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= Heroic Gunzosha =

It’s bothered me for a while now how Lookshy Gunzosha "work" mechanically. Despite them sacrificing half their lives nothing makes them seem paticularly heroic and they come across as little more than slightly tougher Ashigaru. Not to mention that in light of the rules for enlightened mortals, their sacrifice is further belittled to the point that it's just Lookshy cutting corners rather than using rituals to enlighten their elite soldiers.

This is my attempt to turn a Gunzosha from a powerful extra into a tragic hero who’ll often fight beyond their limits until their dying breath.

I would advise Storyteller digression in deciding if these rules are worth it for their particular game. In most Celestial games where the Gunzosha's heroism isn't important to the plot, they'll only serve as an added complication. In a Mortal or Dragon-Blooded game (particularly one in Lookshy) however they can fulfill a niche role between mortals and Dragon-Blooded.

=== Abilities ===

The Gunzosha armour provides a lethal and a bashing soak of 9L/9B with a hardness of 5L/5B with a –3 mobility and a fatigue of 2. The armour has a repair rating of 2. It may be worn by non-mortals who only gain the benefits of it's soak and hardness.

=== Systems ===
Systems are common to all Gunzosha Armour, they provide the Commando with means to gather and store essence neccessary to operate the armour's Subsystems. 

Integrated Essence Matrix (none) – the Integrated Essence Matrix provides the Gunzosha with an initially empty mote pool equal to the (suit artifact rating) x10. Stunts do not refill this essence pool and the Gunzosha must be forced to look for other methods to regain motes. 
Aegis Inset Amulets- (1wp/1lhl), the amulets draw off the Commando’s life essence to provide her with the essence pool necessary to activate the armour’s other functions. This can be used once per day in relative safety to the wearer’s health to provide (artifact rating) motes to the suit’s internal essence pool, using it additional times in the same day costs 1 lethal health level. 

=== Sample Subsystems ===
Subsystems perform a more specific role in the suit's operations, they require essence to function in a manner similar to Exalted charms of which they often emulate. Subsystems can be removed and replaced freely, but no Gunzosha armour may support more than it's artifact rating.

Aegis Charge Transfer- (1m) allows the Gunzosha to transfer (artifact rating) of her motes to another Commando, paying a 1 mote surcharge in the process. 
External Essence Gauntlets- (5m 1wp) allows the suit’s Gauntlets to function as a pair of Smashfists for the duration of the scene. 
Integrated Targeting Subsystem- (1m per dice) Grants bonus dice to an attack roll in a manner similar to an Exalt’s First Excellency. The Gunzosha may add no more dice than the lowest of her Attribute and Ability. 
Vitality Boosting Subsystem- (1m per hl) The Gunzosha armour repairs minor damage extremely quickly, it may restore up to (artifact rating) levels of bashing damage per scene. 
Resiliency Augmentation- (1m per hl) This Subsystem may be activated at step 7 of attack resolution, reducing the damage of an attack the attack by one die for each mote spent. This can reduce the damage of the attack to zero. 

