#housamo meta

[littlest-salomon]

If anyone still cares about the Wakan Tanka/Great Spirit Gate discussion:

(I haven't yet read the Invaders chapter where Wakan Tanka's alternate form and more story content is introduced; however, I did notice the reference to US settler's mass bison slaughter in his type and design)

1. Inclusion: In the context of the Housamo world, leaving out Native religions would mean that they had been destroyed and their spiritual beings dispersed or dead; in the context of Housamo as a game, leaving them out would essentially be a statement that they didn't matter as much as other Northern Hemisphere religions, which would leave the Lovecraft mythos as the only representative "religion" for North America.

2. Indigenous identity: Housamo also includes Gates for the religious cosmology of two Indigenous peoples within Japan's own borders--Ainu and Ryukyans--as well as Central American and Oceanic Indigenous worlds. If including Indigenous religions is a problem, it's much bigger than just Great Spirit.

3. Equality: Along with Indigenous religions, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, and more are all represented in Housamo. Every character is designed to be sexy because it's still a dating game and the only ones who can't be in romantic relationships are either beyond evil, overpowered (Wakan Tanka explicitly reigns in his power to be fair to other people/divinities), walking spoilers, your character's legal guardian, and/or not romanceable yet.

4: Representation: Wakan Tanka is depicted as an all-loving, all-good ultimate divinity who chose to incarnate as a person in Tokyo to experience human life and to bring the exiled player character back to Great Spirit, which seems to be a wonderful world. Meanwhile, on the colonist side, the player character is literally Satan and the Christian Eden is written as an aggressive, exclusionary nightmare that some transients voluntarily leave as protest.

Also:

5: It's the Internet: I really doubt that many people who seek out fandoms and DM random members to say that their interest is problematic are solely motivated by social justice concerns. People love doing drive-by attacks on other social groups and fandoms online, especially if they feel like they have the moral high ground: it takes barely any effort and the "win" gives them a serotonin boost. Ironically, Mononobe's description of the App makes it unambiguous (imo) that Housamo's App battles are a metaphor for this uniquely online experience. Attack is much easier than defense: look at how long this defense of one single aspect of this game is, vs the ease of trawling the Housamo tag and choosing a target for whatever "Housamo is bad" argument they have on hand.

6: Who's Asking?: Unless they say they are, it's unlikely that any one given person complaining about Wakan Tanka is Native (note: the person who asked me about it did not claim to be Native, IIRC), even less likely that they're from a nation that worships Wakan Tanka, and even less likely that they've played Housamo long enough to ever encounter Wakan Tanka. Some people treat social justice as a hobby and criticizing video games is a lot easier and more fun than stuff like voting or donating money to reservation communities.

[kairunatic]

Housamo doing a VR chat in JMOF(Japan meeting of furrries)

And they are using the 3d models of Cu sith Horkue kamui and Moritaka

(OH glob imagine the horny chats they will get especially for horkue and mori)

[askmacan]

WAIT WHEN DID YOU GUYS HAVE A KID?!

"I would have to check our post archive and get back to you about this."

[summocrap]

Yo! The wiki changed the way the catalog looks!

[gachagamewishlist]

Housamo pt 6

[ark-barkness]

Ya know. I would love to see a character in housamo similar to Dr gaster from undertale. Someone beyond the scope the of the Game itself. One who is beyond the rules and gameplay because they're stuck in a purgatory between dimensions. One who actively knows its a game (I don't mean the game. I mean the one WE play. Like the meta version. We're they know it's all fake and nothing matters. And they can mess with the game files.

...

I've seen to many fan comics and fan games were gaster is the most op being in undertale but I wouldn't have it any other way. And I want a character like this in housamo cause I think it would be fun.)

Wait let me just...

...what the fuck?

