GracefulCharmMethodology/SolarInvestigation - Revision history

DeathBySurfeit: reworked DIA

2016-05-01T06:19:39Z

reworked DIA

DeathBySurfeit: /* Judge’s Ear Technique */ reworked

2016-05-01T06:09:25Z

‎Judge’s Ear Technique: reworked

DeathBySurfeit: /* Judge-General Stance */ rebalanced

2016-05-01T06:03:51Z

‎Judge-General Stance: rebalanced

DeathBySurfeit: added tree diagram, Charm tweaks

2016-04-11T16:35:04Z

added tree diagram, Charm tweaks

DeathBySurfeit at 16:32, 11 April 2016

2016-04-11T16:32:34Z

DeathBySurfeit: replaced Charms duplicated by Second Excellency.

2016-04-10T16:54:10Z

replaced Charms duplicated by Second Excellency.

DeathBySurfeit: tidying keywords

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tidying keywords

DeathBySurfeit: wording tweaks

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DeathBySurfeit: rewording for clarity

2016-04-08T19:14:32Z

rewording for clarity

DeathBySurfeit: two Charm tress? in one evening? it's more likely than you think.

2016-04-08T18:59:12Z

two Charm tress? in one evening? it's more likely than you think.

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=Investigation=

==Sixth Sense==

===Watchman’s Infallible Eye===
* Type: Permanent
* Mins: Investigate 1, Essence 1

The Solar instinctively knows when a case scene or profile action would be beneficial, and what it should be focused on.

===Inquisitor’s Unfailing Notice===
* Type: Permanent
* Mins: Investigate 2, Essence 2
* Prereqs: Watchman’s Infallible Eye

The Solar instinctively knows when someone makes a Larceny action within reach of their senses, and what kind of action it is (but not what has been done, or how). They instinctively know when someone is in a disguise if they attempt to perform an action they could not have done without it (but not who they are underneath).

===Watchful Justicar’s Eye===
* Type: Permanent
* Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 2
* Prereqs: Infallible Watchman’s Eye

The Solar is automatically aware when someone has been the recipient of an instil action, persuade action, or mind-affecting magic since the last time they profiled them. It does not tell them the nature of the action or effect.

===Ten Magistrate Eyes===
* Type: Permanent
* Mins: Investigate 5, Essence 3
* Prereqs: Inquisitor’s Unfailing Notice

The Solar immediately recognises anyone that they have previously profiled, even if they are in disguise. They cannot automatically see through the disguise, but they are certain that it is the person in question.

==Analysis==

===Crafty Observation Method===
* Cost: 3m
* Type: Simple
* Keywords: Mute
* Mins: Investigation 3, Essence 1

The Solar makes a case scene action as a Simple action, requiring only a glance around the room.

===Divine Induction Technique===
* Cost: 3m
* Type: Supplemental
* Mins: Investigation 4, Essence 1
* Prereqs: Crafty Observation Method

This Perception+Investigation roll is made as a radiant cascade.

===Evidence-Discerning Method===
* Cost: 2m, 1wp
* Type: Supplemental
* Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 1
* Prereqs: Crafty Observation Method

The successes on this case scene action are also applied as a profile action against one of the people within it, chosen by the Solar.

===Miraculous Stunning Insight===
* Type: Permanent
* Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 2
* Prereqs: Evidence-Discerning Method

The Solar knows when they have failed at an Investigation roll, and will never draw incorrect conclusions. After a night’s rest, they may return to the scene (or meet the character again) to reattempt the check without penalty.

===Dauntless Inquisitor Attitude===
* Type: Permanent
* Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 3
* Prereqs: Miraculous Stunning Insight

Whenever the Solar fails an important Investigation roll, they restore a point of temporary Willpower.

===Evidence-Restoring Prana===
* Cost: 6m
* Type: Supplemental
* Keywords: Mute
* Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 3
* Prereqs: Miraculous Stunning Insight

This case scene action is made against difficulty 1, regardless of decay, tampering, or interference. The Solar perceives all evidence as though it was perfectly fresh, including items that have been destroyed or defaced.

