Sylph of Mind Classpect Explanations

I bet you think yourself a funnyman. A real wise guy. The sort of fella who’s read up on his Sassacre and the other great comedians of a bygone age. Or y’know, you’re just some fella who is aware that, Lord is a class, and like it or not, Piss is an aspect. So chances are good the classpect fella has you covered.

Fortunately for you, I do have this covered! Let’s dive in.

First off, gotta clarify the two halves of this double-decker cake we call the Lord of Piss. A Lord is a vaguely defined class, and Piss as an aspect seems a bit sketch since honestly, what sort of guy gets Piss for an aspect? Clearly, you say, the Fedorafreak conclusion was simply a joke. And on one hand, you may be right. On the other hand Hussie is, in-universe, a fellow who’s role seems to be more a chronicler who’s log of events may or may not have some sort of impact in-universe. So we can reasonably say that his jokes are, as a Waste of Space, simply a guy messing with us using events happening elsewhere. 

Starting a new paragraph to represent my first explanation: Piss! What is it? Seriously, what? Well, it’s the aspect of functions, processes, conversions, you get the idea. It is represented by the by-product of our own nourishment, the leftovers of a process. Players drawn to this aspect have a tendency to understand how to work things, the sort of folks who’s main hobbies are picking up new hobbies without instruction just to teach themselves, the sort of fellows who NEVER read the instruction manual on an IKEA product. Pretty vague stuff to be said there though, since aspects themselves can’t say TOO much about a person without say, Word Of Huss backing it up.

(Gent’s a deal of its own but that wasn’t asked about so eh)

Lords, the class somewhat poorly represented by Caliborn, and yet all too well represented at the same time. The first thing to understand is that Lords are one of a few classes who understand their aspect pretty well from the start. To balance that out, they’re pretty much clueless about everything besides what it IS.  They come to learn their relationship to it, how it relates to the world, how to use it most effectively, and the fact that like it or not they must bend themselves to its whim, but it’s alright because the whims of a Lord are the whims of their Aspect. Not because of a creepy mind melding thing, to clarify, it just happens to be the case that a Lord who serves their aspects interests will usually find it serving theirs in turn.

So lets talk the Lord of Piss, shall we?

This guy (or girl I suppose but lets say guy for the sake of casual conversation.) is pretty big on processes, obviously. Maybe he’s into engineering, maybe he’s into biology, maybe he’s into both, heck maybe his dream is to combine engineering and biology in some strange living machine. That’s up to this fella. Point is, I could see this chap decking out his walls in diagrams if he wanted to be flamboyant, or maybe the dude just keeps it to a notebook. Flamboyance is a more likely possibility though. Lords are NOT exactly the sort to take well to being unnoticed generally. Power appeals to them, and be it that they take the Caliborn route of gaining power through elimination, or the more morally good route of making connections, they like to talk about themselves, show off, brag, often even tell you of their machinations as they progress. Sometimes even when the machination involves your own deceit. And if they’re a decent Lord? They’ll dupe you anyways. At the end of the day though, they’re a clueless fellow when it comes to literally anything besides their plans and processes, their machines and machinations, etc. Maybe they’re known as the ambitious yet naive one, or the one who gets on people’s nerves because he just doesn’t Get It. 

Once they start to progress is when things start getting interesting. Cause the Game, or Life Itself, is going to slap them in the face with a redwood at hurricane speeds cause reality is like that. The main obstacle between a Lord and their ambitions is a fundamental disconnect between themselves and reality. A belief that because they feel powerful, they are, usually. The game shows them otherwise. It frustrates them with quests that are CLEARLY rigged against them, CLEARLY designed to be more than they can do, and frankly impossible. The Lord of Piss in particular would be challenged most of all by the other aspects in their session: tasks thrust upon them relating to their own ineptitude in say, Breath, Heart, and other things. Why, they’ll wonder, would they do this? How is this good for them? And most importantly, how are they going to pull it off?

It’s at about that point that they’ll pull it off.

They’ll make one machine to solve an issue, and things will start to shift for them.

They’ll play a role in another’s quest, knowing they’re only doing it because the role must be played, and find themselves better able to find ways to fill roles in their own designs.

