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Fate/Advent of Reckoning

"This is a story of salvation, and what we pay for it."

Salvation—the right to exist.

Once upon a time that was a man's single wish. However, he didn't want that neither for himself nor his bloodkin. Those tainted by the weight of their sins have no right to wish for a future other than to return to the Dust from which all are made and be forgotten.

No, that man wished something greater. He wished for all of Mankind to be saved—to be spared of the dire fate waiting for them beyond the horizon.

The fate he saw with his own eyes.

Nevertheless, such wish—small and childish as it may be—is well beyond the grasp of any man.

For that to happen, one would need to sacrifice more than he could ever hope to gain in return. Unless a miracle happened. Unless a shining light of hope descended upon us.

An almighty tool to grant any wishes. The last hope of mankind...
— The Holy Grail War —
The all-out, bloody battle royale between Seven Mages for the right to pray upon the Holy Grail for any wish their hearts desired.

Or so a man thought.

However, no matter how much he sought, how far he traveled, he would never find a place, a world, where his wish could be granted. All of the Holy Grails he ever came across were fakes—empty cups, wells of curses, broken contraptions—well below what he sought.

A perfect, golden cup filled with nothing but blessings. A tool with which Humanity can surpass the Gods who long since turned their back on us, Fate and its cruel hand, and even the dying wishes of a Star outlived by its Children.

"If there's none to be found, I'll have to make my own..."

With these words his fate was sealed. If there was no true Holy Grail War upon which he could pray for his single wish, he would have to make his own.

All that was needed now was a Vessel and...
— The Ceremony —
In a small city, of a tiny island, in the bosom of a lone, twinkling Star...

A Holy Grail War not unlike many others, in many different worlds and times, was about to begin. Seven Masters and seven Servants vying for the right to kneel down and make a single prayer.

In the heart of this conflict—The First Holy Grail War—laid a man and his quest to fulfill a single wish which was worth sacrificing everything for.
— The Story —
First of all, thank you for reading so far and apologies for the lengthy intro. I needed to lay down some groundwork to make this simpler.

If you clicked this, I assume that you know what the Fate Franchise is about, and all of the intricacies surrounding the many types of Holy Grail Wars, the Holy Grail itself, Masters, and Servants.

This story will follow the classic Fuyuki-style of Holy Grail War. In fact, it is going to be held at the heart of the Holy Grail Wars, the place that began it all, Fuyuki City itself.

However, the battle royale component isn't the main purpose of this story. Unbeknownst to anyone at the beginning of the story, the true objective lies deeper under the surface of what looks like to be just a another bloody ritual.

Uncovering the Truth of and working together to overcome it are the keys to survival. But, can you really trust someone who's fighting with tooth and nail for the same prize as you?

A few key points of interest before we move to what interests everyone the most:
— The story will happen on late December of 2015.

— Players aren't forbidden—in fact, they are encouraged—to engage in all sorts of interactions with other players be them hostile or not.

— Even battles to the death won't be discouraged—and are very much expected—thanks to the fact that, anyone who dies during the conflict will come back to life in the very next dawn.

— Naturally, everyone will just forget any circumstances that led to a death. Memories, recordings, and even Noble Phantasms being altered to make the encounter seem like it ended in a circumstance that forced the losing pair to retreat.

— This isn't a time loop, however. As far as anyone can tell, there's no difference in the flow of time. The days and hours go by without any discernible pattern, or so it seems.

— Furthermore, no one is trapped in Fuyuki as well. Aside from the normal consequences of leaving the Holy Grail War's staging grounds, there are no consequences for those who go away. In other words, this isn't a pocket dimension, Singularity, Lost Belt, or anything similar either.

— There's a perfectly abnormal explanation for the imperfectly normal world.

— One last thing, you are allowed to change characters (both Masters and Servants) upon death. You can even trade Servant Classes—with the approval of the current user of that Class. Once again everyone's memories will be just slightly tweaked to match the new reality as soon as dawn comes.

With that said, we finally move to the meat of the story.
— Character Sheets —
Masters

  • Name: Self Explanatory. You can play canon, or canon-related, characters as long as you can keep them from going OOC.
  • Age: No children (age 14 and below), or overtly unnaturally old (above 200 years), Masters, please.
  • Appearance: A drawing, text description, or both are all good. Just avoid real life photos, paintings, statues, and the likes of it for consistency reasons.
  • Bio: Keep it short and to the point.
  • Magecraft: Only relevant information, please. Like their overall skill, specialty, any favorite/trademark spells, and sorcery traits. If you feel like adding information of Ranks, Origins, Elements, etc, do so in the Extra Info section.
  • Mystic Codes: Same recommendations as above, but for magecraft related tools.
  • Skills: Same as above, but for non magecraft-related skills.
  • Tools: Same as above, but for mundane tools (vehicles, weapons, etc.).
  • Extra Info: Any information not mentioned above/clarifications/trivia, etc.
Servants

