#Potential Verdancy

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Potential Verdancy

Album: Homestuck Vol. 1-4 Composer: Robert J! Lake Leitmotifs: Verdancy Characters: Jade Harley

You may know this from:

[S] Jade: Open FreshJamz! (Flash Broken)

[S] Investigate (From a since-deleted MSPFA)

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v1 - v2

[juney-blues]

listen to Potential Verdancy with headphones on maybe it'll make you feel better

[valy-gc]

Librarian Dorian Ashthorn

Role: Keeper of the Grand Archive and advisor on rare Resonance lore.

Resonance: Bluebeard – pretend it to be Merlin

Legacy Arte: Veil of Charms – Allows Dorian to weave intricate illusions that manipulate perceptions and emotions. His Arte is powerful enough to deceive even those wary of his intent, bending their will to suit his own. It thrives on trust and fascination, deepening his control over others.

Race: Human

Age: 35

Birthday: December 17

Height: 182 cm

Hobby: Reading ancient tomes

Like: Horror

Dislike: Everyone

Homeland: Autreim

Personality: Polished, eloquent, and magnetic, Dorian is a master manipulator who thrives in the shadows. To students and staff, he appears as the epitome of refinement—offering guidance, reciting tales, and engaging in deep, philosophical discussions. But beneath this cultivated persona is a ruthless manipulator who revels in twisting truth to serve his ends. Dorian’s charisma makes him dangerously persuasive, easily gaining allies who unknowingly aid his dark schemes.

Gift: Ornate quills, rare ink sets, or forbidden tomes. Dorian treasures items that amplify his intellectual pursuits or allow him to unravel the secrets of those around him.

Backstory: Born into the Ashthorn family, Dorian’s resonance with Bluebeard was revealed early through a private Mirror of Echo. His mother, unwilling to see her son condemned, concealed his resonance and arranged for private tutoring. In isolation, Dorian’s manipulative nature grew unchecked. He honed his Arte, experimenting with subtle illusions and persuasive techniques. When he reached adulthood, Dorian saw his family as obstacles to his ambitions. Using his Arte, he manipulated events to ensure their deaths appeared accidental, leaving him as the sole heir to the Ashthorn fortune. He joined Fablewood Academy as the Grand Librarian, where he gained access to the school’s vast repository of knowledge and power.

Goal: Dorian’s ultimate aim is to rewrite the histories and legacies of the Writers themselves, altering the foundations of Scriptoria’s reality. He plans to use an ancient and forbidden Arte hidden within the Grand Archive to modify the very texts that uphold the balance of the world. By doing so, he intends to erase the moral resonance system and reshape the legacy of the Writers to suit his narrative, positioning himself as a messianic figure. However, this reckless tampering threatens to destabilize the delicate equilibrium of Scriptoria, potentially unraveling its magic and plunging the realm into chaos.

Connection to the Player (MC): The soul of the Writers summoned the MC to Scriptoria as a counterbalance to Dorian’s threat. The MC, as an outsider, is uniquely immune to Dorian’s manipulative Arte, making them a key figure in uncovering and thwarting his plans. The MC’s resonance the Writers grants them a deep connection to the stories and histories Dorian seeks to corrupt, giving them the ability to challenge his alterations.

More infos:

[glacialswordsman]

@venstm | requested a starter.

“… Alhaitham, mea dilectus sage, you must know that I adore you with my entire being, and I say this with all the affection in my heart,” the Mondstadtian began, releasing a drawn-out sigh past smiling lips before he continued, “but there truly are similarities between you and my brother. You can’t argue against me on this, I would know.”

In the cool evening of Mondstadt, Kaeya and Alhaitham walked side-by-side from the boisterous bustle of the tavern and into the more tranquil streets of the city. For once, it was the former that was hosting the latter in the nation he called home, rather than vice versa. Don’t get him wrong, the Cavalry Captain admires Sumeru and its vibrant verdancy, as well as the beautiful cultures it was proud to celebrate, but to have the opportunity to share those of the place he grew up in with the man he’s come to love was something that Kaeya would never pass up on.

