Clock Tower, London, 2005

Black Rock, Somewhere in the Northeastern United States, Many Decades Ago

• Two main residential districts: an older one at the north, close to the Mines and the Railyard, which consists of pretty much all of historical Black Rock. And a new one built on the foothills, close to the new Downtown.
• The New Downtown: The main economic center of modern Black Rock. This is where most of the city's key infrastructure is located, like most banks, the hospital, and the few hotels worth speaking of. The tallest building around is the Monarch Hotel, standing at an impressive 18 stories, which is about twice as tall as any other building in the city.
• The Mines and Railyard: the oldest, at the northernmost edge of Black Rock and still most relevant place in the city. You can say that if anything were to happen to it to these locations, Black Rock would likely be bankrupt in less than a generation.
• The Historical District: technically part of the northern residential district. This is where you'll find the oldest church of the city (The Chruch's representative's headquarters), as well as the local university (The Clock Tower's representative's headquarters) and a museum dedicated to the city's history.
• The Valley: Just about two thirds of the Black Rock valley are covered in almost untouched woodland. It's believed by historians that the hills to the north might have been inhabited by natives, trying to escape the disastrous consequences of the first contact with the European settlers, but the remnants of this mysterious tribe have never been found even when using satellite imagery. That said, other tribes from around the region say that this land is cursed and won't set their feet there for any reason.
• The Beyond: There maybe other places worth looking for in the valley (like caves in the mountains, abandoned mine tunnels around and under the city, and old Native American ruins hidden in the woods) but, for the most part, the ones listed in the notes above are the "official" staging grounds of the Holy Grail War.

• First of all, any Servants that would have exaggeratedly high staging grounds bonus (e.g.: pretty much any great American Hero/historical figure who could qualify as a Servant) can't normally be used. Exceptions can be made for those who would otherwise get low enough bonuses or be mediocre enough that a high staging grounds bonus wouldn't matter.
• Likewise, anyone born after 1905 (who's not a canon Servant), anyone who's not dead (except for Merlin), and purely fictional figures/people who don't/never existed, cannot be summoned as Servants either. The same applies to Lost Belt Kings and anyone else whose existence doesn't belong to the Greater History of Mankind. However, because this is a hell of a muddy issue in canon, whose rules aren't known in enough detail, I'll be ignoring the existence of the class of beings known as Phantom Spirits (e.g.: The Freeshooter, Yang Qing, etc.). Anyone who has been declared as a Phantom/unsummonable for no specific cause (e.g.: Michelangelo, etc.), who makes sense to be able to be summoned as a Servant (i.e.: Doesn't contradict any of the other summoning rules), will be eligible for summoning.
• As usual, pure divine spirits, and pseudo/demi Servants aren't available either. However, if the entity bonded with a human as a Pseudo Servant in official works is summonable in and off themselves (e.g.: Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang), they can be used as Servants.
• While I'll not outright ban the usual suspects (Gilgamesh, Ozimandias, Achilles, Hindu legendary Servants, non Berserker Heracles), there'll be a condition to allow them to be summoned detailed further down. Keep in mind that those Servants have a very high upkeep cost to maintain, so you might end up killing your master and jeopardizing your own fun if you pick one of them and go too hard too fast.
• When doing OC Servants, please, avoid composite skills who aren't canon (and even most of the canon ones). I'll probably not approve of any Servant who's abusing this rule because compositie skills are a plague that favors power over lore. Also be mindful of the skills you pick. I don't want to see all of the warrior Servants totting Bravery for example. Look at what the skill does and what it means before picking it.
• While on the matter of power gaming, please, don't make your Master into Bazett, Touko, anyone like them. Mages are very flexible and interesting, so don't simply do anyone who's a clone of an overpowered canon character. However, this doesn't mean you can't do a top-notch Master, just try to be at least somewhat original about it.
• In addition, regarding Masters, not everyone needs to do one if they don't feel like it. I know how the eternal wait for Masters kills 9/10 of the Fate RPs before they can get any momentum so, I'll be allowing unpaired Servants if that's what it takes to try to get this rolling. It would essentially be a situation like that of the Red Team in the Great Holy Grail War of Apocrypha (sans the poisoning/brainwashing), so it's kinda fitting to have this War be more about the Servants than the Servants.
• I'll also allow the possibility of bystander PCs and, or assistants/side cast characters for the sake of diversity.
• I'll be taking a maximum 14 Servants—7 for each team—and up to, but not necessarily, 14 Masters as well. There's not a set limit for side characters/bystanders, but I might impose a cut if I think the number of characters in the RP is growing too large.
• Lastly, in the matter of characters, every player will be allowed to have up to two, however only one of them can be a Servant. Just be thoughtful/considerate when you sign up. If you have no ideas for a Master, please say so. Don't leave people waiting just because you might have something in mind. Also, please declare which of the two factions your Servant belongs to when you sign up for one.

