
[b]God Tier:[/b]
[b]Land:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b] (I will allow descriptions, but I'd strongly prefer you use the troll creator linked below and make your own.)
[b]Description:[/b] (Again, just like they do in Homestuck. Remember to include your Trolltag and typing quirk/how they speak near the end, both in your chosen blood color. Let's try to avoid having mary sue blood colors like Karkat's "candy apple red" blood, or something that wouldn't even fit the spectrum like black or white.) ( This is an excellent little troll creator on deviant art. The options are a tad limited, but still easier than futzing around with a blank slate in photoshop or something. Only reason might recommend you open your troll in an editing program would be if you want to draw the exact horns you want, or have an easier time drawing your caste symbol as it's rather difficult in the creator.) (For available God Tier listings, see this thread.) Zelly-fangirl Name: Lumari Rigeda Lusus: Howlbeast (Wolf) Strife Specibi: Paintbrushkind Fetch Modus: Palette Modus Moon: Prospit God Tier: Sylph of Heart Land: Land of Stars and Canvas Appearance: Description: Your name is LUMARI RIGEDA. You have a passion for ALL THINGS ARTSY. Despite the unfortunate source of your paint set, you enjoy PAINTING THE VAST ALTERNIAN LANDSCAPE with a SURPRISING AMOUNT OF SKILL. You've also TAKEN UP SCULPTURE as a hobby as well, though you admit YOU KINDA NEED TO WORK ON YOUR SKILLS with the medium. You're really NOT THAT GREAT with computers, but you have one anyway, if only to keep in touch with your friends, who can SOMETIMES BE A BIT OF A HANDFUL. They're still your friends though. On Trollian you go by the trolltag of harmoniousPalette and Tend t() speak in a m()therly manner, ()ften calling y()ur friends sweetie, hun, ()r dear, and slip into em()tes when y()u get frazzled~Gaia Name: Animeprincess_9400 Name: Moiran Angora Lusus: Plump Bucking Earbeast (Big-Furred Jackalope) Strife Specibi: Gunkind Fetch Modus: Array Modus Moon: Derse God Tier: Witch of Mind Land: Land of Forests and Reflections Appearance: ♄  Description: Your name is MOIRAN ANGORA. You have taken a liking to ILLUSIONISM. You enjoy making ILLUSIONARY SILLOUETTES of yourself using SMOKE AND MIRRORS and SUMMONING MINIATURE EARBEASTS from various unworn CRANIUM CAPS, which sadly you are EXTREMELY TALENTED AT. You use your powers of ILLUSIONISM for the sake of EVIL, as your inner mischief can only be satisfied by FREQUENTLY PRANKING YOUR PEERS. You will never ever admit this, but the reason you PESTER YOUR FELLOW TROLLS so often is just as often out of LONELINESS as it is to IRRITATE THEM. Your Trollian handle is stepfordMagician and you h^v3 sort of ^ r^spy, CH33RFUL w^y of sp3^king.Gaia Name: Mad Haru Name: Aleron Pactis Lusus: A stag, with three sets of horns. Strife Specibi: BOWKIND Fetch Modus: QUEUESTACK Moon: Prospit God Tier: Heir of Time Land: Land of Cages and Clockwork Appearance: You have shaggy, unkempt black hair. and long horns that point downward. Your symbol, on your shirt in INDIGO, is what appears to be a pair of rapiers crossing. You wear the standard clothes of an Alternian, albeit with certain changes, namely your LONG, BILLOWING CAPE THAT MATCHES YOUR BLOOD COLOR. It has since become quite disheveled, especially due to the nature of Alternian "political disputes". Description: Your name WAS ALREADY STATED, and you are a TROLL. Today is your EIGHTH WRIGGLING DAY, signifying that you have reached EIGHT SOLAR SWEEPS, which you guess would mean something if your home planet weren't DESTROYED. Before your planet was destroyed, you enjoyed having fun, and helping others with their problems. Unfortunately, you can often become exasperated with their problems, and deal with your anger by shouting at others, and maybe, just maybe, the horns you keep on your person help. Your Trollian Handle is wiseLeader and you tend to INSIST on IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN.Gaia Name: SilentVex Name: Sedhor Ildner Lusus: Rather Large Toothbeast (Larger than normal Wolverine with really big teeth) Strife Specibi: Many-Swordkind (Swordkind, but with multiple weapons sheathed across his body i.e. Buster sword on his back, various swords strapped to his waist etc.) Fetch Modus: Random Sheath Modus (Items stored in a sword sheath, object can be drawn at random from the sheath. It can cause many issues and he's looking for a new modus. Until then it works much like Gamzee's Miracle Modus) Moon: Derse God Tier: Prince of Space Land: Land of Deserts and Death Appearance:  Description: Your name is SEDHOR ILDNER. You have taken an extreme liking to HUNTING. You enjoy going out into the very dangerous world and hunting (though not always killing) the most deadly creatures you can find. Often times you give the beast mercy and let it go, and though you'll never admit it you are EXTREMELY MERCIFUL, even in your quest for power, power, and more power. You also have another hobby of sparring with whoever you can, you enjoy showing to your 'friends' (Though only a few would befit that name it seems) that you are much more skilled than they are. Despite your