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 === Abilities ===
-As in Wonders of the Lost Age the Gunzosha armour provides a lethal and a bashing soak of 9L/9B with a hardness of 5L/5B with a –3 mobility and a fatigue of 2. The armour has a repair rating of 2.
+The Gunzosha armour provides a lethal and a bashing soak of 9L/9B with a hardness of 5L/5B with a –3 mobility and a fatigue of 2. The armour has a repair rating of 2. It may be worn by non-mortals who only gain the benefits of it's soak and hardness.
-When encased in the armour a mortal commando gains +1 strength and stamina and most importantly an effective essence of 2 and access to a total essence pool of 20 motes. These motes can be used to activate the armour's various weapon systems, or used to attune to other artifacts. An Exalt or enlightened mortal cannot use this function of the armour (though it may still protect them) their essence pool is incompatible with that of the suit.
+=== Systems ===
-=== Weakness ===
+Integrated Essence Matrix (none) – the Integrated Essence Matrix provides the Gunzosha with an initially empty mote pool equal to the (suit artifact rating) x10. Stunts do not refill this essence pool and the Gunzosha must be forced to look for other methods to regain motes. <br>
-The essence pool of the Gunzosha Commando is drawn from their own life essence and recovers at a the rate of one mote of essence per day, extracting more than this would risk catastrophic damage to the Commando's essence.
+Aegis Inset Amulets- (1wp/1lhl), the amulets draw off the Commando’s life essence to provide her with the essence pool necessary to activate the armour’s other functions. This can be used once per day in relative safety to the wearer’s health to provide (artifact rating) motes to the suit’s internal essence pool, using it additional times in the same day costs 1 lethal health level. <br>
-This lack of readily available essence can however be countered by a series of specially designed inset amulets, it is with great reluctance that a Gunzosha Commando uses this function however.
+=== Sample Subsystems ===
-Drawing upon their own internal essence in this manner can be extremely dangerous- the Gunzosha makes a stamina + resistance roll at a difficulty equal to the number of motes they require. Success provides the motes they need but ages the Commando outwardly by 1 year per mote gained. Failure yields the same result- only each mote gained also inflicts a level of lethal damage upon the Gunzosha.
+Aegis Charge Transfer- (1m) allows the Gunzosha to transfer (artifact rating) of her motes to another Commando, paying a 1 mote surcharge in the process. <br>
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 = Heroic Gunzosha =
-It’s bothered me for a while now how Lookshy Gunzosha come across more like faceless cannon fodder that’s slightly more powerful than usual. Considering the sacrifices required for becoming a Lookshy Gunzosha that seemed fundamentally wrong.
+It’s bothered me for a while now how Lookshy Gunzosha "work" mechanically. Despite them sacrificing half their lives nothing makes them seem paticularly heroic and they come across as little more than slightly tougher Ashigaru. Not to mention that in light of the rules for enlightened mortals, their sacrifice is further belittled to the point that it's just Lookshy cutting corners rather than using rituals to enlighten their elite soldiers.
-This is my attempt to turn a Gunzosha into a tragic hero who’ll often fight beyond their limits until their dying breath.
+This is my attempt to turn a Gunzosha from a powerful extra into a tragic hero who’ll often fight beyond their limits until their dying breath.
 === Abilities ===
-As in Wonders of the Lost Age the Gunzosha armour provides a lethal and a bashing soak of 9L/9B with a hardness of 5L/5B with a –3 mobility and a fatigue of 2.
+As in Wonders of the Lost Age the Gunzosha armour provides a lethal and a bashing soak of 9L/9B with a hardness of 5L/5B with a –3 mobility and a fatigue of 2. The armour has a repair rating of 2.
-When encased in the armour a mortal commando gains access an effective access to a total essence pool of 20 motes, in addition while there are still motes in this pool they are treated as having an effective essence of 2. Exalts and Mortals with awakened essence will find their own essence interferes with that of the armour and prevents it's systems from functioning. Thus they only benefit from the bashing and lethal soak provided by the armour.
+When encased in the armour a mortal commando gains +1 strength and stamina and most importantly an effective essence of 2 and access to a total essence pool of 20 motes. These motes can be used to activate the armour's various weapon systems, or used to attune to other artifacts. An Exalt or enlightened mortal cannot use this function of the armour (though it may still protect them) their essence pool is incompatible with that of the suit.
 === Weakness ===
-Like most mortal essence users the essence pool of the Gunzosha Commando is far slower than that of an Exalted at the rate of one mote of essence per day, more would be damaging the commando’s health.
+This lack of readily available essence can however be countered by a series of specially designed inset amulets, it is with great reluctance that a Gunzosha Commando uses this function however.
-=== Gunzosha of the Shgunate Era ===
