Difficult to say on the issue. Part of my hesitance is that while freeform would avoid some strange events happening as a result of poor rolls, arguments may spring out over who'd win a fight IC. I think I'll also abstain, and leave it up to the rest of you to decide. That way, I can pretend to have supported the other option all along if any trouble springs up.
We're really going to need a lot of new players when we restart. We're short, what, five players from having no NPCs aside from champion? And there are still people who haven't responded back on whether they're playing or not.
Caster is pretty heavily contested right now, so if you have another sheet, it would be good for you to send that in. I have a Caster, and another group had a Caster, though I think they switched over to Rider.
Now, I just have to build it according to the guidelines, but I still have the sheet itself as an end-target. Might get around making that other Lancer I had in mind just to make sure...
Now, I just have to build it according to the guidelines, but I still have the sheet itself as an end-target. Might get around making that other Lancer I had in mind just to make sure...
(His family's traditional element is Water, every generation's heir has been a Water elemental. This is to signify the reason for this, A blessing from untold generations previous bestowed upon the family line. It is a pact with a Spirit of Water)
Average Empathy (+1)
Average Athletics (+1)
Average Shoot (+1)
Average Provoke (+1)
(1 Refresh point per) Magecraft Analysis (Lore +2)
Alexander focuses his concentration on a Thaumaturgy effect, intent on picking apart the nature of the effect. He can glean greater information from less sample than others would need.
Magical Targeting (Shoot +2)
While Alexander has rather underwhelming abilities as a marksman, he's had considerable practice with his particular Magecraft, rendering him significantly more accurate with his spells than mundane weapons.
Frost: Ice Shards (2 Mana per use, 2 uses per turn)
A fast, dangerous spell, Frost materializes ice shards from nearby moisture that are launched via mana burst. 1 Mana used per shard, 1 to launch, and 2 can be made per turn. Experience allows more shards to be active at once, but general limit is 6.
Frost: Frozen Rampart
A defensive measure, Rampart pulls moisture from the air to coalesce into interlocking shards of ice, forming a barrier to ward off attacks. It's still ice though, so sufficient STRENGTH could punch through it.
Magical Genius, Not Common Sense
Highly Analytical
SCIENCE!
High Concept Young Magecraft Prodigy
Trouble Last of his Line
Alexander's family was moderately well established, but had a bitter rivalry with another family. The rivalry eventually turned to all out war between the two families, and when the dust settled, the other family was wiped out, and only Alexander and his badly crippled Father remained of the mages on their side.
I mentioned in another thread that I would post Berserker if my Caster got accepted, and it just was, so here's Berserker.
Berserker
Ajax
Male
Luck Points: 5-5=0
(-5 refresh points,14 skill and 2 attribute)
Strength: B [A] (A+)
Agility: D (A+)
Endurance: D (A)
Mana: D (C)
Luck: E (D)
Mad Enhancement: B
Eternal Arms Mastership B
Eye of the Mind (True): B
Natural Body: C
Instinct: B
Battle Continuation: B
Spearmanship: A+
Rho Aias- The Seven Rings that Cover the Fiery Heavens
Type: Anti Unit (self)
Rank: A
Ajax was famed for his massive seven layer shield, standing up against even Hector's thrown spear, which had never been blocked before. The shield, and Ajax's skill with it, were so great that he alone among the Great heroes of the Trojan war was never wounded in battle. In his berserker state, this is represented by seven absolute blocks. These blocks allow Ajax to ignore defense to respond with a devastating counter attack. Any attack of A rank or lower is stopped by spending a single block, but attacks of higher ranks require more than one block to be spent. An A+ rank attack would require two to be spent, A++ three, and so on. This Noble Phantasm activates any time Ajax would take lethal damage, and so to purposely activate it, Ajax must let a lethal blow through his guard in favor of attacking. Blocks recharge at a rate of one for every three hours spent resting.
dikaiosýni̱ tou dóratos- Justice of the Spear.
Type: Anti unit
Rank: B
Wielded by Ajax during the Trojan War, this is the spear that wounded Hector in one on one combat, the first to pierce his flesh. When engaged in honorable combat, Ajax's Parameters all increase by one rank. Those who attempt to dishonorably attack Ajax suffer a decrease of all parameters by one for the duration of the battle. Should Ajax himself seek to dishonorably attack someone, all of his parameters will decrease by two for the duration of the battle.
