Not to the best of my knowledge.
As a Byzantine Greek (however Classically-flavoured) commentary on the Iliad, the Byzantine scholars haven't been terribly interested in it (barring a little historical context on Empress Eirene), and the Classical scholars have disdained bothering to translate it because of its simplicity. It's the sort of thing to only get a recent translation.
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Faceclaim; in the process of charging up the Noble PhantasmBerserker
Saber (Lion)StatsSkillsNoble Phantasms:Lore
Notes:
Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. I'd worked this out wayyy back in a post-Animal Planet haze, then forgot all about it. Until a while back when I was scrolling through my folder on a whim. Sadly, I probably haven't gotten any funnier since.
I know Nuclear Consensus already did a Saber Lion (and he's probably not the only one), but this is clearly different. That was Saber turned into a Lion, this is Saber Lion. The difference is vast.
Saber Lion: Noble Phantasm isn't Meatcalibur? 0/10 would not "Gao!" again.
This is actually really good and funny to read, all hail the King of Lions!
ASSASSIN
Reynard the Fox
Alternate Classes: Avenger
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Attribute: Earth
Traits: Antihero, Beast, Earth / Heaven, Humanoid
Origin: French folklore and literature
Region: France
Alias: The Master of Wiles
Gender: Male
Height: 5'3 (160 cm)
Weight: 113 lbs (51 kg)
Likes: Lethal "pranks", gambling, raw meat
Dislikes: Monks, kings, anyone who tells him what to do
Talents: Persuasion, fighting dirty, running away
Natural Enemy: Isengrim, Jeanne d'Arc, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada
Armament: His teeth, claws, and a weathered, beaten short sword.
Strength: E
Endurance: E
Agility: A
Mana: D
Luck: A
Noble Phantasm: B
LEGEND:
Reynard the Fox (or Reinaert, Renart, Reineke, Renartus, Reynardine, etc) is the anti-hero of many beast epics, a figure so famous that his name has become synonymous with the cunning animals he represents. A rebellious, self-serving fox who only sought to ensure his own freedom - freedom which he plans to abuse as much as possible, to pillage, murder, and cannibalize as he pleases. Though many remember him as a hero of the common folk who rebelled against the corrupt Church, Reynard only ever fought for himself, preying on the poor just as he did the rich.
In most tales, a figure such as this would surely meet a painful and just end, but the sly Reynard evaded every punishment handed out to him. He pinned his crimes on others, escaped by claiming that there was a vast fortune whose location only he knew, won a duel to the death against his far stronger uncle, Isengrim, and ultimately faked his death. At his funeral, all those he had wronged came to deliver half-hearted eulogies, and there, Reynard claimed vengeance against them all, and went on to live happily ever after, never meeting any consequence for his own actions.
CLASS SKILLS:
Presence Concealment: D
The ability to hide one's presence as a Servant and disappear, the Class Skill of the Assassin class and one that is highly useful for not only assassination, but for spying as well. However, for Assassin, the actual act of assassinating from the shadows is effectively impossible due to his low rank, which makes it possible for other Servants to quickly detect his presence. However, this suits Assassin just fine, as it remains useful for spying, and the tool he used in his murders was not stealth, but guile, represented in the skill Fox's Wit.
PERSONAL SKILLS:
Disengage: B
The ability to withdraw from the battlefield in the midst of combat, resetting the conditions of the match to what they were when it started. In life, Assassin managed to slip away from certain death again and again, escaping into his fortress of Maleperduis. While Assassin is not only physically weak, but a coward as well, if he needs to truly fight, he fights dirty. He uses his high Agility to outrun and outmaneuver foes, kicking up clouds of dust in their eyes and taking any opportunity he can get. Even if caught, he has a knack for escaping the arms of stronger opponents, and if cornered, he lashes out with surprising ferocity. These are the tactics he used to win against his uncle Isengrim, constantly escaping his claws and lashing out when things got too close.
