Editing User:Dakkareth/Custom Charms (section)

==Melee==
'''Glorious Solar Weaponry'''<br>
'''Cost:''' 6m, 1wp; '''Mins:''' Melee 4, Ess 2; '''Type:''' Simple<br>
'''Keywords:''' Combo-OK, Touch, Obvious<br>
'''Duration:''' One Scene<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Call the Blade<br>
In the hands of a Solar weaponsmaster even the most humble of weapons can become a formidable force. This charm infuses the Solar's Anima into her weapons, strengthening the attunement or creating one where there was none before in the case of mortal weaponry. The Lawgiver gains her Essence in points to spread between Accuracy, Damage, Defense and Rate - this counts as a weapon bonus and is not subject to the dice cap. Once set the boni are always distributed in the same way. In addition her weapons gain one of the following properties (additional ones can be added at the cost of 2xp each or 1 BP for two of them):
*Touch of Divinity: Mortal weapons so favored gain the Magical Material bonus of Orichalkum and become as indestructible as artifact weapons.
*Solar Blessing: The Lawgiver's weapons gain the implicit blessing of her patron Sol Invictus and burn His enemies with terrible fire. All attacks made with them against Creatures of Darkness gain the Holy keyword.
*Loyalty to the Master: No weapon will leave the hand of a Solar weaponsmaster unless she wills it. All attempts to disarm her fail automatically.
*Sainted Blade: While Glorious Solar Weaponry is active the cost of Merciful Bodhisattva Attitude is reduced by the Lawgiver's Compassion. If this would reduce the cost to a negative number, she gains that number of motes every time she uses that Charm instead of killing an opponent.
This Charm becomes Obvious only when the weaponry's unusual properties are revealed - when a weapon withstands impossible stresses, burns a demon with holy light or a perfectly executed disarm maneuver inexplicably fails.

'''Master's Subtle Edge'''<br>
'''Cost:''' --; '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 3; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' None<br>
'''Duration:''' Permanent<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Glorious Solar Weaponry<br>
Defenses are as nothing to the weapons of the Lawgivers. This charm permanently enhances Glorious Solar Weaponry. In addition to its normal effects the affected weapons gain the Piercing Tag and their damage rating is increased by the Lawgiver's Essence. This requires the commitment of four additional motes when activating Glorious Solar Weaponry.

'''Heart Moves the Blade'''<br>
'''Cost:''' --; '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 4; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' None<br>
'''Duration:''' Permanent<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Master's Subtle Edge, Merciful Bodhisattva Attitude<br>
A Solar weaponsmaster knows that to employ her arts she needs physical weapons no more than a poet needs a pen to be a poet. She wields the very principle of Separation as her weapon and not with her hands but with her heart. This Charm permanently enhances Glorious Solar Weaponry in the following way: The weapons enhanced by the Charm can dissolve into pure motic energy and assume any shape the Exalt can imagine, from a single point of light to a gigantic warstrider daiklave or a storm of crystalline snowflakes and she can switch reflexively between appearances. Where appropriate to the form it assumes the Glorious Solar Weapons gain the Reach Tag and can strike enemies up to her (Melee) meters away. The Lawgiver needs not physically move to direct her weapons.<br>
While employing the Heart Moves the Blade technique the weaponsmaster's Compassion is ascendant and no opponent remains faceless or dies needlessly. Even if she strikes at hundreds of enemies at once, or if her opponents hide themselves behind masks of darkness, the Lawgiver sees their faces before her inner eye and knows their names as she strikes them down. Upon invoking Merciful Bodhisattva Attitude in that context she regains her Compassion in motes instead of the normal cost or gain from that Charm.

'''Merciful Bodhisattva Attitude'''<br>
'''Cost:''' 3m; '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 2; '''Type:''' Reflexive (Step 10)<br>
'''Keywords:''' Combo-OK, Obvious<br>
'''Duration:''' Instant<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Any Melee Excellency<br>
The Lawgivers can be merciful in their judgement. This charm is invoked when a melee attack would otherwise kill its target and reduces the damage so the Exalt's opponent is brought to Incapacitated but no further. Even the most devastating attacks leave behind only a thin, white scar, forever marking the opponent as one whose life was spared by the Lawgiver. Neither bleeding nor infections are allowed to prove the Exalt's mercy a lie - both are completely negated by the Charm.<br>
In addition Mercyful Bodhisattva Attitude has the following permanent effect: Striking a nonlethal blow with a weapon that deals lethal damage or striking to mark or maim instead of kill carries no external penalty to the attack. This effect requires no invocation of the Charm itself.