Ok but seriously that sounds like a pretty damn good interesting character, I remember this horror story I was reading and the main antagonist was the same, he knew it was just a story. I got chills when he directly speaks to the reader (so good)

Yeah, sounds like a good idea. Really interesting

[bisexual-wanderer]

Something I wanna try

I really wanna flesh out my Housamo insert and make him feel a bit more interesting. So I'm wondering about any asks you might have? If it's something in universe, like his opinions on certain characters, or something meta, like suggestions for how I can improve him, go right ahead! Also, yeah, I still don't regret making a self-insert, because cringe culture has been dead for a while. And there's really nothing wrong with self inserts. Hell, Luke Skywalker is a self insert.

Uh, sorry about the minirant

[dorokora]

Chapter 12 Episode 20

We start with narration about Ellie and being a vampire. After that we cut to Kresnik and Ellie watching the video left behind by Masanori. This video contain rumors about MC. Kresnik started to remember his time as a vampire hunter and how one judgment cost the lives of his comrades. He wakes back to the present when Ellie kicked the laptop playing the video, shattering it, saying her leg slipped. She think about the video shown and recognize those types of videos. The video mentioned the loop and how many times Tokyo been destroyed and how MC is involved in all of it. Kresnik bring up his phone and a map appears, he apparently placed a tracker on Masanori before he left.

After MC remembered what happen, Fuxi welcomes them to their love nest (creepy sis-con). He said he doesn’t have direct involvement with the brainwashing plan, the creator and Invader guild masters know this very well. He told MC that if they brought their friend with them to Akihabara it would be much worse for them. He also tells them that all of their memories from previous chapters are now out in public for all to see, especially for the other World Reps. Smoky God appears, or rather his Avatara, which can slip in and out of Fuxi’s realm. Smoky god sadly turns to MC and asked about their memory before chapter 1, when they pick their appearance and sex (the character selection screen is part of the story?!). What he saw was MC’s first memory. He goes on to explain that people can’t just choose what vessel they are born with. He decided it’s time he shows them how serious he can be as him and Fuxi attack. A three way battle between MC and the World Reps begins.

[chatwithana]

Talking With Themself

[WARNING: CONTAINS HOUSAMO SPOILERS]

It’s a rare occurrence, but Ana’s taking a break from their usual life today. Their head’s been on holiday recently, their personality becoming plastic under the stress. They’ve already told Shiro that they’ll be spending some personal time in their room. Just an hour… or two… or three. As soon as they reach their dorm, they fall to their bed in complete silence.

It’s not long before their faithful familiar notices something’s off, and pops out from the phone. “Master, are you okay?”

I’m obviously not okay, Sal, they think to themself, and simply groan in response. They’re having thoughts that they don’t want to voice aloud right now, but it’s like they’re fit to burst out anyway. This cursed brain has picked up on things that need to be confronted, but Ana takes their pillow and hides their face beneath it. Lil’ Salomon draws closer, and places his tiny hand on their shoulder.

“… Master? I’m really worried about you.” Of course he is; it’s his job, after all. They remain quiet for a while, but even the silence gets to them. They start speaking into their pillow, but naturally, only muffled words can come out. “… Ana…?” Another groan follows, but this time they slide the pillow off their mouth. The eyes remain covered, though.

“Sal, remember how my memories were forced out of me? How I saw various bodies that could’ve been me a second time? How Smoky God reacted from such news?” Oh dear, this can’t be good. “… I don’t think this body is my own. It’s not like I was accidentally made in Shaytan’s image, but if that’s the case… what do I have that’s actually mine? Is it just my out-of-place soul?”

“Ana…”

“And the reaction I got from that news… it made me feel like I’d just… been deceiving everyone.” Ana’s voice is starting to break, and it’s soon becoming all too evident why they’re keeping that pillow over their eyes. “I… I never wanted to hurt people… and now I feel like a liar just for existing…” Lil’ Salomon is now rubbing his fingers across their knuckles while Ana vents those messy feelings. “I-If I am some liar… then do I even deserve the love I’ve been given? Do I even have a right to love people the way I do…?” Looks like their sorry, open-wound excuse for a heart is about to bleed their feelings dry. “… What the fuck even am I?” At that, the dam breaks, and all Ana can do is openly, pathetically weep.

