I'm planning on using a modded version of 5E or my own system (I'm still undecided) with a Fate/Stay Night skin to it. The problem is, this kind of campaign would only work well as a one-shot if it starts off in battle-royale mode, every man for himself trying to go for the kill. Otherwise, if we want this to be a longer, more strategy oriented campaign, it may need to be more than a one-shot, but I figured I would leave the choice up to the players as I could do either.

Basically, the premise is this: all players (up to 7, but probably 4-5 really) will be mages fighting in a holy grail wa…

Clarity: It's history, legends, and mythology and the Heroes summoned have Noble Phantasms: weapons that are the embodiment of their legends. (King Arthur with Excalibur, Shakespeare's First Folio, and Gilgamesh's treasury the "Gates of Babylon" even though Babylon came long after Gil's reign.)

Also, the mages (henceforth "Master") are on the ground fighting alongside their summoned Heroic Spirit (henceforth "Servant"). There are generally 2 ways to win: 1) Kill the Servant, thus meaning the Master has no weapon remaining. While the Master can always form a new pact with a Servant who lost…

Basically (a SUPER-short explanation unlike my previous essay):
You're a "magus" or "mage" (same term, same meaning, no difference between them). You're fighting 6 other mages. All 7 mages have performed a ritual that summons forth a Heroic Spirit to be your familiar/Servant, figures from history who have left their mark on the world and in human memory. (Most HS's are supposed to be real people. Some are fictional.) Using magic and your skills, you fight alongside your Servant to defeat the other 6 Master/Servant pairs. The winning team fulfills their wish. The setting is modern day. You (…

Put simply: Abilities of the heroes are made to match their legends. That said, the only listed Gunner-Class Servants so far in canon are Billy the Kid and a source-material character who was a mystery but not real so would be excluded from my campaign. That said, I could build a character around an existing deceased sniper if I think the person in question fits the bill for being a Heroic Spirit, but otherwise, the Servants for the Holy Grail War themselves (generally) fill one of seven Class archetypes: