Fate oath/alternative (Festival of Epics Reboot) Sign Ups

Made some edits to Faust. Nothing to do with abilities or anything, just a backstory and explanation of how she can be a loli in spite of her legend. So it can be clarified that it makes sense and can work, and all.

• Class: Lancer
• Master: TBD
• True Name: Viriathus
• Gender: Male
• Height/Weight: 5'9, 200 lbs.
• Alignment: Chaotic Good
• Appearance: Face◊ Attire and his non-phantasm weapons◊.
• Personality: A free spirit and democrat at his core, Viriathus hates tyranny, imperialism and all the things which his sworn enemies; the Roman Empire represent. As such, he is naturally rebellious and very prone to disobeying orders, especially when his master acts like he/she owns him. But if treated as an equal instead of a lackey, He shows that he is a dependable, fair and passionate man who only wishes for everyone; even Servants to be equals and comrades in a world without war and despots. Unless of course you're a traitor, because traitors do not deserve to live in such a world let alone the one they're in now.
• Stats:
  • Strength: C
  • Endurance: C
  • Agility: A
  • Magical Energy: D
  • Luck: E
  • Noble Phantasm (Rank): C
• Class Skills:
  • Magic Resistance (D)
• Personal Skills:
  • Instinct (B): Years of fighting Romans in guerrilla warfare and living off the land for extended periods of time has made Viriathus a bit closer to the beasts that share the forests of Iberia than the men that he fought with.
  • Presence Concealment (C): A unique case. Even though Viriathus is of the Lancer class; he is far more known for his cunning and craftiness than battle prowess. As such, he is able to have this skill though he uses it more for surprise attacks and escape than recon.
  • Discernment of the Poor (D): Having learned not to trust other people so readily due to the way he died, Viriathus has made sure that the same thing will not happen to him again. But since he only learned this lesson in the afterlife, it is nowhere near as effective as it should be.
  • Disengage: (B): The Iberian tribes from which Viriathus hails from were masters at hit and run tactics.
• Noble Phantasms:
  • Falarica, The Burning dart (Anti unit, C): A simple, low cost NP that takes the form of a heavy javelin that is looks like it's 50% metal. Since it's an NP, it would have the same effects on servants as a regular Javelin would on a normal human being. It's special property however, is that if the metal shaft is binded with a flammable material; usually cloth, and set alight prior to throwing; the NP will instead explode in a fiery conflagration when it hits something; much like a molotov cocktail but with the fire having the capability of harming servants and being extremely difficult to extinguish without the help of magic. Lancer seemingly has an endless number of these projectiles with him but he can only have as many as his mana can allow (20-25 at any given time).

edited 30th Jun '12 7:00:37 PM by Strigon

Can I apply? I just came back from making Servants on a thread in /tg/, and I think I have one that may interest you.

I don't think you have to ask permission to apply.

Right. I was just checking because I thought the RP had limited slots and they may have been filled already.

• Class: Archer
• Master: Aruna Kishore Devarakonda
• True Name: Arjuna, hero of the Kurukshetra War and half-brother to Karna
• Gender: Male
• Height/Weight: 5'7'', 154 pounds
• Alignment: Lawful Good
• Appearance: okay, I give, I'll just use a Magi: the Labyrinth of Magic character as my play-by
• Personality: Arjuna is known to be a brave, charming and morally upright man who believes in following his duty to the gods and his country. He is generous to his friends and gracious to his enemies, refusing to bear them any ill will. However, he has been known to be consumed by doubt over his duties, as seen in the Bhagavad Gita. This constant struggle between duty and personal morality may very well cost him in the morally-gray battlefield that is the Grail War.
• Stats:
  • Strength: C
  • Endurance: D
  • Agility: B
  • Magical Energy: B+
  • Luck: B
  • Noble Phantasm (Rank): A

• Skills:
  • Independent Action: B- Allows Arjuna to operate without a Master for three days.
  • Divinity: A- As the son of Indra and having joined his brothers in the heavens after death, Arjuna has the highest rank in this attribute, like his half-brother Karna.
  • Magic Resistance: C
  • Eternal Bow Mastery: A- Prevents the degradation of Arjuna's skills with the bow when under the effects of mental hindrance.

