Art of Fun

Manifold Mecha Mayhem

I can't honestly say I had any one or two series in mind when I was making NA-TA and the Nu Wa, but there's def. a leaning towards Eva with giant space aliens and biomechs. For style/aesthetic I think there's some Valvrave thrown in there.

Christ, Valvrave. What a badgood show.

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Act I ~ The Bloodhounds





The cold grips Hide-shima, as it does every winter. The hunters with the same prey gathered, having never met before.

This is where it begins.

How you got to this city is largely unimportant, be it a few days before hand or only just on that night, what matters is that you were found and brought before someone tonight. This is where it begins.

The group sat before a white uniform-clad man, not much older than anyone else present, feet brought up to rest on the tattered and old wooden desk before him. The only light source in busted and disused factory space came from the moons rays through shattered windows, illuminating one half of the dusty area.

Your chairs, each of various antique makes, are arranged in a slight arc not too far from the desk and its owner, giving you a clear look at the disgruntled expression on the young man's face. He uncrosses one foot from the other, bringing them both down and slowly turning his head to get a look over each of the newcomers in his building.

“I should have figured more would show up.” He offhandedly mentions.

“It’s common courtesy to introduce oneself if they are going to be intruding on the property of others.” He speaks in a matter of fact tone, raising a hand to gesture to the skylines in the distance, past the broken windows and industrial buildings.

He appraises each one of you once again, letting out a small huff.

“But you are new - foreigners…” He tosses a glance to Hazakura specifically here, clearly referring to them as foreigners in more than just the literal sense, "It would be rude of me not to lead by example, for your sake.” He sits up right, taking on a new air of authority, where before he merely appeared to be a uniformed delinquent.

“I am Ikiriyo Tobe, Chief Enforcer for the Hide-shima region. If there’s a problem in this city with it’s...residents, I am obliged to solve the issue in one way or another.” He finishes, then pointing in the general direction of the group. “Introduce yourselves, Little Reapers.”

‘Little Reaper’. The Mori gathered would immediately be able to tell that this man was in the know when it came to their nature, not many used that name for them after all. As to if he’s a threat or not has yet to really be seen, but you do not need to be too savvy to figure out that this man - Ikiriyo - was of of some reputation within the city, at least the side of the city you’d be dealing with.

Time to get to know your fellow undead.

Fate/Finem Venatus RP Interest Thread

@Lionheart, dang dude that stat line. I'd definitely tone it down a few notches. It's worth comparing a servant to where others lay in terms of stats when you're making them. For example, Berserker Herakles, a being who is said to have lifted the sky, 'only' has A+ strength with what is a 'perfect' master and the Mad Enchantment. Is there really enough to warrant him having what could be seen as 2 potential boosts which make him stronger, more durable (not counting God Hand) and just as fast as the son of Zeus?

Compared to other Saber classes, specifically Arturia, his stats also do not line up. At a base level, not counting haxcalibur, he is more powerful than Arturia, who for obvious reasons is probably the max of what you can expect from an English king other than maybe William the Conqueror. If I were to restat him it'd be something like:
Str: B
End: B
Agility: C
Mana: C

When I read and think of Richard the Lionheart, it's not exactly the physical powerhouse you've depicted him as, but rather an adventurous (and poor) king who was a notable Crusader and a decent warrior. The integration and recognition of Gaillard is good, but more can be done with it conceptually than just making it a zone where he fights better. Re purpose it for the defensive, possibly, and consider implementing something like...

Durnstein & Trifels ~ Under the Authority of Him
Rank: D etc etc

Richard the Lionheart was, for a time, imprisoned in Austria, resulting in the equivalent of a PR fiasco for the Byzantine Empire. When eventually brought to the Pope and after a remark regarding deference to him, Richard responded:

"I am born of a rank which recognises no superior but God"

Richard can be held by none who are not the Lord himself. When activating Durnstein, the Lionheart becomes unstoppable by any means that are not extremely powerful restraining NPs, breaking free of any restraints on his movement and disregarding any penalties/debuffs for its durations, allowing him free movement.