Fox's Wit: A
The cunning resourcefulness of the fox, allowing one to talk opponents into disadvantageous situations while simultaneously talking one's self out of what was thought to be a certain death. Throughout all of his life, Assassin was known for his terrifying cunning and persuasive abilities, which allowed him to talk his opponents into deadly situations and escape unharmed. He talked his way out of the gallows and to freedom again and again, all the while talking his prey into dropping their guard so that he could eat without risk.
A sinister skill that allows Assassin to easily manipulate others with words as smooth and convincing as silk. Assassin is an extremely quick thinker who can come up with excuses near-instantly. Using this skill, he can make other believe the most absurd facts, even disguising his presence as a Servant by talking others into believing his shoddy disguises are reality. It is possible for him to talk humans - even magi - into swallowing their tongues, dropping their weapons, and entering into his territory, defenseless. He can even manipulate Servants, though his supernatural abilities of persuasion are negated by Magic Resistance of C-rank or higher, and prove little use against those unhinged by Mad Enhancement or Mental Pollution.
The moment a Master has summoned Assassin, they have lost, as every one of Assassin's words will lead them to their demise and him to his freedom.
Nature of a Rebellious Spirit: B
A temperament that rejects any lord or territory, that leads to Assassin wandering around and acting as he pleases without any hesitation or restraint. He is a wandering star that lacks the capacity to be a king, and is in the same way incapable of finding a king "worthy" of his loyalty. Assassin's restless, rebellious, and self-serving nature negate the effects of Charisma of an equal or lower rank, and due to his firm opposition and mockery of the Church throughout his life, it is ranked up against Christian heroes.
Shapeshift: C
The ability to change one's appearance and take on new forms. For Assassin, a therianthrope who can take on the form of a human and a fox, it is possible to transform into a fully animalistic form as a red fox, a fully anthropomorphic vulpine form, or a human form that retains his vulpine features in the form of his tail and ears, which he cannot hide.
NOBLE PHANTASMS
APPEARANCE
PERSONALITY
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And yet, she folded it a hundred times.
Reynard: I swear I read one his stories or a modern spin off of one when I was little. Or it was one of those Huckleberry Rabbit ones or whatever they're called. Either way I love this sheet for it's imagination. However, I feel as if his second NP may be too overpowered, but it's justified through the "Can't actually kill him but has to be a lethal one" so I can't really complain about it. With his personality and NP, I can definitely see him as the ultimate big baddy in a story/singularity with the boss battle being in his fortress.
@Saron Thank you! I had a lot of fun with this sheet, Reynard's a great basis for a Servant. And yeah, I was a bit uncertain about the second Noble Phantasm, but I figured its weakness would be sufficient to balance out its strengths.
And yet, she folded it a hundred times.
Reynard's such a horrendous bastard, it's kind of amazing. He reminds me a bit of a Robin Hood who only ever gave a damn about himself.
I slightly disagree with Saron: I see Reynard more as a secondary villain who looks like a main villain, but gets violently supplanted by the actual main villain. Would it be more ironic if he was murdered by a tyrant or a lawless criminal like himself?
After Ruler, I now try my chances with my first Avenger Class Servant.
Class: Avenger (Saber; Berserker)
True Name: Hamlet
Gender: Male
Alignment: Lawful Mad
Attribute: Earth
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STR: ***** B+
END: ***** B
AGI: ***** C
MGI: ***** A
LCK: ***** E
NP: ***** B
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CLASS SKILLS
Revenger: D
Received damage is converted into magical energy for the Noble Phantasm. The way of being as a revenger - which gathers people's grudges and malice onto oneself - turned into a skill. While it becomes easy for the surrounding people to point their hostility towards him, those negative emotions automatically turn into power for Avenger.
That being said, thanks to the modern public view about Hamlet as a tragic hero – who is both an aggressor and a victim – this skill’s rank is not all that high.
Oblivion Modifier: A+
Humans are creatures that forget many things, but a revenger will never forget. By attacking when the opponent has completely forgotten about him, the damage of Avenger's critical hits is increased. In his case, this has been strengthened to the highest grade thanks to back up from the Revelation skill.
The constant whispers of the dead never will allow him to forget about vengeance.
Self-Recovery (Prana): A
Magical power continues to endlessly surge until his revenge has been accomplished. Recovers prana at every turn, even if by minuscule amounts.
