[h1][center][u]Fate/Dark Amazon[/u][/center][/h1] "Now, our next guest is here to talk about the show that needs no introduction! Please welcome to the stage, one of Dark Amazon's sales VPs and the producer of Fate/Dark Amazon, Friedrich Betramyniad!" "Thanks for having me on, Vikas." "It's an honor, Mr. Betramyni-" "Ah, just Fred is fine." "..." "..." "...Fred it is, then! So, I'm told the filming for Fate/Dark Amazon's set to start at the end of the week. We've all heard about the nature of the show and read up on those contestant profiles you published, but what I'm aching to know are specifics! For instance, we know what wraiths the contestants have been given, but do they know about each others'?" "Ahaha, jumping right into it, huh Vikas? I'll have to talk with your producer about proper etiquette on a talk show." "Oh come on, Fred, humor me." "Sure, sure. So, while the contestants will know the names, faces, and abilities of their competitors, what they won't know are things like personality quirks, and the wraiths we've given out. Also, the competitors are forbidden from speaking to the outside world during the show, on threat of disqualification and death, so it'll be interesting to see how it develops." "Sneaking up on someone with no close combat ability, only to find out that they have the knowledge of a black belt from their wraith! Ah, I can't wait! So, what about those supervisors you're placing on the islands? They must be something special if you're trusting them to keep an island of battling magi in check." "Of course. They're our interns, after all." "...I'm sorry, I must have misheard you. Did you say-" "-Interns, yes. Three summer interns who volunteered for the positions, each from a different department. They're all fairly capable, so we have high hopes for them. Besides, this way if an accident winds up happening, they're easy to replace." "...A-As expected from Dark Amazon, truly corporate ruthlessness at its finest!" "We'll be releasing their information shortly. As an aside though, if any of you watching have aspirations of one day working for Dark Amazon, don't hesitate to apply for next summer's intern program! Our deadline is next Saturday." "Well, let's leave the interns behind for now. I'm sure we'll be abuzz with talk of them once their information is released. How about we go back to the contestants, are there any you're particularly keeping an eye out for?" "Ahaha, you know any word from me will ruin the betting markets, right Vikas? The last thing we want is the CEO catching wind of that and getting upset with the both of us." "R-Right, right, the last thing we'd want is to upset Sir CEO...a-at any rate, moving on from that..." [hider=Premise] The year is 2021. Earlier this year, Dark Amazon proudly announced the release of the Magus Network, a television network by magi, for magi. Simply by purchasing one of Dark Amazon’s patented Magus Network receivers and plugging your television in, any magus can watch! With hit shows like “Cooking with Chimerae” and “A Magus’s Guide to Technology”, ratings have been off to an amazing start. To commemorate this momentous event, we at Dark Amazon have prepared what’s called a “reality TV show”. Through interviews with the Clock Tower’s own Lord El-Melloi II, we learned of a now-disassembled ritual in the far East called a Holy Grail War, and have remodeled it for your viewing pleasure! Originally, this event took place via magi summoning Heroic Spirits as familiars, and fighting to the death to receive a wishgranting device! In the interests of time and scale, we’ve made it more suitable for mass broadcast. Those magi who pass the application process will be given a wraith from our catalogs, and have it possess their bodies, whether through their own will or through the help of a customer service representative! For instance, if you’re provided with the wraith of a fire magus, you’ll acquire their abilities, and the same goes for a martial artist! Be warned, though, as we are not responsible for any personality distortions that occur as a result of this process. We’ve then prepared a small island that we will release the magi onto, at which point they will begin a dazzling fight to the death! The winner will receive prize money, up to three high-quality Mystic Codes from our catalog, and additional prizes based on their performance and the audience reaction! If you’re a fan favorite, you might even be able to have your “wish” granted! As an aside, we’re currently in talks with our friends in the non-magus television networks to air a heavily-edited version of the show on their networks. If you have friends who aren’t magi, tell them to look forward to it! If you’re interested in applying, please fill out the below application detailing your personal information and what sort of wraith you’d like to apply for. We’re looking for a variety of contestants, but will have to ask that anyone over the age of one hundred or above the rank of Pride in the Mage’s Association refrains from application. We also reserve the right to turn away applicants who do not fit this bill if we think they are too “strong” or not a good fit for the show. The contestants will be announced at the end of the month! Happy watching![/hider] [hider=OOC Premise Explanation] Okay, so, the way this works is everyone apps magi who are mediocre-to-good ones rather than say, Kayneth or Rin-tier. You also specify the sort of wraith you want (“magus with X magecraft” or “X kind of fighter” or something), and Dark Amazon provides your character with a wraith from their catalog. After approval, I’ll specify the abilities of the wraith (and what abilities having them possess your character grants you), as well as what sort of personality distortions will arise from this process. In other words, you get the abilities of your character plus the abilities of the wraith they meld with themselves. For instance, if you’re a meek little child and you let the wraith of a very loud martial artist possess your character, while your character will stay mostly the same, you should expect some aspects of that martial artist’s personality to bleed over. Wraiths will generally be those of unnamed individuals, but there will be a list of "special wraiths" that can be selected first-come first-served, such as the wraith of Shinji Matou. You’re then dropped on an island and made to fight to the death. Customer service reps (interns) from Dark Amazon will be on the island as well, you can think of them like equivalent to the church moderators in “making sure shit doesn’t get too crazy”. Something else worth noting is the importance of ratings. If your character is a fan favorite, then odds are the customer service reps will provide useful gifts in line with how much they’re helping the ratings. A low-level mystic code, some medicine if they get injured/sick, and so on, so it’s in your character’s best interests to put on a good show for the audience.