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Happy 4/13!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOMESTUCK

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Hey, I'm SO sorry I never thanked you guys for the fan troll help!! Tumblr never notified me that you already did mine, and when I looked on this blog again out of curiosity and saw it, I felt so bad! But seriously, thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

Omg literally no worries lol we do this for the love of the game and understand that we get to entries WAY after they’re submitted sometimes (like. Right now when I haven’t touched this blog in ages oops lol)

You’re good I promise!

-TR

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hey! i know u guys arent really active, but i just wanted to say ive been fixating on hs and my fantrolls again and you guys are such a great resource thats helped me a lot. i hope one day in the future i can share my batch of trolls with you! hope youre all doin well <3

Thank you for the ask!! I'm glad so many people still love this blog after so many years. My passion for Homestuck has really waned over time but it's so moving to me to see so many people still having fun with our blog and using our resources. I'm not sure if we'll ever kick back into gear on reviewing trolls, but if you want to post something about 'em and give us a tag I'd at least look at them, even if my days of critique are behind me lol.

-CD

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Smthing funny to me is like 5 years ago when i was freshly 13 i submitted a fantroll that made it clear i had NO concept of what being trans was and now modern day im trans. The world is funny like that

Hell yeah!! I'm glad you have discovered yourself and are living truly now B) <3

-CD

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Ive Had this idea that rolled around in my head for a wile, A High blood juggalo esc monk (more dnd type) that is heavily inspired by son wukong, But i keep having this problem of having a hard time settling on any ideas. do you know of any tactics to ease that?

That can be a pretty complex question, so I totally get why you're struggling to settle on ideas. Here are some questions that might help you:

What do you think the most iconic features of the Monkey King are? When you think of the Monkey King, why are the first things that come to mind? When you look up images of Sun Wukong, what shows up in all the imagery?

What do YOU find most compelling about Sun Wukong? When thinking about this mythical character, what gets you most interested or excited? What drew you to him in the first place?

Now, what elements jive best with Homestuck? The Juggalo religion has a heavy emphasis on Opposites and Contrasts, something that pairs well with the yang/yin stone which birthed Sun Wukong. Is there a good way to integrate this into a story?

When looking at stories and trying to settle the direction I want to go, I generally ask what would I enjoy writing about, what would stand out to others, and what is thematically relevant to the story I want to tell?

-CD

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have you guys thought of mod applications?

Hi! Thank you for the question. We appreciate that after so long there are people who are still interested in and love this blog even though we've been gone so long.

We haven't really contemplated opening mod applications for this blog. It's a really old and nostalgic project and if we ever come back that'll be exciting, but I kind of don't want to keep puppeting its corpse around by bringing on new mods.

However if anyone is interested in making a similar blog using our methodology and all our resources, we would be perfectly happy to promote you and send our followers your way.

-CD

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About how many submissions do you have in the backlong?

10 😬

-TR

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I know most folks have headcanons about limebloods having pacifist powers, but I'm confused; where did that come from, exactly? Considering Alternia is a fucked-up sandbox for Caliborn/Lord English, is there a possibility they were rather normal trolls but because he had beef with his sister Calliope (who cosplayed as a limeblood), he wanted to kill them for the lulz? I mean, they have serpentine/water/fire signs, it'd make sense they're linked to cherubs (who can turn into giant snakes).

There are a few places the theory stems from.

The use of sopor slime in order to fall asleep and quell nightmares. Sopor slime indicates that in troll society, the color lime green would be associated with sleep, calm, rest, etc. This led to the theory that sopor may have been made through harvesting limebloods.

Karkat is a mutated limeblood, as we know, and he demonstrates a tendency towards soothing and pacification to a degree that isn't demonstrated in other trolls. When he's shown on screen calming down Gamzee, his text specifically shifts to a lime color instead of his usual grey.

So while it's definitely and probably possible that it was just Caliborn being his petty self and wanting to do away with anything that reminded him of Calliope, that's where the theory arose.

-CD

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hi uh the submission link aint workin and I'm trying to submit a troll sobs

Hello! I am so sorry that I forgot to update our text, but we’re keeping submissions closed until we can get a handle on the current backlog. It may take a little time, but I promise that once it’s cleared we will open submissions again.

-TR

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very scattershot, i have like 15 violets and 10 goldbloods and only one purple -ESG (Every Sign Guy)

Looool nice

-TR

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i began following this blog when i was around 14, i am currently 20. thats insane.

Yeah, it’s wild! I joined this blog as a mod when I’d just turned 20 and I’m literally gonna be 30 next year.

-TR

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Just a heads up, I submitted a fantroll ages ago. I was but a wee baby homestuck and the troll was my first and not my best. Anyway, if you haven't already, feel free to delete that submission. And welcome back!

Consider it done whenever I get to that point in the inbox. And thanks for the warm welcome!

-TR

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OMG i’m “every troll of every sign” guy and i forgot i even sent that, however long ago it was?? still working on it very slowly between other things it’s mostly just amounted to writing down every idea i have and doing some characterization to a random victim once in a blue moon

Looool I'm still rooting for you. Are you working through them by blood caste or just like, scattershot?

-TR

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 Hi, back again. This time w/ a troll I’m slightly more proud of. Also its my birthday when submitting this :).

A very belated happy birthday to you. :) I remember your last troll they were the theatrical one we did a swan theme around!

