Sign Up Post for Player Run Holy Grail War

[gordianknots]

Sign Up Post for a Player-Run Event
HOLY GRAIL WAR, RUBY CITY EDITION

Good news, Ruby City! An omnipotent wish granting device has appeared. Here’s the problem: it wants you to fight for it, the magic cup requires a certain amount of spiritual energy to activate. That means it has turned some citizens into so-called Heroic Spirits, and others into Masters to temporarily power up those Heroic Spirits.

You might be wondering how the grail gets its power. Well, that’s easy, Heroic Spirits have to kill each other - six in all, with the seventh standing. The last Heroic Spirit standing alongside their master both get wishes from the grail.

So, what’ll you do? Fight for the Grail, killing others, and hopefully getting your wish? Stay out of the fight? Manipulate everyone from afar? Try and remove the grail without causing bloodshed?

Well, that’s up to you, isn’t it?

If you missed the interest post, please click here - it will explain the objectives and game play!

Masters

Master sign ups are easy. Please fill out the following information and paste it into the comments below. If you are entering multiple characters, please post a new comment under that character's account. Thank you!
MASTER Name: Your character’s name: Contact methods:

Servant sign ups require a little more detail!

Remember, you need to pick a servant’s class and make up a stats sheet.

A Brief Guide to Servant Classes
We are asking everyone participating to list two potential servant classes for their character, as it will give us some flexibility. Please read the notes on each servant class carefully, as there are benefits and drawbacks to each.

Archer: Naturally, Servants of the Archer Class are associated with bows and arrows, although as you might’ve noticed from say, the "Gate of Babylon" clip in the other post, it isn’t always true. More broadly, projectile weaponry of any sort, If you're still on the fence, please, ask the mods!

Assassin: Are you known as a sneaky sort, who may kill using subtle methods and prefers covert operations to flashy attacks? Or how about just a spy? Murderer for hire, a sellsword to the highest bidder? Don't mind two wits about fighting dirty? Great, you’re probably in the Assassin boat! Assassins tend to target enemy Masters and kill them to disable other Servants instead of fighting them head-on.

Berserker: Got a fondness for brute strength, overpowered physical attacks and mowing through armies? If extreme rage, property damage, and fits of intense violence are associated with your character, you may want to consider them in the Berserker class. It is worth noting that the Berserker class carries a certain effect called Mad Enhancement - meaning that your Servant stats get bumped up a sliding scale, at the cost of your character’s sanity, grasp on rationality and ability to be articulate. A bit-by-bit explanation of this scale is here. (PLEASE NOTE: Mad enhancement, for this game, will be an option for those in the berserker class, not a requirement.) Berserkers are gifted with the potential for the usual benefits of genuine madness, but must confront the downsides of it as well. They tend to be incapable of independence to the degree of some of the other Classes due to their greater levels of mana consumption, and if 'Mad Enhancement' is active, also due to their insanity and usual lack of tactics outside of "killing and/or beating the crap out of everything that moves." Good luck with that!

Caster: Do you like illusions, witchery and giant, glowing energy beams? This is where the fantasy mage, the brilliant scientists who wouldn't shine on the battlefield, and the people who favor magic to brute force often get booted. If you’re a magic user from any universe, a sorcerer with the ability to alter the laws of nature as they please, or the sort for backstabbing trickery, then you have the great potential to be a Servant in the Caster class. In addition, writers and authors have a great chance of being Casters as well (no seriously, they did this in Fate/ canon with William Shakespeare), which for the purposes of this game we’ll extend to all artists.

Lancer: Associated with the usage of spears? Any sort of long, pointy, long-range weapon? Great, you’re a Lancer. This is the Servant Class for the agile speedsters who focus on melee fighting, rogues and the whose not particularly physically bulked up, but not that bad at throwing a punch either. Now, all jokes about the Lancer class and their canonly abysmal, awful luck aside, the Lancer class is pretty open to anyone who is using a big stick to stab or bash people over the head with it. Or say, liked to impale people in life, which is what the franchise did with Vlad the Impaler as Lancer.

Rider: If your character is associated with a particular animal and/or beast, well-known in conjunction with a motor vehicle, even a ship, or a mount of any kind, then they meet the qualifying conditions for the Rider class. Thanks to the mount aspect though, they also tend to be very, very easy to guess in terms of identity, so keep that trade off in mind.

Saber: The class often most fitting for the characters skilled in swordsmanship, the honorable knights with a code of morals they firmly subscribe to, and the stoic warriors, Saber should basically be quite self-explanatory. If you’re associated with a sword - anything that can be interpreted as a frickin' kind of sword - or have fought with one, you can be slotted right into the Saber Class.

Class skills
These are additional skills related to each class that influence fights. We've indicated which servant classes have the following class skills.

Battle continuation (Lancer): The servant can take multiple wounds and continue to fight until a fatal blow is dealt. These few minutes can allow the servant to still severely injury or kill their opponent.
Independent Action (Archer, Assassin): The servant can survive up to two days with no master acting as a source of mana.
Item Creation (Caster): The servant can create items enhanced with magic to exert influence over others. This may include potions that influence decision making, charms to control behaviour, or anything else the servant can think of.
Mad Enhancement (Berserker): The servant's abilities gain a stats boost, in exchange for their ability to be articulate and have control over their actions.
Magic resistance (Archer, Berserker, Lancer, Rider, Saber): The servant has high resistance to magic attacks. For magic to have an effect, the spell caster's attack rank must be higher than the magic resistance rank of the servant.
Presence concealment (Assassin): The servant can conceal their presence from other servants and move around, undetected even by most magic.
Riding (Rider, Saber): The servant has the ability to hop onto anything like a ride and have instant mastery, even if they haven’t rode/driven/etc. it before.
Territory creation (Caster): The servant is capable building a safe zone for themselves and their master, or fortifying an existing structure with magic.

Making a Noble Phantasm
Now that you have two Servant Classes in mind, it's time to create (up to two, at the most) Noble Phantasms for your character to use. Noble Phantasms, as you might recall from the interest post, are manifestations of characters' legends. The best way to think of it is like this: if your character had an ultimate attack or special ability, based on major aspects of their character, history or self, what would it be? What kind of damage would it do? Would it be strictly for combat, or more suited for support usage? How powerful would it be?

Remember that Noble Phantasms don’t have to be weapons. Here are some examples from the Fate/etc series itself:

Lancer's spears: In Fate/zero, Lancer has two spears, Gae Dearge and Gae Buidhe. The former can cut through items made of magic (like a Servant's armor), the latter makes any wounds that it causes unhealable. This is a straight-forward example of weapons being associated with a particular hero becoming Noble Phantasms, as Lancer's two spears were weapons he personally handled in the course of his lifetime.

