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Pink Moon Stick: retiring some unplayed themes

2020-07-05T18:55:16Z

retiring some unplayed themes

Pink Moon Stick at 00:31, 9 May 2020

2020-05-09T00:31:59Z

Pink Moon Stick: symphogear!

2017-05-17T22:19:33Z

symphogear!

Pink Moon Stick: Open Heart Guardians!

2017-02-02T02:05:49Z

Open Heart Guardians!

Pink Moon Stick: Muses of Inspiration!

2016-09-22T22:04:38Z

Muses of Inspiration!

Pink Moon Stick: devil hunter yohko, little witch academia

2016-09-03T03:50:39Z

devil hunter yohko, little witch academia

Pink Moon Stick at 20:45, 22 August 2016

2016-08-22T20:45:02Z

Pink Moon Stick: reorganizing for inactivity

2016-08-20T15:00:41Z

reorganizing for inactivity

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Pink Moon Stick: lost inheritor yumi

2016-08-06T01:38:31Z

lost inheritor yumi

Pink Moon Stick: magical girl lyrical nanoha a's, thanks to fate's player for this primer!

2016-07-21T17:55:42Z

magical girl lyrical nanoha a's, thanks to fate's player for this primer!

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 Participating in a scene or plot with important elements from an unfamiliar theme?  Keep calm and educate yourself!  These summaries exist to give a quick primer to players who have never seen a given theme before, and also to fill theme-familiar players in on any notable [[Theme Adaptation|integration]] changes specific to the Battle Fantasia setting.  Many themes have additional information on their [[Cast Pages|cast pages]] and in the [[Theme Guides: Character Integrations|integration guides]]; these give only the nutshell.
 ==[[Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon]]==
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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Contract (With Princess Emeraude, to become a Magic Knight and Save Cephiro), Artifact (Clef's Glove Jewels)
 ==Mai-HiME==
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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Contract (Tuner Organization), Artifact (Origin Key)
 ==Pretear - the New Legend of Snow White==
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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Hero System Cell Phone Application), Contract (To defend the Shinjuu from the Vertex)
-=Inactive Original Themes=
+=Inactive Themes=
 The following themes, though fondly remembered, are no longer played, and are not accepting applications at this time.
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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Magical Transformation Item), Contract (Guardian Knight Oath), Legacy (Waldian Royal Line). Villains might have a demonic Legacy, or be empowered by a dark ritual (Artifact + Contract). The overwhelming majority of villains from this setting are Powers of Darkness.
 ==Marked Cards==
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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (True Heart Mirror), Contract (With the Perfect Mirror Guardian, or possibly with the Shadows)
 ==Muses of Inspiration==
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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Legacy (Descendant of The Knights Templar), Artifact (Holy Relics of the Church)
 ==[[Perfume Splash!]]==

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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Miraculous, such as Ladybug's earrings or Chat Noir's ring), Contract (with a Miraculous' Kwami, to protect the world from the misuse of magic), Legacy (Miraculous Ladybugs and Chat Noirs, among other Miraculous-users, have occurred throughout history).
 ==Oto x Maho==
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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Rose Signet Ring), Contract (With Ends of the World, to participate in the Duels)
 ==Senki Zesshou Symphogear==
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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (True Heart Mirror), Contract (With the Perfect Mirror Guardian, or possibly with the Shadows)
 ==O Starry Knight==
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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Emotional Pocketwatch (Artifact), Demon From Another Dimension (Legacy)
 ==[[Star ☆ Crossed]]==

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	'''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Lotus Tattoo), Contract (a sealed kami, after a period of time), Legacy (descendants have a chance to gain certain attributes & sync with their family's kami better)		'''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Lotus Tattoo), Contract (a sealed kami, after a period of time), Legacy (descendants have a chance to gain certain attributes & sync with their family's kami better)
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		+	==Senki Zesshou Symphogear==
		+	'''Theme Info:''' Throughout history, rare and wondrous young women whose voices contain the mystical Power of Song have invoked the might of Symphogear Relics, ancient artifacts which bestow magical armament upon their wielders. These Candidates are sorely needed as the exterminators of the deadly and monstrous Noise. But not everyone studies the Relics in order to make the world a better place; powers both ancient and modern are all too eager to wield the strength of Symphogear and Noise alike for their own gain. Saving everyone will take far more than just the spectacular violence that Symphogear enables; it requires trust, compassion, and a warmly extended hand.
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		+	'''Theme Organizational Connections:''' The paramilitary/national military supporting the Symphogear-users has been replaced with the Tuner Organization. Fine and her followers are members of Ends of the World (who sponsor Relic research teams around the world), though their ultimate goal is somewhat more Dark Fall aligned, which may eventually lead to some friction.
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		+	'''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Symphogear Relic), Contract (with the Tuners or Fine)

