Fate Grand Elysium (A Fate grand order X Disco Elysium Quest)
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The Undead Unhinged Lunatic of the Web
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[X] Electro Chemistry (Yer a
This work?
MedievalParadox
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One correction, this is Magecraft not Magic. Although at this point Ritsuka (and especially those two skills) can't tell the difference between em. I'll allow it.
That works well with me.
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[X] Conceptualization (Magecraft is a new way to express yourself, a new Art to feed into your imagination and Imagination to feed into your art.)
I love conceptualizing magic/magecraft as an artistic form.
I love conceptualizing magic/magecraft as an artistic form.
[X] Interfacing (Magecraft is a tool, a fascinating and strange one, but a tool Nonetheless.)
Hope I'm not too late to vote. I like thinking of magic as a tool, I picture Ritsuka as a magic handyman master which utility spells for servants and cantrips for mundane things essential for exploration.
Hope I'm not too late to vote. I like thinking of magic as a tool, I picture Ritsuka as a magic handyman master which utility spells for servants and cantrips for mundane things essential for exploration.
MedievalParadox
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You aren't too late. I usually give a day or two before setting a time for the vote to end.
MedievalParadox
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The voting will end tomorrow at 12:30
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MedievalParadox
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Alright so Inland Empire's current Score is 3.
3/2 is 1.5 round that down to one.
since one is...while Lore Accurate also a REALLY low number, I can bump it up to 2 so you go from absolutely terrible at it to merely Untrained. Then again, I could also keep it at one to represent Ritsuka having a long way to go before he's even reaching Decent levels of Magecraft.
3/2 is 1.5 round that down to one.
since one is...while Lore Accurate also a REALLY low number, I can bump it up to 2 so you go from absolutely terrible at it to merely Untrained. Then again, I could also keep it at one to represent Ritsuka having a long way to go before he's even reaching Decent levels of Magecraft.
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The latter is common, and therefore overdone. I'd prefer two.
This is why we should pick things Ritsuka is actually good at for such story defining votes, instead of personal favorites. Our Magecraft might have a maximum of 3 now, unless we internalize the right thoughts later on. SMH.
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MedievalParadox
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Yeah that's a balancing act you will have to play around with. However this does influence how Ritsuka sees Magecraft so it opens up unique Magecraft related Thoughts you can get later down the line. and Inland Empire, as one might imagine, is one of the most in depth skills for Magecraft. or at least how it pertains to altering the world around you with it.
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I'd still prefer a stronger start with it during this singularity, where we will be at our most vulnerable until False Solomon in London.
MedievalParadox
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Yeah that's fair, enemies are one thing but THIS singularity has environmental hazards everywhere. mainly fire.
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Yup. Fire, compromised structural integrity of buildings and bridges, potential tripping hazards. At least Ophelia's servant should have a bit more oomph for fighting Arturia and possibly flauros at the end.
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Okay, I'm bumping it up to two.
Now I'll get to work on the actual writing part of the update.
Now I'll get to work on the actual writing part of the update.
Singularity F: A Fully Fledged Fighting Force. For now.
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You hear, no Feel it. A humming coming from inside of you.
Inland Empire: I believe that would be our mana something that has long lain dormant inside of us, waiting.
Ritsuka: Waiting for what?
Inland Empire: Waiting for this moment. Or I suppose a moment much like this one, to be activated by our first steps into the mystical world I knew existed around us. And now that we're here, all we need to do is cultivate it.
Ritsuka: Our mana?
Inland Empire (Challenging: Failure): Yes that as well once we find out how. But i was talking about the skills needed to use it. So let me introduce you to your newest Stat. Magecraft.
Ritsuka: ....I know this is weird to think, but why does it feel...colorless?
Inland Empire: That was the state of us all when we were first forged by your mind. It was only through experience where we were given our colors. the Purple of centering, the Active and passionate Reds, the Bright and Shiny Yellows, and the Cool and Collected Blues. These were all assigned to us as you've gotten a handle on your own Psyche and just like us Magecraft Based skills must have a color assigned to them. But not now. when you've come to know them more.
Ritsuka: Okay, so what can I do with Magecraft?
Inland Empire: I've given you 4 Skills that will be needed on your Journey, a mixture of instinctual, Technical, Intellectual and well, Magical. Let's go over them in order. First and Foremost is Internal Circuitry.
Internal Circuitry: Morning boss, I'm the guy in charge of making sure our one Mana Circuit functions normally. Because One is all we have, and All we'll get unless we figure out a way to implant more. This is...problematic, BUT don't worry. Despite it all I believe that we can figure out a way to keep everything ticking soundly.
Ritsuka: Glad to hear it, I was a little worried that activating it like this would be detrimental.
Internal Circuitry: You were right to be worried, if it weren't for us switching into conduit mode, we wouldn't be able to handle the strain.
Inland Empire: This one, as he mentioned will work with you on matters of your mana circuit and all things that apply to your mana supply. Next up, is Army of Shadows
Army of Shadows: We will be working with you on matters of Heroic Spirits and Spiritual Evocation, cluing you into Servants and allowing you to handle the magecraft needed to work with them. For Example, we will allow you to see, use, and interact with the cards of knowledge that gravitated into your command seal.
Ritsuka: Alright. But uh, why do you use the royal we?
Army of Shadows: We are the representation of the connection between you and your servants, the stronger we become the better we can connect you and said servants.