Rider's Pegasus: In Fate/stay night, Rider (Medusa) is of this class because of her association with the birth of Pegasus. It is her ultimate Noble Phantasm, and a winged horse is extremely useful in a fight.This association with Pegasus allows her to use it as a Noble Phantasm despite not having ridden it even once in her lifetime.

Heracles' God Hand: Also in Fate/stay night, Heracles has twelve lives, and each one can only be destroyed by an A-Rank attack. It is only once all twelve lives run out, that he dies and is defeated in the Grail War. This Noble Phantasm is based on the legendary myth of the twelve labours of Heracles.

Got the idea? Here are a few more examples, from not Fate/:

If you were entering, say, Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games, you might consider making her ultimate Noble Phantasm an ability that whenever she fires an arrow from her bow and calls out the name of the object she wants to hit, it makes it mark.

If you were thinking of entering Annabeth Chase from Percy Jackson and the Olympians, you would want to consider her invisibility baseball cap as one of her two phantasms, since it comes into play so much in the books and allows her a fair amount of ability to sneak around.

If you were to make a Noble Phantasm for Captain Jack Sparrow, you'd need to consider how the entire Black Pearl could be summoned onto a battle field and made into a weapon!

Obviously, these are just a few examples. Don't hesitate to rewatch the videos of a few canonical Noble Phantasm: Excalibur, the Gate of Babylon, and the Ionian Hetaroi (spoiler warning).

If you’re having issues thinking up something, please don’t hesitate to contact us, we’re happy to help!

Personal Skills
These are little skills that can represent abilities your character might have, but not ultimate noble phantasms! For example, your character may be in the Saber class, but has some skill in military tactics. That would be listed as a personal skill. A good list is here.. Pick up to three personal skills!

Putting it all together
Got your two Servant Classes picked out? Noble Phantasms ready to go? Any and all personal skills selected? Great, then it's time to put it all together.

Stat ranks run from A-F, with C being average. While in-series uses +, -, and EX, we will not be using them for the sake of simplicity.

Obviously, we're trusting you to be honest about you character's skills. Please don't assign A or B ranks to everything. When in doubt, please contact the mods with questions.

NO, REALLY. PLEASE PM OR IM THE MODS WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT STATTING. God knows we understand that it can be a right pain.

A Sample Stats Sheet:
YOUR NAME: Meg
CONTACT: AIM@Megkips
CHARACTER NAME: Waver Velvet
FIRST CLASS CHOICE: Rider
SECOND CLASS CHOICE: Caster
THIRD CLASS CHOICE (optional):
NOBLE PHANTASM 1 (include description and rank): Volumen Hydragyrum (10 litres of weaponized mercury, capable of taking any number of shapes. It is usually used as a mount, but can also be used to attack. Please see this video, which demonstrates its abilities.) A
NOBLE PHANTASM 2 (include description and rank):
STRENGTH: C
MANA: A
AGILITY: C
ENDURANCE: C
LUCK: B
RIDING: A
MAGIC RESISTANCE: B

PERSONAL SKILLS
Magecraft (B)

Ready to go? Enter the following information into the comments. If you are entering multiple characters, please post a new comment under that character's account. Thank you!

SERVANT YOUR NAME: CONTACT: CHARACTER NAME: FIRST CLASS CHOICE: SECOND CLASS CHOICE: THIRD CLASS CHOICE (optional): NOBLE PHANTASM 1 (include description and rank): NOBLE PHANTASM 2 (include description and rank): STRENGTH: MANA: AGILITY: ENDURANCE: LUCK: CLASS SPECIFIC SKILL SET: (please see the above descriptions of classes. We’ll remind you if you forget this part.) PERSONAL SKILLS

If you’re okay with being a master or a servant

Please read all of the above, then fill out this forum.

MASTER OR SERVANT YOUR NAME: CONTACT: CHARACTER NAME: <b>I’M OPTIONING TO ACT AS EITHER A MASTER OR A SERVANT!</B> FIRST CLASS CHOICE: SECOND CLASS CHOICE: THIRD CLASS CHOICE (optional): NOBLE PHANTASM 1 (include description and rank): NOBLE PHANTASM 2 (include description and rank): STRENGTH: MANA: AGILITY: ENDURANCE: LUCK: CLASS SPECIFIC SKILL SET: (please see the above descriptions of classes. We’ll remind you if you forget this part.) PERSONAL SKILLS

If you're interested in participating outside of the Master and Servant set up

Please fill out the following form and place it in the comments. If you are entering multiple characters, please post a new comment under that character's account. Thank you!
INTERFERENCE Name: Your character’s name: Contact methods:

Questions? Comments? Concerns?
Ask them here, PM us, or contact Fel (plurk@tenfel,AIM@erraticExcursionist) and Meg (AIM@megkips) personally!

Sign ups will close on the 21st. We will let you know your character's role in the plot on the 22nd! Remember, the plotting post goes up on the 23rd, and we begin 29 September.

ETA: The plotting post will also allow for players to make their Master-Servant teams. Yes, you get to pick your own. However, please wait until we have figured out everyone's servant classes, we don't want you to make too many plans and then have to modify them!

AS OF NOW (21 SEPT) SIGN UPS ARE NOW CLOSED, UNLESS YOU HAVE CONTACTED MEG OR FEL OTHERWISE (THIS APPLIES TO TWO PEOPLE.)

WE WILL BE CONTACTING YOU SOON TO INFORM YOU OF YOUR CLASS, OR OF YOUR APPROVAL AS MASTER OR INTERFERENCE.

Comments

[shadow_spread]

If a character has a specific magical/fighting skill in canon, would that be listed as a personal skill or just assumed to be part of their repertoire?

[gordianknots]

It would depend on your preference. If it is a very specific skill they'd be known for, you'd likely want to consider making that one of their Noble Phantasms.

Can you go into more detail?

[unhealing]

MASTER
Name: Nyx
Your character’s name: Claudia Kotomine (unhealing)
Contact methods: PM; gilded chrysanth @ AIM; missbiondetta

I'm sorry the lack of formatting bothered me

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as a Master in the Holy Grail War. As a master, here is the information your character will wake up knowing:

That there is a set of command seals on the back of their dominant hand. (Click here for some examples.)

That these seals are magical in nature, although their purpose will remain unknown.

That something is up in the city, although what, well, who knows.

It will be up to your character to form a Master-Servant contract with a servant.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a servant-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.
Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[beastofasister]

INTERFERENCE
Name: Nyx
Your character’s name: Manaka Sajou (beastofasister)
Contact methods: PM; gilded chrysanth @ AIM; missbiondetta

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! You will be running interference during the Holy Grail War. This means your character will not receive knowledge about the Holy Grail War, like servants. Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, and have fun.

