Editing Character:Sister Mercy (section)

=Charms=
== Integrity ==

Integrity -Protecting Prana (Cost: 5m, 1wp; Mins: Integrity 1, Essence 1; Type: Reflexive (Step 2); Keywords: Combo-OK; Duration: One day; Prerequisite Charms: None)
This Charm protects the character from any Shaping effect that directly alters her mind, body, spirit or traits. This includes instantaneous Shaping effects and any new alterations caused by long-term Shaping effects. This Charm also protects the character from any undodgeable, unblockable Shaping attacks. Wyld energy cannot create a serpent inside the character’s stomach or turn her armor to lava, whether it’s manipulated by an enemy or its own random whims, because these effects inflict immediate damage and the character’s DV is not applicable. This Charm does not protect against the miscellaneous dangers of the Wyld. 

Righteous Lion Defense: Her Motivation (Cost: —; Mins: Integrity 3, Essence 1; Type: Permanent; Keywords: None; Duration: Permanent; Prerequisite Charms: None)
The player picks one of the character’s Intimacies when purchasing this Charm. For the purposes of this Solar Charm, this loyalty must be to an ideal—not to a person or a love, but sometimes to a relationship; not to a tribe or city, but sometimes to the nation she might build of them; not to a battle or a war, but to the extinction of one foe or the conquest of a great region. This Charm allows the character to treat mental influence to betray or forsake that Intimacy as an unacceptable order. If the character voluntarily abandons that Intimacy or it becomes obsolete, this Charm ceases to function until, first, a new story begins and, second, the character chooses a new Intimacy to which the Charm applies. Players can also shift this Charm to a new Intimacy at any time by spending one experience point.

Temptation-Resisting Stance: Conviction (Cost: 6m; Mins: Integrity 2, Essence 1; Type: Reflexive (Step 2); Keywords: Combo-OK, Stackable, Social; Duration: One scene; Prerequisite Charms: Any Integrity Excellency)
This Charm increases the character’s Dodge MDV by his Conviction for the remainder of the scene. 

Elusive Dream Defense (Cost: 5m; Mins: Integrity 4, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 2); Keywords: Combo-OK, Social; Duration: Instant (Story); Prerequisite Charms: Temptation-Resisting Stance)
This Charm defends the character against mental influence by forging an instant, sorcerously charged Intimacy to an idea or ideal that protects him. For the purposes of this Charm, this Intimacy might be enmity with the person attempting influence, contempt for that person or loyalty to something that the influence would make him
betray. This effect is optional if the character already has such an Intimacy. If he has a preexisting one that is applicable, the magic can bolster it to inviolability instead. Characters observing the Solar when this Charm is used can make a reflexive (Perception + Investigation) roll against a difficulty of the character’s Temperance to notice the newborn or newly renewed enmity, loyalty or disdain. The Solar genuinely accepts the Intimacy to which he commits himself with this Charm, although the player decides how much weight he gives it compared to his other ideas, plans, loyalties and goals. At the end of the story, the Essence charge dissipates from
the Intimacy, and it is no longer a perfect defense, though the character may maintain it for later use, the sake of the memory or out of genuine feeling.

Phoenix Renewal Tactic: Conviction (Cost: —; Mins: Integrity 4, Essence 3; Type: Permanent; Keywords: None; Duration: Instant; Prerequisite Charms: Any Integrity Excellency)
Whenever the Solar would otherwise recover one or more Willpower points from stunts or natural recovery, this Charm gives the character the option to recover one point (one channel) of the chosen Virtue instead. 

Epic Zeal of Conviction (Cost: —; Mins: Integrity 4, Essence 2; Type: Permanent; Keywords: Combo-OK; Duration: Permanent; Prerequisite Charms: Phoenix Renewal Tactic)
The Solar regains one channel for the Virtue augmented by this Charm once per day at sunset. Additionally, whenever the Solar would roll dice for a Virtue enhanced
by a purchase of this Charm (whether as a pool by itself or bonus dice from a channel), the Charm converts these dice into automatic successes. This isn’t optional, so characters must always spend Willpower to resist the urges of extreme Virtue.

Champion of Conviction Meditation (Cost: —; Mins: Integrity 5, Essence 4; Type: Permanent; Keywords: None; Duration: Permanent; Prerequisite Charms: Epic Zeal of (Virtue))
It permanently enhances the Exalt’s specified Virtue, allowing her to channel it without spending Willpower to do so. Upon reaching Essence 6+ when the Solar channels the Virtue for successes, she receives (Essence) successes instead if that would be higher than the Virtue’s rating.

