The thing is, you mentioned being evasive as well as deceptive. Way my server player (native Sand) explained it, I can’t just fail to say the truth, I have to have some other bullshit to take its place, otherwise it's Void vibes and therefore illegal. Was that inaccurate? Would cutting off communications give me an RP boost? That would certainly make things simpler.

I don't think evasiveness = Void and therefore =/= Sand. Putting aside that learning to be evasive so you can learn to lie is like learning to walk before you run, it all fits within the overall "vibe" of avoiding straightforwardness, like the truth. I'd say you can't just evade, but if you do nothing but blatant lies, it becomes old hat, and SBURB responds to tired, repetitive maneuvers by throwing knives at you.

Kinda time sensitive.

I have a name, man.

This would obviously be a more helpful ask if I knew how many other non-Azurite players you had to help, or knew any of your Titles. The advice obviously changes depending on whether or not your would-be killers have combat-oriented classes, for example. But I'll try and play ball with this extremely limited information.

The neat thing about Sand players is that they're not very good at up-front confrontations. They're capable of debuffing you into a weaker state, but it's a bit difficult to debuff numbers without, y'know. However, they are tricksy sons of bitches. They have some nasty offensive abilities, but, aren't that strong on defense or information gathering. Keep your wits about you, and try to get the drop on them and not vice-versa.

Void, while it has some nasty defense-ignoring attacks, is scarier in this context due to being obscure. If the Sand and Void players are hunting you, the Void player is probably enhancing their stealth capabilities. Luckily it is also poor in information gathering. I imagine that of the two, the Sand player will be the tougher fighter.

As for your team, stick together, don't split up and get picked off. It's probably for the better to group up in one location, one of your houses preferably, and begin fortifying it. Not one room, in case they use a gas attack (or some other AoE), but you shouldn't need more than three floors (make everything above floor 3 inaccessible, and booby-trap the door. And since they're doing some Horror Movie stuff, don't have premarital sex no matter what.

Y'know, I was about to make a negative comment about how low-effort and "I need help I'm too real I tell it how it is" this sounds, until I realized that yeah, this is indeed tragically blunt. Exactly like advertised. I can respect it, let's talk.

Immediately put out of your mind the idea that you can "weasel out" of the game's expectations. You're at the theater, you have to play the role you've been given, and if the audience thinks your performance is bad they pull out handguns. In line with that, being an evasive, deceptive kind of dude is your only option. I might be able to give better advice if I knew why you have your "tragic tendency", whether it is indeed some Rick Sanchez complex, an ethical principle towards not hurting other's feelings, or if you're just neurodivergent and despise dealing with indirectness and social cues and other coy nonsense. Knowledge of your Class would also help me hone in on this. But in lieu of that, some general tips...

Make pretend like you're an undercover spy, and if your cover is blown the bomb implanted in your tooth explodes. I'm saying this to get you in the right state of mind, but also this might literally happen.

You're going to be annoying, so you may as well lean into it. Begin Yodamaxxing. Deliberately fuck with people and give nonspecific or leading questions. "I don't know, can you use the bathroom" type stuff. Don't ask for thing from people, imply that you may or may not desire something from them and let them come to their own conclusions on what is actually going on. If you feel a strong urge to be blunt with someone, think of what the exact opposite would be and do it. More sharp, less edgy, hopefully.

Try channeling some of that stuff positively. If you want to be less annoying, lean more towards "trickster". Playing pranks or surprising your allies by revealing that while they were fighting the Underlings, you set some trap or artifice that took care of it. Or slip out while they focus fire and backstab. If you explain what you're doing beforehand, you come across like a tactician or leader of some sort, you do not want this. You want "that daring rogue".

In terms outside of social interactions, act with subterfuge. You may be used to straightforward strifes or blasting things. While Sand can be pretty destructive, the aspect is more geared towards pulling stronger opponents to your level. It might be useful to approach puzzles, obstacles, or confrontations like you're the weaker side who is statistically destined to lose, and then try to leverage assets in such a way that you tilt those scales. The type of enemy that, if you were fighting it, you would throw up your arms and say "bullshit no way I lost all of my lives to a goomba".

He's not even a good Sand player, he's terrible at lying. I've caught him eating it tons of times. His mouth is always bleeding. He denys that he's doing it, and acts offended that we'd imply that he would.

I guess I should just ignore it, he's not hurting anyone but himself and I guess he probably won't die from it.

I just had to complain. I just had to share this.

...Okay, one of my coplayers was reading this over my shoulder as I wrote it and wants me to ask if there actually are any benifits to eating your aspect. The answer is no, right. Please say it's no.

I'm pretty sure Doom players can eat straight-up poison, like mixing everything they found under the kitchen sink into a cocktail. Fun fact, when GodsGiftToGrinds reported that one of his Doom coplayers did that, a bunch of other Doom players who read that decided to do the same thing just to make sure they could (they could). It's not really common though, and this is the first time I've heard of a Sand player eating sand.

