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Tri-Mon Crossover (Shin Megami Tensei, Digimon, and Pokemon in a Shared Universe).

Revised Faction List

The Japanese Government (Lawful-Good) - The Central Government of Japan, overwhelmed by the monster infestation tearing the country apart, turned to YHVH and his Angels to aid in the protection of the realm. However, Their focus is not on worshipping YHVH, but rather the protection and reestablishment of order and people across Japan. To that end, they are working to form shelters and protection for innocents against any and all monsters and monster tamers.

The Nagasaki Fleet (Lawful-Neutral) - A Military unit serving YHVH in their divine takeover of the world, while trying to slowly change the creator god into a more benevolent and gentle god, and are willing to work with the more extreme Messians and shed blood for that.

The Order of Messians (Lawful-Evil) - Extremist disciples of YHVH who follows and serves him and his angels without question or remorse. They aim to smite whoever they deem wicked and blasphemous in the name of the lord, so that a new peaceful world under his light may overtake the imperfect one they live in today.

The Imperial Army (Neutral-Good) - Japan's military might led officially by the Imperial Royal Family, with the goal of bringing back peace and stability to the country by destroying all the monsters rampaging across the realm.

The Zaibatsu (True Neutral) - An Enigmatic corporation that's shown itself in the beginning of the monster infestation. Possessing every means to aid all monsters and make deals, they side with no one exclusively, and instead deals with and lends services to everyone equally. Their domains are deemed hallow grounds where violence is not allowed.

Divine Powers (Neutral-Evil) - A group of Scientists and enforcers who research and conduct live experiments on a variety of different monsters to create new divinities and potentially obtain divine power themselves, creating amalgamations, mutants, and abominations in the name of deific evolution.

Ronin (Chaotic-Good) - Wandering modern-day Samurai (or just wandering swordsmen without a formal Samurai rank) who go around righting wrongs and protecting the innocent, but are not particularly committed to any single agenda. Sometimes overlaps with the Anarchists.

Anarchists (Chaotic-Neutral) - Not really an organization, but rather, anyone who hedonistically embraces the chaos of the world to do what they want for any reason they desire, and who may or may not work with other like-minded anarchists for those goals.

Ring of Gaea (Chaotic-Evil) - An Ancient organization of Demon Summoners and heretics often seen as followers of the likes of Lilith or Lucifer. They are extremists of a might-makes-right philosophy, believing that the world should be led and populated by the strong, while the weak will be used, enslaved, and/or ultimately purged.

Tri-Mon Crossover (Shin Megami Tensei, Digimon, and Pokemon in a Shared Universe).

Tri-Mon Crossover (Shin Megami Tensei, Digimon, and Pokemon in a Shared Universe!)

I. Intro

Intro

A Japan where reality is shattered, and Pokemon, Digimon, and Demons compete and coexist.

Demons possess fundamental powers of Creation, which allow them to bring forth new objects from nothingness. However, they can be changed and altered by Human beliefs. Not merely that, but Gods, or even Capital-G God, the Creator of the Universe, can be downgraded into Demons by those same Human beliefs, and there is a cottage industry engaged in doing just this so that Demons can be controlled by Human 'Summoners'. Today, most demons no longer live up to their reputations as gods due to a loss of faith resulting from the messy and/or conflicting mythologues forced upon them. However, that is not to say that they are powerless, nor that all of them suffer equally from humanity’s attempts at rewrites.

Pokemon originated from an attempt at making artificial Demons resistant to attempts to change them through belief. However, even they need energy from Human bonds to gain real power, which is why many of them, even Arceus, the first Pokemon, form friendships with Humans that they draw energy from; sometimes, however, weaker Pokemon can be disadvantaged by those friendships and abused.

The Digimon, meanwhile, are fully independent beings capable of human speech like Demons, drawing energy from Human relationships like Pokemon, but cannot be changed by just believing different things about them. In fact, as Digital Beings, they can reshape Demons as well as Humans can, which they use to transform Demons into Digimon. This is a terrifying development.

As for Humans? They are the real rulers of the Universe, yet subjugate each other with 'Mons as their tools. They want meaning and belonging from being part of a greater cause, yet do not want to accept that they have subjugated and altered every being that was once worth their worship. Now they make war with each other in a Japan similar yet different from our own, hoping to shape a new Reality where one set of beliefs is on top, hoping it would grant them satisfaction...

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Yes, a Pokemon + Digimon + Shin Megami Tensei RP that tries to meld the settings together. This will be an Open World RP, within reason, where you guys get to play in multiple places and have multiple plotlines with each other, maybe across multiple threads. However, there will be a lot of violence, including violence towards Pokemon, so do not expect this setting to be, well, child's play.

II. How does this all work?

Backstory and Lore Stuff

The Great Will, also called The Axiom, created Humanity, and gave it the power of Observation, which means that what Humanity collectively believes about Gods and other mythological beings becomes real. So as Humanity grew and evolved, they 'Observed' the supernatural landscape around them, reshaping them according to their changing beliefs and local cultures. Even YHVH, the foremost avatar of the Great Will/Axiom, the creator of the Universe, and the God of Law and Monotheism, was affected by the very power given to Humanity even as the latter praised and worshiped him.

In Japan, this had consequences, where, except in various areas of Kyushu Island, YHVH is transformed into an evil tyrant opposed by Lucifer, who according to most Japanese is the benevolent sort of rebel. This is generally not the case in other areas of the world, where it is seen as the reverse. Eventually, as the various nations of Humanity forged global connections and began to compare and contrast notes, they realized that they could create and control their Gods, and so experiments in creating their own, more consistent 'Monsters' were kick-started.

This resulted in Pokemon being born from alchemical experiments melding Demons and biological life in the Sengoku period (Oda Nobunaga fully united Japan in this timeline), and Digimon being born in Great Britain in the 1940s when computer technology was advancing at a rapid pace. Now, Demons, Pokemon, and Digimon are commonplace throughout the world, although Demons are more common in places where traditional beliefs are strong.

The consequences are that Japan and the rest of the world are more divided; Japan's Imperial Diet is almost as powerless as the Emperor, as entire cities and prefectures use the power of Pokemon, Digimon, and Demons to defy the central government's decrees. The country is in a low-level civil war, albeit one where the most powerful 'Rogue Regions' have made it clear that they'd unite against any obvious foreign interference.

And this, my dear Demon Summoner/Digimon Tamer/Pokemon Trainer, is where you come in.

Are you a warlord, using the power of Bishamonten to slaughter your foes?

Are you a corporate executive, masterminding the creation of new, stronger Digimon?

Or are you a Pokemon Trainer who's just using his Pokemon to farm?

...Maybe you're something else; we'll see - Either way, Japan is your oyster.

III. Magic, Technology, and How Humans Can Match 'Mons

Magic

Magic exists in the world, and in Canon SMT, most Humans are incapable of it without aid from a magic item, demonic ancestry, or having a demonic magical item implanted into them like the Magatama. Needless to say, this rule is relaxed in this Roleplay, and you can be a Mage as well as a Pokemon Trainer, Digimon Tamer, and Demon Summoner, albeit with this limitation:

The Grand Restriction: More Powerful Magic, Less Powerful 'Mons

Magic feeds on the very same emotional energy that Pokemon, Digimon, and Demons depend on. If you use your Magic to cast a spell, you can't use that energy to fuel your 'Mon's powers. Being a Mage at all reduces your initial Team size to 5, with greater powers limiting your team size further. Depending on the power, they may limit the amount of ‘Mon you can effectively field at the same time, unless your character holds back on their powers. (and has powers that allow them to)

There are 4 main limitations to you and your team in this RP:

• Your starting magical capabilities and your starting team - 6
• The number of ‘Mon that can be tied to a single source of magic (you) without causing magical interference - 6
• The number of ‘Mon capable of simultaneous action within combat without causing magical interference - 3
• The power of the magic you and your ‘Mon are able to wield simultaneously - 4

Starting with the initial team limit, you and your team of ‘Mon must cost no more than 6 “points”:

• 1 point for your character having any magical capabilities that are even slightly relevant in a battle. This includes willpower abilities, such as SMT phys or gun skills.
  