Inland Empire: That being said Servants alone won't be enough. We have one more Skill at our back and call world. Meet Artifice
Artifice: Hello. I am Artifice, I will be responsible for your usage and understanding of the many mystic codes we can get our hands on. Hopefully we might be able to go beyond merely understanding and using, and ultimately into fine tuning and creation of them.
Ritsuka: Alright, I'll see what I can do. Maybe now I can actually use the Uniform given to me.
Artifice: Exactly! its such a fascinating piece of equipment, it would be a shame to not use it.
Inland Empire: There is One More Magecraft Skill to be introduced to, the Astral Self. He will be the one to guide, stabilize, and ground us during freak narcolepsy attacks, Rayshifitng, and other out of body experiences. He cannot talk to us while we are in the waking world.
Ritsuka: Alright, Good to know that I'll be getting some help with that, the dreams from those experiences can get weird. not like a psychological way but more like 'I can't believe I'm dreaming this' type of way. You know?
Inland Empire: Indeed. He will make sure you can keep your bearings better whenever this happens.
As you get used to the changes, suddenly you feel something grab you by the shoulder and shake you!
Director: "Wake Up!"
You whirl around, aided by the pull of the director, only to see her glaring at you, looking pissed.
Empathy (Hard: Success): You think you also see a Hint of well hidden worry in her eyes.
Half Light (Medium: Failure): You can't tell if the worry is strong enough to save you from another slap.
Reaction Time (Medium: Success): judging from the way her other hand is drawing back she is! Do something to avoid it Ritsuka!
Thinking quick with your hands you end up throwing them in the air and exclaim
Ritsuka: "I'm awake! I'm awake! please don't slap me!"
She freezes a little as you do this, sighs, and relents. letting go of your shoulder, and pushing it away from her, a bit roughly.
Pain Threshold(Medium: Failure): Rougher than she had to. given how sensitive we are to pain.
Director: "Alright this is the second time something like this has happened. Is this going to be a problem?"
Ritsuka: "Ah well..."
Dialogue: Figure out how to best explain to Olga about the nature of your condition.
[X] Explain to her in detail (Default Action, just tell her that You have, as far as you know, a very strange type of narcolepsy and are prone to bouts of uncontrolled sleep.)
-[X] Conceptulaization: Attempt to make the subject more understandable for her
You think it over, how on earth could you explain this in a way that would be simple enough for her to Understand? Especially since you don't quite understand it yourself.
Conceptualization: Well...We don't have much leeway of spinning it into something we understand, so maybe try the opposite route?
Ritsuka: What make her think I have no understanding of it at all?
Conceptualization: Think about it. If you phrase it so that you and she have the same amount of information, which is functionally true with how much we still don't understand about it, we can spin it as a terrifying unknown that could strike at any moment.
Ritsuka: ...Drama, would that work?
Drama: It's not much of a lie sire. But it would hide just how many questions you still don't have answered about it ourselves.
Ritsuka: That works for me.
You would come to a conclusion on how to tell it and speak up.
Ritsuka: "Ah well, I have this weird type of narcolepsy, gives me the ability to sleep anywhere but it also makes me liable to pass out at any time. I don't know what causes it, or how long it'll last, but it's something that's been with me my entire life. and Honestly worrisome."
After your explanation the Director just rubbed her temples.
Director: "Fine, just TRY to keep your head in the game. I'm counting on you to act as a Competent Master, while you're working under me, and i shouldn't have to tell you just how much you're failing to reach that standard."
Ritsuka: "Of Course. I understand."
She would huff as she looked at Ophelia.
Director: "Alright, Ophelia go summon your own servant, and I'll begin the briefing on what we have to do next."
With that you would rejoin the rest of the group.
Charlemagne: "Is She always like that Master?"
Ritsuka: "I can't say, I've only met her this morning. But from what I've heard she is uh...very easily irritated. and I don't think the situation is helping her temper."
Archer: "Well that could certainly be trouble."
Ritsuka: "Well all we need to do is just, make it through this singularity, maybe when things settle down"
You all are then distracted by the weird light of the summoning circle, noticing it blooming with a bout of orange before revealing the summoned servant.
Electro Chemistry (Easy: Success): She's hot.
appearing in a black skintight bodysuit gown, there stands a woman with violet hair and red eyes, with red spears in her hands. The new servant stands there, tall and proud.
???: "Well this is a surprise."
She would say looking around her masking covering up her mouth, seemingly taking in everything, as Ophelia eventually speaks up.
Ophelia: "U-uhm, Excuse me. But I am Ophelia, the Master who called for you."
Hearing her name, the Servant would look at her again, with a hint of...something in her eyes.
???: "I name is Scathatch, I hail from the land of shadows. I accept you as my master. Although I am curious about the summoning that brought me here."
Encyclopedia (Medium: Success): Okay We know a lot more about her. Albeit only her roles and the weapon she and her most well known servant uses.
Ritsuka: Hey I'll take what I can get.
Encyclopedia: Scathatch is not just someone who hails from the land of shadows, she is the Queen of it, she has a profound mastery over Spears and Runic Magic and kicking ass in general. She is the teacher/coach of Cu Chulainn. She has a rival who might be her sister called Aife. Her spears are legendary by name alone as Gae Bulg-
Electro Chemistry (trivial): whew. just imagine the humor we can do with a name like that.