They’ll find that in the end, the reason they were challenged to their breaking point was because they needed to realize that they could, in fact, do these things. That playing to their strengths could get them out of many a pitfall, so long as they took the time to understand not only that strength but how to play it. A Lord is a musical virtuoso who knows he could best an orchestra by themselves but refuses to play their instrument because they are content to know they can, and must be taught to play it not for any lack of skill, but a lack of respect for it. They will likely gloat about their talent, yes, but those who bear the gloating may not mind so much.

Especially since a Lord of Piss would be excellent in a leadership role, or at least a key supportive role. They know how to work the alchemy to its best extent, they know how to organize efficiently, they could probably work out a perpetual motion machine with 150% energy efficiency if they had to. A team working with or under a Lord of Piss would be nigh unstoppable, provided they’re willing to allow such a proud fellow to aid them to begin with. Even on their own they’re a boon to the session, as once they understand that their role is to be a part of the grand process we call existence, they’re not too hard to get help from. 

Powerwise? They have absolute command of Piss. I emphasize command because Lords really don’t manifest or control their aspect in any way, rather simply bending it to their whims. They effectively have the raw power of a Page, but they can only use it to tell their aspect what to do.

Hey,  lucky you getting to be the first person to answer after my hiatus. Mage of time…

They like to think they know the ins and outs of Time right off the bat. Who wouldn’t, constantly aware of the passage of time as they are? Schedules and time estimates feel like second nature to them, and perhaps a rather stressful second nature at that. Indeed, Time seems to rule their lives, and so  they feel if anyone ought to know it best it must be the person so constantly subjected to it.

When they start to grow though, it occurs to them that maybe they might need to figure out a little more, as Time isn’t quite so cut-and-dry as it’s passing. Their land may show them things deteriorating, things growing, and how much things change in a little time, or a lot of time. Maybe their consorts stubbornly insisted on building on top of things they had already built as something buried their old homes, and delving deeper would give a rather literal display of the passage of time in their culture. Whatever the case, as they develop they learn that past, present, and future are all important, rather than focusing on what defines the present.

Once they HAVE grown, they fill a rather nifty role for their team, if they choose to take it! They could easily use knowledge of the past to fill in for the future, and guide their friends accordingly. No one would know better than they that there are no original events in paradox space, and pick out the patterns accordingly with ease. Most importantly though, they’d know exactly what they were to do and when, not like some schedule was dictating it, but just because that’s when it was to be done. They would know which frogs they might eventually interact with, aiding the Space player with ease, alongside the Knight if there should happen to be one.

Powerwise, they mostly just have a complete and innate knowledge of the timeline. Honestly, not that impressive. It’s what they’re meant to do themselves with that knowledge that’s important, and their ability to sift through that knowledge for information. Unlike Seers, it’s not like they get answers to questions when they  ask, they just already have all the info.

To begin with, they’re an active person most likely. They aren’t the sort of person to stay out of your business, mostly because they don’t get as much privacy as they might like to. Thieves tend to start off with a perceived lack of their aspect, inclined to notice the times when they don’t have it but wanted it versus the times it came through for them. As a Void player, this probably means they think people cant seem to stay out of their business, cant let them keep secrets, etc. etc. And to some extent they’re right! But I’ll get to that a little more later. Point is, at this point they might be more than a little nosy themselves. Maybe because they think it’s fair, or maybe it’s just coincidence that they have a hard time keeping Void and so try to take the Void of others.

As they progress, one thing becomes clear VERY quickly. They weren’t doing enough to actually keep their Void to themselves. They will see that maybe they could have tried harder to hide something, or they could have tried harder to stay away from something. And this will be something they actively work on fixing. Unfortunately, this is the only thing they’ll be able to fix with the same ease. Their nosiness and refusal to let others keep secrets sorta makes it hard to trust them! Never mind the fact that slyness and wit are prevalent in their personality, making them seem a little sketchy to begin with.

Not to say they’ll have pushed everyone from their lives entirely and irrevocably. They’ll just have to make good use of the skills they develop, and try a little harder to respect others in order to get many friends. And even then, they probably have one or two people who stuck with them the whole time, and they’re probably fine with that. They certainly don’t misunderstand the consequences of their past behavior.

