Fate/Grand Order

In all the mythological systems that really run roughshod over Brynhilde, I think Fate probably does the worst by her. It's unfortunate, because I really like Norse mythology. That said, I've never liked the Volsunga or the Nibelungenlied anyway, and the Nasuverse setting of randomly throwing alien robot androids into the mix just makes it entirely impossible to care about.

Edited by RedSavant on Dec 13th 2018 at 8:11:07 AM

The vast majority of my Servants are at Bond Level 5, with the ones I use most frequently at 7 or 8.

I hope that does enough...

Huh. That's not even syncretism, Attila literally shows up in the Norse tradition. That's kind of wild.

Europe is surprisingly small, ain't it?

Really?

Shows how much I know.

Well, the Wikipedia pages on Atli seem pretty devoid of citations, so it might not be the case. Though the various pages on the subject seem to agree.

Edited by RedSavant on Dec 12th 2018 at 10:31:14 AM

The 30 S Qs for completing Babylonia before Solomon is on.

Edited by nightwyrm_zero on Dec 12th 2018 at 11:24:47 AM

... The whole 30?

Like, no strings attached? No bullshit the whole 30?

FUCKING BLESS.

Yep. NA came thru for us this time.

Well butter my toast, when is it coming? More SQ for me to spend on New Year's. I was going to roll for Merlin, but I'll save up what I can. Also, I pulled Gorgon randomly from a ticket.

Edited by Kakuzan on Dec 12th 2018 at 11:38:13 AM

20th. When Solomon is released.

Thanks.

Altera has the strangest family. She has her two alien siblings, little sister due of some old man copying her looks, little brother due of one time he entered her and it is technically little brothers, and one pissed off wife.

Too bad we probably won't see all of them together in one room. especially with her in Sun(ta) mode.

I would personally be fine not addressing any more Nibelungenlied subject matter for a very long time. Fafnir already shows up at the drop of a hat any time the concepts of lizards and precious metals exist in the same zip code, and Sigurd is held up as some kind of prototypical dragon slayer despite not being the first, the most famous, or even particularly good at killing dragons.

Well, it's not like we can just summon Anu if we want the original Dragon Slayer.

...He's going to get added at some point, won't he?

Edited by raziel365 on Dec 12th 2018 at 10:58:56 AM

legit considering picking up na again solely just to have a shot at rolling merlin

this is a terrible idea especially because of having to do more grinding and really behind in the main story where i left off someone convince me not to do it

Don't bother, I don't even use him anymore apart from challenge quests. You need someone like Quetz or Gil that has 30% NP charge skill to use him for farming.

I don't find him a particularly engaging character either.

Edited by Arha on Dec 13th 2018 at 2:05:21 PM

This is cool, a bunch of FGO artists are contributing to a fanbook. Its main focus is Sigurd and Bryn but there's other stuff too, the art looks really good based on the samples.

FIRST ROUND◊, the Great Britain Combination VS the Quetzal Sisters!

Oh dear. Considering what Quetzalcoatl did to her (his) younger sister last time it came up...

And that's why Lucoa is supposed to stay away from the alcohol.

Why do you seem to have such a bone to pick with Nibungenlied, Red?

^Personal preference, really. I don't like courtly romances because they tend to be mostly bullshit. While I fully realize that there are differences in morals and taste when it comes to historical material, I don't like works that romanticize it either.

Santa Tag Tournament, day 1.
Team England vs Team Chaldea.◊

Santa Alter announces that she's obviously the true Santa because she was the first one. Astolfo is her partner because A) he was handy, B) he's apparently English, and C) his hippogryph can pull the sleigh.

Astolfo and Bradamante greet each other, with Brada asking how he's been and hoping that he hasn't caused any trouble for Chaldea. He insists that no, he hasn't, and Ritsuka backs him up. Brada cuts in, asking if it's her imagination that Astolfo looks cuter than before; he confirms that he is, and says he wants to be cute forever. Brada says that her brother Rinaldo might not approve, but she does.

Astolfo asks, after a bit of throat clearing, if Brada joining Chaldea means that she and Ruggiero have broken up, which she denies. Astolfo cautions her that Ritsuka isn't Ruggiero reincarnated, which Brada says she's aware of.

Quetz says it must be fate that they've come together, as it's now an old vs new Santa battle. Alter is surprised, then annoyed to learn that Altera has made Quetz a Santa, but admits that her decorations are probably the strongest in Santa history. However, the only acceptable song for Christmas is Jingle Bells, and definitely not samba.

Astolfo admits he's only in it because he wants to wear a Santa costume and be cute.

After the first match:

Bradamante throws Astolfo bodily into the air, saying that she can't afford to play around even for him. She apparently plans to let him drop onto her spear. However, he lands on his hippogryph, which perches on her spear instead.

Brada: ...Hey, Acchan. This isn't... my hippogryph, is it?
Astolfo tries to play it off, but Brada protests that it looks a lot like hers. Astolfo says that he rode it later, so he has the right to ride it too, prompting Brada to insist he get down so she can inspect it.

Alter shouts at "Pink" not to get distracted and to watch out for threats above. Astolfo takes off, scoffing that no one could be above him on the hippogryph... to which Quetz chastises him for underestimating lucha, and powerbombs him along with the hippogryph. This kills the Astolfo, and he's down for the three-count.

After the match, Brada comes over to Astolfo to talk to him, and he apologizes and says he can't give the hippogryph back because it's his Noble Phantasm now. Brada sadly asks him to take care of it... and then attempts to locate the place where Ruggiero once rode it, by sticking her face into its fur and sniffing.

Astolfo: Hey, Master, you probably noticed, but Bradamante can get pretty dumb sometimes.

Santa Alter grudgingly acknowledges that Quetz has at least some pride as a Santa, but warns her that other Santas will be after her. This includes past Santas like herself, and she kind of implies that there might be future Santas included, too. Quetz confidently replies that she's the only dancing Santa, which gets a smile out of Alter.

Quetz and Bradamante praise Ritsuka's ability as a strategist and second, which Mashu agrees with, and everyone gets somber about the challenges they may face ahead.

Another masked fight applicant is waiting for them at their gym, and immediately challenges them to a battle.

Edited by RedSavant on Dec 13th 2018 at 6:46:03 AM