• Name\Title: Your character's name. You can also include any titles, pseudonyms, etc, that they may have here.
• Appearance: Your character's appearance. Either an image (no real people images/photos, please), (short) text description, or both would be alright.
• Short Bio/Synopsis: As the prompt says, keep this short. Think of that like the description of a character that you read on the back cover of a book. If you can't do this under a limit of—at most—four paragraphs, I'll ask you to trim it down until it fits.
• Magecraft: Any important details relating to your character's magecraft skills. This can include, but isn't limited to their family crest (if they have any), their magecraft foundation, any signature spells, sorcery traits (especially Mystic Eyes, if they have any), and a general overview of how good a mage they are.
• Mystic Codes: A wizard's tools. Make a mention of any important mystic codes your character may have with them, as well as their main functions. Generally speaking, no sane mage would leave for a Holy Grail War (or leave home at all) without bringing a few tools with themselves, so keep this in mind while building a character.
• Misc/Other/Trivia: Anything else not covered by the sections above that you may judge to be relevant (like an unhealthy obsession, an important secret, a very strong goal, their personal ethos, etc). Please keep this section short as well. Preferably have this in bullet point format, if there's any information to add.
• Special Boon: Every mage should have an "Ace in the Hole" that they can deploy to instantly turn the tables of a situation or give themselves an great advantage before the war even begins. In way, these boons are analogous to a Servant's Noble Phantasm (in terms of storytelling relevance) so keep that in mind when deciding what to pick and when to make use of them.

• Superior Magical Skills: for example, being a mage from a noble lineage within the Association, with power and prestige to match your name, or being a mage that comes from an unusually strong/exceptional bloodline/a freak mutation granting you access to a magical power humans are normally unable to have. This can include things like having a Reality Marble, a Finality, a superior familiar that can't be reproduced by modern magecraft, a spell who borders on the realm of True Magic, etc.
• Superior Mystic Code: Similar to the above, but concerning Mystic Codes. Those could be anything from Jewels capable of releasing A Rank spells with a single action, to a nearly complete Philosopher's Stone, to even an unassigned Noble Phantasm that still remained in the World after its original owner passed on.
• Superior Sorcery Trait: Again, like the above, but for thing like high grade Mystic Eyes, and freakish bloodline abilities, rather than spells or Mystic Codes.
• Dead Apostle of Renown: Exactly what it says on the tin. While anyone can be a random Dead Apostle with no powers or skills worth mentioning, with this trait, you can be one that's significant enough to make a name for yourself in the mystical world. This doesn't mean DAA levels of power of course, so don't go too overboard if you pick this. Also keep in mind that the Church won't offer any protection and will in fact actively antagonize any known Dead Apostles involved in the Holy Grail War.
• Executor/Knight of the Holy Church: Again, exactly what it says on the tin. Anyone can be a member of the Holy Church, but you are a member of one of the many special branches that compose the Church's active arms. Keep in mind that this means that you'll have automatic ties with the Church, but also not be subject to asking for protection from the Association's representatives.
• Superior Servant: With this boon, your Master is allowed to summon a Servant from the partially banned list (i.e.: Gilgamesh and co.), or a Servant that would have strong Staging Grounds bonus while being strong themselves (e.g.: George Washington and most of the other big name American heroes). Of course, to make better use of this trait, you'd have to reach an agreement with someone else looking forward to play one of these characters.

