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So what's the deal with this game, anyway?

The long story short is that it's a short term PSL, with a definitive beginning and end, that takes elements from Type-Moon's Nasuverse - Fate/Stay Night in particular. Our goal is to have an even blend of SOL and PvE and PvP, but how these ratios skew depends on you!

How is that going to work?

Glad you asked! Gameplay will proceed according to a calendar which may be perused at your own leisure here, but the basic rundown is simple: The early period of the game’s run (the first two to three weeks. This is negotiable) will be devoted to the summoning process for Masters in the upcoming war, and bonding with the subsequently acquired Servants (as well as other Masters and anyone else), with some events thrown in by us for your fun or convenience. SOL with occasional PvE if desired, PvP fine but not a main focus.

Everything else is the war. It’s the same but with more fighting and only one of you can survive to the end (probably?). Subterfuge and alliances are encouraged. Please make use of private conversations! Talk to other Masters, talk to your Servant, talk to other Servants, talk to everybody! PvP with occasional PvE if needed. Naturally, some SOL will still occur, but it isn't intended to be the focus of this phase.

How will communication be handled?

The year is a highly AU'd 20xx, so while face to face communication is ideal, there's no shortage of ways to talk to people. You can make posts walking up to people individually, or thread phonecalls, or text messages, or use LINE or emails or maybe you and your allied Master have a Discord channel themselves. It's ok.

My character is super aggressive! What if I want to start conflicts early?

That's just as well. Remember, how the ratios of this game skew is dependent on you.

What if my character is like, the exact opposite of that?

It's cool, hang out at the church. I'm sure it's safe.

Do I have to play someone participating in the Grail War?

Absolutely not! If you don't want to play a Master or Servant, we totally welcome all random magi, churchpeople, folks off the street, students, vampires, whatever. Have a ball.

But what if no one fights?

Don't worry about it.

Really though, what if this ends up in a Great Holy Grail War scenario?

That depends on the number of players, but like I said, don't worry about it.

How many characters can I play?

As many as you want! Just keep the game's capacity in mind, but we trust you guys.

Well, ok. What kinds of characters can I play?

Any and all! AU your character into the setting! Make an OC just for the setting! Let us drag them in kicking and screaming into the setting! Characters from Fate or other Nasuverse properties are welcome under the same auspices. It's all good.

Wait what

It's the good old jamjar option. Don’t want to AU? Not interested in an OC? The Brewster Assembly is here for you!

Founded as a facility for research into the replication of the Second Magic, The Brewster Assembly for the Replicated Operation of Parallel Worlds has extended its forte into the transportation of people. Each of their new Fractals hails from a universe separate from this one, copied into a fresh new body for stability’s sake. All Fractals are expected to report to their nearest Brewster Assembly Branch Office periodically for examination but in exchange are given room and board and a living wage. Something something outside of replication of the effects of the Second Magic they hope to isolate certain qualia present in the process in order to reach the Root - so they say to the Association.

The Brewster Assembly has been in the hands of the Susereia family for several generations, its current director being the latest head of their family. An imposing and duplicitous woman, much of her life and motivations are shrouded in mystery. There are conflicting accounts as to the purpose behind the organization’s founding; the truth is known only to her and certain individuals within the Mage’s Association.

The main office is located on a manmade island out in the Pacific Ocean, along a leyline far from any land. However, the nearest branch office for these purposes is in Fuyuki. Its staff may be reached here.

So what's this about copies and new bodies?

Out of concern that our own universe might explode with too many foreign elements introduced, containers capable of taking on every quality of your character’s body were commissioned for the purpose of this round of experimentation. Please be careful with them, they were very expensive.

Do they have joints

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That's a lot of variety, though. What does this mean for the powercap?

Superhuman or superpowered characters that choose the jamjar option operate at a lesser capacity due to being placed in puppet bodies. What “lesser” means is up to you personally, but the basic thing is this: For everybody, the long and short of it is that we trust you all to work things out among each other. No powergaming, no infomoding, this isn’t a dick measuring contest. We’re all here to have fun. Anyone found in violation of this rule gets stuck in the baby cube.

What happens when my character dies?

Uh, you die. That character is removed from play. But it’s not like no one has ever come back from that in this setting, so if you’re interested in resuming play after dying, please let us know and we will work with you! By applying to this game, you must accept the possibility that your character may be killed in a fight or through other means. They cannot come back under most circumstances! It will result in the character being removed from play! This is especially true for Master or Servant characters!