Combine that with a defensive Noble Phantasm you could make out of Gaillard and instead of this stat-jockey, you get a progressive tank; a hero who keeps on going and can take hits but is not an absolute destroyer like Berserker while maintaining the idea that stats=representative of legend and class combined. In exchange for a relatively weak stat side for a Saber, you can make one of his Noble Phantasm's exceptionally powerful - a trump card which could toss things on its head. Considering Richard didn't exactly have that much of an outstanding legend in comparison to the likes of Arturia, Berserker, Seigfried, Mordred etc it'd be worth making him more Noble Phantasm based rather than stat/skill. Unfortunately, while Saber is technically the physically strongest class, it does not necessarily mean it is the strongest within an individual war and still depends upon who was summoned.

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IC goin' up soon. Just before hand, the first posts should basically just be a brief introduction. I'm starting it like this so everyone has a sort of common ground, after this you're free to go off and look for things

Fate/Finem Venatus RP Interest Thread

you know im already ready for this gnar, time to get the servant out of the way

Servant Avenger

"Betrayed by my own schemes, in the end."

Class: Avenger

Master: -If applicable-

True Name: Perikles, Founder of the Athenian Empire, Chosen of Athena & Zeus, Predecessor to the King of Conquerors

Gender: Male

Height/ Weight: 6'1, light

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

True Appearance: As pictured, Perikles wears the blues and silvers associated with the Athenians of his time. He has an iconic silver Corinthian design helmet of Athenian make, standard issue for the Greek Hoplites, with a blue plume atop it in a parody of Spartan officers. He is summoned with a xiphos, bow and a hoplon all of high quality, as befitting a hero such as himself, but they are not notable weapons in and of themselves, merely tools of combat he was well acquainted with in life.

Outfits:

Personality: Tsundere idealist. Perikles longs for the world to be better than it is, believing that a united world would ultimately be a beautiful one, but hides this under the cover of 'necessity' to people. It is not about what he wants, Perikles would claim, but about what the people need. He could be viewed as quite the morbid individual, but this was not always the case. After the death of his two legitimate heirs due to his own failure as a general, grief overtook him, and he too suffered the same fate not too long after his legitimate children. Now summoned, the memory of his slowly dying children weighs on his mind.

When love strikes Perikles, it does so very hard for both the platonic and romantic. Perikles' relationship with Aspasia of Miletus, his mistress, was as public as his official marriage, unashamed and intense. Even in the face of slander, he stood strong beside Aspasia and even showed tears for her sake before his fellow Athenians. For his friends and lovers, his is unyielding to an unearthly extent.

As a Servant, he is unusually aware of his own weaknesses, going out of his way to avoid a direct confrontation with another Servant with the knowledge of his comparative physical weakness to many other heroes, especially the Knight classes. If he does face a foe, he would rather it be on his terms where he has the advantage, through a proxy servant, or simply not at all. This does not mean he simply would not fight someone if faced with that dilemma - he is, after all, supposed to be summoned under the Lancer class.

As far as Masters go, he is likely to best operate with a summoner who understands that in life he was a General and a tyrant, and as such would much prefer to take the lead in terms of strategy and direction. But, again, Perikles understands the significance of the War to both himself and his master, and so if he believes it best he will take a back seat. Better a team following a bad idea together than a team trying to follow several different good ones, after all.

Stats:

Strength: E

Endurance: D

Agility: C

Magical Energy: B

Luck: C

Class Abilities:
Vindication: Stat discrepancy between Avenger and a servant of a higher number is calculated and then added to one of Avenger's stats, increasing its rank.

Battle Continuation: B - For an amount of time Perikles can remain standing after taking a grievous wounds, but not to the extent of taking a lethal blow and continuing to fight.

Personal Skills:
Charisma: B

Disengage: B

Strategist: B - Through out the course of the war, Perikles can easily discern the 'best course of action'. However, this is only the theoretical best course, and can still go poorly for him and his master. In his legend, this can be seen in the implementation of the Walls of Athens.