Encyclopedia: Which can cause open wounds and when thrusted into it, explodes out into many, many barbs I think 30, meaning that in order to remove it from a person once it's lodged in, you would have to either tear out the chunks of your body it is attached to, or surgically cut it out of the body.
Ritsuka: So in short, stay out of the way of her spears.
Physical Instrument: I would suggest asking- no wait- begging her to train us. Dignity be damned we just obtained someone capable of turning our worthless mass of muscles into something we can be proud of!
Volition: We are more than JUST our muscle mass!
Physical Instrument: Not from where I'm looking.
As the Director sees that the Servant she's all summoned she gathers you, Ophelia and the other Servants plus Mash together, and a thoroughly berated looking Romani Archaman pops up.
Roman: "I think this should be enough Servants to explore the Singularity. Permission to tell them about my report Miss Olga Marie?"
Director: "Granted, and make it quick alright? no need to think about it more than needed."
Romani takes a deep breath and then begins to talk.
Roman: "Okay, so the short of it is this. Due to the Sabotage of Chaldea, Chaldea itself has lost 80 Percent of it's functionality, our Staff Members have been reduced to 20, including myself and...out of the 48 Masters we have here...46 of them have all been taken out of commission, currently being Preserved Cryogenically until we can gather enough medical supplies to save those we can. Until that day comes, Ophelia, Ritsuka, You two will have to be our only Active Masters. I'm sorry."
The news comes to you like a shock, but...
Fellowship (Medium: Success): Ophelia is taking it worse.
Ophelia: "W-wait. Does that mean that Wodime's..."
Roman: "Team A was hit that hardest by the Sabotage, especially Wodime's...before I put him into Cryostasis his vitals were the worst of the lot. We can do what we can to help him but...It's not looking too good."
Ophelia begins to shake at that, as she tries to calm down, her worst fears all but confirmed,
Ritsuka: "Ophelia I'm-"
Ophelia: "Don't be...it wasn't you who did this...I..I just need some time to process this."
Empathy (Medium: Success): Although the two of you know that she won't be getting over this so easily.
Pain Threshold (Medium: Failure): The pain she's going through right now is incomparable to anything you could ever feel or imagine feeling.
Roman: "For now, I'll be putting manpower into repairing Chaldea's Rayshifting capabilities and the maintenance of Chaldeas and Sheba respectively."
Director: "A Plan so sensible I'm frankly surprised you even thought of it. Regardless remember to call in for outside help once communications are reestablished. I DO NOT want you putting off calling for help as soon as possible. Remember you're still in charge until I get back. Don't make me regret that."
Roman: "Yes ma'am. Although I'm surprised you haven't made getting yourself back to chaldea into a priority."
Director: "Don't be stupid, while that would, admittedly, be nice. This was just a big slap in the face from someone! infiltrating Chaldea, planting those explosives, somehow making it so that the only people who could Rayshift are those OUTSIDE of the coffins, all in a ploy to either kill me or majorly discredit me in the eyes of the association! By surviving and leading the resolving of this Singularity I will be thwarting both options I just mentioned!"
Empathy (Medium: Success): In short, she wants to spite all of the people she considers responsible for this. That is stronger than her very real fear of what could happen to her here.
Roman: "Right...I'll get back to it, I'll check back in with you all once I make enough progress."
With that the hologram of Romani would be cut off and Olga would huff.
Director: "Alright, now Ophelia, Fujimaru, you two are expected to do two things. First and Foremost, keep me safe while we explore this Singularity. I would summon a servant myself, but after testing it was found out that I was better suited for making contracts in Chaldea. N-Not that I need them outside of Chaldea, I assure you that my prowess as a Magus is not to be underestimated."
Authority (Medium: Success): She clearly doesn't want you to feel like she can do less because of...whatever is keeping her from summoning here. it's a sore spot
Drama (Hard: Success): Of course that's assuming she's ashamed of the summoning part. Which personally I doubt, I mean..Summoning seems way too simple to be restrict a person to one time.
Director: "Job number 2 is simple, we explore this Singularity until we find out what's causing it and get rid of it. Any questions?"
You raise up your hands, as it occurs to you that...you passed out during orientation. you do not miss the glare Olga Marie shoots your way.
Director: "Well color me shocked that one who Slept Through orientation has no idea what's going on!"
Empathy (Trivial: Success): You also don't miss the words dripping with sarcasm.
Fellowship (medium: Success): Ophelia and Mash doesn't think that's fair...well no, Ophelia has no idea what do think, but Mash does think it's unfair.
Army of shadows (Medium: Failure): We cannot get a read on our servants reactions to this. Sorry.
Ritsuka: "Look I'm sorry about sleeping through your orientation, and trust me I'm currently regretting it. But right now I feel kind of lost. Could you walk me through the cliffnotes version at least?"
Director: "You better be sorry. Also Cliffnotes?"
Ritsuka: "Yeah, uh, summaries of texts or information?"
Olga Marie has a glimpse of recognition in her eyes and nods.
Director: "I suppose it must be some weird modern day slang I'm not familiar with. Very Well. Singularities are weird pockets in time that, if left to fester and grow, can and will endanger the timeline of Humanity. We, well YOU use the Rayshifting system, to summon yourselves into said pockets so you and other Masters can track down whatever is causing it and well stop it from growing. Don't worry about things like collateral damage or something, nothing we do here will have any affect on the timeline at large. Unless You fail to resolve the singularity. So don't."
Encyclopedia(Hard: Success): Alright, noted down for future reference. Let's rock.
Ritsuka: "Thank you. I at least know the basics of what I'm doing here now."
Director: "Good. next thing I know you'll be asking me about Servants."
Electro Chemistry: Hey You know what'd be somewhat funny?
Joke Based Dialogue:
[X] Actually I wouldn't mind getting a more detailed explanation of them if you wouldn't mind explaining. (Genuinely ask for more knowledge)
Ritsuka:"Actually uh, the Pamphlet went into very little about Servants, mostly what qualifies them as Servants. Could you give me a more detailed rundown about them? like how they work mechanically?"
Director: "And why do you want to know that?"
Ritsuka: "I think it would be helpful when setting up expectations of who i can or can't summon."
Director: "Ophelia, are you well enough to explain to Fujimaru the basics of Servants? A brief explanation at that."
Ophelia: "I-I think so."
Director: "Good, then please to explain to Fujimaru on what he should attempt to summon so he doesn't waste Quartz on something that ends up being a liability."
Ritsuka: "I'm all ears."
Encyclopedia: Ready to commit it all to memory.
Ophelia: "So with our summoning system there are two types of Spirits Chaldea can call upon, Heroic Spirits and Phantom Spirits. We don't have a lot of time so let's just stick with these two concepts."
Empathy(Medium: Success): Olga is pleased by her request on making the explanation brief being followed.
Authority: As she should.
Ritsuka: "Alright. So what's the difference between those two?"
Ophelia: "Well...Heroic Spirits are what we want to summon, people with enough Mystery associated with their legendary actions to manifest themselves. They are usually historical figures or people from legends, Take Charlemagne or my Servant Scathatch. They can access and use their skills and abilities from when they were alive."
Encyclopedia(Challenging: Failure) Say, when DID Scathatch die? I don't remember that part in her legend.
Ritsuka: "And I take it that Phantom Spirits can't do that?"
Ophelia: "Oh no, they can, but the lack of mystery, or fame, or a legend to back them up prevents them from being fully fledged heroic Spirits, becoming mere Phantom Spirits weaker versions of themselves, they can't hold enough mana to give them a proper Spirit Origin and because of that they would be the weakest type of Shadow Servant and would more than likely lack a Proper Physical Form unless special accommodations are being made for them."
Ritsuka: "Okay i think I get it. Phantom Spirits would be things like characters in fiction or tall tales. Makes Sense."
Ophelia: "Yeah. Unless of course there is someone out there who possess a history similar enough to a Phantom Spirit in which case it would be a Heroic Spirit."
Ritsuka: "Huh. Good to know."
Conceptualization (Medium: Success): I wonder if this means that we can summon Walter White From Breaking Bad. I mean there has to be at least 1 Chemistry teacher who sold drugs on the side out in the world.
Ritsuka: Really? Walter White?
Endurance: I mean the man is a case of never knowing when to give up. with our new job, we could use some of that determination.
Volition: Okay, I'm vetoing the Walter White idea. He is definitely a bad choice, besides, we're in enough danger as it is right now without inviting the hubris of him.
Ritsuka: Yeah. Although Maybe we can think of someone else who exists in media but can also reasonably exist in real life.
With a Sigh Olga Marie is just glad that it's over with.
Director: "Alright enough talking, the longer we stand here the more likely it'll be for more monsters to come find us."
With that she would begin walking, and you and the others followed her. Only for her to be proven correct as what looks like a small group of skeletons were heading your direction. Olga would of course scramble behind you
Scathatch: "Hmm.. They look a little weak, but should be sufficient training dummies. Keep your eyes on me Master, I'll show you what I can do."
Archer: "I believe that should be my line, Master, I may look old but rest assured I am as combat capable as any servant."
Archer would say stepping out in front of you manifesting a....is that a Coffin gun?
Perception(Medium: Success): I believe so.
Interfacing (Hard: Success): It seems to decked out with all types of guns and offensive long ranged weaponry. a bit clunky for my tastes.
Artifice: But it fits me just fine. you should inquire more about that when you get the chance.
Charlemagne: "Well it looks like everyone's eager. Well I suppose I can't blame them, I'm eager to show off what i can do myself."
Mash: "Right, Senpai, Director, Ophelia, stay behind me."
With that, Charlemagne would step in line with the other three servants while mashed stayed a few steps behind to act as a defense for masters.
Now all that's left to do is well be a Master, help your servants fight.
Choose your battle strategy: This will be your first real Test as a master, choose two ways to aid your Servants (well your Servants and Scathatch) in battle.
[] Use your Mystic Code (Medium Artifice check DC 10, unlocks basic use of Mystic code and it's spells)
[] Try to Intuit what the Skeletons will do next (Hard Inland Empire Check DC 12)
[] Create a plan to group up and take out as many skeletons as possible (Hard Visual Calculus check DC 12)
[] Write in (Suggest a plan of action that involves one of your skills, newly acquired or not, I will decide the Dice Check. Yes this can be chosen twice, but you need to use a different skill for each write in, and make it make sense. )
Inland Empire: I believe that would be our mana something that has long lain dormant inside of us, waiting.
Ritsuka: Waiting for what?
Inland Empire: Waiting for this moment. Or I suppose a moment much like this one, to be activated by our first steps into the mystical world I knew existed around us. And now that we're here, all we need to do is cultivate it.
Ritsuka: Our mana?
Inland Empire (Challenging: Failure): Yes that as well once we find out how. But i was talking about the skills needed to use it. So let me introduce you to your newest Stat. Magecraft.
