Welcome, to Germany. The month? August. The year? 1939. The Mage association has watched for years as the once broken will of the German people has been restored. Collected, gathered, and rebuilt after the destruction of their pride. And yet, it's clear this new pride is made on the dehumanization of others. Not that the mages care, since depending on how high up you go the ladder, they couldn't care less about anything below them. Makes them a perfect fit in most ways for the cruelty of the Nazi Regime. But for now, the invasion of Poland hasn't come, and nobody has realized the dangers to come.

Introducing Dr. M. Nobody really knows his names. But he has a claim to make. He has a holy grail. It's not the true holy grail in Fuyuki, but even then a grail at all attracts a lot of ears. Powerful mage families, and poor mage families trying to make their mark. Dr. M is not a mage. But he does have an interest in the grail wars. He's not magical, or powerful, but he has a grail. Where did he get it? Who really made it? Barely matters when the wish and the servants are real.

But this Grail War, is unique. Instead of Seven Servants, there are fourteen. And fourteen Masters to command them. A massive free for all if there ever was one. You though, you're one of the few to get involved in this miracle grail war.

The year if 1939, and war is on the horizon. The Nazi Party is interested in the grail wars, and the mysterious Dr. M refuses to show his face. It's a war, with fourteen factions.

Do you want to play a game?

How we play our games-
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- Everybody plays Master, and Servant. You are not the Master for the Servant you make, but you will be randomly assigned a team, though you can ask for a specific partner if you feel strongly one way.
Why? Because it allows for a better balance. By having players being both Master and Servant it allows them to interact with characters on a wider scale, without having to worry about getting into trouble if one person doesn't post for a week. It also means that if one character dies, they aren't out just yet. So they can keep going.

- There are 14 masters and 14 servants. Those that are not filled will become NPC masters and servants.
Why? Mostly to allow for PVE events. Like Caster and his Master going on their serial killer stuff in Fate/Zero or Assassin in Fate/Apocrypha. It also means that if Player A is getting really comfy in their base, something can be done to disrupt that, and keep people from stagnating.

- There are 2 of each class. This is due to the 14 masters. As such, it allows for two sabers, or two assassins. But not three.
Why? Mostly because I'm aware that sometimes people may prefer one class over another. As such, it can be a bit of a mess if somebody claims Archer, and then doesn't want to make an archer. So it eases up on that a bit.

BIOS -
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If interested, leave a message.

I will be include Example Servants soon.

Players who have shown interest
- Reflection (GM) - Saber
- Selvariabell
- Red Alice - Caster
- ManyThings
- YourDarkPriest
- Seirei No Hai
- vn2202
- Vertigo
- Ashen One - Archer

EDIT: For Beginners
The Holy Grail War is about 7+ Masters and their Servants competing for a wish from the holy grail. They can only do this if they're the last team standing.
Each Master gets 3 Command Seals, which can be used to boost a servent's power (Burn a seal for x2 power boost), command them to do something they normally wouldn't do (Kill an innocent or use an ability they dislike), or even kill themselves (It can happen.)
There are seven Servant classes. Saber, Archer, Lancer, Berserker, Assassin, Caster, and Rider.
Saber: Uses a sword, often a knight.
Archer: Bow and Arrow. Often has a powerful projectile attack.
Lancer: Speedy guy with spear.
Berserker: Angry super strong, usually used to raise the stats of a servant that would otherwise be weak.
Assassin: Stabby class that can be hard to track.
Caster: Magic users
Rider: Rides in some kind of vehicle and is generally a conqueror (some exceptions.)

Each Servant possesses a noble phantasm. Usually based after something they did in life, or a weapon they wield. Ex: Blackbeard had a ship, thus he can summon his ship and have it fly around. Or King Arthur had Excalibur, thus it now shoots lasers.
Basically, the more famous a hero is, the more powerful their noble phantasm is. The older the better.

Looks good, I'm up for playing. Do you have a preference between canon and new servants?

Looks good, I'm up for playing. Do you have a preference between canon and new servants?

I have a preference for new servants. But if you're really stretched and nothing comes to you, I guess canons aren't that bad. Though if you end up wanting one that's also used in Fate/Go or something, you're pretty fine as long as you don't just copy directly from the wiki.

Just don't directly copy one used in the anime and you're pretty good.

One thing you can do is take a pre-established character and put them in a different role. Like putting Gilgamesh in Saber. (Example.)

If this gets interest I'll join up. I won't lie, I feel having such a huge cast may be a misstep. But here's hoping it all works.

If this gets interest I'll join up. I won't lie, I feel having such a huge cast may be a misstep. But here's hoping it all works.