'''Eye of the Storm Meditation'''<br>
'''Cost:''' --; '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 3; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' None<br>
'''Duration:''' Permanent<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Fivefold Bulwark Stance, Surprise Anticipation Method or Reflex-Sidestep Technique<br>
Even in the chaos and fury of a great battle the Solar weaponsmaster stays calm and retains absolute awareness of her surroundings. No feints or insidious tricks can distract her or find holes in her defense. This charm permanently enhances Fivefold Bulwark Stance in the following ways: As long as the Charm is active the Lawgiver is never subject to unexpected attacks from being surrounded by enemies and all penalties due to coordinated attacks are negated. Against surprise attacks from other sources she can employ Surprise-Anticipation Method or Reflex-Sidestep Technique without cost. Finally, while rooting her skill in infinite calm and mindfulness the Exalt may always use her Temperance for Melee actions.

'''Army-Slaying Stance'''<br>
'''Cost:''' -- (+5m); '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 5; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' None<br>
'''Duration:''' Permanent<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Fivefold Bulwark Stance<br>
Against the Chosen of the Dawn armies are as nothing, against their towering presence on the battlefield they break like waves crashing against a rock. This Charm permanently enhances Fivefold Bulwark Stance in the following way: By committing an additional 5m either when activating it or by taking a Miscellaneous action while it is already active, the Exalt gains the benefits of the Army-Slaying Stance. As a solo unit she counts as having a Magnitude as well as a Close Combat Attack and Damage rating equal to her Permanent Essence. She cannot assume formations and has neither Might nor Morale nor Endurance ratings however, using her own capabilities and attributes instead.<br>
When leading an actual Mass Combat unit the Lawgiver uses the higher of that unit's Magnitude and her Permanent Essence to determine attack boni/penalties, but the unit's actual Magnitude in all other calculations. She adds half her (Essence) to Close Combat Attack and Damage ratings after all other modifiers.

'''Defense of Silence Ascendant''' (renamed from 'Indomitable Puissance', courtesy of [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=455823 Hundredfold Facets of Enlightenment])<br>
'''Cost:''' -- (+4m); '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 4; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' None<br>
'''Duration:''' One action<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Heavenly Guardian Defense<br>
There is no thought, only action: intuitive, correct, and arising from a flowing, formless mind. When this state is achieved perfection becomes almost effortless. This Charm permanently enhances the Exalt’s Heavenly Guardian Defense, allowing him to increase its cost by 4m to improve its effects against a single attacker. For the rest of the action the Solar perfectly parries any attacks from that attacker which are not unexpected, even those that are unblockable. Every one of these parries are subject to the Flaw of Invulnerability of the Exalt’s Heavenly Guardian Defense. This Charm ends prematurely if the character is disarmed of his Melee weapons.<br>
At Essence 5+ another purchase of this Charm allows the Solar to reflexively spend an additional point of Willpower. The Exalt then parries all attacks of which he is aware for the rest of the action, not just those from a single attacker.

'''Speed of Light Understanding'''<br>
'''Cost:''' --; '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 4; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' None<br>
'''Duration:''' Permanent<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Glorious Solar Weaponry OR Glorious Solar Saber<br>
When the Lawgivers call upon their chosen weapons it is as effortless as breathing. This Charm permanently enhances its prerequisite Charm(s), changing the type to Reflexive. In addition, when activated as part of a Join Battle this provides a number of automatic successes equal to half the Exalt's Melee rating. In that context the Charm's type becomes Supplemental.

'''Piercing Rays of Dawn Meditation'''<br>
'''Cost:''' --; '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 3; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' Mirror (To-the-Quick Hatred)<br>
'''Duration:''' Permanent<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Glorious Solar Weaponry OR Glorious Solar Saber<br>
As per Hundredfold Facets of Enlightenment except as noted above and with the following addition: This Charm also permanently enhances the the character's Glorious Solar Weaponry, increasing the number of points to be distributed by her (Essence).