intense hatred of having to deal with some of the other young trolls here you have a computer to contact them. Your Trollian handle is masterSwordsman and you Tend to talk in a >ery ery nien a good reason to be, but it doesn't happen often. Gaia Name: ZimbuTessen Name: Colere Yagiza Lusus: Slithering Tailed Fur Hopper [Ferret with a tail double it's length] Strife Specibi: Splodekind Fetch Modus: Damned [Reverse of Miracle] Moon: Prospit God Tier: Seer of Rage Land: Land of Candy and Carnage Appearance:  Description: You are STONEDOUCHE BITCHTITS COLERE YAGIZA and you are TOTALLY AWESOME and CALM. Like, it hurts to read these CAPS because you don't get so EXCITED like this. You eat CANDY ALOT but have suc a HIGH METABOLISM that you never get a rush from it. Your into CHILLING and TROLL BLACK COMEDIES and do a lot of TROLL DARK READING. Your Trollian Handle is zenMacabre and you Talk like a calm, saneee person, dededespite your unstopableee habit to tripleee typeee your wordsdsds that endndnd in EEE's and theee begining or endndnd of wordsdsds with DDD.Gaia Name: OmgIisonfiyah Name: Xerkot Zerkis Lusus: A pretzel shaped serpent with one eye, three mouths and a pair of wings. Strife Specibi: Whipkind Fetch Modus: Grapple (Items must be grabbed using a whip or other such device) Moon: Derse God Tier: Knight of Doom Land: Land of Hate and Puddles Appearance:  Description: Your name is XERKOT ZERKIS and you are EXCEEDINGLY BELLIGERENT IN YOUR TREATMENT OF OTHERS. You enjoy HURTING THINGS and MAKING THREATS to others. This is partly why you enjoy fighting with a WHIP, AS IT IS PERFECT FOR TORTURE. Your Trolltag is irateExecutioner and you TEND TO POST AS THOUGH YOU ARE YELLING AT PEOPLE. Which is what you do pretty much anyway.
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:56 pm
((We're three for three in females guys. Think we can start getting some testosterone flowing here? I'd rather this didn't turn into a clam bake until Alternia inevitably gets introduced. XD ))
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:54 pm
((Yaaaaaaay we have a guy. We're on a role! Now if we could just populate Derse a little more too I'll be happy. XD ))
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:59 pm
((I know Homestuck technically only had 4 kids at the start, but I am willing to keep the gates open for a while longer to make things more interesting. And because we've only got one guy and one Derse dreamer and I'd like a tad more balance between chars. >-> Unless you guys just want to get the show on the road and stick with 4 like the original crew, then that's fine too.))
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:39 pm
((I have come to the decision to have a nice happy medium of 6 kids to get this show on the road! Which means that to keep things balanced, we need one more male Derse dreamer, so spread the word peeps!))
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:48 pm
[[I realized I talk like Travos when I wake up, and minutes after awakening!]
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:50 pm
((I RETURN TRIUMPHANT. AND SWEATY. BUT MOSTLY TRIUMPHANT. YOU WILL HAVE A DERSITE MALE BEFORE YOU CAN PRONOUNCE Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!))
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:07 pm
((ZOMG HARU!! 8D *tacklepounce* Holy s**t dude, I thought you'd never come back to us! When I started knocking the idea of a Homestuck rp around in my head, I even thought to myself 'whatever happened to Haru? He'd join' and now here you are!! *huggles* Good to have you back! ^.^
And I already pronounced your jibberish. I accidentally summoned an Eldritch horror into our world and doomed us all. Sorry 'bout that. cry ))
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:15 pm
((I was dead for a while. Hell was nice. A bit warm. But the ice cream was free on Wednesdays. I mean, it was Orange Juice and Toothpaste ice cream, but it was still free ice cream. Also, I sent in my profile. Unfortunately, a few things occurred to me and I need to change the bio.))
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:21 pm
((Le derp. Send me the edits and I'll make the changes.))
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:56 pm
Well this has been quite a day. This morning you woke up excited to play your new copy of SBURB, tooled around with things for a bit, and then a meteor came crashing down on top of your house. Thankfully you sharpened the pencil you somehow crafted from a weird red block of stuff on your lathe thingy and somehow got you and your house teleported into a strange realm that reminds you of Las Vegas. If Las Vegas had giant music notes floating in the air and was populated entirely by rather adorable snakes. Before doing anything else, you decide to throw a pester out to anyone else who might be out there. LG: uuuuuhhhhh o_o
LG: hello?
LG: anyone out there? >_>
LG: the internet's still up and I CAN'T be the only person playing SBURB right now
LG: assuming this can even be considered "playing" anymore
LG: either way, logic dictates I can't be the only person flipping the ******** out right now
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