Powerwise, they can, well, steal Void for their own use! Secrets and hidden things can become known to them almost immediately so long as they’re looking for them. They can steal the Void from things, much like Roxy could as the Rogue of Void, but it functions much differently! They’re more direct about it, as it comes to them with more ease, especially when it suits their own needs, but as a trade-off, the quality or detail of the item may vary depending on their concentration. They can apply Void to themselves or use it in almost any way they see fit, depending on how much Void they have in “stock” from their repeated thefts of it.

Writing them, make them energetic, but don’t be afraid to have them tone it down a little as they progress. They’re inclined to hurt other characters near the beginning of things, or at least garner their mistrust, but whether or not they’re aware of this is up to you.

Sorry this one took me so long to get to! To be honest, it stumped me. The Maid of Rage is one of those classpects that works really well, conceptually. A class meant to go from quite weak to very strong in their aspect combined with an aspect involving strength over weakness, they just seem to fit. Unfortunately this also made it hard to figure out how they progress, since it did seem rather simple as a concept. But I think I’ve got it!

The Maid of Rage starts out… pretty content with things to be honest. Maybe this is even a hopeful happiness, maybe they just don’t really feel like there’s any issues in their life, whatever. Point is, they’re fine with things! Probably not in an ghost-Aradia-ish “0k” way, but it could vary. They might even be aware that their contentment is a bit unusual, but take the perspective that they’re just calmer than others, or that since everything’s worked out for them in the past, why should any other issue be treated as more than just something to wait out? Their friends may take it upon themselves to help them with things that they can tell ought to actually be dealt with, or even go so far as fighting their metaphorical fights for them.

Eventually, the Maid begins to grow. This doesn’t necessarily coincide with entering the medium, but for the sake of narrative that would certainly be a good spot for it. They begin to undergo a metamorphosis, sometimes literally, usually figuratively, but regardless of the type, this change begins to teach them independence, as well as some key parts of Rage. They may begin to isolate themselves a little, trying to be more self dependent, though they may not. Regardless, they begin to react more to things, begin to act on their own more, and take things upon themselves. Rage seems to fit them like a glove, and whether this fact excites or unsettles them varies. They begin to face their problems head on, but they still aren’t really feeling Rage, just learning it. This part of their growth is tricky, as events in it are largely effected by how they’d react to seeing themselves fit the role so well and how their friends take to the Maid no longer needing them so much, and being less passive about their feelings and needs.

Once they’ve learned Rage, an aspect of Strength from weakness, realism, and the divide between righteous Rage and pointless anger, they will undergo another change. Perhaps god tier, perhaps something else, or perhaps yet another unseen change. But now they actually have Rage in their control, and they utilize it in a manner that is uniquely theirs. Perhaps they grow stronger as a situation becomes more tense, perhaps they freely boost their strength, but only to match the strength of the opponent simply because they might feel its more fun that way. Maids always do something a little unusual with their powers, usually utilizing them in a way that seems to revolve around every aspect but theirs. Point is, they’ve adjusted to Rage by now, and are VERY independent, and quite powerful in both spirit and actual power.  They could lead the session at this point, if it was the sort of session that needed someone to whip it into shape.

Powerwise, the Maid’s key capability is a way of powering themselves up. Maids tend to work with a seemingly limitless amount of their aspect, and in this case, the Maid can accomplish this by a small feedback loop of sorts. Get something to pin their Rage on, (an enemy, a problem, something) and use this Rage to strengthen themselves. Putting this new strength into amplifying their own Rage, giving themselves even more strength, increasing Rage once more, until they’ve got the strength they need or the capability to give another strength and/or Rage. Mind you, they probably don’t overuse this, as they might prefer that people use the strength they already have. Aside from that Rage loop, their powers lie mostly in their own capabilities as a person, mixed with a variety of boosts and buffs based on their Rage. They are an unstoppable force though, with no injury or fatigue able to hold them back from something.

This actually took me a little to think of! It’s easy to forget a key difference between a Prince’s and a Thief’s powers, and that threw me off a little.

