[OOC] Fate/illuminated histoire

[samakama]

All right. I‘m thinking about Martin of Tours as Rider of Black, if that works.

[VitaVitaAR]

@samakama: I don't see why he wouldn't, there's a lot of material to work with.

[Raineh Daze]

• Name: Charname Avilone
• Age: 24
• Gender: Female
• Appearance: Beware the quiet ones. The glasses are, in fact, normal glasses… though given the nature of her employment, blocking mystic eyes also became a necessary backup.
• Personality: Charname isn’t a terribly confident person in some regards, particularly not socially, but nor is she excessively shy. In the end, though, she would be happier in the stressful situations that most people avoid, where her skills and upbringing are of more use—rather than having to make conversation over things that simply don’t matter.
  Her opinion on maids is a conflicted one. On the one hand, she likes the look and would join Erika in appreciating them… on the other hand, she very much does not like being dressed as a maid and wishes she could have some more intimidating attire. This might explain why she stands up to her boss where she would silently accept other people.
• Skills: Despite her employment, Charname lacks the abilities of a maid. Cleaning? An excellent way to get something broken or parts overlooked. Cooking? She can determine if your food has been tampered with but not actually cook something herself, in which case poison is the expected result. The real bulk of her skills are hand-to-hand skills, with a particular focus on knives as both useful where magecraft is concerned and simply for dealing with threats, but experience with other weapons as well. Quite unbecoming for a magus, she doesn’t scorn the use of firearms—depending on the situation, quite anything could be of use.
• Abilities: Despite their lack of interest in the conceptual possibilities of magecraft, the Avilone have had through the generations a strong desire to perfect the practical use of such things for their own needs. For instance, their approach towards Bounded Fields is peculiar; rather than focus on grand defences and territory, it is one of “what is most useful on the individual scale”. For instance, what is the distinction between delineating inside and outside on clothing rather than buildings? Even in part, buildings will move, and that within them switch about. A narrow loophole that, through sheer pedantry, allowed for establishing bounded fields on their attire. In Charname’s case, this gives her deep pockets. Very deep pockets; every implement or weapon that she feels might be reasonably useful on her person, at once.
  Her preference for using knives follows a similar route, a brief field established by carving runes is an excellent emergency barrier, or trap. Of course, even the non-bounded field uses are useful… as are rune-based curses like Gandr.
  Given the amount of armament both physical and metaphysical that Charname carries, it should be no surprise that part of her contract—one not even necessarily stated to her owner—includes a particular geas: if she should need to give her life then it will be done, regardless of her possible thoughts on the matter. For this reason, self-sacrificial techniques are also within her abilities.
• Brief Backstory: The Avilone family is one with no interest in reaching the Root, no grand history or lineage to draw on. They are a lineage who took one look at the wealthy, established magus families and came to the conclusion: the best way to prosper is to attach ourselves to them. Thus, for generations the main line has itself provided protection to the Maidandora and trained their heir as such. That which would not be of use in their chosen role and hangers-on to luxury was ignored.
  The demand that she be employed as a maid was quite the insult to Charname’s pride, even if there was no escaping the requirement.
• Faction: Mage Association

[VitaVitaAR]

@Raineh Daze: Accepted.

[samakama]

Rider of Black

Name: Martinus Turonensis

Class: Rider

Appearance:

Appearance:

Personality: St Martin of Tours is pretty much exactly what you would expect of a saint. Humble, a master who washes the feet of his attendant. Modest, not hungering for power or fame or wealth. Pious, unflinching in his words and works in service of the Lord. In his lifetime he was known for exceptional mercy, advocating for clemency on behalf of heretics sentenced to death and preaching repentance even to demons and the devil. Despite his past career as a cataphract and a member of the imperial bodyguard, Martin has long since laid down arms, and renounced all war and killing. Even if it were to defend his most beloved companions, he would never raise a finger against one of the Almighty’s children, however far astray they may be. Slow to anger, quick to forgive; his demeanour is seemingly always one of tranquil contentment, or even bliss.