'''Redirecting Lightning Method'''<br>
'''Cost:''' -- (+1wp); '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 4; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' Counterattack<br>
'''Duration:''' Permanent<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Heavenly Guardian Defense, Solar Counterattack<br>
The Lawgivers' perfections turns the strength of the unrighteous against themselves. This Charm permanently enhances its prerequisite in the following way: When activating Heavenly Guardian Defense the Exalt may spend an additional point of Willpower to not just perfectly defend but also redirect the attack against any valid target (including the attacker) within the range of the original attack. It is applied to that character or object with the same number of successes and the same Charm effects without additional cost to the attacker.

'''Infinite Mirror Sphere'''<br>
'''Cost:''' -- (+4m); '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 5; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' None<br>
'''Duration:''' Permanent<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Redirecting Lighting Method, Ready in Eight Directions Stance<br>
With a blade in the hand the Lawgiver is the ultimate authority over the direction and success or failure of any attack. This Charm permanently enhances Redirecting Lighting Method in the following way: By spending an additional 4m its effect is extended to all invocations of Heavenly Guardian Defense for the rest of the character's Action.

'''Heart-Breaking Blade'''<br>
'''Cost:''' 2m/wp damage; '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 4; '''Type:''' Reflexive (Step 7 or Step 10)<br>
'''Keywords:''' Combo-OK<br>
'''Duration:''' Instant<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Hungry Tiger Technique, Merciful Bodhisattva Attitude<br>
Facing a Solar weaponsmaster requires more than just courage for her will is honed to a razor's edge that can cut a man's soul just as easily as it can his body. This Charm can be invoked whenever one of the Lawgiver's attacks hits. For every 2m she spends she can covert three dice of raw damage to one point of temporary willpower lost by the target up to a maximum of her (Essence). This explicitly takes effect ''before'' Charms or other conditions that reduce raw damage (such as Adamant Skin Technique) are considered.<br>
When used in conjunction with Merciful Bodhisattva Attitude in the context of a killing stroke this Charm removes all points of temporary willpower from the target for a flat 2m cost but leaves him conscious and able to contemplate his situation as well as the Lawgiver's words.

'''Spell-Cutting Strike'''<br>
'''Cost:''' 2m+X; '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 4; '''Type:''' Supplemental<br>
'''Keywords:''' Combo-OK, Obvious, Shaping<br>
'''Duration:''' Instant<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Heart-Breaking Blade<br>
A Solar weaponsmaster can cut Charms, Spells and other constructs of Essence just as easily as physical objects. After activating this Charm the Exalt may upon contact with a target with an active Charm, Spell or Essence construct (or contact with the effect itself) in the context of a successful attack (or for Charms/Spells used as an attack, in the context of a successful parry)  reflexively (Step 7) trigger the following effect: By spending (3 x Charm's minimum Permanent Essence) or in the case of a Spell (5 x the Spell's Circle) in motes she cuts through and immediately ends that effect. Only one Charm or Spell can be affected per attack or parry. Spells are terminated as if affected by a Countermagic of the appropriate level, with the same side effects and exceptions.<br>
The Exalt must be able to discern the existence of the effect she wishes to banish before activating this Charm, so she must have prior knowledge of the effect — having seen the spell cast, the Charm is Obvious, etc. Motes spent on or committed to banished effects are lost. Reflexive Charms may be reactivated immediately at normal cost, subject to normal timing rules, and apply their effects normally.

'''Soul-Bound Weapon Mastery'''<br>
'''Cost:''' 1hl, 2xp; '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 5; '''Type:''' Simple<br>
'''Keywords:''' Obvious, Touch, Mirror (Wicked Blade Mastery)<br>
'''Duration:''' Instant<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Glorious Solar Weaponry, Heart-Breaking Blade<br>
The Lawgivers become as one with their chosen weapons. This Charm targets a Melee weapon that the character owns, investing it with some of her soul. Forever after, no other person may own the weapon unless she formally gifts it to them, and the mote cost for her Call the Blade is reduced to zero when summoning the weapon. Finally, when the Exalt wields the weapon it bites deeper, inflicting an extra number of lethal health levels of damage in Step 10 of attack resolution equal to half the Exalt’s Essence with any successful attack that rolls at least one die of post-soak damage.

