When you’ve eliminated all the impossibilities from the mountain of legends, only one name can be true…
For as long as I remember, there have always been Holy Grail Wars. Whether I was a child or an adult, some epic ritual battle must’ve been happening somewhere else in the world. After all, we now live in the Age of Miracles.
The inner mechanics of the Grail have been well-known for decades now and there isn’t a magus on the globe who hasn’t heard of it. Holy Grail Wars are so commonplace, you’d swear there was a bargain sale on wish-granting devices. Nowadays, even a regular old chump like me could summon and meet a legendary, ephemeral hero if I wanted to.
Of course, along with the new age comes a brand-new set of professions. Like they say, where there’s war, there’s money. Information brokers, surrogate Masters, catalyst rentals, Magic Crest preservers, regular old mercenaries… once Grail Wars became common, all the shady folk popped out of the woodwork to sniff after some cash. Well, I guess I’m not much different.
Who am I? Don’t worry about that. My name isn’t important. The names that are important are the Servants’. ‘Cause in a Holy Grail War, knowing a Servant’s True Name means knowing their legend. And knowing their legend means knowing their powers and weaknesses. And knowing their weakness means knowing how to win. So, you see, the first step to beating a Servant is always finding out their identity. And no one is better at that than me. No matter what Heroic Spirit, no matter what war, for the right price, I’ll find their True Name.
Even this battle is just another chapter in my legend.
True Name Discernment is a Fate-based Quest set in the Apocrypha universe. You’ll play as a freelance magus who has been hired to partake in a Holy Grail War. However, you are not a Master and your goal is not to defeat other Servants or obtain the Holy Grail; your mission is only to investigate and determine the identity of the Servants in the Holy Grail War for the sake of your client, who will use that information to win.
The core of this quest will be solving the mystery of the Servants’ True Names as well as surviving the many dangers of a Holy Grail War. Think of it primarily as a mystery adventure game. Over the course of the War, you’ll be sent to investigate the identity of one of the Servants, scour the city for clues, and avoid dying to the Servant you’re studying. Each Servant and Master is a potentially fatal threat, but also someone who you must encounter and investigate to succeed. Once you’re confident in your answer, you’ll submit it to your client who’ll act on that info. Even without a Servant, you are a crucial player in this Holy Grail War.
Now then, the true test of your useless Wikipedia knowledge unfolds. Through the fancy special attacks, genderbends, and Nasu-type bullshit, can you uncover the one truth?
Before we can begin, please select a difficulty setting:
- Famed Heroes: Servants will be relatively more famous, making their identities easier to guess. However, they will also be more powerful, and it will be proportionally easier to reach a dead end.
- Obscure Servants: Servants will be relatively more obscure, making them more difficult to guess. On the other hand, they will be somewhat weaker, and it will be easier to survive encounters with them.
- Mix: There will be a mix of well-known and obscure Heroic Spirits among the roster.