• Noble Phantasms:
  • Gandiva: The Invincible Bow of Victory (Rank C++, Anti-Personnel)— The bow given to Arjuna by Indra, it comes with a quiver of infinite arrows and lets Arjuna fire his other two Phantasms. The twang of the bow has a sound like the cracking of thunder, so while it increases the arrows' piercing power, it makes stealth harder, as the sound of the bow can give his position away. Gandiva can also be taken apart to create two golden curved blades for easier carrying, for close combat, and for hiding Arjuna's identity as an Archer-class Servant. To reassemble the bow, the ends of the blades' hilts are attached to each other.
  • Vajra: The Diamond Thunderbolt of Heaven (Rank B, Anti-Personnel)— Once every three days, Arjuna may invoke Indra's name in a three-verse prayer. The result is that the next arrow Arjuna fires becomes an extremely swift, defense-piercing attack: as fast as lightning, as strong as diamond. However, Arjuna must keep the arrow on the string for five seconds before it can be launched as a Vajra shot. Dodging Vajra is a matter of Agility, and enduring its damage is a matter of Endurance.
  • Pashupatastra: O Shiva, Shatter my Foes (Rank B, Anti-Personnel)— Once every three days, Arjuna can invoke Shiva in a five-verse prayer to use this weapon, which is a single shot that homes in on an enemy and can pierce through multiple targets. Like Brahmastra, it cannot be used on a foe stronger than Arjuna.
  • Brahmashira: O Brahma, Sunder the Earth (Rank A, Anti-Army/Anti-Fortress)— Once every Grail War, Arjuna can invoke Brahma in a ten-verse prayer to unlock the use this weapon: a single, prana shot that creates an explosion comparable to a really big bomb. Like Karna's version of the weapon, it cannot be used on those with stronger abilities than the wielder.

edited 21st Aug '12 10:52:08 PM by Icarael

• @Virathus:
  • @Stats: Those check out.
  • @Class Skills: Okay.
  • @Personal Skills: These seem more like they would be part of the three Knight classes.
  • @Lustinia: Alright. I'm not too crazy about this. A bounded field that retards the senses of both Servant and Master. This is rejected, unless you want to change in, then I'll look over it again.

• @Arjuna:
  • Skills: Eternal Arms Mastership doesn't work that way, so just get rid of that. I don't think he even needs it. (EAM has to do with being the best warrior in an era, not in a single span of time.) Also, Archer doesn't have Riding. Fix that, please.
  • N Ps: I like the ideas, honestly. Except I feel sorry for whoever gets caught on the recieving end of the big exploding arrow. He's accepted.

edited 29th Jun '12 11:17:58 AM by RagnaTheSaviour

Is my master on the previous page accepted? I tend to underpower my character, but I may have accidently made him too good in an attempt not to.

Here we are, a Master for Astolfo.

