Class Skills:
Territory Infringement - A
The ability to slip past all manner of security, be it mundane or supernatural in nature. Bypassing wards, barriers, alarms and more, an ideal Skill for infiltrator-type Servants. The featured Skill of the Watcher-Class Servant.
At A-rank, Watcher is capable of bypassing all manner of defenses barring Divine Authority. Rather than a legend of being undetected, it’s more in the lines of Watcher’s sheer “Fleetingness” and “Unimportance” that even the most reactive of motion sensors ignore their presence entirely.
That said, the faint glow of embers and cracked ash encompass the forms of Watcher’s “Shadows,” in spite of their life-like visage.
“Careless. They claim to be a mage without equal, but not even their traps responded to my stride.”
“Disappointing as it may, consider our Master and us blessed for this great opportunity. We may be amidst the viper’s nest, but the great beast remain blissfully ignorant of its impending doom.”
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Magic Resistance - EX
Grants protection against magical effects. Differing from the developed resistance that merely rejects magical energy, this Skill cancels the spells altogether.
Rather than “Evading/Averting Magecraft” like that of Ruler-Class Servants, it appears spells fail to register Watcher entirely. Even if one are to locate Watcher’s Shadows, all manner of rituals and spellcraft will “Phase” through their forms as if they are but dust in the wind - - ever fluttering, never fully settling onto the ground.
“Ohohoh, don’t mind us Master; useless as we may be in combat, we are no pushovers either. Try as they might, they cannot harm what was never whole in the first place.
- - See? The boys are all fine and dandy, it was as if the Noble Phantasm never scattered them!”
Personal Skills:
Conceptual Revocation - B+
An abnormal Skill, especially for the embodiment of concepts like Servants. A fundamental rejection of concepts and their effects, born from either the user's existence as an "Anathema," or a mindset completely and utterly against existing ideas of the current reality. All Conceptual Attacks and Skills receives a demerit (any "+" modifiers nullified), while Noble Phantasms embodying a "Concept" will have their rankings reduced.
In Watcher's case, any who are within a certain radius of their Master will suffer the effects of the Skill. Assuming the opponent's concept is the likes of "Victory," "Dreams," or any romantic/positive connotations will have their Skills decreased by one rank, and their Noble Phantasm ranking halved.
Rather than any supernatural means, it appears Watcher radiates an aura of utter "Denial and Rejection." The pressure of such a presence is overwhelming, as if the opponent is bearing witness of a collective rebellion...
“Worry not about expectations, nor opinions, failures or disappointments. Cast them aside, and aim for that light!”
“The eyes of others are prisons, and their thoughts cages. To be constrained is a crime, Master; its lethargy sapping the fine points of the soul.”
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Resolution of the Wayward - A
The foolish will to continue onward, even after all the trials and tribulations. No matter how many times the User or their Master fail a will check, the user will always return both back at “The Start” of their mental fortitude. This is not the undying drive of
Battle Continuation nor the recovery-based infliction of
Honor of the Battered, but a “Forceful Uplift” that keeps their Master from succumbing into despair. However, this Skill will not activate in the face of “Absolute Lack of Hope.”
Although the jaded outlook from
Conceptual Revocation implied otherwise, Watcher embodies the will to press on in spite of the bleak onset. Though shrouded in pessimism, they are ultimately dreamers who wish for that “One Fine Day,” the promised moment where all their shattered dreams - - all of it - - will finally be realized.
To that end, Watcher ensures their Master can find the “Light;” if it means they must drag themselves and their Master from the mire countless times, then so be it.
“It is impossible to objectively separate the ‘Real’ and ‘Ideal.’ Not you, not I, nor anyone who is truly ‘Human.’”
“‘Goddamn, this is bringing me nothing but pain!’ That is a child’s way of thinkin’. This suffering is what judges you to be a real adult or not. Do not see this as pain, but as a reminder.”
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Territory Creation - D
A Skill that allows the construction of special terrains that is advantageous to a magus, such as the purpose of collecting Mana.
Rather than a physical “Workshop,” Watcher manifests a “Breakroom” whenever the Master retires for the night. Within this dream’s short reprieve, all nine of Watcher’s Shadows can manifest simultaneously — offering their own observations, opinions, and cryptic hints of what may come next.
That said, please choose wisely on who to listen; heeding the advice of conflicting viewpoints only leads to a heated discourse between the Shadows, at best.
Too many cooks spoil the broth, after all.
“Your strikes lack passion! Loving is very much like fighting - - each strike made from the heart, every drop of blood boils with the will to live! And you, you, your fists are tainted with hesitation - - unacceptable!”
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Universal Bird’s Eye View - C+
The ability to understand what goes on in the territory in which the user was summoned. It matters not the distance nor the scale, the Servant is capable of tracking all manner of information with precise detail. Effective for notifying the Master to carry out a countermeasure.
At this rank, Watcher’s scope of observation is limited to sight and sound. Though extremely underwhelming for a Watcher-Class Servant, they make up for it noting/deducing the subject with great scrutiny not unlike that of
Human Observation. Truly, the eyes of a creative mind at work are a wonder both awe-inspiring and uncanny.
“Aha! I see, in your brows… A firefly of angles and planes, the sharpness shimmering in the liquid air-”
Originally Posted by Bugs
