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===Charms=== ====Smiling Across The Heavens==== *'''Cost:''' 3m; '''Mins:''' Martial Arts 2, Essence 2; '''Type:''' Reflexive *'''Keywords:''' Emotion *'''Duration:''' Instant *'''Prerequisite Charms:''' None *Whilst the forces of the Incarna struggles, in the mortal heavens as in the Games of Divinity, their eyes are not filled with hatred for one another; at their heart, they know that the conflict is the very source of their bond. The practitioners of Heavenly Union Style learn to adopt a lover's face, pardoning and inviting their foes even in the grittiest throes of combat. When they activate this Charm, they may add their attacker's Compassion to their DV. ====Bonded Heart Revelation==== *'''Cost:''' None; '''Mins:''' Martial Arts 3, Essence 2; '''Type:''' Permanent *'''Keywords:''' None *'''Duration:''' Permanent *'''Prerequisite Charms:''' Smiling Across The Heavens *Expanding upon their understanding of the arts of love and war, the martial artist twines their emotions with those of their partner, to better complement their actions and to better share their jubilation. Whenever someone channels a Virtue in a roll (or defence) made against an Exalt with this Charm, the Exalt is immediately (and candidly) aware of it. They may spend 1 Willpower to channel the same Virtue of their own in response; this channel does not count against their maximum channels per story. ====Thousand Leagues Understanding==== *'''Cost:''' None; '''Mins:''' Martial Arts 4, Essence 2; '''Type:''' Permanent *'''Keywords:''' None *'''Duration:''' Permanent *'''Prerequisite Charms:''' Bonded Heart Revelation *As the Incarna paint the entire sky with the vibrance of their union, so do practitioners learn to make use of their entire body. Every inch of skin, every proturberance and crevice is discovered anew, a source of rapturous enlightenment. Martial artists of Heavenly Union Style seem fluid and untroubled even amidst a swarm of foes, for they have a part of themselves for everyone. Exalts with this Charm have a new grapple option: Engage. This allows them to attempt a Hold on their existing grapple partner(s), whilst making a grapple attack on another person within range. If successful, they are treated as grappled also. Resolve control rolls between all present; the winner may take separate grapple actions against each person. The martial artist may have no more than their (Essence) partners at any given time, but may voluntarily release partners to take on new ones. ====Radiant Shaft of Sunlight Form==== *'''Cost:''' 5m; '''Mins:''' Martial Arts 4, Essence 2; '''Type:''' Simple *'''Keywords:''' Form-type *'''Duration:''' One scene *'''Prerequisite Charms:''' Thousand Leagues Understanding *The Exalt hones his might through one moment of balanced tension to the next, becoming expertly in command of how his strength flows. At each maneouvre, he focuses all of his strength into one point, able to pin his foes helpless even as the rest of his body is free to move. When grappling with an opponent, his DV suffers no penalty. *Harmony bonus: If the Exalt is in male shape, his natural weaponry is strong enough to rend through the toughest armour; his crush and unarmed attacks deal piercing damage. ====Bowel-Loosening Surprise Assault==== *'''Cost:''' 5m; '''Mins:''' Martial Arts 5, Essence 2; '''Type:''' Supplemental *'''Keywords:''' None *'''Duration:''' Instant *'''Prerequisite Charms:''' Radiant Shaft of Sunlight Form *Such was the speed and severity of this maneouvre that victims would lose all control of themselves! Many who heard of this Charm assumed that this is what its name meant. Not so. This Charm supplements a grapple attempt made as an unexpected attack, adding the exalt's Martial Arts in automatic successes on the roll to establish surprise. *Harmony bonus: If the Exalt is in male shape and has Radiant Shaft of Sunlight Form active, he adds an automatic success to all rolls to determine control of the resultant grapple until it is broken. Grapples formed by other methods do not receive this benefit. ====Dazzling Courtship Method==== *'''Cost:''' 2m; '''Mins:''' Martial Arts 5, Essence 2; '''Type:''' Supplemental *'''Keywords:''' Emotion *'''Duration:''' Instant *'''Prerequisite Charms:''' Radiant Shaft of Sunlight Form *The Unconquered Sun's conquest of the sky is a blinding assault, undeniable in its strength and majesty. Becoming as the Sun himself, the martial artist learns how to make his attacks like advances, laden with unbidden promise and overwhelming to those that do not see past his base intent. This Charm supplements any grapple attempt. The defender's DV against this attack cannot exceed their DMDV. *Harmony bonus: If the Exalt is in male shape and has Radiant Shaft of Sunlight Form active, his Charm is treated as an innate power instead, as with (Ability) Essence Flow. ====Velvet Folds of Night Form==== *'''Cost:''' 5m; '''Mins:''' Martial Arts 4, Essence 2; '''Type:''' Simple *'''Keywords:''' Form-type *'''Duration:''' One scene *'''Prerequisite Charms:''' Thousand Leagues Understanding *The Exalt performs a series of provocative katas, loosening her body into sinuous responsiveness. Like the night sky, she yields before brilliance; even as she appears to submit to her foes, she envelops them in her embrace, free to do with them as she pleases. When grappling with an opponent, her DV is not adjusted to 0, but instead suffers a -2 external penalty. She adds her Essence in automatic successes when determining control of a grapple. If she wins, her opponent still has control but cannot break the hold (either as a grapple action, or a special move). *Harmony bonus: If the Exalt is in female shape, she is able to exhaust her partner with overwhelming waves of scintillating energy. The damage of all her martial arts attacks that deal bashing damage (including crush maneouvres) is increased by her (Martial Arts). ====Darkness's Indiscriminate Embrace==== *'''Cost:'''' 5m; '''Mins:''' Martial Arts 5, Essence 2; '''Type:''' Supplemental *'''Duration:''' Instant *'''Keywords:''' None *'''Prerequisite Charms:''' Velvet Folds of Night Form *The night sky cares not for what invades its domain β its limits are beyond mortal comprehension. Instead, it draws in all approachers until they are lost in its inky depths. Activated in response to a successful attack, this Charm allows the Exalt to make an immediate grapple counterattack. She may not use this Charm if she is already grappling her limit of attackers (typically her Essence, due to Thousand Leagues Understanding). *Harmony bonus: If the Exalt is in female shape and has Velvet Folds of Night Form active, she may activate this Charm in response to an unsuccessful attack also. ====Sunlight's Shadowy Mirror==== *'''Cost:''' 2m, 1wp; '''Mins:''' Martial Arts 5, Essence 2; '''Type:''' Reflexive *'''Keywords:''' None *'''Duration:''' Instant *'''Prerequisite Charms:''' Velvet Folds of Night Form *Darkness envelops light, marking its every boundary and reflecting its every movement. The martial artist learns to emulate this darkness, complementing their partner's every move. Whenever she is the subject of an effect in a grapple (throws, crushes, or more esoteric effects such as Throat-Baring Hold), she may activate this Charm to apply that effect to her grappler. *Harmony bonus: If the Exalt is in female shape and has Velvet Folds of Night Form active, this Charm is treated as an innate power instead, as with (Ability) Essence Flow. That's a wise answer to a tcriky question
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