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Fate/Eternum — Reboot (Interest Check)

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Fate/Eternum — Reboot

Prologue

Clock Tower, 2019

"Professor, are you really sure about this? The balance of power here in the Clock Tower will shift without your presence..."
"Reines is already old enough to handle these affairs, Grey. Besides..."

The short snippets of dialogue, barely audible past the closed wooden door of the office that the two present were speaking in, were punctuated by the noise of books and other documents being shuffled around. The prestigious Waver Velvet (formerly known as Lord El-Melloi II), known throughout for the Clock Tower for how he drew the potential out of his students, was busy packing whatever it was that he needed away. His assistant, a young woman donning a cloak to cover her face, was standing quietly off to the side, a worried expression on her face as they spoke. Waver himself was staring at a single stack of papers, the light filtering in from the windowsill more than enough to let him read the contents out loud.

"Fusang City: built in the middle of the Pacific by a joint committee made up of the U.S., China, Japan, and... The Clock Tower. To think that the Animuspheres would willing to reveal the existence of magecraft to the UN and set this spark off... It's almost absurd," he sighed, placing the papers off to the side. "Despite retreating to the middle of Antarctica, their actions have set off a long chain of events that have thrown the world into chaos. More than that, though..."

Flipping the page over, Waver stared quietly at the line he had highlighted. This, more than the widespread knowledge of magecraft, stood out to him.

"Servant Summoning. Despite not having the Holy Grail as an anchor, the residents of this multinational city are able to summon Servants. Of course, there is no Holy Grail War, so I still question the validity of this matter, but this is something that the Clock Tower is unable to overlook any further."

"That's why you're being sent over?" Grey asked, quietly packing a few more books into her caretaker's luggage. "Didn't they have a few representatives over there presiding over everything already?"

"Well, yes. But for some reason, a certain former student of mine had decided to submit a proposal—without my approval, no less—asking that I teach over there for a few years instead. 'If it's him, he'll certainly find the diamonds in the rough among them and turn them into great magi!' What a headache..."

The way that Waver spoke of the 'former student' only brought one face to Grey's mind, and their name wasn't even necessary at this point. But it was by this point that Waver himself had finished his preparations. All that was left, of course, was the flight over.

"Grey, contact me or Reines if anything goes awry en route; we are flying on different planes because of that, after all," he remarked, closing up his suitcase and putting on his coat. "In any case... We should be off."

With that said, the soon-to-be 'visiting professor' took his leave, his assistant following close behind.

It was a long flight to the other side of the world, after all.

---

Fusang City

Following the revelation that magic (actually magecraft) was real in the early 2000s, the UN hastily put together a committee to work alongside the Clock Tower in regulating anything even remotely involved. This, in turn, led to another small arms race between developed nations in search of knowledge—this, in turn, was stopped in its tracks by the various factions making up the Mage's Association. Though they loathed their centuries of secrecy coming to naught, a few more progressive magi decided to take this opportunity to seek alternate paths to the Root. Among them, of course, was Fusang City.
Fusang City is less of a city and more its own nation-state. Created on an artificial island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the cooperation of multiple first-world nations led to the rapid development of infrastructure; it could be said that the place had essentially sprung up overnight. What sets this place apart, though, is the ability for the residents therein to summon Servants.
Built on top of a miraculous set of overlapping leylines, the summoning ritually normally reserved for combat has instead become a mainstay of life here for the students that make up more than 3/4 of the city's population. Of course, there are measures in place to stop rampage, but the system itself is somewhat more flawed than the one from which it was derived.
As a whole, Fusang City is a land of high-rise apartments and skyscrapers, and of schools and universities that supply the attending students with knowledge of science and liberal arts. As a result of this multinational coalition, though, students are all mandated to learn English, Mandarin, and Japanese in class. For the few with magical circuits or those with potential to become (or are) Masters, though, there are a scant few classes regarding magecraft and the application thereof.
This is not to say that the city is all modern, though; the efforts of a certain few Servants have led to the development of districts more in line with, for example, classical Roman or Sino-Japanese aesthetics. The former, for example, has a giant Colosseum in the center of the region which plays host to various Servant matches depending on the time of year.
In order to keep the city running, though, there stands at the center a giant building that towers over the rest. Comparable in height to the Taipei 101, this building, shielded by multiple barriers and magical wards (thanks to the various Casters contracted to protect it) plays host to the administrative staff of Fusang City, as well as the main AI and computer systems that maintain the city's infrastructure and transportation network.
Students are officially allowed to summon their Servants at age 14, though the end result is based off of both Master aptitude and any possible catalyst. Of course, anyone who knows the ritual can summon a Servant, so this rules is a bit harder to enforce, but the subsequent monetary fine for an 'illegal' Summon is levied on the person in question (or their legal guardian(s)). They keep the Servant, though, so a few impatient (or rich) children tend to ignore the law regardless.

