Fate/Not-So-Grand-Order - Interest Check and Signup Thread

Ladies and gentlemen, it pains me to say it... but we might be the only Magi left in the world.

As you know, we have year 2067, the so-called Era of Technology. As of recently it surged into overdrive. The things we have ever only endeavoured to be science fiction are now if not commonplace, then next to that. Teleportation techniques, energetic weaponry, armors of marvel that can withstand blows that would reduce a man to cinders. With technology came understanding, with understanding - peace. Wars are fewer and lesser than ever, most often than not petty squabbles that start and end within a year.

Such is the way of things; man accomplishes heroic deeds with but his mind and a bit of innovation. Yet, thorought these times us Magi endured and lived. Accepting the technology, but remaining true to our roots - pun not intended - the Magecraft thrived in its own way... until year 2032.

A prominent French politician, Armand Robespierre, has claimed in his political promises that "he will rid the world of witches and witchdoctors alike". Known as a fan of complete secularization of the world, he has butted heads with The Church as well. Due to his immense political success most chose to overlook this fervent zealotry and voted him to be President of France.

The very first thing he did after being appointed was to send a police team to the abode of The Guardian of Paris, Jacques Lille-Retraux, on the grounds of "claims of occultism". In what proved to be a shock to our entire community, the policemen disarmed his Bounded Field, easily tore down any magical defences he erected around his mansion and then captured Lille-Retraux himself. Perhaps his hand slipped, you may think? Perhaps his defences weren't quite as good if a bunch of ordinary men could arrest him?

No. This was nothing of the sort. He was interrogated and then forced - under the pain of his family's death - to reveal the secrets of Magic he held. Robespierre personally oversaw the interrogation. Magic circuits, schools of Magecraft, the terms that no ordinary man should know were transmitted over live television for all Frenchmen to see. All doubt vanished when then Lille-Retraux was forced to perform Magecraft on live television.

He was summarily butchered the next day. Not executed. Armand Robespierre arranged a ritual pyre for him, the one that the folk used back in the Middle Ages. This barbaric spectacle was the beginning of what we today know as The Witch Hunt.

Over years, in series of attacks, operations and campaigns that left all magical world lost for worlds, technology prevailed. Robespierre's hand-picked team of executioners, The Ophanim, operated all over the world with the quiet acceptance of the world leaders. They were swift, deadly, utterly merciless, putting end to generations of esteemed Magi in mere moments. One would think that they used their own Magecraft, but no; there was naught of magic in them, save perhaps for the few in charge, seemingly tailor-made only to negate other forms of it. Soon The Church became their target too. The angry mob, fed populism by Robespierre, followed after with their own witch hunts, burning down temples and cathedrals and mercilessly slaughtering men and women of cloth.

We fought this new enemy, and we lost handily. Despite our best efforts, it seems we cannot destroy neither Robespierre nor the infernal force that drives him. Thus, we devised a plan to destroy the problem right where it began. You may not know this, but in 2016 a group of Magi and their summoned Servants averted the world catastrophe, thanks to Chaldea - an organization that mixed the Magecraft and Technology together. They managed to destroy irregularities in the time flow and give us peace. We shall now use this same technology and remove this irregularity as well.

The system is but a mere copy of Chaldean and as such it cannot leyshift you all the way back to 2032 or earlier. You will have to break your way through it few years at a time. Rescue Magi, slay the monsters of Robespierre, bring us back from the brink of extinction. Though you may be hesitant to fight fellow man, make no mistake: they will redouble their efforts to bring you down. If they do, all hope shall be lost.

Basically, Fate/GO, but a little less "save the world". Facing off against ordinary men of immense power rather than heroes and monsters, Masters and Servants will have to cut their way to '32 and destroy Armand Robespierre before he may become President or attain any other such power. Not much else to say here.

With that out of the way, some stuff to note:

• The Servant Cutoff Date is 2000 (unless a special case can be made). Of course, don't expect such a modern Servant to be exceptionally strong.
• Usual Rules of Conduct apply.
• Canon Servants are allowed, but please; don't overdo it and make an all-canon team. Assuming an eight-Servant-team, 3 would be a good limit.
• Depending on how strong those Servants are (see below) you will face appropriate challenges. Many 4 and 5 stars will make the challenge that much more greater.
• I'll review each submission case-by-case. Hope we can be reasonable with it.