They steal Hope of course, taking away Hope, Fantasies, Divinity, etc. But Then they use it for themselves, and that gets really fun to discuss! The powers may not initially seem to them as useful as, say, vriska’s ability to steal and use luck, but they’d find that it’s a VERY versatile trick.

To begin with, they steal Hope in some form. An action that could have been a blessing from one’s perspective may be negated, someone may simply lose all their Hope in something, they may even lose a dream they had been pursuing for a while! As you can imagine, these are not friendly powers, and like any other thief they would have reasons of their own to avoid doing these things, but I digress. More important is what they do after they’ve stolen some Hope.

The form they take it in as doesn’t necessarily have to equal the form they put it out as. And so someone’s daydream could be easily converted to a small hopesplosion. The simple fact is, when they steal Hope, they have an awareness of how much Hope they’ve got in their “stockpile” if you will. Not like a meter or something else quantifiable, its more like knowing you’ve got enough money for something without knowing the currency involved if that makes sense. So taking some dreams, negating a real or perceived miracle, any other way they take Hope simply adds to their pile, and their use of their powers in other ways is largely calling upon the pile of Hope, rather than the specific things they stole.

Oh snap this took me a long time to get to. Sorry anon!

Lord of Rage… Lords are a tricky one! But i think I can handle this.

The Lord of Rage is, at their core, a bit frustrated. They always want to be the strongest, the most aggressive, in charge, the general alpha male. And they’ve gotten pretty good at most of these things, but still things just never go their way! More time is spent being angry than doing things, to begin with. It really doesn’t help that the only reason they’re so good at Rage is because they absolutely do not understand any other aspect.

Their progression begins. They are exposed rather forcefully to the other aspects, Hope especially. A land that requires rallying up the consorts towards a common goal would make the most sense. They must learn to lead, and so are thrown face first into every aspect individually until they understand, if nothing else, the worth that each aspect holds. And especially Hope, the aspect that escapes them the most.

What use to them are airy dreams, fantasies and daydreams, the idea of the divine, holding out for hope? They live in a world of harsh realities, hard work, no god has done their work, and they’ve never been able to risk something falling through. Hope seems like a waste to them, and yet one they’re drawn to in spite of themselves.

As they mature they understand the value of Hope, not in the context of learning it like the others, but realizing how perfectly it matches Rage. This idea that they got there through hard work, because they knew without proof that they could do these things. They only did these things in the first place for the sake of a dream. And maybe no deity has touched their lives, but small things happen that we all pass off, and it could be argued that  there’s some power to those small miracles.

At the end, they have a mastery of many things, literal and metaphorical. But most notable is the way they interact with Rage and Hope. They treat them as one. Where caliborn tells the stories of Time in Space’s threshold, mastering artistry as he masters the timeline, the Lord of Rage is one who enacts their Rage through Hope, and Hopes for Rage’s sake. Dreams, motives, one and the same. Strength of the character is the same as faith in yourself. They are unstoppable because they know they are, and they know they are because they’re no longer weak.

Powerwise, this fellow can grab from many aspects for Rage’s sake, but specializes in some move that’s more than a little impossible. Maybe its a punch that explodes, maybe its a gunshot that barrels through an army, regardless, they have some Dream move that they can pull off. But otherwise, any goal that ties to Rage is achievable by nabbing from the aspect of another. (not a literal nab, that’s more a Thief and they’d have a hard time with this anyways).

This is a tricky one! Hope’s not an easy aspect to know and understand, but I think I can figure something out here.

The MoH’s powers are centered around having a complete and total understanding of Hope. This ties well into their character, but more on topic, is what exactly that means! They’re primary function is as somewhat of a gauge for: “Is it worth it?” They can tell what is and isn’t worthwhile to put your Hope in, and give you some good reasons why. They can tell what someone believes in and desires (Though their view on these things may be skewed by their own beliefs/desires.)

Beyond this, Hope is their personal tool for learning things! A guess on their part is usually pretty dependable if you trust them, and they can tell a lot about someone or some thing by the way Hope interacts with it.

Sorry for taking so long to get back to you on this one! I needed to get a little refresher on my Heirs, but I think I’ve got this now.

