Create-A-Servant 3

[Serra]

@DelRey: Here's the stuff I could spot from the latest batch:

• Shouldn't Beethoven credit both BnEl15 and you, and Vytautas credit both SpamminSpiff and me?
• Hirihoh's Lindorm probably wants to be Fairytales (see: him having his Source listed as Folklore and his Country of Origin listed as Various in his own sheet). Lindwurm & Shepherdess' Origin is listed as Denmark, Fairy Tale, though, so I assume that their sheet belongs to the section they're already in, unlike Lindorm's
• Saber Stilicho might want to be listed as "Saber - Flavius Stilicho" for consistency with both his own sheet and the other Stilicho sheet that's already in the masterpost
• 'Vampire Killer' was written by an Irish author but consists of five characters of which three are British, I assume that still counts for the Britain region but I thought I'd point it out in case it doesn't
• There's a formatting error after Assassin Song Jiang
• Adolphe Sax was Belgian - idk where that goes
• Obizuth shouldn't be in the French section as far as I can tell. 'Uncategorised Others', maybe?
• Gorgias was technically Sicilian, though from the Magna Graecia, so the Greece section he's currently in might still fit
• Gyges should likely be Middle East
• Beatrice Rappacini's first name is misspelt (missing the final 'e')
• Fiore dei Liberi has had his name spelt in a lot of different ways but as far as I know not without anything between 'Fiore' and 'Liberi'

[DelRey]

Serra you are an MVP

vampire killer stays british imo.
Sax is another reason why I stand by that France should be expanded into the France & Benelux to cover those fringe cases.
Obizuth belongs to mesopotamia
I asked Morg to decide where gyges should stay. Gorgias is listed as a greek Philosopher on wiki too, so he can stay there.
rest was corrected. thanks, dude

[Legendary Hero of the Chain]

Going with that, my Red Riding Hood should probably fall under Fairytales(forgot that existed for a minute)

[jishara]

Thanks for the compedium DelRey and Nails! And great job everyone, all the sheets have been so phenomenal!

[DelRey]

Fairytales was a category Nails didnt list, so i added it. There are perhaps more in there that need moving
Which i do after sleeping.
If i can do that after AoM remake was announced~

[Serra]

No problem DelRey : D

I wanted to comment on the two latest sheets btw

McPherson feels not really deserving of a sheet imo. It also kind of comes off as just 'yeah megachurches and faith healing are good actually' without much else to it, and I can't say I'm enthusiastic about that. This is a miss imo

Cincinnatus is a good-ass shitpost that flips over the way the figure used to be perceived at the time in a way that makes sense and is pretty entertaining. All hail t̵͕̝͐̽ḥ̶̲͗̓ȅ̴̲͚ ̴̼͐ͅf̷̰͆́a̴͇̱͐r̶͓̙͛m̶̘̏. I liked the line with Tiberius a lot btw, great connection there. Also all the talk about him being idolised made me imagine an event during which he's forced to abandon his fields and become an idol singer against his will lol

[Vididii]

I kneel before Unlimited Compilation Works

[NailsInYourFeet]

In hindsight, I was kinda wondering whether my Oz sheets (Glinda, Ozma, and Dorothy) should stay under North America or be moved to Fairytales? Eh, I guess previous Dorothy sheets were under North America

I also changed 'Slavs and Caucasia' to 'Eastern Europe' since Hungary and Romania aren't considered Slavic nations (they're Uralic and Latin respectively), even though a few Slavs would still live there due to proximity

[Skull]

Huh, three whole entries from me this time. That’s gotta be a personal best surely.

[Cing Krimson Requiem]

Aha, I've finally made it to my first milestone! This feels like cause for celebration. I should do something.

*Does nothing*

[TQG Imaginatorious]

Just realized, my name is misspelled beside Caster - Jayavarman VII. It's TQG, not TQC

[NailsInYourFeet]

Re: Spelling it TQC. Oops, er, my bad

I'm almost certain the only reason Jishara has more is because Nails didn't come back until a bit into the most recent span.

Fun Fact: Way back in the day (2013-ish) I actually won CaS's 'Production Line award' for making the most Servant sheets. Not that those were my best sheets really, though going back and checking it seems people did like my Lewis Carroll sheet

[Marethyu77]

Welp, looks like I'll make my debut on CaS 4 ... Time to prepare the sheet formatting to be ready
Assassin, Avenger, Ruler ... So many sheets, so little time

[Random]

CaS4 probably won't be a thing for at least another 200 pages or so. I think you're probably fine.

[Marethyu77]

CaS4 probably won't be a thing for at least another 200 pages or so. I think you're probably fine.

Oh I thought hitting the 500 meant closing the thread .. welp that leaves me more time then

[Serra]

Creator's NotesOk so I went back to check and Cincinnatus is the second ever suggestion made in the Servant/Project Idea Thread, wow! :D Here's something extremely quick done for the first ever suggestion in the thread to celebrate! It's not a very Servant-y Servant but oh well

Concept Assassin representing famous unsolved murders.