Thanks to being empowered by the vengeful ghosts that lingers in the land, he has a high capacity of recovery.
if a Saber...
if a Berserker...
PERSONAL SKILLS
added ramdomly...
Mental Pollution: B
Because the mind is deranged, there is a chance mental interference-type of magecraft is shut out. However, it is impossible to come to a mutual understanding with individuals who do not have the same rank of Mental Pollution.
In his case, the activation of his Revelation skill activated will cause this to receive a temporary Rank UP.
Planning: B
Tactical thinking meant for assassinating a target. Unlike Military Tactics, this is constricted to only assassination missions in which few people are involved.
His scheming mind turned into a skill. Even if deranged, he is definitely quick-witted for things like plots and machinations.
Prana Burst: C
Increase of ability by covering one's weapon or own body with magical energy and then instantaneously releasing it. Jet propulsion by means of magical energy so to speak. At C Rank, physical abilities can be greatly boosted in this way, but effectiveness towards armaments is somewhat low.
A skill derived from the influence of the vengeful ghosts over him. The more resentment (magical power) they pour into him, the stronger he becomes.
Revelation: B
An ability that makes possible to intuit - to receive from someone - a truth that one would normally never know, and then take the optimal course of action. In simple terms, a skill equivalent to "Instinct". But while Instinct is a sixth sense meant for battle, Revelation accommodates all matters related to the achievement of an objective. Since this is something that cannot be explained well to others, sometimes it may be regarded as simple delusions by the surrounding people.
The anecdotes of talking to the ghost of his father turned into a skill. Upon becoming a Servant, it became an ability to constantly hear the "voices" of the spirits of the dead that still linger in this world.
NOBLE PHANTASM
Elsinore – Stage of Tragedy
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Army
Sword of vengeance. The poisonous blade that Hamlet used to fulfill his revenge in legends. Upon being sublimated as a Noble Phantasm, it was merged with the very castle town that became the main setting for that tale. Elsinore - that is the name of the place where repulsive human emotions such as greed, madness and resentment spread like a disease, causing tragic deaths by having people to turn against their friends and relatives.
The magical power of hatred infused in this cursed blade is instantly converted into a deadly miasma. Attacks performed with this weapon have high chances of applying the bad status "poison" on the target. If the True Name is released, a great quantity of miasma will be produced and spread across a wide area. That poisonous cloud will encroach the minds of all those within reach, causing them to lose their sanity and attack each other in confusion.
A powerful Noble Phantasm card that Hamlet employs as his main weapon, but this is truly a double-edged sword. Thanks to the anecdotes surrounding it, this blade is endowed with a curse that allows enemies to use it against its owner. Despite being his own trump card, chances are high that this will be the cause of Hamlet's demise.
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Nice! Two thumbs up, Master of Chaos!
His Riding could probably be a bit higher as a Saber (maybe C?). It's not displayed in the play, but as a prince, it would be an expected skill for him.
I'm not sure Mad Enhancement D would be appropriate. I assume it's there based on the interpretation that at some point Hamlet isn't faking madness anymore and has actually gone insane, right? But even then, he does display some long-term planning and displays perfect conversation skills when alone or with Horatio, for example. Perhaps EX would be a better Rank, to reflect his total obsession with revenge?
Is Mental Pollution an appropriate Skill for him? Even while faking insanity (or being actually insane, if you interpret the play that way), he's charismatic enough to convince the pirates to release him and to convince his mother of the truth about King Hamlet's murder (and in the first Quarto, she's explicitly on his side from that point on), and Horatio is always loyal to him.
Hey, now! :-PWhile it seems now that actually Shakespeare drew inspiration from earlier legends, the story of Hamlet is indeed just a product of the playwright's imagination after all.
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"The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things.
But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist."
Class: Archer
STR: E
END: B
AGI: C
MGI: D
LCK: E
Class Skills
Independent Action (A+): A "rule-bending" rank; support from a Master is completely unnecessary.
Magic Resistance (D): Cancels single-action spells, equivalent to an anti-magic amulet.
