Fate/Solipsistic Chaos (Interest Check)

[Reflection]

The Story so far

The year is 2030, and the Clocktower has refused to end the Grail War. Despite the wishes of the Tohsakas, Einzberns, and Matou families, the Clocktower chose to keep the ritual going. Rin Tohsaka has been confined to her home to keep her from interfering with the new war. Waver is under house arrest at the Clocktower. Shirou and Illya have left Fuyuki and are in hiding. The Matou family has collapsed. And the Grail?

It needs to grant a wish. All the magic that has failed to grant a wish for so long has become dangerous. That magic has become tendrils, reaching out into different worlds. Lostbelts connected to our world, if only for a moment. Pulling in servants who might not have even appeared in a normal war. This desperation calls out and masters are created enmasse, Command seals coming to even the desperate or weak.

Noticing this, the Clocktower made the choice to bring the Grailwar home. Bringing the grail to Europe, but that never came to be. Mid-way through the journey, the grail vanished. The couriers dead, and nothing but egg on the Clocktower’s faces.

Until… The announcement. The Grail had been stolen by the American mage association. Known to the Moonlit World as the Freemasons, the American government agency of magic that has taken the Grail for their own. Now, the Grail is in Blue Fields, Montana, a lesser known location of the western part of the united states.

A new war begins there.

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SO! You may be asking, what's this? Well, long-ish story cut short, the grail wars didn't end with 5, but continued. Most major characters have moved on, or are kept out of the grail war proper. Now taking place in America.

Co-Gms will be @floodtalon and @Red Alice
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Base Rules

Rules

1) Be nice.

2) No metagaming, powergaming, the basics really.

3) Be reasonable when apping Masters. I fully expect someone to go insane with their Servant, but I don’t want to see a Magus with True Magic participating in the war.

4) As per usual for these sorts of RPs, joke Servants, heroes older than Gilgamesh, and Gods are not applicable. Note however that we are not stopping you from apping “Lostbelt” Servants. If you can come up with a cool alternate universe version of someone, feel free. However these Servants will be under heavy scrutiny, with a maximum of three “Lostbelts”.

5) If you lose your Servant in the middle of the war, there is no need to fear. You can resummon at the cost of 1 Command Seal, however you cannot resummon the same Servant twice.

6) Don’t turtle up in your Workshop. While we won’t stop you, we won’t intervene when someone finds your base and immediately uses an Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm on you with no chance of escape. Go out and fight, that’s the whole point of a Holy Grail War.

7) Have fun and make sure everyone else has fun! While this is a PvP RP with a high probability of characters dying, let’s make sure everyone gets to do some cool stuff yeah?

8) There are only the classic servant classes available. No extra classes. The only extra class is Avenger, which can be applied for under certain circumstances.

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How this war will work
- When applying, you will make both a Master and a Servant. (You can only make one if you find somebody who is willing to make the other for your pair.)
- The war as mentioned before takes place in Montana. During the winter. So expect heavy snow fall from time to time. Mostly because it's dramatic to fight to the death in the snow.

Servant Sheets

Name:

Title(s):

Class: As this is a war with [Non-Basic Classes], I have listed all options in the sheet for your convenience.

Knight Classes- (Saber, Archer, Lancer)

Cavalry Classes- (Rider, Assassin, Caster, Berserker)

Gender: Obvious

Birth and Death Dates: Approximate if there isn't a definite one.

Alignment: Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, Lawful Evil, Neutral Good, True Neutral, Neutral Evil, Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral, Chaotic Evil, Chaotic Mad, Runaway Mad Enchancement

Catalyst: Completely optional, and mostly fluff. But this is the material used to summon your servant. Usually something important to their story, or something that can be linked back to them. Like a necklace, or the bones of an animal they killed.

Personality: Feel free to fill in as you please. Include why they answered the summons of the Holy Grail- what wish do they desire? Or perhaps do they just want to partake in glorious battle.