  • 2 points (instead) if your character’s magic isn’t pathetic, such as being able to cast a tier 2 SMT spell such as Agilao, or being able to cause some damage to harder/sturdier ‘Mon (e.g. steel pokemon) via punches or bullets.
  • 3 points if your character’s magic is actually quite strong, such as being able to cast a tier 3 SMT spell such as Agidyne or the utility to deal with most forms of attack or defense. It is around this point that your unarmed character tends to be more dangerous than a dude with a gun, but not so strong that a dude with a gun is a complete non-issue to them.
  • 4 points if your character’s magic tends to lean towards “They win if it is used successfully”, or if they are otherwise capable of affecting a particularly large area. At this point, your character’s abilities have strong effects, but even if they don't, they might belong here if there are few conventional (non-magical, non-’Mon) means of countering it.
  • 5 points If your character scrapes the limits of what is allowed; able to single-handedly cause large-scale catastrophes with their powers. The form that catastrophe takes need not be physical, or even a catastrophe, but the influence your character wields over the world puts the vast majority of ‘Mon to shame.
• 2 points per Ultra Beast, Paradox Pokemon, Sublegendary Pokemon, or Pokemon in the 600 club. (Which includes pseudo-legendary pokemon and Archaludon)
• 1 point for all other non-legendary, non-mythical pokemon
• 2 points for a digimon currently capable of digivolving into a mega form
• 2 points for digimon fusions (aka DNA Digivolutions, because they are just two digimon in a trenchcoat)
• 1 point for all other digimon
• 1 point for any grade 79 or lower (4 star or lower) demon in dx2
• 1 point for any demon with a grade of 50 or lower in a mainline SMT/Persona game.

This is solely for your character's initial team; your character can grow as a mage and your collection of 'Mon can expand beyond your initial selection. While special pokemon and high-grade demons aren't allowed on starting teams, your character can capture legendary or mythical pokemon, or high-grade demons within the RP. That being said, you are expected to take a bit more than a single post before achieving such developments for your character. Even if it’s for ordinary ‘Mon, they might as well be counted against your starting team's point limit if there’s nothing leading up to catching them.

The second and third limits - 6 'Mon per team and 3 'Mon in combat at once, are simple and largely self-explanatory. Too many 'Mon tied to one person leads to magical interference, which causes 'Mon attacks to fizzle out. If your character catches a seventh 'Mon, all 'Mon on their person will struggle to successfully execute attacks, and if they send out a fourth mon in battle, attempting to use all four 'Mon within a short period of time (i.e. Even if they abide by the magic limit below) will cause most if not all of their attacks to fizzle out.

The fourth and final numerical limit is to the amount of magic that can be expended at once. This limit is 4. Although this RP does not have turn-based combat, it can be useful to think of this limit as "per turn" when planning out how much done at once is too much. Depending on how powerful your character's abilities are, your abilities may cost more than 1 magic, and thus if you have 3 'Mon out, not all of them will be able to attack alongside or combo with such abilities. If your attacks are comparable to 'Mon attacks (See: Agidyne) they will generally cost 1 magic. If your ability tends to be comparable to unique and/or powerful 'Mon abilities, (such as Luster Candy) they will likely require 2 magic to use, even though ‘Mon only need 1 magic to use them. If the distinction is unclear, consider how teammates are balanced in Persona games (i.e. Dragon Hustle and Hyakka Ryouran are unique abilities) rather than how the main character is balanced. We'll be going case-by-case, so there may be exceptions to the rules. If your character lacks magical abilities, you can either look for other ways they can be useful in combat, such as looking up weaknesses with a Pokedex or enchanted Spyglass, or getting their hands on a magical gun.