==Archery==

There Is No Wind (Cost: 3m or 5m; Mins: Archery 4, Essence 1; Type: Supplemental; Keywords: Combo-OK; Duration: Instant; Prerequisite Charms: Any Archery Excellency)
This Charm nullifies all penalties, except wound and multiple action penalties, applying to a single Archery-based attack. If the Solar has Essence 3 or higher, she can spend two additional motes and this Charm will increase the Range of her weapon to her maximum visibility range.

Accuracy Without Distance (Cost: 1m, 1wp; Mins: Archery 5, Essence 3; Type: Supplemental; Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious; Duration: Instant; Prerequisite Charms: There is No Wind)
This Charm supplements the player’s Archery roll and guarantees that the arrow hits. This Charm can be used in archery contests and for trick shots—such as severing a rope from afar—but it is most often used in attacks. Resolve such attacks normally. If he attack would have missed without this Charm, then it hits, calculating its raw damage based on an assumption of 0 attack successes. This Charm does not change the normal rules for valid targets—shooting “the gap in his armor” does not allow the Exalt to bypass armor soak, nor does this Charm allow the Exalt to fire through a stone wall or beyond the maximum Range of his bow without additional magic.

Forceful Arrow (Cost: 3m; Mins: Archery 4, Essence 2; Type: Supplemental; Keywords: Combo-OK, Knockback, Obvious; Duration: Instant; Prerequisite Charms: There is No Wind)
This Charm supplements an Archery-based attack. If the attack hits and rolls even one die of damage, the enemy’s player rolls (Stamina + Resistance) against a difficulty of (the attack’s post-soak damage dice). On failure, the attack knocks the enemy away from the Exalt a number of yards equal to the Exalt’s Essence. Objects do
not get a roll, but are instead knocked back automatically if (the raw damage x 50) exceeds the object’s weight in pounds.

Trance of Unhesitating Speed (Cost: 2m or 4m per attack; Mins: Archery 3, Essence 2; Type: Extra Action; Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious; Duration: Instant; Prerequisite Charms: Any Archery Excellency)
This Charm is a magical flurry of two or more Archery-based attacks. Each attack
costs two motes, including the first, and the Exalt can buy up to (her permanent Essence + 1) attacks. This Charm lets the Solar make these attacks regardless of the weapon’s Rate, without multiple action penalties, and with a DV penalty equal
to the highest penalty for any one attack. Some Archery weapons, such as firewands and siege crossbows, are difficult to fire rapidly. Characters using Trance of Unhesitating Speed with a weapon that has a Rate less than 1 must spend four motes rather than two motes on each attack. This Charm need not be Obvious if the character does not exceed the normal Rate of the bow, but it can be Obvious at
any time if the activating character desires.

Arrow Storm Technique (Cost: 8m, 1wp; Mins: Archery 5, Essence 2; Type: Supplemental; Keywords: Combo-Basic, Obvious; Duration: Instant; Prerequisite Charms: Trance of Unhesitating Speed)
This Charm enhances an Archery-based attack. The Solar can apply this attack (for which he rolls only once) against (his permanent Essence x 3) valid targets. He cannot apply this attack to a single person or human-sized object more than once, but he can apply it repeatedly against the same military unit or larger object. This Charm requires that the character have separate ammunition for each target. The character can use this Charm even with weapons
such as firewands that would normally require a reloading action between shots.

Flashing Vengence Draw (Cost: 3m; Mins: Archery 3, Essence 2; Type: Supplemental; Keywords: Combo-Basic; Duration: Instant; Prerequisite Charms: Trance of Unhesitating Speed) 
The Exalt must have an Archery weapon available for use to invoke this Charm, but it need not be in her hands. This Charm enhances the Join Battle action, giving the Solar a number of bonus successes on the Join Battle roll equal to her Essence. This Charm immediately and reflexively draws and readies an available Archery weapon.

Essence Arrow Attack (Cost: 2m; Mins: Archery 2, Essence 2; Type: Supplemental; Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious; Duration: Instant; Prerequisite Charms: None)
Fiery Arrow Attack: The Solar’s arrow (or appropriate ammunition) catches fire mid-flight. If the Solar’s Archery-based attack strikes a flammable material, this Charm ensures that it ignites. This Charm always destroys wooden ammunition when it’s used.
Dazzling Flare: The Solar’s arrow (or other ammunition) glows with holy fire or brilliant sunlight. This Charm makes the Solar’s Archery-based attack Holy, and it inflicts aggravated damage against creatures of darkness (see p. 192). The arrow shines brightly enough to be seen for (the Solar’s Essence x 10) miles, if fired straight upward or otherwise unobstructed.
Righteous Judgment Arrow: The Solar can spend a third mote on this Charm to add four extra dice of damage to the attack. This variation has a distinctive visual effect usually related to the character’s anima. For example, if a Twilight’s anima display shows a mandala of blue and gold light, her Righteous Judgment Arrow might have streamers of blue and gold that congeal into a mandala symbol in front of the target as the arrow hits.