It takes a while for Lil’ Salomon to wait for a lull in his master’s sobbing, but he sticks through it nevertheless. As soon as the opportunity presents itself, he speaks to them gently. “Ana… we don’t even know the whole truth yet, but even if this form isn’t necessarily yours… your actions definitely are. Your soul is still here. Maybe some folks did fall for you at first sight because of your body, but has the love you’ve been given died out yet? It takes a lot to maintain relationships, regardless of how you look or the other souls that live within you.”

Ana’s breathing is finally slowing down some, and their loyal companion continues on. “Of course you’re deserving of love, Ana. You’re the one who’s always giving it away to begin with! Why are you somehow less deserving than anyone else? The reality is, the time and effort you put towards everyone is what makes them love you. After all, all these loops started out with everyone maintaining the peace and respecting you, for you are simply the kind of person that puts in the work to be loved. Please don’t ever overlook that amazing part of yourself…”

Lil Salomon’s words aren’t particularly groundbreaking, but that doesn’t take away from their helpfulness. Ana’s sniffling gradually dwindles, and they fall silent. Their grip on the pillow relaxes, and they raise a shaky hand to pet Lil’ Salomon’s head. Their voice is a bit weak from the crying, but they manage to find their words. “Thank you, Sal. Can… can I hold you for a bit?”

“Of course you can, Ana.” They spend the rest of their break like that, with the wyrm close to their chest, breathing in sync and maintaining some momentary peace. 

[ikusabamask]

Taurus mask could break all my bones and I’d say thank you

Daisuke: "I-I don't think hurting a fan would be alright, that's only for enemies, but I try my best to at least not hurt them too much!"

Protag: "It's even funnier, since it's the opposite in terms of position due to the fact that in the game he's canonically like a glass cannon in battles, so he's technically a masochi-"

Daisuke: "D-DON'T TALK ABOUT MY AVERAGE DURABILITY LIKE THAT!!! YOU'RE TAKING IT THE WRONG WAY!!!!!"

[totallycorrecthousamoquotes]

player: Okay I’m still sad, but maybe the gacha will make me feel better.

[littlest-salomon]

me: *rerolling over and over until i get to start with an OP unit* haha hacks

babalon: did you know? every time someone restarts the game, you die horribly and the world ends. it traumatizes us all.

me:

[kairunatic]

Two unrelated questions.

Do people genuinely hate characters without a backstory?

Since Gandharva is arguably the most useless character story-wise, how good is his 4* gameplay-wise?

Oh shit uhhhh idk

To be honest I don't really focus on the "Gameplay" side of Housamo so I never bother who is meta or not

So I can't really answer that question anon sorry

[azazelsconfessional]

((so i was gonna open up my askbox again but I got distracted doing this and watching streams i think idr what i did the past few hours, buuut there's something I need to cover first, especially since there are so many new people around! Hello! Especially since so many of you are playing OCs/MCs.

Don't worry, it's a tip to hopefully help you along! It may get a little long, especially as I try and provide examples. . .but hopefully it'll help.

I'm gonna talk a lot about OCs but this applies to canon characters too a bit. It certainly helps.

Tl;dr, you should have a character profile page.

(also remember that tumblr mobile doesn't really have direct access to Pages made with the Pages function on desktop, so you'll have to link them manually in your pinned or description or host them on another site(I used Google Docs in the apst) or in a regular post(this makes it very easy to lose as a forewarning) for maximum accessibility!)

(rules pages are also really really handy if you have alot of resteictions.)

So, in general, OCs have a bit of a lower reception rate in rp. Idk if that'll be the case here with MCs because they're, well, the main character. Housamo is also a series that lends itself well to OCs pretty well, especially non-human ones, but I figured I'd warn for that.