Parameters:

• Strength: C+
• Endurance: A
• Agility: C+
• Mana: D+
• Luck: D
• Noble Phantasm: B

Class Skills:
Magic Resistance: A. Demons in various forms, even the devil — all manner of diabolical creatures have tried their wicked arts on him to no avail. Mere magecraft is of no concern.
Riding: C. Despite being most commonly depicted on horseback, Martin only ever served a few short years in the Roman cavalry, and was fortunate enough to never fight a battle during that stint. It has been a while, so he’s gotten a little rusty.
Divinity: C. Venerated both in antiquity and the modern day, particularly in France, and numbered among the most famous saints of the Western church, it is no surprise that Martin possesses some degree of Divinity. The man himself is however vehemently against the very thought of such heresy.

Personal Skills:
Quis Contra Nos: B. Martin was never actually martyred. He did come very close several times, though, and his unwavering conviction in the face of mortal danger is no lesser than those who were ultimately called to Heaven. This mental fortitude makes psychological attacks and tests of his conviction a breeze, and withstanding intense pain an easy task. Mind-affecting attacks of any kind are ineffective.
Fratribus Meis Minimis: A. It was an act of most Christian charity which led the future bishop to salvation, one winter at the gate of Amiens. Whenever and wherever it is possible for him to render assistance to anyone in need, Martin will do so. Be they sinner or saint alike, and regardless of his own circumstances, he will never hesitate to put his neck on the line to provide for the least in society. Through a sort of ‘intuition’ which he calls God-given wisdom, Martin always knows the needs of everyone around him, and the best way to go about helping them. This includes those who are hostile against him, and those who he has yet to meet; even a Servant using Presence Concealment of Rank B or below would be detected.
Pugnare Mihi Non Licet: A. Martin declared himself no longer a soldier of Caesar but of Christ, right in front of the emperor himself. To support his declaration, he was willing to stand at the front of the whole army with neither sword nor shield. There is nothing different about this war. He may protect the weak and tend to the suffering, at the vanguard or in the rear, but nevermore will he take up arms. He will participate in combat should the circumstances compel him to, yet even if his own life were at stake, he will never aim to kill. It would take a Command Spell with a simple and specific order to overcome this. In battle, he will always head for the front lines, and draw the attention of opponents in the process.

Noble Phantasms:
Name: Hic Me Veste Contexit: A Chapel for the Pauper
Rank: C
Type: Anti-Army
Appearance: An intact red chlamys.
Effects: The remainder of the military cloak with which the young cavalryman clothed a beggar at Amiens at the expense of his own modesty. Although there was only one beneficiary in the original legend, this continuously-active Noble Phantasm can be divided into seven parts and shared with up to six targets, with one part for Martin himself. When wearing a part of the cloak, any harm which comes to the wearers will be redirected to Martin. The wearers’ wellbeing is restored gradually, which also has a calming effect. For each additional wearer under his protection, his endurance doubles, offering him exponentially higher defensive capabilities in exchange for bearing the burdens of the vulnerable. Only the wearer can remove their own part of the cloak, which disappears and is restored to Martin’s cloak upon doing so.

Name: Quoniam Tu Mecum Es: I Shall Fear No Evil
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Unit
Appearance: N/A
Effects: A Noble Phantasm representing Martin’s propensity to defy death. When he was confronted with pagan assassins and hostile hosts, the Lord repelled their blades and brought a peaceful resolution to the futile fighting. So long as Martin holds true to his beliefs and keeps the faith, no harm will come to him. Any one who intends to hurt him will fail, their attacks either doing no damage or missing entirely. This supernatural protection does not extend to those around him, however, not even his own mount. Damage inflicted upon him through his cloak is not affected by this either.