Now, onto the form of signups.

Master Signup:

• Name:
• Master Number: The lower it is, the more authority is bestowed upon you. Masters with lower numbers call the shots and usually are responsible for keeping communication with HQ.
• Age:
• Gender:
• Appearance: A picture will do, but a written description is fine as well.
• Personality:
• Abilities/Skills: Here put their knowledge of magic, but also any mundane skills you think could prove useful.
  • Mystic Code: A Magus' prized possession, a one-of-a-kind artifact that enhances their capabilities or otherwise helps them with stuff. Optional.
• Misc: Anything else you'd like to note.

Servant Signup:

• Class: Rulers and Shielders are allowed into the system, though a good case has to be made for them.
• Identity: A link to their legend/history is appreciated.
• Stars: From 1 to 5, they represent your Servant's general power level. The more, the stronger they are. Of course, the more high-star Servants, the harder the challenge.
• Gender: You know how it is with them Nasu genderflips.
• Appearance
• Personality:
• Servant Stats:
  • STR: How physically strong is your Servant.
  • AGL: How agile they are.
  • END: How tough they are.
  • MAN: How good they are with magical energy.
  • LUK: How lucky and fate-defying they are.
• Class Skills: Refer to this little thing.
• Personal Skills: As above.
• Noble Phantasms: Your one-of-a-kind fancy thing. A weapon, a concept, perhaps a Reality Marble, a conceptualization of something about the Servant. An ordinary sword your Servant uses (i.e Iskander's) won't warrant being a Noble Phantasm, but one with a history (like Excalibur or Ea) surely will.

Accepted Masters:

• Yukimura Kasumi, No. 0
• Arielle Fournier, No. 15
• Lucas Schwartz, No. 20
• (Captain) Tomohisa Muhikou, No. 25
• Carmelo Ramirez, No. 32
• Sakamoto "Succubus" Ryoka, No. 44
• Avrum Schneerson, No. 45
• Skye Lowell, No. 63
• Michael Kingston, No. 108

Accepted Servants:

• Sabers
  • Miyamoto Musashi; 4-Star
  • Aeneas the True; 4-Star
• Archers
  • Mad Jack Churchill; 2-Star
• Lancers
  • Britomart; 3-Star
  • Shaka Zulu; 3-Star
• Riders
  • Barnum Brown; 2-Star
• Berserkers
  • Hervor; 2-Star
• Casters
  • Baba Yaga; 4-Star
• Assassins
  • Hattori Hanzo; 4-Star

Current Master-Servant pairs:

• Arielle Fournier - Lancer (Shaka Zulu)
• Carmelo Ramirez - Rider (Barnum Brown)
• Skye Lowell - Caster (Baba Yaga)
• Lucas Schwartz - Assassin (Hatori Hanzo)
• Capt. Tomohisa Muhikou - Archer (Mad Jack Churchill)
• Avrum Schneerson - Berserker (Hervor)
• Michael Kingston - Saber (Miyamoto Musashi)
• Sakamoto "Succubus" Ryoka - Lancer (Britomart)
• Yukimura Kasumi - Saber (Aeneas the True)

edited 25th Aug '16 3:35:58 AM by FergardStratoavis

If I'm allowed to reserve people and roles...

I'm reserving Archer as Lt Col John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, DSO*, MC*!

edited 4th Aug '16 3:44:10 PM by Sere

Interest.

Oh! Oh! I wanna join in on this even though I don't know much on the Fate series because I really do like what I do know of it. Actually I think it's partly why I wanna know as much about Arthurian myths as possible.

Quick question though, are the Masters and Servants we make are going to be paired randomly with other players?

Hype.

I'd like to think we can figure out the pairings ourselves. I haven't decided on that yet.

Reserving Master of Lancer and Gaius Marius as Lancer.

Alternatively, if you'd prefer we don't play both sides of a Master/Servant pair, reserving just Master of Lancer.

edited 5th Aug '16 4:11:55 AM by Lemurian

Oh yeah I should mention: reserving Miyamoto Musashi.