For 'Mon, magic is generally consumed at a higher rate by:

• Z-moves (2 on the "turn" it is used)
• Mega Digimon (2 per "turn")
• Certain exceptionally powerful demons or pokemon, (Arceus, Mega/Primal Legendaries, Metatron, Lucifer, etc.) May require 2 magic per "turn". People will be notified if it becomes relevant in the plot.

Since Dynamaxing and Terastallization are region-specific, they will not be available within the RP.

But what about Aura, Psychics, Digisoul, and Crests?

Aura, Digisoul, and psychically-gifted humans exist and are subject to the same restrictions as Magic. Crests allow you to empower your Digimon as long as you feel the emotion or virtue associated with them. Good on you if you have the Crest of Hope, bad if you have the Crest of Envy.

Guns

Guns exist and are now legal in Japan, and can wound or kill a majority of Pokemon. With enough belief and willpower (the equivalent of the Gun Skill from various SMT games), they can harm Demons as well, although a Digimon is resistant to them unless the guns double as Anti-Data Energy Weapons (think the Yuggoth from Tamers). The grand majority of Guns in Japan are American and European Models, although Japan has cornered the market in Anti-Data Energy Weapons. Magical guns exist, and while a bit harder to come by, they can absorb the latent magic from their user, allowing them to fire off low-level spells even if the user is otherwise magically incapable.

Civilian Tech

Pokeballs exist. The cities have the fancy teleportation tech from Shin Megami Tensei I and II. Bullet Trains Exist. Digivices exists. Holograms from the Digimon Ghost Game Anime exist. Name a piece of technology seen in a canon series and I and potential Co-GMs can decide if it's too strong.

IV. Character Sheet

Character Sheet

[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b] (can use a picture or just a description)
[b]Powers:[/b] (remember, keep it reasonable)
[b]Weaknesses:[/b] (no exceptions)
[b]Bio:[/b]

[b]Faction:[/b]

[b]Theme Song:[/b] (not required, but I figured it would be nice to have the option)

[b]Team of Mons:[/b] Refer to the Magic section for limitations on your initial team.

V. Rules

1.) No godmodding, powerplaying, metagaming, etc. etc.
2.) No getting raunchy with OCs under 18, please. With OCs above 18, just be careful not to do anything above non-descriptive nudity.
3.) No OOC feuding! If you must argue, be respectful. IC, meanwhile, you can hate each other as much as you like as long as it doesn't seep over to OOC.
4.) Please notify me if you will be gone longer than a few days, I will let you guys know if I will be gone.
5.) Abide by the magic interference limits, please. We do not need 12 ‘Mon and 2 mages running around at the same time in one fight, nor some guy whipping out an army of disposable exploding Koffing. Gentlemen's agreements for less ‘Mon in a fight are very common in-universe since commanding a bunch of ‘Mon simultaneously is very demanding and messy. 3 on 3 fights (not including trainers) are for battles to the death and those trying to acclimate to such a format.

OOC Discussion Discord

Tri-Mon Crossover (Shin Megami Tensei, Digimon, and Pokemon in a Shared Universe!)

We've been implementing various suggestions to make the worldbuilding tighter; we're not neglecting anything!

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War, Second Thread

Mission Four - Knives in Phnom Penh

Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center, The City of Phnom Penh - 11/11/2022 06:17 UTC+7, which is 7:17, UTC+8

The point of collision between Henri's Noble Arm and the Avatar of Superbia flashed a bright, radioactive green as the latter's magical energy was dispersed, allowing Marta to throw furniture. Noel shot his favored submachine gun at the Cambodians, who were not hesitating to dive for cover, then fired back, filling the office with a steady spray of armor-piercing bullets that scattered splinters of wood, shattered computer equipment and printers, and were enough to shatter arms and limbs as the cramped confines of the area provided little effective cover.

As the light grew brighter, from green to yellow-green to green-white, the Arms Masters' eyes would hurt while the Cambodian Elite Infantry, who were wearing their combat helmets and body armor, kept shooting; their priority was Nil, whom they knew was a powerful ranged attacker whose indecision won't last forever.