World: Alternia

Name: Anatri Temach

As with Theato, I assume that you do not remember how you got this name. This seems to be a character themed around horror and taking facts for granted, which is super fun as an intersection! To that end, I actually like her name; it sounds like a corruption of “anathema,” which is good both for a horror fan and for a black-and-white thinker.

Age: 6.92 sweeps (15 years old)

Theme/Story: Simply put, she doesn’t come to her conclusions and gets most of her knowledge from other people and treats them as complete facts. When she does come up with her own ideas she’s brilliant but also bad at expressing them in a way others, or herself, find satisfactory. She also loves the macabre and writing and writing about the macabre. She tries to talk about that stuff too but everything sounds better in her head than it does when spoken. She craves attention but is not sure how to get it.

Aww I get it tbh.

Review Goals: Just a general overview.

Strife Specibus: No idea.

I’m a fan of straight up-and-down knifekind? Brings to mind the trope of the Final Girl in a horror movie with a kitchen knife.

Fetch Modus: Word Association Modus. In order to take something out you have to come up with a word associated with that item that’s not in the item’s name.

Blood Color: Indigo

Lunar Sway: Derse

Title: Maid of Light

Symbol and Meaning: Sagipia, sign of the Empirical

Handle: chroniclerBehemoth

I feel like this could be pushed further. What about obdurateBloodbath (OB), which has the added fun of being a potential blood type if she were human.

Quirk: She either rambles on and on and on to point where it gets too long and she keeps jumping around topics. Or she speaks in short, curt sentences that get straight to the point. Depends on her mood.

Special Abilities: Typical Indigo blood strength, nothing special.

Lusus: An Aye-Aye. He gives her the basic necessities of life and that’s pretty much it. He’s also very loud.

God if I could suggest one possible alternative: a tarsier? Imagine the eyes of that size outside her bedroom window when her parent wants to get her attention.

Interests: She has an eclectic taste in music that’s somewhere between pop punk and murder folk (real genres of music btw). She likes shows and books that aren’t really well known as well and will basically beg you to watch//read/listen to them. She loves horror movies and books though she’s really critical of both of them. She really likes language and specifically what you can communicate using language and the meaning and structure of certain words. She doesn’t like Creepypasta b/c the fandom ruined it. Also she prefers psychological horror, which is the genre she usually writes. She also writes fanfiction, usually fix it fics. She has a collection of fake blood she made herself in every color of the hemospectrum. She’s really finnicky about them being ‘realistic’.

:O I had not previously heard of murder folk, so thank you for clueing me into the subgenre! Also lol full mood about getting into obscure media and making that everyone else’s problem.

Appearance: She’s tall, which makes her seem more intimidating than she really is. She has an indigo hoodie with a skeleton design on it. She keeps it unzipped most of the time so you can see her sign. She has long hair.

Personality: She’s really stubborn, once she finds a hill she will die on that hill unless she’s explicitly proven wrong. Either you talk at her or she talks at you, there’s rarely a middle ground. She’s really confidant in her intelligence and not much else. Sometimes she snaps at people or gets really frustrated even if she knows it’s irrational. Not being understood or payed attention to is particularly frustrating for her. The only things that scare her are jumpscares and death. Anything else will be met with aggression, morbid curiosity, or barely a reaction at all. She wants to help people when they’re upset but doesn’t know how. Highly empathetic and good at finding a middle ground or reasonable solution as long as she’s not one of the arguers or has a strong opinion on it.

Gonna be honest this troll is pretty solid I don’t have much to add here!

Land: Land of Archives and Nightmares

Yesssss I was gonna suggest a Magnus Archives reference to hit that sweet spot of skepticism and horror. I hope cassette tapes and spiderwebs figure into some part of her Land!

...lol I feel like I didn’t have much to add to this one. I had maybe 3 sugggestions? But I hope they helped.

-TR

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HOLY HECK your sudden resurrection spooked me, I legit forgot you were around and felt transported to the past. I’m glad to see you guys, though! Even if it’s for a brief moment, it’s nice to hear you are around and what not.

C: Tbh this is also how I feel about seeing these fantrolls again. A brief flash in the pan of what used to be; it’s a nice little snack of nostalgia.

-TR

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I'm trying to make a archaeology themed fantroll, but names and bloodcaste are escaping me. any advice?

Whenever we gets asks like this I find it difficult to answer, because the starting point is so nebulous that it’s effectively impossible to give a “correct” answer. Instead, I’ll give you some starting points to play with.

Names:

What are the names of some famous archaeologists?

Are there famous archaeologists within fictional contexts?

Are there famous dig sites that revolutionized archaeology?

Blood castes:

Why might a lowblood be interested in archaeology, and how might it relate to their position within a society that sees them buried en masse with little to note their passing?

Why might a midblood be interested in archaeology, and how might it relate to their position within a society that marks them inherently unspecial, neither worthy as cannon fodder nor as nobility?

Why might a highblood be interested in archaeology, and how might it relate to their position within a society where they are revered and reviled as long-lived nobles who have personally seen the passing of generations of lowbloods, inflicting their culture across multiple eras?

So as you can see, literally ANYTHING could be used to build an archaeology troll; it’s just a question of what questions you think are interesting enough to probe deeper.

-TR

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@ that other anon: surely teals have vision problems because justice is blind

OH DANG

-TR