  • Class: Only the seven basic Classes (Saber, Archer, Lancer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, and Berserker) will be available for this story.
  • True Name: No needlessly overpowered Heroic Spirits, joke characters, Divine Spirits, etc. Heroic Spirits that exist in different forms in different branches of the Greater History of Mankind (e.g.: Arthur and Artoria) are allowed in either of their forms, however, both can't be present at the same time. East Asian Servants aren't banned, but Staging Grounds bonuses won't apply to them either.
  • Alignment:
    Principle: Lawful, Neutral, Chaotic, and Insane.
    Personality: Good, Balanced/Neutral, Evil, Mad, and Reckless.
  • Appearance: A drawing, text description, or both are all good. Just avoid real life photos, paintings, statues, and the likes of it for consistency reasons.
  • Bio: Keep it short and to the point.
  • Parameters: To put ranks into perspective: E = "poor", D = "regular", C = "outstanding", B = "the stuff legends are made of", A = "a league of its own", EX = "can't be accounted for". Any modifiers (+'s and -'s) must be explained in the Extra Info section.
    STR: | AGI: | END: | MGI: | LCK: | NP:
  • Class Skills:
    Saber: Magic Resistance and Riding
    Archer: Magic Resistance and Independent Action
    Lancer: Magic Resistance
    Rider: Riding and Magic Resistance
    Caster: Territory Creation and Item Construction
    Assassin: Presence Concealment
    Berserker: Madness Enhancement
  • Personal Skills: Minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 or 4 Personal Skills for OC Servants. Every component of a composite skill will be counted toward the maximum skill limit. (e.g.: Golden Rule (Wealth and Body) would count as two skills for an OC Servant) This penalty doesn't apply to Imperial Privilege and or Skills similar to it (e.g.: Divine Gift of Wisdom), however, abuse of them will not be allowed.
  • Noble Phantasms: Maximum of 2 for non Rider OC Servants and 3 or 4 to Rider OCs.
  • Extra Info: Any information not mentioned above/clarifications/trivia, etc.
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Here's a Servant:


The Master will be done later But I already have a good idea to build upon.
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Place holder... Darn wanted Rider. I guess I will take whatever class is least desired then I guess
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Actually might be interested in Lancer. Willing to trade my Saber slot for whoever was going to go for Lancer since the Saber I had in mind might fit the Lancer class more.
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Place holder... Darn wanted Rider. I guess I will take whatever class is least desired then I guess


If you already have an idea, and really want the spot, I can let you have it. I still have backups in the other classes and all of them are characters I'm interested in playing so it's no problem for me to pass on Rider.
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If you already have an idea, and really want the spot, I can let you have it. I still have backups in the other classes and all of them are characters I'm interested in playing so it's no problem for me to pass on Rider.


Very well, as it happens a large factor of my sheets tend to be riders. I'll graciously take up the slot then.
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Archer class for me cuz Archer class is made up a bunch of archers, Arash is fine ya.
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Not if i post an archer first! I was gonna make an archer yo. XD
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Think i will wait to see what class slots get filled up.
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<Snipped quote by KoL>

Very well, as it happens a large factor of my sheets tend to be riders. I'll graciously take up the slot then.


Sure, go ahead.


Since Rider, Lancer, and Archer are already covered, I guess that I'll be taking Saber, then. I should have something done by tomorrow at most.
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Behold, the true Renaissance Man.



(If somebody else wants Caster, or has set their sights on Caster, let me know. I'm willing to talk things over.)
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I'm interested in Lancer or Berserker. Had a cool idea for Lancer Altera.
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Going to start working on Berserker since classes started to be filled in.
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Considering that we are beginning to go overcapacity, I'll let it be known that whoever gets a workable character in any given Class first should have it.

I don't want this to be a rush, but I don't think there's any other way of handling this situation that wouldn't look like I'm picking favorites. You can settle it between yourselves, of course, which would be the most desirable outcome. But, failing that, it'll be as described before.

Also, please, don't think just of the Servants and forget to build the Masters as well. Ideally, I want to kickstart this story at most this weekend so that I can try to catch your interest before we're dragged down by the Holiday season.


PS: I'll take a look at the character sheets later.
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Sikes. Why would I wanna play someone who kills himself with his NP?


Behold Japanese Gilgamesh! and lol an Archer using a sword based on the picture LMAO

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Here's a Master:

I'll have my substitute Servant CS done soon enough as well.
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And here's the next Servant:

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Since we're going for first come first serve and Assassin's likely going to be an unpopular pick, I'll bear that cross~
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@Reflection

At long as those familiars aren't much more dangerous than a dragon tooth warrior, he's alright.

@Indra

Nobu is accepted, of course. However, it would be better if you added the descriptions of her skills to her CS, just for reference, when you move her to the characters tab.

@KoL

Both of yours are accepted as well.
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@Parallel Hearts I mean, sure? Like if a servant ran in and stabbed one, that's like an obvious win for a servant. If they ran into a room where fifty of them are running about and had time to prep, that might be another thing altogether. They're a strengths in numbers kinda thing.

A C rank familiar cannot beat a servant in 1v1, but 1v50? Sure.
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