• Class: Your character's class. Only the Seven basic classes are available normally. However, a Mage with the Superior Servant boon can Summon an Extra Class Servant from any canon Class other than Ruler, Beast, and Moon Cancer. If you wish to play one of those, try to make an agreement with someone else. Also, bear in mind that summoning Extra Classes requires a team to give up on one of the Cavalry Classes.
• True Name\Title: Your character's true name. You can also include any titles, pseudonyms, etc, that they may have here.
• Alignment: Your character's alignment. Good, Evil, Neutral, Lawful, Chaotic, and—for Berserkers—Mad, Insane, etc.
• Appearance: Your character's appearance. Either an image (no real people images/photos, please), (short) text description, or both would be alright.
• Short Bio/Synopsis: As the prompt says, keep this short. Think of that like the description of a character that you read on the back cover of a book. If you can't do this under a limit of—at most—four paragraphs, I'll ask you to trim it down until it fits. Given that they are based in pre-existing works/history, you can omit some of the backstory for a Servant, instead giving a link to their entry in a wiki/encyclopedia/etc., if you so wish.
• Stats: Your ranks in STR, END, AGI, MAN, LCK, and NP. They can range from E to A (very rarely EX), as normally, and have any modifiers you judge necessary, as long their triggers are logical and everything is explained within reason.
• Class Skill: Your character's Class Skills, the ranking system follows the same instructions a above.
• Personal Skills: Limit of 3 for OC Servants unless a really good explanation is made. The instructions on rank are the same as above.
• Noble Phantasm: Limit of 1 to non-Rider OC Servants and 3 for Rider OCs, unless you have a very strong case on your side I'm very much unlikely to let you break this rule.
  
  
  
  • True Name/Title: The true name and title (flowery kanji name) of the Noble Phantasm
  • Rank: Follow the same rank rules as above once again.
  • Type: Anti Unit, Anti Army, Anti Fortress, etc. Think well before choosing this.
  • Range: The typical format is something like 1 - 99, but there are others that could apply on specific circumstances like 0 or -. Use your best judgement to determine this but don't overthink it too much.
  • Maximum Number of Targets: How many people can your NP hit at once. This is very self-explanatory, but the biggest number possible should be around 1000 people. More than this is rather unnecessary.
  • Description: What your Noble Phantasm is, what it does, and how it looks. Keep this as concise as possible as well. For example, you are not obliged to, but if your Noble Phantasm has a really long list of effects, consider listing them in a bullet point format for clarity, and brevity's sake.
• Misc/Other/Trivia: Anything else not covered by the sections above that you may judge to be relevant (like an unhealthy obsession, an important secret, a very strong goal, their personal ethos, etc). Please keep this section short as well. Preferably have this in bullet point format, if there's any information to add.

The Mongol Horde has arrived! Say hi to Rider!

Hider [+]

Genghis Khan

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"A man's greatest work is to break his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all the things that have been theirs, to hear the weeping of those who cherished them, to take their horses between his knees and to press in his arms the most desirable of their women."

_Class

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Rider

_{True Name}

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Temäidjin Genghis Khan, Scourge of Gods

_Gender

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Female

_Appearance

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Few people could seem more brutal and frightening than Rider, despite her height of 5'4, weight of 132lbs and even gender. With her piercing, emerald gaze, she's seemingly capable to stare people down to kneel, such an aggressive and hostile gaze that makes even the bravest to shiver in fear.

Her long, pine-colored hair is tied up in a ponytail, falling down her entire back and ending by her kneecaps, only a few bangs left in her face. A few minor scars adorned her face, truly showing that she's no stranger to battle, though it doesn't quite ruin her otherwise beauty. The pale lips reveal that she's not one that usually spend a lot of time to maintain a certain level of beauty like a princess or nobleswoman would, instead she seems more to be a free and loose cannon type.

Otherwise, she seems to be unremarkable, given her short, light form, somewhat muscular limbs and slightly calloused hands, one could mistake her for a farmsgirl if one ignored her hard, commanding face and lethal eyes.

_Personality

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Rider comes in as a commanding warrior that seeks to stand at the top. She does not see any use for her as a servant or lesser being, and as such she may seem carefree and loose when not in command; even to the point that she outright refuses to give a damn about the Grail or any enemies. Either she commands or she just goes along.

In battle, she's brutal, vicious, ferocious and dangerous, showing no regards for the health of their allies as long as they can push on to victory. However, she's not foolishly bold either, should she see the hopelessness in a fight, she'd rather pull back, gather strength for a new battle on more preferable grounds. A true sign of her experience in battles, warfare and strategy.

Outside of battle however, she's more than willing to joke around, flirt about and tease those she considers friends much like her old brethren did, and she values camptalk above anything else in pursuit of loyalty. Should she not get along with someone, she'll change strategy; loyalty through relentless fear. A big fan of the ends justifying the journey style of leadership, and it has without doubt worked for her. Unless you're Chinese. Then she'll scorn you.

_{Strengths and Weaknesses}

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Through the years of battle, conquest and warfare, she's attained an aptitude for both Leadership and Tactics. She a very, very capable leader that people end up desiring to follow, and her proficiency in finding flaws in opposing strategies is almost unparalleled. Few people could lead as well as the Scourge of Gods, and even fewer if any could wreak any similar havoc.
Her Brutality on the battlefield alone is enough to get any a man quivering, something she loves. A frightened foe is a weaker foe, and bringing fright over her foes is simply what she does. By reputation and action.

Arrogance is a weakness she has attained over time. Some might call it the arrogance of experience, and for all her planning and perfected proceedures, she's still prone to underestimating her opponent.
Another more decisive weakness she might have is her utter lack of respect of any Chinese loyalist from upstanding families. Neither respect nor willingess to side with their kind, simply fighting side-by-side with a Chinese will obstruct her combat focus.

_{Fatal Flaw}

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Her majestic steed is both her strength and greatest weakness. Should it fall in battle, she's rendered much, much weaker, as her Tsugaan Mori requires the presence of her Queen of Horses. Should she die, the steeds of Tsugaan will no longer follow her, and the result would be chaos.

_Origin

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Born in the cold, harsh wasteland of the Mongolian steppes with a clot of blood, the young Temäidjin lived fairly peacefully (in their people's eyes) in the first few years. Taught by her father and her brethren in the Mongolian way, all from warfare to common life, she had a fairy happy life. Once in a while she even got to watch or even participate in one of the many bloody disputes her father had with the local tribes.

Bloodshed and combat was everyday, and there was seemingly no end to it in the wastelands. This however changed drastically with the fall of her father, chieftain of their tribe, with a succssful assassination plot and sudden takeover by one of his most trusted of Mangudai. And of course, his first act was to throw Temäidjin and her kin out, removing all potential challengers to the Khanate of the tribe.

Following this sudden betrayal came years in the wilderness without anyone else but themselves to rely on. Her mother perished no long after of starvation, and times were rough. Bandits, cold steppes and even tribesmen came by every once in a while, forcing them to hide or find shelter from the harsh environment. In retrospect, the Conqueror finds gratefulness to the eternal sky for blessing her with such hardships, allowing her to evolve and learn new methods of survival to overcome any adversity life has planned for her. One of these adversities included her assassinating her older brother to make sure her claim when she would eventually return to her tribe was the truest, and her other brothers agreed.

Many years after their first attempt at the solitary life came the first ray of hope to the family, with a few local bandits being bested in a surprise ambush by them. Instead of killing them however, they recruited them to their cause, bolstering their numbers. One of the bandits were even a former blacksmith and fletcher, which came in handy with the production of weapons.

Following this, she began scouring the wilds for more nomads and bandits, recruiting them all to her cause. And with every step, her new tribe of battle-hardened, vicious men grew larger, and larger, and larger. And finally came the time to test her new military might against the already existing tribes, taking her bows and horses to the smaller tribes. Success followed one after another, and before long she had enough military power to make all of Mongolia kneel.

It was well about time for the warrior princess to take her role, the role of Great Khan. But first, the conquest of her father's tribe. And the first revelation of her brutality came known to the Chinese world, for she knew they were spying and stirring up in-fights between the tribes, she knew the divide and conquer method. She used the spies against them.

With the fall of the old tribe came the first duel she was to hold on fair grounds. She wanted vengance against the first of Mangudai, and she wanted it with her own hands. Stories say the battle was so one-sided, controlled by the fury of Gods themselves, that Temäidjin brutally and viciously chopped him up, cut him to pieces and served his limbs for dinner to his closest men that still lived, forcing it down their throats. And right after, the Horde kneeled to their new Khan. The Genghis Khan.

Now with the Mongolian steppes united under one banner, the warhungry and vengeful Khan looked to the South, to the great walls of China. She had nothing but hatred for these pompous fools, with their arrogant schemes and manipulation of the world around while sitting nice and happy behind these massive walls that no man or woman had ever broken.

Genghis decided enough was enough, it was time to do the impossible, ignoring her counsel's pleas to stop now. Beating the Chinese is impossible, they said, and we have no ways of getting through the masonry. Genghis replied, "if it's impossible then the Eternal Sky will accept me upon my death to these, for I will try nonetheless. And if you have no spine, then you have no use to me."

And so came the great wars. The wars that shaped the world with brutality, slaughter and death unlike any other ever seen, wars so gruesome that unruly children were told that Genghis would come for them if they did not behave. Stories everyone knows.

_Attributes

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STR: C
END: C
AGL: A
MAG: B
LCK: D

_Skills

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Class Skills:
-Riding: A+
“Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.”
A true mongol master any horse, and can bring out the full potential of it's control. And Genghis is no less than the truest of true mongols, able to control any mount within the real world with ease.

-Magical Resistance: B
“I am the punishment of God...If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.”
Although few knows how she was born, some claim a clot of blood and meat appeared alongside her. It is a sign for someone destined to greatness amongst the shamanistic Mongols, as well as a blessing from the eternal blue sky. And Genghis' blessing was a soft resistance to magical users, capable of dispelling low-rank spells with ease.

Personal Skills:
-Aptitude for Slaughter: B
“All who surrender will be spared; whoever does not surrender but opposes with struggle and dissension, shall be annihilated.”
The endless raids of mongol invaders were synonymous with slaughter, the intention to massacrate corrupted minds for the greater good followed Genghis. And Genghis perfected the art. By using her crafty techniques and methods, she'll utilize her wits to equip her arrows with various substances depending on the situation, be it mild paralyctic poison for specific targets or explosives for groups of foes, giving them a lethal sting to her barbed arrows.

-Military Tactics: A
“In the space of seven years I have succeeded in accomplishing a great work and uniting the whole world in one Empire.”
Genghis is a brilliant tactical mind, born in a world of savagery and nomadry. The first woman to pierce through the mighty Wall of China, as well as assimilate large landscapes under her banner, she's known to bring forth waves of hurt against enemy forces. As such, when in combat against an Anti-Army Phantasm or using her own, she recieves a combat bonus.

-Charisma: A
"Heaven grew weary of the excessive pride and luxury of China... I am from the Barbaric North. I wear the same clothing and eat the same food as the cowherds and horse-herders. We make the same sacrifices and we share.. our riches. I look upon the nation as a new-born child and I care for my soldiers as though they were my brothers."
It was neither strength nor technological advantages nor strategical minds that truly brought the Mongol Empire to life, it was Ghengis' skill with words and diplomacy that gathered the hordes together under one frightening banner. And her ability to bring life to any dreading warrior was unrivaled all over Eurasia.

_{Noble Phantasm}

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Name: Tsugaan Mori
Title: My Spoils of War, Ride Forth
Type: Anti-Army
Rank: B
Range: N/A
Maximum Number of Targets: N/A
Quote: "Be of one mind and one faith, that you may conquer your enemies and lead long and happy lives."
Description: Genghis just like her people loved collecting horses and trading with them. Over her years, she collected a grand scale of beautiful, white manes and mares that she even took along with her in death. And now, ressurected as a Noble Phantasm, when Genghis blows her mighty warhorn, her trusted steeds appear beside her and follow her wherever she rides, amounting to a great charge equal to her hordes' conquest over the Arabian world. As a grand ocean of white, any viewer is both awed and frightened by this seemingly divine-looking charge, the clashing white waves crashing onto her enemy.

Name: Chagaan Chad
Title: The Mighty Bow Of The Horsewoman Conqueror
Type: Treasure
Rank: A
Range: 1-20
Maximum Number of Targets: 200
Quote: "One arrow alone can be easily broken but many arrows are indestructible."
Description: The bow that Genghis crafted in early days and that long outlived her own body, this mighty bow is known for it's ability to fire arrows at a highly rapid pace. And when truly unleashed, every arrow fired doubles up in amount of arrows every 0.1 seconds, releasing a torrential volley matching that of her massive hordes' arrow volleys over longer distances. Given that her standard arrows fly about 100 meters a second, an enemy standing estimately 100 meters away will face a dominant rain of about 1024 arrows, whereas closer enemies will face lesser but far more pinpoint accurate arrows. A truly terrifying weapon, worthy of a general and commander that took the small nomadic people into forming the greatest knit-together empire the world has ever seen.

Name: Tseneglegch
Title: Steed Of The Conqueror
Type: Anti-Unit (Mount)
Rank: A
Range: N/A
Maximum Number of Targets: N/A
Quote: "Come and sip from the cup of destruction."
Description: The prideful steed that Genghis rides, the steed she rode into the conquest of China, is a beautiful, white horse much like her other beloved mounts. When this mighty warhorse rides into battle, the sounds of a Mongolian cavalry charge echoes through the areas, as if their entire army joins Genghis in battle. The very sound itself is enough to shake up even the most calm and collected minds, filling them with doubt, fear and worry, and the rupturing volume up close is enough to even dull out the enemy's sense of hearing.

Tseneglegch [+]

_Belongings

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The Chain of the Khan is still wrapped around her shoulders, an item that signified her status and role. Forged specifically of the Greatest of Khans, only few prior had ever worn it. And no one since, for upon her death her advisors and counsellors gathered and agreed none is more fitting to carry the chain back to the Mother in the Eternal Blue Sky.

Your Servant is fine as well. I don't see anything particularly worthy of mention regarding her but I think that her Noble Phantasm could be reworded to be a bit stronger. As it stands right now, it's little more than a bounded field that could be created with her own magecraft instead of being a NP-like effect.

<Snipped quote by Parallel Hearts>

Would the summoning of desert animals of the level of Demonic Beasts within the sandstorm's territory work be too much?

Expanded on the noble phantasm by adding some Demonic Beasts into it, which are alsoaffected by the sacrificial boost.

Protection of the Music God (False) - EX - A Skill that denotes the divine protection of the Goddess of Arts Muse that one attained by having great skill in music. It makes it possible to distinguish all kinds of sounds and play a masterful music performance. Furthermore, plus modifiers are applied to the exercise of music magecraft. No deities of Art had ever blessed Amergin; instead, his musical aptitude was built through diligence and talent alone.

Cutting Words - B - A Skill possessed by those who retold stories of heroism and villainy throughout the ages. As bards are able to spread the good word of many, they can also demonize them and make them the most reviled figure alive. Because of this, their words can hold influence over their subject’s notoriety. With this Skill, users are able to lower any one of their target’s parameters by two ranks when giving them a witty remark/insult. At rank B, Amergin’s negative remarks don’t just lower their parameters, but it can also physically hurt them. However, those with Magic Resistance of B or higher can somewhat resist this Skill.