Personal Skills
Saint (D): Archer's claim to her class is being the patron saint of archers, somewhat ironically since her legend ends with her being
shot with an arrow. Nevertheless, it grants the necessary skill with a bow and an automatic HP recovery ability. Due to being placed
in the Archer class, it morphs her Noble Phantasm into a projectile-firing form.
Soul of a Martyr (B): A representation of strong faith that never wavered in the face of persecution and difficulty. Mental interference
effects below an equivalent rank are negated. Archer was canonized for her martyrdom at the hands of the Huns, along with her followers.
This skill brings a welcome reprieve from her lingering guilt and helplessness.
Paragon of Womanhood (C+): Archer is believed to be a Christianization of Freyja, who welcomes the souls of deceased maidens, as well
as Holda and Umay, goddesses of the Germans and the Huns who share the same qualities, respectively. She embodies the concept of "the
quintessential woman", empowered by association with goddesses of love, sex, beauty, fertility and most importantly, the resilience that
comes with these virtues. Rather than pigeonhole her into a specific archetype, her personality and mannerisms will automatically shift to
that of a target's "ideal woman". Though powerful, Archer is unlikely to use it to its full potential for manipulation, since this skill was thrust
upon her by historians doubting the veracity of her legend, and no amount of alteration will erase the core of her nature as a virginal ingenue.
It could be called a form of Charisma that tailors itself for specific people.
Noble Phantasm
Passio Ursulae~Golden Chamber of the Eleven Virginal Legions (D++, Anti-Unit)
All that remains of Archer and her eleven thousand followers: their bones, collected from a mass grave in the middle of nowhere and preserved
as holy relics of saints in a cathedral in Germany. The walls of the Golden Chamber, as it came to be called, are covered in a "veritable tsunami"
of bones arranged in designs and letters forming Latin words of praise for the maidens' sacrifice. Being placed in her current class as befitting her
position as the patron saint of bowmen, this macabre display of honor is Archer's main projectile weapon. With a flash of golden light, bones
materialize in the air around Archer for various uses, the most obvious being launched as arrows with much greater accuracy than one would
expect. Other uses include forming segmented armor around Archer's body, taking the bones in hand as weapons and embedding sharper bones
in the ground to hamper the enemies' movements. Since all of Archer's handmaidens were declared martyrs and saints, the bones are holy weapons
that deal extra damage to those who are Evil-aligned or are enemies of the Church. While the bones serve as relatively common ammunition, Archer's
greatest weapons are the maidens' skulls, which have been plated with silver or gold, adorned with fragments of Holy Shrouds or with carvings of
Baptismal Sacraments. These weapons are much more potent in offensive power and versatility, able to completely eliminate opponents who are weak
to such things when common bones do not suffice. The true function of this Noble Phantasm is that the collection of bones truly are Archer, so in order to
truly kill her, the supply of bones must be exhausted. Upon taking damage, Archer will form armor of bone inside and over the injury, which is slowly
turned to flesh via the automatic healing provided by her Saint skill. This could be called a case of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, a horrible disease
that causes damaged soft tissue to regrow as bone, but it is simply new tissue to replace that which was lost. Nevertheless, when Archer gives out, the last
remaining relic, her own skull, will detonate in a massive conflagration, surely taking her killer with her.
Background
Alternate FC
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"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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Ursula: That's quite the macabre NP for a "good Christian girl" Servant. I like it. It also occurs to me she'd have an odd compatibility with Kairi regarding the whole "shooting dead body parts as projectiles" thing.
I was actually going to write a snippet of her and Kairi confronting Altera but that got scrapped.
"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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it is so bad not being able to post things here (stupid old and crazy cellphone), there is so many new sheets to read. better start to catch up.
assassin: Le Maître chat
fc:
Str:D, End:C, Agi:A
Mna:B, Lck:B, Np:C+
Aligment: chaotic/good
Gender: female
Height: 173cm
Weight: 55cm
Place of origin: france
Armament: claws, ghost fire
Likes: comfort, fish, mices, master
Deslike: dogs, ogres, small closed spaces, being in debt
Talents: deciving people, wealth gatering, mice hunting
Natural enemies: master's enemies
skills:
Presence Concealment(n/a): this is skill is lost in favor of the "espionage"
golden rule (gratitude)(A+): represents assassin's abilities to gather money not to herself, but to her master. the effect is boosted if she feels in debt with her master.
animal dialoge(A): assassin can comunicate with animals because... she is one, why would she not?
mana burst(ghostly flames)(C): not an original skill of assassin, but of the phantom she was fused with, it charges her attacks with a supernatural blue fire that cannot be extinguish by normal means.
