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Fate/Esoterica

Didn't really come off as aggressive at all, don't worry 'bout that. Thanks for the CC, by the way. Now I'll do my best to address your concerns.

Luck...Okay fine I guess I'll reduce it. D or C, we'll see after I finish dinner.

Point taken. I'll move Mag Resist to C. No lower though, El Cid has C and he didn't even encounter magic.

AoG took the spot of a custom skill that had the exact same prerequisite (very similar name too) but more specific effect regarding the Divine in question (In this case it would be something like 'strange conveniences - conveniently lain rubble opening up a good sniping point, a familiar spying on you to learn your master plans reveals itself accidentally, etc. - will occur when attempting to put/putting a plan into action, but if you get out-gambit-ed or lose favor with Athena in some other way, this skill is moot until you fix the relationship'). Since AoG was canon I gave it greater priority and scrapped the original. But hey, might as well put that back now.

Doureios/FSG-expy. I could've converted it into a skill, but then he'd have skills up the butt. Besides, he'd disguised himself a lot in the myths and did a lot of identity obfuscation in general.

As for the Bow of Ithaca, it was supposed to be one of his NPs, but all I ended up doing was "Alrighty so nobody can string it but him....Now what?" The base effect would be useless unless Lancey got a hold of it. I mean, I suppose I could use the concept of 'passing through twelve targets' or 'hitting weapons' or something of that ilk, but without an addition like that I just don't feel right using it as a Phantasm.

Actually, the ability to force an arrow through 12 designated targets is sounding very nice...hehe...

ANYWHO. I'll take down the CS and refine it a bit more.

Fate/Esoterica

Scrapped.

Fu Sonzai no Genso: Urban Fantasy Mystery RP

Mornin'

Fate/Esoterica

No Colada NP? I'm surprised.

Fate Series Holy Grail War RP

*facepalm* Can't believe I forgot.

...Please add Gender to the Servant CS. Underneath Master, preferably.

Fate Series Holy Grail War RP

You're welcome.

Anyway, before I head off, are we still keeping the Servant CSs mostly a secret between our partners?

Fate Series Holy Grail War RP

I got a Servant template lying around, give me a minute and I'll fish it though my docs.

EDIT: Oh, for the Master CS, I think it'd be advisable to just have a general purpose 'Magecraft/Abilities' section where folks can include their Origins, Affinities, and style. And scrap Generation because you can file that under History or the aforementioned Magecraft section. A field regarding Equipment would be good as well. Also, will we get in-game context for the war? Like a when, why, how, etc of it all?

EDIT2: Found it. If anyone has a different CS idea, then feel free to lob it out, I suppose.

Class:
Spirit:
Master:
Gender:
Alignment:
Personality:
Appearance:

Parameters
STR:
END:
AGI:
MAG:
LCK:
NP:

Class Skills
Personal Skills

Noble Phantasms
Name:
Title:
Rank:
Type:
Description:

Fate Series Holy Grail War RP

What do I need to share now? Names?

Uhhhhh...

Fate/another heaven
Fate/apotheosis
Fate/continuation of the dream
Fate/i'm out of ideas

Fate Series Holy Grail War RP

StOpossum said
You have my eternal gratitude Daze. I shall begin work on an OOC. Seeing as how everyone here understands the Holy Grail war, I see no reason to put in a long-ass epic to explain the situation. I always hate making those, as I normally suck at them

Awesome, just when I got my concepts figured out 'n' everything.

Fu Sonzai no Gensō: An Urban Fantasy Mystery RP

Best read alongside Shiinen's CS (which will probably be up in less than ten minutes), I guess?

CS

Name: Tomoe Akihiko
Age: 17
Appearance: Just another ordinary young man.
Personality: Incredibly tenacious, almost unnaturally so, but far too idealistic for his own good. He's the kind of person that can set a goal and painstakingly figure out how to accomplish it using whatever means are available, and to this end he's developed a rather keen intuition and a level-head. Akihiko is definitely an adaptable sort, he has his priorities straight and usually won't freeze up at every little new development. However, his idealism also makes him the kind of person that would deny himself completion of the aforementioned goal, all so he could save someone caught in the crossfire. Unsurprisingly, his idealism, not to mention his own inexperience in general, makes him very naive. It could be said that his immense dedication is less towards the Fu Sonzai no Genso itself, and more towards what they're attempting to accomplish

Socially, Akihiko's standard upbringing hasn't instilled any peculiar traits within him, apart from his naivete if you consider that one. His demeanor definitely leans more towards the reticent side. Though blatant displays of emotion are hardly uncommon for him, he mostly uses more subtle expressions like small smiles or exasperated sighs. He could easily be seen as 'soft' by some of the more jaded members of the group due to his natural inclination to kind-heartedness, as well as his unwavering loyalty and obvious concern for his allies' safety. Mostly due to his perceived inability to measure up to most of the others in terms of abilities, he believes himself to be a burden and eagerly tries to prove his worth.
Abilities:

• Hacking (and Other General Electronic Know-How) - Akihiko's greatest skill, one honed for the intention of becoming a programmer in the future, but is now used to help investigate supernatural crimes (and general housekeeping purposes). Unfortunately many of its uses are made obsolete by the presence of magic within the agency. Still, if you ever need anyone for something requiring a more tech-savvy touch, you know the guy to call.
• Parkour - Due to the presence of vehicles and other forms of quick transportation it's a skill Akihiko's developed more for showing off and keeping fit than any practical movement. Though there's still occasions where it sees use, such as reaching convenient vantage points or shadowing targets. Practicing this skill has also improved his overall speed and agility.
• Affinity: "Synthesis" - An affinity based around the concept of combining in order to produce something new. Conceptually related to spells regarding 'Integration', 'Analysis', and 'Transmutation'. Within this affinity's main area of influence are spells such as rune arrays, most theurgical rituals, and alchemical processes. In the hands of someone with a lot of magical experience, potential, and time, it could be considered a formidable affinity in its sheer versatility. Unfortunately (Fortunately?) it's possessed by Akihiko, a first generation mage who's definitely lacking in exceptional magical capacity - not least due to the fact he's constantly sustaining a familiar - and poorly trained, with his the closest thing to training being replication of an onmyoji's notes. The extent of his primary magical knowledge extends to the use of runes, ofuda, and shikigami, as well as magic regarding the maintenance of a familiar.
• Eika - His familiar.

Weapons/Equipment:

• Smartphone: Modified for use in hacking. Not to the level of someone like Aiden Pearce, however. More along the lines of simple on/off commands, piggybacking off of security cameras, and accessing/uploading relatively unsecured data.
• Multitool: Equipped with the standard arrangement of tools: scissors, saw blade, knife blade, screwdriver, bottle opener, reamer, pliers, etc.
• Pocketknife: Used to gather blood when using a pen is inconvenient. Rarely used as a weapon due to impracticality. The blade is less than 6cm as per Japanese law.
• Pens: Three different varieties of them. One ballpoint, one rollerball, and one gel. Each of them use a blood-ink mix to get that extra OOMPH out of written spells.
• Index Cards: Carried around in a leather deck holder on his belt.
• Blank Ofuda: Carried around in his inner jacket pockets, as well as up his sleeves and in a pouch on his belt.
• Belt: Contains everything on the list except the phone in one the three three pouches Akihiko's attached to it.

Brief Backstory: A young first generation mage who could have, and should have, ended up living out a normal lifestyle without learning any knowledge of the supernatural world whatsoever. Akihiko is an only child born in Tokyo. At the age of 13, Akihiko moved to a nondescript town not far from Kawa City. It was there that he gained an interest in the paranormal after taking a dare to hang out with the 'weird' kids who were interested in urban legends, ghost stories, and other such subjects. It turned out that they were pretty decent people, and soon enough they became a rather tightknit group of six.

Knowledge of his capabilities as a mage came about as more or less an accident. He had been surfing the Internet bored and alone, when he decided to try his hand at a simple ritual. After doing the appropriate research on something that seemed to be easy to cast, he attempted the ritual and to his surprise (and horror) found that it actually worked. He never told anybody, and just kept it his little secret as he continued with life as usual.

In the summer prior to Akihiko's first year of high school, the town saw the occurrence of a string of disappearances with no obvious rhyme or reason. One of the member of their group, a boy named Takeshi who was the son of their local temple's priest, was particularly adamant on investigating. With nothing much better to do with their summer, they all began playing detective. They had actually managed to make a bit of progress. Then slowly but surely, Akihiko's friends began getting picked off. The rest began dropping the investigation entirely, though that didn't save them one bit. It was at this point in time that he began delving back into the magical world, looking for something to help him survive. He ended up teaching himself how to use Elder Furthark runes after a lot of trial, error, and damage to his backyard. Unfortunately it didn't save him from getting targeted nor did it save his parents from getting murdered by a rogue mage's familiar, but he'd managed to buy enough time for himself to get saved by Eika.

After escaping from death, Akihiko headed to the temple to warn his remaining friend. However, in another stroke of bad luck, he was too late. With nowhere to go and nothing else to do, he took it upon himself to continue the investigation once more, for the sake of his fallen friends and family. Working off of Takeshi's notes, and the knowledge he'd gathered using his own skills, Akihiko eventually cracked the case and went to take down the individual in question or die trying. He never got to do it, as it seemed that someone else was after the mage: an organization by the name of Fu Sonzai no Genso.

Immediately afterwards Akihiko approached the one that looked to be the leader and the rest, as they say, is history.