===Unknown Wisdom Epiphany===
* Cost: 10m
* Type: Supplemental
* Keywords: Mute
* Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 3
* Prereqs: Miraculous Stunning Insight

By psychologically re-enacting the scene as part of a case action, the Solar may glean insights that are impossible to discern from the evidence alone. If they have met any of the people who were at the scene, they will immediately recognise who they are and what roles they played within it.

===Enlightened Touch Insight===
* Type: Permanent
* Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 4
* Prereqs: Unknown Wisdom Epiphany

By leading a person through the scene they have re-enacted with Unknown Wisdom Epiphany, the Solar can have them experience it in the same lucidity. They infer the same information as the Solar, and can recognise anyone they know who was at the scene.

===Empathic Recall Discipline===
* Cost: 1m, 1wp
* Type: Supplemental
* Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 4
* Prereqs: Unknown Wisdom Epiphany

If the Solar gets at least as many successes on this case action as the perpetrators’ Larceny, they are aware of what the perpetrator wished to accomplish with the event. Compare the results to each perpetrator separately.

===Mind Manse Meditation===
* Cost: 12m, 1wp
* Type: Simple
* Keywords: Once/story
* Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 5
* Prereqs: Empathic Recall Discipline

The Solar poses themselves a question, and enters a meditation. When they emerge, they will know the answer: composited together out of a vast web of circumstantial evidence, but clear to the Solar in its certainty.

==Interrogation==

===Judge’s Ear Technique===
* Cost: 2m
* Type: Reflexive
* Mins: Investigation 4, Essence 1

The Solar evaluates the honesty of any statement they have heard during the scene, automatically discovering where the speaker is lying or concealing the truth. If the speaker is using magic to conceal their intent, the Solar will know the overall honesty of the statement but not specifically what is being lied about or omitted.

===Irresistible Questioning Technique===
* Cost: 5m, 1wp
* Type: Supplemental
* Keywords: Once/scene, Psyche
* Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 2
* Prereqs: Judge’s Ear Technique

This persuade (or intimidate, or threaten) action is rolled as Wits+Investigation: if successful, the Solar may pose one question, and an extra one per additional success. These must be answered completely truthfully, or not at all – which costs one temporary Willpower per question.

===Judge-General Stance===
* Type: Permanent
* Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 4
* Prereqs: Irresistible Questioning Technique

In the Solar's presence, making any Larceny action, or any social influence action that uses Manipulation, is incredibly unnerving. Anyone wishing to do so must spend one temporary Willpower for each prohibited action.

==Comments==

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 * Prereqs: Irresistible Questioning Technique, Ten Magistrate Eyes
-In the Solar's presence, making any Larceny action, or any social influence action that uses Manipulation, is incredibly unnerving. Anyone wishing to do so must spend one temporary Willpower for each prohibited action.
+While the Solar's anima is at bonfire or greater, all Larceny actions and '''influence''' attempts that use Manipulation have their difficulty raised by the Solar's Essence.
 ==Comments==

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 * Mins: Investigation 3, Essence 1
-The Solar makes a case or profile action in a few seconds, getting the same information that they would from an exhaustive search.
+The Solar makes a case or profile action in a few seconds, getting the same detail of information that they would from an exhaustive search.
 ===Divine Induction Technique===

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 The Solar knows when they have failed at an Investigation roll, and will never draw incorrect conclusions. After a night’s rest, they may return to the scene (or meet the character again) to reattempt the check without penalty.
 ===Evidence-Restoring Prana===
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 The Solar automatically detects when someone tells them a direct lie (but not what the truth is). If they detect a lie in any '''influence''' attempt against themselves, they may resist it without spending Willpower.
 ===Irresistible Questioning Technique===

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 ===Judge’s Ear Technique===
-* Cost: 2m
+" Cost: 6m
 * Type: Reflexive
 * Mins: Investigation 4, Essence 1
 * Prereqs: Watchman's Infallible Eye
-The Solar evaluates the honesty of any statement they have heard during the scene, automatically discovering where the speaker is lying or concealing the truth. If the speaker is using magic to conceal their intent, the Solar will know the overall honesty of the statement but not specifically what is being lied about or omitted.
+The Solar automatically detects when someone tells them a direct lie (but not what the truth is). If they detect a lie in any '''influence''' attempt against themselves, they may resist it without spending Willpower.
 ===Irresistible Questioning Technique===

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 =Investigation=
 ==Analysis==
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 * Type: Permanent
 * Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 2
-* Prereqs: Evidence-Discerning Method
+* Prereqs: Crafty Observation Method
 The Solar knows when they have failed at an Investigation roll, and will never draw incorrect conclusions. After a night’s rest, they may return to the scene (or meet the character again) to reattempt the check without penalty.
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 * Type: Supplemental
 * Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 3
-* Prereqs: Miraculous Stunning Insight
+* Prereqs: Miraculous Stunning Insight, Divine Induction Technique
 By psychologically re-enacting the scene as part of a case action, the Solar may glean insights that are impossible to discern from the evidence alone. If they have met any of the people who were at the scene, they will immediately recognise who they are and what roles they played within it.
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 The Solar poses themselves a question, and enters a meditation. When they emerge, they will know the answer: composited together out of a vast web of circumstantial evidence, but clear to the Solar in its certainty.
 ==Interrogation==

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 * Prereqs: Infallible Watchman’s Eye
-The Solar is automatically aware when someone has been the recipient of an instil action, persuade action, or mind-affecting magic since the last time they profiled them. It does not tell them the nature of the action or effect.
+The Solar is automatically aware when someone has been the recipient of a successful instil action, persuade action, or mind-affecting magic since the last time they profiled them. It does not tell them the nature of the action or effect.
 ===Ten Magistrate Eyes===
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 * Mins: Investigation 3, Essence 1
-The Solar makes a case scene action as a Simple action, requiring only a glance around the room.
+The Solar makes a case or profile action in a few seconds, getting the same information that they would from an exhaustive search.
 ===Divine Induction Technique===
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 * Prereqs: Crafty Observation Method
-The successes on this case scene action are also applied as a profile action against one of the people within it, chosen by the Solar.
+The successes on this case action are also applied as a profile action against one of the people within it, chosen by the Solar.
 ===Miraculous Stunning Insight===
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 * Prereqs: Miraculous Stunning Insight
-This case scene action is made against difficulty 1, regardless of decay, tampering, or interference. The Solar perceives all evidence as though it was perfectly fresh, including items that have been destroyed or defaced.
+This case action is made against difficulty 1, regardless of decay, tampering, or interference. The Solar perceives all evidence as though it was perfectly fresh - including items that have been removed, destroyed, or defaced since.
 ===Unknown Wisdom Epiphany===
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 * Prereqs: Unknown Wisdom Epiphany
-If the Solar gets at least as many successes on this case action as the perpetrators’ Larceny, they are aware of what the perpetrator wished to accomplish with the event. Compare the results to each perpetrator separately.
+If the Solar gets at least as many successes on this case action as the perpetrators’ Larceny, they are aware of what the perpetrator wished to accomplish with the event. Compare the results to each perpetrator separately, to determine which motives are revealed.
 ===Mind Manse Meditation===
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 * Prereqs: Judge’s Ear Technique
-This persuade (or intimidate, or threaten) action is rolled as Wits+Investigation: if successful, the Solar may pose one question, and an extra one per additional success. These must be answered completely truthfully, or not at all – which costs one temporary Willpower per question.
+This persuade (or intimidate, or threaten) action is rolled as Wits+Investigation: if successful, the Solar may pose one question, and an extra one per additional success. These must be answered completely truthfully, or not at all – which costs one temporary Willpower per question to resist.
 ===Judge-General Stance===