Name: Loricatos Quos Cataphractos Vocant: The Young Soldier’s Ironclad Stallion
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Unit
Appearance: A large pony, 14 hands tall. Its pure white coat is concealed by an all-encompassing set of iron scale armour, which covers it from head to tail. Comes with reins and a four-horned saddle, but no stirrups.
Effects: Martin’s steed throughout his career in the legions, and the one he rode when he divided his cloak. One of the most iconic parts of his saintly depiction, a symbol of charity and the moral duties of a soldier; when ridden, it doubles his strength, agility, and mana. It can be used to charge at and run over opponents. This Noble Phantasm can be destroyed by sufficient firepower, rendering it unusable for a few hours, but its endurance is equivalent to Rank A thanks to its thick and heavy armour. As in life, it can feed off mundane grass and hay alone in place of receiving mana from its rider.

When ridden, it will always protect its rider from harm to the best of its ability unless explicitly commanded otherwise, up to and including intercepting attacks with its body. It can also completely nullify a single attack or short series of attacks even if it would normally be impossible for it to do so, such as one from a Conceptual Weapon, at the cost of being permanently put out of action for the remainder of the War.

Name: Ydola Vana Ruunt: Destroy the False and Heathen
Rank: C
Type: Anti-Unit
Appearance: Is it a hammer or an axe? Personally leaning towards the former.
Effects: Legend has it that Martin used this to smash pagan statues and temples. He personally doesn’t recall using this particular tool, whatever it may be, but it’s here anyway. When used to strike a magical object, it can render the object’s magical abilities unusable for a period of time depending on the strength of the object’s magic. A low-quality Mystic Code would be destroyed completely, whereas a B-ranked Noble Phantasm would only be disabled for a few seconds at most, and a C-ranked one for no more than a minute. Anything stronger would be completely unaffected, and Noble Phantasms which are not objects (such as abilities and techniques) will also function normally. If the targeted object’s wielder has sufficiently high Luck, this effect may fail.

Also usable as a normal hammer/axe.

Alignment: Lawful Good

[Raineh Daze]

Nero's pairing with Erika and Charname with Nightingale.

[VitaVitaAR]

@samakama: Hey, need a chance to talk to my CO-GMs before I pass judgement.

@Raineh Daze: Alright updating list.

For everyone else, the RP is slated to start this coming week if possible!

[VitaVitaAR]

@samakama: Okay, the big issue I see here is there's really nothing making him a Rider. The sort of quintessential Rider is a Servant who is personally not particularly strong but has multiple NPs, one of which is related to something they rode.

He doesn't really have that.

Give him something like that.

[samakama]

@VitaVitaAR Added two more NPs. Let me know if any more changes are needed.

[VitaVitaAR]

@samakama: Hmmm... Honestly, he's still kind of underwelming. While I wouldn't recommend making his hammer NP stronger and I don't like Noble Phantasms that specifically function by destroying/permanently disabling other Servant's NPs.

But aside from that, Riders are defined by personally not being that powerful but having multiple strong NPs. Try using his history as a basis and really boost up his horse or something, think about what canon Riders can do.

[VitaVitaAR]

For everyone still working on a character: I'm going to be starting this RP this coming Friday!

[VitaVitaAR]

Hey, sorry for the triple post, but since it looks like we'll have some NPC Servants, would everyone like to see what we have in mind?

I figure it's probably for the best to keep discussion going.

Additionally, given the fact the RP's start is incoming, we also need to solve the potential issue of lacking Master numbers on Black Team, which I honestly hadn't anticipated.

[VitaVitaAR]

And so it begins!

@Raineh Daze@Rin@RolePlayerRoxas@PKMNB0Y@KoL@Cu Chulainn@Heavy Snark@Anza@1Charak2@Crusader Lord

[Crusader Lord]

@Heavy Snark Yo, would you like to make a first post with Archer? Due to some time constraints irl I had to get just a quick post up tonight for my servant.

[VitaVitaAR]

@samakama: Sorry for the delay, in light of our conversations over PMs, accepted.