Adrastos: Pretty good sheet. I'd toyed with the idea of writing up one for him myself a while back, so this is interesting to see. For his second NP I probably would've done something along the lines of letting Adrastus summon the shields of the rest of the seven (with each shield having its own unique ability), but your idea of summoning allies for an "ultimate last stand" is cool too. It also sounds like he'd make for a very unconventional Ruler.
So, Servants in the works:
Odin, reduced divine spirit, or whatever Chiron counts as
War(Yeah, I know, ANOTHER horseman sheet)
Kronos, demi-servant(Even I don't get why I chose the guy he'll manifest in)
Percival
Shaka Zulu
...One is not like the rest.
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OH!!! Also, anyone done a joke sheet of a modern person like Elon Musk, or a youtuber. Would love to read.
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I contemplated something friend summon-y for the second NP too, but felt that that would've gotten needlessly complex if I started to go the long route to avoiding yet another army summoning NP. I might also note that shields seem a little counterintuitive to me given that the heroes were assembled to break gates rather than defend anything (other than their own bodies, this being Greeks and all, but that's beside the point).Originally Posted by RoydGolden
I just figured "hey, seven heroes against Thebes and seven heroes in a Grail War" and figured I might as well combine the ideas directly. The summon-y bit also isn't really the key part of it, more like uniting a Holy Grail War against a single enemy.
"Their Lord they shall praise,Class: Caster
Their language they shall keep,
Their land they shall lose -
Except wild Wales."
Epithet: King of Bards
True Name: Taliesin
Alignment: Lawful Good
Place of Origin: Wales
Parameters:
STR: D
END: D
AGI: D
MGI: A
LCK: B
NP: A
Class Skills:
Item Construction: C
Item Construction is a Caster-class Skill. 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.
Caster is unskilled in creating many types of magical items. As a bard first and a Druid second, his skill lies mainly in manipulating natural objects for limited purposes. He is, however, able to manufacture tomes containing knowledge and incantations from his own exploits, collectively known as Books of Taliesin.Then came Taliesin with four-and-twenty twigs of holly, which he had burnt black, and he caused the youth who was to ride his master's horse to place them in his belt, and he gave him orders to let all the king's horses get before him, and as he should overtake one horse after the other, to take one of the twigs and strike the horse with it over the crupper, and then let that twig fall; and after that to take another twig, and do in like manner to every one of the horses, as he should overtake them, enjoining the horseman strictly to watch when his own horse should stumble, and to throw down his cap on the spot.
Territory Creation: C
Territory Creation is a Caster-class Skill. 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.
As the Wandering Bard of the World, Caster has difficulty even creating a Workshop.
Personal Skills:
Cutting Words: B
A Skill possessed by those who retold stories of heroism and villainy throughout the ages. As bards are able to spread the good word of many, they can also demonize them and make them the most reviled figure alive. Because of this, their words can hold influence over their subject’s notoriety. With this Skill, users are able to lower any one of their target’s parameters by two ranks when giving them a witty remark/insult.
Not only physical, but psychological damage can be applied in this way, words with ill intent directed at an enemy becoming the same level as a curse.And as soon as Taliesin entered the hall, he placed himself in a quiet corner, near the place where the bards and the minstrels were wont to come in doing their service and duty to the king, as is the custom at the high festivals when the bounty is proclaimed. And so, when the bards and the heralds came to cry largess, and to proclaim the power of the king and his strength, at the moment that they passed by the corner wherein he was crouching, Taliesin pouted out his lips after them, and played "Blerwm, blerwm," with his finger upon his lips. Neither took they much notice of him as they went by, but proceeded forward till they came before the king, unto whom they made their obeisance with their bodies, as they were wont, without speaking a single word, but pouting out their lips, and making mouths at the king, playing "Blerwm, blerwm," upon their lips with their fingers, as they had seen the boy do elsewhere…
...And when the king knew that he was the bard of Elphin, he bade Heinin, his first and wisest bard, to answer Taliesin and to strive with him. But when he came, he could do no other but play "blerwm" on his lips; and when he sent for the others of the four-and-twenty bards they all did likewise, and could do no other. And Maelgwn asked the boy Taliesin what was his errand, and he answered him in song.