Appearance: This is what your character looks like; describe armor in Noble Phantasm's if it's special. Unless stated otherwise pictures will be what your character looks like, exactly. If you have a picture delete this section and throw it at the top of the sheet.

Bio: Heroic Spirit's biography. If you're too lazy to write one use Wikipedia or another website for this, but this is your Servant's legend. You should have something here, for sure. Any changes to their characterization should be covered in this(King Arthur as a girl).

Weapon: Some Servants may use non Noble Phantasm weapons in combat. Usually this should only be one or two things as appropriate.

Parameters:

Strength: Damage. A rank STR means one attack can destroy a small house.

Endurance: Damage one can take. How much HP one has.

Agility: Dexterity or reaction time.

Mana: How much Prana one can handle.

Luck: Ability to defy fate.

Class Skills: For all skills. Please do not just put name and rank. Give an explanation of what it does. Your class skills are listed by class elsewhere. Use anecdotes, feats, and themes to gauge where this should be.

Personal Skills: Certain abilities a Heroic Spirit may have, such as Charisma, Artistic Talent, etc. Keep close to the legend. Three maximum. Exceptional circumstances may bend this rule, however Personal Skills exist to create a themed servant so keep that in mind.

Noble Phantasm: Limit two. Exceptional circumstances may bend this rule, however Noble Phantasms exist to create a themed servant so keep that in mind.

Name:

Title: Kanji name. Usually an explanation like "Sword of Promised Victory."

Rank: E-EX. Plus modifiers are possible

NP Type:

Range: 1 is minimum, 99 is maximum. Format is usually something like 2-50, that's Via Expugnatio and Bellerophon's range. That means Via Expugnatio cannot attack you if your range is 1 from it.

Maximum Number of Targets: 1 to 1000. The format is usually a single number. This may get weird depending on your classification.

Description: What does it do? A paragraph for fluff and a paragraph for what it "does" is usually best. However I will trust you in the formatting. Try to be somewhat original here- Iskander is a really cool guy, so don't make Iskander 2, no one can do that.

If you have any questions regarding masters, let me or one of my Co-Gms know. We will be providing extra material in the OOC proper.

Master Sheet

Name:

Title(s):

Appearance: (This is what your character looks like; a picture up top also works~)

Gender: (Duhh.)

Age: (How old is your character? The maximum age for a non-distorted magus is probably 300 years.)

Alignment: (Lawful Good, Lawful Neutral, Lawful Evil, Neutral Good, True Neutral, Neutral Evil, Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral, Chaotic Evil)

Rank: (Your capability as a Magus. Use this even if you aren't part of the Association, as in that case it's just a designation it would use to describe your talent. Ranks are listed in the opening. If a member of the Association, it can be inflated by politics.)

Objective for the Grail: (What will you wish for? Or perhaps you have another aim for the Grail. . .)

Command Seal: (What will it look like when you summon your servant? Optional. Pictures are acceptable, just spoiler them.)

Personality: (A paragraph or so suffices. We want to leave room for development!)

Bio: (A few sentances, just a basic ideal. Include information on the family you're descended from. The more information on the family, the more its detailed, the more its coherent, the more justifiable having, say, an above average Magus is)

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Magic Circuit Switch: (What activates your magic circuit. For example, Tohsaka Rin activates hers through the sound of stabbing herself in her heart. Emotions and feelings such as pain or sexual arousal also work. Optional, as it's fluff for your character.)

Number of Magic Circuits: Number of circuits. Ranked A-E. Modifiers allowed with scrutiny.

Quality of Magic Circuits: Amount of magical energy one circuit can safely hold. Ranked A-E. Modifiers allowed with scrutiny.

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Elemental Affinity: (Average one's are acceptable, as well as dual elements. Valid elements are Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Ether. Special elements beyond this are acceptable, but are under scrutiny. Additionally, you can list your Origin here if you want to bother with it.)

Magecraft: (Include all schools of magecraft you know, including General Magecraft(Things students at Clocktower would know). We assume they do not know the basics unless the basics are included as an example. If its not mentioned here it's assumed that particular type of magecraft is not something within their capabilities. Do not apply individual spells, but you can use them as examples.)