'''Pale Waters Benediction'''<br>
'''Cost:''' --; '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 5; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' None<br>
'''Duration:''' Permanent<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Merciful Bodhisattva Attitude<br>
Those to whom the Lawgivers give death linger not as shades or otherwise defy the natural order. To those already trapped in unliving nightmares the touch of the Sun's Chosen is a blessing. This Charm permanently enhances its prerequisite in the following way: Instead of taking back a killing stroke at the last moment the Exalt may also make it into a painless and clean death. The target's soul automatically and without fail proceeds to Lethe. Undead without souls and Hungry Ghosts are permanently laid to rest. Against any effect contesting the working of this Charm the character gains her (Essence) in automatic successes.

'''Transcendent Sword-Art Understanding'''<br>
'''Cost:''' --; '''Mins:''' Melee 6, Ess 5; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' None<br>
'''Duration:''' Permanent<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Any three Essence 5 Melee Charms<br>
Nuwa has focused her excellence to a degree that no others can match. Her understanding of the art of the sword far exceeds the limits of what should be possible to one of her age. This Charm permanently increases the maximum Melee rating she can attain by one. Raising the Ability to that level requires the normal expenditure of XP. Furthermore the XP cost of Melee Charms is (in future and retroactively) reduced by one.

'''Blade-Healing Arts'''<br>
'''Cost:''' --; '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Medicine 5, Ess 4; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' None<br>
'''Duration:''' Permanent<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Merciful Bodhisattva Attitude, Heart-Breaking Blade, Contagion-Curing Touch<br>
The weapon of the compassionate swordmaster brings healing as easily as injury. Upon making a successful attack for which at least one die of damage would be rolled the character may in Step 8 as a reflexive action trigger any Medicine Charm or Combo she possesses that does not require a dramatic action to employ and apply it to her target. If she wishes she may also negate all damage that her attack would otherwise do in addition to the Medicine Charm effect.

'''Empty Hand Approach'''<br>
'''Cost:''' --; '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 4; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' None<br>
'''Duration:''' Permanent<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Heart Moves The Blade<br>
When the heart desires subtlety the blade of a swordmaster follows suit. This Charm removes the Obvious keyword of Heart Moves The Blade at will, rendering the Lawgiver's weapon invisible. Essence-users may still feel the principle of separation's approach and defend themselves, but they suffer an external penalty of half the character's permanent Essence. Mortals cannot block such attacks at all and are at a -(Essence) penalty to dodge them.<br>
A second purchase at Ess 5 increases the external penalty to the character's full (Essence) and makes attacks both unblockable and undodgeable to mortals.

'''Unseen Blade Maneuver'''<br>
'''Cost:''' -- (3m); '''Mins:''' Melee 5, Ess 4; '''Type:''' Permanent<br>
'''Keywords:''' (Combo-OK)<br>
'''Duration:''' Permanent<br>
'''Prerequisites:''' Empty Hand Approach<br>
The Lawgiver can learn to move her weapon so quickly and so subtly that no defense is possible. This Charm permanently enhances Heart Moves the Blade in the following way: By reflexively spending 3m in Step 1 of attack resolution unless her opponent subsequently scores as many successes as the attack roll on a reflexive (Wits+Awareness) roll the attack becomes unexpected.

To be written:

'''Cut immaterial, notional and metaphysical entities

Permanently destroy spirits/demons/FF/etc

World-Spanning Kata: Range upgrade for HMTB, cost/action at first, then permanent. Up to Creation-wide at Essence 9.

Gilded Champion Refuge: Second purchase - defend other within Move or weapon Reach.

Apply attack to all within Reach.

EotSS+HMTB-> Beauty is in the Eye style transformation

Mobility Charms, anti flurry-breaker

Awareness: upgrade for SAM, trigger on behalf of others, up to using it on attacks on people beyond perception.'''