Why does she have Independent Action? I feel it's largely unnecessary.
Why does she have Independent Action? I feel it's largely unnecessary.
It's related to her expansion of divorce and property rights for women, the period when she was left to fend for herself after she was abandoned by the government official she was shacking up with, and her telling her husband that while he could run away like a coward over the Nika Riots she was going to stay put. Being independent of her "masters" was a big part of Theodora's character.
Last edited by Barbarossa; January 17th, 2015 at 04:20 AM.
Hagi Sophia is cool even if it's a Hanging Gardens clone. It's a bit weird though for her to be Caster since I see no mention of magecraft. If you use Independent Action at all it shouldn't be at such a high rank.
Last edited by Funderfullness; January 17th, 2015 at 04:05 AM.
"We don't need martyrs right now. We need heroes. A hero would die for his country, but he'd much rather live for it." -Josiah Bartlet
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I struggled with what class Theodora should be when creating her. The only other class that I thought might fit was Assassin, and although she was responsible for the slaughter of upwards of 30,000 rioters and was incredibly manipulative in life, I didn't really see her as fitting into the Assassin class. I couldn't see her being Lancer since the Lance of Longinus is a secondary NP and even with it's buffs does not put her within the class perimeters to be a Lancer. Her magecraft is more or less the sanctified charms she can construct to turn areas into temporary no fight zones.
Would c rank independent action be better?
That's reasonable. At least you gave a better justification for it than "she's a strong independent black woman who don't need no man".
"We don't need martyrs right now. We need heroes. A hero would die for his country, but he'd much rather live for it." -Josiah Bartlet
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Sevant info:
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Ha.
As someone from Hueland i didn't expect that in this thread
Good stuff Behemoth
Well, I have to write at least ONE servant from my country.
Class: Rider
Name: The Blind Beggar
Alignment: Lawful Good
Stats
STR: E(C) END: D(A)
AGI: E(B) MGI: D(C)
LCK: E(C) NP: A
Class Skills:
Magic Resistance E: (D) Cannot cancel spells, but magic damage is reduced somewhat.
Riding C: (A) Most vehicles can be handled at below average skill.However, cannot ride the likes of Phantasm Races such as Monstrous Beasts.
Presence Concealment: C Hides one's presence as a Servant. Suitable for spying. The rank of presence concealment drops considerably when preparing to attack. However, this condition does not apply to poisoning something.
Personal Skills:
Beggar C: sympathetic aura that replicates the effects of Charisma of the same rank
Blindness C: Reduced ability to perceive enemy servants
Bravery B: the ability to negate mental interference such as pressure, confusion and fascination.
Military Tactics B: tactical knowledge used not for one-on-one combat situations, but for battles where many are mobilized. Bonus modifiers are provided during use of one's own Anti-Army Noble Phantasm or when dealing against an enemy Anti-Army Noble Phantasm.
Loyalty C: Unlikely to rebel or plot against his Master and will obey orders that run contrary to his personal beliefs without the need of a command spell. (Only applicable after activation of Noble Phantasm)
Noble Phantasms:
Imperial Edict: Retirement Revoked
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: -
Maximum number of targets: 1
Description: By use of a command spell the visage of the Blind Beggar disappears and Rider’s true nature as the Heroic Spirit Belisarius is revealed. The shadow of Rider’s tragic end is thrown off and the General is restored to the height of his capabilities. As a result, Rider loses the skills Presence Concealment, Beggar, and Blindness. Beggar is replaced with Charisma C and Rider’s Riding skill rises to A rank and his Magic Resistance rises to D. Rider gains the personal skill Loyalty rank C. After activation all of Rider’s states are increased and Rider gains access to his two true Nobel Phantasms. Imperial Edict can be revoked by Rider's Master without the use of a command spell, once again reducing Rider to the Blind Beggar.
Equites Cataphractarii
Rank: B+
Type: Anti-Army
Range: 1-50
Maximum number of targets: 100
Description: During their heyday, the Cataphract was the tank of the battlefield. Cataphracts were very heavily armored horseman, with both the rider and mount draped from head to toe in scale armor. With both himself and his stead heavily armored Rider becomes immune to all attacks below A rank and is capable of effortlessly riding down targets without the need of his kontos. Because of the heavily armored nature of this NP, Rider's agility is reduced by one rank while wearing the his armor. Rider's armor is only active when he is atop his armored steed and disappears the moment he dismounts his horse.