BUT. That doesn't mean you shouldn't play an OC! It just means there are things you need to keep in mind!

Think of all of the OCs you've seen--you all seem to be fun and wonderful people, and your characters are surely interesting. But. . .if you don't tell anybody about them, nobody will know what's going on or where to start, which makes asking questions a little hard, right? That's easier to work around with MC characters--we've played the game, we know the story, we know the characters, so we can figure out questions fairly easily based on that alone and go from there.

But with other OCs, especially those that don't represent charactera from mythology or fiction like many other characters in housamo do, there's like. Nowhere to start. We may see a face or some dialogue, but otherwise we don't have a frame of reference.

That's where a profile comes in!

Azazel-mun, I don't want to share all of the info about my character at once!

What if I don't know everything about my OC yet and want to figure it out along thw way?

The profile doesn't have to be super detailed! At most it shoule include things like the character's name and age and probably things like their location, profession, grade in school or place of work, etc., and anything you'd notice on the surface like their apperance. It's never a bad thing to include a description of their personality too, or a small section about their history/background. Little things that even you should probably know, too.

You can also section your profile off a bit into things like "surface info," "meta info," "things you could easily figure out about them," etc. That way, no one can spoil themself. Making lists like this can help you think these things through if you haven't already as well.

Let's use Azazel, a character that you probably know already, as an example here. I don't have a profile set

Name: Azazel

Species: Fallen Angel; Capra Therian - an anthropomorphic Goat (?)

Gender(pronouns): Male(he/him)

Age: difficult to calculate; several thousand years old?

Apperance age: hard to say, he's not human. Adult.

Origins: banished from his home world of Eden, has been in the human world for several thousand years

Profession: Priest of dubious denomination, most likely Catholic or Protestant; teacher at Daikanyama Academy; de facto head of the Missionaries Non-Profit charity Organization; supervisor of the Aoyama Missionaries

Role & Rule: Watcher; Revelation - allows him to see anything within the territory of the Aoyama Missionaries and anywhere the pages of his Artifact see

Apperance: Azazel is a 5'10"(180cm) tall, anthropomorphic goat of ambiguous breed, with fawn fur all over his body and lighter fur on his head and around his neck. He has brown, riged horns which curve out and back. Though his eyes are often closed, when opened they're red. He always carried around a leather bound bible with an eye on the cover, and is never seen without several chains on his person, although only the one(s) around his neck can be seen unless he's undressed.

He wears a black priest's cassock with a maroon sash and a capelet of the same color, with the same eye as on his bible on the shoulders of the cape, and brown dress shoes. The front of the robe is always open to expose his bare chest and the chains beneath.

Personality: Azazel is kind and doting, very fitting of both a teacher and priest, although his openly flirtatious, lustful, and secretive nature causes others to distrust him. He doesn't mind this at all. He has a strong adoration for humans, and values love in all of its forms more than anything. He's a bit of a passive person, often being unmotivated but working hard regardless, and seems to prefer to watch others and the world go by, although he won't decline most invitations to take part in it. He is always aware of anything that happens within the extensive territory of the Missionaries, and seems to know and see just about everything about anyone he meets, from their surface to their soul. . . .

If you know Azazel, or take note of some of the wording or question marks, you'll note I didn't explain everything(although I may have shared more than you want to.) This is just a bare bones exampe of how I do my profiles--but it can get even more bare!

I'll do two this time, a more vague version of Azazel's, and another that obscures information all together, using the same or a similar format to the above.

Name: Azazel

Species: anthropomorphic goat

Gender(pronouns): male (he/him)

Age: unquestionably an adult

Origins: Eden

Profession: Priest; teacher; head of a charity NPO; member of the Missionaries

Apperance: Horned goatman of slightly above average human height. Light brown fur, blond fur-hair, red eyes. Wears priest robes and a gold chain around his neck and chest. Carries around a bible with an eye on it?

