Editing Exalted Power Combat 101 (section)

=== Rate ===

Breathing out a frosty mist, Marissa slowed her dash slightly, bringing her lance sweeping about in the Three Brave Dragons formation taught at the House of Bells, a fierce attacking style for the lance that nevertheless preserved the warrior's defence capability.  Her voice burst forth in a fierce kiai, but the Solar seemed unmoved by her ferocity--clearly he had fought graduates of the House before.

<i> Marissa is 16 yards from Alakra.  Coincidentally, she may move 12 yards + her Dex, or 16 yards, and still take a full action.  She does so, moving forward to engage the Solar. </i>

<i>Marissa's direlance has a Rate of 3.  As a consequence, she can take no more than 3 actions with her lance in a turn without the aid of charms or other magical effects (she thinks it's a little early for Ringing Anvil Onslaught, however).  She must still take multiple action penalties as per normal Exalted rules to make use of these three actions, however.  Marissa could, at her option, still use the normal multiple action rules to take as many actions as her dice pools could support, but no more than three of these could be with her lance. </i>

<i>Marissa chooses to take three actions, making two attacks with her lance on this initiative beat, and reserving her third action to defend herself with later. </i>