Ritsuka: ....I know this is weird to think, but why does it feel...colorless?
Inland Empire: That was the state of us all when we were first forged by your mind. It was only through experience where we were given our colors. the Purple of centering, the Active and passionate Reds, the Bright and Shiny Yellows, and the Cool and Collected Blues. These were all assigned to us as you've gotten a handle on your own Psyche and just like us Magecraft Based skills must have a color assigned to them. But not now. when you've come to know them more.
Ritsuka: Okay, so what can I do with Magecraft?
Inland Empire: I've given you 4 Skills that will be needed on your Journey, a mixture of instinctual, Technical, Intellectual and well, Magical. Let's go over them in order. First and Foremost is Internal Circuitry.
Internal Circuitry: Morning boss, I'm the guy in charge of making sure our one Mana Circuit functions normally. Because One is all we have, and All we'll get unless we figure out a way to implant more. This is...problematic, BUT don't worry. Despite it all I believe that we can figure out a way to keep everything ticking soundly.
Ritsuka: Glad to hear it, I was a little worried that activating it like this would be detrimental.
Internal Circuitry: You were right to be worried, if it weren't for us switching into conduit mode, we wouldn't be able to handle the strain.
Inland Empire: This one, as he mentioned will work with you on matters of your mana circuit and all things that apply to your mana supply. Next up, is Army of Shadows
Army of Shadows: We will be working with you on matters of Heroic Spirits and Spiritual Evocation, cluing you into Servants and allowing you to handle the magecraft needed to work with them. For Example, we will allow you to see, use, and interact with the cards of knowledge that gravitated into your command seal.
Ritsuka: Alright. But uh, why do you use the royal we?
Army of Shadows: We are the representation of the connection between you and your servants, the stronger we become the better we can connect you and said servants.
Inland Empire: That being said Servants alone won't be enough. We have one more Skill at our back and call world. Meet Artifice
Artifice: Hello. I am Artifice, I will be responsible for your usage and understanding of the many mystic codes we can get our hands on. Hopefully we might be able to go beyond merely understanding and using, and ultimately into fine tuning and creation of them.
Ritsuka: Alright, I'll see what I can do. Maybe now I can actually use the Uniform given to me.
Artifice: Exactly! its such a fascinating piece of equipment, it would be a shame to not use it.
Inland Empire: There is One More Magecraft Skill to be introduced to, the Astral Self. He will be the one to guide, stabilize, and ground us during freak narcolepsy attacks, Rayshifitng, and other out of body experiences. He cannot talk to us while we are in the waking world.
Ritsuka: Alright, Good to know that I'll be getting some help with that, the dreams from those experiences can get weird. not like a psychological way but more like 'I can't believe I'm dreaming this' type of way. You know?
Inland Empire: Indeed. He will make sure you can keep your bearings better whenever this happens.
As you get used to the changes, suddenly you feel something grab you by the shoulder and shake you!
Director: "Wake Up!"
You whirl around, aided by the pull of the director, only to see her glaring at you, looking pissed.
Empathy (Hard: Success): You think you also see a Hint of well hidden worry in her eyes.
Half Light (Medium: Failure): You can't tell if the worry is strong enough to save you from another slap.
Reaction Time (Medium: Success): judging from the way her other hand is drawing back she is! Do something to avoid it Ritsuka!
Thinking quick with your hands you end up throwing them in the air and exclaim
Ritsuka: "I'm awake! I'm awake! please don't slap me!"
She freezes a little as you do this, sighs, and relents. letting go of your shoulder, and pushing it away from her, a bit roughly.
Pain Threshold(Medium: Failure): Rougher than she had to. given how sensitive we are to pain.
Director: "Alright this is the second time something like this has happened. Is this going to be a problem?"
Ritsuka: "Ah well..."
Dialogue: Figure out how to best explain to Olga about the nature of your condition.
[X] Explain to her in detail (Default Action, just tell her that You have, as far as you know, a very strange type of narcolepsy and are prone to bouts of uncontrolled sleep.)
-[X] Conceptulaization: Attempt to make the subject more understandable for her
You think it over, how on earth could you explain this in a way that would be simple enough for her to Understand? Especially since you don't quite understand it yourself.
Conceptualization: Well...We don't have much leeway of spinning it into something we understand, so maybe try the opposite route?
Ritsuka: What make her think I have no understanding of it at all?
Conceptualization: Think about it. If you phrase it so that you and she have the same amount of information, which is functionally true with how much we still don't understand about it, we can spin it as a terrifying unknown that could strike at any moment.
Ritsuka: ...Drama, would that work?
Drama: It's not much of a lie sire. But it would hide just how many questions you still don't have answered about it ourselves.
Ritsuka: That works for me.
You would come to a conclusion on how to tell it and speak up.
Ritsuka: "Ah well, I have this weird type of narcolepsy, gives me the ability to sleep anywhere but it also makes me liable to pass out at any time. I don't know what causes it, or how long it'll last, but it's something that's been with me my entire life. and Honestly worrisome."
After your explanation the Director just rubbed her temples.
Director: "Fine, just TRY to keep your head in the game. I'm counting on you to act as a Competent Master, while you're working under me, and i shouldn't have to tell you just how much you're failing to reach that standard."
Ritsuka: "Of Course. I understand."
She would huff as she looked at Ophelia.
