Martial Arts PDF

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TERRESTRIAL
25 L P BLOSSOMING CHERRY TREE STYLE 1
OTUS ETALS
BRAVE DRAGON TAUNTING STYLE 3
JADE FAN STYLE 6
A COLLECTION OF MARTIAL ARTS STYLES FOR USE WITH RIPPLING QUICKSILVER STYLE 8
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BLOSSOMING CHERRY Prereqs: None LOCKING ROOTS GRASP tree hardened by years of surviving all that
Calling on the strength of a deeply rooted Cost: 2 motes per +1 nature has to throw at it. As a side effect of this
TREE STYLE
tree, the martial artist digs in and applies her difficulty and 2 motes charm, the martial artist has the sweet scent of
By Haku strength in a manner like that of a tree resisting Duration: Until released cherry blossoms around her when this charm
the strong wind. Type: Supplemental is in effect
This Terrestrial martial arts style calls upon For the rest of the turn that the exalt activates Min. MA: 3 When this charm is in effect, the character
the strength of the cherry tree as well as the this charm in, she may increase her strength Min. Essence: 2 gains a bonus to his bashing soak equal to her
fluidity of the free-flying blossoms that come by spending 1 mote per dot up to her essence Prereqs: None martial arts. This protective effect is akin to the
from it. This rating. However, With this charm, the martial artist grasps her protective bark of a tree, the core of the tree is
particular first BLOSSOMING CHERRY TREE this charm does opponent like a well planted tree locks into also just as hard if not harder; the martial artist
age style is said to STYLE have a downside, the earth. The clinch of the martial artist is like can now soak lethal damage with her bashing
have been part of by locking down that of a tree’s roots and just as hard to break soak. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the
the inspiration of and increasing her or escape from. essence flowing through the exalt, any and all
the Immaculate FALLEN BLOSSOMS AUTUMN FESTIVAL strength, the martial The character makes a clinch attack like fire damage simply bypasses the soak bonus.
Wood Dragon STTORARPMPWEDIN INDS OF FALLING artist lose 1 dot of normal (see Exalted p. 239 or Player’s Guide Due to the fact that her body is now hard
Style. This style ATTACK BLOSSOMS dexterity for every p 205), but for every 2 motes spent after as wood layered with bark, all of the martial
sees some usage dot of strength spending the 2 motes to activate the charm, artist’s unarmed attacks do lethal damage. The
by Dragonblooded gained, down to the difficulty of winning or breaking the martial artist can also parry lethal attacks with
duelists from both a Min. rating of 1. martial artist’s clinch is increased by +1. This her bare hands.
the Realm and Due to the nature charm CAN be placed in a combo despite its The martial artist can NOT use this charm
outside. WTHINE DB LCOASRSROIEMS BFLAOLSLSIONMG S of the immobility non-instant duration. However, the combo with any form of armour, nor can more then 1
U n l e s s TECHNIQUE DEFENSE of the character, effects are only effective in the first turn, martial arts form charm be active at any given
specifically all attempts for after which only the locking roots grasp’s time.
noted, this style is this character to effect of increasing the difficulty remains. The
compatible with dodge requires a maximum that the difficulty can be increased FALLING BLOSSOMS DEFENSE
armour. The in- BCLHOESRSROYM TIRNEGE stunt or appropiate to is equal to the exalt’s martial arts rating. Cost: 6 motes
form weapons are FORM magics (charms, Duration: 1 turn
slashing swords hearthstones, BLOSSOMING CHERRY TREE FORM Type: Reflexive
and staves. The spells) to do so. Cost: 5 motes Min. MA: 4
magical variant of The martial artist Duration: Scene Min. Essence: 3
such weapons are GRIPPING ROOTS LOCKING ROOTS also can NOT move Type: Simple Prereqs: Blossoming Cherry Tree
reaper daiklaves STANCE GRASP more then 1 yard Min. MA: 3 Form
and serpent-sting away from her Min. Essence: 3 In autumn, the cherry tree grows a crown of
staffs as well as original position, Prereqs: Gripping Roots Stance, gloriously beautiful blossoms. However, it is
other staff-based artifact weapons. doing so terminates this charm. Locking Roots Grasp their fate to fall after blooming and when they
The nature of this charm prevents the charm The martial artist does a slow and smooth fall, it can be like a blizzard with pink and white
GRIPPING ROOTS STANCE from being activated in the middle of rapid kata that resembles a tree growing into its petals everywhere. And so too, the martial
Cost: 1 mote per dot added movement such as an attack; which means maturity with hands and weapon(s) held high. artist’s fists and weapons are everywhere in
Duration: Instant that the charm can’t be activated after the As the kata is performed, the character sents her defense.
