wintercrazed | The Holy Grail War Meme

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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Considering starting the hostilities early, are we? Suffice it to say it's a wise decision on Neku's part to decide to hold off on sending in a Familiar, particularly considering whom he might be provoking here. However, it's hard to really tell if this particular Servant would have been surprised or amused by the spectacle. The lazy smile on his face says that he's relaxed to some degree, but the way his stance settles and he throws his head a bit to get the hair out of his eyes says that he might be too relaxed, perhaps.

His mouth works quietly as he speaks with his Master, standing back on his heels with arms folded across his chest. It's like he just carries himself with a sense of knowing, and whoever his Master happens to be is either very lucky, or has cause to be cautious in that regard. Still, he is an Archer, after all. It's hard to tell what's on his mind at any given time...

He looks up suddenly with his Master mid-sentence, cutting him off with an upraised hand. His small grin widens slightly as he says something else too quiet to be heard before stepping off on his own, holding his other hand out to his side. There's a dull glow that brightens into white-blue around his palm, dissipating to reveal a gun that he slowly curls his fingers around.]

Seems like I have company...

[Josh grins, loud enough for whoever is watching to be able to hear him.]

Now the question remains...are you going to come out, or am I going to have to come looking for you?

[Like hell he's coming out when Archer has his Master there as support. But he wants to get some idea of who he's fighting. So instead he increases his magical presence just a bit, and flees.

But makes himself easy enough to track for now. The other should get the invitation easy enough.]

[Well well well. This should be interesting. He's not about to just let the Servant eavesdrop and then get away scott free, but he doesn't immediately follow, either. He had a conversation to finish with his Master, after all.

Eventually, though, he does pick up the trail and follows, his Master hanging back to level the playing field now that he's got the power for a fight, if it comes to that. That, and he doesn't want him just running away again.

He lifts his gun a bit and runs his fingers across the barrel, eyes steadily scanning the area for movement.]

Come on now, I'm not looking for trouble. If I were, I would have gotten you by now, you know.

You think I came out here without being prepared?

[Caster finally materializes, not aggressive but certainly on edge.]

Your Master just made it really easy to find you.

Did they, now?

[He smirks, tossing his gun from one hand to the other before letting his arm hang at his side, his other hand on his hip.]

You think it was my Master's idea to follow you too, I'm guessing?

The Holy Grail War Meme

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject