[OOC] Fate/esoterica

[KoL]

Now that we are in the last stage of preparation (hopefully) I have a question about the summoning.

Would it be ok for a Master to summon their Servant in advance to the HGW, like any of the actually accomplished Magi of SN and Zero did?

I'm asking that because it feels counterproductive to summon a Caster at the last minute. If Emilia can do it beforehand, she'll certainly do so, especially considering how deliberated her choice of Servant was.

[VitaVitaAR]

@KoL: I encourage people to have their summons have occurred before the Holy Grail War began.

Though that also doesn't mean all of them need to be done already either.

[KoL]

Nice, then I just have to ask @CrystalApple whether they would like Marianne to be summoned beforehand or not.

I think that it will be better for the two of them to develop a greater synchrony, but if they want to improvise I can have Emilia roll with it.

[CrystalApple]

@KoL
Sorry for disappearing again, but to answer your question, I don't mind having Caster being summoned beforehand

[KoL]

@KoL
Sorry for disappearing again, but to answer your question, I don't mind having Caster being summoned beforehand

@CrystalApple

Nice. Its not that much of a big deal but at least I can say that Emilia summoned Marianne (using a page of one of her lost melodies as a catalyst) back on Europe, between two to three months before the HGW's beginning.

By now both of them should have enough time to work some good strategies and settle their relationship well.

By the way, @VitaVitaAR, would it be possible for Emilia to know beforehand is there's a place in the city where the HGW will happen that meets the prerequisites of her organ mystic code? If not she'll probably have to ship the parts of a historical one to America (maybe along with a few other collector items like a piano or harpsichord actually owned by Marianne in life) as part of her preparations.

After all, you can't buy a pipe organ at your typical neighborhood musical instruments shop.

She'll probably ship everything under the pretense of a private collection exhibition and try to contact either a synagogue allied with the Prague Branch of the Association (which I assume must be basically all of them) or find some other place like an old house, or cemetery, etc. If all fails she could try a deal with the Church to use one of temples in the city as a base.

The only issue is that these preparations that a normal magus needs to do beforehand take a lot of time so I have to ask what would be the better option between all of them.

[VitaVitaAR]

@KoL: I don't mind her having some setup time prior to the RP, that's fairly normal for a Master in a Grail War.

[KoL]

@KoL: I don't mind her having some setup time prior to the RP, that's fairly normal for a Master in a Grail War.

@VitaVitaAR

Thanks. I'll take that into consideration when we begin for good.

[RolePlayerRoxas]

I'll post with Hakuno once I know for sure what I'm doing with her.

[KoL]

Euryale will come as soon as her Hakuno moves.

@RolePlayerRoxas

I'll be in the chat later (in around ~6 hours since I'm planning to go watch Black Panther today) in case you want to discuss anything regarding the two of them.

@VitaVitaAR

I hope I didn't take too many liberties on my post. If there's anything you want me to change say it.

[KoL]

@CrystalApple

You there?

[KoL]

Yep, 11 days since their last login.

I'm pretty sure we can consider that they are not coming back anymore, which leaves a question about what to do with the Emilia and Caster team?

[VitaVitaAR]

@KoL: I think we need a replacement Caster, at this rate, at least. As well as a replacement Master.

I'm half-considering just filling the spots myself, but that leaves me with a lot of characters to handle.

[KoL]

I see, that's the best to do, I think.

I could still take one half of the pair if you'd like, to relieve some of the character load.

[VitaVitaAR]

@KoL: I'd need to decide which I'd be taking, then, Servant or Master.

... Though if you're taking one half obviously Servant so you're not paired with yourself. ^^;

[KoL]

I'll get a reply for Euryale on the weekend. Sorry for the delay but weekdays are being hell with little but textbook hunting and massive piles of stuff to calculate.

[RolePlayerRoxas]

Will post in the next few days.

On another note, I hate internetting on phones.

[VitaVitaAR]

Phones are an anti-convenient website access Noble Phantasm.