By my strength alone-
During his life, Ajax believed in his own strength absolutely. He went so far as to claim that he would be the greatest warrior in the Trojan War, even while forgoing any aid from the Gods. Ajax is unlikely to accept direct aid from others, even if he can see the benefit of working together for the Grail.
Honor before reason-
Ajax was one of those who waged siege against Troy, spending ten years on a foreign shore for someone else's wife, all in order to uphold his honor-bound promise. Beyond that, after his temporary madness abated, he was so ashamed of his actions that he committed suicide to atone for his dishonor. Ajax will uphold any promises made, far beyond what is reasonable, and considers serving faithfully under his master an action he is honor bound to fulfill.
Glory seeker-
Ajax planned to be the greatest warrior in the Trojan War, even while standing among the likes of Achilles and Odysseus. When the call for a champion rang out, Ajax was one of the first to rise to meet the challenge. Ajax will seek to engage in battle as often as possible, with stronger warriors only making him more eager.
Prideful-
Ajax believes himself to be the greatest Hero, standing at least equal to Herakles and Achilles. After Achilles death, Ajax was denied the right to take possession of Achilles magic armor. He responded by planning to kill Agamemnon and Menelaus, those who denied him what he considered himself to have earned. It is this action which allows him to exist in the berserker class, as Athena cursed him with madness to attack a herd of sheep instead of the two heroes. Ajax will not take slights to his pride lightly, and it is the only thing that may cause him to break his word after he has sworn it.
Second Best-
Even though all throughout his life, Ajax was considered one of the greatest warriors, he always came up short when directly compared to the great Heroes of his age. He was considered the second best warrior who marched on Troy, second to Achilles. He was considered the strongest person in Greece, aside from Herakles. Even after Achilles died, he fell short compared to Odysseus. Ajax will go to great lengths to prove himself the better of any hero.
Well here's my Lancer, since I'm not gonna be using him for the reboot. Lancer could've probably only defeated Berserker if they were the last 2 servants around.
4 refresh points used +2 attributes +6 skill points +1 NP
Class: Lancer
True Name: Guan Yu
Alignment: Lawful Good
Gender: Male
Parameters
Strength: A
Endurance: A
Agility: A
Magic: E
luck: E
Background
A heroic spirit from the 3 kingdoms era of China. He would befriend Zhang Fei and Liu Bei, and they would become sworn brothers. He would become a talented general and win many fights. In China he was considered a god of war and the ultimate warrior. His talents were so legendary that Cao Cao blackmailed him into service. Guan Yu would escape Cao Cao's service where he would work under his sworn brother once again. After many battles the time came when he was defeated by a secret alliance between enemies that lead to his capture and execution after refusing to surrender. It is said his head caused the death of Lu Meng and frightened Cao Cao into giving him a proper burial, although that truly is a "myth".
Class Skills
Battle Continuation
Rank: B (4)
May fight at max capacity despite terrible suffering terrible wounds.
Magic Resistance
Rank: C (3)
Cancel Single-Action spells. Magic Resistance of the same degree of an amulet that rejects magical energy.
Personal Skills
Bravery
Rank: A (5)
Is the ability to negate mental interference such as pressure, confusion and fascination. Not usable under the effects of Mad Enhancement. At this rank melee damage is increased somewhat. One of Guan Yu's most famous traits was his courage and bravery in battle.
Divinity
Rank: B (4)
The measure of one's aptitude as a divine spirit. Through out China Guan Yu is worshiped as either a war got or god of brotherhood despite not having actual divine heritage.
Private skills
Spearmanship
Rank: A (5)
The skill at using a spear in battle. Guan Yu was renown as one of the greatest duelist and spear users of all time.
Noble Phantasm
Green Dragon Crescent Blade - The Frost fair blade
Rank: B (A+)
Type: Anti-unit
The legendary spear used by Guan Yu through out his career. The blade was forged by a local blacksmith using steel sponsored by Zhang Shiping, a merchant sympathetic to Liu Bei's cause. It is also sometimes referred to as the Frost Fair Blade from the idea that during a battle in the snow, the blade continuously had blood on it; the blood froze and made a layer of frost on the blade.