---

This RP is essentially a mix of Fate/Requiem, A Certain Magical Index, and a bunch of other miscellaneous stories and series. Similarly to the former, those living within the city (assuming they have the qualifications) have Servants, who themselves have become a major part of daily life. As a large majority of the population is made up of students, it is also assumed (though not mandated) that a majority of Masters within the RP's cast would also fall under than umbrella.

For the most part, players will be playing students or other residents of the city (who may or may not yet be Masters) and Servants; the focus won't be placed as heavily onto the 'school' aspect here, if at all.

As for Servants... There's only one major set of rules.
Unless you are:

• A 'Top Servant'*
• A Lostbelt King (e.g. Ivan, Qin Shi Huangdi) or from a Lostbelt (e.g. giant horseman Xiang Yu)
• A collab Servant (e.g. Shiki, Prisma Illya, etc.;) or from an 'alternate' universe (e.g. any Servant Universe Servant, such as MHX, Jane, or Space Ishtar)
• A Pseudo-Servant

, anything's fair game.

*Despite the mention of 'Top Servants', though, I am not wholly discounting their presence within the RP, nor am I completely denying the existence of such Servants as able to be played by RPers. Those that fall under this category (e.g. Artoria, Enkidu, Karna, etc.;) will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and generally on a more critical level than most other Servants.

Players are able to make up to two Servants and one Master, though the second Servant necessitates the completion of a Master before anything else. The ideal scenario is that you pair up with one another, but we can a) use NPCs to fill in the gaps and b) self pairing, though a bit awkward, is situationally acceptable.

Speaking of, forms for your convenience.

Master

• Name:
• Age:
• Appearance:
• Personality:
• Abilities:
• History:
• Other:

Servant

(Shamelessly stealing this from @VitaVitaAR)

• Name:
• Class:
• Appearance:
• Personality:
• Stats:
  
  • Strength: E-A(Modifiers are caused by skills and should be covered in those skills)
  • Endurance: E-A
  • Agility: E-A
  • Mana: E-A
  • Luck: E-A
  • Noble Phantasm:
• Class Skills:
• Personal Skills:
• Noble Phantasm(s):
  
  • Name:
  • Rank: (Any Noble Phantasm with a rank higher than A will be highly scrutinized)
  • Type: (Anti-Unit, Anti-Army, Anti-Fortress)
  • Appearance:
  • Effects:
• Alignment:
• Changes: (This section is purely for things such as genderbending. If you make a male historical or mythological figure female, I want an explanation for it)

Speaking of, though, I'd like to point towards @VitaVitaAR as my co-GM for this. It's a bit of a 'soft reboot', but for the most part the RP should be moving on a tighter internal schedule without as much nebulousness as the last iteration. All questions, concerns, and whatever else can be directed at one of us.

Fate/Eternum — Reboot (Interest Check)

Prologue

Clock Tower, 2019

"Professor, are you really sure about this? The balance of power here in the Clock Tower will shift without your presence..."
"Reines is already old enough to handle these affairs, Grey. Besides..."

The short snippets of dialogue, barely audible past the closed wooden door of the office that the two present were speaking in, were punctuated by the noise of books and other documents being shuffled around. The prestigious Waver Velvet (formerly known as Lord El-Melloi II), known throughout for the Clock Tower for how he drew the potential out of his students, was busy packing whatever it was that he needed away. His assistant, a young woman donning a cloak to cover her face, was standing quietly off to the side, a worried expression on her face as they spoke. Waver himself was staring at a single stack of papers, the light filtering in from the windowsill more than enough to let him read the contents out loud.

"Fusang City: built in the middle of the Pacific by a joint committee made up of the U.S., China, Japan, and... The Clock Tower. To think that the Animuspheres would willing to reveal the existence of magecraft to the UN and set this spark off... It's almost absurd," he sighed, placing the papers off to the side. "Despite retreating to the middle of Antarctica, their actions have set off a long chain of events that have thrown the world into chaos. More than that, though..."

