[X] "Keep them busy with your Warriors! We're going for the Priest!"

This is the smart option, but I'll be frank; MURDER. DEATH. KILL! is tempting.
 
[X] "MURDER. DEATH. KILL!"

I'll be honest, by this point I'd be so far behind done that I've looped back around. Fuck this noise, these assholes are shooting at me, their lives are forfeit
 
Blitz Tactics
[] "Keep them busy with your Warriors! We're going for the Priest!"

Bullets flew and drilled holes into the car you were using as cover. You're gonna die at this rate. Adrenaline pumped into your body as you tried to think of a way out of this, only to eventually beat your fight or flight instincts to decide on what to do.

"Keep them busy with your Warriors! We're going for the Priest!" You hissed as Rider manifested by your side to hold your cheeks.

"That's nice expression you made. Strange to see it on a coward like you. But don't think you can boss me with that tone," Medb replied as she held a small knife and pricked her index finger, "Only I get to talk that way."

You glared at her as you grabbed her by her coat, "Deal. Now let's do this!"

She smiled as she let the drop of her blood hit the ground. From the droplet came bodies of Celtic Warriors, fully grown and armored men bred and molded by war. With burning souls listing for battle, they rose from the Queen's blood in a group and howled straight from the cover you were hiding from to launch their assault on their foes.

They were gunned down one by one but more stood to take the fallen's place. Rider watched the conflict with glee but you grabbed her by the hand and pulled her along before she got even more distracted. You ran as you held her hand while using the Warriors as cover from the gunmen.

They were soon overwhelmed back into their vans by the Warrior as you and Medb made your way back to the church. You tackled the door open to see a body fly towards you. You dodged alongside your servant to see Kotomine sliding on the ground groaning.

You saw something fly for you before Rider caught it with her hand.

"Dear me, that was certainly fast," Rider hummed as you knelt down to the Priest.

He had arrow wounds to his shoulder and leg, there was bleeding. You'll have to heal him somehow but you didn't... You could feel that you know the spell but you didn't know how to cast it.

"Master, looks like he wants to play," Rider giggled as you lifted the priest and had him support you.

"I... Did not expect this to be the case, honestly," Kotomine chucked as he leaned towards you, "Attacking a representative of the church in broad daylight. I told you it was a sham."

"Who's there?!" You barked as you grit your teeth.

A dark skinned man walked forward with billowing clothes of white. His dark hair matched his eyes filled with the focus of a hawk. If looks could fire arrows, he would have had one between your eyes by now. He held a bow so you pretty much guessed what his class was.

Rider whistled as she summoned her riding crop in her grasp, "Hey there cutie."

"Servant Archer," the dark skinned man declared as he kept a wary gaze on Medb before turning to you, "I have no quarrel with you, Stray Master. Step aside and allow us to have our mark."

"Sorry I need this guy for a bit more," you replied as you huffed, "He's gonna try and help me out."

"Okay... But will you help me first?" Kotomine winced as you handled him roughly.

Archer ignored your words and addressed the Priest, "Ruler. Where have you hidden her?"

"Not telling," Kotomine hissed as he endured the pain.

"Hey now, that's just not nice ignoring a lady like me for a dumpy Priest. Why not have a chat with me first?" Rider asked as she got between you and the Servant.

Kotomine took this chance to lower his voice, "Brie, do me favor."

"Not a chance. We're booking it. I'm too much of a bitch for this," you hissed on an equally quiet voice.

"Leave me here. Go down beneath the church... Protect Ruler," Kotomine growled as he glanced at you.

"Why me?!" You squeaked in alarm before another arrow flew. You cursed before hitting the ground as Rider dashed forward.

Great they started fighting. You hit the ground with a grunt before you got up and set Kotomine against the wall. He shook his head to stay conscious before he grabbed your arm.

"Get Ruler, she'll know what to do. Hurry!" Kotomine snapped at you as you turned to see Medb narrowly avoiding Archer's shots with her speed.

She dashed and weaved before closing in with great skill. Show off. Archer held his distance and took shots that launched several arrows at once, ripping apart the Church's interior and tearing down holy images.

With each glass stained window shattered and wall blasted Kotomine winced while Medb cut her finger to summon her Warriors. You felt something tug inside you before the Warriors manifested to throw their spears at the Bowman.

"Gotcha!" Rider sneered as she swung her riding crop.

Archer blocked the blow with his bow before twisting in the air and kicking Rider into the wall.

Rider got back up but was obviously worn by that one hit, "A frail lady like me was never supposed to be in the frontline."

"Frail my ass, you're stronger than a gorilla!" You yelled at her.

"Oh who are you calling a gorilla?!" Medb yelled as she dodged another arrow.