I assume a single player will play one Servant and one Master.

Interested, reserving Hattori Hanzo as Assassin

Servant Signup: Sian Malina Churchill

• Class: Archer
• Identity: Mad Jack Churchill
• Stars: 2
• Gender: Female
• Appearance:
  • Sian is a lithe, athletic Servant of average height. She usually keeps her short dirty-blonde hair in a bun, with a green beret atop her head. She wears military-style clothing in a dark khaki or olive color, a long-sleeved button-up shirt and a skirt just above knee-length. The skirt sits fairly high, under a thick white belt higher than her waist. She has white gaiters on her lower legs over black boots. Unlike a service uniform, she wears no identifying information such as unit insignia, battle awards, or nametags. (She's wearing a stylized female version of this.◊)
  • She carries a lot of gear on her; a longbow on her back, a quiver hanging off the belt on one side, the scabbard for a Scottish basket-hilted broadsword◊ off the other, and a pack over her lower back containing a Mk.7 Sterling machine pistol◊ and a combat knife◊
• Personality:
  • Sian is a Servant who feels life exists to be lived to the fullest, and has a wide range of pass-times from the more obvious archery to the less obvious surfing and modeling. She hates staying in one place, and dislikes the dull monotony of peacetime, filling her hours however she can with what's on-hand. While very friendly and outgoing, she can be very strict when it comes to matters of combat. Humble regarding both her skills and her history, she speaks of her life only when asked. Her greatest joy is to see those around her living as she herself does, taking advantage of every opportunity.
  • She's an eccentric Servant, daring and reckless despite her lack of strength compared to many of her much older peers. As one of, if not the, most well known Commandos, she embodies the spirit and style of her past brothers-in-arms as well as carrying her own reputation. Her abilities lend herself well for stealthy and disruptive courses of action, and she loves unexpected approaches. She prefers to fight at range due to a lack of strength. While her pistol is good for high volumes of fire, she much prefers using her bow to pick off targets one at a time. If she is forced into melee combat, she'll use her broadsword with her knife in her off-hand.
• Servant Stats:
  • STR: C
  • AGL: B
  • END: C
  • MAN: E
  • LUK: C
• Class Skills:
  • Independent Action: A
    • She can act independently of her master in all circumstances for any length of time until she uses a Noble Phantasm
  • Magic Resistance: D
    • Cancels all single-action/one-verse spells. Reduces damage from all others to a moderate degree except high thaumaturgy or greater rituals
• Personal Skills:
  • Conceal Presence: B
    • Near-impossible to detect while stationary and not preparing an attack. Very difficult to detect in other cases, but perceptive Servants could still spot her if she moves too fast or is not cautious enough with her actions
  • Disengage: C
    • Can evade combat by anyone with a lower AGL than her. Will have some difficulties with those higher but still possible. Has a supernatural ability to escape any manner of mundane confinement
  • Clairvoyance: C
    • Clarity of sight, ability to see long distances, and track fast-moving targets out to 4km
  • Military Tactics: C
    • Resistance to 'anti-army' abilities and NPs, and her abilities are more effective against army-sized formations.
  • Presence Detection: C
    • Can detect anyone attempting to use Presence Concealment of rank C or lower. Is alerted to those trying to prepare attacks. Can detect all manners of mundane stealth.
• Noble Phantasms:
  • Rallying Pipes: C (Anti-Team)
    • Mad Jack made a point of playing his signature bagpipes in combat zones, rallying his own men. As a Heroic Spirit, Sian retains this ability, and has weaponized it against her enemies as well.
    • This ability fills the area with the drone and music of bagpipes, disorienting and confusing enemies. Allies in the area have any mental or status effects cleared and are refocused on the enemy.
  • The Final Arrow: B+ (Anti-Unit)
    • A barbed arrow from this longbow scored the last recorded bow kill in the history of warfare. Despite not being a legendary weapon on its own, this finality of the art has imbued it with considerable power.
    • The bow can be used to fire an arrow that has the entire history of war archery behind it. This powerful shot is extremely quick, flies perfectly straight, and can deliver incredible force against its target. It is even stronger against Servants who have suffered wounds or death by arrows in their past lives.

edited 16th Aug '16 4:21:52 PM by Sere

I might have an idea for a Caster, but I need to do some more research first.