Type: Reflexive player has made an attack roll. life reinforcing essence through her body, The martial artist gets to roll her full dexterity
Min. MA: 3 granting her body the resilience of a cherry + martial arts dice pool against all physical
Min. Essence: 2 attacks directed at her in the turn that this
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charm is activated. This charm’s effect only Min. Essence: 4 Whether the attacker wins or fails her roll, she until their season passes. However, for the
works on what the exalt can normally parry Prereqs: Wind carries the races up to her opponent to strike from behind weak, that season passes much faster. For the
and does not provide free parries. When the Blossom technique without any penalty, her essence carrying her weak, there is no glory to be had, falling before
martial artist splits her dicepools, the effects of When a strong along the path of the cherry blossoms. As this their time.
this charm negate the multiple action penalties storm wind blows, is an attack from the back, the defender This charm helps reveal this particular truth
for defensive actions in that turn. In Power the multitude of can NOT defend without the use of to all who opposes the martial artist as she
Combat, while using a full parry, it negates the cherry blossoms caught a defensive charm or effect performs a slow and languid kata that ends
accumulated -1 penalty. in it can blind even (IF he fails the wits + with her dashing to her nearest opponent and
the most observent awareness roll), cutting him down and then moving to her next
WIND CARRIES THE BLOSSOM being. A blinded and if target and the one after that; culling those who
TECHNIQUE opponent is often using a are weak, felling them before their season.
Cost: 5 motes helpless against a As long as the martial artist makes a successful
Duration: Scene strike he can not see attack and does at least 1 die of damage before
Type: Simple coming. Activating this soak and if there is another opponent within 3
Min. MA: 5 charm, the exalt blinds her yards of her target, she can move to him and
Min. Essence: 3 opponent momentarily with defense charm, the attack with her full die pool. The exalt can only
Prereqs: Blossoming Cherry Tree a storm of cherry blossoms die pool starts at zero (see attack up to a maximum of (essence rate X 5)
Form and then dashes behind him to Exalted p. 238 ). targets with this charm if they’re all clustered
The chilly winds of autumn can carry a cherry strike. This charm can only be used together.
blossom for some time and distance. So it is Upon activation of this IF the character can move and This charm ends if she hits her maximum
that a martial artist with the power of essence charm, the martial artist isn’t restricted in some way amount of targets, runs out of viable targets
can move as if blown about by a great wind. swings her weapon from moving. This means (more then 3 yards apart) or if she misses a
Until the charm is ended, the martial artist can or arm in a slash that this charm can NOT be target. This charm is NOT compatible with
move up to her sprinting distance in any given and a gale of cherry comboed with Gripping Roots the use of armour and can not be activated
turn without taking any penalty to her actions blossoms formed Stance or a charm such if the character is restrained in some fashion
(that is, she can move up to her sprinting from essence leaps as Thunderbolt and prevented from moving. This charm does
distance in a turn and still take an action as per from the slash and Attack Prana (if the NOT provide any defensive capability to the
normal). However, she can not stop moving races to a distant target character is a solar). Martial Artist.