The mods ask you that if you have specific ideas in mind, that you get in contact with them, so that they can know what’s going on and communicate any other information to other players OOC. Please let us know if you have any comments, questions, or concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[missleadingquestions]

MASTER
Name: Luciano
Your character’s name: Saber, Katherine, Maya, and Conrad (Saber and Kat first, and Maya and Conrad as needed)
Contact methods: You both have them uvu

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as a Master in the Holy Grail War. As a master, here is the information your character will wake up knowing:

That there is a set of command seals on the back of their dominant hand. (Click here for some examples.)

That these seals are magical in nature, although their purpose will remain unknown.

That something is up in the city, although what, well, who knows.

It will be up to your character to form a Master-Servant contract with a servant.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a servant-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.
Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

NOTE: this message applies to Saber, Maya, and Conrad.

[destructiveprinciples]

INTERFERENCE
Name: Sura
Your character’s name: Avenger (destructiveprinciple)
Contact methods: suramainyus @ AIM

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! You will be running interference during the Holy Grail War. This means your character will not receive knowledge about the Holy Grail War, like servants. Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, and have fun.

The mods ask you that if you have specific ideas in mind, that you get in contact with them, so that they can know what’s going on and communicate any other information to other players OOC. Please let us know if you have any comments, questions, or concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[crowsicle]

SERVANT
YOUR NAME: Asher
CONTACT: asherdashery; AIM: asherdashery
CHARACTER NAME: Davesprite
FIRST CLASS CHOICE: Saber. Not only is Davesprite solely a sword-user as far as weaponry goes, he's also a knight and a self-sacrificial loser.
SECOND CLASS CHOICE: Archer, mostly for the independence boosts. He's been at this Servant-ish thing for a while, he's surprisingly familiar with the ins and outs. And he does have projectile attacks in his sprite power roster, supposedly.
THIRD CLASS CHOICE (optional): Caster, because...he has laser beams, I guess? Sprite powers are weird.
NOBLE PHANTASM 1: Caledscratch, used in this Flash and described at the MSPA Wiki. Caledscratch is a sword that cycles back and forth through time to points where it is broken, whole, newly forged, etc., so that its length and strength are difficult to predict at any given moment. Davesprite can control the cycle by manipulating the little record at the base of the blade.

What I'd really like is for Caledscratch's cycling to affect Davesprite in the same way while the Noble Phantasm is actually activated--meaning I'd want Davesprite to also change appearances from his feathery orange self back to his pre-sprite human form, with different outfits and stuff. If, in those brief moments while he was Dave rather than Davesprite, he had limited ability to go back and forth a second or two in time, that would be really fun to play with, but not necessary.

Rank B (or C if all time effects on Davesprite are nixed).

NOBLE PHANTASM 2 (I only even tentatively want this one if Caledscratch can't have time effects on Davesprite's appearance. I don't really need it. Edit: Or possibly if he's classed as Caster, I guess.): Dave's Timetables, here on the MSPA Wiki. They are floating contraptions with vinyl records on him that let him loop back and forth in time. Rank too good for this kid A.

STRENGTH: C
MANA: C
AGILITY: A
ENDURANCE: E
LUCK: E
CLASS SPECIFIC SKILL SET: Magic Resistance C and Riding D, though...Riding might be difficult in general, since he generally doesn't have legs and a lot of vehicles/rideable animals kind of require that.
PERSONAL SKILLS: Guardian Knight B, Battle Continuation B since in canon he was wandering around for a while in this condition. Edit: Uh also he can fly but I can nix that and maybe give him legs if that's a problem.

I'm flexible on a lot of things here and obviously time powers can be a handful so talk to me and we can totally work something out.

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as the servant SABER in the Holy Grail War! As a Servant, here is the information your character will receive upon waking:

There is an omnipotent wish-granting device called the Holy Grail present in the city, which has summoned them to fight as Servants for it. Six of their fellow Servants must be killed in order for the Holy Grail to be obtained and the winners will be granted a wish.

They will know all seven classes of servants: Archer, Assassin, Berserker, Caster, Lancer, Rider, and Saber, and that each servant has a set of special attacks called Noble Phantasms.

They will also be aware that this is an omnipotent wish granting device, not the Holy Grail that caught the blood of Christ.

They will know that have been transformed into a Servant. This means they have full knowledge of their stats (Personal skills, Class skills and Noble Phantasms too!), and that they need a Master to supply them mana so that they can remain manifested in the world and fight.

They will be made aware that various attacks in their repertoire will require different levels of mana, which also will encourage them to find a Master - and fast, because getting caught without support or a supply of mana is not something they would want happening to them now, would they?

They will be able to shift from a manifested physical form into an invisible spirit form - the latter of which is less taxing on a master and helps to preserve magic energy.

Failure to promptly find a Master will cause their energy to run out, and they will fade away rapidly and die. All Servants, excluding those in the Archer class, will have one day to locate a Master. The Archer class servants will have three days.

All servants will know that the three red markings on the back of a master’s hands are command seals. Command seals can be activated by masters to give absolute orders to their servants - overriding the servant’s free will in the process. It is definitely up to your servant character to decide to share this piece of information.

Servants will be aware that they will be restored to regular state when the war ends. Whenever that is.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a master-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.

Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[zuipperpips]

MASTER
Name: Suki
Your character’s name: Roxy
Contact methods: PM, plurk dreamoflife

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as a Master in the Holy Grail War. As a master, here is the information your character will wake up knowing:

That there is a set of command seals on the back of their dominant hand. (Click here for some examples.)

That these seals are magical in nature, although their purpose will remain unknown.

That something is up in the city, although what, well, who knows.

It will be up to your character to form a Master-Servant contract with a servant.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a servant-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.
Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[libriomancy]

MASTER OR SERVANT
YOUR NAME: Levy
CONTACT: Plurk @ pathogenic
CHARACTER NAME: Dathanyu
I’M OPTIONING TO ACT AS EITHER A MASTER OR A SERVANT!
FIRST CLASS CHOICE: Caster Danthanyu primarily uses magic in canon anyway. Books are his main source of power/knowledge so Caster is perfect for him tbh.
SECOND CLASS CHOICE: Assassin Mainly because he can use books to teleport around and stuff.
THIRD CLASS CHOICE (optional): N/A
NOBLE PHANTASM 1: His magical encyclopedia which he can preform all his spells/summonings from. Probably Rank A just because he can do all sorts of crap with it.
NOBLE PHANTASM 2: I'm not sure what this could be perhaps his robes. And it would give him invisibility when he wears/uses it.
STRENGTH: C
MANA: A
AGILITY: C
ENDURANCE: C
LUCK: B
CLASS SPECIFIC SKILL SET: Territory creation - B and Independent Act (If picked for assassin) - B

PERSONAL SKILLS: High-Speed Incantation - A, Librarian of Stored Knowledge - C, Magecraft - C

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as a Master in the Holy Grail War. As a master, here is the information your character will wake up knowing:

That there is a set of command seals on the back of their dominant hand. (Click here for some examples.)