Due to that indecision, only a miracle would save her from having several limbs and her gut perforated with bullets, thus forcing her 'Arms Master Survivability' to divert vital power from her Noble Arm to keeping her body alive; she might be able to get off one shot from her staff, but by then the Elite Troopers were using the light from Henri's destruction of the opposing Avatar as their cover.

Superbia's Avatar himself had dissolved into a glowing green mass, one that was igniting itself on contact with Henri's shield into one final blast of light, one that would fill the room for a few crucial seconds where the helmeted troopers were able to shoot at Marta and Noel, concentrating their fire on the former but shooting enough to finally corner the latter in the relatively cramped space of the office.

Once the light faded, Henri would find that he had utterly defeated his foe and was spared from temporary blindness due to his shield. However, it was clear that these completely mundane troops were rubbing the floor with them due to terrain, surprise, and the fact that their armor-piercing bullets were chewing through desks, equipment, and even walls.

And this was before they began tossing flash bangs all over the place, confident that their helmets and earplugs would save them from it. They were not allowing Marta or Nil a break, even with the Avatar of Superbia gone. Then, before they can turn their guns on Henri...

Shots were fired - More mundane weapons - At the flanks and rear and through the walls of the corridors. It was other Cambodian soldiers, Regular Infantry who had shot at their comrades to save Task Force Obsidian. The reason why? Well, as their medics approached the now-wounded and probably incapacitated members of TFO, one of those who knew English would say, "The Prime Minister was lying about you guys. He is the real traitor and we're dealing with him soon..."

Would they notice, however, that Noel had disappeared?

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Cristina would slaughter all inside her Mirage Space, starting with the automated Iranian Shaheed Drones and ending with the unfortunate Cambodian Army folk who had ended up inside. Once Mirage Space had ended, however, and she had returned to the mundane world, Myron would radio her with, "Nico got the rest of the Cambodian Forces surrounding the building to side with us and turn against their Prime Minister! But they're still heavily outnumbered and more Iranian Drones are coming towards -"

But Cristina can already see another wave of a dozen Shaheed Drones, radio-controlled suicide craft made by the Iranians for their Chinese and Russian allies, heading towards them all. Will she lament killing folk who would have returned to their side had she not put them in Mirage Space, or will she decide to save the rest?

As for Robert, he would observe the sudden shift in fortune, even as he heard Myron shout over the radio, presumably to one of their reinforcements, "Volunteer Sewojo, we still need your helicopters here as soon as possible! The tide of battle is turning in our favor for now, but we need reinforcements!"

Then he turned to Robert as more explosions and gunfire were heard, "We're going to need you to set up a triage; I have medical supplies, you can heal and repair. If we can hold out here long enough, we can get more Cambodians to defect and turn the tide in our favor!"

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'Yulian Suburov', the second avatar of Superbia, had followed through on his threat. Noel Alonso, First Lieutenant and head of Task Force Obsidian, was now chained up at the back of a truck. Accompanying him was Shen Tu, who had been arrested shortly after Huo Ren's presumed death as a suspect in the exposure and embarrassment that occurred before that - It had been easy to find out that it was his work that the exposure had succeeded in the first place. Now, the other young man was chained and collared, yet still glaring at Yulian as though eyes could kill him the entire trip to Gansu, where he planned to take control of Huo Ren's old prison... It was ambiguous whether Cao Bao had stepped in one last time to save his superior.

Either way, he got two for the price of one, even if he had lost the chance to take Nico Makri...

@Gerlando@Nimbus@QJT@Amidatelion@Digmata@Chiro@Creative Chaos@DammitVictor@PrinceAlbert

Tri-Mon Crossover (Shin Megami Tensei, Digimon, and Pokemon in a Shared Universe!)

@Ryik, All three Co-GMs approved your OC on Discord.