or else the charm will end, the Min. amount of (maximum range is equal to
distance the martial artist has to keep moving the character’s total sprinting AUTUMN
each turn is equal to her dexterity in yards. This distance). FESTIVAL OF FALLING BLOSSOMS
charm does not provide any bonus to attacks To use this charm, the Cost: 10 motes + 1 Willpower
or defenses beyond increasing the movement attacker first rolls her Duration: 1 turn
capability of an exalt. dexterity + martial arts Type: Extra Action
opposed by the defender Min. MA: 5
FALLEN BLOSSOMS TRAPPED IN with a wits + awareness Min. Essence: 4
STORMWINDS ATTACK roll. If the defender wins the Prereqs: Falling Blossoms
Cost: 4 motes + 1 Willpower roll, he isn’t blinded Defense, Fallen
Duration: Instant and can reply to the true Blossoms trapped in
Type: Supplemental attack with his normal Stormwinds attack
Min. MA: 5 defensive pool. Warriors are like cherry blossoms, meant to
bloom gloriously... but only for a short time
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gestures in an attempt to goad his opponent Taunt supplements a dodge. If the dodge
PUISSANT into attacking blindly. This Charm must be is successful, the opponent suffers a -1
TAUNTING
STANCE activated prior to the opponent’s initiative. penalty to base initiative and all dice pools
The user makes a Charisma + Martial Arts for a number of turns equal to the Exalt’s
roll, opposed by his opponent’s Willpower Charisma. Multiple uses of this Charm are
roll. If he gains any net successes, the not cumulative.
ROLLING CONTEMPTUOUS opponent must attack him. She may split Rolling Taunt is allowed to supplement
TAUNT TAUNTING STRIKE her action, and use Charms freely, but her reflexive dodges. Its use must be declared
first action must be an attack against the before the dodge is rolled.
Charm’s user.
BRAVE This Charm may be used only once per CONTEMPTUOUS TAUNTING
DRAGON DBRRAAGVOEN turn on any given opponent. STRIKE
FORM Example: Cheyne and Dan roll initiative. Cost: 2 motes
STYLE Cheyne scores 13, and Dan scores 6. Dan
Type: Simple
reflexively activates the Puissant Taunting
Duration: Instant
Stance, striking a manly pose and crying
Min. MA: 3
DRAGON- CODNICSERNUTPRTIANTGIO N STRENSPGIRTHITE-NING manly tears as he vows vengeance upon Min. Essence: 2
WIND FIST TAUNTING TAUNT Cheyne for killing his master and compares
TECHNIQUE Prereqs: Puissant Taunting
her unfavorably to an infant kitten. His
Stance
Charisma + Martial Arts roll beats Cheyne’s
Nothing is more demoralizing than
Willpower roll. When Cheyne’s initiative
realizing that an attacker has a clear
LEAPING LEGENDARY COURAGEOUS SELF- arrives, she decides to split her action three shot, but chooses not to hit. Using this
DRAGON FIST TAUNT SACRIFICE METHOD ways. Her FIRST action MUST be to attack
technique, the Exalt strikes with uncanny
Dan; she may do whatever she feels like
speed and accuracy. However, he pulls his
with her other two actions. Snarling in fury,
punch (or other attack) at the last moment,
she rushes the pink-clad martial artist, who
instead doing something humiliating like
CERTAIN VICTORY prudently aborts to full dodge.
RELYING ON NO-ONE tweaking the target’s nose, lightly slapping
BUT MYSELF FIST her bottom, or tickling her.
