GracefulCharmMethodology/SolarSocialise - Revision history

DeathBySurfeit: /* Pretence */ tweaked prereqs for AYS

2016-04-20T22:29:35Z

‎Pretence: tweaked prereqs for AYS

DeathBySurfeit: /* At Your Service */ formattan

2016-04-20T22:27:09Z

‎At Your Service: formattan

DeathBySurfeit: /* Intent-Tracing Stare */ formattan

2016-04-20T22:24:21Z

‎Intent-Tracing Stare: formattan

DeathBySurfeit: formattan

2016-04-20T22:22:45Z

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DeathBySurfeit: /* Understanding The Court */ boosted

2016-04-20T22:18:35Z

‎Understanding The Court: boosted

DeathBySurfeit: ...and here's the rest of the tree!

2016-04-20T22:16:49Z

...and here's the rest of the tree!

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DeathBySurfeit: /* Dialectic */ added Understanding The Court and Endless Obsession Feint

2016-04-20T22:15:05Z

‎Dialectic: added Understanding The Court and Endless Obsession Feint

DeathBySurfeit: /* Flashing Soul Reform */ clarified

2016-04-20T13:33:03Z

‎Flashing Soul Reform: clarified

DeathBySurfeit: /* Dialectic */ added Flashing Soul Reform, tweaked other Charms

2016-04-20T13:31:29Z

‎Dialectic: added Flashing Soul Reform, tweaked other Charms

DeathBySurfeit: /* Dialectic */ corrected types

2016-04-20T13:18:37Z

‎Dialectic: corrected types

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 When the Solar activates Guarded Thoughts Meditation, they may transform any of their existing Intimacies into different ones, of the same level and type (Tie/Principle/Emotion), without accruing Limit. Each time they apply a transformed Intimacy to raise their Resolve, they gain a point of Limit.
-===Hundred-Faced Stranger===
+===Draw The Curtain===
 * Type: Permanent
 * Mins: Socialise 5, Essence 4
 * Prereqs: Heart-Eclipsing Shroud
-The Solar may further transform their Intimacies reflexively while Guarded Thoughts Meditation is active. Doing so causes them to gain a point of Limit per Intimacy transformed.
+The Solar may apply a transformed Intimacy to their Resolve as many times as they like while Guarded Thoughts Meditation is active, gaining Limit only on the first time that Intimacy is applied.
-===Draw The Curtain===
+===Legend Mask Methodology===
 * Type: Permanent
 * Mins: Socialise 5, Essence 4
 * Prereqs: Heart-Eclipsing Shroud
-The Solar may apply a transformed Intimacy to their Resolve as many times as they like while Guarded Thoughts Meditation is active, gaining Limit only on the first time that Intimacy is applied.
+When the Solar is attempting an action in service of an Intimacy transformed by Heart-Eclipsing Shroud, they may roll the Intimacy’s strength in lieu of the normally applicable Ability. They gain a point of Limit each time they do so.
-===Legend Mask Methodology===
+===Hundred-Faced Stranger===
 * Type: Permanent
 * Mins: Socialise 5, Essence 4
 * Prereqs: Heart-Eclipsing Shroud
-When the Solar is attempting an action in service of an Intimacy transformed by Heart-Eclipsing Shroud, they may roll the Intimacy’s strength in lieu of the normally applicable Ability. They gain a point of Limit each time they do so.
+The Solar may further transform their Intimacies reflexively while Guarded Thoughts Meditation is active. Doing so causes them to gain a point of Limit per Intimacy transformed.
 ===At Your Service===
 * Type: Permanent
 * Mins: Socialise 5, Essence 5
-* Prereqs: Legend Mask Methodology
+* Prereqs: Hundred-Faced Stranger
 The Solar may choose to become a mirror of someone’s fantasies when activating Guarded Self Meditation, transforming their Intimacies to become whatever the other person wants most (determined by the ST for non-player characters). Until they act against one of those Intimacies, or the Charm ends, the Solar’s '''influence''' attempts against that character cannot be resisted.
 ==Comments==

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 * Prereqs: Legend Mask Methodology
-The Solar may choose to become a mirror of someone’s fantasies when activating Guarded Self Meditation, transforming their Intimacies to become whatever the other person wants most (determined by the ST for non-player characters). Until they act against one of those Intimacies, or the Charm ends, the Solar’s influence attempts against that character cannot be resisted.
+The Solar may choose to become a mirror of someone’s fantasies when activating Guarded Self Meditation, transforming their Intimacies to become whatever the other person wants most (determined by the ST for non-player characters). Until they act against one of those Intimacies, or the Charm ends, the Solar’s '''influence''' attempts against that character cannot be resisted.
 ==Comments==

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 * Prereqs: Cunning Insight Technique
-The Solar knows whenever someone they can see uses a '''read''' intentions action, and who it is directed against.
+The Solar knows whenever someone they can see uses a '''read intentions''' action, and who it is directed against.
 ===Discretionary Gesture===