	==Shugo Chara!==		==Shugo Chara!==

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	'''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Muses receive their powers from ancient gems enchanted with magic to find their suitable Magical Girls when the creatures rise again. These gems are not sentient, and while they can sometimes speak it is less like talking to a person and more talking to someone on a tape-recorder. Because of this the magical girl might not really know more than the very basics of what is going on - and only if she is very lucky might she even know the name of any of the others!		'''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Muses receive their powers from ancient gems enchanted with magic to find their suitable Magical Girls when the creatures rise again. These gems are not sentient, and while they can sometimes speak it is less like talking to a person and more talking to someone on a tape-recorder. Because of this the magical girl might not really know more than the very basics of what is going on - and only if she is very lucky might she even know the name of any of the others!
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		+	==Open Heart Guardians==
		+	'''Theme Info:''' Mysterious, semi-sentient artifacts seek out and find their way into the hands of girls with deep potential in their hearts, allowing them transformations based on the hearts of the users. If their hearts are closed off, it gives them a superficial form their 'outer heart'. Only by understanding their hearts, opening them, and letting them grow, can they reach their true selves and true forms. The artifacts were created by an ancient lost civilization that knew the power of the heart, but had closed theirs off and put a metaphorical mask on, so in using the artifacts eventually turned into monsters known as Masques - and if the girls who received the artifacts keep using them recklessly without looking inwards, if they neglect their civilian selves and ignore friendship, romance, and learning who they are - they may fall to the same fate. The ancient Masques have been sleeping, but the chaos of this new age has awoken them once more, and they have returned to wreak havoc, with the Emperor Masque creating Shadow Minions to attack those that have 'his' artifacts.
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		+	'''Theme Organizational Connections:''' The girls with the artifacts do not belong to any one organization as a whole. The Masques would join Dark Fall, but neither the Emperor Masque nor the others would trust them, seeing the other members of Dark Fall as tools rather than allies.
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		+	'''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Heart Awakener, each one shaped uniquely to the one it seeks out)

	==Oto x Maho==		==Oto x Maho==

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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Contract (with Nagi, accepting the power of their ‘guardian angel' Child, in exchange for risking their most important thing, or with Searrs, loyalty for power), Artifact (Child), Legacy (destiny symbolized by HiME birthmark; PRInCESSes have Artifact (HiME Earring) instead)
 ==Miraculous Ladybug==
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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Miraculous, such as Ladybug's earrings or Chat Noir's ring), Contract (with a Miraculous' Kwami, to protect the world from the misuse of magic), Legacy (Miraculous Ladybugs and Chat Noirs, among other Miraculous-users, have occurred throughout history).
 ==Oto x Maho==

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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (The Mise-en-place, which takes the form of a chef's apron of some kind), Legacy (a combination of magical and culinary talent).
 ==Dokidoki! Pretty Cure==
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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Magical Pendant, Magical Bracelet, Magical Earrings...) Contract (With Merlin: Knight's Oath of Chivalry), Legacy (They're Knights. Of the Round Table. Reborn. 'Nuff said, really.)
 ==Lost Inheritor Yumi==

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 '''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Religious symbolism), Legacy (Reincarnations of historical figures that are now phantom thieves for some reason), Contract (With an Angel, possibly a Demon if you're on the opposite side)
-==[[Knights of the Round Table Reborn!]]==
+==[[Knights of the Round Table REBORN!|Knights of the Round Table Reborn!]]==
 '''Theme Info:''' Once upon a time, King Arthur ruled from Camelot with the help of the Wizard Merlin and his Knights of the Round Table. A time of myth? Yes... until today.  Morgana Le Fay, come back from death, is searching for the Holy Grail that she was denied so long ago. To this end she has caused the spirits of the Knights of the Round Table, even Arthur himself, to be released back into the mortal world. Because, you see, she needs them to get what she wants: Morgana cannot grasp the Grail herself; Arthur, and the hands of at least one of his Knights, are required. And she remembers well how loyal some of them turned out to be... But for all her scheming, she did not count on Merlin.  Sensing Morgana's spirit stirring in the world once again, he emerged from his prison to counteract her, lest her wishes be made real. He came back in the form closest to where his physical body still lies trapped in a deep forest: a rabbit. Undeterred, he made his way with the magics available to him in that weakened form to Japan, where he searches for the Magical Knights Reborn, hoping to find them before Morgana, and keep them from falling into her clutches.  Reborn in the modern era, the Arthurians nearly all have a fresh start.  The only question is, will Morgana get her hands on them and turn them into the monster of the week?

