Academy of Noble Arms
Thousand Swords Heaven Chapter
Noble Arms — A mysterious power that surfaced during the twilight of World War II - a fact that even today have made many sigh in relief; for the power that Noble Arms lent to its master would have undoubtedly made the already destructive conflict so much more terrible.
At present time, institutions have been founded in order to control the rapidly surfacing ability to summon powerful weapons - weapons that could, to the bafflement of the scientists of today, disregard the laws of physics.
Noble Arms are tools that are innate to the user's mind, and summoned by their will into reality. For reasons that still cannot be explained despite years of research, Noble Arms only take the form of weapons from before the First World War, however, despite the antiquity of these forms, the power they bear to the battlefield is unlike anything modern technology has been able to produce.
The ability to manipulate the elements to the user's will.
Force that can reduce matter down to atoms in seconds.
The power to suspend the laws of the world itself.
All of these powers and more still have surfaced along side Noble Arms, and the ones who bear them, the Arms Masters, are sought after by countries all around the world. Where once the strength of a country was decided by the technological strength of their Army, it is now judge by the power of their Arms Masters.
It is now 2015, and the tradition of Arms Masters has been deeply established in society. There are academies, schools, and programs dedicated to advancing the abilities of Arms Masters for the sake of their country. Truly, there can be no doubt as to the influence that Arms Masters and Noble Arms holds in today's generation.
Focus now on the Thousand Swords Heaven.
One of the more prestigious schools for Arms Masters, it is located in Tokyo, Japan, boasts high-tier tuition and skilled instructors. Backed by several international TNCs and paramilitary organisations, it allows for a spectrum of post-education jobs as well as on-job training in a wide variety of spheres where the Arms Masters may be of use — from warfare to science.
However, it is considered "second best", as it has less governmental and popular support than Shin Sakura Academy, the original institution that was established in 1946 as the first Japanese Arms Master school.
This year, the governing body of the school requires drastic measures to stop this shameful languishing — especially with the Noble Arms Summit coming up soon.
—— Are you good enough to do what it takes to reverse these fortunes? ——
This is a "battle academy shounen" type game, akin to such anime titles as Irregular at Magic High, Chivalry of a Failed Knight, and Asterisk Wars. Therefore I would like characters to be 14~18 years old.
This game will be using the Fate Core system, legally obtainable from the site of its producer. Note that it's "pay as much as you want for the electronic copy, including nothing", so you can get a copy of the rules legally by downloading it from here as well, under Creative Commons. (I do however mildly suggest that you at least check out the site — those guys are pretty cool.)
This is also a parallel game to @TheHangedMan 's Academy of Noble Arms, so do check that out as well.
I am currently looking at about 8-12 player turnout, but I can adjust up or down by a rather hefty margin. To apply, please send me your character idea, short (1-3 paragraphs, unless you feel like writing more!) bio, and the powerset/Noble Arm you would like, by PM. (If you already know the system, of course, you may stat yourself and give me a ready character sheet, but people often have a somewhat hard time grokking Fate, even though it's really simple and reasonable.)
Also, please do not post your character powers into this thread — I would like to keep people guessing, allow people to actually lie about their abilities, and play headgames, so the "powers" part of Character Sheets would be obfuscated from public view.