As a noble phantasm this spear will freeze any object it comes into contact with. When an opponent is cut their blood will be frozen, not only making the wound incredibly hard to heal, but the frost may also spread to the whole body lowering agility and eventually immobilizing the foe. This blade is deadliest when it strikes the leg as it almost completely impedes movement. Its powers become absolutely devastating when Oath of the Peach Garden is active.
Crossing Five Passes Slaying Six Generals - Riding Alone For a Thousand Miles
Rank: B
Type: Anti-unit (self)
The Crystallization of the Journey made by Guan Yu famous, respected, and feared across the realm as God of War. Guan Yu, who had sworn his life to Liu Bei, once saw himself separated from his brother and thinking he had died in a battle almost killed himself but was convinced to live thanks to a rival warlord to his brother, Cao Cao who admired Guan Yu's skills and character. Cao Cao was able to convince Guan Yu that Liu Bei could be alive so he shouldn't kill himself yet and invited Guan Yu to join his army at least temporally. Guan Yu agree but with three conditions:
1- Liu Bei's spouses(whom Guan Yu was taking care of) must not be harmed and must be well taken care of.
2- In name, Guan Yu surrenders to the emperor and not Cao Cao (who actually wields state power).
3- Guan Yu is allowed to leave and reunite with Liu Bei if he one day he ever finds out the latter's whereabouts.
Cao Cao agreed and for a brief period Guan Yu fought for Cao Cao bringing many victories for the warlord, but it wasn't long til Guan Yu discovered Liu Bei location. And just like him and Cao Cao agreed, he was free to go find Liu Bei. But while Cao Cao remorsefully allowed Guan Yu to go away, his army thought Guan Yu was too dangerous to just let go, so they send orders hidden from Cao Cao to kill Guan Yu. Guan Yu had to force his way through five passes and slew six generals and his followers essentially by himself to finally reach his sworn brother.
This Noble Phantasm takes form of a passive effect that replicates Guan Yu long and bloody journey to reach his brother. To Guan Yu the grail becomes an equivalent to Liu Bei and the other servants become replacements to those six generals that stood in his way. To reach Liu Bei Guan Yu has to defeat those six generals and cross five passes. Whenever a servant falls in the Grail War, Guan Yu reaches a step closer to reach his brother and is considered to have slain a general and get one step closer to his goal. For every servant that falls in the grail war Guan Yu may raise either his STR, AGI, or, END by one rank (to a max of A+++). However after 6 servants have fallen this Noble Phantasm will not raise Guan Yu's stats any higher. Guan Yu is not the servant you want to let sit until he is the last one standing.
Oath of the peach garden - A bond between brothers
Rank: A
Type: Anti-unit
The famous oath where Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei took an oath to become sworn brothers and protect the Han Dynasty from the yellow turbans together. This oath binded these 3 for the rest of their lives. The bond is so deep that even when not together or not even alive the brothers seek to share the burdens of each other and help on another. When activated the "spirit" of his brothers share any burden Guan Yu under takes. What this means is when activated all negative effects to Guan Yu is subtracted by 2/3 representing Guan Yu's 2 brothers sharing an equal part of the burden with him.
This NP is not really reducing the damage but spreading it out between equally between 3 beings, 2 of which don't really exist. With the spirit of his brothers by his side the Frost Fair Blade gains 2 rank ups for as long as this NP is active. This NP must be activated and takes mana the longer it is used. This is Guan Yu's most treasured NP as it reminds him that his bond with his brothers is unbreakable. However once the effect of this NP has been released all wounds taken by Guan Yu returns.
Loyal
To Guan Yu betrayal is unthinkable unless his master has done something that goes against her moral code.
Morality
Despite his honor, Guan Yu has been known to betray an oath to do what he thinks is "right". He has a strong sense of right and wrong, and tries to minimize innocent casualties.
True Warrior
When Guan Yu fights, he doesn't hold back or look for anything other then victory. While he does not resort to dirty tactics, he also doesn't give his opponent a moment's respite. To Guan Yu, holding back in a fight is the ultimate disrespect to a warrior.
Honor
Guan Yu has a powerful sense of honor, he pays his debts and is aggressive toward people who betray their word. Only his morality will cause him to turn his back on a debt.