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Do you want me to write a summary on how magic, thaumaturgy, and command seals work? Even if you do it'll have to wait for a while.

For more information about Alexander this is the page you want: http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Rider_(Fate/Zero) For more clarification on how stat increases work I'll put a table ripped straight from the wiki here: Rank Value + ++ +++ A 50 100 150 200 B 40 80 120 160 C 30 60 90 120 D 20 40 60 80 E 10 20 30 40 Now hypothetically we have a Berserker with a strength rating of C. He activates mad enhancement, now his strength rating is C+, this is now higher than a rank of A. If he had a weapon which increases his strength as his noble phantasm, his strength would rank up again to a rank of C++ and is now borderline ridiculous.

They can be either, historical figures have been very powerful servants in the past. The one that instantly springs to mind is Alexander the Great. As far as Berserker goes, the only real requirement for qualification is that the heroic spirit in question would either enter a battle rage like state, or they were actually insane. The class skill of Berserker is mad enhancement. This works as an activated skill, that doesn't start on but as soon as it is turned on it cannot be turned off again. Depending on the rank of the servant's mad enhancement skill when it is turned on some/all of the servant's stats get a + modifier (this dramatically increases their stats) but they lose all reason and cognitive functions. This can also result in them being unable to activate certain skills and noble phantasms due to the fact that they can't create the thought processes required. As a side note, because Berserker's stats are so high once mad enhancement is activated the mana drain on the master goes through the roof. This is to the point that in the previous 5 holy grail wars, 4 of the 5 masters that summoned Berserker died due to mana exhaustion. In all honesty, if you're looking to win the war Berserker is a terrible servant, but it's easily the strongest class in terms of pure stats.

I'm just gonna lay this down now, probably not the best idea to tell everyone who your servant may or may not be. The whole premise of the holy grail war is that it is a war of information as much as it is a war of skill. Every hero has an Achilles heel, and in one case that may be literal.

It isn't. Servants can range from heroes of justice to the most vile of villains. If you have a catalyst (a relic from their legend, eg a chip of stone from the round table) then summoning the corresponding servant can be relatively easy, but without one the grail matches you with a servant your character would be compatible with in terms of personality.

It's not EVs. It'll just be the IVs. The only pokemon who have specific EV spreads atm are Charlotte's iirc, and even if the Clefable did have specific EVs do you think they'd be in speed? All pokemon that random trainers have come with an IV of 31 in each stat though, so that's likely why you're getting outsped. I wouldn't be surprised if you had a speed reducing nature either.

Honestly after reading what's in the spoiler the guy doesn't sound overpowered at all. For context the most OP servant has a weapon which is literally capable of destroying worlds. But like Hukuna said, I'd assume that WOT is too recent to be viable (didn't stop the damn servant from the future), also like he said it's not my call.

The source material from the two that have already been summoned dates from 1818 and 1871 so I'd be inclined to believe you're right.

After a bit more thinking about it I've come to the realization that characters from literature are actually perfectly viable servants. It's already happened twice so far that I can think of, "Nursery Rhyme" the personification of a collection of nursery rhymes, and Frankenstein's monster. They fell under the caster and berserker classes respectively.

Super size.

If you go to Pokemon Reborn>Graphics>Characters his sprite is labeled trainer19.

Can I just ask why your front sprites for mega Pidgeot, Lopunny, and Altaria look exactly like the one's on showdown? If you're going to take them from elsewhere make sure to at least give credit where credit's due.

The first location is on the hill towards the center of the wasteland.

I don't see this as being too much of an issue so long as people can provide sources for their information. Like I said before, whether or not someone had a certain ability or item isn't important, what is important is that they were/are believed to have been in possession of it. Hector of Troy is a good example. An exerpt from the wikipedia page on the sword Durendal: This means that Hector could probably be summoned under the saber class wielding Durendal, even though it's unlikely he actually possessed it. The biggest thing when issues like this arise is to be able to justify it.