The Heir of Hope, to begin with, is pretty great with Hope and all its parts, as the aspect of Hope, belief, divinity, and the joy of things being what they are. This person is a strong supporter of their friends, and it’s not exactly easy to dishearten them, for the most part. They likely are somewhat easygoing and laid back, not because they’re too lazy or too “chill” but simply because often, things are fine as far as they’re concerned! And they have a pretty strong confidence that problems will be resolved in time.

But they still haven’t quite recognized Hope for what it is. They haven’t figured out that the things in their life build to Hope, and they could feel like Hope is a little bit underwhelming for them. Something to the effect of “Is that it? The culmination of my personal growth is to hold Hope? What even is that? the other aspects are palpable, solid concepts, and Hope’s just an airy belief.” 

Of course, Hope is more than that, they’re just still working it out. Their land signifies Hope strongly, not bothering to show any subtlety whatsoever in that regard. It may be a land of churchyards, it may be a land of  angels, whatever the case, it just screams Hope to anyone who gets it, and Hope plays a strong role in the Land’s basic functioning. (see The Breeze playing a rather notable role in basic exchange of information and goods in LOWAS) The reason for their land’s bluntness? They’re not exactly going to learn hope at any reasonable rate if they don’t have it thrust in their face. And they will have to manipulate Hope in some way to complete their Land’s quest.

Their progression will see them watch Hope in all its forms, and begin to realize that it paints a rather impressive picture. That oftentimes, belief really is the key to success, and that Hope is about the most powerful aspect there is. Nothing would get done if no one were to take that leap of faith and do it. Nothing would be accomplished if people didn’t believe that something would come from it. And sometimes, divinity is necessary, either through a literal miracle, or just taking it upon yourself to be the better man. They had a vague idea of all these things, but their understanding would be clearer now, and they would see how it all fit in to Hope. They would understand that they have a responsibility to take the mantle of Hope upon themselves as well, stop being so laid back, and actively be something for others to place their Hope on. Maybe they would become leader of their session, but it’s just as likely they would become one of the most reliable and powerful in their session, even if they don’t god tier.

But hoo boy, if they DO god tier, they combine the innate talent of Heirs with the raw power of Hope. They can boost even an impossible effort to success on their own belief in the person doing it, channel the power of Hope in about any way they so choose to, (hopesplosions, summoning angels, piercing any enemy, etc.), and while they couldn’t exactly go disappearing like everyone’s favorite Heir of Breath, they can take on the form of Hope in whatever way they feel makes the most sense. (An angel would be pretty likely, since strong sources of Hope attract them in-canon, but it could be anything!) Honestly, Hope is one of the hardest aspects to define, and this is yet another tip in favor of the Heir of it. Hope players in general usually need to figure out what Hope is to them in order to know how they can use it, so the Heir’s powers will be very variable!

Sorry for taking a little bit to get to this one!

The Bard of Void is hyper at the start, always talking to everyone and trying to do as much as possible. They may love gossip, hearing and spreading information just for the sake of being informed and letting everyone know.  They come off as the very embodiment of Light, plainly staying away from Void. They’d rather not deal with Void, with it’s solitude, secrecy, and inaction. In fact, their tendencies towards Void are what strongly motivate them towards Light actions, afraid of the secrets they keep from themselves, afraid of not doing anything, afraid of being forgotten even.

They enter sburb to a land filled with Void, a dark place with very little evident. They probably come to the conclusion that their Quest must be to light the place up somehow, and the land probably supports this in some way, with tools available to light things up and get things moving. Their progression seems like a very slow Light player’s progression to begin with, as they learn more about Light in its opposition to Void,  becoming more efficient with their information, being even more active and well known in the session, but at the same time, their Void is becoming a little more evident. Unusually well hidden of course, as Void comes naturally to them (something a little frightening to them), but they are seeing the Void in them grow stronger. And eventually, their crisis happens.