Personality: Kind of eerie, but friendly and affectionate. A little flirtatious, especially towards humans. Seems to know everything about people for some reason?

Compare it to the one before--see how I've left even more things off or left things ambiguous while still sharing what's necessary or surface level? However, it's also not as engaging or as informative as the other one where I gave more information.

As someone who plays him, profiles like this aren't as helpful for me lol since he knows so much about everyone and everything, having a lot of details helps me play my character!

Now, as helpful as this is, this is also a character you probably know. So how about I do this with an OC? Normally I'm extremely detailed in my profiles and such, especially for OCs, sharing headcanons and ideas for relationships between characters. But, again, I'll try and show how you can show some info while leaving some up to people to ask about to later be filled in.

Name: Kezia

Faceclaim/Art Source: [this is where you would put where you get the art for any icons you use--if you draw it yourself, say so; if you use official art from a series, credit the name of the character and the series; if you use picrews, link the specific picrews. DO NOT USE ART YOU HAVE NOT BEEN PERMITTED TO USE. DO NOT STEAL ART. IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE CREDIT, ASK SOMEONE TO HELP YOU, DO NOT JUST SAY THAT IT ISN'T YOURS. DO NOT USE ART YOU HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO USE OR THAT ISN'T FROM A SERIES OF SOME SORT.]

Species: Human

Gender(pronouns): Female (she/her)

Age: mid 20's~early 30's?

Apperance age: older than she looks?

Origins: Tokyo?

Profession: Professor; Witch

Apperance: A fidgety woman who looks older than she is. She looks anxious and confused as often as she looks curious and confident. Wavy light brown hair. Often carries around schoolbooks and is never alone, always with a Rattus Therian and often with a Nyarlathotep.

Personality: seemingly anxious, but curious and exploratative nonetheless. On the awkward side, but can still keep up with the Nyarls that accompany her. Gets into trouble when she gets ahead of herself in exploring and learning about the arcane, but her Rule allows her to disappear easily.

History: Has always been curious about magic and attempted to run through a Gate when they began to open up. Performed a summon and brought a certain transients to Tokyo and recieved her familiar and the magic to use her Rule as a result. Currently teaches at a college. She stumbled into a certain someone while attempting to explore time, and became a fan ever since.

That tells you a fair amount, doesn't it? Even for someone you don't know? It may even raise some questions that you could ask. At the same time, it doesn't tell you that much, and that can be as much of a hindrance for coming up with questions as saying too much can. It's really up to you what's too much and too little. Here's a more detailed version! Some things have been left vague or confusing in such a way that they could be filled in after being revealed through asks and play. That way, people are encouraged to/given ideas of what to ask--and you can still share things in the long run.

Name: Kezia

Faceclaim/Art Source: [N/A]

Species: Human

Gender(pronouns): Female (she/her)

Age: mid 20's~early 30's?

Apperance age: somewhere in her 30's, maybe even a little older

Origins: Tokyo, with some sort of connection to at least one other world

Profession: Professor of [?] at [?] Academy; Witch

Role & Rule: [?] & [?]

Artifact, Summon, Familiar?: Always accompanied by at least one Nyarlathotep and some sort of man-rat? She also carries around a book that's labeled as a Grimoire, but it's rare for someone to be both a summon-user and an Artifact-user. . . .

Apperance: A fidgety older woman wearing a labcoat and a witch's hat. She looks quite stressed and has trouble sitting still. Her ashy brown hair is thin and a little wavy, with some strands of gray. Although she often squints, she doesn't wear glasses. She carries around a lot of books relating to maths and sciences and one labeled 'Grimoire' decorated with arcane symbols from Gehenna and Old Ones. She's always accompanied by at least one Nyarlathotep and a very short, bearded man who can best be described as a brown rat therian with a human-like face. Sometimes there's a normal rat on her person or in her pockets.