Literature is fine as long as they're famous enough. There have been instances of fictional character being summoned as Servants in various Fate thingies. But I'm not sure about modern literature like Lotr though it could potentially work out. Let me think about it for a bit ~ There's certainly no rule that states a servant has to have lived in order to be summoned by the grail, but I'm not sure literature as you're defining it works either. There have been many cases where the real life existence of the servant summoned is dubious, but in each case it is plausible that someone lived and a legend was later created around their life, with certain falsified and inflated elements to it. Therefore in each of these cases, there have been people in human culture at some point in time who have believed that the servants did live, even if they are considered fictional characters now. Different from a character from a book written recently about whom there has never been any doubt that they are of fictional existence. The literal definition of a servant is the manifestation, by the grail, of a heroic spirit. A heroic spirit being the spirit of a person, which is elevated to a higher position than an ordinary spirit by the belief of the masses that they are special. Whether they are actually special or not doesn't matter. A servant isn't a representation of who they were in real life, but who they are believed to have been. In the same way, the older, more famous, and more worshiped a heroic spirit is, the stronger the servant derived from it is. For example, if I were to summon Vlad III, he would most likely have vampiric properties in his skills list because the legend of Dracula originates with him, even though we know he wasn't a vampire. Make sense?

So you're saying that you've got servants in mind but others can choose their own so long as their balanced, while keeping the theme that no-one originally knows who the others are? If you were already going to know the other servants identities wouldn't you be able to balance it? Otherwise we'd need someone else to sit out of the game and create character sheets for the servants that the participants come to them with. Honestly if people want to choose their own servant then the second option is better. I can see the potential for disputes as to who's servant is stronger than who's, and it would probably help to have someone acting as "word of god" for those situations. When it comes down to that sort of thing, who's better to make the call than the impartial creator of the characters?

Gods are not summonable, no exceptions. Demigods are good, anything more is a no go.

No, that's how it should be. Originally Florinia gave out grass knot, but now she gives out nature power. Therefore grass knot was moved further back in the game, but anyone who already has it gets nature power at that point.

While Lancelot is one of the only servants actually able to kill Heracles this doesn't make him stronger than Heracles. The only reason he can win in a one on one is his very specific set of skills combined with his strength rank of A. In general Heracles' noble phantasm "God Hand" is enough to guarantee his master an automatic win in a 7 way war, unless he's very unlucky with who else is summoned. Lancelot is a very powerful servant, but he's not on Heracles' level. Still, this isn't the place for this sort of thing. This has been the case in the past, but doesn't have to be. Tokiomi summoning Gilgamesh is evidence of that. In fact I'd say it's more likely that powerful servants would be summoned by powerful masters. Besides, I doubt anyone wants to play as a master that can't do anything. While I agree with you, ultimately it's not our decision to make.

Another Fate style RP huh? I watched the death of the last one, Hukuna's on the money in that the challenge will be in finding the people with enough knowledge to join. I'd drop your number of master and servant pairs back down to 7, or at least anticipate having to do so. As for me? I could maybe give it a shot. It's no lie that I am one of the most knowledgeable people on the site when it comes to Fate. I'm no roleplayer though, and I didn't participate in the last one 'cause I had life to worry about. I'm approaching holidays now though so like I said, I might join. As far as servants go, are you planning them all out or are masters free to pick their own? Obviously the latter would require an impartial figure to register the servants with in order to avoid double summoning. Also are there bans on servants like Gilgamesh/Herakles who will just win the war on their own if allowed in? Finally a list of good sources to consider when looking for servants: The type moon wiki (if the servant already exists that makes the job easier), Arthurian legend, Greek/Roman mythology, Norse mythology, Asian mythology, Indian mythology, and the old testament.

Going back to mega Gallade, it's arms are wrong. It doesn't have elbows, instead the joint between the blade and the arm functions as it's elbow.

Huh. Should probably put a stop to this eh?

Nope. Number 1 most requested person of 2014.

Yes indeed. I need to drop by here more often. Vali?

It has been stated already, and it's what I do with Chansey too but Tomas doesn't want to do it.