High-Speed Divine Words: A
High-Speed Divine Words is a skill to activate thaumaturgy using Divine Words. They are languages from the Age of Gods, back when words played a heavy role in spellcasting, and that modern humans can no longer pronounce. The users can do High-Thaumaturgies in one second because they give the World orders directly without connecting their Magic Circuits.
The Divine Words of the Gods of Britain. An ability that shouldn’t exist, given Caster’s birth well into the Age of Fairies. Yet one that persists, given the very nature of the words at Caster’s disposal. While other users of Divine Words--Greek and Egypt, for instance--lived in a society with a written record of these words, the Celtic bards, druids, and ovates had no such physical recording process. The deterioration of these words would have meant the deterioration of Britain and Ireland’s very history. Due to his absurd Clairvoyance and divine nature, Caster is able to reach back and learn the words from the very source fluently.“Strengthened by my muse I am powerful;
Mighty on my part is what I seek,
For three hundred songs and more
Are combined in the spell I sing.”
Clairvoyance: EX
Clairvoyance: the ability of the eyes to remain in one place while seeing through to another. Since ancient times, greater beings had left the earth in the care of shamans who utilised this power to safeguard the lives of men. Even the greatest of Magi – holding the thickest of Magic Circuits and capable of conducting the most powerful of rituals – would not be considered the epitome of Thaumaturgy without this ‘sight.’
The “Eyes That See Through Time and Space”. A level of Clairvoyance incomparable to others, and one that is certainly beyond the reach of mere humans. Caster was born with a sense of sight that allowed him to perceive any and all things in existence within any era, down to the smallest of details, without needing to take a single step.
Wisdom of Awen: EX"Primary chief bard am I to Elphin,
And my original country is the region of the summer stars;
Idno and Heinin called me Merddin,
At length every king will call me Taliesin.
I was with my Lord in the highest sphere,
On the fall of Lucifer into the depth of hell
I have borne a banner before Alexander;
I know the names of the stars from north to south;
I have been on the galaxy at the throne of the Distributor;
I was in Canaan when Absalom was slain;
I conveyed the Divine Spirit to the level of the vale of Hebron;
I was in the court of Don before the birth of Gwdion.
I was instructor to Eli and Enoc;
I have been winged by the genius of the splendid crosier;
I have been loquacious prior to being gifted with speech;
I was at the place of the crucifixion of the merciful Son of God;
I have been three periods in the prison of Arianrod;
I have been the chief director of the work of the tower of Nimrod;
I am a wonder whose origin is not known.
I have been in Asia with Noah in the ark,
I have seen the destruction of Sodom and Gomorra;
I have been in India when Roma was built,
I am now come here to the remnant of Troia.
I have been with my Lord in the manger of the ass:
I strengthened Moses through the water of Jordan;
I have been in the firmament with Mary Magdalene; p. 483
I have obtained the muse from the cauldron of Caridwen;
I have been bard of the harp to Lleon of Lochlin.
I have been on the White Hill, in the court of Cynvelyn,
For a day and a year in stocks and fetters,
I have suffered hunger for the Son of the Virgin,
I have been fostered in the land of the Deity,
I have been teacher to all intelligences,
I am able to instruct the whole universe.
I shall be until the day of doom on the face of the earth;
And it is not known whether my body is flesh or fish.
Wisdom of Awen is a Skill comprising the divine knowledge bestowed on Caster’s previous life. “Awen” is a Welsh word that has a few different interpretations, but all relate to “poetic inspiration” or the otherworldly power of the Muse, often from a divine source. A modern interpretation of awen is “flowing spirit”, and that “spirit energy in flow is the essence of life.” Comparable to the Mead of Poetry, or Salmon of Knowledge.
