Editing Exalted Power Combat 101 (section)

=== Minimum Damage ===

Despite the disgusting sensation of spores clogging up his lungs, the young Solar's attunement to the world is such that he notices the silently swinging pendulum of razor-sharp obsidian swinging at him from the ceiling.  Summoning the might of his god-like body once more, he braces himself for the blow, but despite stopping the pendulum's arc cold upon his essence-reinforced flesh, a single drop of blood trickles down from its point of impact.

<i> Alakra decides to repeat his soaking trick, not noticing the wicked grin on the ST's face.  Cheerfully, Alakra's player asks for the damage. </i>

<i>27L. </i>

<i>Ow. </i>

<i>Alakra <b>could</b> activate Iron Kettle Body again, but since the raw damage of the attack is above the Hardness provided by the charm, he would not be able to ignore it, and even Iron Kettle Body's considerable soak bonus would still leave him suffering many dice of damage.  Instead, he activates Iron Skin Concentration, costing 3 motes, which can reduce any attack to minimum damage, as if it had been entirely soaked.</i>

<i>In this case, that's a measly 1 dice of damage.  The ST rolls, and Alakra's luck holds--no damage (though the player and ST agree a cosmetic cut would be nifty).</i>

Having survived the sequential trapping calamity with little but his pride bruised, the brash young Solar brings the secrets of the chamber out into the light, much to the delight of his circle's Twilight.