Flipping the page over, Waver stared quietly at the line he had highlighted. This, more than the widespread knowledge of magecraft, stood out to him.

"Servant Summoning. Despite not having the Holy Grail as an anchor, the residents of this multinational city are able to summon Servants. Of course, there is no Holy Grail War, so I still question the validity of this matter, but this is something that the Clock Tower is unable to overlook any further."

"That's why you're being sent over?" Grey asked, quietly packing a few more books into her caretaker's luggage. "Didn't they have a few representatives over there presiding over everything already?"

"Well, yes. But for some reason, a certain former student of mine had decided to submit a proposal—without my approval, no less—asking that I teach over there for a few years instead. 'If it's him, he'll certainly find the diamonds in the rough among them and turn them into great magi!' What a headache..."

The way that Waver spoke of the 'former student' only brought one face to Grey's mind, and their name wasn't even necessary at this point. But it was by this point that Waver himself had finished his preparations. All that was left, of course, was the flight over.

"Grey, contact me or Reines if anything goes awry en route; we are flying on different planes because of that, after all," he remarked, closing up his suitcase and putting on his coat. "In any case... We should be off."

With that said, the soon-to-be 'visiting professor' took his leave, his assistant following close behind.

It was a long flight to the other side of the world, after all.

---

Fusang City

Following the revelation that magic (actually magecraft) was real in the early 2000s, the UN hastily put together a committee to work alongside the Clock Tower in regulating anything even remotely involved. This, in turn, led to another small arms race between developed nations in search of knowledge—this, in turn, was stopped in its tracks by the various factions making up the Mage's Association. Though they loathed their centuries of secrecy coming to naught, a few more progressive magi decided to take this opportunity to seek alternate paths to the Root. Among them, of course, was Fusang City.
Fusang City is less of a city and more its own nation-state. Created on an artificial island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the cooperation of multiple first-world nations led to the rapid development of infrastructure; it could be said that the place had essentially sprung up overnight. What sets this place apart, though, is the ability for the residents therein to summon Servants.
Built on top of a miraculous set of overlapping leylines, the summoning ritually normally reserved for combat has instead become a mainstay of life here for the students that make up more than 3/4 of the city's population. Of course, there are measures in place to stop rampage, but the system itself is somewhat more flawed than the one from which it was derived.
As a whole, Fusang City is a land of high-rise apartments and skyscrapers, and of schools and universities that supply the attending students with knowledge of science and liberal arts. As a result of this multinational coalition, though, students are all mandated to learn English, Mandarin, and Japanese in class. For the few with magical circuits or those with potential to become (or are) Masters, though, there are a scant few classes regarding magecraft and the application thereof.
This is not to say that the city is all modern, though; the efforts of a certain few Servants have led to the development of districts more in line with, for example, classical Roman or Sino-Japanese aesthetics. The former, for example, has a giant Colosseum in the center of the region which plays host to various Servant matches depending on the time of year.
In order to keep the city running, though, there stands at the center a giant building that towers over the rest. Comparable in height to the Taipei 101, this building, shielded by multiple barriers and magical wards (thanks to the various Casters contracted to protect it) plays host to the administrative staff of Fusang City, as well as the main AI and computer systems that maintain the city's infrastructure and transportation network.
Students are officially allowed to summon their Servants at age 14, though the end result is based off of both Master aptitude and any possible catalyst. Of course, anyone who knows the ritual can summon a Servant, so this rules is a bit harder to enforce, but the subsequent monetary fine for an 'illegal' Summon is levied on the person in question (or their legal guardian(s)). They keep the Servant, though, so a few impatient (or rich) children tend to ignore the law regardless.

---

This RP is essentially a mix of Fate/Requiem, A Certain Magical Index, and a bunch of other miscellaneous stories and series. Similarly to the former, those living within the city (assuming they have the qualifications) have Servants, who themselves have become a major part of daily life. As a large majority of the population is made up of students, it is also assumed (though not mandated) that a majority of Masters within the RP's cast would also fall under than umbrella.

For the most part, players will be playing students or other residents of the city (who may or may not yet be Masters) and Servants; the focus won't be placed as heavily onto the 'school' aspect here, if at all.

