[OOC] Fate/Grand Order - Advent of the World Shattering Star

[vancexentan]

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The world is a fragile place....for hundreds of thousands of years humanity as struggled through the ages to keep peace, and prosperity always falling back on war. Mages, heroes, and normal humans have struggled to reach out to grasp at fame, fortune, and prosperity. Fear of failure, of defeat, of destruction is always a constant thing. Something to be reminded of every time some single individual reaches out to grasp is the fact that things could go horribly wrong at any given moment. A single alteration, a single failure, a single deviation from the norm...it sends the world into a chaotic spiral, and a distortion is made upon an unsuspecting world. Mages are one of the more common reasons things go wrong.

Be it the Dead Apostles, or an overtly ambitious fellow with too much to gain, and not enough to lose the world tends to fall apart at the touch of fate's hand. Hatred, jealousy, justice, despair, honor, friendship, and other self destructive tendencies have been the cause of mages, and humans alike to fall, and break what should be set in stone. Guidelines, and history itself changing to suit the needs of the many, and the hopeless. Be it for good intentions, or for ill the time line of the world is easily disrupted...perhaps a young man wished for peace...perhaps they rescued a friend...or maybe they just wanted a bit more power...and everything went wrong.

This is Chaldea, The Organization for the Preservation of Human Order, Finis Chaldea is it's full name and we have been active for many years now in the Alps. For a time Chaldea held together the world as it stood for centuries. Perhaps correcting a small lapse in time here, or perhaps making sure the evil mages of the world were kept in check in present time. Regardless it seems that the world itself is rebelling against them at times. More frequently enemy magi have been showing up to check, and destroy Chaldea agents and bring doom upon the world. Many have been defeated. The enemy's true name is known. However distortions, and changes in time are becoming more frequent forcing the top team of Chaldea to summon servants in an attempt to stop it. This worked for a time...however the recent anomaly has caused an issue...a rift...the first team is lost...dead more than likely. An attempt to stop the destruction of the world is now in the hands of the second team now allowed to summon their servants they prepare for the worst yet to come.

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Rules:
1. All Standard Roleplay Rules Apply. Power Playing, God Modding, and other assorted non-sense is not allowed.
2. No over powered servants. Demi-Gods, and servants such as Gilgamesh, Beserker Hercules, and folks of that nature are not allowed. I can't have unkillable servants that make everyone else pale in comparison. Ask before you pick a servant, and I'll help you with them if need be. The preference is towards middle of the line servants such as Robin Hood, or Qin Liangyu
3. I must approve of your characters personally before allowing them into the roleplay. Characters not approved do not get noticed in the IC. Post characters in the OOC before approval.
4. PVP is allowed and will be taken up in the arena, or through collab however BOTH parties must agree to the battle. Battles will be done more than likely in a controlled Chaldera environment.
5. Everyone starts with three command seals. Command Seals are renewed once per distortion travel.
6. 2-3 Noble Phantasm limit on Servants whom are not canon. This is to prevent power playing, and shenanigans. I may be considerate of three if the servant warrants it. Remember in the show at least the noble phantasm is suppose to be a defining aspect of the legend of the servant.
7. I reserve the right to gm to reject characters for any basis. Be it for personal conduct, or roleplay reasons.
8. Players are encouraged to make both master and servant in order to make the process move smoother. You can play one of either however the burden of finding a suitable user to help you is between you and whoever else is playing the opposite. I will not make a new character should someone drop out.
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(Note players can also pick any class already chosen, meaning players can play in a class already occupied by another class, putting this here to differentiate the types of servants)
Servants currently active:
http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant
Saber: Rebellious Red Saber - VanceXentan
Archer: None
Lancer: None
Rider: None
Caster: None
Assassin: None
Berserker: None

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Character List:
Leon Winchester - VanceXentan

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NPC List:
Director Orson Archibald ll
Head of Medical Wing Layla Lawson
Head of Distortion Analysis and Technological Designer: Caster Class - Archimedes
1st Squadron Head: Keiji Togami
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Character Sheets:

Servant and Masters

Magi Sheet:

Name:
Nicknames:
Age:
Gender:
Master of:
Command Seal Location:
Origin: http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Magecraft
Appearance: (written or anime picture is fine)

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Personality:

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Biography: (include why you were accepted into Chaldea your mage should be of some note be it of birth, magical strength, talent, or accomplishment.)