Fate/Dark Heritage

Lorenzo Calungsod Emiya

Lorenzo, meanwhile, was glancing at his PDA, which maintained a backdoor to Kyoto's CCTV network and the local news media. As Caster made her offer, he was fast distracted by the reports being funneled into his device, reports of a suspicious train crash where all 300 passengers had died. Now, this could be completely mundane, but Lorenzo's instincts said that such an accident, with a massive loss of life, at this point in time, was very massively suspicious. So the young man looked at Caster and said, "I, and maybe Saber, might consider it; there's been a massive 'accident' and a slaugther of humans that cannot be overlooked so easily, even if the causes are entirely mundane - Which I doubt."

His gaze growing firmer, he spelled out what he wanted in exchange for putting in a good word for the Servant, "Help us confirm if that accident was completely accidental, and that ought to be proof that you're genuine about your intentions. Is that good enough?"

Then he turned to the rest of the group and said, "Do you guys agree with this as well? So many people dead is worth investigating, even if it's completely mundane, there would be tons of wraiths and ghosts who might be lingering around the area for Rogue Servants to use or consume..."

Oleg-Marie Animusphere

I will hold you to it, Oleg-Marie said to Puss in Boots, I have faith in your honor as the Master Cat. Now, as for that Caster... Let's see if she's useful.

He was already gloating inside about how Lorenzo was going to be his husband, and how all it took was giving the Emiyas back the bones of one Noritaka Emiya through skillful lawyering and skullduggery; Shirley Calungsod Emiya was a formidable obstacle to his plans to marry her son, but once he had overthrown his father (Marisbury Animusphere), taken the bones for himself, then traded said bones to her, she would become as formidable an ally as she was a foe... Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!

If Kayneth's familiar was still here, he'd speak to it and Kayneth himself, asking, "So, Rider... Is he yours? He appears to be a loyal and honorable Servant worthy of you..."

@GOATPlumber@ManyThings@Digmata

Constantine XI Shielder Lily

Boy on a Motorbike

It was now Constantine XI Shielder Lily's turn to pipe up, "Oh, right, shouldn't we cast something so that mundane police or just gangsters don't come over here and try and find out what we're doing?"

Lorenzo Calungsod Emiya

"What do you think I've been doing in the background?" was Lorenzo's response to that.

@GubGar@Randomguy@Double D

Fate/Dark Heritage

Beowulf’s Monster

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True Name: Grendel
Region: Scandinavia
Class: Avenger
Attribute: Earth

Parameters:

Strength: B
Agility: B
Endurance: B
Magical Energy: B
Luck: B

Legend:

It is the nature of one without shape to wish to take a shape.

It is the nature of one who is empty to seek to fill themselves.

It is the nature of one who is without purpose to seek out a purpose.

The protean being who lived in a lake of serpents found themselves drawn to the lights and noise of humanity. They knew not what they were, but prey, for they had only known the natural world.

They feasted upon the prey, for they were the predator. As they ate they changed. Reflecting those they hunted, their form shifted to match what their prey feared. They were given the shape of a monster.

As they listened to the screams and cries, and observed those who attempted to fight them, they changed. They took in their anger, their hatred, their resentment, and their grudges. They filled themselves with it.

As they digested the prey, they began to understand. They had not even realized how empty they were. They had not realized how shapeless they had been. They had finally found their purpose in the world.

They were Grendel, their purpose was to commit evil acts, for that was what made them Grendel.

Yet there was one last lesson Grendel had to learn. While there are always monsters, there must always be heroes to defeat those monsters. The light of humanity to banish the darkness of humanity.

The hero came, without Grendel even knowing, and the two battled. The protean creature fought primeval human might and lost. Their form was torn apart, and they were forced to flee.

As they bled to death, their blood seeped into where their mother slept. It awoke her, and in a reflection of the humans Grendel hunted, she became what Grendel wanted at that moment.

Class Skills:

Avenger: EX
The nature of an Avenger is to gather people’s hatred and grudges within oneself. A monster through and through, who consumes the flesh of others and with it, their anger and resentment. A protean being who has become stained with the evil of humanity.

Oblivion Correction: B
The nature of an Avenger is never to forget the grudges done against them. While people forget many things, Grendel must remember. He sees what they have forgotten, he remembers what they do not—a mindless being who gained a mind from what humanity would prefer to forget.

