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[center][h2]A Holy Grail War[/h2][/center]
[center]For centuries Fuyuki City has hosted the Grail War, a tourney in which mages from all over the world participate, calling forth heroic spirits of the past to fight alongside them in hopes that after claiming victory... their wish will come true. The omnipotent wish-granting device has reappeared, summoning seven masters and seven servants in its wake.

The year is 1990, and a rather recent Volcanic Eruption has changed Japan as we know it. Dimming the historical "land of the rising sun" and causing temperatures there to drop, creating storms, producing frosts and floods, and generally darkening the landscape. This extreme weather has decimated harvests as well, leading to hunger, poverty, and displacement.

In the midst of all this, you have been called upon by the universe itself to fight. A deep desire within you, whether you are aware of it or not, has connected you to the grail like a moth drawn to the flame. The darkened sky is merely a foretelling of the tragedies to come and let us not forget the color we see when our eyes are closed. In the absence of light. Perhaps even in death? Eigengrau... the same color as that volcanic ash which has laid waste to the country.
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[Center][i][b]General Rules[/b][/i]
[list] [*]First and foremost the goal of this roleplay is to have fun! It is really important to know that we are not writing to win this war, that is pointless. Our focus is on the interaction between characters because who wouldn't want to see Cú Chulainn argue with Francis Drake?
[*]We also have a focus on writing! Given that this isn't as fast-paced as something like discord, try and put a little effort into what you write. I'm not asking for a graphic novel, but a paragraph or three would be nice. There is also something called "writing too much" which we should be wary of! Sometimes fluff is not a good thing. Find a nice balance : ) 
[*]I will be the first to admit I am not a Nasuverse prodigy. I do not know every little detail about the universe and I never intend too, because I am not Nasu. If you see something you do not like, feel free to mention it respectively! I can only try my best when it comes to the approval process, I am bound to miss stuff.
[*]It is important to note that in a Combat Roleplay, all participants should come out a "winner". You can gain more from defeat than victory. Do not auto-hit or auto-dodge, that is not what this server is about. With a heavy focus on interactions, and a war setting, people are bound to die and 13 of us are going to lose. Respect one another and bounce off of each other in order to create the best scene possible. People are reading ya know!
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[Center][i][b]Character Creation Rules[/b][/i]
[list] [*]Do not make servants that were born after 1905. Anyone who is not dead is also inapplicable. Don't even try lost best stuff.
[*] No pure divine spirits! 
[*] Please do not try and pull a Touko with your master. Mages can be really interesting WITHOUT having ninety different powers and a million Mystic Codes. Of course, you can make a powerful master, but be original and reasonable when doing so.
[*] I am allowing canon servants but some are obviously going to be banned. Karna, Gilgamesh, etc. Definitely, most of the go-to's are going to be unsuitable. It's advocated that you make your own custom servant but not required if you'd prefer a canon one! 
[*] This is perhaps the most IMPORTANT rule for character creation, the nasu-way of writing might as well be its own branch of English. Using a bunch of scientific terminologies and ancient words, fluff after fluff leaves the reader in a dazed and confused state... of course this is allowed, but if you are going to do that, please add a paragraph blatantly explaining how your power works in the most watered down way possible. I should not have to read five wikipedia articles and get access to the Akashic Records to understand what it is you've written.
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[i][b]Reserve List[/b][/i]
[list][*]Saber: [@Vertigo]
[*]Lancer: [@SSW]
[*]Archer: [@Yankee]
[*]Caster: [@FatPrincess]
[*]Rider: [@ManyThings]
[*]Assassin: [@Cu Chulainn] (Showed interest, not actually reserved.)
[*]Berserker:[/list]
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[b]Name:[/b] 
[b]Title(s):[/b] 
[b]Appearance:[/b] 
[b]Gender: [/b]
[b]Age:[/b] 
[b]Alignment:[/b]
[b]Objective for the Grail:[/b] 
[b]Command Seal:[/b]

[b]Personality: [/b]

[b]Bio:[/b] (Information about their family history as well as how they were raised, etc. If they are from an influential or old family, and therefore have strong magecraft, I should be able to read about that history here!

[b]Magic Circuit Switch:[/b] (What activates your magic circuit. For example, Tohsaka Rin activates hers through the sound of stabbing herself in her heart.)
[b]Number of Magic Circu[/b]its: Number of circuits. Ranked A-E. 
[b]Quality of Magic Circuits:[/b] Amount of magical energy one circuit can safely hold. Ranked A-E. 

[b]Elemental Affinity:[/b] (Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Ether.)
[b]Magecraft:[/b] (Include all schools of magecraft you know, including General Magecraft(Things students at Clocktower would know). We assume they do not know the basics unless the basics are included as an example.)
[b]Crest:[/b] (Rough age of the crest, thus family. The magecraft within the crest is assumed to be in your magecraft section.)

[b]Weapon:[/b] (Mystic codes, other weapons, etc. Any magus should have a few mystic codes, it could be something as complex and extreme as the Volumen Hydrargyrum to something as simple as a magecraft-enhancing amulet.)

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[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Class:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b] Please have an actual picture.
[b]Personality:[/b]

[b]Stats:[/b]
[b]Strength:[/b] E-A(Modifiers are caused by skills and should be covered in those skills)
[b]Endurance:[/b] E-A
[b]Agility:[/b] E-A
[b]Mana:[/b] E-A
[b]Luck:[/b] E-A

[b]Class Skills:[/b]
[b]Personal Skills:[/b]
[b]Noble Phantasm(s):[/b]
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Rank:[/b] (Any Noble Phantasm with a rank higher than A will be highly scrutinized)
[b]Type:[/b] (Anti-Unit, Anti-Army, Anti-Fortress)
[b]Effects:[/b]

[b]Alignment:[/b]
[b]Changes:[/b] (This section is purely for things such as genderbending. If you make a male historical or mythological figure female, I want an explanation for it)

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