Once, Caster had been a boy named Gwion Bach in the employ of the goddess Ceridwen. Ceridwen had given birth to a beautiful girl, and a disgusting monster of a boy. Fearing that her son would never be accepted due to his appearance, Ceridwen resolved to alter him into a poet. Gathering every kind of mystical herb and plant, she put them into a mighty cauldron and tasked the boy Gwion Bach to stir the concoction for a full year, while another man stoked the boiling flames. Once the year was up, three drops of the potion fell on Gwion Bach’s thumb, who immediately stuck it in his mouth and absorbed the knowledge of the universe. Enraged by this turn of events, Ceridwen chased Gwion Bach down, both of them transforming into various animals. Ceridwen eventually caught Gwion Bach and swallowed him whole--he in the form of a hayseed, and she in the form of a chicken--at which point Ceridwen became pregnant. Nine months later, “Gwion Bach” was reborn as the child who would become Taliesin.
Unlike other wisdom-based anecdotes taking the form of a Noble Phantasm--namely, Fionn’s Finegal Fintas--the Wisdom of Awen was something inherent to Caster’s being upon his reincarnation, therefore it has become a Skill.
Noble Phantasm(s):
Lore:
An inhuman monster in the shape of a boy.
A child that had already forsaken his humanity in utero.
Though he cannot be said to have ever done anything truly monstrous, he was too far divorced from the feelings and events of his fellows.
An Automatic Lore Recording Unit is the best way to describe the boy Taliesin’s existence, but even that is incorrect. His unending indebtedness, love and adoration for his king Elphin was his singular point of human bias.
Taliesin was an early Brythonic poet of Sub-Roman Britain whose work has possibly survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the Book of Taliesin. Taliesin was a renowned bard who is believed to have sung at the courts of at least three Brythonic kings.
Ifor Williams identified eleven of the medieval poems ascribed to Taliesin as possibly originating as early as the sixth century, and so possibly being composed by a historical Taliesin. The bulk of this work praises King Urien of Rheged and his son Owain mab Urien, although several of the poems indicate that he also served as the court bard to King Brochfael Ysgithrog of Powys and his successor Cynan Garwyn, either before or during his time at Urien's court. Some of the events to which the poems refer, such as the Battle of Arfderydd, are referred to in other sources.
In legend and medieval Welsh poetry, he is often referred to as Taliesin Ben Beirdd ("Taliesin, Chief of Bards" or chief of poets). He is mentioned as one of the five British poets of renown, along with Talhaearn Tad Awen ("Talhaearn Father of the Muse"), Aneirin, Blwchfardd, and Cian Gwenith Gwawd ("Cian Wheat of Song"), in the Historia Brittonum, and is also mentioned in the collection of poems known as Y Gododdin. Taliesin was highly regarded in the mid-12th century as the supposed author of a great number of romantic legends.
According to legend Taliesin was adopted as a child by Elffin, the son of Gwyddno Garanhir, and prophesied the death of Maelgwn Gwynedd from the Yellow Plague. In later stories he became a mythic hero, companion of Bran the Blessed and King Arthur. His legendary biography is found in several late renderings (see below), the earliest surviving narrative being found in a manuscript chronicle of world history written by Elis Gruffydd in the 16th century.
Creator Notes:
I promise I was working on this long before Taliesin and Casters with ridiculous Clairvoyance were mentioned in General Discussion, but it did give me a kick in the pants to finish.
I’m a bit concerned about Divine Words, and might change it back to regular HS-Incantation. I initially wanted the NP incantation to be separated into two paragraph columns, but BL's formatting keeps fighting me.
Personally, I like this new habit of putting quotes from the sources directly in the context of the skill, but it does make the sheet enormous pretty quickly. Maybe it’s too much of a crutch?
Credit to SleepMode for the Cutting Words skill from his fantastic Amergin sheet.
I only chose shields because the seven each had their own unique shields that were used to identify them.
Your idea is probably more creative though. I didn't even think of equating seven heroes with seven Servants, which is a little embarrassing in retrospect.
Ayy, it's my boi Taliesin. I did my own not too long ago as well.True Name: Taliesin
I think yours is better though. I tried way too hard to combine all the aspects of the various legends into a "magic knight" esque character but it failed. T_T
I see you reference the Clairvoyance discussion a little while ago, it saddens me that that GoA quote implies we won't see Taliesin as a Servant.
"Here's a bangin lil' tune about takin' on The Man!"