Self-Replenishment (Mana): B
The nature of an Avenger isn’t to stop until their revenge is accomplished. To eat someone is to consume their regrets. The energy of their final moments carries with it the darkest emotions—a hollow being who has become filled with the evils of humanity.

Personal Skills:

Human Observation: EX
A technique to observe and understand people. At this rank, it goes from observation to something resembling mind reading. It is only natural for one who is empty to be filled by their surroundings. When there is nothing to bias one’s observations of the world around them, they can see the truth.

Shapeshift: A+
The ability to change one's appearance and body. A protean being whose body changes according to their wishes. From appearing as a mundane human and hiding their servant presence, to growing into a giant monstrosity, and even stranger forms. Humanities evils are made manifest in Grendel’s body.

Transfiguration: A
As Grendel has no true form, their parameters are not set. Just as their body fluctuates, their parameters fluctuate with their form and will. They have a set amount of points they can place into each category, 30, with each parameter having these respective values: A-7, B-6, C-5, D-4, E-3.

Noble Phantasm:

I am Grendel
The Evil I Become

Type: Anti-Unit (Self)
Rank: A
Range: N/A
Targets: 1-3

The formless being who gorged themselves on humanity.

The monster who took into themselves the anger, grudges, and resentment of those they ate.

It is only natural for one without a set form to reflect those who see them. To change according to the world around them. For one who has been deemed to be the “Monster”, they reflect that meaning.

This noble phantasm represents the true nature of Grendel as a being without one true solid form and only the title of “Monster”. It is in effect an upgrade to their normal shapeshifting capability, allowing them to bypass the limits of their Transfiguration and Shapeshift skills.

They can split their form into multiple bodies, assume the characteristics of other monsters to the point of being indistinguishable from them through mundane means, and give themselves extra points to spend with Transfiguration to boost their parameters even further. Whatever is required to truly become the Monster to humanity.

Because of its very nature, its strength is directly tied to assuming the role of the Monster. It grows stronger the closer to a specific individual or group’s idea of a monster Grendel becomes, and weaker the further away from that idea Grendel becomes.

Trivia:
The reason why Grendel’s default is a female appearance is due to their mother. There is only one grudge they can truly call their own. And that is the anger their mother felt upon Grendel’s death. Alongside the formless protean nature of Grendel and his Mother, it could be said that they are the same.

They frequently have a metal shackle attached to one of their arms, when not trying to trick someone with their appearance. It is a lingering remanent of the trauma of having their arm ripped off by Beowulf.

@Double D

As @GOATPlumber has been busy and we need an additional Rogue Servant, Grendel is provisionally approved.

Fate/Dark Heritage

Lorenzo Calungsod Emiya

"I see no objection," Lorenzo said. "Although I feel like something is approaching us while we're still being watched..."

Time Alter was ready and his Magic Circuits were starting to run, just in case. He also planned to test out his 'Theosis Magecraft', if it were possible to do so and if it would have any effect on whatever Servant was approaching them; if it was someone not martially-inclined, such as a Caster... He might actually be able to help.

Oleg-Marie Animusphere

Oleg-Marie's mood shifted as he realized Lorenzo was about to ally with them, and said to Puss, telepathically, On second thought, don't kill him! And if you really want to know my actual wish, well, once my father is dead, I'm going to persuade that guy to get himself released from his vows to the Church so he can marry me - Yes, we're both men, but we can just use a surrogate mother or an artificial womb to sire a child. Can you try and secure that future, even without a Grail?

Then to Kayneth, Oleg-Marie nodded and said, "Then I'll keep the scroll for now and postpone the moment I sign it, if that's the case. Also, as for what we should do first..."

He looked at his Mystic Code, the small box containing Mini-CHALDEAS, then said, "There is a Servant, with antagonistic intentions, heading towards a construction site where a bunch of other Servants and Masters have gathered. Let's pile up on her?"