Phantom Arrow Technique (Cost:—(1m per attack); Mins: Archery 3, Essence 2; Type: Permanent; Keywords: Obvious; Prerequisite Charms: Essence Arrow Attack)
This Charm permits a Lawgiver to make ranged attacks without using ammunition. Each such attack costs one mote of Essence. The Exalt can attack as if using any form of ammunition without Resources cost, such as a broadhead, fowling, frog crotch or target arrow. This Charm permanently enhances the Exalt’s capabilities. Therefore, shaping motes into ammunition is an unrolled reflexive action and not a Charm activation.

Inexhaustible Bolts Of Solar Fire (Cost: 8m, 1wp; Mins: Archery 5, Essence 4; Type: Simple; Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious; Duration: One scene; Prerequisite Charms: Phantom Arrow Technique)
This Charm allows the Solar to shape arrows from ambient Essence at will for the remainder of the scene. Doing so functions as Phantom Arrow Technique but does not cost one mote of Essence per arrow. This Charm can create firedust charges in addition to the normal ammunition options. Ammunition created by this Charm adds one die to its normal damage and never strikes an unintended target. It will stop in midair for an instant before vanishing rather than hurt someone the Solar wishes spared.

Heaven-Piercing Golden Prayer (Custom Charm; Cost: 5m, 1wp; Mins: Archery 4, Essence 3; Type: Simple (Speed 5); Keywords: Obvious; Duration: One scene; Prerequisite Charms: Phantom Arrow Technique)
The Solar shapes his Essence into a Prayer Piece. Each such weapon has an appearance unique to the Exalt who conjures it. It’s Speed 5, has a Range of 50 yards, Damage ([Archery x 2] + Essence + attack successes + arrows), Rate (Essence ÷ 2, rounded down) and an Accuracy equal the Solar’s permanent Essence. The damage done by the Prayer Piece is automatically Holy and Piercing, and unlike normal Prayer Piece it needs no additional motes to fire.
Answer to Vengence: Costs 2 XP or 1 BP. If you use Flashing Vengeance Draw, you can pay an additional 2 motes to reflexively invoke your Heaven-Piercing Golden Prayer (paying and committing all costs normally) as part of it. 

==Dodge==

Shadow Over Water (Cost: 1m; Mins: Dodge 3, Essence 1; Type: Reflexive (Step 2); Keywords: Combo-OK; Duration: Instant; Prerequisite Charms: None)
This Charm is used in response to an attack. It allows the Exalt to ignore all penalties that apply to her Dodge DV when resolving that attack. Her Dodge DV is still 0 against an undodgeable attack, but she takes no further penalties.

Seven Shadow Evasion (Cost: 3m; Mins: Dodge 4, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 2); Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious; Duration: Instant; Prerequisite Charms: Shadow Over Water)
The Exalt invokes this Charm in response to an attack. The attack must not be unexpected. This Charm is a dodge that perfectly defends against the attack—even if the attack is undodgeable. This Charm has one of the Four Flaws of Invulnerability

Leaping Dodge Method (Cost: 3m; Mins: Dodge 3, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 9); Keywords: Combo-OK, Counterattack; Duration: Instant; 
Prerequisite Charms: Shadow Over Water)
The Exalt invokes this Charm after using her Dodge DV to defend against an attack. This Charm allows her to leap away from her opponent, jumping up to ([Strength + Dodge] x 3) yards vertically or twice this distance horizontally. The Exalt chooses the exact direction and distance of this leap, so long as it is away from her attacker. This Charm is treated as a counterattack, even though the jump is not hostile. It reduces the character’s DV by one, it cannot be used with a counterattack, and it is resolved in Step 9 of attack resolution.

Reflex Sidestep Technique (Cost: 1m; Mins: Dodge 3, Essence 1; Type: Reflexive (Step 2); Keywords: Combo-OK; Duration: Instant; Prerequisite Charms: None)
The Exalt invokes this Charm in response to an unexpected attack. The attack is no longer unexpected (but if an appropriate Charm, it remains unblockable). This allows
the character to use his Dodge DV and Charms such as Seven Shadow Evasion against the attack.

== Presence ==

Majestic Radiant Presence: difficulty 2 Willpower roll (Cost: 7m; Mins: Presence 4, Essence 3; Type: Reflexive (Step 2); Keywords: Obvious, Social; Duration: One scene; Prerequisite Charms: Any Presence Excellency)
This Charm intimidates others, negating any physical or social attack made against the Solar unless the attacker’s player succeeds on a reflexive resistance roll. The Solar’s player chooses when purchasing this Charm whether a difficulty 1 Valor roll or a difficulty 2 Willpower roll is the appropriate form of resistance. The attacker need succeed only once per action, no matter how many attacks she makes during a flurry. This Charm’s effects are a form of unnatural mental influence, and characters can spend three Willpower to resist the effects of Majestic Radiant Presence for a scene.