ROLLING TAUNT A Martial Arts attack made with
Cost: 2 motes Contemptuous Taunting Strike receives an
Type: Supplemental attack bonus equal to the Exalt’s Martial
BRAVE DRAGON TAUNTING PUISSANT TAUNTING STANCE Duration: Instant Arts. However, it does no damage and
Min. MA: 3 has none of its other effects (in the case
STYLE Cost: 1 mote per target
Min. Essence: 2 of throws, holds, &c.). Instead, the target
Type: Reflexive
By Ikselam Prereqs: Puissant Taunting Pose receives a dice pool penalty equal to the
Duration: One turn The martial artist utilizes a special Exalt’s Charisma on all offensive actions
This is a Terrestrial martial art. Min. MA: 2 technique to roll away from enemy blows, she makes against the Exalt during the
This style doesn’t work with any weapon Min. Essence: 1 then immediately springs back to her feet next turn. Victims of this attack suffer no
or effect that does lethal or aggravated Prereqs: None and taunts. The frustration of constantly penalties to defensive actions, or actions
damage. The martial artist adopts a contemptuous missing somebody who’s rolling around taken against anyone besides the Exalt who
pose, shouting out insults and making rude like a clown can drive even the most used Contemptuous Taunting Strike.
skilled warrior to distraction. The Rolling
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BRAVE DRAGON FORM additional point of raw damage for every rolls her Valor and regains one mote for a cumulative -1 penalty to all the target’s
Cost: 5 motes two extra successes on the attack roll each success. dice pools for a number of turns equal to
Type: Simple (round down). This Charm can supplement reflexive the Exalt’s Charisma score. On successive
Duration: Scene taunts (e.g., Puissant Taunting Stance). The turns, the target may attempt to shake off
Min. MA: 4 CONCENTRATION-DISRUPTING user cannot regain more motes in a turn her befuddlement by making a willpower
Min. Essence: 2 TAUNTING TECHNIQUE than her Charisma + Martial Arts. check. This is a dice action, and is subject
Prereqs: Contemptuous Cost: 5 motes to the penalty imposed by the Legendary
Taunting Strike, Rolling Type: Simple LEAPING DRAGON FIST Taunting Technique. Multiple applications
Taunt Duration: Instant Cost: 4 motes of the Legendary Taunt require multiple
The martial artist infuses himself with Min. MA: 5 Type: Supplemental willpower checks, even if their effects are
indomitable taunting spirit, leaping and Min. Essence: 3 Duration: Instant being applied simultaneously.
rolling around madly while shouting a Prereqs: Brave Dragon Form Min. MA: 5 At no time may the total dice pool penalty
continuous stream of taunts. All his attack The martial artist can use carefully-chosen Min. Essence: 3 inflicted by the Legendary Taunt be greater
dice pools suffer a -1 penalty while this insults and ridiculous posturing to distract Prereqs: Dragon-Wind Fist than the Exalt’s Charisma + Valor. Any
form is active, but he receives an automatic and annoy his opponents, sapping their The martial artist once again focuses her successes which would push the penalty
success on any Charisma or Valor rolls. He will to fight. It is especially effective against Essence, but instead of trying to project above this amount produce no effect.
may also add his Charisma to any Martial other martial artists, as it may render them it, she uses it to propel herself upward in Example: Dan has Charisma 4, Martial
Arts parries he attempts -- it’s difficult for unable to maintain a coherent form. When a leaping uppercut. She makes a Martial Arts 5, Valor 4. He uses the Legendary
enemies to take him seriously while he’s this Charm is used, the target must make Arts attack as normal, but adds her Valor Taunting Technique on Soktar the
capering like an idiot. If he doesn’t have a a Willpower check at a difficulty equal to to its base damage. If the attack lands, it Red, who has Temperance 2. Dan rolls
parry action, he may reflexively block with the Exalt’s Charisma. If she fails the check, also throws the target as though he had amazingly well and gets 6 extra successes.