As for Servants... There's only one major set of rules.
Unless you are:

• A 'Top Servant'*
• A Lostbelt King (e.g. Ivan, Qin Shi Huangdi) or from a Lostbelt (e.g. giant horseman Xiang Yu)
• A collab Servant (e.g. Shiki, Prisma Illya, etc.;) or from an 'alternate' universe (e.g. any Servant Universe Servant, such as MHX, Jane, or Space Ishtar)

, anything's fair game.

*Despite the mention of 'Top Servants', though, I am not wholly discounting their presence within the RP, nor am I completely denying the existence of such Servants as able to be played by RPers. Those that fall under this category (e.g. Artoria, Enkidu, Karna, etc.;) will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and generally on a more critical level than most other Servants.

Players are able to make up to two Servants and one Master, though the second Servant necessitates the completion of a Master before anything else. The ideal scenario is that you pair up with one another, but we can a) use NPCs to fill in the gaps and b) self pairing, though a bit awkward, is situationally acceptable.

Speaking of, forms for your convenience.

Master

• Name:
• Age:
• Appearance:
• Personality:
• Abilities:
• History:
• Other:

Servant

(Shamelessly stealing this from @VitaVitaAR)

• Name:
• Class:
• Appearance:
• Personality:
• Stats:
  
  • Strength: E-A(Modifiers are caused by skills and should be covered in those skills)
  • Endurance: E-A
  • Agility: E-A
  • Mana: E-A
  • Luck: E-A
  • Noble Phantasm:
• Class Skills:
• Personal Skills:
• Noble Phantasm(s):
  
  • Name:
  • Rank: (Any Noble Phantasm with a rank higher than A will be highly scrutinized)
  • Type: (Anti-Unit, Anti-Army, Anti-Fortress)
  • Appearance:
  • Effects:
• Alignment:
• Changes: (This section is purely for things such as genderbending. If you make a male historical or mythological figure female, I want an explanation for it)

Speaking of, though, I'd like to point towards @VitaVitaAR as my co-GM for this. It's a bit of a 'soft reboot', but for the most part the RP should be moving on a tighter internal schedule without as much nebulousness as the last iteration. Given that this is an interest check, though, well... Questions about the setting (and other relevant details) can be directed to either of us as we finalize some stuff behind the curtains.

Visions of Elysium—A Non-Isekai VRMMO RP (Now Open!)

@Sanity43217: All right, then accepted.

Visions of Elysium—A Non-Isekai VRMMO RP (Now Open!)

@Sanity43217: Okay, let's see...

Okay, so there's one minor thing and one slightly less minor thing that I'd like to bring up.

First, the minor: the appearance you've grabbed feels a bit more 'modern' than what I'd expect from the game given the general aesthetic of the characters thus far—mainly the head, which feels like something out of Warframe. If you can give me a bit of justification on that front, I'll let that slide, but for now? Eeeeh... It's minor.

Second: Personality. This is more of a worry with regards to the cast we have at hand, and I'm not sure if your character would even be inclined to stay with the group in the first place. Given we have:

• A roleplaying nun
• A fox who is the farthest thing from a 'serious player'
• A blacksmith whose M.O. is making semi-troll equipment

I'm a bit hesitant. This isn't a rejection of the character, but if you want to press ahead with that in mind, then I don't think I'm in any place to stop you.

Visions of Elysium—A Non-Isekai VRMMO RP (Now Open!)

@Sanity43217: Well, I guess I should address that, then.
The other abilities can afford to be vague because they're not necessarily as technologically advanced as what you were presenting. I can get a general feel for their relative strength and such at a glance, as opposed to the mech, which is... More nebulous in that regard. A powered suit as opposed to Iron Man suit are sorta like night and day. Worst comes to worst, I call for clarification.

As for the races: my issue lies in the passive, not the race itself. 's it, really.

Visions of Elysium—A Non-Isekai VRMMO RP (Now Open!)

@Sanity43217: Okay, there's a few major problems that present themselves to me immediately here.
First: the racial passives. Frankly speaking, I really dislike the idea of an entire aspect of a game being locked behind a single race, and this is no exception. Creativity is inherent to a person, not a race, and implying otherwise... It doesn't sit well with me.
On top of that, we have other races of magically-inclined people, so tacking that on top of this already-problematic proposal... Nope.

Second: the mech. I'm going to be honest: I, at some point or another, expected a mech of some variety, especially given modern design sensibilities. My problem here, though, is that it seems to be a bit too technologically far forward for a month's worth of development relative to that. It's vague and seems somewhat out of place given that fact, so... Yeah.