Espionage(B): this skill does not conceal one’s presence, but rather makes one's presence fail to register as hostile. This Skill causes others to misunderstand one's status, including mistaking one for a kind neighbor, a harmless pebble, or as the most beloved person. The effect is lost once the user attacks.
noble phantasm:
Marquis de Carabas: i'll tell you how great my master is (support: C+):
the effect of assassin's noble phantasm is the empowerment of her master.
from the moment assassin call its name, her master turns into a existence similar to a pseudo-heroic spirit. they are giving the skills Charisma(D), riding(D),alluring nightingale(C) and magic resistence(C).
once assassin activates the noble phantasm, its process becomes inreverseble and permanent, so while she tends to use right after being summon'd, she will always ask for permision first.
lore: assassin identity is that of Le Maître chat, more commonly know as the puss'n boots. as a phantom, to be able to manifest as a servant she combine with myths of the nekomata/two-tailled ghost cat, which change her saint graph drastically.
"Master Cat, or The Booted Cat", commonly known in English as "Puss in Boots", is a European literaryfairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master.
the reason for assassin's current aparrence is an influence of the people vision of the nekomata and his associacion with the cutural fenomenom called "catgirls"
personality:
assassin gives of the impression of a clumsy and ditzy girl who is "a innofensive and cute cat", her true nature however is that of a very smart and cunning trickster who rarely shows its nature. the only thing she does not fake, is her loyality to her master.
assassin likes freedom and open spaces, this is because she is still "a wild animal at heart", she is still, however, still a servant and will never abandon her master. she is not above tricking people, but cannot support being in debt and will always do her best to pay then (if it does not cause problems to her master that is).
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Fate / White Memoria
Originally Posted by Spartacuseor4 spoiler
There is always a first time for everything...
It happened to me about four times, varying degrees of accuracy of course.
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Pretty good going. He suits the class well, I had originally envisioned him as a Berserker but with a False variant of the skill to represent the act of it all but you've put that to rest here. I agree with Spoony that Mad Enhancement EX would be more appropriate given the nature of the character. You also added Prana Burst and Revelation - two skills I originally believed to have not fit the character - to function quite well here to.
A very creative take on the dude, props to ya.
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A darker take on a saint without going into Jalter territory. The whole sheet shows the character as very macabre, without even taking the NP into consideration and making her a conglomerate Phantom works out quite well here too, like what I did for Arsene Lupin but you pulled it off better. I would have picked the second FC myself given the nature of the portrayal you constructed nicely but I'm as subtle as that herd of buffalo that ran over Mufasa in the Lion King.
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Ah, CaS's love hate relationship with GO. On one hand, GO provided a lot of possibility and flexibility for Servant making and better chances to get your favorite figures in canon. On the other hand, when that character doesn't click to you, either by design, NP and personality, it make me feels salty as fuck.
That Circe's faceclaim tho, you got her boobs window right
A couple of my Servants have shown up too (Tomoe Gozen, Hippolyta, Columbus, Muramasa and Fuuma, if you're interested), but alas none have much in common with their canon incarnations. The only thing I can say is that I managed to predict Columbus as a villain, but given his RL history that's not a particularly impressive achievement.
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P.S: Now that Rider Columbus is officially out, I'm half-considering a remake of my old Columbus sheet. To avoid clashing with canon I'd write him as a Lancer with that Class emphasizing the "founder of America" aspect of his legend (and the American flag spear as his primary NP instead of the ship). Santa Maria would become his secondary NP, perhaps just letting him summon disembodied anchors rather then the ship itself.
Any thoughts?
can you make the flag work? because its the only thing i can't vizualize.
also any opnions on my assassin?
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