Charisma alone. she loses a point of temporary Willpower. been hit by a successful Martial Arts throw Soktar is now at -6 to all dice pools for the
This is a form Charm. It does not work If she is currently under the effects of a maneuver. next 4 turns.
with armor, or other form Charms. Martial Arts form Charm, she must make On the following turn, Dan once again
an additional Willpower check, at the LEGENDARY TAUNT unleashes the Legendary Taunt. This time,
DRAGON-WIND FIST same difficulty, or else her form Charm Cost: 4 motes, 1 Willpower he scores 3 extra successes. Since Dan’s
Cost: 3 motes immediately ends. Type: Simple Charisma + Valor is only 8, the third
Type: Simple Duration: Charisma in turns success is wasted. Soktar is at -8 to all
Duration: Instant SPIRIT-STRENGTHENING TAUNT Min. MA: 5 dice pools for the next three turns, and -
Min. MA: 4 Cost: 1 mote Min. Essence: 3 2 on the fourth. However, Soktar uses
Min. Essence: 2 Type: Supplemental Prereqs: Concentration- one of his actions to make a willpower
Prereqs: Brave Dragon Form Duration: Instant Disrupting Taunting check, and succeeds. He neutralizes the
The Exalt focuses her Essence and hurls it Min. MA: 5 Technique first application of the Legendary Taunt,
from her hands in the form of a mighty ball Min. Essence: 2 The true master of the Brave Dragon Style reducing his penalty to only -2. He will
of pulsating energy. At least, that’s the idea. Prereqs: Brave Dragon Form can unleash taunts of such power that they need to make an additional check in
The reality is a weak puffball that fizzles out A true warrior does not fear her enemies, leave enemies reeling, stunned by the Exalt’s order to shake off the second Legendary
after only a short distance. The Exalt makes gaining strength every time she leaves charismatic heckling... or possibly just Taunt’s effects.
a Martial Arts attack with her normal dice herself vulnerable to attack by taunting shocked into immobility by how ridiculous
pool, at a range of up to her permanent them. This Charm supplements a taunt he looks. Either way, the effects are pretty
Essence in yards. If it hits, it does bashing action. Every time it is activated, the Exalt much the same. The Exalt rolls Charisma +
damage equal to the Exalt’s Valor, plus one Martial Arts, versus a difficulty of the target’s
Temperance. Each extra success inflicts
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COURAGEOUS SELF-SACRIFICE has. On the turn this Charm is activated,
she may take a number of actions equal to
METHOD
her Valor score. These actions are limited to
Cost: 5 motes, 1 Willpower,
attacks, dodges, or taunts. Actions may be
variable number of
used to perform a full dodge as normal, but
health levels
the Exalt may not dodge the same attack
Type: Simple
twice. The Exalt may not split any of her
Duration: Instant
actions in the turn she utilizes this Charm.
Min. MA: 5
HOWEVER, she may use any and all of her
Min. Essence: 3
actions to activate Simple-type Charms from
Prereqs: Spirit-Strengthening
the Brave Dragon Style without the need
Taunt, Legendary Taunt
for a Combo. Any other Charms (even non-
A truly courageous fighter is unafraid
Simple Brave Dragon Charms) are subject
to sacrifice himself in order to weaken
to the normal Combo rules.
a foe. A skilled practitioner of the Brave
Dragon Taunting Style is capable of using
AUTHOR’S NOTE
his own health to fuel a massive explosion
of essence, burning an opponent with the This is Dan’s style from Street Fighter.
righteous fire of his pure heart. This Charm Blame Sunjumper.
may only be activated in a clinch or hold (it Dan spent almost a year roaming
does not matter whether or not the Exalt the Scavenger Lands, instructing the
initiated the clinch or hold). The Exalt unenlightened in the ways of the Brave
sacrifices a variable number of his own Dragon and besting numerous foes with
health levels, up to Incapacitated (he can’t his unequaled taunting skills. All was
actually kill himself using this Charm). For happiness for Dan, until the day when he
every health level he sacrifices, the person learned that his master, Mnemon Seret,
grappling him takes one level of unsoakable had been slain by the diabolical Anathema
lethal damage. Cheyne Lasko. Crying manly tears, Dan
raised his fist to Heaven, vowing to hunt
down Cheyne and use his ultimate Brave
CERTAIN VICTORY RELYING ON
Dragon techniques to avenge his master’s
NO-ONE BUT MYSELF FIST
death. Since that day, Dan has ceaselessly
Cost: 6 motes, 1 Willpower
followed her trail, honing his taunting skills
Type: Extra Action
to ever greater heights of perfection in his
Duration: Instant
quest for righteous vengeance.