Crest: (Rough age of the crest, thus family. The magecraft within the crest is assumed to be in your magecraft section.)

Weapon: (Mystic codes, other weapons, etc. Any magus should have a few mystic codes, average for this sort of situation will be considered 3.)

Exceptional Benefit: Meant to be a representation of the special situation inherent to a specific Master. Representatives of the Mage Association, Church, or Middle Eastern organizations will have their own special benefits, with their own special risks.

Benefit Options

Second Owner- Your Magus' Family owns spiritual land somewhere in the world. You may summon your servant in America, or in your own land.

Superior Mystic Code- You may have an exceptional mystic code. It should have importance. It may be a family heirloom, a spoil of war, etc. It is a very high grade mystic code that won't count against your mystic code section in the sheet.

Finality- A singular spell that is a secret technique passed down through your family. It is truly exceptional at whatever it does. Only older families have these however.

Three Day Early Summoning- Your master arrived a bit early to the Grail War. They can summon their servant three days before anyone else. (Except for the Representatives.)

Supply Line- Due to support or contacts with an external organization, you will receive backup(material support typically) from an external organization. This could be your family, the Church, the Association, etc.

Support Magi- You arrived with ten average magi, or double that if its normal people. Every four days, you get your starting amount as reinforcements.

Advanced Technology- You possess some degree of superior mechanical advantage over other mages. Either relying on it, or merely using it as an extra advantage.

There will be more than one of each servant, so you don't need to worry about overlapping.

[Kyoka]

Hello i'd like to pley

[Scallop]

Well definitely interested~

[ManyThings]

Hey, I'm here as well!

[Black Keys]

H e l l o f r i e n d s

[GreenGoat]

Yes hello it is I

[Argonaut]

I AM HERE

[Seirei No Hai]

Do I have the time for this?

Probably, school festival's next week but I could be playing Persona.

Regardless I can probably make time for this.

[Reflection]

Great to have you guys on board so far.

[Dezuel]

I may be interested in this. Will see if I can put together a character for it tomorrow. I will likely bring a character which has never been used in a Fate RP, series or game yet. Note that I am not very set into the fate lore or World, I just know pretty much the basic idea of what the servants are after, the matter with the masters etc. The class special skills and such are pretty much what I don't know.

[Parallel Hearts]

Well, this seems interesting.

I already have a Servant idea gathered up. I'll see if I can come up with Master later.

In any case, here's what I could make until now:

Lancer

LANCER, ARTORIA PENDRAGON

Name: Artoria Pendragon

Title(s): The King of Knights, King Arthur, The Once and Future King

Class: Lancer

Gender: Female

Birth and Death Dates: Unknown. As is expected of her legend, Artoria isn't even considered to be properly dead yet.

Alignment: Lawful Good

Catalyst: A secret piece of the British Royal Regalia which once belonged to her

Personality: Due to the powers of the Holy Lance, Artoria became an existence close to that of a Divine Spirit’s, a goddess if anything. A calm and collected person who hasn't parted with her human nature, despite possessing the composure expected of one of her status. There exists placidity in her choices partly because she's an ideal version of her own self; a king that reached the pinnacle of how a ruler ought to be.

Artoria knows the beauty of the world and has lived a long and fulfilling live, leaving this world without regrets. In essence, Artoria does not have any wishes for the Grail. On the contrary, as a Guardian of the World, she was summoned because the accursed chalice poses a threat to its continued existence. For the sake of protecting the world whose shine she could see even from the Farthest Ends, she will fight wielding all the power that she holds.

Bio: A version of Artoria Pendragon that exists as a possibility in a far away world, far beyond the edges of our own. A King Arthur that has adopted the Holy Lance as her main armament rather than the Holy Sword and thus never ceased aging, becoming a fully developed adult in mind and body. A king who knows no regrets, knowing that she did all that could be done for the sake of her beloved Britain. It was only natural that the kingdom she built would crumble and fall with the passage of time, but the foundation she laid remained and it was able to prosper once again without her interference, becoming one of the greatest nations in history.