Director: "Alright, Ophelia go summon your own servant, and I'll begin the briefing on what we have to do next."
With that you would rejoin the rest of the group.
Charlemagne: "Is She always like that Master?"
Ritsuka: "I can't say, I've only met her this morning. But from what I've heard she is uh...very easily irritated. and I don't think the situation is helping her temper."
Archer: "Well that could certainly be trouble."
Ritsuka: "Well all we need to do is just, make it through this singularity, maybe when things settle down"
You all are then distracted by the weird light of the summoning circle, noticing it blooming with a bout of orange before revealing the summoned servant.
Electro Chemistry (Easy: Success): She's hot.
appearing in a black skintight bodysuit gown, there stands a woman with violet hair and red eyes, with red spears in her hands. The new servant stands there, tall and proud.
???: "Well this is a surprise."
She would say looking around her masking covering up her mouth, seemingly taking in everything, as Ophelia eventually speaks up.
Ophelia: "U-uhm, Excuse me. But I am Ophelia, the Master who called for you."
Hearing her name, the Servant would look at her again, with a hint of...something in her eyes.
???: "I name is Scathatch, I hail from the land of shadows. I accept you as my master. Although I am curious about the summoning that brought me here."
Encyclopedia (Medium: Success): Okay We know a lot more about her. Albeit only her roles and the weapon she and her most well known servant uses.
Ritsuka: Hey I'll take what I can get.
Encyclopedia: Scathatch is not just someone who hails from the land of shadows, she is the Queen of it, she has a profound mastery over Spears and Runic Magic and kicking ass in general. She is the teacher/coach of Cu Chulainn. She has a rival who might be her sister called Aife. Her spears are legendary by name alone as Gae Bulg-
Electro Chemistry (trivial): whew. just imagine the humor we can do with a name like that.
Encyclopedia: Which can cause open wounds and when thrusted into it, explodes out into many, many barbs I think 30, meaning that in order to remove it from a person once it's lodged in, you would have to either tear out the chunks of your body it is attached to, or surgically cut it out of the body.
Ritsuka: So in short, stay out of the way of her spears.
Physical Instrument: I would suggest asking- no wait- begging her to train us. Dignity be damned we just obtained someone capable of turning our worthless mass of muscles into something we can be proud of!
Volition: We are more than JUST our muscle mass!
Physical Instrument: Not from where I'm looking.
As the Director sees that the Servant she's all summoned she gathers you, Ophelia and the other Servants plus Mash together, and a thoroughly berated looking Romani Archaman pops up.
Roman: "I think this should be enough Servants to explore the Singularity. Permission to tell them about my report Miss Olga Marie?"
Director: "Granted, and make it quick alright? no need to think about it more than needed."
Romani takes a deep breath and then begins to talk.
Roman: "Okay, so the short of it is this. Due to the Sabotage of Chaldea, Chaldea itself has lost 80 Percent of it's functionality, our Staff Members have been reduced to 20, including myself and...out of the 48 Masters we have here...46 of them have all been taken out of commission, currently being Preserved Cryogenically until we can gather enough medical supplies to save those we can. Until that day comes, Ophelia, Ritsuka, You two will have to be our only Active Masters. I'm sorry."
The news comes to you like a shock, but...
Fellowship (Medium: Success): Ophelia is taking it worse.
Ophelia: "W-wait. Does that mean that Wodime's..."
Roman: "Team A was hit that hardest by the Sabotage, especially Wodime's...before I put him into Cryostasis his vitals were the worst of the lot. We can do what we can to help him but...It's not looking too good."
Ophelia begins to shake at that, as she tries to calm down, her worst fears all but confirmed,
Ritsuka: "Ophelia I'm-"
Ophelia: "Don't be...it wasn't you who did this...I..I just need some time to process this."
Empathy (Medium: Success): Although the two of you know that she won't be getting over this so easily.
Pain Threshold (Medium: Failure): The pain she's going through right now is incomparable to anything you could ever feel or imagine feeling.
Roman: "For now, I'll be putting manpower into repairing Chaldea's Rayshifting capabilities and the maintenance of Chaldeas and Sheba respectively."
Director: "A Plan so sensible I'm frankly surprised you even thought of it. Regardless remember to call in for outside help once communications are reestablished. I DO NOT want you putting off calling for help as soon as possible. Remember you're still in charge until I get back. Don't make me regret that."
Roman: "Yes ma'am. Although I'm surprised you haven't made getting yourself back to chaldea into a priority."
Director: "Don't be stupid, while that would, admittedly, be nice. This was just a big slap in the face from someone! infiltrating Chaldea, planting those explosives, somehow making it so that the only people who could Rayshift are those OUTSIDE of the coffins, all in a ploy to either kill me or majorly discredit me in the eyes of the association! By surviving and leading the resolving of this Singularity I will be thwarting both options I just mentioned!"
Empathy (Medium: Success): In short, she wants to spite all of the people she considers responsible for this. That is stronger than her very real fear of what could happen to her here.
Roman: "Right...I'll get back to it, I'll check back in with you all once I make enough progress."
With that the hologram of Romani would be cut off and Olga would huff.
Director: "Alright, now Ophelia, Fujimaru, you two are expected to do two things. First and Foremost, keep me safe while we explore this Singularity. I would summon a servant myself, but after testing it was found out that I was better suited for making contracts in Chaldea. N-Not that I need them outside of Chaldea, I assure you that my prowess as a Magus is not to be underestimated."