Min. MA: 5
If you believe that Terrestrial martial arts
Min. Essence: 4
should be aspected to elements other than
Prereqs: Courageous Self-
Earth, Brave Dragon Style is aligned with
Sacrifice Method,
Fire, just like the pure heart of Dan!
Leaping Dragon Fist
The martial artist summons up her
indomitable warrior spirit, attacking her
opponents with every iota of strength she
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the dice. Activating this charm allows the Finally, the stance is highly unusual,
JADE FAN STYLE JADE FAN STYLE
1’s to be rerolled at a cost of 1 mote per die. and not something most warriors would
By Mailanka
This charm may be used multiple times on find beneficial. To realize the character
DELICATE the same roll, but only so long as 1’s appear has adopted a form charm, they must roll
This is a Terrestrial style and may be freely ARTIST
on the dice. Perception + Martial Arts or Performance
ATTITUDE
used with Windfire wheels, Heaven Thunder
For example: Kayko rolls her Dex+Martial at a difficult of their opponents Essence, or
Leaves, or “combat fans”.
Arts in an attempt to parry an attack. She have knowledge of this charm.
Combat fans have the following stats: +1
gets a 8, a 6, a 2, a 1 and a 1. Activating No character may have two martial arts
Speed, -1 Accuracy, -1L damage, +0 defense.
GRACEFUL Graceful Warrior Pirouette, she rerolls the form charms active at one given time. This
They will allow you to parry lethal attacks. WARRIOR
1’s, getting a 7 and a 1. She activates it form is incompatible with armor.
PIRROUETTE
They require a martial arts rating of 3 to
again, and the second one comes up a 3.
use. Combat Fans are difficult to discern as
She now has 2 successes, rather than 1. HARMONIOUS RYTHME
weapons. It requires a perception + melee
TECHNIQUE
or martial arts check at difficulty 2 to realize
JADE FAN JADE FAN FORM Cost: 5 motes
they are bladed and in the hands of someone
FORM Cost: 4 motes Duration: Varies
who can kill with them.
Duration: One scene Type: Reflexive
Type: Simple Min. MA: 5
DELICATE ARTIST ATTITUDE
Min. MA: 4 Min. Essence: 2
Cost: 3 motes HARMONIOUS DECEPTIVE Min. Essence: 2 Prereqs: Jade Fan Form
Duration: Instant RYTHME DRAGON
TECHNIQUE SHUFFLE Prereqs: Graceful Warrior A skilled dancer needs not know the steps
Type: Supplemental
Pirrouette of her dance, but merely to be aware of
Min. MA: 2
By adopting a loose, elegant, and almost her partners body, his movements and his
Min. Essence: 1
arrogant posture, the character can entrall intentions. In battle, this is no different. By
Prereqs: None FLIRTATIOUS ENTICING her opponent with her sensuous, graceful reading her opponents moves, by losing
The simplest technique of the style, this TMWEOT-HSOTDEP JADE STRUT movements as well as hiding the true nature herself in “the dance”, an attack simply
is often used as incentive for those who
of what she is doing. becomes a move in the dance she must
see performance as the more important
While this charm is active, any character react to, and as she incorporates his attacks
skill. By using the refined grace and smooth
who attempts to attack the character as at into her movements.
movements learned by practicing martial FALLING -3 to their attack dice pool. This penalty is a Once this charm is activated, the character
arts, the character may heighten her ability BLOSSOM
LUNGE visual one, and if the character is not using gains a bonus to her defensive dice pool
to dance.