That these seals are magical in nature, although their purpose will remain unknown.

That something is up in the city, although what, well, who knows.

It will be up to your character to form a Master-Servant contract with a servant.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a servant-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.
Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[gordianknots]

YOUR NAME: Meg
CONTACT: AIM@Megkips
CHARACTER NAME: Waver Velvet
FIRST CLASS CHOICE: Rider
SECOND CLASS CHOICE: Caster
THIRD CLASS CHOICE (optional):
NOBLE PHANTASM 1 (include description and rank): Volumen Hydragyrum (10 litres of weaponized mercury, capable of taking any number of shapes. It is usually used as a mount, but can also be used to attack. Please see this video, which demonstrates its abilities.) A
NOBLE PHANTASM 2 (include description and rank):
STRENGTH: C
MANA: A
AGILITY: C
ENDURANCE: C
LUCK: B
RIDING: A
MAGIC RESISTANCE: B

PERSONAL SKILLS
Magecraft (B)

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as the servant RIDER in the Holy Grail War! As a Servant, here is the information your character will receive upon waking:

There is an omnipotent wish-granting device called the Holy Grail present in the city, which has summoned them to fight as Servants for it. Six of their fellow Servants must be killed in order for the Holy Grail to be obtained and the winners will be granted a wish.

They will know all seven classes of servants: Archer, Assassin, Berserker, Caster, Lancer, Rider, and Saber, and that each servant has a set of special attacks called Noble Phantasms.

They will also be aware that this is an omnipotent wish granting device, not the Holy Grail that caught the blood of Christ.

They will know that have been transformed into a Servant. This means they have full knowledge of their stats (Personal skills, Class skills and Noble Phantasms too!), and that they need a Master to supply them mana so that they can remain manifested in the world and fight.

They will be made aware that various attacks in their repertoire will require different levels of mana, which also will encourage them to find a Master - and fast, because getting caught without support or a supply of mana is not something they would want happening to them now, would they?

They will be able to shift from a manifested physical form into an invisible spirit form - the latter of which is less taxing on a master and helps to preserve magic energy.

Failure to promptly find a Master will cause their energy to run out, and they will fade away rapidly and die. All Servants, excluding those in the Archer class, will have one day to locate a Master. The Archer class servants will have three days.

All servants will know that the three red markings on the back of a master’s hands are command seals. Command seals can be activated by masters to give absolute orders to their servants - overriding the servant’s free will in the process. It is definitely up to your servant character to decide to share this piece of information.

Servants will be aware that they will be restored to regular state when the war ends. Whenever that is.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a master-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.

Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[sagittaspei]

SERVANT
YOUR NAME: Fel
CONTACT: AIM@erraticExcursionist, plurk@Tenfel
CHARACTER NAME: Madoka Kaname
FIRST CLASS CHOICE: Archer
SECOND CLASS CHOICE: Caster
THIRD CLASS CHOICE (optional): N/A
NOBLE PHANTASM 1 (include description and rank): Sagitta Luminis, A-rank (Madoka's ultimate attack. She uses her bow to fire multiple arrows of light into the air, which then target foes for massive damage. And when I say massive damage, I mean she once blew up a witch larger than a planet with it. See this video from 3:36 onwards for examples.)
NOBLE PHANTASM 2 (include description and rank): N/A
STRENGTH: D
MANA: A
AGILITY: B
ENDURANCE: D
LUCK: D
CLASS SPECIFIC SKILL SET:
Independent Action: A
Magic Resistance: A

PERSONAL SKILLS
Divinity: A (SHE'S KIND OF MAGICAL GIRL GOD OF HOPE SO UH. you do the maths sobs into hands)
Pioneer of the Stars: D (Madoka would be an A-rank in this since she literally rewrote the fabric of several universes, but since no one remembers that she even existed in the physical world outside of Homura and Tatsuya, her rank in this skill is lessened.)

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as the servant ARCHER in the Holy Grail War! As a Servant, here is the information your character will receive upon waking:

There is an omnipotent wish-granting device called the Holy Grail present in the city, which has summoned them to fight as Servants for it. Six of their fellow Servants must be killed in order for the Holy Grail to be obtained and the winners will be granted a wish.

They will know all seven classes of servants: Archer, Assassin, Berserker, Caster, Lancer, Rider, and Saber, and that each servant has a set of special attacks called Noble Phantasms.

They will also be aware that this is an omnipotent wish granting device, not the Holy Grail that caught the blood of Christ.

They will know that have been transformed into a Servant. This means they have full knowledge of their stats (Personal skills, Class skills and Noble Phantasms too!), and that they need a Master to supply them mana so that they can remain manifested in the world and fight.

They will be made aware that various attacks in their repertoire will require different levels of mana, which also will encourage them to find a Master - and fast, because getting caught without support or a supply of mana is not something they would want happening to them now, would they?

They will be able to shift from a manifested physical form into an invisible spirit form - the latter of which is less taxing on a master and helps to preserve magic energy.

Failure to promptly find a Master will cause their energy to run out, and they will fade away rapidly and die. All Servants, excluding those in the Archer class, will have one day to locate a Master. The Archer class servants will have three days.

All servants will know that the three red markings on the back of a master’s hands are command seals. Command seals can be activated by masters to give absolute orders to their servants - overriding the servant’s free will in the process. It is definitely up to your servant character to decide to share this piece of information.

Servants will be aware that they will be restored to regular state when the war ends. Whenever that is.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a master-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.

Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[fairbrook]

MASTER
Name: Jiyu
Your character’s name: Integra Hellsing
Contact methods: PM, Plurk: thecrimsonfuckr, AIM: iron.countess (though I rarely log in :X)

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as a Master in the Holy Grail War. As a master, here is the information your character will wake up knowing:

That there is a set of command seals on the back of their dominant hand. (Click here for some examples.)

That these seals are magical in nature, although their purpose will remain unknown.

That something is up in the city, although what, well, who knows.

It will be up to your character to form a Master-Servant contract with a servant.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a servant-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.
Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

NOTE: We are aware that you are opting Ahiru in as a master as well. Please make that comment on this post soon. Thank you.