There's nothing to be afraid of or a desire to change that which already transpired in this Artoria's heart, only the serenity of a King who fulfilled her mission. One whose history was forgotten and sealed in favor of her more immature self. A King that rests beyond even the ever-distant utopia of Avalon, untouched by the Throne. An Once and Future King that has finally returned from beyond the Edges of the World to save Britain, nay humanity itself during its hour of greatest danger.

Weapon: Rhongomyniad. She's also able to summon her trusted war horse Dun Stallion at-will.

- Parameters:

- Strength: B

- Endurance: A

- Agility: A

- Mana: A

- Luck: C

Class Skills:

- Magic Resistance B: Cancel spells with a chant below three verses. Even if targeted by High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals, it is difficult for them to be affected.

- Riding A: All vehicles and all creatures but those of Phantasmal Beast and Divine Beast-rank can be used as mounts. This rank is high enough to have aptitude for the Rider Class.

Personal Skills:

- Mana Burst A: At Rank A, even a stick can become a weapon of great power. A normal weapon that is not on the level of a divine Mystery can be destroyed in one blow. Can also raise one's defense several times over.

- Charisma B: Having B Rank in this Skill is sufficient to lead a nation as its King. The morale of military forces she commands is extremely high.

- Blessings from the Ends of the World A: Artoria, who possesses the Holy Lance that exists as an anchor to the planet, is receiving divine protection from the Farthest Ends itself. Other than Mana and Luck, all parameters temporarily rank up during battle.

Noble Phantasms:

Name: Invisible Air

Title: Barrier of the Wind King

Rank: C

NP Type: Anti-Unit

Range: 1-2

Maximum Number of Targets: 1 Object or Person

Description: A barrier that renders the blade hidden by entangling it with layers of wind, and altering the light refraction rate. It is closer to a sorcery than a Noble Phantasm. When Artoria manifests as a Saber, this Noble Phantasm was something that conceals her sword, but when she manifests as a Lancer, Invisible Air is treated as nothing more than a “Wind Noble Phantasm”. Used together with the Mana Burst Skill, it brings about the reinforcement of her Agility and a super-jump boost effect. Using all the stockpiled wind at once to fire a long range, area of effect attack (Strike Air) that mows down the enemies is still possible. Differing from Saber's version of Strike Air that is more of a piercing type, Lancer's version will mow people down. She primarily uses this Noble Phantasm to augment her attack power.

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Name: Rhongomyniad

Title: The Lance that Shines to the Ends of the World

Rank: A++

NP Type: Anti-Fortress

Range: 1-99 is maximum.

Maximum Number of Targets: 900 people.

Description: Holy spear. An anchor of storm that fasten together the planet. It has been said that its real form is that of a tower that fasten together the skin of the world. When releasing the True Name, both Rank and classification change.

Its original power is being limited by thirteen restraints, but nevertheless this is the pillar in the far away that shines to extol the brilliance of the planet.

Once called upon, the Lance releases a pillar of light that represents the Tower at the Ends of the World. While it's not meant to be used a weapon to strike down at Artoria's enemies, its destructive power is second to none, only being matched by the King's Holy Sword. It's unclear whether or not those struck by its brilliance are simply obliterated or thrown away from the World itself, regardless of the truth nothing will remain in its wake.

[Reflection]

@Dezuel Don't worry too much. We're a really good group, and the RP is focused on being a mostly casual experience. So people don't need to worry about being lore-fu'd to death. For making your servant, we'll help guide you to finding the right skill set as you need it, okay?

@Parallel Hearts I'm going to talk to my Co-GMs about whether we want to deal with Lancer Artoria. Mostly because she exists pretty much as a Fate/Go gatcha creation, and arguably shouldn't even be summon-able in any regular (Or even special circumstances) grail war due to how she's more or less an immortal divine spirit. It can't even really be argued as a lostbelt situation. Since Lancer Artoria is just a thin guise of her Lion King variant from Go. (And that's not even bringing up all the other special stuff she can do as a lancer.)
I suggest looking into a less controversial character idea.

