Moonlit Sonata

Fate/Empty Providence

@Holy Grail did you set up your summoning circle someplace weird?

@Beloss

As was said, they chose to summon at the site of what, in another world, would be known as the Tohsaka Manor. As one of the fallen leylines of the city and a place that is under constant watch, it shouldn't be much of a surprise that someone was already present there prior to the summoning.

Fate/Empty Providence

I'm not going to be so mean as to kill off a character after they've made exactly one post without any mercy.

While this encounter can be a fatal one if played incorrectly, I'm sure you'll come out of it fine. Given the enemy's situation and orders, this isn't an especially deadly situation.

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_{Tohsaka Manor}
???, Abandoned House

It was only reasonable.

Four locations. One controlled by the overseer who represented neutrality, one which stood in public view. As a result, the remaining two could be called the only fallen leylines worth pursuing.

Had Lorelei not considered it, or had she simply been confident that her abilities would be enough to cope? It had been fortunate that she was not even a step closer to the house than she had been at the time of the summoning ritual; were this the case, then those countless Bounded Fields that wreathed the house would have surely cut her off from the world's magical energy.

Ah, regardless, regardless, orders had been given. "Do not attack until the Servant is summoned". "Do not launch an attack on the nodes of the Spiritual Core". No, while his Master was certainly confident in his abilities, there was no such thing as an omnipotent Servant. A Holy Grail War was one in which the dragon-slayer would fight the one who killed a demon king, where the hero beloved by the gods would fight one who slaughtered gods.

In that sense, shooting to kill at the first opportunity might seem to be optimal, or even attempting to kill the Master before the summoning ritual was completed in order to "hijack" it for one's own gain, but those sorts of ideas were counterproductive to his and his Master's goals. While the Servants did need to die in due time, it was far better if...

Ah, that's not important right now.

The Rider-class Servant who had been summoned here would notice it immediately upon being summoned, and as Lorelei Baggett's Marks of the Chosen condensed into Command Seals, she too would notice as she felt them burn.

A Master and a Servant.

The harsh twang of a bowstring rang out as "something" streaked out from within the house, poised squarely at Rostam. Space seemed to bend around it as it flew at a speed that seemed patently ridiculous even by the standards of a Servant; as if it was made of light, the travel time between the arrow being released and it reaching Rostam was so minute that, even to a Servant, it may as well have been zero.

That single arrow sang as it sliced through the air, intent on taking Rostam's life.

@Beloss @Holy Grail

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Alrighty, so now that we have representatives from each class, we'll get into the nitty-gritty of things. Namely, those who have approved unpartnered Masters (@Player 2 @GreenGoat @Yukitamas @Breo) should say who you'd most like to partner with and see if the feeling's mutual; if you're waiting on a particular app or none of the current Servants interest you though, just say.

I will say though that, if you're indifferent between a few Servants, to give some preference to Servants by those who only have Servant apps, namely Emperor Norton, Hugues de Payens, and Yukimura Sanada, as that way everyone has a chance to participate.

If you want to just be randomly assigned via dice roll, let me know and I'll work that out for those who want to leave things to chance. It can always be fun to do that, but I won't force it on people unless need be.

At this time, one Caster and one Berserker slot are still open for those who do not have an approved Servant, and we have an entire seven Master slots, so if you haven't applied a Master yet and would be open to doing so, please consider it.

With that all said, the war's now officially underway. If you have any concerns or questions from hereon out, don't hesitate to ask, and have fun.

Fate/Empty Providence

I'll say that the abandoned house would, in another world, be known as the Tohsaka estate. That was intended to be pretty obvious given the map and the fact that it's one of the fallen leylines and all.

As for what the timeline looks like, make conjecture to your heart's desire.

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A map of Fuyuki with some rough landmarks has been added to the OP.

The IC starter has been made. Approved characters can be posted with at this time. Unpartnered Masters can be posted with, but keep in mind the dangers of doing so.

Out of consideration to those who are still in the application process or are waiting for a full roster before they begin partnering, plot developments and the time shift to day two will of course not happen until a suitable point.

Good luck, all.

Try not to die too quickly, will you?