Noble Phantasms:

Olympian ~ The Weapon of Zeus
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 1-500
Maximum targets: 5

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Quintillian - classical writers of Perikles' era and beyond exulted his talents. To them, he was "thundering and lightening" who "excited Greece". According to Arsitophanes and Diodorus, he carried the "Weapons of Zeus" with him. This Noble Phantasm is not a singular weapon, but a state. Perikles pulls down his helmet, eyes igniting with blue energy, spilling out from the visor. Storm clouds rapidly form above the battlefield and rain begins to patter, steadily increading in volume to the sound of gathering thunder. Lights streak horizontally through the clouds. At this point, battling Perikles becomes a risk for any foe.

His body acts as a beacon, and his weapon a targeting point for divine lightning. Any strike, block or parry risks calling down the wrath of Zeus so long as Perikles is as an "Olympian" with the "weapon of Zeus" at his side. This Noble Phantasm also allows for his summoning as Lancer, as it can be used for less mana to increase his agility to A+ rank, however that capability is lost with the Avenger class.

Treasury of Delos ~ Tribute to Athens
Rank: C
Type: Anti-Betrayal
Range: 3
Maximum Targerts: 1

In the days of the Delian League, the city states that once paid tribute to Persia instead did so to Athens in order to have them 'handle' the Persians. In the end this came back to bite the city states, so to speak, and allowed Perikles to solidify the Athenian Empire.

Perikles grants 1 rank up to all stats of 1 servant other than himself, and increases their own mana reserves in exchange for an alliance. This alliance operates under a pseudo-geas; the moment it is broken, the boost is transferred to Perikles, and the impacted servant suffers a rank down to their original stats.

PARTHENON ~ Guidance of the Heroes Companion
Rank: C
Type: ??
Range: 30
Maximum Targets: 30

One of Perikles' most notable feats, and one that is still with us today, is the construction of the New Parthenon which was done under his order. With Guidance of the Heroes Companion, Perikles recreates this feat to a lesser extent.

He claims a building in the name of Athena, turning its interior into that of a temple of the aforementioned god. The inside of this building usually becomes larger than what was once there in an odd shift of reality. When inside the PARTHENON, Perikles and his master recover mana at an increased rate, as well as the servant and master under the Delos geas. On top of this, Perikles may use Olympian free of mana cost while inside PARTHENON. It is the ultimate war room for Perikles and his allies.

This structure is difficult to detect, hidden behind a complex and powerful bounded field which creates a sort of bystander effect when it is looked for. Athena is, after all, a god of wisdom and warfare, and sometimes warfare must be subtle.

tl;dr - A relatively weak servant independently, operates best when working with the long term in mind and under an alliance. sort of like a more 'serious' but fragile iskander

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@ Wonderwall, oh shit, woops. I went over it while scrolling. Will fix.

Anyone who becomes aware of the supernatural, which is easier said than done, can see a Mori. Witnessing a vampire or werewolf does not awaken you to the supernatural, but it's one step away from it. You need to experience, i.e. becoming/being a mage or being turned into a supernatural creature.

@Kimono, I'm afraid I'll have to turn you away, just because there's a lot of people right now. If you're interested later, I can drop a PM to you in case anyone drops out.

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I'm operating on GMT, so I'm guessing around maybe 5pm my time on Wednesday.

And yeah, that's what I was thinking as well, Chukkle. One way to look at it is that each Egregor can 'remove' immortality to certain degrees, but Monica is especially exceptional this with her knife, reducing those stabbed to a base mortal level. Of course there's the drawback of it being risky as fuck, but it's a good tool to have.

Manifold Mecha Mayhem

Mech editied.

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IC should be up on Wednesday at some point. It would be up earlier, but I've got some things to do today, so I won't be able to finish the IC in time.

Thanks for the Update, Rai. Just to let you know, vampires have a broad set of abilities in this setting, and they can be a real mixed bag. If I were to go with what the 'expected' abilities of a vampire would be, it's enhanced strength and speed, but not durability. That power has a lot of potential, though. Vampires can be absurdly powerful in this setting.