[shadow_spread]

MASTER OR SERVANT
YOUR NAME: Orlando
CONTACT: agreylady @ gmail.com, Elspeth Vimes on AIM, wherever Fel can find me
CHARACTER NAME: Masamori Sumimura
I’M OPTIONING TO ACT AS EITHER A MASTER OR A SERVANT!
FIRST CLASS CHOICE: Caster
SECOND CLASS CHOICE: Archer
THIRD CLASS CHOICE (optional): Lancer
NOBLE PHANTASM 1 (include description and rank): Zekkai. The ability to create a spherical area around himself which reduces everything that enters it (other than Masamori) to nothing. It's quite powerful but limited in range (a few meters if he really pushes himself), so rank C?
NOBLE PHANTASM 2 (include description and rank): Shikigami. Masamori can use paper dolls or charms to create semi-autonomous magical creatures. These can be little dolls with no features that clean up or a full-fledged clone of himself, with a share of his powers. Rank E-B I guess, since it has multiple level applications.
STRENGTH: C
MANA: B
AGILITY: B
ENDURANCE: A
LUCK: D
CLASS SPECIFIC SKILL SET: As a Caster- item creation (C), territory creation (A)
As an Archer- independent action (C), magic resistance (B)
As a Lancer- battle continuation (B), magic resistance (B)

PERSONAL SKILLS:
Kekkai (specialized barriers used for many purposes) (A)
Charisma (D)
Presence detection (C)

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as a Master in the Holy Grail War. As a master, here is the information your character will wake up knowing:

That there is a set of command seals on the back of their dominant hand. (Click here for some examples.)

That these seals are magical in nature, although their purpose will remain unknown.

That something is up in the city, although what, well, who knows.

It will be up to your character to form a Master-Servant contract with a servant.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a servant-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.
Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[neverbeamemory]

SERVANT
YOUR NAME: Amie
CONTACT: Plurk@Jenovaboi, AIM@gothikamie666
CHARACTER NAME: Sephiroth
FIRST CLASS CHOICE: Lancer
SECOND CLASS CHOICE: Berserker
THIRD CLASS CHOICE (optional): Saber
NOBLE PHANTASM 1 (include description and rank): Supernova A - summons a great ethereal meteor from the cosmos to smash into the target and surrounding area Canon link: Supernova
NOBLE PHANTASM 2 (include description and rank): Octoslash A - a flurry of unblockable sword-slashes. Usually 8 in total. Canon link: Octaslash
STRENGTH: A
MANA: B
AGILITY: A
ENDURANCE: B
LUCK: D
CLASS SPECIFIC SKILL SET:-
Option 1 Lancer: Battle continuation A, Magic resistance C
Option 2 Berserker: Mad Enhancement C, Magic resistance C
Option 3 Saber: Magic resistance B, Riding C

PERSONAL SKILLS
Telekinesis (C) - reactionary, big movements rather than fine details. This skill extends into his ability to fly.
Regeneration (C) - when not in battle, Sephiroth regenerates at a pace faster than human.
Instinct (B)

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as the servant LANCER in the Holy Grail War! As a Servant, here is the information your character will receive upon waking:

There is an omnipotent wish-granting device called the Holy Grail present in the city, which has summoned them to fight as Servants for it. Six of their fellow Servants must be killed in order for the Holy Grail to be obtained and the winners will be granted a wish.

They will know all seven classes of servants: Archer, Assassin, Berserker, Caster, Lancer, Rider, and Saber, and that each servant has a set of special attacks called Noble Phantasms.

They will also be aware that this is an omnipotent wish granting device, not the Holy Grail that caught the blood of Christ.

They will know that have been transformed into a Servant. This means they have full knowledge of their stats (Personal skills, Class skills and Noble Phantasms too!), and that they need a Master to supply them mana so that they can remain manifested in the world and fight.

They will be made aware that various attacks in their repertoire will require different levels of mana, which also will encourage them to find a Master - and fast, because getting caught without support or a supply of mana is not something they would want happening to them now, would they?

They will be able to shift from a manifested physical form into an invisible spirit form - the latter of which is less taxing on a master and helps to preserve magic energy.

Failure to promptly find a Master will cause their energy to run out, and they will fade away rapidly and die. All Servants, excluding those in the Archer class, will have one day to locate a Master. The Archer class servants will have three days.

All servants will know that the three red markings on the back of a master’s hands are command seals. Command seals can be activated by masters to give absolute orders to their servants - overriding the servant’s free will in the process. It is definitely up to your servant character to decide to share this piece of information.

Servants will be aware that they will be restored to regular state when the war ends. Whenever that is.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a master-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.

Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[halfsalute]

SERVANT
YOUR NAME: Devitas
CONTACT: Devitas @ Plurk
CHARACTER NAME: Marco Bodt
FIRST CLASS CHOICE: Saber
SECOND CLASS CHOICE: Rider
NOBLE PHANTASM 1 Dimidium Viator - The ability to cut or add halves to distance. The range on this isn't very high, to limit its power, but the user is able to instantly add or subtract halves between it and any allies nearby from a specific target. Say the target is a nearby lamp post, 10 meters away, Marco could instantly move to become either 5m away from it or 15m, subtracting or adding 5 meters. It can be used in quick succession to approach a target, though using it to travel very big distances can wear out the user very quickly. Rank: B
NOBLE PHANTASM 2 : N/A
STRENGTH: B
MANA: E
AGILITY: B
ENDURANCE: A
LUCK: C
CLASS SPECIFIC SKILL SET:
As a Saber - Magic Resistance C
As a Rider - Magic Resitance C

PERSONAL SKILLS
Swordfighting techniques, proficiency in mid-air swordfighting. C

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as the servant SABER in the Holy Grail War! As a Servant, here is the information your character will receive upon waking:

There is an omnipotent wish-granting device called the Holy Grail present in the city, which has summoned them to fight as Servants for it. Six of their fellow Servants must be killed in order for the Holy Grail to be obtained and the winners will be granted a wish.

They will know all seven classes of servants: Archer, Assassin, Berserker, Caster, Lancer, Rider, and Saber, and that each servant has a set of special attacks called Noble Phantasms.

They will also be aware that this is an omnipotent wish granting device, not the Holy Grail that caught the blood of Christ.

They will know that have been transformed into a Servant. This means they have full knowledge of their stats (Personal skills, Class skills and Noble Phantasms too!), and that they need a Master to supply them mana so that they can remain manifested in the world and fight.

They will be made aware that various attacks in their repertoire will require different levels of mana, which also will encourage them to find a Master - and fast, because getting caught without support or a supply of mana is not something they would want happening to them now, would they?

They will be able to shift from a manifested physical form into an invisible spirit form - the latter of which is less taxing on a master and helps to preserve magic energy.

Failure to promptly find a Master will cause their energy to run out, and they will fade away rapidly and die. All Servants, excluding those in the Archer class, will have one day to locate a Master. The Archer class servants will have three days.

All servants will know that the three red markings on the back of a master’s hands are command seals. Command seals can be activated by masters to give absolute orders to their servants - overriding the servant’s free will in the process. It is definitely up to your servant character to decide to share this piece of information.