• Class: Saber.
• Identity: Miyamoto Musashi.
• Stars: I don’t know… 4?
• Gender: Female.
• Appearance: Girl in the middle with two swords.◊ The kanji on the back of the coat are 天下無双 — “Unmatched Under Heaven”.
• Personality: Saber is sure of herself to the point of overconfidence; she’s certain she’s the land’s greatest swordsman and not afraid to say so. However, she’s a martial artist, not a killer, with a preference of leaving people alive and a need to help the innocent and defenceless; she’s idealistic to the point of idiocy, sometimes. She seems to have memories of a broad-shouldered, smiling priest, and doesn’t know why, exactly.
• Servant Stats:
  • STR: B
  • AGL: A+
  • END: B
  • MAN: C
  • LUK: D
• Class Skills:
  • Magic Resistance (C): relatively low-rank Magic Resistance due to the presence but not proliferation of Onmyōdō at her time.
  • Riding (C): relatively low-rank Riding due to Musashi’s legend not involving horses.
• Personal Skills:
  • Knowledge of Respect and Harmony (A): a skill belonging to many heroes of the East. Prevents any decrease in the effectiveness of a technique, regardless of how many times it is used against the same opponent; attacks are not perceived by the enemy.
  • Eternal Arms Mastery (A): Mastery of combat arts has reached the point of being said to be unrivalled in one's era. By complete merging of mind, body and technique, it is possible to make use of full fighting skills even when under the influence of any sort of mental hindrance.
  • Instinct (A+): as per the legend of Musashi beating Kojirō, she can even dodge Hiken: Tsubame Gaeshi.
• Noble Phantasms:
  • Niten Ichi-ryū, School of Two Heavens as One (A-rank anti-unit, anti-team): the famed school of dual swordsmanship Musashi founded, sublimated as a Noble Phantasm. When active it confers a + to Musashi’s agility. By declaring “I will cut you down”, a special attack is executed; large energy waves fire from Musashi’s swords, cutting all mortal-made things in their paths.
  • Rock Cutter and Stone Hammer, the Master’s Swords (D-rank anti-unit (self)): the pair of swords Musashi uses. The bigger one, Stone Hammer, resembles an oar, while Rock Cutter has a hook on the back of its blade (like a jitte). Any two two objects that answer “can be swung as a sword” that Musashi picks up turn into these if she swings them like swords.

edited 18th Aug '16 7:17:33 PM by desdendelle

Alright, let's see.

@Mad Jack:

• Please specify what each of these Skills do.
• A minor nitpick, but if Presence Concealment is in Class Skills, then Mad Jack would be an Assassin or a Double Summon.
• Admittedly I'm not quite sure, but Marksman is probably superfluous unless Archer pulled off some improbable shots.
• "Combat effectiveness" means that the pipes heal people gathered around it? How grievous wounds can it mend?
• The Arrow is fine with me, though it can be blocked normally.
• If you don't mind, lower Archer's Star Count to 1 or 2.

@Miyamoto:

• Mostly fine, though I'd ask that Niten-Ichi Ryu be nerfed; namely it can't damage item-based Noble Phantasms. Also, when/how can it be disabled?

Niten Ichi-ryu is made useless if Musashi can't move. If she runs out of prana to maintain it it goes out.

That's fair enough. Musashi is accepted. c:

Following changes have been made:

• Conceal presence moved to Personal Skill
• Marksman removed
• Rating dropped to 2
• Some skill descriptions lengthened
• Military Tactics increased to C (which I had in my personal copy of the draft but didn't make it into the post)

I was imagining the pipes would basically do for allies the opposite of what it does to opponents; clearing any mental conditions, focusing them, 'soft' effects like that.

Which skills need further clarification?

edited 6th Aug '16 12:14:44 PM by Sere

Servant Signup:

Class: Assassin

Identity: Hattori Hanzo

Stars: 4 stars

Gender: Male.