sight to attack, he will not be penalized. equal to her performance. This bonus lasts
For any performance roll involving dance,
Further, the nature of the stance is such until the character makes an attack. She may
the character may add his martial arts rating Prereqs: Delicate Artist Attitude that people find it very had to look away. reflexively dodge with her performance if
to his total. This is subject to all normal dice- By further refining the joint skill of Any character must make a willpower roll she had no action remaining.
pool maximums. performance and martial arts, and learning at difficulty of 2 if they wish to turn their
to utilize the spontaniety and improvisation attention from the character. This does not FLIRTATIOUS TWO-STEP METHOD
GRACEFUL WARRIOR PIRROUETTE both teach, a martial artist using this preclude them from acting, just means they Cost: 1 mote per 2 dice
Cost: 1 mote per die technique can turn an abyssmal mistake will give the character their attention. A side Duration: One turn
Duration: Instant into a clever success. benefit of the arrogant and graceful stance Type: Reflexive
Type: Reflexive The character may activate this charm is that the character gains a 1 die bonus on Min. MA: 5
Min. MA: 3 any time a martial arts roll or a performance all social rolls involving her appearance and Min. Essence: 3
Min. Essence: 2 check involcing dance results in any 1’s on grace.
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Prereqs: Harmonious Rythme a pointless, artistic movement can in fact FALLING BLOSSOM LUNGE
Technique be an unexpected strike. The Dancer using Cost: 1 mote
The dancer has learned to move with this charm heightens this effect, further Duration: Varies
the flow of the dance, no matter how clouding her intentions with essence. Type: Reflexive
dangerous, to acquire her advantage. By While making a martial art attack with Min. MA: 5
taking deceptively weak positions, she this charm, the character may lower her Min. Essence: 3
can entice a weaker position from her opponent’s defense by an amount equal to Prereqs: Flirtatious Two-step
opponent. her Performance. method, Enticing Jade
A character that activates this charm Strut
cannot attack on the same turn. ENTICING JADE STRUT All dances must come to an end, especially
For the duration of this charm, all Cost: 1 mote the dangerous dance of battle. The user of
characters attacking the user of this charm Duration: Varies this charm uses her movements to guide
gain a bonus on their attack dice pool equal Type: Reflexive the battle to this end, and to her victory.
to the number of dice she purchases, at a Min. MA: 5 By carefully timing her movements, she can
cost of 2 dice per mote. She cannot buy Min. Essence: 3 open up her opponets defenses to find a
more dice than her performance rating. Prereqs: Deceptive Dragon weak point, and then move the dance to
If she is attacked during the duration of Shuffle a moment where she may strike at that
this charm, she may make a free counter The slow, elegant movements of any point.
attack at Dex+Martial Arts + the dice skilled dancer can distract any onlooker. By After activating this charm, the characters
purchased with this charm.For example: further heightening her ability to decieve next attack ignore 2 points of her opponent’s
Cynis Ambrosia is facing four brutish thugs and distract, she can dull an opponents soak. This charm may be used multiple
that are attempting to take advantage of reactions. Many dancers use this technique times, and each use is cumulative, but she
her. Activating this charm, she spends 2 to aid fellow warriors in their combat. may not use it more than once a turn, and
motes. Three of the thugs attack her, and Upon activation, a number of onlookers she may not ignore more soak than her
add a bonus of 4 dice to their attack pools. up to the characters Performance have their combined Martial Arts and Performance.
For each attack made against her, Ambrosia initiative reduced by 1. Multiple uses of this The effects of this charm end after the
may make a counter attack at her Dex + character makes an attack, whether or not
charm are cumulative, but this charm may
Martial Arts + 4 dice. she succesfully hits or does damage.
not be activated more than once per turn.
This charm may explicitly be placed in a The character may not attack on a turn
If a character with this initiative penalty is
combo, despite it’s non-instant duration. that she activates this charm.
attacked by the dancer, the penalty is lost
for that person. This does not preclude
DECEPTIVE DRAGON SHUFFLE
the dancer from attacking others, or the
Cost: 3 motes
dancer’s allies from attacking those affected
Duration: Instant
by the charm.