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Thank you! I had to do some thinking about that GoA quote as well, and thought it was probably fine for Taliesin to be Grand Caster-tier at least in that regard because he--probably--died, unlike Dick Wizard.
Unfortunately I don't think we'll be seeing much Welsh representation at all, Merlin really does make Gwydion and Taliesin irrelevant by himself
If nothing else, I'm still holding out hope for Saber Brân the Blessed in the Camelot Lostbelt.Unfortunately I don't think we'll be seeing much Welsh representation at all, Merlin really does make Gwydion and Taliesin irrelevant by himself
C'mon Nasu, you know he would be epic.
"Here's a bangin lil' tune about takin' on The Man!"
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There's horrible things out there, truly.
Things man wasn't meant to see. Things gods weren't meant to see. Beyond the forces that pull the strings of fate, beyond the Moon and stranger than every type of monster out there. Alien gods so utterly against all we know, so impossibly massive, that are still mere servants to something even grander. Things that, were they to become aware of humanity, wouldn't feel even the slightest twinge of whatever they have instead of remorse at the idea of ending us all. Truly, their mere attention may be enough on its own to wipe the concept of 'humanity' from the slate of history. These things that were here before us, before anything, even before themselves, are the true ancestors of reality, from which all ideas, all being, splintered off from in the Big Bang.
And the greatest of them, whose dreams are our reality and whose form eclipses the cosmos, is here. In a manner of speaking.
At the dawn of consciousness, some nameless god-thing from beyond the boundary of emptiness did something strange. It placed a warning, or a trap, or perhaps a threat, at the edge of space. 100 miles above the Earth, a curtain in the fourth dimension was thrown over us, an infinitesimally small fragment of a fragment of the First Thing's being. It was invisible to us, undetectable by any means science or magic could use, with one exception: were one to leave Earth, and travel into it from 'below', the entirety of the 'sheet' would be forced into their mind, and they would be made to understand it.
Whoever tore off a piece of the sleeping first thing and laid it here for us was clever, and made it so that only one of those recently-awoken hominids on the surface, those apes with their tools and their gnashing teeth, would trigger the trap. They were, after all, the only things aware enough to accept it into their mind.
The intent behind this isn't known, and is perhaps unknowable. There may not have been any intent at all. Regardless, the reason this would serve as an effective 'trap' or 'warning' was that the Sleeping Thing Beyond Heaven, even the smallest bit of it, would drive any human mind that perceived it irrevocably, unquestionably mad. The 'sheet', although a part of this First Thing, was not a part of its body, or its mind... the 'sheet' was simply Its color, a pigment the size of our atmosphere and beyond ultraviolet, beyond the electromagnetic spectrum. But, were you forced to accept it into your mind, you'd become aware of this color that doesn't exist, and from there it's a spiral downwards into perceiving what's beneath the universe. And thus, madness.
So, inevitably, came the day of the first ape-mind to leave this Earth and puncture the membrane of this veil. And as expected, the color flooded his mind, and showed him things no man was meant to know. Surely, any human, no matter how disciplined, how prepared, would succumb to the effects.
Thankfully, he wasn't human.
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tbh the Lovecraft crap ruined these sheets
Child of The Lonely World
The Little Match Girl
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Class: Caster
Qualified Classes: Caster, Assassin
True Name: "Well, It doesn't really matter"
Origin: Danish Fairy Tale
Alignment: Neutral Good
Attribute: Man
Parameters
STR: E
AGI: E
END: D-
MANA: C
LUCK: E
NP: D
Background
The Little Match girl was a story as written by prolific author Hans Christian Anderson. It tells the tragic story of the title character, a young girl alone on Christmas eve. Desperate and penniless, she tries in vain to sell of her wares to people who pay her no mind. Afraid to return to her abusive father, she takes shelter on the street, and burns her scant few matches to keep warm through the night.
Ignored by the people and world around her, her only source of warmth and comfort comes in the twelve matches she carries. And its in these flames that she catches glimpses of her desires. She sees a warm and inviting Christmas dinner, a gorgeous tree, a life she could only wish for. So engrossed was she with these hopeful visions that she continued to burn through her supply of matches. As she does, she watches a falling star, a sign from her deceased grandmother that tells her someone is going to Heaven.
