Fate/Annex OOC

[Putt Putt]

Fate/Annex

THIS RP is based on Fate/stay night and the other Fate/ series', but will not be following the same rules
of stay night. With that said, I changed things around a little to make things more easily understood by
people who don't know what Fate/ is so that everyone, whether they know what Fate is or not, can join
as well as making things more interesting/unexpected to those who do know what Fate/ is.

Int Check OOC IC
Casual/High-Casual
Modern/Fantasy

Fate/Annex

Table of Contents:

Players
Synopsis
History
Information

• Magi/Magus
  
  • Witches and Witchcraft
• Mage's Association
• Noble Families
• Magecraft
  
  • Manipulation
  • Reeanactment
  • Curse
  • Mental
  • Elemental
  • Other (Premonition)
• Servants
• Command Seal
• Container/Class
  
  • Saber
  • Archer
  • Lancer
  • Rider
  • Caster
  • Berserker
  • Assassin
• Noble Phantasm

Template
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Players (Master/Servant Pairs)
Saber (Pending)
Archer
Lancer
Rider (Pending)
Caster
Berserker
Assassin (Pending)
Ruler

Synopsis
People will kill for ownership of the Holy Grail; to claim it and its power—a single wish. Powerful practitioners of magic fight in bloody battles to the death alongside their summoned familiars, utilizing both their own abilities, their Magecraft, and their Servants abilities. In this RP, you will play as two characters: your Master, a human character who is a Magus, a descendant of the original Magicians and your characters' Servant, a summoned familiar who is the soul of a Legendary/Heroic figure of legend (ex: King Arthur, Alexander the Great, Gilgamesh). This is not an all-out battle-type RP, the characters will interact with each other, form alliances, rivalries, and some obstacles can only be faced as a group. While the story will begin with one goal, fight for the Holy Grail, the plot will soon take a turn and the characters will be forced to work together while still working towards the Holy Grail and their wish. Even though this story is strongly character driven, there will be a good number of instances in which you must defend yourself, so plan carefully and equip your character and Servant with whatever tools you may think necessary or useful for the future trials to come.

History

Spoiler

The Holy Grail is an ancient object whose origins have been lost to eons of blood and war. It was rediscovered no less than 700 years ago by what could be called the early Mage's Association (a now international and independent organization for the control, concealment, and advancement of magic) even though it did not go by the name at the time and was known as the Blackstone Order (located in Europe). The Order was unsure what they had in their possession, but they did know that whatever it was, it was so powerful that it changed the reality around it to the holders whims. This initially started a conflict within the Order between those who wished to destroy this dangerous artifact and those who wished to preserve it (i.e. use it) and thus started the First Holy Grail War. A bloody battle began between the conflicting sides and the ancient Blackstone Order was pushed to the brink of absolute destruction.

As far as history is concerned, there was no victor and the Grail disappeared on its own accord one day. The remaining members of the Order tried to reestablish their power (and fellowship) and the following century was dedicated to the search and research of the Holy Grail (which hadn't been given its name just yet). By the turn of the century (1400) the Grail reappeared which resulted in another bloody conflict...But on the other side of the world in what is now known as Central America. It would be a long time of silent wars before anyone began to understand anything about the nature of the Grail. By the first contact between continents, the now-established Mage's Association was able to start piecing together the puzzle and thus the artifact was given the name of the Holy Grail after the one of lore.

The Fifth Holy Grail War lead to the discovery and understanding of the "rules" of the Holy Grail. The first discovery was the summoning, the ability granted by the Holy Grail allowing magus to summon Heroic Spirits; ancestors and legendary figures who have accomplished great feats in their lifetime to act as familiars and fight in the stead or alongside their summoners or more commonly referred to as Masters. The second discovery was the Trials given to those who participated in the Holy Grail War, which are as follows:

The Trials:

Prelims: Summon
Before the Holy Grail War even starts (estimated about one week), a magus is expected to summon a Servant to protect them from the other Masters and trials to come. While the Servant summoned is largely random, magus have learned how to manipulate who they are summoning (to an extent) by offering specific catalysts that pertain to certain Heroic Spirits. This often requires a very in-depth knowledge of said Heroic Spirit and an actual artifact from the Heroic Spirits lifetime and person (such bones, hair, or a very personal item from the Heroic Spirit). Otherwise, the Servant will be selected based on compatibility with the Master. This is an absolute rule, even if a Master has a proper catalyst to summon a Heroic Spirit, they must be compatible or another Servant will be summoned.