Type: Supplemental
Min. MA: 5 The effects of this charm ends when
Min. Essence: 2 the character has left the view of those
Prereqs: Jade Fan Form affected.
The movements of a dancer can be
difficult to predict, especially in battle.
What looks like an attack is just the next
move in a dance, and what appears to be
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RIPPLING QUICKSILVER Prereqs: None RIPPLING QUICKSILVER STYLE
Like quicksilver, the character cannot be
STYLE
held; the more tightly she is grasped, the
By Quendelon more easily she may escape. When making
a contested clinch roll, her opponent does SILSVKEIRT TDERROINPLGE T TSHIRLVOEURG SHL ITPHSE SILVESRT AEECLCEPTS
This is a Terrestrial style. not get to add his Strength or Dexterity to FINGERS
This style’s Charms treat entangling attacks his dice pool. If the character wins, she
with nets and cloaks as unarmed attacks. automatically escapes the clinch; she may
None of these Charms are compatible with not choose to maintain the clinch or inflict
armor. damage on her opponent, nor may she RIPPLING
knock her opponent down or back. QUICKSILVER
FORM
SKITTERING SILVER DROPLET
Cost: 3 motes SILVER ACCEPTS STEEL
Duration: Instant Cost: 3 motes
Type: Reflexive Duration: Instant
Min. MA: 3 Type: Reflexive UNBROKEN CLINGING SILVER INELUCTABLE
Min. Essence: 2 Min. MA: 3 MIRROR DEFENSE STREAM FLUID STRIKE
Prereqs: None Min. Essence: 2
Borrowing the resilience of quicksilver, Prereqs: None
the character bounces safely away from Resilient as liquid, the character accepts
harm. She adds her Essence rating to her a blow with the surety that it will do her
THOUSAND
dodge pool against a single attack. If the no lasting harm. She adds her Martial Arts SHINING
attack lands (whether or not it actually score to her bashing and lethal soak against DROPLETS
inflicts any damage), she immediately moves a single attack.
directly away from the attacker, covering a
number of yards equal to her Martial Arts RIPPLING QUICKSILVER FORM may reflexively dodge attacks as well, with Like a pool of shimmering liquid, the
score. This movement does not count Cost: 6 motes each reflexive dodge pool starting with a character’s body absorbs cuts and blows
against the character’s movement rate for Duration: One scene number of dice equal to her Essence rating. without suffering harm. For the duration of
the turn, and may take the character out Type: Simple Rippling Quicksilver Form is incompatible the scene, the character adds her permanent
of melee range if the attacker doesn’t have Min. MA: 4 with the use of armor. A character may not Essence rating to her bashing soak, and may
enough movement left to keep up. This is Min. Essence: 3 use more than one Martial Arts form-type soak lethal damage with her bashing soak.
a hopping defense (see the Exalted Player’s Prereqs: Skittering Silver charm at a time. In addition, the character gains Hardness
Guide, p. 201-202). Droplet, Silver Slips against bashing and lethal damage equal to
Through the Fingers, UNBROKEN MIRROR DEFENSE her Essence rating.
SILVER SLIPS THROUGH THE Silver Accepts Steel Cost: 5 motes, 1 Willpower
FINGERS Upon assuming this Form, the character’s Duration: One scene CLINGING SILVER STREAM
Cost: 2 motes muscles loosen and relax; she adopts a Type: Simple Cost: 2 motes
Duration: Instant fluid, responsive pose, utterly open and Min. MA: 5 Duration: Instant
Type: Reflexive sensitive to threats to her person. While Min. Essence: 3 Type: Reflexive
Min. MA: 3 the Form Charm is active, the character Prereqs: Rippling Quicksilver Min. MA: 5
Min. Essence: 2 adds her Essence rating to her initiative Form Min. Essence: 3
score and to all of her Dodge pools. She
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