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Magecraft Section:

School of Magecraft: (what type of abilities do you study specifically see above magecraft link)

Skills/Spells List:

Amount of Magecraft Mana: (A-E) (A being top tier mages like Rin, and Kayneth. E tier being Shirou, and Shinji. D-C is average)

Other: (for anything that I may have missed)

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Servant Character sheet:
http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant

Class Name:

Nicknames:

Alignment:

Weapon(s):

Abilities:

http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Skill

Skills (Custom ones are allowed Rate A-E):

Class Abilities:

Base Parameters:
(Rate them A-E. Normal Human (or humans that actually existed) Servants will rarely have certain attributes above C unless their history, or tales depict them of being able to use one of them very handily)
Strength: (筋力, Kinryoku?): Bodily might in terms of power.
Endurance: (耐久, Taikyū?): How much damage one can withstand.
Agility: (敏捷, Binshō?): Quickness and speed of reaction.
Magical Power: (魔力, Maryoku?): How much magical energy can be handled.
Good luck: (幸運, Kōun?): The quality of one's luck.
Noble Phantasm: (宝具, Hōgu?): The strength of the Noble Phantasm one owns. While the ranking will often match their strongest Noble Phantasm, it will sometimes only reflect a secondary Noble Phantasm, or display a ranking higher or lower than their available wares.

Noble Phantasms: (http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Noble_Phantasm)
Name:
Quote:
Rank:
Type:
Range:
Description:

True Name: (can be put in hider for those who don't wish to show it to others, and you should link a bio if available)

Appearance:

[The Irish Tree]

Woop, re-read the ooc and realized this question was pointless.

[vancexentan]

No as I put above the servant section:

(Note players can also pick any class already chosen putting this here to differentiate the types of servants)

So just because I have mordred wouldn't null out other sabers.

[Rezod92]

Hmmmmm.....classic 7 classes, so no Special Class Servants, I assume.

No over-powered Servants, so Servant Universe is out.

Are High Seravnts and Pseudo-Servants off the table too?

[vancexentan]

2. No over powered servants. Demi-Gods, and servants such as Gilgamesh, Beserker Hercules, and folks of that nature are not allowed. I can't have unkillable servants that make everyone else pale in comparison. Ask before you pick a servant, and I'll help you with them if need be. The preference is towards middle of the line servants such as Robin Hood, or Qin Liangyu

As rule states I'm looking around the road of those who can hold their own in a fight, or at least provide some sort of a support role like Hans. I'm not looking for the Cu Chulainn's who can auto kill most servants without high dumb luck, or can render someone apart like King Hassan, or Medea (ruler breaker is obviously hard to nerf and can essentially overlook lore.). Its for lack of a stick so to speak so I don't let anything through that can be abused as my belief is that if something can be abused, and thus weaken the story and the other characters involved, it will be. As for extra class servants I am willing to consider them on the lower tiers but its a case by case basis.

Pseudo Servants? I guess but that brings in the weird stuff of how and why.

[Rezod92]

@vancexentan

Hmmmm.....Ah, what the hell? I'll throw my hat in. Though, since it's in the rules...

Is Medusa okay?

[vancexentan]

@Rezod92Depends. Her Rider version is pretty strong as she is but if you're fine with sealing Bellerophon (The pegasus as some variants of her have it and granting flight as noted has always been a sore point as it forces the need for an archer or whatever) maybe. I've always been iffy on her. Her powers are potent but they both require set up, and can be resisted. Her lancer variant i'm also fine with just with a slight anecdote that I may use some magics to heal story important characters to bypass the fact she can cause some serious wounds that can hinder the story. Its more so a concession to myself so that I don't just auto dodge some of the attacks while say Mordred is also in their face attack.

[Rezod92]

@vancexentan

......

Checks YOUR Servant

Okay, a few things and I'm not being harsh or critical or anything. I'm just trying to understand what you're going for here:

1. You want to seal Medusa's Noble Phantasm? The NP is literally half the Servant. How can Servant truly perform if they can't use their best move when the situation calls for it? Medusa isn't even the strongest Rider, let alone the strongest Servant. And sure, I can understand how Lancer Medusa's weapon can be seen as a bit OP (because it is. It kills immortals, after all.) But in the same vein...

2. Your Servant, Mordred, is not only a high tier Servant, but her NP is designed to kill Artoria, one of the strongest Sabers to exist. She's overqualified for "middle of the line" Servants, as stated in your rules.

3. You really want the Masters and Servants in this RP to earn their victories, huh?

[vancexentan]

I've got a history of downplaying my characters. I'm using Mordred as a tool in a way. If players drop out, and they do usually I've completed a total of two roleplays in over 10 years, I can use a stronger servant to defeat an enemy in some way. More so Mordred is also a rather one trick pony. She hits hard, and she hits quick. She also has a big laser. But that's all she does. She's not say Raikou who has the following spread.

hider for statline

A[1]
B[1]
D[1]
A[1]
C[1]
A+[1]

On top of eternal arms mastery, and the ability to clone herself to use weapons from her own story's group. Not including a similarly large streak of lighting, a bow and arrow, and kintoki's axe. I'd say as a DM tool Mordred is about as baseline fair as I can get. She has a limited range of movement, a powerful super, and a solid skill line however she won't be taking away anyone's thunder as she can't spam Blood Clarent Arthur, nor can she cast spells, or fly. A tank with good damage output that won't eclipse the party.

And yes victories should feel earned not given in my opinion especially when victory is more or less guaranteed anyways given the pve nature of this roleplay. If any of this upsets you, you're free to withdraw your interest. I am also open to suggestions on what a proper servant that serves my apparent rules while also allowing me to get over the hump of killing off a servant due to someone's prolonged inactivity, or ghosting.

On subject of why Medusa is iffy: Once again a flying based servant brings up the question as me as a dm of "ok how do i counter an opponent who flies? And do so consistently?" Generic enemy skeleton/soldier archers constantly seems like a cop out, and constantly having to have an archer around ruins the chance for variety. Medusa specifically is also capable of stunning individuals with lower magecraft resistance, and royally mess up anyone within her blood fort if she can manage to set it up. Furthermore she has mystic eyes, independent action, divinity, and magic resistance. All of those skills do make her a significant servant even without Bell.

[Rezod92]

@vancexentan

Very well then. If Mordred can have her big beam attack, then I ask that Medusa keep her flying horse. Ignoring what happened in the Heaven's Feel movie, Bellerophon is basically an air strike, meant to take out a group of enemies or a giant target but not a small moving target.

[vancexentan]

I will allow it on the concession of it only being used as a diving attack. I've made my opinion on constantly flying rather clear by now I believe. For my part I have no plans for enemies to have that as well. Flying in general is a very overlooked ability in a fight where combatants typically have no counters when its in say an open plane of land and not in the vicinity of large sky scrapers. Its the reason archers are so threatening since at certain ranges they have impunity from damage.

[Rezod92]

@vancexentan

sigh

Okay, I won't use Medusa. Mainly cause your rules kinda eliminate her NP being used as transportation.

How about Frankenstein? Her NP HAS to be last resort because, at full power, it can kill her.

[vancexentan]

I don't mind Fran you can use her if you want. The question becomes what do you intend to do once the NP goes off? Restore her with a command seal? Resummon her?

[Rezod92]

Command Seal. Also, like in the game, Fran can use her NP at lower power, but it will knock her out. I consider her using Overload, one of her skills, means she's using full power. That way, she's not completely gated from using it, but it's still a huge risk.

[vancexentan]

Alright that sounds fair enough to me.

[The Irish Tree]

Servant Sheet: Celtchar mac Uthechar

Class Name: Lancer

Nicknames: Lancer of Hot Iron

Alignment: Neutral Evil

Weapon(s): Lúin of Celtchar

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Abilities:

Skills (Custom ones are allowed Rate A-E):

Red-Hot Iron Rank C: An ability that Celtchar possesses embodying the legend of his daughter telling him of the weakness of Cognanchnes: Red-hot spits driven into the soles to deliver death. From this legend, Celtchar has gained the ability to continually damage the "capacity" of an enemy's fatal flaw, so long as he is aware of it. With enough damage dealt he is capable of making a known weakness grow far more severe should they trigger. If Celtchar isn't aware of the enemy's weakness, this skill is useless against them, even if he knows they have a weakness of some sort.