Servants will be aware that they will be restored to regular state when the war ends. Whenever that is.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a master-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.

Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[9thbest]

OH BOY I HOPE I DID THIS RIGHT

MASTER OR SERVANT
YOUR NAME: Mandy
CONTACT: plurk at husbando, or PMing this journal
CHARACTER NAME: Sasha Braus
I’M OPTIONING TO ACT AS EITHER A MASTER OR A SERVANT!
FIRST CLASS CHOICE: Saber - While the weapons used to kill titans are more like oversized razor blades than swords, they still count as swords.
SECOND CLASS CHOICE: Archer - the other weapon Sasha has been shown using in canon.
NOBLE PHANTASM 1 (include description and rank): 3-D movement - By using her 3DMG, Sasha has the ability to move on the third plane of movement (upwards/downwards) in addition to the other two (forward/backward and left/right) Rank A
NOBLE PHANTASM 2 (include description and rank): Tracking - If Sasha speaks the full name of her target, she can track them to wherever they are. She can only use this power on one person at a time. Rank B
STRENGTH: A
MANA: B
AGILITY: C
ENDURANCE: B
LUCK: C
CLASS SPECIFIC SKILL SET:
As Saber: Magic resistance - C, Riding - C
As Archer: Magic resistance - C, Independent Action - C

PERSONAL SKILLS
Instinct - A
Bravery - C
Extra energy - Sasha can regain mana by eating potatoes. However, it's highly inefficient compared to getting mana from a master, and should only be used in emergencies. - C

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as a Master in the Holy Grail War. As a master, here is the information your character will wake up knowing:

That there is a set of command seals on the back of their dominant hand. (Click here for some examples.)

That these seals are magical in nature, although their purpose will remain unknown.

That something is up in the city, although what, well, who knows.

It will be up to your character to form a Master-Servant contract with a servant.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a servant-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.
Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[ceded]

MASTER
Name: Emily
Your character’s name: Xion
Contact methods: musicality / spark memories on aim / lonelydecember @ gmail.com

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as a Master in the Holy Grail War. As a master, here is the information your character will wake up knowing:

That there is a set of command seals on the back of their dominant hand. (Click here for some examples.)

That these seals are magical in nature, although their purpose will remain unknown.

That something is up in the city, although what, well, who knows.

It will be up to your character to form a Master-Servant contract with a servant.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a servant-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.
Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

i'm so sorry for whoever gets him as a master

[anti_antichrist]

MASTER
Name: Caitlin
Your character’s name: Adam Young anti_antichrist
Contact methods: billspreston on Plurk!

Re: i'm so sorry for whoever gets him as a master

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as a Master in the Holy Grail War. As a master, here is the information your character will wake up knowing:

That there is a set of command seals on the back of their dominant hand. (Click here for some examples.)

That these seals are magical in nature, although their purpose will remain unknown.

That something is up in the city, although what, well, who knows.

It will be up to your character to form a Master-Servant contract with a servant.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a servant-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.
Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[ultraempath]

HAHA WHY NOT this Grail War is going to confuse the hell out of her where are all the Cards.

MASTER
Name: Guessy
Your character’s name: Caren Ortensia
Contact methods: guessy

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as a Master in the Holy Grail War. As a master, here is the information your character will wake up knowing:

That there is a set of command seals on the back of their dominant hand. (Click here for some examples.)

That these seals are magical in nature, although their purpose will remain unknown.

That something is up in the city, although what, well, who knows.

It will be up to your character to form a Master-Servant contract with a servant.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a servant-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.
Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[unyu]

SERVANT
YOUR NAME: Jade
CONTACT: drinksteapots, drinksteapots@gmail.com, PM
CHARACTER NAME: Utsuho Reiuji
FIRST CLASS CHOICE: Archer. In canon, she flings hundreds of suns around as her weapon of choice. Yes, suns. Her ability is to manipulate nuclear radiation, which is quite commonly found in hydrgon bombs, sun, etc. Obviously they're powerful, but if her master doesn't have any resistance to radiation or protection from the surface temperature of suns.. they'd be out of luck by means of burning, tidal force ripping, or radiation poisoning. THANKFULLY!! Her suns are smaller in size compared real stars, and the patterns at which she tosses them is predictable, and they can be dodged (provided one does have resistance to such heat/radiation). See here and here for example of attack pattern. She also has an arm canon that she can summon at will. It's like a concentrated solar flare made into a laser, basically. With either arm canon or suns, she doesn't tend to aim, however, with her usually expecting that the collateral destruction will be enough.
SECOND CLASS CHOICE: Berserker. She can be enraged very easily, becoming something like a tank when made angry. In canon her ground melee attacks consist of heavy charges. Aerial attacks are dive bombs, basically, and she uses up a lot of force. AT THE SAME TIME she's easy to calm just as she is to anger. Also very distracted. She's very boastful, and informs us that omg her ultimate!! power!! can obliterate any human, youkai, fairy, or heart, displaying that there is an magical/spiritual aspect to her attacks. So she'd be berserker in the sense that she's quickly excited into action, but her attacks and emotions are easily swayed.
NOBLE PHANTASM 1 (include description and rank): Gonna go with one of her canon attacks, Abyss Nova. From the official description: "A nuclear chain reaction occurs within Okuu and destroys everything in sight once critical mass is reached. The explosion has a large hitbox and can not be blocked." Basically becomes a supernova. Rank A
NOBLE PHANTASM 2 (include description and rank): Another canon attack, Subterranean Sun. Canonically, it manifests in two different ways:
-->1) It's in which she turns into a literal star that's much greater in magnitude to what she naturally creates. The gravity she creates draws someone and kinetic energy in just as she radiates more back toward with force. This version is more defensive. Longer lasting.
-->2) She creates a sun of the same power/mass/etc as described above and can use that in of itself ad a weapon, except Okuu herself isn't the force within it and lets nuclear fusion work as it usually does. Shorter lasting. Rank A
STRENGTH: A
MANA: A... but quickly depleted with higher level attacks
AGILITY: B
ENDURANCE: B
LUCK: D
CLASS SPECIFIC SKILL SET:
Archer: independent action C, mana resistance A
Berserker: mad enhancement A, mana resistance A
PERSONAL SKILLS
Divinity: A- -- canonically, she has eaten the god of the sun and it now resides within her as a part of her. They're inseparable at times but distinct in mind for the most part, but it does make her unstable as she is new to being qualified as a god.
Monstrous Strength: A-- Being a Youkai, a hell raven at that, she has natural quick regeneration skills and has an instinct to fly.
Instinct: A-- Not battle-related. She has raven instincts to, say, bury food and coming back for it later, making nests, and scavenging dead things... Think being a bird. Those kind of instincts.