Blitz Tactics
[] You might get something out of this. Go down the basement and get Ruler up to speed. She can stop this, hopefully!
[] Support Rider in her battle with Archer. Have her unleash a Noble Phantasm or something! You can handle the strain!
[] Retreat from this place. Have Rider get you and Kotomine out of the church and away from here. You'll come back later!
 
Wow, Arjuna? as an enemy.

[X] Support Rider in her battle with Archer. Have her unleash a Noble Phantasm or something! You can handle the strain!


My Red Mead might work. Since Archer is a male even if he is attacking he should be forced to drink it and Charm negation is rare.
 
[X] You might get something out of this. Go down the basement and get Ruler up to speed. She can stop this, hopefully!

So if Archer is here, where's his Master? Think I'm gonna listen to the priest and get Ruler up to speed because I think that's the real target here.
 
[X] You might get something out of this. Go down the basement and get Ruler up to speed. She can stop this, hopefully!
 
[X] You might get something out of this. Go down the basement and get Ruler up to speed. She can stop this, hopefully!
 
Wow, this war has already gone sideways enough to require a Ruler's intervention.

How lucky we are to be caught in this bullshit.

[X] You might get something out of this. Go down the basement and get Ruler up to speed. She can stop this, hopefully!
 
[X] You might get something out of this. Go down the basement and get Ruler up to speed. She can stop this, hopefully!
 
Trust Medb to stall Arjuna while we go and help their target. I have to wonder why Ruler need help in the first place, maybe injured?

[X] You might get something out of this. Go down the basement and get Ruler up to speed. She can stop this, hopefully!
 
Rulers are summoned regardless of how sideways a war's gone if the war is a grand grail war.

But if this isn't a grand grail war and is instead the regular 7-servant variety... Eh...

Grail wars! More bug than feature at this point!
 
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Adhoc vote count started by AnonymousRabbit on Nov 19, 2019 at 11:28 PM, finished with 9 posts and 7 votes.
 
Adjudicator
[] You might get something out of this. Go down the basement and get Ruler up to speed. She can stop this, hopefully!

You had to bring back up. Medb's stats are shit compared to Archer so you needed to level the playing field. However without the spells you can cast, you're just dead weight. You just wanted to run but the greedy part of you wanted to earn the Church's favor.

It occurred to you that you were a pretty shitty person. Oh well. You turned your attention to Rider and spoke to her through your Mental link.

"Keep him busy. I'll go get Ruler!"

"Who do you think I am a Berserker?!"

"Do you want back up or not?!"


Though the two of you bickered, you both did your jobs. You got a sense for where the basement was while Rider had her Warriors go after the Bowman letting loose a hail of arrows from above. Some warriors gathered church pews as cover while Rider moved on the outskirts to look for an opening.

However Archer seemed to have noticed your movements and tried to shoot you. A Warrior took an arrow for you while your circuits flared upon activating your shield. His arrows cracked and shattered your barrier before you tripped and fell on the ground.

You felt Rider's emotions spike before you thought to her, "Don't attack! He's baiting you!"

Rider paused and simply summoned more Warriors while you raised another shield. It promptly shattered as you were blown backwards into a hall to which you scrambled to throw yourself down a set of stairs leading below. Archer didn't give chase as you hoped Rider will buy you enough time.

Ruler Servants acted in the interest of the Grail and were called to oversee the proceedings of the Grail War. They were summoned to preserve the battles to prevent them from hurting innocents or affecting the world at large. That was the extent of your knowledge but would a neutral servant really help you?

Archer had declared a fight on neutral ground, you just hoped that was enough reason to make her move. You ran down the steps and came across a room lit by a single light bulb.

It looked more like a Crypt more than anything. You moved through the clutter before hitting the steel door on the very end. A glyph shined blood red upon coming in contact with you. Your eyes stared at the seal before you realized that it just needed energy to open. It was made to keep normal people out.

Archer would have torn this door down in a second. Just what sort of security did that stupid priest have in this place?

"Open damn it!" You snarled as the door shined for a moment before you tackled it.

You stumbled and fell before you found yourself in another room. Unlike the dusty entrance to this place, the room you were in was immaculate. A cool breeze blew past you as you stared at the woman lying on a white bed.

If Medb held divine beauty like a goddess on earth, this woman was like a gentle sun. Her features were soft and kind to behold, almost like a fragile flower that would break at the slightest touch. The room was in the form of an illusion which mimicked the interior of a cottage within an idle countryside, most likely to create the perfect atmosphere to rest.

Her blonde hair spilled beneath her as you watched her chest slowly rise and fall. You almost hesitated on waking her up, finding it almost sinful to disturb her slumber. But you needed her help or else Rider won't last. So you reached out and grabbed the woman by her shoulder.

"Wake up! Please you need to wake up," you pleaded as you looked down on her, "I need your help!"

The woman did not stir as she kept her eyes closed. You started shaking her as you hissed under your breath.

"Come on. Wake up. Wake up already, Ruler!" You called out for her name and only did you get a response.

Her eyes slowly opened before she turned to you. You stepped back before she slowly got up and held her head, her blue eyes filled with confusion before looking back at you.

"You are... A Master," she murmured in a warm yet firm tone.

She tried standing up but found herself stumbling and falling towards you. You managed to catch her before you noticed it. She was feeling a bit more lethargic than what should be normal. You held her steady before her body shifted out of the white night gown she wore to a soldier's armor.

Her appearance flickered weakly between the two.

"Hey! What are you doing down there?!"

You winced at Medb's yell in your mind before you replied, "A little busy here, your Majesty!"

"Mana. There's a mystic code in the drawer. It has mana stored," Ruler told you breathlessly before you guided her to the drawer and had you open it.

There was a Bible within it to which you picked up and gave to her. She uttered a short prayer before the book shined gold for a brief moment. Her armor materialized in full and she managed to stand on her own two feet.

"Thank you," Ruler managed to say with a determined look, "I can fight for a bit..."

"You're still on low prana. Can you really manage?" You asked her with a narrowed look.

"I'll have to try. There's another Mystic Code in the Drawer. You can use it to provide support," Ruler pointed out as you knelt down and took out a pendant, "It should be useful in the next fight."

"Got it," you nodded as you wore the Mystic Code around your neck.

The two of you then make to run back to the surface where you heard an explosion blast through the church. Medb crashed into the Altar, bloodied and bruised but still maintaining her beauty as she got back up.

Archer fired his arrow at her as Ruler dashed in to party the projectile.

"So that's where you are, Ruler," Archer noted as he narrowed his gaze.

"You're doing battle on neutral grounds. Stand down, Archer!" Ruler ordered as you went to Rider's side.

"Wow you look like shit," you breathed as you gave her a once over.

"I'm not used to this, okay? Don't laugh!" Rider huffed as she winced.

"Can you still fight?" You asked her with a determined look.

"I can... But I'll need help," Rider grumbled as she got up.

"Right. I'll support you right here. Stay on your toes!" You ordered as you stood right back.

Archer raised his bow once more, "It's time you come with me, Ruler. Master's orders."

"And allow you to run rampant? I have my duties, Archer. Don't expect me to abandon them so easily," Ruler declared as she summoned her Flag.

La Pucelle.

"Then I will take you by force if need be. Forgive me," Archer muttered as he got ready.

"Here he comes!" You warned out loud.

Adjudicator
[] Have Rider build an opportunity to use a Noble Phantasm
[] Get Rider to intercept Attacks and give Ruler the chance to take action. Maybe she'll use a Command Seal?
[] Rider will provide support to Ruler's actions and work with her to take down Archer.

........

Use Mystic Code?
[] Yes
-[] Enhance Rider's Attacks!
-[] Heal Rider's wounds!
-[] Provide Protection for Rider!
[] No
 
...really, Arjuna? Yikes, that's not a good matchup. The only thing Medb's got going for her is that he's at least a dude so...

Well, if this was actually FGO, we could try spamming Medb's Charm and Jannu's stun to lock him down long enough for Medb to NP him. But otherwise, Arjuna's a pretty OP servant that's going to wipe the floor with both of them in actual combat, so I don't like the odds of going long. Going to suggest the use of the mystic code to buff Medb's Noble Phantasm - trying to beat Arjuna at his own game of lasting forever seems like a bad plan.

[X] Have Rider build an opportunity to use a Noble Phantasm
[X] Yes
-[X] Enhance Rider's Attacks!
 
I agree that Rider's NP is the key here.

I am not sure about using the mystic code to enhance Rider's attack though. Arjuna will know Rider is building up np and will try to take her down.
Between ensuring the NP works or ensuring Rider can execute it... I will choose a safer option. (I am unsure whether a protection will do much against the arrow and a healthy Servant is better)

[X] Have Rider build an opportunity to use a Noble Phantasm
[X] Yes
-[X] Heal Rider's wounds!
 
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That's a tie for sure
Adhoc vote count started by AnonymousRabbit on Nov 20, 2019 at 6:12 AM, finished with 3 posts and 2 votes.

  • [X] Have Rider build an opportunity to use a Noble Phantasm
    [X] Yes
    -[X] Enhance Rider's Attacks!
    [X] Have Rider build an opportunity to use a Noble Phantasm
    [X] Yes
    -[X] Heal Rider's wounds!
 
Not anymore!

[X] Have Rider build an opportunity to use a Noble Phantasm
[X] Yes
-[X] Heal Rider's wounds!
 
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