Terrifying Apparition of Glory (Cost: 3m; Mins: Presence 5, Essence 3; Type: Supplemental; Keywords: Combo-OK, Social; Duration: Instant; Prerequisite Charms: Majestic Radiant Presence)
This Charm can supplement any attempt at natural mental influence. It renders the target’s Dodge MDV inapplicable. This Charm is specifically permitted to supplement rolls for other Abilities. Reduce this Charm’s cost to 2 motes if Majestic Radiant Presence is already active.

Enemy-Castigating Solar Judgment (Cost: 2m; Mins: Presence 1, Essence 3; Type: Supplemental; Keywords: Combo-OK, Holy, Obvious, Social; Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: Any Presence Excellency)
This Charm can enhance a physical attack. This Charm makes the attack Holy and causes the attack to inflict aggravated damage against creatures of darkness (see p. 192). This Charm can also enhance social attacks that create guilt, shame or fear, or where the Exalt uses a stunt to draw on these emotions. It makes the attack Holy. This Charm makes creatures of darkness treat the social attack as unnatural mental influence that costs one Willpower to resist. This Charm also halves the creature’s base MDVs against the attack. This Charm is specifically permitted to enhance rolls based on other Abilities.

== Awareness ==

Keen Sight Technique (Cost: 3m; Mins: Awareness 3, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Combo-OK; Duration: One scene; Prerequisite Charms: Any Awareness Excellency)
This Charm gives two bonus successes on Awareness actions that use the relevant senses. It also allows the character to clearly perceive sensory impressions that are normally too faint for human senses to validly observe at all. The character can make out the detail on a commander’s epaulet at 500 yards distance, at night. He can see the individual threads of a shirt, and with a legendary success, he can make out the motion of the mites that live on others’ eyebrows.

Unsurpassed Sight Discipline (Cost: 2m; Mins: Awareness 5, Essence 2; Type:
Reflexive; Keywords: Combo-OK; Duration: One scene; Prerequisite Charms:
Appropriate Keen (Sense) Technique)
This Charm doubles the character’s successes on Awareness rolls, before subtracting any external penalties. Should the character employ this Charm in combination with the appropriate Keen (Sense) Technique, it is reasonable to imagine
that she could critique the mating practices of insects.

Eye of the Unconquered Sun (Cost: 12m, 1wp; Mins: Awareness 5, Essence 5; Type: Reflexive; Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious; Duration: One scene; Prerequisite Charms: Unsurpassed Sight Discipline)
This Charm lets the Solar see everything that is deliberately concealed within the
normal range of his vision. This Charm renders Stealth effects, deception effects
and concealment effects— natural and unnatural—inapplicable against the Solar.
She may notice the effects, but they have no effect on her. This includes invisibility,
mundane disguises, disguises augmented by Lunar shapeshifting or Sidereal astrology and Compulsion and Illusion effects that force her to deny reality. This Charm flares the Solar’s anima to the 16+ mote level while in use. If another Charm contests this Charm’s effects, Eye of the Unconquered Sun adds twice the Solar’s Essence in automatic successes to the opposed roll to maintain the effects of this Charm. This Charm is considered a defense when used to prevent a surprise or social attack.

== Athlete ==

Graceful Crane Stance (Cost: 3m; Mins: Athletics 1, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive; Keywords: Combo-OK; Duration: One scene; Prerequisite Charms: None)
This Charm lets the Exalt automatically succeed on any valid Athletics action to keep his balance. Moreover, this Charm allows the Exalt to keep his footing on any surface at least as strong and wide as a human hair. He treats it as a three-footwide ledge capable of supporting a thousand pounds of weight when determining what movement and Athletics actions he can take and what penalties to them might apply.

Spider-Foot Style (Cost: 4m; Mins: Athletics 3, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive; Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious; Duration: One scene; Prerequisite Charms: Graceful Crane Stance)
This Charm allows the character to run (using the Move and Dash actions) on any surface. She cannot stop while standing on a vertical surface or while upside down, however. If she does not make a Move or Dash action on every tick, she falls. If the Solar has Essence 4 or higher, she can spend one mote per action to remain standing on a vertical or inverted surface.

== Resistance ==

Ox-Body Techniques X 5 (Cost: —; Mins: Resistance 1, Essence 1; Type: Permanent; Keywords: Stackable; Duration: Permanent; Prerequisite Charms: None)
This Charm gives the Lawgiver additional health levels. A player may purchase this Charm up to once per dot of the Resistance Ability her character possesses. -1/-2/-2