When the next match is lit, the little girl sees visions of her beloved grandmother. The only person in the world who had given her love and care. Unwilling to let the vision fade, she burns away all her matches to keep her grandmother's flame alive. And when that final match is burned away, the little match girl simply passed into the next life, taken to Heaven on the wings of her grandmother.
And the world around her knew nothing of her struggle, or her passing.
Personality
The Little Match Girl, despite the sadness of her tale, comes forward as a warm and caring young girl. She prefers not to focus on her story, and instead of what she can do now as a heroic spirit. Although she lacks the power typical of her class, she nevertheless will do her best to make both hers and hers masters wishes come true. She wants for nothing, being content with the simple luxuries of the world. Reflecting on her own passing, she's extremely compassionate to those in similar conditions to her own, and will use her limited abilities to entertain and delight children.
Birthday: Unknown
Likes: Creating Happy Memories
Dislikes: Indifferent Individuals
Talents: Self-Destructive Frivolity
Natural Enemy: No One in Particular
Class Skills
Item Construction (False): D
A Skill that acts as an equivalent of Item Construction due to the user's lack of magus aptitude. Where normally this skill would denote wants ability to manufacture magical items, in Caster's case it denotes her ability to acquire mundane objects. In a life of poverty, one learns how to get by. This manifests as a supernatural luck for scrounging and searching among garbage and refuse where others would find nothing. Because of its low rank, only items of especially little value can be acquired.
Territory Alteration: C+
An alternative Caster class skill used to create an environment more hospitable for those within. In Caster's final moments, her use of her bundle of matchsticks to stave off both the cold and aloneness are the most defining parts of her tale. This is sublimated into this skill, which while it doesn't garner advantages in magecraft, it does make any space more comfortable for herself. This skill is further bolstered when she is able to use it in an area where she can start a flame.
Personal Skills
Clairvoyance (Desire): D
A variant of the clairvoyance skill that does not aid ones eyesight, but instead allows one to see what they want to see. It is a skill granted to Caster in accordance with the visions she experienced in her dying moments. So long as Caster creates a large enough flame, anything can be projected, so long as she desires to see it. It's mostly used in conjunction with her Territory Alteration to create visions of warm and inviting scenery. Caster makes liberal use of this skill to comfort herself, but it can be used to create illusions to fool her enemies. Not that Caster would think of this idea on her own.
Discernment of the Poor: E
Insight to see through an opponents character and attribute. But because of Caster's inexperience with people, and her childish naivety, it's at the lowest possible level. The ability to see through surface level deceits becomes possible with great concentration.
Acceptance of Tragedy: C
A skill befitting of one whose tale was told by Hans Christian Anderson. It denotes one as having their fate handed down to them, and their own unerring belief that their story will end the same way even as a heroic spirit. At this rank, it acts similarly to a low level version of both Mental Pollution and Bravery, giving Caster the gumption and determination to walk headlong into war, unswayed by words or misfortune. For what fear is there in a tragic ending, when one already knows it's coming?
Worthless Existence: B
A cheat skill composed of Powerless Shell, Presence Concealment, and Weak Constitution. It denotes Caster as someone so helpless and unimportant, even striking her down is not worth your time. Enemy masters will even have a difficult time recognizing someone as pathetic as Caster as a Heroic Spirit. That is, if they even notice her at all. Even Caster's master may need convincing to see her anything more than a particularly sad Familiar. The weight of Caster's tragic passing weighs heavily on her mind, even if she tries to put on a brave face. This skill brings that pathetic, depressing reality to the forefront of her existence, warping the world and people around her to look away from such a sad and sorry sight. Servants possessing Mental Pollution, Madness Enhancement, or similar skills will be unaffected.