There's some unrealistic eye trauma in the image I used for the Noble Phantasm btw, in case that sort of thing bothers you. The 'faceclaim' is Magic: the Gathering artwork drawn by David Palumbo for the card Human Frailty, the Noble Phantasm image is Magic: the Gathering artwork drawn by Steven Belledin for the card Deathmark.

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Class: Assassin
True Name: Unsolved Act of Humanity
Alias: Unsolved Crime, Unsolved Murder
Alignment: True Neutral
Source: Historical fact
Region: Anywhere humanity is
Attribute: Human

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Class Skills

Presence Concealment | EX

Assassin possesses no singular physical form and is hardly ever perceivable as a Servant by any existence. It is nearly a certainty that not even Assassin's Master will be aware of Assassin's summoning in the first place. Assassin is unable to directly attack in a physical or mental manner, simply accumulating other unsolved murders within itself when they happen and defining their State. As such, its Rank in this Skill is unable to drop.

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Personal Skills

Independent Action | EX

Assassin exists. However, under normal circumstances, it exists as something other than a Servant: some would say it normally exists purely as Mystery, though of course not all Mystery is an Unsolved Act of Humanity. However, Assassin only exists as a Servant as a result of someone failing to summon a different Assassin while an unsolved murder has taken place in the general area to be covered by the Grail War. Hence the Independent Action Skill is in place of Independent Manifestation. It has unsolved murders as catalysts specifically, as opposed to other unsolved crimes or acts of humanity, because murder is a crime characterising the Assassin Class, and, in a way, most Holy Grail Wars themselves, more than most.

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Victims, perpetrators, murder weapons, motives are all common elements of unsolved murders. But not necessary ones. Or rather, even with a lack of any and all of these components, it is possible to mistake a situation for an unsolved murder, and investigate it as such. As such, they do not manifest in Assassin's Saint Graph.

The crux to an unsolved mystery is the State it is in. Though they are sorted between Skills and a Noble Phantasm, the differentiation is mainly present so that Assassin can better conform to his Servant container and so that the State which Assassin cannot mantain for long is highlighted. Similarly, their Rank only corresponds to how close Assassin is to being solvable while in that State.

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Unsolved (A Single Solution Exists) | A

Assassin mantains its nature as a solvable crime, but evades all attempts at resolution that fail to meet a specific mark.

Unsolved (Many Solutions Exist) | A

The detectives can never deny every other possibility. Even so, they are galvanised, and spurred on in their work.

Unsolved (A Solution Does Not Exist, But Will) | C

Put down your magnifying glass. It is not yet time.

Unsolved (A Solution Once Existed, But No Longer Does) | C

Put down your magnifying glass. There is no fight left to fight.

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Noble Phantasm

Unsolved (No Solution Ever Exists)
Perpetually Unsolvable



Type: Anti-Information (Self)
Rank: E
Range: N/A
Target: N/A

Invincibility and supreme power are briefly achieved. In exchange, Assassin's Saint Graph soon begins unraveling as it strays too far from its own nature.

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RelationshipsMaster
As an Assassin without the ability to properly attack or to defend others other than itself, it is essentially useless to its Master even if they somehow learn that it has been summoned. Even so, it offers is the possibility to spur its Master and any interested in solving it into action, with or without the knowledge that it exists as a Servant. Moreover, rituals which require a certain number of Servants may find its existence an obstacle.

Pareidolia
It's impossible for something which does not exist to have a mutual relationship with something that does. But if they had one, it'd be a good one.

Detective Servants and any wanting to solve Assassin
Always existing in the corner of their eye. Always changing into something else upon being comprehended. Like a quantum particle that with every observation challenges the notion of local reality.

Other Assassin Servants
It is a constant ally to them by definition. Yet it is not a faithful one, but one that can never be at their side when they need it the most.

[BnEl15]

Don't mind me, just yoinking the 1000th post. A shame I don't have a sheet ready for this achievement.

Unsolved murder is a cool concept that could be fleshed out a lot more. I like the variations of Unsolved, but the details there are pretty sparse, unless I missed a collapse tag somewhere.

Edit:
Hol'up, apparently I got the 1000th reply and not the 1000th post? Aw shoot. Close enough, I guess.

[Serra]

Unsolved murder is a cool concept that could be fleshed out a lot more. I like the variations of Unsolved, but the details there are pretty sparse, unless I missed a collapse tag somewhere.

Thanks, that's a fair assessment I feel. This is all I had for now for this particular sheet, but that comment about collapse tags, hm... Maybe there'd be something in a Servant or a magus trying to replicate a particular State of the Unsolved Murder, perhaps to disguise their real abilities. In that case, they'd be forced to establish *what* makes their specific case solvable/unsolvable rather than just having a sheet that lists all possible States.

[Marethyu77]

That .. is quite the unique Assassin. I love the concept and the explanation about it not being summonable in a normal case yet working under some conditions, it does set a difference from those similarly abstract ones for whom it's not adressed

[NielleiN]

Name: Dr. Woland

Class: Caster

Source: The Master and Margarita

Aliases: ???