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as the servant ARCHER in the Holy Grail War! As a Servant, here is the information your character will receive upon waking:

There is an omnipotent wish-granting device called the Holy Grail present in the city, which has summoned them to fight as Servants for it. Six of their fellow Servants must be killed in order for the Holy Grail to be obtained and the winners will be granted a wish.

They will know all seven classes of servants: Archer, Assassin, Berserker, Caster, Lancer, Rider, and Saber, and that each servant has a set of special attacks called Noble Phantasms.

They will also be aware that this is an omnipotent wish granting device, not the Holy Grail that caught the blood of Christ.

They will know that have been transformed into a Servant. This means they have full knowledge of their stats (Personal skills, Class skills and Noble Phantasms too!), and that they need a Master to supply them mana so that they can remain manifested in the world and fight.

They will be made aware that various attacks in their repertoire will require different levels of mana, which also will encourage them to find a Master - and fast, because getting caught without support or a supply of mana is not something they would want happening to them now, would they?

They will be able to shift from a manifested physical form into an invisible spirit form - the latter of which is less taxing on a master and helps to preserve magic energy.

Failure to promptly find a Master will cause their energy to run out, and they will fade away rapidly and die. All Servants, excluding those in the Archer class, will have one day to locate a Master. The Archer class servants will have three days.

All servants will know that the three red markings on the back of a master’s hands are command seals. Command seals can be activated by masters to give absolute orders to their servants - overriding the servant’s free will in the process. It is definitely up to your servant character to decide to share this piece of information.

Servants will be aware that they will be restored to regular state when the war ends. Whenever that is.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a master-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.

Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[greatrage]

SERVANT
YOUR NAME: Bat
CONTACT: holeinmysoul
CHARACTER NAME: Eren Jaeger
FIRST CLASS CHOICE: Berserker. Eren's strength, especially in Titan form, comes from the sheer force of his anger and his will.
SECOND CLASS CHOICE: Saber. All Shingeki soldiers are trained in use of their 3DMG blades.
THIRD CLASS CHOICE (optional): Rider. All Shingekis are also trained in riding horses. Additionally, the way in which Eren controls his Titan body could be considered a sort of "riding"

As a note for Eren, while fighting, he's *always* in his Titan form. It's a powered down, smaller version, but the same Titan powers apply; high defense, super hot flesh, weak point on the neck, regeneration.

NOBLE PHANTASM 1 (include description and rank): Titan Size A: Eren fights normally in a smaller version of his Titan form (about 9 feet tall). As he lands blows and his anger grows, he steadily grows in size to his full 50 feet height. Taking damage causes him to lose height.
NOBLE PHANTASM 2 (include description and rank): Super Regeneration B: When this phantasm is in play, Eren's regeneration kicks into overdrive at the expense of his ability to grow. Wounds of any severity heal instantly as opposed to taking a few minutes.
STRENGTH: A
MANA: D
AGILITY: E
ENDURANCE: A
LUCK: F
CLASS SPECIFIC SKILL SET:
• Magic Resistance B
• Mad Enhancement A (scales with Titan Size A)

PERSONAL SKILLS
• Transformation A: Allows Eren to transform into a Titan by injuring himself
• Regeneration C: Eren can regenerate out of battle, but not as quickly as IN battle.
• Solar Power C: Eren can generate his own mana when the sun is out. Not enough to fight, but enough to survive.


SORRY IF HE SOUNDS OP, he's... well, he's a shounen protag.

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as the servant BERSERKER in the Holy Grail War! As a Servant, here is the information your character will receive upon waking:

There is an omnipotent wish-granting device called the Holy Grail present in the city, which has summoned them to fight as Servants for it. Six of their fellow Servants must be killed in order for the Holy Grail to be obtained and the winners will be granted a wish.

They will know all seven classes of servants: Archer, Assassin, Berserker, Caster, Lancer, Rider, and Saber, and that each servant has a set of special attacks called Noble Phantasms.

They will also be aware that this is an omnipotent wish granting device, not the Holy Grail that caught the blood of Christ.

They will know that have been transformed into a Servant. This means they have full knowledge of their stats (Personal skills, Class skills and Noble Phantasms too!), and that they need a Master to supply them mana so that they can remain manifested in the world and fight.

They will be made aware that various attacks in their repertoire will require different levels of mana, which also will encourage them to find a Master - and fast, because getting caught without support or a supply of mana is not something they would want happening to them now, would they?

They will be able to shift from a manifested physical form into an invisible spirit form - the latter of which is less taxing on a master and helps to preserve magic energy.

Failure to promptly find a Master will cause their energy to run out, and they will fade away rapidly and die. All Servants, excluding those in the Archer class, will have one day to locate a Master. The Archer class servants will have three days.

All servants will know that the three red markings on the back of a master’s hands are command seals. Command seals can be activated by masters to give absolute orders to their servants - overriding the servant’s free will in the process. It is definitely up to your servant character to decide to share this piece of information.

Servants will be aware that they will be restored to regular state when the war ends. Whenever that is.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a master-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.

Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[invigorates]

MASTER
Name: LiLi
Your character’s name: Lioriley
Contact methods:
plurk @ mantears
AIM: sciencewands
EMail: fiesta.poison@gmail.com

or PM me whatever man im easy to get a hold of

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as a Master in the Holy Grail War. As a master, here is the information your character will wake up knowing:

That there is a set of command seals on the back of their dominant hand. (Click here for some examples.)

That these seals are magical in nature, although their purpose will remain unknown.

That something is up in the city, although what, well, who knows.

It will be up to your character to form a Master-Servant contract with a servant.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a servant-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.
Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[tatakaeru]

MASTER OR SERVANT
YOUR NAME: pam
CONTACT: usapin | AIM: usagipin
CHARACTER NAME: Mikasa Ackerman
I’M OPTIONING TO ACT AS EITHER A MASTER OR A SERVANT! - rather be servant, but if needed she'll be the worst a master

FIRST CLASS CHOICE: Saber
SECOND CLASS CHOICE: Berserker
THIRD CLASS CHOICE: Rider

NOBLE PHANTASM 1: Whirlwind (B) - Mikasa will use her 3DMG to hook into her opponent and spin towards them with her blades at a rapid speed, using mana instead of gas.
NOBLE PHANTASM 2: Last Resort (B) - Instinctively, if both her or her master is in danger, Mikasa will resort to a power boost, fighting on pure will to defend. She will endure much more damage, but also spend a lot of energy. This attack also depends a whole lot on how much she wants to fight for her master.