One of the best tourist traps to introduce Haitham to first was, of course, none other than the Angel’s Share. Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately depending on who you asked, it was Diluc who was manning the bar tonight. For the most part their interactions were minimal, mostly because Kaeya didn’t expect his brother dearest to be here tonight, and he wasn’t at all prepared to deal with the potential circus that could ensue should he figure out the scholar was the object of his affection.

Not only that, but he wanted to find a quieter area for him and Haitham, lest he risk the Sumerian getting overwhelmed too soon. He knows that Haitham frequents Lambad’s Tavern with his friends, but Mondstadt’s culture with drinking was a lot more…energetic, he thinks.

Regardless, they didn’t stay too long, only sharing a drink or two before Kaeya decided there’s plenty of other times he can bring Haitham to the Angel’s Share—tonight was not one of those times.

“Now, it’s not that I’m saying that you’re the same exact type of person or that it’s a bad thing to have similarities shared with him, by any means! Rather, I find it quite ironic and funny. I’m sure Charles may get a kick out of this revelation, too, whenever we come across him.”

[bronzecats]

Hitting shuffle on all my songs and seeing how many are Homestuck (official or fan) songs, the first 50 songs:

Green is Homestuck.

1. Courser

2. Mary by PhemieC

3. Carbon Nadsat-Cuestick

4. Devil on My Shoulder by Billy Talent

5. Coming Out by Julia Alfrida

6. Deer by The Pack a.d.

7. Potential Verdancy

8. Past and Present by Homestuck Fan Musicians (Beforus)

9. Aggrieve

10. Enfant spécial by Radio Radio

11. Crying (Live) by Björk

12. Scratch

13. The Crow by Dessa

14. Army of Me (Remix) by Björk

15. Crystalline (Current Value Remix) by Björk

16. Call for Me (Calliope) by totalspiffage

17. Heirloom by Björk

18. Hardtack Saloon #2 by The Pack a.d.

19. Virgin Orb by Toby Fox

20. Uptight Downtown by La Roux

21. Ohgodwhat

22. East Beforan Funk by Homestuck Fan Musicians (Beforus)

23. Doesn’t Really Matter by Platinum Blonde

24. Mouth Mantra by Björk

25. Undo by Björk

26. Breeze

27. Blackout by The Pack a.d.

28. The La2t Frontiier by Toby Fox

29. Old Turf Fire by Catherine McKinnon

30. Quinine by Dessa

31. Core of Darkness by Jeremy Iamurri

32. Jólarkötturinn by Björk

33. Regina by The Sugarcubes

34. The Blind Prophet

35. Stigdu Mig by Björk

36. Call the Doctor by Sleater-Kinney

37. I Am Sold by James Blake

38. Darling Kanaya

39. Body Parts by The Pack a.d.

40. Despised by Blood by Mortillery

41. Suspended in Gaffa by Kate Bush

42. Despot

43. Girls/Girls/Boys by Panic! At the Disco

44. The Golden Towers by Jeremy Iamurri

45. II - Sarabande by Clark Powell

46. Build by The Pack a.d.

47. Hope by Björk

48. The Unified Field by IAMX

49. Beatup

50. Showtime (Imp Strife Mix)

Homestuck to non-Homestuck song ratio: 21:29

[bittervalentine]

15, 16, 22, and 24

15 &16) what is your class/aspect?

i agonized over this. for so long. i legitimately spent over a year thinking about my classpect before finally recently realizing i was a light player. i started out thinking knight of hope (the idea of a fighter who could make things go his way through sheer force of will appealed to me) then shuffled through various heart player classes (i am first and foremost a self obsessed bitch) and then considered breath, void, and mind before realizing that a) had i classpected myself as the dumb 14yo i was when i first read homestuck i almost certainly would have chosen light and b) light held almost all the characteristics i saw in myself through heart/void/mind, i just didnt want to acknowledge it. anyway prince of light. i dont know why i didnt anticipate this i cannot shut the fuck up

22) trickster or grimdark?

i dont think the concepts of trickster/grimdark appeal to me as much as they do to a lot of other homestuck people, but that being said: trickster. it is conceptually both horrifying and cathartic while having an obnoxiously bright and cheery aesthetic, which to me are all counts in its favor.