Animal Communication Rank B: Celtchar in legend was capable of calling to his faithful dog that had become a monstrous beast, quelling its rage and having it remember him as its master before he slew it. At this rank, giving orders to even Monstrous Beasts is possible if there's an incentive for them. Lower ranked beasts are inclined to follow Celtchar's orders.

Valor Rank B+: Celtchar slew three great beasts the likes of which few dared to go against as punishment for slaying the man who slept with his wife. Increases his physical attack prowess and decreases the effect of mental interference. Conditional boost based on whether the opponent could be considered a "Monster" instead of a human.

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Class Abilities:

Magic Resistance Rank C

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Base Parameters:

Strength: (筋力, Kinryoku?): B
Endurance: (耐久, Taikyū?): C
Agility: (敏捷, Binshō?): B
Magical Power: (魔力, Maryoku?): C
Good luck: (幸運, Kōun?): E
Noble Phantasm: (宝具, Hōgu?): B

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Noble Phantasms:
Name: Lúin of Celtchar
Quote: "Roar, Lúin! This boiling blood is yours! This poison is yours! Now feast!"
Rank: C-A (Depends on the amount of blood the spear is coated in.)
Type: Anti-Personnel
Range: 1
Description: The flaming lance of Celtchar, sparking madly as it gorges itself on blood and taint. A spear that burns the very air and screams as it cuts, devouring the opponent's blood that has soaked into it before hungrily lashing out for more. The rank of the Noble Phantasm increases the more "blood" is on the lance...or, in other words, the more Celtchar damages the opponent, the stronger the lance will become once it is unleashed.

Rather than launching a precise strike himself, at a point the flaming lance will go out of control and strike at its foe, an unpredictable wild beast possessed of a weapon that not even Celtchar can stop until its sated. However, usage of poison will counteract the bloodlust, lulling the spear to sleep. This is both a control mechanism and a weakness, but the lance's heat will not dissipate even if doused in poison.

Name: Cauldron of Restraint
Quote: "Alright, that's enough of that!"
Rank: E
Type: Anti-Noble Phantasm
Range: 1
Description: A gargantuan cauldron in legend that has become condensed into the form of a sheathe, functioning as a "blinder" for Celtchar's lance. Has no battle application, and functions as a way for Celtchar to quench his lance on his own terms, rather than bathing it in blood or un-manifesting it.

True Name: Celtchar mac Uthechar

Appearance

Figured I'd get my Servant squared away first and check for approval! Budget Hector Cu has landed.

[Rezod92]

@vancexentan
Cool! Now let's see:

Here comes the boy!

Name: Conner Griggs

Nicknames: Con man (Gets annoyed by/rolls his eyes at this.), Grig (What Fran will sometimes call him.), CG Eyes

Age: 18

Master of: Berserker

Command Seal Location: Right Hand

Origin: Perception

Appearance:


Personality: To those who don't know him, Conner would most likely come off as "lone wolf". He's quiet, reserved and mostly keeps to himself most of time. Hell, he'll rarely interact with anyone he doesn't know. And he DOES interact with others, he's polite and professional. However, this side of him is known to strangers and the public, in general. To his family and friends(and, by extension, Servant), he is a kind, friendly and intelligent young man.
He is also known to be quite observant, seeing things people would usually either dismiss or ignore and noticing moments others have when they think no one is looking. This rather nosy quirk of his was often the source of joking and chagrin to those close to him, the phrase "Conner is always watching." was something he often heard from others throughout his life yet he always took it in stride. Not his fault people are careless about what they're doing around other folks. Conner is also known to be reliable and trustworthy, especially when trouble rears it's ugly head. He knows he's not the strongest or the best, but he's not afraid to do the right thing.

History: Conner is the eldest of six in the fourth generation of the Griggs magus family. Hailing from a long line engineers and inventors, upon discovering their aptitude for magecraft, the family quickly became acclimated in a world they didn't even think existed. Utilizing the mechanical know-how from their industrious past, the Griggs garnered a reputation of being of producing various magecraft tools and equipment, one of these being their closely-guarded Armis de Superbia.

When word of a recently established organization in need of new mages reached the family's ears, the opportunity to expand their influence and gain a new consumer base was all too enticing. Being the most promising of his generation, his parents sent Conner off to Chaldea. The evaluations and tests he performed once he got there were some of the hardest he's every taken, but the young man stuck to it and didn't quit. Sure enough, he passed and was assigned to second team. While not the best or strongest, Conner's persistence and observant nature proved that he can be quite the capable mage.

Magecraft Section

School of Magecraft: Earth

Skills/Spell List:
Stone Wall - 5 times
Pitfall - 5 times
Terra Shotgun - 4 times
Rockslide - 3 times
Terra-dome - 4 times
Obsidian Blade - 2 times
Stone Skin - 2 times

Amount of Magecraft Mana: C+

Here comes the bride!

Class Name: Berserker

Nicknames: Fran (Most commonly called), Innocent Bride, Berserker of Black, Frankenstein's Monster

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Weapons: Bridal Chest

Abilities

Personal Skills:

Galvanism - B

Wail of the Falsely Living - D

Overload - C

Class Abilities:

Madness Enchantment - D

Base Parameters:

Strength - C

Endurance - B

Agility - D

Magical Power - D

Good Luck - B

Noble Phantasm - C

Noble Phantasms

Name: Blasted Tree (The Lightning Tree of Crucifixion)

Quote: "With me....Together....Come! Blasted Tree!"

Rank: D-B

Type: Anti-Army

Range: Wide Medium AOE Range

Description: https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Blasted_Tree

True Name: Frankenstein

Appearance:

[Cu Chulainn]

I might have something for this. That said, it is important to note that most canon Riders are able to consistently fly with their mounts, and flight is only really an issue if the Rider possesses the skills of an Archer, which uhh... most don't. They don't need to have wings to fly around, after all. What balances them in combat is how mounts don't possess the same amount of burst speeds Servants do. It'd be like trying to dodge things with Torrent's dash on Elden Ring as opposed to rolling around~

[SSW]

This one's probably skirting the line of power but I can throw something else in if that's the case.

Gender flip? What's that?

This power hath work’d no good to aught that lives
And these blind hands were useless in their wars.

Caster

Tiresias: Blind Seer of Thebes

Sex: Yes

Birth and Death Dates: Age of the Gods

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Personality:

A seer who stands aside from humanity. One who seems to have no emotions at all, who does not react to anything in front of them. Death. Ruin. Pain. All is witnessed with that same impassive stare. Perhaps it’s due to their inability to witness the present. Or perhaps it’s since they have witnessed multiple generations fall to ruin, foreseen and then actualised. It’s possible that their humanity has been lost entirely…

At least, that’s how it seems on the surface. To others, who notice the minute expressions that flash across Caster’s face and body, there is certainly more to their inner world. One who staunchly stands by their friends, no matter how much misery it causes. A person who keeps every promise made. One who will stand up and defy fate, even after getting pushed down by tragedy, again and again. In short, the personality of a shonen protagonist, hidden behind a mask of stone.

In addition, they certainly have a mischievous side, fitting of one who was a friend of Dionysus before his ascension to godhood. Though who knows what sort of situation would cause it to become known?

History:

The blind seer of Thebes.

A priest of Apollo who one day came upon a pair of snakes mating, and bashed them with a stick. For this sin, Hera transformed him into a woman. Tiresias didn’t consider it much of a curse, though, and spent time as a prostitute, a priestess of Hera, and even married and had children. After seven years of this, she encountered the same snakes coupling again, and this time simply left them alone. For this, she was returned to her male form.

Since he was one of few people who had experienced sex from both a man and a woman’s perspective, Hera and Zeus used him to settle an argument over which gets more enjoyment out of sex. Well, it’s a question that has had various theories and answers over different societies, but for Tiresias, sex as a woman was more enjoyable.

Apparently this wasn’t what Hera wanted to hear. She blinded him - though Zeus gave him the gift of seeing as a reward, as well as a lifespan of seven generations, so it all worked out in the end.

After that, he spent much of his time advising the kings of the newly created Thebes, from its founder, Cadmus, to the tragic figure of Oedipus.

There’s also an anecdote of his ghost advising Odyseus as a ghost in Hades. Unfortunately, Odysseus’ crew didn’t listen to the advice so they ended up dying. But Odysseus got home in the end anyway, so it all worked out.

Parameters

STR: E ||| END: D ||| AGI: C ||| MAN: A+ ||| LCK: D

Class Skills

Territory Creation: A

The ability to build a special terrain that is advantageous to a Magus. At this rank, the creation of a “Temple” is possible.

Item Construction: B

The ability to manufacture magical items, from tools of war to items of everyday use, though time and materials are required. Includes multiple forms of necromancy, whether the calling of spirits, or the utilisation of parts of a corpse for the creation of items.

Personal Skills

High-Speed Divine Words: A

A skill that assists with magical incantations, allowing them to be greatly shortened. Particularly useful for direct attack spells. At this rank, even spells of a level of High-Thaumaturgy can be cast at the speed of a single action.

Mystic Eyes of Augury: A+

Powerful Mystic Eyes of Jewel rank. The ability to see ‘every possible future’ at the price of no longer being able to glimpse the present. A cheat-like ability that is similar to flipping to the end of a detective novel to see the outcome. But while the destination can often be glimpsed, the number of paths to reach it are infinite, and overwhelming.

A divine gift from Zeus, as consolation for when Tiresias’ eyes were destroyed by Hera. For one who lived in a world where even the greatest heroes were subject to unbreakable tragic fates, seeing those endings while being unable to change them may have been a greater curse.

If Tiresias glimpses the most desired future, it can then be enforced by utilising the magic circuits in the eyes, and taking any actions necessary to ensure that course of events. In life, these eyes could not compete against the fates that the gods had declared, and even in a grail war, they can be overcome by any hero with a great enough capacity to defy fate.

Wholeness of Mind: A

The mind of Tiresias, strong enough that even as a shade in Hades, he alone had a complete sense of his identity, and maintained his ability to foresee the future. No matter the circumstances, Tiresias’ mind will remain whole. This serves as a defence against any mental interference that attempt to disrupt thought or memory, though emotional effects such as fear or awe are unaffected. In addition, it allows for quicker interpretation of information, primarily used in coordination with Caster’s Mystic Eyes.

Advice of the Seer: B-

The skill of a seer who advised Theban kings across seven generations of the cursed city. Advising others on the path they should take to avoid tragedy. Broader than something as simple as ‘strategy’, it encompasses correct advice for any situation or outcome. In this sense, it can be seen as a method of enforcing the ideal future that Caster’s eyes see, using others as the instrument.

Since people rarely bother listening to the advice, though, the skill has a minus correction.

Noble Phantasm

Ophis Skeptron
Caduceus Zero

Rank: A
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 0-100
Maximum Targets: 1

One of the mythical origins of Hermes’ symbol, the Caduceus. The snakes that Tiresias interrupted in their mating, bound to the staff he beat them with. Since he was a priest of Apollo at the time, it seems Apollo took the stick and gave it to Hermes in a gift exchange.

A mystic code of the gods, prevailing over the domains of travel and transformation. It can be used to transport objects instantaneously from one location to another. So long as this Noble Phantasm is used, there are very few barriers that can impede Tiresias’ movement.

It can also be used as a mystic code to aid spells of transformation - Though since the snakes don’t like Tiresias very much, this tends to have unpredictable results that often backfire onto Caster.

[vancexentan]

@Rezod92I'll accept the characters I can see no faults with them.

@The Irish Tree The character seems fair i'm ok with it.

@SSW Alright I'll ask how you'd want me to implement a character like this into the story? It will be mostly combat based with sides of roleplaying in its quieter moments. The character seems to be a highly talented spell caster of some sort with high clairvoyance if what i'm reading is right? It presents the problem to me that while they can see a path forward its infinite and thus complicated so i'm not sure what kind of information i'm supposed to hand to this character? On top of that they can apparently shrug off debuffs? I'm not entirely sure how i'm going to work with the whole concept of a seer with strong magecraft that more or less can just see through whatever the enemy is trying to do unless i'm understanding the concept wrong.