[/hider] [hider=FAQ] [b]Q: So what are wraiths?[/b] A: Angry human spirits. The ones that are available from the Dark Amazon catalog are all wraiths formed in the 21st century (ie, the person died in the 21st century) with significant enough strength to have a notable effect when possessing a human. This means no Servant-tier spirits, no nature spirits, no wraiths from several centuries ago, etc. It's also good to keep in mind that if Dark Amazon has the wraith of some bigshot famous person, they probably won't waste it on a random contestant in season 1 of their new reality show. [b]Q: How strong can my magus be?[/b] A: Think worse than Kayneth or Rin. If you know the Association rankings, around Fes or lower would be ideal, but that's case-by-case. Also, weapons such as guns will be disallowed, as in this context they're a bit cheat-y. [b]Q: The heck is Dark Amazon?[/b] A: I'll leave this one to Nasu and Takeuchi: "Dark Amazon, the giant organization seeking a monopoly on distribution in the magic world. Even the bigwigs at the Association are beginning feeling a sense of impending crisis at the way they’re gobbling up markets for magical items one after another. And the way they gather so much personal information on magi that shop with them is pretty nasty, too." Feel free to ask whatever other questions you have![/hider] [hider=CS] Name: Their name, preferred nickname to be referred to during the show if any, and titles. Gender: Self-explanatory. Age: Don’t try to sneak on set, 500 year old archmages! Personality: Don’t skimp on this. Appearance: Either an image or a written description is fine. Biography: Self-explanatory. Family History (if applicable): If the character comes from a magus family with a notable history, jot it down here. Origin: The basis of your existence. Shirou Emiya's Origin of "Sword" and Souren Araya's Origin of "Stillness" are examples. Elemental Affinity: Dual elements and Average Ones are fine, but rare. If your Elemental Affinity is not one of the Great Five Elements, dual elements are not allowed. Number of Magic Circuits: E-A. No modifiers. This isn’t as important as it would be in a normal Grail War. Quality of Magic Circuits: The amount of magical energy each single circuit can sustain. E-A. No modifiers. This isn’t as important as it would be in a normal Grail War. Od: How much magical energy you can store in your body. E-A. No modifiers. Magecraft: You can put systems, magecrafts, magecraft-related abilities like High Speed Aria, Magic Crest characteristics, family attributes, and individual spells in here. If something isn't here, it's assumed your magus doesn't know it. Literally everything should go here. The exception is that it is, however, assumed that anyone with a proper magus education (ie the Clock Tower or from a magus family) will know the basics such as fixing glass, locking doors, and so on that we're aware of in canon. Also if you mention things like a family specialty in the family history and it's obvious that your character has inherited that much, you don't need to say it explicitly, but it's still appreciated. Equipment: Limited to the contents of a Dark Amazon-supplied backpack. High-level Mystic Codes, guns, and the like are disallowed. Skills: Cooking, stabbing, video games, whatever. If it isn't here and isn't something 99% of the global population can do (eg, breathing), then your character does not know it.[/hider] [hider=Wraith Request Form] The form used to determine the wraith you will receive from the Dark Amazon catalog. All wraiths are obtained from modern-day humans who have died in this timeline as of 2021. Please note that there might not be a wraith that meets all of your specifications, but we will try to find as close a match as possible! Designation: Magus or non-magus Magecraft (If magus): Be non-specific here. For instance, “fire magecraft”, “spiritual surgery”, “physical degradation curses”, etc. Stick to one or two things for this section. Skills: Notable abilities. 1-2 for a magus, 3-4 for a non-magus. This can include knowledge, combat abilities, and the like. Other: Additional things you would like to request. May or may not be evaluated. If there is a specific wraith you would like to request from the “Special” Wraiths, mention it here and leave the other sections blank.[/hider] [hider=“Special” Wraiths] While we at Dark Amazon do recommend you allow us to choose your wraith based on the specifications you send to us, we do have a limited list of specific individuals that you can choose from if you are so inclined. Be warned though, these wraiths carry much higher risks than the normal method of assignment, so only select them if you are entirely certain. They have been ranked in a rough approximation of the risk associated with them. From riskiest to least risky: Crown Phantasm, Last Phantasm, Marble Phantasm, Noble Phantasm, Broken Phantasm. Remember, higher risk does not necessarily mean higher reward. [center][u]Crown Phantasm[/u][/center] Shinji Matou [center][u]Last Phantasm[/u][/center] Kojika Kumari Monji Gatou [center][u]Marble Phantasm[/u][/center] Bishop Dilo Mabel Macintosh Raiga Fujimura Martha Mackenzie [center][u]Noble Phantasm[/u][/center] Reikan Ryuudou Fezgram vor Sembren Risei Kotomine Tatsumi Kitano [center][u]Broken Phantasm[/u][/center] Akira Seo Lil’ Gordy Musik Yggdmillennia[/hider]