Fate/Empty Providence

++GOOD MORNING++

++ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN INITIATED++

++ATMOSPHERIC SCAN CHECKSUM START++

+NITROGEN (N): NORMAL+

+OXYGEN (O): NORMAL+

+ARGON (Ar): NORMAL+

+CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2): NORMAL+

+■■■■■■■■■■: CHECKSUM FAILED+

+FIFTH ELEMENT: ABNORMAL/ABNORMAL/ABNORMAL+

+■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■: ABNORMAL/ABNORMaL/AbNorMAL+

++CONFIRMED TRACE OF ■■■■■■■■■■ ANOMALY++

++CONCLUSION: HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF ENCOUNTER WITH HIGHEST VALUE OBJECTIVE++

++SENSORY MODE: SUBJECTIVE_[switched to]_OBJECTIVE++

++AUTONOMY CIRCUIT_[rerouted to]_■■■■■ ■■■■■++

++INSTRUMENTATION CIRCUIT_[rerouted to]_■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■++

++CAMERA MODE: INFRA-RED_[switched to]_IMAGINARY NUMBER++

++CREATING NEW COMBAT LOG++

++FROM DESECRATION OF THE ■■■■, DELIVER ME FROM EVIL++

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April 3rd, 2004

"Did you really have to make them leave? They both seemed like they wanted to stay here."

"Of course they did, but I can't let them risk their lives. Byakuya unsurprisingly wasn't selected by the Grail, and without a Servant he'll only be at risk. And Shinji...I know how much he wants to be of use, but given the scale this war will be at, it's too dangerous to keep someone who can't even use magecraft here."

"Still, though, it seems..."

"I know, I'm not comfortable with it either, but this is for the best. If we succeed, then there won't be anything to worry about, but if we fail then I want them to live on instead of dying because of the mistakes of an old fool."

"Old? You barely look a day over three hundred."

"Ha, you're hardly one to talk."

"..."

"..."

"...so, it's finally happening, huh? It's, well, all of this is finally starting to set in."

"It is, but don't worry. This time...this time, we'll definitely reach it. For everyone's wishes, and for her."

"...You've still never answered me, you know. What was she to you?"

"..."

"A-Ah, I'm sorry, it didn't mean to come out like that, I just-"

"-Have I really still not? I could have sworn..."

"I, um, no...I don't think so."

"Hm. Well, she was...ha, if I had to sum it up, I suppose you could call her my salvation."

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DAY ONE

Welcome.

As a Master, you have come to this city in pursuit of the 726th Holy Grail and the wish that it promises. As a result, there is only one path to follow: the destruction of all Masters other than yourself. All alliances that you forge are fragile, ready to shatter at the slightest touch.

Some of you have summoned your Servants already after arriving in Fuyuki while some have yet to do so, but what is shared amongst you is that you have arrived in foreign spiritual land. Such things as workshops, integral to a magus, will need to be built from scratch, if at all. Given that this is the case, most magi will likely turn their eyes towards one of the four fallen leylines of the city, the highest-grade spiritual land which serves as ideal locations for creating a base of operations.

The Foreign Church that the overseer of the war presides over.

The mountaintop temple that stands as the greatest spiritual land of the city.

The Fuyuki Park in Shinto, the most public of these domains.

And lastly, the abandoned house that lies south of the Matou estate, the former home of a forgotten line of magi, under constant watch.

So go forth, fight for your goal of that omnipotent cup which can grant any wish. Perhaps this time, a miracle will occur. Perhaps this time, a more beautiful world will be created. Perhaps this time, the endless search for an ephemeral dream will come to an end.

Perhaps.

Fate/Empty Providence

@WildChocobo

You won't be summoned with jewels, you'll need to make them.

With the assistance of his Noble Phantasm, the creation of the 'Elixir of Life' is possible which is a powerful potion capable of granting immortality and reviving the recently dead.

Limited immortality only.

While he is a pretty big deal for Alchemy, he isn't an Age of Gods magus or anything, so his magecraft won't be something "unimaginable". Use Paracelsus as a benchmark.

We know what the Philosopher's Stone is in canon and it isn't that; see Paracelsus's stuff/Dust of Osiris's stuff/Moon Cell stuff for more information. If you're having a hard time finding that information then let me know.

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@Moonlit Sonata I see. How much does that affect her mana pool overall?

@Beloss

If she's incapable of accessing mana then bad times happen. If she isn't then there's no notable effect.

Fate/Empty Providence

What does Od: 1.41596782 mean though?

@Beloss

Homunculi have notably shittier od than humans, so in terms of the standard scale for od which is scaled for humans, they can be treated as "sub-E".