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godoka anon. ([personal profile] anonily) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2015-05-18 03:52 pm

so, i ask of thee, are you my master?


The HOLY GRAIL WAR Meme

 

Seven Masters, magi of the present day. Seven Servants, heroes of days past.
One Holy Grail, granting whomever claims it a wish. Only one team of Master and Servant may claim it.
Who will it be?
For those unfamiliar with Fate/Stay Night or Fate/Zero, you can find a better explanation of the Holy Grail War here. (Note: The Holy Grail War in Fate/EXTRA functions in a dramatically different way, and one not followed for purposes of this meme.)


Instructions
1. Comment with your character. In the subject line, put that character's name, canon, and which role (Master, Servant, or either) you would like them to fulfill. Though not mandatory, it would be preferred that you give a brief summary of your character as they will (most likely) be AU'd into the setting. (NOTE: If your character can fill the role of Servant, I suggest you state which class(es) -- Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, or Berserker -- they fall into.)
2. Reply to others' comments. Pick your character's role (and the other character's if they list "Either" as their preference), then use the RNG to pick a scenario that fits the two characters' roles.
3. Enjoy! Though there might be triggers, depending on how the prompts are interpreted.


TWO MASTERS


1. Battle. Who says that Servants get to have all the fun? After all, most Masters try to kill each other, too. Whatever the circumstances, the two of you are locked in a fight. Neither of you are willing to use your Command Spells just yet, so no Servants here. Just two magi duking it out.

2. Alliance. There's a bigger threat out there. Either one Servant is exceptionally powerful, or the situation has changed and the participants need to take action aginst it. One way or another, you're teamed up with one of your rivals for the Holy Grail. How long will this last before you try to stab each other in the back? Or, will something more develop?

3. Protection. Uh-oh! One of you has lost your Servant! Unfortunately, there's no way you'd get to the church safely on your own, so the other one will help you get there! Or maybe you don't trust the priest presiding over the Holy Grail War and are giving shelter to them yourself? Given their track record, no one would blame you.

4. Death. One or both of you lay dying. It might have been by the other's hand, or by someone else's entirely. How will you spend your last moments in the presence of one of your rivals?

5. You, Too? Surprise! You may have been friends before, but you've just discovered that you're both Masters! How will you handle this revelation?

6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!


MASTER AND SERVANT


1. Are You My Master? The summoning is complete. Whether intentional or not, catalyst or not, a magus has summoned a Servant. What kind of meeting was it? Was everything totally under control, or did a hitch occur? Or maybe it happened in the middle of a life-or-death situation!

2. Identity. Either the Servant has flat out told the Master their identity, or they unleashed their Noble Phantasm. Either way, the cat is out of the bag. How will the Master react, now that they know their Servant's name and legend? Will anything change between the two?

3. Battle Aftermath. A battle has just ended. Who participated? Are either of you hurt? Did the Master have to use a Command Spell? Any number of things could have happened here.

4. Discord. Uh-oh. It looks like the Master and the Servant don't get along. Here come the arguments! Don't do something stupid, like waste a Command Spell over a triviality...

5. Love. And then, there's the opposite. Sometimes Masters and Servants fall in love with each other. How will this affect things?

6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!


TWO SERVANTS


1. Battle. This is what usually happens when two Servants meet -- they duke it out. This probably says enough as it is.

2. Alliance. There's a bigger threat out there. Either one Servant is exceptionally powerful, or the situation has changed and the participants need to take action aginst it. One way or another, you're teamed up with one of your rivals for the Holy Grail. How long will this last before you try to stab each other in the back? Or, will something more develop?

3. The Grail Dialogues. Maybe you're not interested in fighting just yet. Maybe you just want to sit down and talk with the other Servant. Find out what they want, what makes them tick. Get some wine while you're at it -- nothing like good wine to go with good talk!

4. Death. One or both of you lay dying...again. It might have been by the other's hand, or by someone else's entirely. How will you spend your last moments in this War in the presence of one of your rivals?

5. Identity. Congratulations, you've just learned each other's identities! Will this change the situation, or will you press onward?

6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!
dayknight: (I WILL BE THE ONE TO)

[personal profile] dayknight 2015-05-19 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[...sigh.]

Master, I mean no disrespect but...while it is true I could defend myself reasonably, your aptitude as a Master is...well...

...that is to say, I'm below my usual potential.

[Seriously, when it comes to dealing with Tatsumi, he can't keep this whole "suppress his humanity" thing going. Kid's2dumb. He's gotta advise him.]

So we should exercise some caution.
Edited 2015-05-19 23:59 (UTC)
justiceally: (15)

[personal profile] justiceally 2015-05-20 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[It's okay, he knows he's a shitty Master, as far as being a prana resource and all that goes...]

Yeah, but there's no way anyone else can match you even like this, you're the greatest knight that's ever existed!

[From the sound of it, and the look as well, he fully believes that.]
dayknight: (CLEANSE YOURSELF OF THEM)

[personal profile] dayknight 2015-05-21 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Ah-

[While Gawain has no memories of Leo, if he could make the comparison, he'd say there's something completely different about his belief in his servant compared to Tatsumi. Claiming Gawain as the strongest was almost stating the obvious for him, a simple fact that everyone should know. Tatsumi, meanwhile...it's more like faith. An earnest belief in someone rather than coming from somewhere cold. A statement straight from the heart, not the brain.

So it catches him off guard.
]

...it's nice of you to say. Perhaps only second greatest, however...

If you really are certain about this then we can leave. Just have some consideration for your schoolday tomorrow and try not to keep us out too long, alright?
justiceally: (4)

[personal profile] justiceally 2015-05-25 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
I can't really promise that, it's already pretty late - and it's not that I want to sabotage my grades or anything. This is just all really stressful, I don't know what to do with myself, you know?

[He rubs the back of his neck and shrugs.]

...Also no, you're definitely the first, people know what you did better than King Arthur. You did things he couldn't.