Appearance: Here◊

Personality: Hanzo is quiet and modest in nature, due to his upbringing as a child. He normally carries a serious demeanour, but can show a warmer side on occasion. Hanzo holds a strong sense of loyalty towards his Master, as well as those who earn his trust and respect.

Servant Stats:

• STR: D+
• AGL: A
• END: D
• MAN: C
• LUK: B

Class Skills:

• Presence Concealment (A): Hanzo is able to completely conceal all traces of his presence, becoming almost impossible to detect. However, he will break his concealment the instant he prepares to attack. In life, Hanzo's skill at stealth was so great caused enemies to believe that he had the supernatural power to disappear and appear elsewhere, and earned him the moniker "Hanzo the Ghost"

Personal Skills:

• Ninjutsu (A+): The ability to use weapons and techniques of Ninja. In life, Hanzo mastered the arts of the Iga Clan, and his skill with Ninjutsu resulted in his enemies believing him to have supernatural powers.

• Subversive Activities (B): Prior to a battle, chance of reducing enemy forces by a maximum of 45%. When he was serving Ieyasu, some of Hanzo's wartime roles were to perform assassinations, reconnaissance, sabotage, demolitions and kidnappings. Hanzo Hattori and his Iga Ninjas were so effective that many people credit much of Tokugawa's rise to power on them.

• Bloodstained Demon (C): Provides a bonus in close-range battle power and weapons. While he is better known for his skill as a Ninja, Hanzo's mastery of the spear and fearlessness on the battlefield was great enough that it earned him the moniker Oni no Hanzo, or "Hanzo the Demon".

Noble Phantasms:

• Hanzo the Ghost, Shadow of Iga (A rank, Anti-unit (self)): Hattori Hanzo's legacy as a Ninja, realized as a Noble Phantasm. It takes the form of shadow clones that are exact copies of Hanzo himself. Although a maximum of five entities can be created at any one time, each one has the same capabilities as the other and bears an independent mind. Each clone is indistinguishable from the original Hanzo and can share information with other clones by merging with another clone (shares information with that clone alone), or upon death (shares information with all clones). Once a clone is killed, it cannot be re-summoned until the next battle. A curious effect of this Noble Phantasm is that the last clone alive is always the "True" Hattori Hanzo.
  • Rather than overwhelm the enemy with numbers or force, the true strength of this Noble Phantasm is in reconnaissance and sabotage. As such, Hanzo is an ideal servant to work with other Servants.

edited 6th Aug '16 2:55:35 PM by svenorzokarkoff

Mad Jack looks good. Welcome aboard. c:

As for Hattori, I only ask that you up the Rank of the NP to A. Otherwise, he's good to go.

No problem, Fixed the NP rank.

Works great. Welcome aboard. c:

So...I did my best to research and stuff but I still feel like I might've made a few mistakes, especially with how I'm treating magecraft. But here are my sign ups.