In any case, there are indeed no benefits to eating your aspect. Some people act like weirdos, like the Heart player beginning every fight with "I WILL EAT YOUR HEART" or "I WILL EAT YOUR SOUL", Light players joking about unlocking the ability to do metamorphosis, or Blood players going full chuuni and pretending to be vampires (a very funny thing to do considering that there are indeed actual vampires playing SBURB). But those are just weird jokes. I'm guessing the Doom players do it because they can, and maybe that stuff tastes good? (lawyer's note: do not try this) But the Sand player's mouth bleeding implies no, he's not even immune to it.

Hypothesis 1: He's trying to live up to his Title, Prince of Sand. "One who destroys with or destroys the Aspect of Sand". But he's doing it really ineptly because he's trying to destroy literal sand by eating it.

Hypothesis 2: he lovs the cronch

Apologies, anon. I was in the middle of typing this out when I accidentally posted it, so I panic-deleted it. Regardless...

Slyphs are an active Champion class. They’re meant to lead by example, strong idealists. Paragons, crusaders, paladins, whatever. The actual way you do this can vary. Maybe you kill stuff, maybe you heal, maybe you’re just a hardass diplomat. In any case, be true to yourself, and remember that Slyphs are active to the Bane’s passive, so play “offensive” rather than “defensive”.

Sand is simultaneously the best Aspect and the worst Aspect. Fun for the players, awful for the team. Their domain includes evasion of rules, deceit, fragmentation, and weakness. When faced with a wall, Might would strengthen themselves up so they could blow it up with one punch, while Sand would make the wall fold like wet tissue, even when baby-tapping.

So congratulations! As a Slyph of Sand, you managed to draw the vaguest Class and the most unruly Aspect! It sounds intimidating, but finding out what you need to do to keep your RP value up is simple addition. Actively back a cause or an ideal with deceit and weakness.

First, that vagueness is a strength, not a weakness (ironic, I know). You don’t actually have to attach a flag to your lancekind or swear loyalty to some entity (sidenote, mega don’t do that for the Prospition or Dersite Queen). Maybe one day you’re helping a benevolent yet poorly-spoken Prospitian into office over the other guy who’s going to pull strings to make winning the game harder, the next day you’re fighting a horde of Imps marching on some Consort village, and after that you’re dungeon-diving with a buddy with the stated goal of “get ALL THE LOOT, ALL OF IT”. Whatever you do, keep in my why you’re doing it, and make sure that you actually want to do it.

Now that we know what to do, let’s discuss how you do it. Sand. Bending the rules. Breaking them. Lying. Trickery. Matching their strength with your weakness. Dragging down others to your level. Despite me likening Slyphs to paladins, you’re going to have to break the law. A lot. Never tell anybody the truth, even if they can see you’re lying. If you’re eating hamburger, tell them it’s ice cream. If you’re anticipating a fight, set traps, reposition stuff in your favor, destroy anything that gives the enemy an advantage, and always ambush. if you’re playing politics on Prospit or Derse, then be the dirtiest politician imaginable (read: any politician ever). And if you’re ever in a position where you have to meet someone face-to-face, eye-to-eye, pull the rug out from under them. Throw dirt in their eye! Literally, if you can manifest actual sand. Pull dirty tricks! Never anticipate to overpower them, only wear them out! If you’ve got 5 Mangrit and they’ve got 500, think of how you can turn theirs into a 3.

I want to start by apologizing for the late answers because for some reason I don’t get notifications on asks. I blame timetravs >:V

But a Page of Sand? They are Active Fighters who use Deception and Fragmentation. First thing to to worry about, is that Sand players cannot shoot straight. They are habitual liars and they’ll just keep deflecting you. If they’re screaming and stabbing a teddy bear to vent frustration, and you ask if they’re okay, they’re gonna tell you they’re the model of mental health. If you want to build a rapport, get ready to finagle.

However, the Sand aspect has another advantage in that they tend to… soften the blows themselves. Sands weakens their obstacles down to the level of the Hero of Sand. Most mental issues get psybuffed away naturally. So maybe let them simmer, and Sand will break away the issues.

The third thing you should be considering is Knight Syndrome. Pages aren’t Knights, but it’s a Fighter class, so it still counts. As a Fighter, they’re going to lose a battle, and realize they have no idea what they’re fighting for. You ideally want to help them before they reach this point, because Knight Syndrome is when most people are at their worst. Reaching that point is defeating as a Knight, and defeating as a Player. So do as much bond-building before he eats some guy’s shoe and reaches the Despair Event Horizon.

If you can’t do anything and they reach Knight Syndrome, then I recommend leaving them be. I’m not saying abandon them, but let them sift. No Player is truly alone, because of the Whisperings. The unconscious presence of an Aspect. If you leave a Sand Player at their low point, The Break will help. It won’t pep them up, but it will break things down for them. Let them see that things aren’t as bad as they seem. A few moments of letting the horrible situation Break Down, and they’ll get up.

You actually rolled well because you can basically declare a Law without declaring it. Regular Law players have to shout stuff like [You Cannot Wear Purple] or [Monty Python Jokes Aren’t Funny] and then they are enforced, bu you can just think them and they’e true. But do be careful, as this means a stray thought can become a declaration, and you can step into your own traps. You can break the traps though, but then they don’t work for anyone.