Hey, so I'm interested! How do I app?

Over here; if you mean for your character to have some influence or rank at a major institution, like the church or clocktower, we kind of need to know about it. Not so much as a permission thing, but so we can plot around that! Edit 6/2/2018: We thank you for your interest, but we will be closing secondary invites (friends of friends) as well as disallowing entry to anyone who has not been previously been permitted. All previous invitations will be honoured. This may change in the future, but to be perfectly transparent, it is not likely to, as we need to keep the game a manageable size to deliver the best experience we possibly can. Once again, thank you.

However, since this is a game with mystery elements, you will probably need to lock a lot of information down as far as the public is concerned. If it would be commonly known, obviously do not, but if it's stuff like your family's secret magecraft technique(s) then go ahead.

I think my friend(s) might enjoy this!

Okay, buckle up. This game--"""game"""--is meant to be a chill project. If you want to tell a friend about it, by all means, but we reserve the right to deny them on any grounds, straight up. We made this space for our friends and to have fun. If someone is a noted problem, or if we simply do not get on with them, they will not be permitted. Modding for people you don't like is pretty draining and this is not going to be a job, nor will it be an uncomfortable atmosphere for mods or players alike if we can help it.

I like the sound of that but I am still having a problem with a player...

Hey, it happens! And if it does, if you can't work something out on your own, please come to us. Again, we made this space for our friends and if you're not having fun, we're not having fun, but even if you're not as close to us personally, everyone gets a fair shake. We'll absolutely hear you out and do our best to work towards a solution, so please don't worry about that. We both call out shit as we see it, and many can attest to that.

For instance, Celi is shit.

Why are you booing me? I'm right.

Nasuverse Cliffnotes

For further information on mechanics within the setting and explanations of terminology, please refer to the Setting FAQ. For a rundown on the Holy Grail War and Servants that goes beyond the scope of these cliffnotes, go here.

Hold on, I'm confused. What's a Holy Grail War?

This is a little easier to divulge. The Holy Grail War is a competition to decide who gains ownership of the Holy Grail, a relic that grants wishes. Participants, called Masters (usually magic users but not always!) summon Servants to fight alongside them as familiars until only one pair is left standing. That pair receives the Holy Grail.

That's the way it's supposed to go, but...

What is a Servant?

Servants are Heroic Spirits summoned by Masters with the assistance of the Holy Grail for the purposes of the Holy Grail War. That is to say that they're basically just ghosts - the ghosts of figures from history, folklore, and mythology who, for good or ill, made such a great impact on the world they've been recorded in its history forever. A Servant receives energy from its Master (either naturally or through bodily fluids or through eating people's souls. there are many avenues when you are a hungry magic ghost), and in exchange the Master is given three Command Seals on their hand, each of which represents a binding order they can enact.

Servants can fit into seven base classes: Saber (swords), Archer (projectiles), Lancer (spears/lances), Rider (riding), Caster (magic), Assassin (killing), and Berserker (if you just like flew into a rage once). Many Heroic Spirits qualify for more than one class, and their strength and personality can be altered by differences in class, so summon carefully!

There are also a few irregular classes, and classes that only appear in special circumstances, but. Well.

So what is a Great Holy Grail War?

There are typically 7 participants in a Grail War. If all seven choose not to fight each other, the Grail will choose seven additional Masters and seven additional Servants, and then summon a fifteenth Servant, Ruler, to neutrally arbitrate the conflict. We don't plan on limiting our numbers as far as Masters and Servants are concerned - if we get 8 pairs, that's totally acceptable, no one will fuss if we happen to have two Sabers in one war, odder things have happened - but if we just so happen to end up with 14 pairs, we do have accommodations for that planned out!

I want to summon a Ruler/Avenger/etc!

While it's not explicitly allowed under this ruleset, again, weirder things have happened, so like. Go for it, but please keep some semblance of a regular:irregular class ratio in your head, like, I'm not saying we can't have a whole-ass Sunday school in this war I'm just saying not to make it weird.

Uh. No Foreigners though. If you can't help it then please contact us privately, but just for ease of playing, these at least we'd definitely prefer to see kept to a minimum.

If we missed your question just like ask or something it's 5 am I'm going to sleep

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