24) favorite song?

it is. so hard for me to choose. i think if i absolutely had to choose [s] descend, but i also really love both versions of beatdown, potential verdancy, black, atomyk ebonpyre, and latula's openbound theme. also basically the entire pesterquest soundtrack.

**edit: already changed my mind from prince of light to mage of light. i am a menace i will continue reclasspecting myself to the end of time i think

[29pageshomestuckeveryday]

Homestuck, page 830

[S] Jade: Open FreshJamz!

You open the FRESHJAMZ MEDIA PLAYER and add Dave's remix to the playlist.

Songs used in this page: Showtime Remix by Gabe Nezovic, Aggrieve Remix by Gabe Nezovic, Verdancy (Bassline) by Kalibration, Potential Verdancy by Robert J! Lake, Ohgodwhat by Nick Smalley, Ohgodwhat Remix by Michael Guy bowman, Rediscover Fusion by BurnedKirby, Crystalanthemums by Alexander Rosetti, and Explore Remix by Gabe Nezovic

Song commentary for Ohgodwhat:

Nick Smalley:

WELL

It was 2008 and I was a silly little boy and thought ORGMaker was good-ass music program, so I decided to make a song in it. Half an hour later forged this booger of a song. Seriously. It took half an hour to make this. Then I saw that THE HUSS posted something about a Problem Sleuth opening? So I was like damn that’s bananas I’ll show him up! (wow look at this nerd thinking he can actually make music)

I sent it to his email and like a day later he sent one back asking about the music team. FLATTERING, IT WAS. So I was like sure sign me up g homey dog slice foo

And that’s the story of how I got on the music team.

Oh wait. You just wanted Ohgodwhat.

(ps that’s what it was called when i made it too)

Song commentary for Crystalanthemums:

Alexander Rosetti:

I composed this one intending it to be the theme of Jade's land. This is the reason Jit has gone on the record as saying Crystamenthequins was intended to accompany Jade's island being destroyed/her entering her land (I'm pretty sure that's how he described it) was because of this song. It's actually a really simple tune, and I've wanted to expand on it for ages but never got around to it. The entire piece consists of the same simple chord progression, but it's a good, if played out, progression. That and the beautiful harmonies one is guaranteed to find with it is why I think this is one of my more popular songs. It's not as well-composed as I'd like it to be, but it is definitely catchy. And Radiation was responsible for the name, jokingly calling it "crystalanthemums" after I described it sound like a crystalline flower. I decided that was as good a name as any, and I've had the pleasure of infecting its two remixes with such silly-sounding titles.

Link to storyboards for this page: http://readmspa.org/storyboards/00830.swf.html

Author commentary: With the (playable!) FRESHJAMZ playlist, we are provided with the implication that these are all songs produced by the kids collaboratively. Their icons indicate who was involved with the songs. Just another sign earlier in the story that these kids have some musical talent and this is the sort of thing they do with their spare time. This is one of those things that starts getting buried as we move along. For instance, we never quite get to see God Tier Jade picking up the old bass and rocking out. Which is a shame.

[airprime7]

[tenaciouschronicler]

November 3 2024 2009

Is it exposing myself if I say Potential Verdancy is my favorite of the tracks? Im not a raver I swear! (not to say thats a bad thing, ive just legit never been to a rave)

This is hilarious. In universe who is writing this I gotta know.

The next pages where we delve into the Midnight Crew are interesting. I almost wanna say that that the title MIDNIGHT CREW: ACT 1031 is a misnomer if you take it at face value. While the page after shows that we saw exactly what Jade did, the animation itself felt more like a trailer for the comic or even like she was reading all those pages and we only got flashes. What I did get though were more names to analyze.

