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[mahoganymaserati]

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. Add other preferences if you would like. (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!

Comments

Leonardo daVinci | Fate Grand Order

[mahoganymaserati]

[The best Caster, but more importantly an all-around genius.]

[...or she could be AU'd into a Master.]

[justanormaldoctor]

[This could go so many ways. Thoughts?]

Whisper the Wolf | Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) | voicetesting

[tangledpast]

[Prefers hit and run combat even for an Assassin, can also be summoned as an Archer.]

[passion_hammer]

(OoC: Any preferred scenarios? Can certainly play Amy as either a Servant [most likely a Berserker] or a Master!)

Vaska Lorre | DnD OC

[toccatangel]

[Saber class Servant. Highly dramatic, supremely confident, and willing to do whatever it takes to win the Grail War. Surprisingly affable to most opponents who aren't immediately and obviously Dishonorable.]

Hibiki Fujiwara | Original | OTA

[windsongs]

[ Most likely a Master, the bleeding heart type. But if Servant, she would slot into Caster. Character info on journal. ]

kirschtaria wodime ♔ fate/go

[cryptant]

[Master.]

Nearl - The Radiant Knight | Arknights |

[radiant_knight]

[ No shippy prompts for now, but open to rest. Saber, Lancer, or Ruler servant. As a master, can be AU'd into a knight family looking to secure the grail as a way to prevent it for being used for evil. ]

Bishop | OC |

[getting_better]

[ Assassin or Avenger servant. As a master, can be a mage mercenary participating as a job. M/F for shipping prompts. ]</small.

Naoya | Devil Survivor: Overclocked | OTA

[qabil]

[Can be either Caster or Avenger as Servant, or a Master with a certain agenda.]

[crisantemo]

[ hi there, just wanted to check if you're okay with an oc? either as a master who hangs around ghosts/demons a lot or a foreigner who is basically the moon. ]

claudia | amc's iwtv

[abandonments]

( a possible master if you'd want to deal with this tiny terror―

but as a servant: assassin, berserker, or avenger for some extra spice. )

[holdshisown]

[Well, Maedhros is very used to dealing with tiny terrors. So if you wouldn't mind him as a servant I'm open to most scenarios.]

Aranea Highwind || FFXV || OTA

[magitek_dragoon]

[Lancer class servant. F/M for anything shippy please.]

persephone | changeling: the lost oc | ota

[joies]

[ Can be either!

As a Master she would still be a changeling and Queen of Spring, so she's basically a mana powerhouse. Very teasing and whimsical, will flirt with everyone and make it seem like she's not taking it seriously. She is, but they don't need to know that.

As a servant she would be a Ruler... and still the same as before. Acts like a carefree, flirty airhead but also ready to crush anyone under her heel if she has to. Her master will also be a teasing target whether they like it or not.

More info in journal! ]

Ibaraki-Douji | FGO | OTA

[bananaoni]

[Can be a berserker or lancer.]

Ch'en | Arknights |

[idealistic_dragon]

[ Saber, straight-forward but snarky sometimes. ]

Maedhros | the silmarillion | ota

[holdshisown]

[Saber or berserker.]

Atsuko 'Akko' Kagari ☄ Little Witch Academia ☄ ota

[wordsearch]

[As a Master, the typical Fate/ protag in that she isn't all that great at magic and doesn't know what's going on, but is loving and reckless.

As a Servant, she is either a Caster (because witch) or Archer (because bow Noble Phantasm). Definitely more mature and experienced due to having lived a full life, but got summoned as in her 16-year-old form so she's still unavoidably dopey.

Gimme that Master/Servant shipping.]

Re: Atsuko 'Akko' Kagari ☄ Little Witch Academia ☄ ota

[radiant_knight]

[ Could I interest you in a thread with this character? Maybe master and servant 1? ]

Miko Yotsuya | Mieruko-chan | OTA (f/f pref)

[mierukochan]

[Your local, master-by-accident with mystic eyes that see dead things. Olease help her.]

Enterprise (CV-6) | Azur Lane | OTA

[lucky_e]

[An Archer or Rider servant/shipgirl!]

carol danvers | mcu | ota

[nodoubts]

Saber (Arturia Pendragon) | Fate/ | ota

[arturiarex]

[ Always gonna be the Servant. ]

s+s, 2

[blackhand]

[Archer really, really hates social interactions. Bargains and barter are never things he tries to associate with unless they have a point or a challenge, and even then he could lose a head or a hand in the process. Alliances and promises to other people, though? Those are even worse. Who has room for trust when most of the time, you can't afford the price that comes with it?

The Grail War had barely even started before everything went to shit- of the seven Masters total, half of them had suddenly disappeared overnight without a trace. No apparent clues as to their whereabouts, and no idea from their Servants where they'd gone. Garrett has tried his absolute damndest to avoid the war altogether, insisting to his Master that he's a thief, not a fighter, and his work is better done elsewhere. With the mess unfolding in the city now, however, he's been forced to take part in solving the mystery in order to avoid having a blade being shoved into his back. Temporary alliances have been made if only to make sure the other Masters don't go missing next. It's tedious and frustrating to work alongside another Servant, but at this point, Garrett doesn't have much of a choice.

Which is why he's headed to see Saber, in order to pass on the word of what he's found. Most would try to look for things that stood out, in places that others frequent- but Garrett? His advantage of finding things that shouldn't be found was engraved in the Throne the same time he was. In this case, a series of ciphers that was half-destroyed, left in the remnants of an old warehouse that barely anyone ever visited anymore.

The spot they've agreed to meet isn't far, at least, and he's already bounding his way back across the rooftops in an effort to not waste time. Even though he's Archer, Garrett has a few unusual traits that make it harder to follow after him, so at least the venture there is one without problems.

He drops in a crouch on top of one of the containers, head tilting even before he speaks.]

Saber. [No, he doesn't regret not dropping his Presence Concealment until now, despite the idea that it's better to not startle another Servant.] Found something interesting by the old warehouses. Might be a lead.

[Yes, brilliant, Garrett. This clearly can't go wrong.]

Gilgamesh | Fate 👑| OTA

[gilgamess]

[ ooc: so for his Archer self, he would be a Servant. but I also play CasGil, so in that iteration, he can be a Master. I'm up for either! ]

Reines El-Melloi Archisorte | LEM2 Case Files

[dreyeye]

[ Master. Technically she's from an F/SN continuity, but she's not involved in any of the canon Wars. Not available as Sima Yi because I don't go to FGO. ]

Sakura Matou | Fate 🎀| OTA

[nightmare_fuel]

[ Master, naturally. can go with her light or dark self! ]

Arai-san | Kemono Friends

[trashbinmammal]

["Berserker" servant naturally. Gen preferred, but if you got something shippy in mind f/f]

Okami Amaterasu | Okami | ota

[fullthrottleammy]

[A Divine Spirit that willingly became a Servant. Will always be Ruler class.]

Velvet Crowe || Tales of Berseria || OTA

[tattered_velvet]

[Either a Saber class or a surprisingly well mannered Berserker. F/M for anything shippy/Spicy.]