# [S] D&D.Sci: All the D8a.  Allllllll of it.

*This is an entry in the 'Dungeons & Data Science' series, a set of puzzles where players are given a dataset to analyze and an objective to pursue using information from that dataset. *

**STORY (very, very,** ***very*** **much skippable)**
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**aphyer: Write MSPA D&D.Sci scenario.**

Yes.

![](https://39669.cdn.cke-cs.com/rQvD3VnunXZu34m86e5f/images/e08986c44cf50a567ea15c5e055ff73cdab4c32d9f29f693.png)

NovelAI image: prompt 'man male guy using computer screen Excel'

Hell yes.

![](https://39669.cdn.cke-cs.com/rQvD3VnunXZu34m86e5f/images/ee7d0dd8b0db860b92e63c11e43b41ec4238dc7f4e7142a5.png)

It's hard.

Hell.

![](https://39669.cdn.cke-cs.com/rQvD3VnunXZu34m86e5f/images/12af87c0e517e3c515d88fb3f4281bb0c103a0e892e2e75c.png)

Being a data scientist and trying to do art.

Fucking.

![](https://39669.cdn.cke-cs.com/rQvD3VnunXZu34m86e5f/images/19fc594935be1d36f3f8a2da5ebf69f12af4e403fbe4f038.png)

It's hard and no one understands.

Yes.

![](https://39669.cdn.cke-cs.com/rQvD3VnunXZu34m86e5f/images/e08986c44cf50a567ea15c5e055ff73cdab4c32d9f29f693.png)

**aphyer: Recap.**

You and some of your online friends recently discovered an exciting new game called Housetrapped.  You...weren't exactly expecting that the game would destroy your real-world hometown with meteors, that it would nearly kill you with real-world monsters, or that beating the game would in some way end up creating a new universe, but it seems that is in fact how this game works.

**Mage: Enter**

After spending forever bungling around (in a marathon adventure of combat and construction that would probably take thousands of pages to summarize, which is nevertheless just the first part of this game), you have entered into the game world as the Mage of Time in the Land of Seals and Melting.  

![](https://39669.cdn.cke-cs.com/rQvD3VnunXZu34m86e5f/images/537ed365ffd0110321fba8742af0516e6ab479f0dac0131a.png)

NovelAI image: prompt 'melting iceberg seal animal'

Look at that sad little seal.  You shall name her...Clementine!

You start arranging matters for the rest of your friends to enter into the game as well.  You are the Mage of Time, and one of your friends has already entered as the Knight of Blood, but two other friends are still in the regular world, and need to enter and take up their Classes and Aspects before they get hit with meteors!  You pull out your laptop to set things up for them to enter as fast as possible.

**Mage: Appear**

Suddenly, Future You appears in a puff of time.  This is amazingly unexpected.

![](https://39669.cdn.cke-cs.com/rQvD3VnunXZu34m86e5f/images/d219f3230d00819381c9969b98e286c52b9bf06e5333a81e.png)

NovelAI image: prompt 'androgynous mspa sprite mage time red gears machinery robe'

For some reason Future You seems to look a lot like an anime character.  And have a sweet robe.  How do you get a robe like that anyway?  Maybe you should ask.  But first you need to get your other friends into the game world!  Maybe Future You is here to help do that faster?

**Mage: Avert**

Future You tells you not to do that right away.  You ask Future You why.  Future You says that you already did that and it didn't work.  You say that no, you didn't.  Future You says yes, you did, it's a time thing.  You say that if you already did it surely you have to do it now to be consistent.  Future You says that you did it, that it failed, and the associated timeline was doomed, but Future Doomed You was able to use time powers to get a message to Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You (previously known as Future You), which Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You is using to avert the timeline being doomed by coming back in time themself to tell you not to do that.  You say okay, what do you do instead, then.

Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You says that you need to select the right Classes and Aspects for your entering friends.  You say you didn't know you could do that.  Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You says that usually you can't, but that Future Doomed You made a deal with something called Echidna (a monster called a Denizen?) to be able to go back and change that.

You say okay, what Classes and Aspects should they be.  Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You says that they can't tell you.  You say what.  Surely if they're you from the future they must already know? Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You says that that's not how a Mage of Time works.  You can't just pull knowledge out of time without it coming from somewhere.  Maybe an Heir of Time could.  But for you to have knowledge, you need to actually work it out, and if Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You tells you the answer now you won't actually put in the work to work it out, and so Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You won't know it to tell you.  You...guess that makes sense?  You ask Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You how you can find out what Classes and Aspects to pick.  Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You says that they sent a future version of themselves off to gather information on other universes' sessions from the Void, and that Future Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You should be appearing right-

**Mage: Appear x2 Combo!**

![](https://39669.cdn.cke-cs.com/rQvD3VnunXZu34m86e5f/images/5a157355de0e3703afa357a1783fd3dda4a0f0fe6e856bfe.png)

Suddenly, Future Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You appears in another puff of time.  This iceberg is getting pretty crowded!