Our four members are named after their respective card suit, which in themselves function similar to strife cards. The second parts of their names are interesting though. Droog and Slick are slang terms for henchman to a gang leader and a clever swindler respectively. Duece and Boxcars have more going for them. Duece can either just be for the second card of a deck or a dice throw of two points. Boxcars, while normally related to trains, can also be slang for a dice throw of two sixes neting 12 points. I kinda wish all the members had names that related to dice.

The only other name we get is of the ruval gang called the Felt. Im very curious of these guys since the ones we see have different colored and numbered hats.

Having passed the time, all of two minutes, Jade gets impatient and decides to pester Dave once again showing us a previous chatlog but with more context surrounding it.

In all we are slowing down just a little which is great for me while I work on the write up about the kids.

[drew-mga2022mi6014]

Artwork | Card Back Exploration

The card backs needed to accomplish two things;

They needed to convey the difference between different decks, such as the Resource and Effects decks, at a glance. This would be to avoid confusion when drawing cards.

They needed to contain information like the logo, and maybe additional text, without feeling too crowded.

Since Verdance is an illustrated piece, I wanted to have an illustrated back piece, but I was struggling with managing the space on the back of the card. At this point in time, I also do not want to explicitly state the names of each deck, as these would be mentioned within the rules of the game itself, and instead resort to colour as an indicator.

The first thing that I did was roughly sketch out some ideas that came to mind. A constant throughout these was a grassy backdrop, accented by some plant like imagery. I wanted this to remain, as the word "Verdant" itself means a grassy, or green place.

After that, I coloured in the ideas that I felt had potential, in the colours that imagined them in. These ranged from the initial grassy plains, to elements that were related to the themes and core gameplay, such as tree bark, plants, twigs, petals, ponds, and even seed packets. I think at the end of the day, though, the grass back cards are still my favourite. The next step from here is to take these and create a cohesive design that can be used across all the cards for the back.

[fishinsp4ce]

Recommendations

Potential Verdancy

g4m3 or d13

Total Cascade of the Heart

Solar Voyage

Derse Dreamers

Moonslammer

Umbral Ultimatum (whimsi remix)

Omg I love potential verdancy it makes my brain swim in goo and also ghosts in my brain does this make sense? I should probably relisten to the homestuck soundtrack in general tbh so these are first on my list merci very much!

[9voltt]

Gardener

Oh, I didn't see you come in.

It's fine, you can come closer, it's been a while since I've had visitors.

How was your day? A good one I hope.

Here, look over here.

How can such verdancy thrive under such wan radiance? Impressive, isn't it?

I assure you my flowers are always this lustrous, though my dearest plants shine brighter in a certain light.

Indeed, I feed them the finest of nutrients and trim them whenever necessary.

Such delicate and beautiful creatures can only reach their full potential if under perfect care.

If you'd like, you can touch them.

Oh! Not that way! You have to caress them properly.

Yes, just like that.

Hmmm... I didn't think you'd be that interested, but I suppose a few extra can't hurt.

It's not like they'd do much if they did try anything, after all.

I'm not so cruel as to punish the flowers for my own mistakes, sweetheart.

But know that if you cut one of them, or break one of them, I will have to hurt you in return.

We don't want that now, do we?

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[besthomestucksong]

ROUND 1: VOL 2: PART 4

[homestuck-music-review]

Potential Verdancy

Vol. 2

Verdancy written by Robert Blaker Remix by Robert J! Lake

Electronic sounds bland with deep chello, washing this song in the electric green of hypotheticals and possibilities. A song for the most epic build-up of all time, bringing us to the ultimate fight between good and evil, the whole universe hanging in the balance. The balance of life and death, here and the beyond. A song of ghosts, perhaps. Will the good guys win?

Who are we kidding. Of course they will. 

9/10. Would be a better Danny Phantom intro song.