Personality: Kezia is a fidgety and anxious magic practitioner. She's very curious about other worlds and has been since the Gates appeared in this Tokyo since she was a child, however she has been pursuing magic before then. She often appears somewhat confused about or fascenated by even her usual surroundings, but, at other times moves through the world with confidence even in unfamiliar territory. She also likes rats and other rodents, and as such will often avoid felines and birds of prey. She has a tendency to disappear, seeming to walk through walls despite assuredly being alive.

She's a little bit awkward with people, but somehow keeps up with Nyarlathoteps nonetheless. She's a good teacher, once she figures out how to explain things in ways others can understand easily, but can be a bit difficult to follow and flighty up until then. Aware of this, she's rather patient, if a little down on herself at times. However, she most often simply has her mind elsewhere. Despite this and the company she keeps, she's relatively sane. . .most of the time.

She shares a name with a witch from the world of Old Ones who made a pact with Nyarlathotep, believing him to be the Devil. . .and the ratman always at her side uses the same name as that witch's familiar as well. It's. . .probably just a coincidence. . .who would rightfully make a pact with Nyarlathotep?

History: Kezia is an adult human from this Tokyo before the apperance of the Gates and construction of the Walls. She's explored various witchcraft pursuits since she was a child, with what was originally a mere imaginative curiosity and fascination. After the arrival of the Gates when she was still young, she snuck over the fences built around one and attempted to go inside the massive pillar of light, which she attributes to the reason she often seems to struggle with her vision. Several years later, she performed a successful summon and she recieved her familiar, Brown Jenkin, transformed into a somewhat therian form from one of her pet rats, and was given some powers from Nyarlathotep. She has no discernable control over any of the chaotic creatures, however they seem to spend time around her regardless.

At present she's a professor of a subject that interests her at a certain college. She's had other dangerous run-ins due to her excitement over the arcane and "darker" arts, but doesn't seem to show any signs of stopping. However, after an incident in an attempt to explore time itself, she encountered a certain guardian of time and feels reluctant for once to explore it further. . .although she's become quite a big fan of his.

. . .i ran out of steam amd kinda lost track of where i was going. idk if that helped at all really. But maybe it did! I hope it did. You don't need to use any of those things exactly by any means, but that's the kind of thing you usually see in profile pages. Basics like someone's name and birthday and age and apperance and a little about their personality, maybe some history. Oftentimes things like powers and weapons and the like. Interests, hobbies, ways they could be intereacted with, etc. Just stuff that'd help you know the character.

I write everything in paragraph form, but everyone is more than welcome to use a more script format. I love making profiles, myself--it really helps to think about the character and details about them. Normally I make really, really detailed profiles, but maybe I'll try and be more simple about it this time around. depends on how i'm feeling.

I know this seems weirdly hypocritical given I don't have one but when I first made this blog there were like four of us including myself. I didn't see the need for a rules or profile page because I didn't anticipate that there'd be so many of us or, like, people from other fandoms or who aren't familiar with certain characters. I'll rectify that soon hopefully. But I figured I'd pass along this idea/knowledge to others.

. . .I'm gonna go reopen my askbox now. Feel free to send asks again, ask about this, etc! You can send me an IM too if you want. I'll properly close up the guest event tomorrow. I'm real tired rn lol so idk how much i'll get done, but i usually do things super late at night my time, so i have some time to pull my shit together haha))

[kairunatic]

a bit of a meta question since i saw from one of ur posts that ur also Fil! But do you think there'd be a myth or folktale creature that can fit right in the housamo or another eidos univ? Personally, the tikbalang would be my bet since... horse and huge... but any other candidates?

Oh yes i am a filipino so hi

Hmmm yeah I've also been thinking it would be cool If LW added Filipino myths to housamo

How about "Kapre" like I would love it if they add him there, he'd be tall hairy muscular and he smokes a lot(He's gonna be like Mr mononobe except a himbo)

IIRC @frozentears01 made some AU about Filipino myths being in housamo