The First Trial: Search
The first real Trial in the Holy Grail War is finding the battlefield in which the war will take place. Because the Grail can be located anywhere on the entire planet the search is a difficult one, especially when the Masters are only given 3 months before they are no longer allowed to participate (i.e. their Servant disappears). Powerful magi often use divining or other magical means to locate the battlefield, looking for a change in the flow of magic. Once a Master and their Servant enters the battlefield, neither are allowed to leave until the war is over. An attempt to leave will often result in near fatal injuries or more likely, death.

The Second Trial: Survive
As stated above, a Master and Servant pair are unable to leave the battlefield without injury so the first part of the second trial could be understanding the size of the territory in which they are in, which can be anywhere from 100 km-1000 km (appx. 62 mi-620 mi), perhaps less or more. However, the real trial begins when the Masters begin hunting for one another to eliminate competition. In fact, it is expected for a Master/Servant pair to fight other Master/Servant pairs. Surviving is important but what's more important is killing the competition, although a loss does not always result in death.

The Other Trials: ???
Other than the three stated above, the other trials are largely un-chronicled and remain a mystery to those who aren't participating, but it is a known fact that Masters must never let their guard down, because the Holy Grail War is often erratic or unpredictable.

It wasn't until the 1800's that the Mage's Association took it upon themselves to moderate the Holy Grail Wars in order to stop the carnage caused by the previous ones which lead to them only allowing those of the noble magus families to participate. Anyone outside of a noble family would be executed for even trying to join in the war, but the rules have changed and with the development of magic it is easier to prevent non-nobles and weak magi from participating. However, even in the present they are unable to monitor the entire war as well as having to give some leniency to their own rules for other magi and magus who have their own established lineage (like the witches). The war may have become less bloody, but the lives of innocents will always be sacrificed as long as the Grail exists....

It is now the year 2015 and the with the turn of the century, the Holy Grail makes its appearance yet again, thus the war begins anew, but...

Something seems wrong and the participating Masters will have to brave a trial that only the strongest of wills can endure.

Information

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Template

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This is template explaining what everything is but below that is a blank template that you can use without having to erase all the information in the brackets (). That only thing that I have to say now is don't be shy to make things up! And if anyone needs any help, don't hesitate to ask.

Master Information

Name: (Last Name, First Name)
Nickname: (Any nicknames your character has)
Title: (Any titles bestowed upon your character, this is something that they've earned in their lifetime)
Type: (Character's occupation followed by their status as a Magus, ex: Occupation, Novice/Intermediate/Adapt Magus)
Gender:
Age: (16+)
Birthday: (Day, Month)
Bloodline: (If the character is part of a noble family, another long standing family, or a clan, state its name here. This isn't always as easy as just restating your character's last name, because there's always the chance that they have a different last name depending on who they are.)
Height:
Weight:
Blood Type:
Hair Color:
Eye Color:
Talents: (OPTIONAL. What your character excels at not pertaining to battle)
Likes: (OPTIONAL. What the character likes, can include hobbies, favorites, interests, etc.)
Dislikes: (OPTIONAL. What the character dislikes, can include things they don't like about other people or themselves or even just least favorites like food, colors, sports, etc.)

Family: (List the characters family members here)
Enemies: (Any enemies they may have)
Allies: (Any allies your character has)
Rival: (The characters rival if they have any)
Idol: (Anyone the characters idolizes or wishes to be like, whether family, friends, celebrities, historical figures, etc.)
Other: (Anyone else that doesn't fall into the above characters)

Magic Circuits: *SEE NOTE BELOW
Quality: (A character's raw ability with magic, also includes their precision)
Quantity: (A character's magical output (how much magic they can use before getting tired) and the amount of power they can handle without seriously injuring themselves)
Composition: (Ability to endure and resist magic from outside sources (whether other people, Servants, or magical artifacts))

Elemental Strength: (Every Magus is born with an elemental affinity which can be: Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Ether/Void)
Sub Elements: (OPTIONAL. A sub skill pertaining to the character's elemental strength. Here are some examples: Fire sub:Heat, Earth sub:Metal, Water sub:Ice, Wind sub:Lightning)
Associated Color: (A color that your character largely associates with, something that you believe embodies your characters personality and abilities)
Mystic Code: (OPTIONAL. A mystic code is an enchanted artifact that the character carries with them, usually passed down through generations of a family. It can perform a certain function in times of need or in some cases, performs a more passive function like storing or amplifying magic. Also, it can take any form, from household objects, to weapons, to accessories, and so forth. Because of the nature of a mystic code be sure to mention its limitations so that it doesn't seem over-powered)
Magecraft: (Magecraft or Thaumaturgy is, in essence, the spells that a character can use.)