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	'''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Magical Pendant, Magical Bracelet, Magical Earrings...) Contract (With Merlin: Knight's Oath of Chivalry), Legacy (They're Knights. Of the Round Table. Reborn. 'Nuff said, really.)		'''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Magical Pendant, Magical Bracelet, Magical Earrings...) Contract (With Merlin: Knight's Oath of Chivalry), Legacy (They're Knights. Of the Round Table. Reborn. 'Nuff said, really.)
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		+	==Lost Inheritor Yumi==
		+	'''Theme Info:''' Family is important for witches, too. There are teachings in the magical world that are handed down from mother to daughter, across generations. But not all magic is like this. Yumi Ohzora comes from a noted line of mages, but the magic that would change her life wasn't something she expected. In saving Tama, the cat who kept the ancient Staff of Lost Ivy, Yumi met her first Ogre, a kind of monster summoned up from hidden places all over Earth. These monsters seek to eat human hearts for nourishment--and to pass the energy within them along to their master, a woman known as the Hungry Queen. The Hungry Queen is gathering artifacts, spellbooks, and hearts in order to bring about the return of an ancient evil that could unleash a thousand years of darkness on the world, aided by those willing to betray humanity for temporal wealth, power, or fame. But this being has been sealed before; the Green Sorceress, wielder of Lost Ivy before Yumi, left her staff in the care of a familiar and is said to have hid her spellbooks. Now, it's a matter of time until someone reunites them all--either to unleash this monstrosity, or to finally put it away for good. But Yumi has no idea of the real story, and her real connection to this war she seems to have inherited--and ignorance is dangerous in matters of magic and the heart.
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		+	'''Theme Organizational Connections:''' The Hungry Queen and her forces are affiliated with Dark Fall; Yumi herself is affiliated with the Magic Association, as would likely but not necessarily be other Inheritors.
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		+	'''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Staff of <X>, belonging originally to one of the Green Sorceress's Coven), Legacy (Magical Bloodline, dating back to same--though it may be dormant), Contract (With the staff's Keeper, a cat, to protect the staff and combat the entity), Contract (with the Hungry Queen, to do her bidding in return for some temporal gain), Artifact (Cursed Necklace, a token given by the Hungry Queen to her favored servants)

	==[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]==		==[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]==

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 ==[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]==
-'''Theme Info:''' The mystical world of Al-Hazard was once the pinnacle of magical development, crafting wonders unheard of across the universe. Unsurprisingly, it destroyed itself in its hunger for power, but it, and other, similar magical civilizations, left behind mysterious and dangerous artifacts classified as Lost Logia. It is the mission of the Time-Space Administration Bureau (an organization of mages based on the world Midchilda) to travel around the multiverse, collecting and sealing Lost Logia before they can wreak further harm. The arrival of the Book of Darkness and its protectors, the Wolkenritter, as well as the Jewel Seeds, means that the TSAB has set its sight on Earth. As an Unadministered World, however, the TSAB has no official authority, and other Midchildan Mages unaffiliated with the Bureau may have been drawn to Earth, either tempted by the power of Lost Logia or simply to be away from the watchful eye of the Bureau. There are rumors of Device Meisters unaffiliated with the TSAB who are willing to craft a new Device for a budding Mage, as well as several free agents of the TSAB who support themselves while keeping their eyes open for any trouble they're able to help with. Of late, some have also come to Earth to learn, and the Magic Association has extended an offer for citizens of Midchilda to come study at the Infinity Institute. In the midst of this chaos, two girls - one the heir to a dark Midchildan legacy, the other an ordinary third-grader - come into conflict over the fate of powerful Lost Logia known as the Jewel Seeds.
+'''Theme Info:''' From the distant world of Midchilda come the wondrous magical artifacts known as Devices, semi-sentient creations that can unlock the magical potential of their owner if they find them worthy.  Whether someone is an exchange student from another world, an adventurer, or simply an ordinary kid, they might happen upon a Device, forge a relationship with it, and find themselves thrust into the greater conflicts of the world.  Of particular interest to many Device-wielding mages are relics known as Lost Logia, dangerous and twisted creations of legendary, lost civilizations that grasped too far for power and ended up destroying themselves.  Wherever one appears, destruction is certain to follow in their wake, and so many have made it their personal calling to locate and seal them away.  Others however wish to seize their power for their own personal gain, and still others hope to unlock that forbidden for the sake of someone precious to them.  The battle for their fate, and for the future of those lives entwined within their destiny, continues.  Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's is starting!
-'''Theme Organizational Connections:''' The Time-Space Administration Bureau has limited authority on Earth, an Unadministered World, because of an Understanding between the TSAB and the Magic Association, supported heavily by TSAB Admiral Gil Graham. The Tuners, however, are likely to take any help in fighting monsters, whether caused by Lost Logia or otherwise. Precia Testarossa is using Dark Fall to help achieve her goals, while the Wolkenritter have been working with Ends of the World for similar reasons. The power of Lost Logia is important to all factions (whether to be sealed or used).
+'''Theme Organizational Connections:''' The Magic Association runs an exchange program at the Infinity Institute for budding mages from Midchilda.  Many Midchildan mages have joined the Tuners under Lindy Harlaown.  The Ends of the World are currently in contact with the Wolkenritter who are using them to achieve them mysterious aims.  The death of Precia Testarossa has left a void within Dark Fall that could be filled by anyone with enough ambition or power.  The power of the Lost Logia is of interest to all organizations.
-'''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Magical Device), Contract (with Device, to seal Lost Logia, or with a Device Meister)
+'''Example Theme Paths to Power:''' Artifact (Magical Device), Contract (with Device, to seal Lost Logia).
 ==Magic Knight Rayearth==