• Name: Bao Yu
• Age: 23
• Gender: Female
• Appearance: "Y'know, it would really be better for you if you kept yourself in shape."
• Personality: Lazy, and kind of a goof-off, with an extremely low attention span. Bao Yu likes to enjoy the little things, and has almost child-like enthusiasm. Tends to be very forward and friendly with people, but she holds a grudge with people who make her angry. She likes exercise and good cooking, and dislikes odd-sounding names. If she dislikes a person's name, chances are she'll devise a more fitting one for them on her own.
• Abilities: Bao Yu is a master of Breathing & Walking, a secret art highly regarded by the magi of the east. Instead of incanting, Breathing & Walking focuses on using the breathing, movement, body, and existence of the practitioner to force nature interference. Using this technique, Bao Yu can perform such feats as banishing familiars and other spirits simply by clapping*
  This does not work on Servants, as they are spirits of higher level than any human is capable of simply banishing, being forces of nature unto themselves
  . While her full arsenal of skills is unknown and likely expansive, she most commonly utilizes it to dispel curses and enchantments, disrupt Bounded Fields, dismiss spirits, sense the flow of life energy, and cast binding magic. She has been noted on occasion to use it offensively in ways similar to those demonstrated by Araya Souren, but mostly she fights using magically reinforced martial arts, the study of which was heavily ingrained with her training in the mastery of Breathing & Walking.
• Assets: A hotel room, and funding from her sponsors.
• Bio: Bao Yu was taken in at a young age by representatives of one of the many prominent schools of the east, which are constantly scouting for individuals with the potential to master Breathing & Walking within a single generation. From there, Bao Yu was taught and trained constantly, from age 5 all the way to present day. Constantly traveling between schools, she was taught exactly how to use her talent, and while they basically shanghaied her into it, she doesn't hold it against them. She was brought into much better living conditions because of them, and thanks to her physical training and easy to please appetite, she tends to appreciate the feelings of good health and satisfaction more than most people. However, while she was one of a small number of talented individuals, her mentors always tended to have one complaint. She was too lazy. She could never focus, and training her was considered an exercise in patience in and of itself. One of her longest employed teachers was once recorded as having said that if Bao wasn't so lazy, she may have even been able to master her technique in ten years instead of eighteen. When she found out about the Grail War, Bao was enthusiastic, as she considered it less a competition, and more of a vacation from her rather strict colleagues and instructors.
• Misc: Is absolutely terrible at cooking. Her dishes have been known to send lesser men to the hospital. Can speak Chinese and Japanese fluently, as she spent a lot of time inbetween the two countries due to her training. Can also speak English competently, but she is far more Eloquent In Her Native Tongue.

• Class: Berserker
• Master: Elena Summers
• True Name: Spartacus
• Gender: Male
• Height/ Weight: 2.30 cm, 160 kg
• Alignment: Chaotic Insane
• Appearance: A truly charming gentleman◊
• Personality: He never questions his faith that it is strength of humanity to endure anything. He only ever acts according to one single thought. To revolt against the oppressor, and to protect the oppressed. Following the most virtuous option, he will chose the path of suffering. He will not strike an enemy in numerical inferiority, and he will only fight back an enemy stronger than him. He strikes back after stopping the enemy's attack, and turns the table back to grasp victory only at the last minute. It is very frightening when a scar-riddled face remains composed and smiling regardless of whether you strike him or he strikes you. Despite being summoned, he has no motive to seek the Holy Grail; his dearest wish is just to proceed to field of battles. Because for Spartacus, who only aspire to rescue the oppressed and rebel against the oppressor, the battlefield is a place where there is just weak and strong and also a place full of the everlasting pain and trials that he desires. Does not like Romans, for obvious reasons.
• Stats:
  • Strength: C (B)
  • Endurance: B (A)
  • Agility: D ( C )
  • Magical Energy: C (B)
  • Luck: E (D)
  • Noble Phantasm (Rank): B
• Class Abilities
  • Mad Enhancement raises basic parameters in exchange of hindering mental capacities. In some cases, also seals away Personal Skills.
    • A: Rank up for parameters, but most of one's reason is robbed. Due undergoing consciousness equalization with the Master, one has become a more mechanical Servant.
• Skills:
  • The Honor of the Battered In the instance that Spartacus' injuries are repaired by means of magecraft, the required prana cost is quartered. In truth, the pain inflicted heightens his combat focus, allowing him to tap into his full potential; by corollary, if he is not injured, he cannot fight at full strength. The notion that "one must first conquer the pain inflicted by the enemy to attain absolute victory" is a fundamental premise of Spartacus' tactics
    • A: All Berserker's stats are lowered by one rank until an injury is inflicted upon his body. Because wounds unlock his true potential instead of impairing him, this skill has also the same effect as Battle Continuation of equal rank.
  • Mental Pollution makes it highly possible to shut out any mental interference Thaumaturgy, due possessing a distorted mentality. However, at the same time it becomes impossible to come to an understanding with individuals that do not possess an equivalent rank of mental pollution.
    • A: The slavery, bloody uprising and his cruel death warped Spartacus mind into something that is completely incomprehensible to ordinary human. Thanks to this skill, Spartacus can normally speak things such as "Those who are bound are strong! For until the time when they are set free, anger and sadness will continue to be accumulated" even under the effect of Mad Enchantment. However, even outside of it, he is fixated with thoughts of "always making the most difficult choices" and he never listen what people have to say. In practice, it is impossible to come to a mutual understanding of intentions with him. Spartacus is indeed an uncontrollable Berserker.
  • Eternal Arms Mastership prevents degradation of fighting skills when under the effect of mental hindrance.
    • C: Mastership of combat arts that has come naturally to the one known as the greatest gladiator of ancient Rome. His body is so skilled at fighting that he can make use of full fighting skills even when he cannot think rationally due to mental influence or emotional instability
• Noble Phantasms:
  • The Blade of Arena: Honour and Terror of the Gladiator
  • Rank: C
  • Type: Anti-Unit
  • Range: Melee
  • Duration: Passive
  • A giant, extremely heavy gladius, custom built to be able to use both tip and edge of the blade. A modified weapon like this is typical for gladiator and represents the crystallization of both bravery and terror of those forced to fight in arena. For its special property to activate, Spartacus has to be wounded first. After being wounded, the reaction of the one who wounded him to Spartacus counter-attack will determine its exact effect. If the opponent remains and fights him, the blade will goad and persuade him that Spartacus is his greatest enemy he definitely has to defeat, making switching targets or disengaging from battle almost impossible. If he flees, the blade will cause him to be filled with crippling terror and urgent desire to flee anytime he meets Spartacus again. In both cases, the effects are persistent, and the targets will be filled by the desire to fight or flee from Spartacus, until either of them is dead, or the mental influence was dispelled by superior magecraft. Skills, Noble Phantasms or Spells that protects against mental influence can lessen or even eliminate the effect, but the Magic Resistance skill has only little effect as The Blade of Arena, being a Noble Phantasm, far transcends the capabilities of modern magecraft.
  • The Champion of Reversal: Howl of the wounded beast
  • Rank: B
  • Type: Anti-Unit
  • Range: Self
  • Max Targets: 1
  • A permanently active-type of Noble Phantasm. It is possible to convert part of the damage inflicted by the enemy into prana and accumulate it in the body. The efficiency of this conversion into prana raises the more Spartacus physical strength decreases. The prana that was accumulated in the body like this can be used to boost Spartacus' abilities. While the Howl is initially a rank B with the “prana conversion” as its only ability, because of its nature, it is capable of increasing its own rank by overcharging with prana accumulated in his body. There is no upper limit of this ability, so if he is damaged to the point of being on the verge of death, possibly an enormous prana enough to destroy everything before Spartacus' eyes will be saved up. If the battle ends before Berserkers death, the extra prana is automatically used for rapid regeneration of Berserkers wounds. Thanks to this NP, the best way to destroy Berserker is using attacks that are capable of killing in one hit.

edited 6th Jul '12 3:29:11 PM by Drakovicz

@Ragna: Edited Lusitania to only make people lost.

You're missing the point, Strigon. We're uncomfortable with that NP, period.

Oh well, Guess I'll just have to buff his javelins.

Another thing. About that... typically, Assassins don't use javelins. I'll talk to Ragna, but basically... this guy just doesn't seem like an Assassin is what I'm saying.

Actually, why don't you just turn him into Lancer? With javelin as noble phantasm and his personal skills he would kinda fit. Besides Assassin is less about guerrilla warfare and more about assassinating people anyway.

Also what about my Berserker?

Lancer sounds fine. But switching classes takes away his presence concealment, losing a very important edge against stronger, better servants.

Well you can give him low-rank Presence Concealment anyway (Fate-Rider had Independent Action, so there is some example of class skills being used as personal skills in canon) and hope G Ms will agree to it.

Another possibility is creating Noble Phantasm or Skill that will allow him to hide his presence under some circumstances. He was pretty sneaky bastard in his legend, so there is good justification for it. Just... battle-sneaky, not assassination-sneaky if you understand. (and of course hope that G Ms will agree to it)

edited 30th Jun '12 3:02:33 AM by Drakovicz

I would agree more to Drakovicz's suggestion, but still no forest.

edited 30th Jun '12 3:06:45 AM by KSPAM

What about a personal skill that grants him pseudo-Presence concealment when hiding in foliage?

Fixed up my Servant and decided to just post him here.

Class: Lancer

Master: Aaron Skyfield

True Name: Diomedes, King of Argos

Gender: Male

Height: 6’3

Weight: 240 pounds

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Appearance: A massive man in gold trimmed black armor with the crest of a boar on the breast. He carries a round shield with the mark of a boar as well as a short sword, and a spear across his back.

Personality: A wise counselor outside of battle, he is quick to come up with strategies. He never backs down from a fight unless it’s in his advantage and is not above using underhanded tactics to win. His personal code is “Do what it takes to win.” He has respect for gods, but does not consider their word law.

Stats:

• STR: B+

• END: C

• AGI: A

• MAG: E

• LUCK: D

• NP: D-A

Class skills: Magic Resistance D

Personal Skills:

• Battle Continuation (C)

• Blessed of Athena (B) - This skill gives Diomedes the ability to identify divine beings (those with the skill divinity) as well as having Presence Concealment D against those divines.

• Riding: C rank

• King of Tactics (A): Second only to the King of Lies, Odysseus, Diomedes is a master strategist and cunning warrior. Though he is summoned in the Lancer class, his tactical flexibility allows him to use weapons outside of his expertise. His skill with his father’s sword and bow is only slightly less than his skill with a lance. In layman's terms, this skill disguises Diomedes' class, and gives him very versatile skills, leaving only Berserker and Caster out of his purview.

Noble Phantasm:

• Armory of Hephaestus (Rank D): Everything Diomedes carries was forged by the God Hephaestus for his father. His sword and armor are all of high quality. Diomedes’ sword, shield, bow, armor and daggers, are all D Rank Noble Phantasms.

• Lance of Athena (Rank A): Diomedes’ true Noble Phantasm is his spear, which has been blessed by the Goddess Athena. It was this weapon that pierced the arm of Aphrodite and then minutes later injured Ares the War God himself, forcing his withdrawal from the Trojan War. It is always active, but with little fanfare, befitting his regard for subtlety. When the lance strikes with killing intent, no armor, magic nor mundane, can stop it unless it is another A rank Noble Phantasm.

Anything wrong with him?

edited 9th Jul '12 6:47:14 AM by Augustine

You forgot to give a skill a rank. All skills in finished things have ranks. Even those that only have one rank. Don't question the madness.

I knew that too. Let me fix it. Other than that, is anything wrong? I don't think his Master has been approved either.

... also, tactics is probably not the right word for the ability to use multiple weapons and the ability to use multiple weapons has nothing to do with tactical prowess. Skill with ordering soldiers doesn't logically correspond with weapon mastery... I can see Military Tactics if he's known for that; can't see the use of multiple weapons. It's just... illogical. :/

And now I'm going to shut up before Ragna kills me, even though you're asking. >.<

Class Skill for Lancers is Magic Resistance, like for all Knight Classes. Battle Continuation is a Personal Skill.

edited 30th Jun '12 3:44:36 PM by Drakovicz

Indeed it is.

He's now a Lancer. Huzzah?