Actually the players will be around 7 (7 others are NPCs I can control or a Co-GM if they're interested.), and I can shrink the masters down to 7 total if we don't even get that many. Remember, everybody is playing two characters, so that cuts the cost of having to recruit 14+

I also included a For Beginners section.

Interested.

Sound good!
When will you start this roleplay?

Can my master play as a real life figure of the time? (i.e. Anne Frank, Winston Churchill, Erwin Rommel, etc.)

Can my master play as a real life figure of the time? (i.e. Anne Frank, Winston Churchill, Erwin Rommel, etc.)

Sure. I mean as long as it doesn't end up being utterly ridiculous. Think of it as tentative approval, and I'll want you to let me know who you make before you even start work on the bio. Since depending on who you choose it can be a hard no, or a soft yes.
@vn2202 and I will probably be asking that all bios be ready by the 10th.

I'm personally veeeery leery on using real people from recent history as characters. Fate series itself makes sure to avoid that, and for a reason. I just... can't see that ending well.

Otherwise interested. Fate is my jam.

I'm personally veeeery leery on using real people from recent history as characters. Fate series itself makes sure to avoid that, and for a reason. I just... can't see that ending well.

Otherwise interested. Fate is my jam.

Kinda the same (Which is why I said nothing ridiculous). I'm keeping an open mind, just in case it turns out to brilliant. But yeah, unless you really wanna play a historical figure, you don't even need to bother or worry about it. I chose 1939 Germany more for the political and moral complexity rather than because I want Hitler running around with Gilgamesh as a servant.

In a similar vein, how do you feel about masters from the 3 founding families?

In a similar vein, how do you feel about masters from the 3 founding families?

They're preparing for a holy war in Fuyuki. I'm not 100% against it, but I feel I would rather people try to not just repeat characters from the anime or novels.

Edit: I mean, I totally get the appeal. And the story possibilities. So it's not a no.

I'm aware the families are preparing for FHGW3, and it's '39 so I couldn't use any of the canon members (Except Zouken? Wasn't planning on it, though.) The idea was something like Sakura if she hadn't been given away. A disregarded second child sent to Germany "Just in case that grail can reach the Root."

@ManyThings Yeah, that sounds like it could be interesting. Go for it.

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Sure. I mean as long as it doesn't end up being utterly ridiculous. Think of it as tentative approval, and I'll want you to let me know who you make before you even start work on the bio. Since depending on who you choose it can be a hard no, or a soft yes.
@vn2202 and I will probably be asking that all bios be ready by the 10th.

I'm conflicted in choosing one of the following. But this will be the master-servant combinations I am thinking, in order of preference.

Winston Churchill - Lancer Artoria
Anne Frank - Caster Merlin/Solomon
Georgy Zhukov - Rider Medb
Erwin Rommel - Any Rider Class Servant
Leon Trotsky - Rider Boudicca

Feel free which one I should get.

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I'm conflicted in choosing one of the following. But this will be the master-servant combinations I am thinking, in order of preference.

Winston Churchill - Lancer Artoria
Anne Frank - Caster Merlin/Solomon
Georgy Zhukov - Rider Medb
Erwin Rommel - Any Rider Class Servant
Leon Trotsky - Rider Boudicca

Feel free which one I should get.

So, I think there is a mistaken bit of info here.
1) You do not create your own Master and Servant pairing. You make a Master and Servant, and then I'm going to place them on different teams. (That way we can get people interacting rather than a lot of "Me and me are talking and talking, and we're getting along great! That way we work flawlessly together. So instead there can be some back and forth. Etc.)

2) And looking at the list, I'd suggest either going way smaller in historical significance, or just making a non-actual person. I say this because I don't like personally like the idea of Winston Churchill running around 1939 political hotbed of Germany weeks before they invade Poland. He'd probably have a middle man doing the work for him. (Most of them probably would.)
Because as interesting as that story would be, most Masters end up dead, and full blown alternate history probably won't be where this goes. (Anne Frank is honestly your best bet if you really insist on this.)

3) If you can provide good reasons for why they'd be there, beyond just being mages, I'll think it over again. But I'm just not seeing it.

If I had bothered to keep up with the Fate series(and subsequently learned how things work) I'd join. But I'll just sit back and watch this story unfold.

If I had bothered to keep up with the Fate series(and subsequently learned how things work) I'd join. But I'll just sit back and watch this story unfold.

If you have questions on rules and what not, I can easily help out.

Is the language barrier important here? I can't remember if it was explained or handwaved how people like Waver and Bazett just walk into Japan and fluently deal with whoever they meet.