Gender: Male

Height: 190 cm

Weight: 72 kg


Alignment: Lawful Evil

Likes: Having fun with humans

Dislikes: Humans who don't think Jesus exists

Weapons: Mana, Trickery

Traits: Humanoid, Servant, Male, Demonic, Weak to Enuma Elish

Attribute: Earth

Strength: D

Endurance: C

Agility: C

Mana: B

Luck: A

Noble Phantasm: B

Skills
The Devil’s Greatest Trick (A Rank): This skill is defensive and hides him. Although it will not mask the effects of Voland’s magic, it will make people not believe that it is caused by him unless they directly witness him using magic and even people who do discover him will not be believed by others as they look for other explanations.

Manuscripts don't Burn (A Rank): This Skill is a manifestation of Bulgakov’s hatred of censorship and the destruction of books. It strengthens all his spells and the magic circuits of his allies. It can increase the effects of skills by one rank for 1 turn with a 3 turn cooldown

Great Tempter (A Rank): This is a Skill similar to Charisma as it allows him to manipulate large groups of people. However, instead of commanding people, it allows him to manipulate his enemies and cause them to work towards their own undoing and destruction. doesn't work on servants/enemies with MR B or above, or servants with any type of mental resistance. To those it can affect, he can completely halt the movement of any incoming attacks aside from NPs, and cannot manipulate them by any means.

Territory Creation (B Rank): It is the Skill to build a special terrain that is advantageous to oneself as a magus, such as for the purpose of collecting mana. Wherever Voland was, it became his stage and a place for temptation and trickery. His show was his presence and all in that area fell under his control. It will not be enough to force servants to fall under his control but can exert pressure and a fear type effect on servants. Servants with MR B or above, or servants with any type of mental resistance can resist it
Item Creation (A Rank): It is the Skill to manufacture magical items, from implements of war to items for daily use. Also, this Skill requires time to gather components and manufacture items. As Voland was a master of tricks and illusions, he can create anything reasonable to his master’s desire like a magician would. One of his specialties is currency, but don’t be surprised if it disappears soon.

Noble Phantasm

Name: A Show of Black Magic; Satan of Orthodoxy
Type: Anti-Army
Rank: B
Range: ???
Maximum Targets: 1-???
Voland puts on a show of Black Magic, recreating the show at the Variety Theater. After they see his show, they will be inflicted with all of the wrath of a vindictive devil looking for fun. Bad Luck, Low Mana, Temptation, Visitations by demons, Illusions, and other bedevilments will be inflicted upon his audience and they will spread the effects as they leave his show and walk among other people and the skill will spread until it covers an entire city. This skill also increases his mana as more humans are caught under its thrall. The amount of bedevilment sent to a specific person is proportional to how little they believe in God. A Saint would be almost unaffected by it, but a pagan or heretic would find the effects crippling and potentially fatal. It is rank B that reduces the stats of enemies all by one, inflicts fear and creates illusions that servants with MR rank A or servants with any type of mental resistance can resist. For those that can't, it will last 3 turns with a 5 turn cooldown

Backstory
Voland, a demon of hell, walked into 1930s Moscow looking for some fun. He first overheard a conversation between the poet Bezdomny and Berlioz, the head of a literary union. Berlioz was berating him for writing a poem that writes of Jesus as a real person and not a pagan figure. Voland interjected himself into the conversation, claiming to be a foreign professor of black magic, and not only tells them that there really was a Jesus but also tells them the true story of his meeting with Pontius Pilate. He left them with the prophecy that Berlioz will be decapitated by a young woman of the Communist Party, a prophecy that quickly came to pass. Bezdomny chases after Voland, but fails and is then sent to an asylum. While in the asylum, he meets The Master, an angry author who burned his rejected Manuscript of a book about Pontius Pilate and misses his love, Margarita. Meanwhile, Voland puts on a show of Black Magic in the Variety Theater and he and his retinue have been terrorizing the citizens of Moscow. Voland sends one of his demons to give Margarita a magic cream and using it turns her into a great beauty. Margarita turns into a witch and flies to his Winter Ball, where he introduces her to several infamous ghosts of history. Voland offers her one wish and she asks for a woman she had met to be released from damnation, which he grants. He gives her one more wish, which she uses to have the Master sent to her. He recreates the Master’s burned manuscript and tells him to finish it. Voland and his retinue leave Moscow, and the strange events are blamed on mass hysteria and hypnosis. The Master finished his book, freeing the soul of Pontius Pilate, and will live for eternity in Limbo with Margarita.

Personality
Voland is vindictive, sadistic and arrogant. He takes pleasure in the befuddlement of humans and sees them as nothing but playthings for him. He also enjoys showing off his magical talents and putting on a show for people. He has a profound dislike for humans that deny that Jesus exists and sees this as a sin worthy of specific torment. Despite this inherent dislike of humanity, he has no problem with virtuous people that care for others and will even go out of his way to help them and make them.

Any advice on this?