@GOATPlumber@ManyThings@Digmata

Constantine XI Shielder Lily

Boy on a Motorbike

"Sure, I'll be glad to fight beside the both of you, then!" Constantine XI Shielder Lily said, his eagerness returning after Jan's rebuke combined with a pep talk.

@GubGar@Randomguy@Double D

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War, Second Thread

Mission Four - Knives in Phnom Penh

Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center, The City of Phnom Penh - 11/11/2022 06:00 UTC+7, which is 7:00, UTC+8

The Cambodian Army, Police, and Special Forces were gathered around the Convention Center, ranging tanks, armored personnel vehicles, and even heavy machine guns in front of the building as if the enemy were inside the premises, not on their borders. It was clear that they were waiting for a moment of justification for future treachery, and this moment came sooner than anyone would have liked when the speakers turned on and the voice of Cambodia's Prime Minister, whom the politically astute remembered to be a ruthless, tight-fisted man who had reduced the parliamentary opposition's power to almost nothing, rang through the halls:

"People of Cambodia, members of the Army, I regret to inform you that a member of our Parliament, Phuong Keo, has been murdered... By one of the members of Task Force Obsidian, Callie Lindmann. This, in turn, is a nefarious act of treachery, which in turn adds to various minor slights our great nation has received from the Vietnamese and the Thai, including dragging us into the ASEAN War in the first place. Thus, we declare the dissolution of the conference held in this country and Cambodia - And Laos' - departure from ASEAN, the nationalization of all assets belonging to other ASEAN nations, and the arrest of all ASEAN-loyal personnel in the country - Starting with Task Force Obsidian."

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"We're fighting our way out of here!" Noel Alonso proclaimed as he barked into the comms, "Myron, Nico, everyone, we need to reach the Mekong River; I already called for extraction but they'll take two hours to arrive!"

Then suddenly, the walls dividing the Philippine delegation's office exploded, and Superbia - The first Superbia Avatar, not the 'Yulian' one - entered the room. In one of his large, calloused hands was held, by the hair, the head of Lei Qingshe, detached from the rest of the body and trailing blood as it swung carelessly from the man's hand. Superbia then threw the head onto the floor before them, saying to Noel, Maria, Henri, Aoi, and Nil, "Your greatest hope has been lost by my hand. Look at your future, and despair."

Behind him were several elite members of the Cambodian Special Forces, many of them mundane soldiers who had only assault rifles, anti-materiel rifles, heavy pistols, and flash-bang grenades; they were facing Henri, ready to shoot. But all that did was embolden Noel as he said, "Henri, use your power to erase this Avatar! The rest of us will hold back the enemy troops!"

Here was hoping Henri was not suddenly paralyzed by despair or ennui or some other emotion, otherwise, Noel would surrender himself so that the rest of the group could get away...

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As for Team Myron, they were exhausted, had gone through hell, and now their allies had betrayed them. How can things get worse?

Well, their floor was an exposed position and the Cambodian forces were now raining down machine gun fire at them through the windows, while snipers shot armor-piercing and explosive rounds at the same time. And dare we mention the grenades and grenade launchers, which were hurling incendiaries at them to set the area ablaze?

Oh, and Iranian-made drones zoomed into their area to attempt a kamikaze attack on their position just a few seconds later; Cristina would have to shoulder most of the fighting despite her exhaustion unless the others came up with a plan.

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Nico, meanwhile, only had flash bangs and tear gas canisters shot at him through the window. He'd evade those easily considering how his Noble Arm was suddenly empowered by an infusion of magical energy that nevertheless marked the arrival of an enemy; it was an open secret that Huo Ren could not choose who his Noble Arm's leakage of power made stronger as long as the other Noble Arm had a fitting theme (Sun or Fire).

And indeed he was, his spear drawn and his eyes gleaming with greedy desire. Accompanying him was Yulian, who was carrying a strange sword, closer to a baton or small lance, that glowed with spinning red script.

"Qingshe is dead," Huo Ren had the temerity to announce. "The embarrassment I was put through today has been more than made up for, as now, I have been avenged. And now, thanks to Mr. Suburov here, I will have what I want..."

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