Noble Phantasms
A Life Burned Away, One by One
The Final Bundle
Rank D, Anti-Reality, Suicide
A noble phantasm that comes into being the moment Caster is summoned, taking the form of a dozen or so simple matches. These are different from the matches that Caster can find with her Item Construction skill. They act as a powerful catalyst for desire, in conjunction with her Clairvoyance skill, to make reality from illusion. It can be seen as a cruel prank by the holy grail, turning her instruments of tragedy into a micro-grail of their own. By alighting one of her matches, Caster can create minor miracles from the visions she sees within them. While this will usually result in the creation of simple pleasures, should she be supplied with enough mana, and enough desire, even minor heroic spirits can be created from Caster's memory. Because of its low rank and Caster's own meager mana supply for her class, the creation of particularly powerful phantasms is incredibly difficult.
Unfortunately, with such unlikely power comes an immense cost. The moment Caster lights the first match, it will become increasingly difficult to stop her from lighting further matches. She will attempt to chase after that warmth and pleasure that comes with using this noble phantasm. And when the last match is burnt, Caster will rapidly drain her own mana reserves until she is unable to maintain her physical form, and she will vanish without a trace.
Illusionary Road to Heaven
Shooting Star
Rank C+, Support, Anti-Army
A unique Noble Phantasm which acts independently of Caster. Taking the form of shooting star, this Noble Phantasm is deployed as Caster grows nearer and nearer to death. Under the light of the star, which Caster believes to be the soul of her dear grandmother, Caster receives a rank-up to her Mana parameter and to her Acceptance of Tragedy skill, while also suffering a rank down to her Endurance. In effect, this will cause more self destructive use of her The Final Bundle Noble Phantasm, and making use of it to create more powerful wish fulfillment, even if it means marching into her own untimely death. If certain conditions are met, her abilities are increased even further, allowing for something close to true thaumaturgy to be performed upon her final matchstick.
But its' true effect only becomes realized once Caster has been slain. The shooting star will once more streak across the sky, and come the morning after her death, all those who had been effected by her Worthless Existence skill will find themselves swallowed up in grief and guilt. This is akin to a high-ranking mental influence magecraft that brings anguish to those who would let such a sad soul die unloved and unwanted. A rank down to all parameters is inflicted, and all the miracles created by Caster's other Noble Phantasm are returned to nothingness. Truly, a fitting end for a pathetic servant who could never amount to much...
Last edited by 7thSonOfSons; September 17th, 2019 at 11:38 PM.
i hear your complaint and elect to ignore it
Very good, really dig the personal skills and the noble phantasms!
Last edited by kiwi; September 18th, 2019 at 03:26 AM.
That Ham sheet is great, and what i thought was just a prose piece until I remembered you can hide text like that.
Glad you like it! Now, for something much, much dumber, and very, very goofy.
El Enmascarado de PlataEL SANTO
Class: Ruler
True Name: El Santo
Origin: Historical Fact - México
Alignment: Técnico
Parameters:
STR: A
END: A
AGI: A
MGI: E
LUCK: C
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 95 kg
Likes: México, children, his fans, justice.
Dislikes: Evildoers
Talents: Wrestling
La Biographía
Personalidad
Habilidades de su Clase
Habilidades Personales
Tesoros Heroicos
Last edited by kiwi; September 18th, 2019 at 02:58 AM.
Don’t know if this is the first El Santo sheet, but I really like what you did with a relatively recent person which an interesting life. My only point is that I think you missed a chance at giving him a personal skill that acts as a true name concealment, since he went through his whole career without taking off his mask? Either way, really smart design with the sheet.El Enmascarado de Plata El Santo
I'd considered such a skill, actually! The only problem was it felt... kind of unnecessary, cuz the mask and penchant for lucha would probably give away his identity as El Santo pretty quickly, haha. Glad you like the sheet, though!
Must say, Achilles would LOVE this guy, and I wonder how his wrestling arena and Achilles' own dueling NP would interact.
Now I wanna see someone write this!Must say, Achilles would LOVE this guy, and I wonder how his wrestling arena and Achilles' own dueling NP would interact.
Servant Berserker:
Appearance:
True Name: "Robert Hubert"
Alignment: Neutral Mad
Strength- B+
Agility- A+
Endurance- A++
Mana- C+
Luck- E
NP- A
Personality
Class Skills:
Mad Enhancement- A+
A Skill that characterizes the Berserker Class. Raises parameters in return for a loss of sanity and/or hindering mental capacities. At this rank, all parameters are ranked up, but most of one's reason is lost. Whatever human nature Berserker originally possessed has been scattered to ashes. What remains is only a fire that exists to burn and consume.
