Muttonhawk

Nasuverse Fate Rp

So... is this still happening?

Living in Neutral - Female needed ((Anthro x Human)) (Mature)

I think you might have better luck on the 1x1 subforum, friend.

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Still in.

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I think I'll wait for the OOC to gather a little more context before putting up my master character.

Speaking of, has there been any sign of LittleWing, or is someone else considering picking this up?

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Cool beans! Now I can get some sleep. I'll work on this half-baked idea for a master I have tomorrow, I think.

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Alright, cool!

As for the rebellious spirit parameter, I was referring to the descriptions of the charisma ranks for the ones to negate. D and C charisma are not specified in the wiki. I'll tentatively edit to a C rank rebellious spirit for now.

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Raineh Daze said Well, it's more that no-one can become a Servant for guns, because skill with them isn't all that impressive (the only Servant from modern times cheated and made a deal with the world, is actually pretty weak for it, doesn't have an NP proper), so no-one can become a Servant for guns. If Zero Berserker is more dangerous with a sword than any type of firearm, guns aren't overpowered at all.

Mmmkay, not sure if that's a yes or no. Regardless, Ned's distinction wasn't really for his skill with a gun. He wasn't a famous sniper or anything like that. It was more that he and his buddies stuck it to the man in a manner that few people had done back then and he had a pretty cool final stand.

Raineh Daze said More bothered by a boost to NP strength if someone represents an 'oppressive' ideal, because conditions like that are more or less fulfilled with the sort of logic Servants run on.

I can live without that. How does removing that detail and decreasing the boost to a single + for the background thing sound?

Raineh Daze said Also, I think Nature of a Rebellious Spirit should be a lower rank, since... you've got it high enough to counter the sort of Charisma to rule a country. He wasn't disruptive.

Yeah, I suppose you're right. In all honesty that skill was more for the flavour. The C and D ranks weren't outlined in the wiki, and the E rank... I'm not sure exactly how that works. Which rank would be more appropriate?

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Yeah, I read the Nature section of this which covered the gun thing. The articles' cynicism about amazon forest preservation difficulty aside, It has some conditions to a heroic spirit being made that seemed to contradict in some cases because of lack of specific definition, but I think it was focusing mostly on guns from the 20th century and beyond. Ned died about 20 years before the end of the 19th century, but he's still on the border in this regard. Especially because of his notoriety. I can expand (read: rant) on why I think he can count as a hero in the strange conditions that the Fate wiki posits, but... how do I put this... the Fate universe doesn't have to be consistent, that's why it isn't if you look deep enough. In light of that, you guys probably would have fundamentally made up your minds anyway.

If it's a matter of balance, I understand completely and talking it through is fine by me. If guns turn out to be outright too powerful for the RP, even the one-shot rifle that would load about as fast as a bow and arrow, then I suppose I can make another servant, but I would rather negotiate first.

I'm willing to hear other opinions about this, as well.

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Hmm. Well I was thinking that other servants with high enough agility might be able to employ enough anime laws to go jedi on whatever Ned shoots. However, if you're concerned about it, might it help to impose a need to reload? The rifle only holds one bullet at a time in real life and the revolvers hold six each. I wouldn't expect any mad-enhanced servant to be a great marksman with them in any case.

If it needs a more serious nerf I could just as easily remove the revolvers on top of the reloading thing.

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Alright, here's a draft for consideration. Now, my experience with fate is limited to the Fate/Zero Anime and trawling through the Type-Moon wiki, so please advise me if I've done something bad.

Berserker Draft

Class: Berserker

Master: TBA

True Name: Ned Kelly

Gender: Male

Alignment: Mad (Chaotic Neutral beforehand)

Appearance:

With his Mad Enhancement, Ned emanates a fast, heavy breathing sound behind his helmet. When light is at the correct angle, Ned's eyes glint with an unsettling glare.

Personality: Ned was a mostly amiable man. He has a hate for false justice, he is stubborn to a fault and he is often driven by a pursuit of freedom. However, due to his Mad Enhancement, he is unable to speak and think clearly, building frustration and anger within him. Any grudges that he would form have become bloody and obsessive under the effects of the enhancement. Under regular circumstances, he would be a charismatic, if treacherous character, but not without common decency or empathy.

Parameters:
(All Parameters boosted by one rank except Mana and Luck due to Mad Enhancement, Parameters in parentheses represent original values)
Strength- B (C)
Agility- D (E)
Magical Energy- D
Endurance- A (B)
Luck- D
Noble Phantasm- B (C)

Class Skills:
Mad Enhancement - C

All Parameters except Magical Energy and Luck are increased by one, at the cost of the servant's ability to speak and think clearly.

Personal Skills:
Firearms

C: Kelly is skilled with basic firearms. He is especially apt with his two stolen police revolvers and his favorite weapon, a Snider-Enfield rifle named Betty. These weapons are not notable enough to be noble phantasms, but they are reliable and strong. In his mad enhanced rage, he tends to use these weapons as bludgeons in a melee if he does not use his fists, both for attack and defense. His ammunition is generated with prana, so reloading is a non-issue as long as he holds his guns on his person.

Nature of a Rebellious Spirit

C: Ned Kelly holds natural contempt for those in authority. Negates the effects of Charisma with the same rank.

Riding

C: Expertise to ride animals and vehicles.

Noble Phantasms:
"He can't be hurt" - B - Barrier: While Ned's iron plough mould plate armour was makeshift, it blocked every hit it took and is the symbol of his legend. It protects his head, torso and his pelvis against most, if not all ranged attacks, while remaining fairly functional against melee weapons. His arms and legs are unprotected by this armour, so hewing away at his endurance is more effective when the exposed areas are targeted. (In fact, he was subdued after being shot in the legs, so the historical significance effectively makes his legs a weak point.)

"Glenrowan Last Stand" - B+ - Anti-army: Kelly summons the ghosts of his gang members, Joe Byrne, Dan Kelly and Steve Hart, to release a barrage of prana generated bullets against all that would stand before them. The gang ghosts are incorporeal during the attack, but Kelly himself remains in the same state, though firing at a greater rate than before. This ability is boosted in power to + depending if its targets have a personal stigma of Kelly in regards to background or his actions as a criminal. The Kelly gang ghosts fade away while the dust settles after the barrage.

Misc: There were a couple of other candidates for Skills and/or Noble Phantasms, but they kind of relied on him retaining all of his personality.

Edits so far:
Changed the Rebellious Spirit skill down from B to C
Removed the detail of the Glenrowan NP to get an extra + boost against targets with an oppressive ideal.