Past Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You (formerly Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You) says yep, there they are.  Future Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You hands you a [dataset](https://drive.google.com/file/d/18GD_28LAzYFc_t4KXnnhRA0O7KiH8tUE/view?usp=sharing).  Apparently they got it from the Horrorterrors who dwell in the Void between universes.  It tells you what Classes and Aspects other sessions have had, and whether they won or not.  Future Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You says you should be able to use it to figure out what Classes and Aspects your two remaining players should have to work together with a Mage of Time and a Knight of Blood for the highest possible winrate.

You say wait, this sounds like a lot of work, you don't have time for that.  You only have a few minutes before your friends get hit by meteors!  Past Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You and Future Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You both look at you like you are an idiot. A few seconds later, you realize that you are in fact an idiot, and can just go back in time yourself to have time to do this before the meteors hit.

Past Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You and Future Future Hopefully Non-Doomed You both say they have to go.  They warn you to look out for trolls.  

You say wait, hang on a second.  What do you mean, 'look out for trolls'?  Also you said this dataset came from Horrorterrors, that doesn't sound great.  What's up with that?  Why did Future Future Hopefully Non-

**Mage: Abscond x2 Combo!**

While you're trying to get out the name, both Future Hopefully Non-Doomed Yous disappear in puffs of time.  You (Current Hopefully Non-Doomed You?) sit down on your iceberg and sigh.  

![](https://39669.cdn.cke-cs.com/rQvD3VnunXZu34m86e5f/images/c7ad497a0114a13fc7c6367e0008e3dfc8179ec94af6f1d5.png)

Clementine slides up to you on the iceberg.  You pat her on the head.  It's okay, Clementine.

**DATA & OBJECTIVES**
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*   You need to select Class and Aspect (hereinafter 'classpect') for the two remaining heroes in your group in order to maximize your odds of winning your session of Housetrapped.  You already have a Mage of Time and a Knight of Blood.
*   Classes are: Bard, Heir, Knight, Maid, Mage, Page, Prince, Rogue, Seer, Sylph, Thief and Witch.  You already have a Knight and a Mage - you'll need to choose different classes.
*   Aspects are Blood, Breath, Doom, Heart, Hope, Life, Light, Mind, Rage, Space, Time and Void.  You already have heroes of Blood and Time - you'll need to choose different aspects.
*   For example, you could choose to have a Bard of Breath and a Witch of Void.
*   You have a [dataset](https://drive.google.com/file/d/18GD_28LAzYFc_t4KXnnhRA0O7KiH8tUE/view?usp=sharing) of past plays of Housetrapped to inform your decision. This dataset lists how many heroes there were, what class/aspect each one was, and whether they won or not.
    *   Note: This dataset is on Google Drive because Github complained that it was too big.  It should be shared publicly to anyone who has the link, but if you have trouble with it please let me know.
    *   **EDITED TO ADD:** It sounds like the large size of this dataset has been surprisingly inconvenient for players.  If people are having trouble with it, I've added a smaller version by generating the first 200k rows of the large dataset, see [here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aphyer1992/dndsci-homestuck/main/dndsci_homestuck_data_smaller.csv).  This cuts down to a bit under 1/6 the size of the main dataset, which will make it harder to identify effects, but if you can't use the main dataset I assume this is better than nothing. If you want extra time because of this, let me know.
*   Getting to select your allies' classpects like this is unusual even by the standards of Housetrapped - you do not need to worry that e.g. other Heroes of Time in your dataset have been able to choose their allies' classes.  All entries in your dataset had their classpects assigned to them by the game at random.

I'll aim to post the ruleset and results on February 20th (giving one week and two weekends for players).  If you find yourself wanting extra time, comment below and I can push this deadline back.

As usual, working together is allowed, but for the sake of anyone who wants to work alone, **please spoiler parts of your answers  that contain information or questions about the dataset.  **To spoiler answers on a PC, type a '>' followed by a '!' at the start of a line to open a spoiler block - to spoiler answers on a mobile, type a ':::spoiler' at the start of a line and then a ':::' at the end to spoiler the line.

**EDITED TO ADD:** I had some bonus objectives that were being presented with dialogue between Homestuck troll accounts in the comments.  However, it seems LW admins are not amused by that, and have banned the accounts and deleted the comments.  As such, the bonus objectives are:

**Troll Bonus 1:** If you win the game, you will make a new universe.  Whatever aspects your players use will play a large role in the new universe you create.  Try to pick aspects that will make your created universe nicer (e.g. a universe made of Hope sounds more pleasant than one made of Doom?)

**Troll Bonus 2:  **Given the following party:

Maid of Time, Page of Breath, Mage of Doom, Knight of Blood, Rogue of Heart, Sylph of Space, Seer of Mind, Thief of Light, Heir of Void, Bard of Rage, Prince of Hope, Witch of Life

which heroes are increasing winrate and which are decreasing it?

**Troll Bonus 3:** You have the ability to pass a short FAQ/walkthrough of the game to a troll hero of Space so that she can send it into the Furthest Ring for someone else to read later.  Write a short (or not-so-short) FAQ of what future players should know.