Authority (Medium: Success): She clearly doesn't want you to feel like she can do less because of...whatever is keeping her from summoning here. it's a sore spot
Drama (Hard: Success): Of course that's assuming she's ashamed of the summoning part. Which personally I doubt, I mean..Summoning seems way too simple to be restrict a person to one time.
Director: "Job number 2 is simple, we explore this Singularity until we find out what's causing it and get rid of it. Any questions?"
You raise up your hands, as it occurs to you that...you passed out during orientation. you do not miss the glare Olga Marie shoots your way.
Director: "Well color me shocked that one who Slept Through orientation has no idea what's going on!"
Empathy (Trivial: Success): You also don't miss the words dripping with sarcasm.
Fellowship (medium: Success): Ophelia and Mash doesn't think that's fair...well no, Ophelia has no idea what do think, but Mash does think it's unfair.
Army of shadows (Medium: Failure): We cannot get a read on our servants reactions to this. Sorry.
Ritsuka: "Look I'm sorry about sleeping through your orientation, and trust me I'm currently regretting it. But right now I feel kind of lost. Could you walk me through the cliffnotes version at least?"
Director: "You better be sorry. Also Cliffnotes?"
Ritsuka: "Yeah, uh, summaries of texts or information?"
Olga Marie has a glimpse of recognition in her eyes and nods.
Director: "I suppose it must be some weird modern day slang I'm not familiar with. Very Well. Singularities are weird pockets in time that, if left to fester and grow, can and will endanger the timeline of Humanity. We, well YOU use the Rayshifting system, to summon yourselves into said pockets so you and other Masters can track down whatever is causing it and well stop it from growing. Don't worry about things like collateral damage or something, nothing we do here will have any affect on the timeline at large. Unless You fail to resolve the singularity. So don't."
Encyclopedia(Hard: Success): Alright, noted down for future reference. Let's rock.
Ritsuka: "Thank you. I at least know the basics of what I'm doing here now."
Director: "Good. next thing I know you'll be asking me about Servants."
Electro Chemistry: Hey You know what'd be somewhat funny?
Joke Based Dialogue:
[X] Actually I wouldn't mind getting a more detailed explanation of them if you wouldn't mind explaining. (Genuinely ask for more knowledge)
Ritsuka:"Actually uh, the Pamphlet went into very little about Servants, mostly what qualifies them as Servants. Could you give me a more detailed rundown about them? like how they work mechanically?"
Director: "And why do you want to know that?"
Ritsuka: "I think it would be helpful when setting up expectations of who i can or can't summon."
Director: "Ophelia, are you well enough to explain to Fujimaru the basics of Servants? A brief explanation at that."
Ophelia: "I-I think so."
Director: "Good, then please to explain to Fujimaru on what he should attempt to summon so he doesn't waste Quartz on something that ends up being a liability."
Ritsuka: "I'm all ears."
Encyclopedia: Ready to commit it all to memory.
Ophelia: "So with our summoning system there are two types of Spirits Chaldea can call upon, Heroic Spirits and Phantom Spirits. We don't have a lot of time so let's just stick with these two concepts."
Empathy(Medium: Success): Olga is pleased by her request on making the explanation brief being followed.
Authority: As she should.
Ritsuka: "Alright. So what's the difference between those two?"
Ophelia: "Well...Heroic Spirits are what we want to summon, people with enough Mystery associated with their legendary actions to manifest themselves. They are usually historical figures or people from legends, Take Charlemagne or my Servant Scathatch. They can access and use their skills and abilities from when they were alive."
Encyclopedia(Challenging: Failure) Say, when DID Scathatch die? I don't remember that part in her legend.
Ritsuka: "And I take it that Phantom Spirits can't do that?"
Ophelia: "Oh no, they can, but the lack of mystery, or fame, or a legend to back them up prevents them from being fully fledged heroic Spirits, becoming mere Phantom Spirits weaker versions of themselves, they can't hold enough mana to give them a proper Spirit Origin and because of that they would be the weakest type of Shadow Servant and would more than likely lack a Proper Physical Form unless special accommodations are being made for them."
Ritsuka: "Okay i think I get it. Phantom Spirits would be things like characters in fiction or tall tales. Makes Sense."
Ophelia: "Yeah. Unless of course there is someone out there who possess a history similar enough to a Phantom Spirit in which case it would be a Heroic Spirit."
Ritsuka: "Huh. Good to know."
Conceptualization (Medium: Success): I wonder if this means that we can summon Walter White From Breaking Bad. I mean there has to be at least 1 Chemistry teacher who sold drugs on the side out in the world.
Ritsuka: Really? Walter White?
Endurance: I mean the man is a case of never knowing when to give up. with our new job, we could use some of that determination.
Volition: Okay, I'm vetoing the Walter White idea. He is definitely a bad choice, besides, we're in enough danger as it is right now without inviting the hubris of him.
Ritsuka: Yeah. Although Maybe we can think of someone else who exists in media but can also reasonably exist in real life.
With a Sigh Olga Marie is just glad that it's over with.
Director: "Alright enough talking, the longer we stand here the more likely it'll be for more monsters to come find us."
With that she would begin walking, and you and the others followed her. Only for her to be proven correct as what looks like a small group of skeletons were heading your direction. Olga would of course scramble behind you
Scathatch: "Hmm.. They look a little weak, but should be sufficient training dummies. Keep your eyes on me Master, I'll show you what I can do."