Personal Skills:
Innocent Monster- EX
A Skill for one whose true existence and attribute has been distorted by the false reputations and gossips accumulated over the course of their life and hereafter. The Servant's abilities are altered to conform to the specifications of their legend, without regard for the person's actual will or appearance. In Berserker's case, the various conflicting rumors regarding the Great Fire of London have completely consumed his human self.
Instead of the Heroic Spirit Robert Hubert, it would be more accurate to call Berserker a personification of the great fire itself.
Infernal Constitution- A
Denotes that one's body has become living flame. Being made of fire, Berserker is hard to permanently damage, his fiery body constantly reforming when attacked. Only destroying his spiritual core can bring Berserker down for good. However, that isn't much of a blessing. Berserker constantly feels the pain of being burnt alive. This agony stokes his Mad Enhancement and drives Berserker into a constant destructive rage.
Berserker can also expel the flames composing his body in powerful jets or lob them at his enemies as balls of fire. Put simply this grants Berserker an equivalent rank in the Skills Battle Continuation and Mana Burst (Flames). As a drawback (or perhaps, a mercy) of his unique physiology, Berserker is extremely weak to water-based attacks.
Thousand Faces- C
Berserker can assume the form and identity of any of the people thought to have caused the Great Fire of London. He can also grant himself any Skills they possessed, albeit weakened to E-rank. Berserker's ability to make use of these Skills is largely constrained by his loss of sanity. However, he can be "coaxed" to use them to the fullest with the aid of a Command Seal.
Berserker's default form is Robert Hubert, a French watchmaker executed after falsely confessing to starting the fire. This gives him the Espionage Skill, based on Hubert's claim that he was sent to England as a spy. Berserker can also transform into King Charles II, who allegedly set fire to London out of revenge for his father's execution. Here he gains Grace Of God and Imperial Privilege as Skills. Another identity he can take on is the philosopher Thomas Hobbes, born from rumors that he caused the Great Fire. This grants Berserker the Skill Incitement to reflect the philosopher's famed oratorical prowess.
Insatiable- A++
The nature of a fire to grow stronger the more it burns. Berserker's physical parameters rise the more destruction he causes and the more resources he burns. There's no upper limit to this increase, so Berserker could become a truly terrifying Servant if allowed to run wild in a major city. This Skill also serves as a form of Independent Action, allowing Berserker to literally fuel himself off of the destruction he wreaks.
Noble Phantasms
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So this was a really weird idea I came up with. I had the idea of a Servant based on all the nameless/forgotten arsonists who were never caught in history. I actually researched a few great fires throughout history to see which one would be the best candidate, and ultimately decided on the London one. I considered the Great Chicago Fire too at one point, but there just didn't seem to as much mystery/rumors surrounding that one, and world-0 had already written up a pretty good Catherine O'Leary sheet based on the concept of an "unknown/scapegoated arsonist" that I didn't want to rip off. Also, no points for guessing what anime I was referencing with this sheet.
As usual, comments and critiques would be duly appreciated. Thanks for reading!
Last edited by RoydGolden; September 18th, 2019 at 09:24 PM.
Slightly stupid question, but you mentioned that this causes a transformation for Berserker. Is it a permanent transformation, and, cause Berserker is smarter in this form, can he turn it off himself. Also, kinda new to anime so could someone tell me the reference(Probably shot myself in the foot with that)Jehoel Infernalis
The Heavy Hand Of God For Our Sins
Either way, cool idea, kinda reminds me of an earlier servant who was basically the manifestation of Russian Winter, Major Frost I think? It would have been kinda obvious, but did you think of giving him a Marble Phantasm?
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Thinking of it, its also interesting how you came up with the Saint Graph, I'm guessing the Endurance is cause how long the fire lasted, the Strength from it burning down a huge part of London, and Agility, from it out passing the people trying to stop it.
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