[King Cosmos]

I'm tempted to join this. Whether or not I do will probably be dependent on whether I can come up with a Master; I really don't know much about how magic works in the Fate universe.

@Reflection will this be a standard war with 7 master/servant pairs? The top post mentioned masters being made en mass so I wasn't sure.

[Reflection]

@King Cosmos We can always help out in the magic department. Since a lot of people struggle with how magic works. (Even I have trouble wrapping my head around some of the magical jargon.) As for masters, there will be more than the 7 pairs. This is mostly because these RPs attract more than seven people usually. And if one person or another has to drop, it won't be nearly as tricky to keep the momentum up.

[GreenGoat]

ill probs either make a saber balin, or a lancer ajax

[Parallel Hearts]

@Parallel Hearts I'm going to talk to my Co-GMs about whether we want to deal with Lancer Artoria. Mostly because she exists pretty much as a Fate/Go gatcha creation, and arguably shouldn't even be summon-able in any regular (Or even special circumstances) grail war due to how she's more or less an immortal divine spirit. It can't even really be argued as a lostbelt situation. Since Lancer Artoria is just a thin guise of her Lion King variant from Go. (And that's not even bringing up all the other special stuff she can do as a lancer.)
I suggest looking into a less controversial character idea.

@Reflection

That's not correct. Regular Lancer Artoria is an even more viable possibility than most of the Lost Belt related material. You may be congealing her image too much with the Lion King who was an irregular entity that:

FGO Camelot Spoilers

Survived for centuries as a consequence of Bedivere's inability to cast Excalibur back and thus was invested with an unbelievable amount of power that goes far beyond her regular Lancer version, becoming the Goddess of Rhongomyniad seen in the Camelot chapter.

The summonable version, such as this one, isn't the same as the Lion King in any manner which is evident from both her in game description and dialogue. To begin with this one is a pretty compassionate and caring individual, that alone should be enough to not mix her up with the alternative version.

I can give up on her if you still don't want this Servant around, but the reasons you pointed are flawed. I guess that an explanation and appeal for you to check her description in the source material is the only thing I can do now.

[FoxSoxs]

I'm going to try and take a shot at a servant!

[Flood]

@Dezuel
We are more than happy to help you build a Servant, like Reflection said we're all pretty friendly dudes. Class skills aren't too bad, each class has their own set class skills after all. Personal skills and Noble Phantasm are where things get tricky, but a lot is doable when creating a Servant and we're ready to help.

@Parallel Hearts
I think that Lancer Artoria would be fundamentally unsummonable even if it were from a Lostbelt due to the fact that she has never died. The Artoria of FSN is only summonable because of the contract she made with the world. Even if a similar contract was made with Lancer Artoria, she would not be summonable into this world, only her own world.

@King Cosmos
I struggle with Magic in the Fate universe, it's some complicated stuff at times lol. There will be several Sabers and such most likely, the IC reason being strange behavior on the part of the Holy Grail, the OOC reason being we're kind of screwed if our only Saber just drops off the face of the planet out of nowhere.

[@everyone else]
I'm super glad to hear you're all interested! If anyone has further questions, feel free to ask any of the GMs, we'll do our best to answer.

[King Cosmos]

@floodtalon I spent some time reading through the wiki pages on magecraft and related materials. Its... confusing, but I have a general idea of how it all works. Unfortunately the wiki has a lot of information on how magecraft works from a lore perspective and very little in the way of examples of what mages can actually do.

As far as Servants go I'll probably just use an existing one, unless I think of a hero I really want to use.

[Flood]

@King Cosmos
I would suggest starting at where you want to be and then trying to work your way backwards from there. If you need help you can message any of the GMs including myself and we can try to help you figure out how to get where you want to be. In general you can adapt most systems of real world magic into Type-Moon friendly magic, it just requires a bit of adjustment.