Strengths: (A character's strengths, list at least 2)
Weaknesses (A character's weaknesses, list at least 2)

Appearance: (You are welcome to include a picture, but I still want a good description of how they look. You can mention build, body structure, facial features, clothing, how they wear said clothing and hair, and so forth)
Heritage: (Explain the history of your character's family, assuming that they're from a line of magus, if your character doesn't know anything about their heritage, then explain why)
Personality: (Your character's personality, be as in-depth as possible)
Background: (Your character's history, you don't have to explain everything that happened to them in their lifetime, afterall, that's the fun of role playing, but give us enough to understand where your character is coming from and why they're participating in the Holy Grail War)

Servant Information

Command Seal: (Explain where the character's seal is located and what it looks like)

Container: (Saber, Archer, Lancer, Rider, Caster, Berserker, or Assassin)

Identity: (Your servant's true identity, a historical figure)
Gender:
Height:
Weight:
Hair Color:
Eye Color:
Armament: (Your servant's primary defense whether it's a skill, clothing, or armor)
Likes: (OPTIONAL)
Dislikes: (OPTIONAL)
Talents: (Your servant's talents not pertaining to battle)
Rival: (OPTIONAL. Your servant's rival, whether it's someone they knew in their past life or someone they are to meet in the Holy Grail War)
Image Color: (The color that your servant identifies with the most)

Appearance: (You may include a picture, but still give a good description of what they look like)
Personality: (Your servant's personality, how they behave around others, their inner thoughts, and anything else worth mentioning)

Stats:
Strength: (Your servant's physical strength)
Endurance: (Your servant's ability to endure damage)
Agility: (Your servant's speed and reaction time)
Magical Power: (Your servant's magical ability)
Luck: (Your servant's luck)
Noble Phantasm: (The power of the servant's noble phantasm *see below)

Noble Phantasm: (Explain your servant's noble phantasm; what it does, how strong is it, it's weaknesses, etc.)
Class Skill: (Look up your servant's class skills in the Class/Container section in Information)
Personal Skills: (A servant's personal skills, these must also pertain to the servant's lore/legend)

NOTES:
*So instead of a point system, I'm going to trust everyone to balance out their Servants stats appropriately based on what Heroic Spirit they are. This also applies to a Masters' Magic Circuits which I'll allow you to fill out as you see fit assuming you don't make them invincible (there's a section for weaknesses and strengths so I'm not too concerned about that). In any case, the same rules from before (assuming anyone read them) still apply here. Each stat has a value of E-EX (see below) which you are to give to your Servant and Masters stats.

E (Way Below Average)
D (Below Average)
C (Average)
B (Above Average)
A (Way Above Average)
EX (Mastered)

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[B]Name[/B]: 
[B]Nickname[/B]: 
[B]Title[/B]: 
[B]Type[/B]: 
[B]Gender[/B]: 
[B]Age[/B]: 
[B]Birthday[/B]: 
[B]Bloodline[/B]: 
[B]Height[/B]: 
[B]Weight[/B]: 
[B]Blood Type[/B]: 
[B]Hair Color[/B]: 
[B]Eye Color[/B]:
[B]Talents[/B]: 
[B]Likes[/B]: 
[B]Dislikes[/B]: 

[B]Family[/B]: 
[B]Enemies[/B]: 
[B]Allies[/B]: 
[B]Rival[/B]: 
[B]Idol[/B]: 
[B]Other[/B]: 

[B]Magic Circuits[/B]:
[I]Quality[/I]: 
[I]Quantity[/I]: 
[I]Composition[/I]: 

[B]Elemental Strength[/B]: 
[b]Sub Elements[/b]: 
[B]Associated Color[/B]: 
[B]Mystic Code[/B]: 
[B]Magecraft[/B]: 

[B]Strengths[/B]: 
[B]Weaknesses[/B] 

[B]Appearance[/B]: 
[B]Heritage[/B]: 
[B]Personality[/B]: 
[B]Background[/B]: 

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[B]Command Seal[/B]: 