• Name: Carmelo Ramirez
• Master Number: 32
• Age: 25
• Gender: Male
• Appearance: Carmelo stands a bit on the short side, standing at a flat five feet, partly from his ancestry. His skin is light brown and his body is fit and well toned from his pass time of running. He has short black hair that's neat and tidy while his eyes are green. Like his eyes, his attire, usually his shirt, is often different shades of green. His most common outfit is a light green shirt with the words "dino sans" in brown sans with a brown Allosaurus skull that has a blue "glowing' dot in its eye above the letters. Over the shirt he wears an emerald colored jacket while he has black pants held up by a green belt and white running shoes. He wears a plain yellow ring on his left hand's first finger.
• Personality: A seemingly laid back and carefree man, nothing seems to faze him, whether it be insults or pranks. He likes jokes, especially with words and often makes bad puns when he can think up of one. In reality, he just enjoys whatever time off he has as much as he can. He greatly values whatever semblance he has to a calm and peaceful life with the massive genocide going on. When the time comes, he becomes serious and determined in danger, passionate even, putting all of his heart into the mission. He cares a lot about others and usually ends up a bit reckless when someone else's life is in danger. All of this is due to having lost his fiance to The Witch Hunt. He greatly misses her but he knows that he must keep pushing on if he doesn't want to have more with the same fate (no pun intended). The only thing that easily gets him mad is anyone trying to insult his dead fiance. He also has a keen interest in dinosaurs and video games.
• Abilities/Skills: As a Magus, he has an affinity for the Earth element though he mainly focuses on being support than offense. Because of his affinity, he's able to make traps in the earth, whether on ground level or even against a cliff face, where if one makes contact with it, they get sucked in partially and are stuck there, though that might not exactly be helpful against physically strong Servants who could easily destroy rocks. He can easily embed energy into most objects and his prana replenishes slightly quicker than most Magus, mostly thanks to his affinity with Earth. He's especially skilled in healing spells, being able to mend some serious injuries in a matter of minutes to a few hours, depending on its seriousness. Most not so serious wounds can be healed in a few minutes but, of course, that uses up prana so he can't constantly heal such injuries over an extended period of time. He's physically fit and quite good at running and dodging. With his interest in dinosaurs, he knows quite a bit on anatomy, animals and environments. As a supplement to his healing spells, he also knows first aid and a bit on medicine not involving magecraft so that if ever comes the time he can't heal with his spells, he can slightly do so without them.
  • Mystic Code: The ring he wears was actually his fiance's engagement ring which he repurposed into his Mystic Code. It increases his speed so he can better dodge and run.
• Misc: He can speak Cebuano, Tagalog and Filipino.

• Class: Lancer
• Identity: Britomart, the Knight of Chastity
• Stars: 3
• Gender: Female
• Appearance: Tall and imposing in silver armor with white streaks across it and a helmet concealing part of its owner's face, it's not easy to tell a woman is wearing it. She stands at 6'2'', her armor looking like a more stylized version of her era's knight armor. She can lift and keep the visor over her eyes above them if she wants to. She carries with her a plain looking spear with a silver colored spear tip, a round shield, also silver, and sword in a silver sheath with the image of a white cross on it by her left hip. Without her armor, her figure is fit, lean and feminine. She has long platinum blonde hair, cream skin and serene sky blue eyes.
• Personality: As being an embodiment of the virtue chastity, Britomart is kind and humble. She's a friendly woman who gets along with most people. She's also compassionate, more than willing to help those in need or in danger. When in battle, she's fierce and determined, like the warrior she is, and she's equally capable. Despite what most think of chastity, she has one love in her heart that she remembers dearly even as a Servant, her beloved Artegall.
• Servant Stats:
  • STR: A
  • AGL: B
  • END: C
  • MAN: E
  • LUK: D
• Class Skills:
  • Magic Resistance: (D) Can resist and somewhat negate spells.
  • Independent Action: (B) Can stay away from the Master for periods of time without maintenance.
• Personal Skills:
  • Bravery: (A) Can negate mental interference like pressure, confusion or fascination. Not usable if under Mad Enhancement.
• Noble Phantasms:
  • Baldud's Spear: (B; Anti-Unit [self]) An enchanted spear made by one of her royal ancestors, Baldud. It's supposed to be able to let her win any battle she uses it in (though that doesn't necessarily means she kills them). Of course, we can't have that. So instead, the spear draws strength from the virtue she embodies, making all attacks she does with the spear much stronger than it would be just by her strength alone.

edited 6th Aug '16 11:17:44 PM by ShoutmonZ

Carmelo looks good to me. He's accepted.

Now, Britomart's STR is a tad too high. Considering she also has B Endurance, I'd ask to nerf either STR or END a rank.

Also, that spear doesn't really do anything, unless I'm misunderstanding and it's a short-range Excaliblast-type of thing. Can you specify what does the blow entail?

edited 6th Aug '16 6:05:29 PM by FergardStratoavis

Changed END to C. As for the Noble Phantasm... I actually wasn't sure what to make her NP be. I was stumped so I just decided to write down the first thing I thought. I decided to change the effect completely and lowered STR to B accordingly.

BTW, +s to Servant stats mean boosts from Skills or Noble Phantasms or whatever; you don't get, say, B+ STR without any Skill or NP that increases it.

edited 6th Aug '16 10:56:14 PM by desdendelle