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 * Prereqs: Cultural Hero Method
-The Solar may undertake a Cultural project to discern the norms of an organisation. Once completed, they may make a read intentions action against the organisation: if successful, they discover all of its Principles, know how recently those Principles have been imparted, and by whom.
+The Solar may undertake a Cultural project to discern the norms of an organisation. Once completed, they may make a '''read intentions''' action against the organisation: if successful, they discover all of its Principles, know how recently those Principles have been imparted, and by whom.
 ===Harmonious Presence Meditation===
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 * Prereqs: Harmonious Presence Meditation
-The Solar automatically completes a Cultural project with only a scene's worth of effort, allowing them to make an influence roll at the end of the scene. This may not be used on an organisation with a Magnitude higher than the Solar's Essence.
+The Solar automatically completes a Cultural project with only a scene's worth of effort, allowing them to make an '''influence''' roll at the end of the scene. This may not be used on an organisation with a Magnitude higher than the Solar's Essence.
 ===Mastery Of Small Manners===
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 * Mins: Socialise 2, Essence 1
-This read intentions action is done reflexively.
+This '''read intentions''' action is done reflexively.
 ===Cunning Insight Technique===
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 * Prereqs: Cunning Insight Technique
-The Solar knows whenever someone they can see uses a read intentions action, and who it is directed against.
+The Solar knows whenever someone they can see uses a '''read''' intentions action, and who it is directed against.
 ===Discretionary Gesture===
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 * Prereqs: Intent-Tracing Stare
-Whenever the Solar becomes aware of a read intentions action used against them, they may activate Motive-Discerning Technique on the initator without spending motes.
+Whenever the Solar becomes aware of a '''read intentions''' action used against them, they may activate Motive-Discerning Technique on the initiator without spending motes.
 ===Knowing The Soul’s Price===
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 * Prereqs: Motive-Discerning Technique
-The Solar may make a read intentions action to determine the suitable enticement needed for the subject to accept a specific barter or intimidate action they have in mind.
+The Solar may make a '''read intentions''' action to determine the suitable enticement needed for the subject to accept a specific barter or intimidate action they have in mind.
 ===Quicksilver Falcon’s Eye===
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 * Prereqs: Motive-Discerning Technique
-When the Solar identifies an Intimacy with a read intentions action, they know whether or not it was created by a Psyche effect.
+When the Solar identifies an Intimacy with a '''read intentions''' action, they know whether or not it was created by a Psyche effect.
 ===Wise-Eyed Courtier Method===
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 * Mins: Socialise 2, Essence 1
-The Solar can convey a complex piece of information, or make an influence roll, in such a way that only the intended recipient(s) understand it. Influence cloaked this way cannot be resisted or affected by the Charms of people other than the intended recipient(s).
+The Solar can convey a complex piece of information, or make an '''influence''' roll, in such a way that only the intended recipient(s) understand it. Influence cloaked this way cannot be resisted or affected by the Charms of people other than the intended recipient(s).
 ===Penultimate Unity Of Form===
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 * Prereqs: Subtle Speech Method
-With an appropriate stunt, the Solar may use one kind of spoken influence (bargain, inspire, etc) to accomplish the effects of another. They may use Abilities and Charms based on the type of influence they are using, but it is resisted based on its intended effect.
+With an appropriate stunt, the Solar may use one kind of spoken '''influence''' (bargain, inspire, etc) to accomplish the effects of another. They may use Abilities and Charms based on the type of influence they are using, but it is resisted based on its intended effect.
 ===Friend Of A Friend Approach===
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 * Prereqs: Penultimate Unity Of Form
-For the purpose of triggering Intimacies on this influence attempt, treat the Solar as being someone else that has a positive Tie to the Solar.
+For the purpose of triggering Intimacies on this '''influence''' attempt, treat the Solar as being someone else that has a positive Tie to the Solar.
 ===Innocent Proposition Method===
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 * Prereqs: Penultimate Unity Of Form
-The Solar’s words are disarming - no Intimacies can be used to increase Resolve against this influence attempt, unless the target spends a point of temporary Willpower per Intimacy.
+The Solar’s words are disarming - no Intimacies can be used to increase Resolve against this '''influence''' attempt, unless the target spends a point of temporary Willpower per Intimacy.
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 * Prereqs: Guarded Thoughts Meditation
-The Solar chooses a false intention. If anyone attempts a read intentions action against them to determine their goal for the interaction, but is defeated by their Guile, they believe they have succeeded and read their false intention instead.
+The Solar chooses a false intention. If anyone attempts a '''read intentions''' action against them to determine their goal for the interaction, but is defeated by their Guile, they believe they have succeeded and read their false intention instead.
 ===Deep-Eyed Soul Gazing===
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 * Prereqs: Master Thespian Style
-The Solar makes a Manipulation+Socialise roll against the target’s Guile: if successful, they will make a read intentions action against the Solar at the soonest opportunity (outside of combat). Resisting this effect costs Willpower equal to the Solar’s Essence.
+The Solar makes a Manipulation+Socialise roll against the target’s Guile: if successful, they will make a '''read intentions''' action against the Solar at the soonest opportunity (outside of combat). Resisting this effect costs Willpower equal to the Solar’s Essence.
 ===Easily-Discarded Presence  Method===
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 * Prereqs: Master Thespian Style
-The solar may spend a point of Willpower when activating Master Thespian Method. If they do, anyone failing to read their intentions will consider them irrelevant: they may not make any further influence or read intentions against the Solar unless the Solar attempts influence against them first.
+The solar may spend a point of Willpower when activating Master Thespian Method. If they do, anyone failing to read their intentions will consider them irrelevant: they may not make any further '''influence''' or '''read intentions''' against the Solar unless the Solar attempts influence against them first.
 ===Soul-Blind Kata===
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 * Prereqs: Easily-Discarded Presence Method
-The Solar may instead choose to show a person affected by Easily-Discarded Presence Method a blinding fathom of light. This renders them unable to make any further influence actions against anyone for the remainder of the scene, unless they attempt influence against them first.
+The Solar may instead choose to show a person affected by Easily-Discarded Presence Method a blinding fathom of light. This renders them unable to make any further '''influence''' or '''read intentions''' actions against anyone for the remainder of the scene, unless those people attempt influence against them first.
 ===Selfsame Master Facilitator===
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 * Prereqs: Easily-Discarded Presence Method
-The Solar may instead choose to make a person affected by Easily-Discarded Presence Method convinced that the Solar is the only way of accomplishing their goals, rendering them unable to make any influence actions against anyone other than the Solar for the remainder of the scene.
+The Solar may instead choose to make a person affected by Easily-Discarded Presence Method convinced that the Solar is the only way of accomplishing their goals, rendering them unable to make any '''influence''' actions against anyone other than the Solar for the remainder of the scene.
 ===Penumbra Self Meditation===

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 * Prereqs: Cultural Hero Method
-The Solar may undertake a Cultural project to discern the norms of an organisation. Once completed, they may make a read intentions action against the organisation: if successful, they discover all of its Principles, and know how recently those Principles have been imparted.
+The Solar may undertake a Cultural project to discern the norms of an organisation. Once completed, they may make a read intentions action against the organisation: if successful, they discover all of its Principles, know how recently those Principles have been imparted, and by whom.
 ===Harmonious Presence Meditation===

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 The Solar may start a Cultural project in excess of their normal limit. They may not start a project to influence an organisation with a Magnitude higher than their Essence.
 ===Harmonious Presence Meditation===
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 The leader of an organisation the Solar is influencing cannot use Charms to boost the organisation's Resolve. If they wish to stop the Solar's efforts, they must confront them in person and make them abandon the project.
 ===Unimpeachable Discourse Technique===

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 This Cultural project has its time increment reduced by one, and cannot be slowed through use of Charms.
 ===Mastery Of Small Manners===
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 ===Humble Servant Approach===
 * Type: Permanent
-* Mins: Socialise 5, Essence 2
+* Mins: Socialise 5, Essence 3
 * Prereqs: Mastery Of Small Manners, Harmonious Presence Meditation
-The leader of an organisation the Solar is influencing may not use Charms to resist their attempt. They are aware of the Solar’s actions, and that they are avoiding usual constraints and channels: any attempt to stop their efforts must be done in person.
+The leader of an organisation the Solar is influencing cannot use Charms to boost the organisation's Resolve. If they wish to stop the Solar's efforts, they must confront them in person and make them abandon the project.
 ===Unimpeachable Discourse Technique===
 * Type: Permanent
-* Mins: Socialise 5, Essence 3
+* Mins: Socialise 5, Essence 4
 * Prereqs: Humble Servant Approach
 The Solar’s Cultural projects are undetectable until they are completed, unless the organisation’s leader has Charms that specifically watch for such influence.
-===Flashing Soul Reform===
+===Wise Counsellor Stance===
 * Type: Permanent
-* Mins: Socialise 5, Essence 3
+* Mins: Socialise 5, Essence 4
 * Prereqs: Humble Servant Approach
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 ===Crowned King Of Eternity===
 * Type: Permanent
-* Mins: Socialise 5, Essence 4
+* Mins: Socialise 5, Essence 5
-* Prereqs: Flashing Soul Reform
+* Prereqs: Wise Counsellor Stance
 Each time the Solar succeeds at an organisational influence attempt, they may choose to gain a dot in Backing from it (up to the normal limit of the organisation’s Magnitude).

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 ===Culture Hero Approach===
 * Cost: 2m per dot, 1wp
-* Type:  Supplemental
+* Type:  Simple
 * Duration: One Cultural project
 * Mins: Socialise 1, Essence 1
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 ===Harmonious Presence Meditation===
 * Cost: 5m, 1wp
-* Type: Supplemental
+* Type: Reflexive
 * Duration: One Cultural project
 * Mins: Socialise 4, Essence 2