[B]Container[/B]: 

[B]Identity[/B]: 
[B]Gender[/B]: 
[B]Height[/B]:
[B]Weight[/B]:
[B]Hair Color[/B]:
[B]Eye Color[/B]:
[B]Armament[/B]: 
[B]Likes[/B]:
[B]Dislikes[/B]:
[B]Talents[/B]: 
[B]Rival[/B]: 
[B]Image Color[/B]: 

[B]Appearance[/B]: 
[B]Personality[/B]: 

[B]Stats[/B]:
[B]Strength[/B]: 
[B]Endurance[/B]: 
[B]Agility[/B]: 
[B]Magical Power[/B]: 
[B]Luck[/B]: 
[B]Noble Phantasm[/B]: 

[B]Noble Phantasm[/B]:
[B]Class Skill[/B]:
[B]Personal Skills[/B]: 

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This is the template that you will post here for others to see. This is to avoid having the same character types and Servant classes.

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[Vanathor]

Question.

Why the point system for the characters? Not all Heroes are equal after all, so it does not make sense for a single spread to work and be realistic. Gilgamesh and Arturia out perform Cuchullain for example.

[Putt Putt]

My thought when I did the point system was to balance the classes or should I say, make them more equal. It’s just my personal preference, but I’ve always been bothered by the idea that some classes are just inheritably better than all others, i.e. Saber is the best class and is pretty much good in every stat while Caster is (arguably) useless since almost every other class has some form of magic resistance. Not to mention in an RP, I wanted everyone to have equal footing.

But no, I actually do see what you’re getting at (assuming I’m not totally missing the mark and this is not at all what you meant) and it wasn’t something that I really considered at the time so thanks for bringing it up. It really wouldn’t make sense for everyone to have the same base stats given that every Heroic Spirit/Legendary Soul has done different things in their lifetime.

That said, I’ll remove the “point system” and trust everyone not to make their characters invincible. Of course I’ll also keep a careful eye out for anything that might be considered god-modding to.

[Xmagus]

Just noticed a possible spelling issue, under information section it says Cruse, which I assume is Curse.

Also, I was wondering what you're take on more abstract servants? Specifically, I playing with the idea of using Doppelganger as an Assassin.

[Putt Putt]

I did in fact mean "Curse", thanks for pointing it out.

As for more abstract servants, well, this RP certainly doesn't follow the same rules as stay night or any other Fate/ and the most abstract servant that I can think of from the actual series is Caster/Nursery Rhyme, so I'd like to hear what you have in mind first. It's not like I'm totally opposed to the idea, but I'm slightly concerned about an over-powered Servant given they technically have no true identity and what would the limits of a dopplegangers abilities be? While my other concern is that maybe there'd too much deviation from Fate/, but that largely depends on the context of the Servant.

Blargh, having a hard time sounding coherent right now, if I'm not making sense I can try to elaborate more.

[Xmagus]

Haha. To be honest, that's where I got the idea from. Nursery Rhyme combined with the fact I don't know many historical assassins.

As for abilities, I hadn't given them too much thought as I wasn't even sure it'd be allowed, but what I had in mind was giving it a powerful Noble Phantasm but making combat rely on working with its master for support. The Noble Phantasm would be something that allows it to pinpoint people through their reflection and travel to their location an deliver a powerful attack as long as there's nobody else within a certain radius. Assassin would also need to know where to look. It wouldn't work on other Servants, but pretty deadly for unwary Masters. In terms of the - now redundant - point system, I would have given its Noble Phantasm EX rank, sacrificing everything else aside from agility and magical power. Other skills would revolve around hiding and misdirection... typical rogue/assassin archetype.

I personally don't think its OP, given that being completely alone isn't that smart of a move to begin with. I'd be happy to hear out any objections.

Also, don't worry. You sound pretty coherent to me.

[Putt Putt]

Assassin is kind of a hard class to do, I mean, if they were good at their job, then no one should know their name. Especially since we're not going by the "Hassan i Sabbah" rule.

I am definitely intrigued. I say go for it! You sound like you definitely know how to balance a character so I'm not too worried about God-Assassin showing up.

[Vanathor]

Are alternative classes like Ruler and Saver and Avenger permitted?

[Putt Putt]

Sure, if you really want to, you could even make your own class assuming (starting to feel like a broken record here) it won't be over-powered.

[Vanathor]

Got a guy in mind for Ruler. Will send you the sheet after diner.