Archer: "I believe that should be my line, Master, I may look old but rest assured I am as combat capable as any servant."
Archer would say stepping out in front of you manifesting a....is that a Coffin gun?
Perception(Medium: Success): I believe so.
Interfacing (Hard: Success): It seems to decked out with all types of guns and offensive long ranged weaponry. a bit clunky for my tastes.
Artifice: But it fits me just fine. you should inquire more about that when you get the chance.
Charlemagne: "Well it looks like everyone's eager. Well I suppose I can't blame them, I'm eager to show off what i can do myself."
Mash: "Right, Senpai, Director, Ophelia, stay behind me."
With that, Charlemagne would step in line with the other three servants while mashed stayed a few steps behind to act as a defense for masters.
Now all that's left to do is well be a Master, help your servants fight.
Choose your battle strategy: This will be your first real Test as a master, choose two ways to aid your Servants (well your Servants and Scathatch) in battle.
[] Use your Mystic Code (Medium Artifice check DC 10, unlocks basic use of Mystic code and it's spells)
[] Try to Intuit what the Skeletons will do next (Hard Inland Empire Check DC 12)
[] Create a plan to group up and take out as many skeletons as possible (Hard Visual Calculus check DC 12)
[] Write in (Suggest a plan of action that involves one of your skills, newly acquired or not, I will decide the Dice Check. Yes this can be chosen twice, but you need to use a different skill for each write in, and make it make sense. )
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[X] Create a plan to group up and take out as many skeletons as possible (Hard Visual Calculus check DC 12)
[X] Explain to her in detail (Default Action, just tell her that You have, as far as you know, a very strange type of narcolepsy and are prone to bouts of uncontrolled sleep.)
-[X] Conceptualization : Attempt to relate the subject in a manner she might understand more clearly. You've run into communication issues before do to differences in your perspectives.
[X] Engage in a little trolling (Play up your ignorance of Servants to see what reaction she'll have)
[X] Explain to her in detail (Default Action, just tell her that You have, as far as you know, a very strange type of narcolepsy and are prone to bouts of uncontrolled sleep.)
-[X] Conceptualization : Attempt to relate the subject in a manner she might understand more clearly. You've run into communication issues before do to differences in your perspectives.
[X] Engage in a little trolling (Play up your ignorance of Servants to see what reaction she'll have)
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[X] Explain to her in detail (Default Action, just tell her that You have, as far as you know, a very strange type of narcolepsy and are prone to bouts of uncontrolled sleep.)
-[X] Encyclopedia: Go in deeply in detail about it, she is the Director after all, so the more prepared for this she is the better. Even if you don't know that much about it yourself. (Optional Add On. it let's the Director and by extension Mash, Ophelia and Romani prepare for your strange bouts of sleeping/out of body experiences)
[X] Actually I wouldn't mind getting a more detailed explanation of them if you wouldn't mind explaining. (Genuinely ask for more knowledge)
[X] Create a plan to group up and take out as many skeletons as possible (Hard Visual Calculus check DC 12)
-[X] Encyclopedia: Go in deeply in detail about it, she is the Director after all, so the more prepared for this she is the better. Even if you don't know that much about it yourself. (Optional Add On. it let's the Director and by extension Mash, Ophelia and Romani prepare for your strange bouts of sleeping/out of body experiences)
[X] Actually I wouldn't mind getting a more detailed explanation of them if you wouldn't mind explaining. (Genuinely ask for more knowledge)
[X] Create a plan to group up and take out as many skeletons as possible (Hard Visual Calculus check DC 12)
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[X] Explain to her in detail (Default Action, just tell her that You have, as far as you know, a very strange type of narcolepsy and are prone to bouts of uncontrolled sleep.)
-[X] Conceptualization : Attempt to relate the subject in a manner she might understand more clearly. You've run into communication issues before do to differences in your perspectives.
-[X] Conceptualization : Attempt to relate the subject in a manner she might understand more clearly. You've run into communication issues before do to differences in your perspectives.
MedievalParadox
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First of all, please do use the full name of skills, it took me a bit to realize you were referring to Reaction Speed.
Secondly, Reaction Speed is a bit of a personal speed thing, coordinating with your servants is Army of Shadows (Or I guess Shadow Army if you need shorthand for it) and Coordinating with your fellow Masters and using these skeletons as a testing ground for good strategy is Fellowship.
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I'll just stick with visual calculus then.
[X] Explain to her in detail (Default Action, just tell her that You have, as far as you know, a very strange type of narcolepsy and are prone to bouts of uncontrolled sleep.)
-[X] Conceptualization : Attempt to relate the subject in a manner she might understand more clearly. You've run into communication issues before do to differences in your perspectives.
[X] Yeah, people of great legend summoned by masters, pretty self explanatory (Don't inquire more into Heroic Spirts, you feel like you know enough)
[X] Create a plan to group up and take out as many skeletons as possible (Hard Visual Calculus check DC 12)
Looking forward to more!
-[X] Conceptualization : Attempt to relate the subject in a manner she might understand more clearly. You've run into communication issues before do to differences in your perspectives.
[X] Yeah, people of great legend summoned by masters, pretty self explanatory (Don't inquire more into Heroic Spirts, you feel like you know enough)
[X] Create a plan to group up and take out as many skeletons as possible (Hard Visual Calculus check DC 12)
Looking forward to more!
MedievalParadox
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You could change the skill being checked if you want.
Thanks!