Whatever the crisis is, it was a long time coming for them. Perhaps a touch of brutal honesty about themselves, or something happening to shatter their trust with another, they seem to go off the map.  Submitting entirely to the Void,  no one can find them, speak to them, and before long, they even seem to be forgotten. Except, perhaps, by one individual. A sessionmate may devote themselves to finding the Bard, maybe even venturing to their land, where things are even darker than before, and finding that everything that the Bard thought was to help them light up the land was rather to help them find the Bard. This player would have to be a hardy one to brave the void and find the Bard, whereupon the Bard could begin their proper growth, as they learned to return to the Light whilst holding true to the Void, and becoming a true master of Void as one who was lost to it and managed to escape.

It is quite possible though, that they remain forgotten to everyone if there are no sessionmates to whom the Bard mattered that much. If this is the case, they will eventually return to the Light as well, but they’ll probably be a little darker in this scenario. Less willing to help their session, likely content to leave their true land quest unfinished.

I have to admit to procrastinating answering this one a little bit, so I’m sorry for that, it’s just I had a hard time picking between the two classpects! I would honestly have done both if that wouldn’t have been a way long response. I’m going to do Knight of Rage on this one, but feel free to ask about the Bard of Void another time! It’s just easier for me to handle these mentally when classpects are given to me one at a time.

The Knight of Rage, to begin with, is irritable. They have a flaw with their aspect, but no matter what, they’re gonna be irritable.  They would likely devote themselves to venting the Rage they build so naturally if it weren’t for whatever part of Rage they aren’t so good at. For the time being, they probably cool down through Hopeful means, daydreaming, exploring, maybe just reading, whatever you feel fits their character. Maybe they’d let things off more violently if they felt that fit them more, but as it is, their real or perceived fault in Rage holds them back. Maybe they are easily forgiving, maybe they just have a soft spot, maybe they Hope too much for things to change. But all in all, they just haven’t learned what Rage is yet.

Rage is an aspect of cold, hard, reality, combining the reality of Blood, the pessimism of Doom, and throwing in plenty of anger. Rage is knowing that things don’t change until someone grows a spine and changes it, Rage is taking the fastest, most explosive route because it works and because no one else had the determination to pull it off. Rage is fueled by a desire to see everything become better than it is, and a hatred for the weakness that keeps it from being that. And so long as, for one reason or another, the Knight fails to let themselves see what is weak and what isn’t, opting to forgive, hope, or some other concept that does jack nothing to make them stronger, they continue to be flawed.

This changes when they begin to enter the session, and they find that combat is really quite hard for them, and yet they can’t help but want to fight. Imps are ransacking their home and their guardian has gone missing, and the simple fact for them is that nothing will keep them from fixing both of these things. They begin to see that those they had allowed to hurt themselves and others by constantly forgiving them are just hurting others, or that people they helped because they had a soft spot for them really need to become a little stronger. And as these things become clear to them, so does Rage. They begin to fight a little harder, to help others grow stronger by force if they have to, and they may find one person in particular who they assist in this endeavor. But most importantly, they begin to master Rage, disappointed in weakness that holds things back, and becoming a force to be reckoned with for the simple fact of being unstoppable.

And then, they stop. They let go of Rage entirely, thinking that they’re hurting more than helping with their aggression, and calming down a lot. They make efforts to fix relationships that they have likely harmed in their aggression, helping others to grow strong still, but without as much force as before. They begin to realize that Rage is meant to be a refining fire, not an endless inferno. That sometimes weakness is not knowing when to let your strength be held back. And once they know this, they’re a more powerful Rage player than ever, saving their strength for when its needed and only exhausting as much effort as is needed.

Glad to see you’re interested in challenging me! Loss of Life… Glad as I am that you’ve followed the monosyllabic rule, that certainly is abstract.

But then, the Waste is an abstract class too, so lets work this like the Waste. Wastes are named as such because they would suitably be called a waste of their aspect, someone who misuses and abuses it to start off. So a Loss would be someone who would be called a loss of it, due to how miserably they seem to use it to start off. Perhaps some mix of a Prince and a Muse would be best, someone who is talented in their aspect, but is destructive of and/or with it and doesn’t seem to understand it.