+Drawing upon their own internal essence in this manner can be extremely dangerous- the Gunzosha makes a stamina + resistance roll at a difficulty equal to the number of motes they require. Success provides the motes they need but ages the Commando outwardly by 1 year per mote gained. Failure yields the same result- only each mote gained also inflicts a level of lethal damage upon the Gunzosha.
-==== Word Carrier ====
+In addition the armour requires upkeep and maintenance for every 100 hours of use, failure to provide this will incur a 1-mote surcharge to all the suit’s abilities. This surcharge is cumulative meaning that poorly maintained armour is almost vampiric in it's hunger for essence and life.
-==== Unstoppable Offence ====
+=== Onboard Systems ===
-Cost: 1m <br>
+Gunzosha can use their limited essence to activate or augment the armour's systems, the specifics of these systems varies between individual suits and each system occupies one of the five "hard points" on the armour. These integrated systems can be replaced during routine maintenance to allow the commando to prepare for different combat roles.
-==== Augmented Leap ====
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 = Heroic Gunzosha =
-It’s bothered me for a while now how Lookshy Gunzosha "work" mechanically. Despite them sacrificing half their lives nothing makes them seem paticularly heroic and they come across as little more than slightly tougher Ashigaru. Not to mention that in light of the rules for enlightened mortals, their sacrifice is further belittled to the point that it's just Lookshy cutting corners rather than using rituals to enlighten their elite soldiers.
+It’s bothered me for a while now how Lookshy Gunzosha come across more like faceless cannon fodder that’s slightly more powerful than usual. Considering the sacrifices required for becoming a Lookshy Gunzosha that seemed fundamentally wrong.
-This is my attempt to turn a Gunzosha from a powerful extra into a tragic hero who’ll often fight beyond their limits until their dying breath.
+This is my attempt to turn a Gunzosha into a tragic hero who’ll often fight beyond their limits until their dying breath.
-I would advise Storyteller digression in deciding if these rules are worth it for their particular game. In most Celestial games where the Gunzosha's heroism isn't important to the plot, they'll only serve as an added complication. In a Mortal or Dragon-Blooded game (particularly one in Lookshy) however they can fulfill a niche role between mortals and Dragon-Blooded.
+=== Abilities ===
-=== Abilities ===
+==== Solar Blast ====
-The Gunzosha armour provides a lethal and a bashing soak of 9L/9B with a hardness of 5L/5B with a –3 mobility and a fatigue of 2. The armour has a repair rating of 2. It may be worn by non-mortals who only gain the benefits of it's soak and hardness.
+==== Speed Enhancement ====
-Integrated Essence Matrix (none) – the Integrated Essence Matrix provides the Gunzosha with an initially empty mote pool equal to the (suit artifact rating) x10. Stunts do not refill this essence pool and the Gunzosha must be forced to look for other methods to regain motes. <br>
+=== Gunzosha of the Shgunate Era ===
-Aegis Inset Amulets- (1wp/1lhl), the amulets draw off the Commando’s life essence to provide her with the essence pool necessary to activate the armour’s other functions. This can be used once per day in relative safety to the wearer’s health to provide (artifact rating) motes to the suit’s internal essence pool, using it additional times in the same day costs 1 lethal health level. <br>
+Shogunate Gunzosha Armour was designed by the Dragon-Blooded in the era of the same name, unlike it's First Aged counterpart the Shogunate era Gunzosha were intended to fight other denizens of Creation rather than the Fair Folk.
-=== Sample Subsystems ===
+==== Word Carrier ====
-Subsystems perform a more specific role in the suit's operations, they require essence to function in a manner similar to Exalted charms of which they often emulate. Subsystems can be removed and replaced freely, but no Gunzosha armour may support more than it's artifact rating.
+Cost: 1m per message<br>
-Aegis Charge Transfer- (1m) allows the Gunzosha to transfer (artifact rating) of her motes to another Commando, paying a 1 mote surcharge in the process. <br>
+==== Impervious Defence ====
-External Essence Gauntlets- (5m 1wp) allows the suit’s Gauntlets to function as a pair of Smashfists for the duration of the scene. <br>
+Cost: 1m per 2L/2B <br>
-Integrated Targeting Subsystem- (1m per dice) Grants bonus dice to an attack roll in a manner similar to an Exalt’s First Excellency. The Gunzosha may add no more dice than the lowest of her Attribute and Ability.  <br>
+Type: Simple<br>
-Vitality Boosting Subsystem- (1m per hl) The Gunzosha armour repairs minor damage extremely quickly, it may restore up to (artifact rating) levels of bashing damage per scene.   <br>
+Duration: One Scene<br>
-Resiliency Augmentation- (1m per hl) This Subsystem may be activated at step 7 of attack resolution, reducing the damage of an attack the attack by one die for each mote spent. This can reduce the damage of the attack to zero. <br>
+Effect: For a single mote of essence the Gunzosha’s wrist mounted gauntlet crackles and provides an additional 2 bashing and lethal soak for that scene. The Gunzosha may spend up to two motes per scene in this fashion.
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+==== Augmented Leap ====