STRENGTH: A
MANA: E
AGILITY: A
ENDURANCE: B
LUCK: D

CLASS SPECIFIC SKILL SET:
Option 1 Saber: Magic resistance C, Riding B
Option 2 Berserker: Mad Enhancement B, Magic resistance C
Option 3 Rider: Riding B, Magic resistance C

PERSONAL SKILLS:
Bravery (B)
Military Tactics (C)
Instinct (B)

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as the servant BERSERKER in the Holy Grail War! As a Servant, here is the information your character will receive upon waking:

There is an omnipotent wish-granting device called the Holy Grail present in the city, which has summoned them to fight as Servants for it. Six of their fellow Servants must be killed in order for the Holy Grail to be obtained and the winners will be granted a wish.

They will know all seven classes of servants: Archer, Assassin, Berserker, Caster, Lancer, Rider, and Saber, and that each servant has a set of special attacks called Noble Phantasms.

They will also be aware that this is an omnipotent wish granting device, not the Holy Grail that caught the blood of Christ.

They will know that have been transformed into a Servant. This means they have full knowledge of their stats (Personal skills, Class skills and Noble Phantasms too!), and that they need a Master to supply them mana so that they can remain manifested in the world and fight.

They will be made aware that various attacks in their repertoire will require different levels of mana, which also will encourage them to find a Master - and fast, because getting caught without support or a supply of mana is not something they would want happening to them now, would they?

They will be able to shift from a manifested physical form into an invisible spirit form - the latter of which is less taxing on a master and helps to preserve magic energy.

Failure to promptly find a Master will cause their energy to run out, and they will fade away rapidly and die. All Servants, excluding those in the Archer class, will have one day to locate a Master. The Archer class servants will have three days.

All servants will know that the three red markings on the back of a master’s hands are command seals. Command seals can be activated by masters to give absolute orders to their servants - overriding the servant’s free will in the process. It is definitely up to your servant character to decide to share this piece of information.

Servants will be aware that they will be restored to regular state when the war ends. Whenever that is.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a master-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.

Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[puppy_lancer]

INTERFERENCE
Name: lotus-genie
Your character’s name: Lancer puppy_lancer
Contact methods: Plurk: lotusgenie or PM this account

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! You will be running interference during the Holy Grail War. This means your character will not receive knowledge about the Holy Grail War, like servants. Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, and have fun.

The mods ask you that if you have specific ideas in mind, that you get in contact with them, so that they can know what’s going on and communicate any other information to other players OOC. Please let us know if you have any comments, questions, or concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[departed_child_of_gods]

INTERFERENCE
Name: Badge
Your character’s name: Soga no Tojiko
Contact methods: Plurk: dragomorph or AIM = dragomorph

you call this a religious war in my day religious wars had more than a couple of kids throwing superpowers at each other this is more like a danmaku fight

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! You will be running interference during the Holy Grail War. This means your character will not receive knowledge about the Holy Grail War, like servants. Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, and have fun.

The mods ask you that if you have specific ideas in mind, that you get in contact with them, so that they can know what’s going on and communicate any other information to other players OOC. Please let us know if you have any comments, questions, or concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.

[honestguy]

MASTER OR SERVANT
YOUR NAME: Jan
CONTACT: cantito
CHARACTER NAME: Jean Kirstein
I’M OPTIONING TO ACT AS EITHER A MASTER OR A SERVANT!
FIRST CLASS CHOICE: Rider (he's a natural at 3DMG)
SECOND CLASS CHOICE: Lancer (fragile speedster)
THIRD CLASS CHOICE (optional): Saber (blades!!!)
NOBLE PHANTASM 1: 3-Dimensional Maneuvering Gear (Focus on mobility)
As a Rider, Jean's 3DMG would be a cut above the rest. The focus on speed is key-- essentially, he'd never run out of gas or blades, or have to worry about the triggers jamming or anything like that. His wires would likely be unbreakable, and might even be used as weapons, since he could untangle them 'magically.' With 3DMG as a Noble Phantasm, he'd have to get creative. Rank B.
NOBLE PHANTASM 2: Flames of the Pyre (in which I cackle maniacally)
Jean gained his resolve from Marco's death, and he chose the Survey Corps while in the shadow of the flames of a funeral pyre. SO. I think it'd be great/ironic/a good echo if Jean's Noble Phantasm were some kind of blaze he can control, but not be burned by. His whole character development/arc has a very "walk through flames" kind of feel to it, so if he could produce flames with say, wood or the dead or something, that would be really cool. Rank B.
STRENGTH: C(B?)
MANA: F
AGILITY: A
ENDURANCE: C
LUCK: C
CLASS SPECIFIC SKILL SET:
As a Rider: Magic Resistance - C, Riding - B
As a Lancer: Magic Resistance - C, Battle Continuation - B

PERSONAL SKILLS:
Charisma: B(or C)
Instinct: C
Disengage: C(or B, 3DMG makes it easy to run away?)
Counter-Hero: C haha no not really but how great would that be

[gordianknots]

Congratulations! The Holy Grail has selected you as the servant RIDER in the Holy Grail War! As a Servant, here is the information your character will receive upon waking:

There is an omnipotent wish-granting device called the Holy Grail present in the city, which has summoned them to fight as Servants for it. Six of their fellow Servants must be killed in order for the Holy Grail to be obtained and the winners will be granted a wish.

They will know all seven classes of servants: Archer, Assassin, Berserker, Caster, Lancer, Rider, and Saber, and that each servant has a set of special attacks called Noble Phantasms.

They will also be aware that this is an omnipotent wish granting device, not the Holy Grail that caught the blood of Christ.

They will know that have been transformed into a Servant. This means they have full knowledge of their stats (Personal skills, Class skills and Noble Phantasms too!), and that they need a Master to supply them mana so that they can remain manifested in the world and fight.

They will be made aware that various attacks in their repertoire will require different levels of mana, which also will encourage them to find a Master - and fast, because getting caught without support or a supply of mana is not something they would want happening to them now, would they?

They will be able to shift from a manifested physical form into an invisible spirit form - the latter of which is less taxing on a master and helps to preserve magic energy.

Failure to promptly find a Master will cause their energy to run out, and they will fade away rapidly and die. All Servants, excluding those in the Archer class, will have one day to locate a Master. The Archer class servants will have three days.

All servants will know that the three red markings on the back of a master’s hands are command seals. Command seals can be activated by masters to give absolute orders to their servants - overriding the servant’s free will in the process. It is definitely up to your servant character to decide to share this piece of information.

Servants will be aware that they will be restored to regular state when the war ends. Whenever that is.

Please keep an eye out for the plotting post, which will go up soon. There, we do ask that you find a master-mun to partner up with. Let us know who your team will consist of, so that we can update the team roster accordingly.

Let us know if you have any comments, questions, and concerns.

Thank you, and we’ll see you on 29 September when we get under way.