So our Loss of Life would be someone who’s great with life, but also terrible at it. Every attempt ion their life to utilize it backfires, as their eager energy puts others off, perhaps they tried gardening and now plants riddle their home, growing where they shouldn’t, or perhaps they enjoy cooking in spite of being absurdly terrible at it. Whatever the case, they have an interest in an aspect they don’t understand, and both themselves and others suffer the consequences for this.

As they progress, they begin to see the broader impact of their actions, much as a Thief might. Fortunately, their attempts at Life are plainly genuine, and so the only way they’ve hurt their reputation is seeming to be a lost cause. At this point, they begin to try to understand Life, leaving behind all their past attempts. Perhaps even going so far as to abandon their home and start anew, only returning to the place for alchemy and reaching their gates. They explore a Land designed to teach them Life once they come to realize that they need to learn it, and while the Land makes this hard for them, the Loss of Life will continue as they’ve nothing to lose.  Eventually, their land would lead them to their Quest bed, and chances are good that their final trail of Life before god tiering would be to repair it. Whatever they’ve done in the past destructively with life seems to be reflected in the damaged slab before them, perhaps cracked by roots, bent by some energetic consort, stained with mold, some manner of Life based destruction. And they would, by now, have some control over Life, enough to repair it. Plants are withdrawn, cracks sealed with dust and pushed together by vines, bends forced back into shape by their own energy. And once they god tier, they only continue to learn Life, but now they are ready to return to what they left behind.

The Loss develops further as they begin to tie life back to what they started with, still a largely destructive force in the session, but now one that can control that destruction. They return to their friends with proof of their growth, and they begin to observe Life in a much less direct atmosphere than their Land’s, learning to see Life in many things, both where it’s good, and where it’s bad. 

As far as powers, it’s pretty much like a Prince of Life on steroids, with the price that they, like the Muse, have to figure out how their powers work on their own and use their powers in a manner close to their original ties to Life. Destruction of buildings comes easily to a gardener, vines and roots pulling apart a structure easily, but a chef would be more attuned to things like poisons and heat, destroying Life already present. One who’s energy was behind their destruction may specialize in  strengthening themselves and their friends in combat, multiplying their combat efforts. But a gardener would never quite have the knack of the skills of the other two, and vice versa.

I don’t see why you need to specify noncanon on this one, as the Mage class is canon and so is Doom, but yeah. Mage of Doom powers.

The Mage of Doom is someone who knows Doom actively. Fortunately for them, unlike a Seer, for them to gain true knowledge they don’t have to use a tool of any sort. Unfortunately, there’s no off button for this, even before god tier. There is only “Less focused” and “More focused”. Sollux, as a Mage of Doom himself, was prone to headaches for this reason. But as Sollux had not god tiered, this was just his passive display of his classpect, much as John had some light control over the wind even before he god tiered. The Mage of Doom will come to see patterns in Doom, and begin to make active predictions for the future, and while most of these predictions will be disheartening, any in the session who subscribe to rational thought are likely to pick up on the fact that there was already that much Doom, there’s just good things that can’t be predicted by the MoD as well.

Back on track, the Mage of Doom would, on god tiering, be able to experiment with Doom a little bit. They had their predictions and their knowledge of course, but with powers in place, they can begin to use Doom as more than just a rubric that determines their knowledge, but a method by which to actively learn more. When the Doom of others is well known to them, they may experiment with causing Doom early to see the consequences of such an action, or they may attempt to save another from their Doom. Not out of any motivation to break the rules; they’ve accepted the Doom of themselves and their friends for a long time if they’ve managed to god tier. Rather, just to see what happens if Doom is sped up or avoided.  And now that they’ve god tiered, this is rather simple for them. And they would learn more about Doom as they did so. Example: A Mage of Doom tests this on an imp that was Doomed to die by his friend’s sword. He speeds up the imp’s Doom, and finds that his friend’s sword enters the atmosphere of his land quite speedily, making a meteoric impact into the Imp, killing it. On investigation, they’d find that their friend had tossed this sword aside some time ago, and it seems it had just kept going. Their investigation would continue along these lines revealing that they had been Doomed to play with Doom as such. Yes, their powers had use; they guided the aim and speed of their friend’s sword, after all. but these events did not in fact change anything of Doom.