That's it, really. I'm rejecting the form primarily off of those two issues.

Visions of Elysium—A Non-Isekai VRMMO RP (Now Open!)

Ryusei

Despite the odd chain of interruptions, Ryusei didn't seem to really mind much of it, if at all. He wasn't exactly familiar with any feuds that the blacksmith had, but given the way that the Sister was acting...

Well, he could understand why they weren't on the best of terms. Though he didn't necessarily agree with how Raza marketed her goods (and in his head, there were better people to market to), finding the occasional diamond in the rough in the midst of this mess made the trade-off worth it.

That was, at least, how he felt as the ifrit handed the pair of clawshots to him. The warnings were not lost upon his ears, of course, as he fitted both of them onto his arms. Being prone to breaking or overheating...

"Well, as far as downsides go for a few pieces of experimental gear, that's actually not that bad," he muttered, twisting his arms around to make sure that there wasn't anything that he hadn't noticed about them before nodding. "All right, that's workable for now."

Turning back towards the blacksmith, though, Ryusei glanced for a moment at the person she was addressing—or, more accurately, her equipment—before shrugging his shoulders. Despite the intent of him using his new tools for a test run, he didn't exactly see any harm in bringing more people along besides the two of them. There were plenty of people in here right now that could probably tag along. It was times like these, of course, that Elysium's lack of hard levels showed its benefits.

There wasn't any reason not to suggest they group up, really.

"So, uh..." he began, raising his voice slightly as he raised his arm in the air, "Weird, off-the-cuff question for everyone present: anyone else willing to join for Sacred Grove after you're done here?"

Well, he had to start somewhere, even if it was a bit... Awkward, to say the least.

@Raineh Daze@Rune_Alchemist@TheFake@Pyromania99@RolePlayerRoxas

Visions of Elysium—A Non-Isekai VRMMO RP (Now Open!)

Ryusei

Despite the apparent buzz within the shop as he entered, Ryusei hadn't been particularly fazed by the transaction. If anything, though, he was a bit worried about the poor sap who had just shelled out for one of Raza's patented pieces of cursed gear. Sure, there were a few weirdoes who wanted to try optimizing for whatever downside her gear had tacked onto it, or were praying that the upsides outweighed the downsides (heavens knew he had been one of them a week ago), but he was here for something more experimental.

Heck, maybe he wouldn't lose the gamble too hard this time.

"Nah, I'm good," he responded simply, waving his hand in the air before a bag of coins dropped into it. "I'll just take the order, so--"

Before he could finish the transaction, though, the arrival of someone else edging their way in to interrupt irked him, however slightly. The possibility that Raza had sold the wrong thing to the wrong person crossed his mind momentarily, of course, but ideally he wouldn't get wrapped up in a mess like that if that was the case.

"...Right. In any case..." he resumed, placing the money in front of Raza with a nod. "Twin clawshots, custom order. You said you also wanted some spirit silver for... Something?"

A fist-sized piece of ore followed soon after the cash, and Ryusei looked at the shopkeeper expectantly.

"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't curious, but you said you'd tag along for a Sacred Grove run to make sure things weren't breaking apart at the seams before that, right?"

Of course, learning how to use his new tools (if they worked) was a priority, but hunting for spare fairy flowers in the process was never a bad thing.

@Rune_Alchemist @Pyromania99 @Raineh Daze @RolePlayerRoxas

Visions of Elysium—A Non-Isekai VRMMO RP (Now Open!)

Ryusei — Grasspeak Marketplace

With a deep breath of air, Ryusei smiled as he crossed his arms, glancing around at the variety of stalls and storefronts around him. Despite being the first place that players had access to (or, rather, because it was the first place they arrived at), Grasspeak had grown into a place where more than a few merchants had set up shop. Of course, being run on the official servers meant that they were always bustling with life, and today was no exception. Though most of the shops were tailored towards catering to newer players, there was a different reason that he had decided to drop by the area today.

Namely, a certain store at which he had placed an order a little while ago.

"Hey, Raza," he called out, opening the door to the shop in question as he poked his head around. "You in right now? I've got what you asked for the equipment I ordered."

After a few moments, the young man stepped inside the shop proper, glancing around at whatever seemed to be up for display today.

Not like he really wanted to poke at anything, though; there was a definite folly to trying to grab at a cursed item without figuring out what the curse on it was, of course.

@Rune_Alchemist