User blog comment:Hitsuji Mamoru/Date Masamune/@comment-38196594-20190720234545/@comment-4802891-20190721041639

Oh so I hit your sweet spot with him... sasuga me~

His first Noble Phantasm is based on this ship, but upgraded to fit the needs of a Servant. The subname "Black Ship" is the name given to western ships in Japan at this period, so it's a Spanish galleon, with the Date clan flag on it lol. There's also a giant golden Buddha statue with a crown of thorns and holding a cross on the deck, but that's just for show, as expected from Date Masamune! His second Noble Phantasm however is on a Lostbelt level of fanfictitious: it wasn't even a reality, but because posthumous events allow it, it is now; his Saint Graph will remember it when we summon him ourselves. The Fate franchise allow for Servants to adapt to the era they are summoned in, and if there's someone who would fit in ANY era or locale, it would him!

Was he a gambler? I don't know, but what I describe the skill with wasn't for show: he did befriend opposing warlords, he did attack an allied army to get them to move their ass, he did encourage Christianity and trading with Europe; all of that caused him trouble, and the unifiers weren't too kind on him for that. They know he wouldn't betray them, but they know he was unreliable. Do read his various bios online. His reign and affinities with other rulers was quite the rollercoaster... His reckless and self-confident attitude, I think, qualifies him as a gambler.

And that's why I made his gameplay full of double-edged swords, with his NP being the only safe haven and... wait, you made me realize something: the numbers on his 2nd skill aren't right: It should be 10%-80% !!, I forgot to change them from the template I used xD ---Needing a debuff to be on him in the first place was enough of a demerit, I can't let him have such low chance...

Or maybe it is? What do you think?