Charge of the Bucellarii
Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Fortress
Range: 10-100
Maximum number of targets: 800
Description: After being noticed by the Emperor, Rider was given permission to form a bodyguard regiment of heavy cavalry, the bucellarii, which he later expanded into a personal household regiment, 1,500 strong. Supported not by the state, but by the great general himself, the warriors formed the backbone of his every military campaign. Calling upon his 1,500 warriors, Rider is imbued with their collective strength and speed and charges a target with impossible power and swiftness, becoming a nearly unstoppable freight train of power as the collective power of his army is channeled into his charge. The power required to halt his lone charge would need to be capable of killing all 1,500 of his former charging heavy cavalrymen at once.
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Last edited by Barbarossa; January 18th, 2015 at 06:12 AM. Reason: clarity
Three points for Hetairoi clone.
What? Did I word it wrong? He doesn't summon his army with a RM. He is temporarily granted the strength and speed of his bucellarii; their collective might is channeled into him in a single charge.Originally Posted by Nuclear Consensus
Last edited by Barbarossa; January 18th, 2015 at 02:09 AM.
Whoops. There I go again, jumping to conclusions. I'm frankly embarrassed.
OKAY! I'm just gonna jump in with this.
Caster
Identity: Cleopatra VII, The Last Queen of Egypt
Alignment: Neutral Good
Catalyst: An ancient, threadbare carpet
Stats: STR: E
END: E
AGI: C
MAG: A
LUCK: C
NP: B
Class Skills: Territory Creation (B+): Creation of a workshop becomes possible. Using her Noble Phantasm, Caster can upgrade it to a Library.
Item Construction (C): Allows for the creation of various potions.
Personal Skills: Divinity (C): As a pharaoh, Caster would be considered to be a living god, however her rank in this stat is reduced. She is still granted certain privileges, such as usage of magecraft that governs water and sunlight.
Charisma (A+): As she has a reputation as one of the most beautiful women in history, famous for her affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, Caster holds a high rank in this skill.
Familiars (B): Using her second Noble Phantasm, Caster can summon snakes to use as her familiars.
Noble Phantasms
Library of Alexandria - Repository of Ancient Knowledge (D, Anti Territory): A Noble Phantasm that can only be activated in her workshop, it turns it into a Library, granting her access to the archives of the famed Library of Alexandria, said to contain all the world's knowledge. The amount of wisdom contained in the archives is massive, and contains such treasures as lost and forgotten magic, information on Heroic Spirits, and the recipes for a variety of different concoctions. However, the information is not instinctual, and Caster has to manually search for the information she wants. It is, after all, a library.
Asp's Fang - The Serpent's Venomous Bite (B, Anti Unit): The legends surrounding Cleopatra's death state that she allowed a snake to bite her. This legend has become weaponised as her second Noble Phantasm. Using her snake familiars, Caster can both restrain and envenomate her opponents. She can also alter the poison her snakes use, however she must brew them manually. At its highest level, the poisons are lethal in seconds, however as this is a legend of Caster's suicide, unleashing this attack's true power will result in her death.
So OK, I tried not to make her overpowered. How did I do?
Last edited by asterism42; January 18th, 2015 at 03:06 PM.
I'd say you did pretty well.
F/GO SUPPORT
Oh good...
I just didn't want to throw around A+ and EX like they're confetti.
Why is the Library of Alexandria one of Cleopatra's NPs? It kind of seems like it would be more fitting for it to be the NP of Demetrius or Ptolemy I.
Because Alexandria was the capital of Egypt during her reign, because I liked the idea and really wanted to use it, and because thinking up Noble Phantasms is hard.
Sides, it can't be any worse than Semiramis having the Hanging Gardens, or Ramesses having Ra's solar barge, right?
Semiramis specifically has Hanging Gardens because of a historical misunderstanding (Mostly because lol who the fuck is this Nebuchadnazzar guy, we want to hear about the queen with the huge knockers), and Ramesses is literally said to be Horus and Ra in human form in some legends, so it's not unreasonable (Also neither had those things in life, if that helps).
Last edited by Christemo; January 19th, 2015 at 03:44 AM.
It does help, thanks. At least it can be argued that Cleo owned the Library. Unless it was destroyed during her reign, which it might have been.
And Ramesses also has the Sphinx as a NP, which I'm pretty sure he has no excuse for.
http://www.crystalinks.com/Ramesses_II.htmlFrom the hypostyle hall, one enters the second pillared hall, which has four pillars decorated with beautiful scenes of offerings to the gods. There are depictions of Ramesses and Nefertari with the sacred boats of Amun and Ra-Harakhti.
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