[VitaVitaAR]

• Name: Arachne
• Class: Caster
• Appearance: "Ah, Master, shall we destroy the opposition?"
• Personality: Caster is a rather seductive individual, prone to lightly teasing others with her words and attempting to subtly prod others to action with her voice. Direct confrontation is not her forte, but she is not incapable of such action and will engage in it if necessary. Indeed, it cannot be said she has a hatred of confrontation, but views it as something to avoid if she is able to. Instead, she enjoys manipulation, pitting her enemies against one another, or using a situation to her advantage when she may otherwise have had little chance of success. Caster does not like showing her power, as while she is certainly strong as a magus it does no good to reveal her secrets, especially when the knight classes possess such strong defenses against her powers. Her seductive inclinations will drive her to attempt such techniques even on some Servants, if she believes them susceptible to such manipulations. Deep down, however, Caster possesses one thing close to her heart: A burning hatred of the Gods of Ancient Greece, an unyielding fire that cannot burn out no matter what. Caster's goal is, indeed, to do everything she can to take her vengeance, even in spite of the end of the Age of Gods having occurred long ago. She is seemingly without mercy when it comes to her goals, doing anything she must to achieve them. However, it can be said that she feels an attachment to her Master, an affection for them. Perhaps it is simply born of the knowledge that they have given her a chance to realize her thoughts of vengeance, or perhaps it is something else. Whatever the case may be, Caster will stop at nothing to obtain the Holy Grail.
• Stats:
  
  • Strength: D(Modifiers are caused by skills and should be covered in those skills)
  • Endurance: D
  • Agility: C
  • Mana: A
  • Luck: E
  • Noble Phantasm: A
• Class Skills:
  • Item Construction: EX. Capable of creating works that surpass the gods themselves, Arachne's ability to fabricate items raises above and beyond even many others of the same class.
  • Territory Creation: A
• Personal Skills:
  • High Speed Divine Words: C. Capable of casting many powerful examples of High Thaumaturgy in a single action, as a Magus from the Age of Gods.
  • Obedience of the Arachnids: A+++. Unquestionably, Caster has the ability to command spiders as if they were an army. She is also capable of materializing species of spiders that do not exist in this world, such as huge dog-sized spiders or even larger arachnid monstrosities.
  • Mastery of the Arts(Weaving): A. The capability to apply the knowledge of artistic theory to many situations due to being an unquestioned Master in their time. In this case, Caster is capable of utilizing even normal thread to weave traps that can potentially hinder even other Servants.
  • Monstrous Strength: B. As one whose life ended as a monstrosity, Caster possesses the capability to use this monstrous nature to enhance her strength. It is of little use to a Caster who rarely fights at close range, but perhaps...
• Noble Phantasm(s):
  • Name: The Tapestry of Arachne ~ Catalyst of Divine Wrath
  • Rank: B
  • Type: Anti-Army
  • Appearance: The large tapestry that resulted in Caster's punishment in life, gorgeously-woven and expansive. It depicts the gods of Greece engaged in various misdeeds against humanity.
  • Effects: The last work of Caster as a human being, the Tapestry of Arachne embodies the cruel wrath of the gods. Its fine craftsmanship depicts the Gods of Greece committing various heinous acts against humanity, and its very existence caused rage in the Divine Spirit Athena. Due to the nature of its existence, even long after the Age of Gods it is capable of invoking their ire. By placing her tapestry in a location of her choice, Caster is capable of causing that location to become a a target of this divine fury. The tapestry is struck with a column of destructive power, an eradicating blast of prana capable of annihilating even Servants with its deadly strength. However, it is difficult to use actively in combat, and Caster herself is not immune to the wrath of the gods. As a result, she can be destroyed if caught in the blast as well. Additionally, the tapestry must be manually retrieved after its usage.
  
  
  • Name: The Punishment of the Wise Goddess: Mother of Spiders
  • Rank: A
  • Type: Anti-Army
  • Appearance: Caster's body grows in size, and from the legs down it is warped into the form of an enormous black spider.
  • Effects: The fate inflicted on Caster by the Divine Spirit Athena, the invocation of this Noble Phantasm transforms Caster into a spiderlike monster. In this state, Caster's strength, endurance, and agility is multiplied many times, allowing her to fight at close range with even Servants of the Knight classes. In this state she is less a Servant and more a monster, an existence antithetical to heroes. She is a highly dangerous and mobile foe, but much of her ability to perform advanced magecraft disappears in this state. In addition, Caster is personally very reluctant to invoke this Noble Phantasm, as she has a distinct hatred for the form forced upon her by Athena.
• Alignment: True Neutral
• Changes: N/A

Our Caster replacement.

[VitaVitaAR]

@RolePlayerRoxas: You need to post next!