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=== Comments ===
I say Blessing of Grace does too little. Also, I'd personally increase the mote cost to 5 or 10 and add a willpower and 1 or 2 XP but make it a burned cost rather than a committed cost. Thus, the duration would be instant, but the blessed would feel the effects of it for a year. Just an idea, and maybe your system is better. As for what else it could do, I like what you have so far. Some other ideas include... Never being treated as an extra, one or more merits as might befit a hero of the unconquered sun, like essence awareness/mastery, ability to heal as an Exalt, ability to soak Lethal damage with stamina, Taint's warning, a favored ability, and/or a bonus to XP gained... Granted, I'm acting like this is mostly for mortals, but really, other exalts have the blessings of their gods already. Amo lingua latina tua. Check out my page. I have a DK path I think you'd like, and it could use some criticism as well. -[[Tardach]]

: Interesting idea. Perhaps in addition to the basic effects, for a mortal, it will give up to the blessing Exalt's Essence in bonus points in a new Merit, typically from either the Heroic Mortal section or the Godblooded section (The target is, in effect, now a minor Godblooded with no Inheritance, of the Unconquered Sun!). Only one blessing may be applied to a character, although a new, more powerful blessing may be applied later. The Storyteller decides what effect is given. - And, sure (that's two tonight!) I'll take a look, once I've had some dinner. Thanks for the C&C. - IsawaBrian

New Charm added, and rules for BoG changed. Now I'm worried it's gone the other way, in terms of power. - IsawaBrian

Just a question, but couldn't these be considered Holy charms. I mean they do reference the power of the Unconquered Sun. -[[Heru]]
:Technically, no; Holy charms are specifically those that cause more damage/effects to creatures of darkness. These don't, so they're only lower-case h holy. However, two of the defensive Charms, now that I think about it, should probably be Order (my own keyword for Charms that have more effect on Fae/Wyldstuff, and while these don't directly, they DO have a better effect against shaping, so...) -- IsawaBrian

did you intend for the Perfect to negate compulsions too? There has been some dubiousness on whether Compulsions are social attacks. - [[Azurelight]]
:My personal opinion is that the defenses do work against Compulsions; the keyword text in the main book says that the "special damage" of Compulsion charms is what creates the Compulsion effect. I suppose I might as well re-word them to mention that. -- IsawaBrian

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2009-03-22T02:19:27Z

IsawaBrian: *new charms, some restructuring

2009-02-28T00:24:11Z

*new charms, some restructuring

IsawaBrian: *I would say yes, given the keyword text.

2006-11-23T17:24:19Z

*I would say yes, given the keyword text.

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 Just a question, but couldn't these be considered Holy charms. I mean they do reference the power of the Unconquered Sun. -[[Heru]]
-:Technically, no; Holy charms are specifically those that cause more damage/effects to creatures of darkness.  These don't, so they're only lower-case h holy.  However, two of the defensive Charms, now that I think about it, should probably be Order (my own keyword for Charms that have more effect on [[FaeSolarPerformance/IsawaBrian/Wyldstuff]], and while these don't directly, they DO have a better effect against shaping, so...) -- [[IsawaBrian]]
+:Technically, no; Holy charms are specifically those that cause more damage/effects to creatures of darkness.  These don't, so they're only lower-case h holy.  However, two of the defensive Charms, now that I think about it, should probably be Order (my own keyword for Charms that have more effect on Fae/Wyldstuff, and while these don't directly, they DO have a better effect against shaping, so...) -- [[IsawaBrian]]
 did you intend for the Perfect to negate compulsions too? There has been some dubiousness on whether Compulsions are social attacks. - [[Azurelight]]
 :My personal opinion is that the defenses do work against Compulsions; the keyword text in the main book says that the "special damage" of Compulsion charms is what creates the Compulsion effect.  I suppose I might as well re-word them to mention that.  -- [[IsawaBrian]]

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	The Zenith’s primary role is that of a priest. Despite this, the following Charms, which are concerned with priestly duties, are actually fairly uncommon in the Age of Sorrows, and while they were known in the First Age, they were rarely used. During the heyday of the Deliberative, before the Great Curse twisted the Solars into madness, the use of these Charms simply was unnecessary. Heaven and its bureaucracies were in order, as were (to a more limited extent) the Elemental Courts. As a result, there was little need to use Essence to enhance religious activities; Solars fit into such things smoothly, and as Princes of the Earth, their gaffes and minor errors were simply incorporated into the ritual.		The Zenith’s primary role is that of a priest. Despite this, the following Charms, which are concerned with priestly duties, are actually fairly uncommon in the Age of Sorrows, and while they were known in the First Age, they were rarely used. During the heyday of the Deliberative, before the Great Curse twisted the Solars into madness, the use of these Charms simply was unnecessary. Heaven and its bureaucracies were in order, as were (to a more limited extent) the Elemental Courts. As a result, there was little need to use Essence to enhance religious activities; Solars fit into such things smoothly, and as Princes of the Earth, their gaffes and minor errors were simply incorporated into the ritual.

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    <I><b>Keywords:</b>  Combo-OK, Cripping</I>
    <I><b>Duration:</b> Instant</I>
-   <I><b>Prerequisite Charms:</b>  Heart-Compelling Method, Master Orator Method
+   <I><b>Prerequisite Charms:</b>  Heart-Compelling Method, Master Orator Method</i>
 <I>The Exalt fills her words with intense power and her voice condemns those who dare to stand against her.  The harshness of the Chosen’s rebuke is felt in scorching remonstrance in the very soul of those who hear her.  After activating this roll, the Solar makes an ordinary (Attribute) + Performance social attack.  Compare the Solar’s successes against the MDV of audience members, or in the case of Extras, their average MDV.  The Solar then rolls twice her Charisma in dice.  For each success, those whose MDV was not larger suffer a -1 die and DV Crippling penalty to all dice pools and static values for up to the Solar’s Performance x3 in long ticks.  This Charm has no affect on those who are willingly and consciously allied to the Solar.</I>
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    <b>Prerequisite Charms:</b> Lightning Tongue
 Amidst the mass clash of sound or debate, the Solar makes a sudden change of chords, or an abrupt call to action.  The Solar’s words or emotional urgings are swift and unexpected; she makes a single Social attack with a Speed of 3 and DV of -0.
 ----<i><b>Rapid Meter</i></b>
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    <b>Prerequisite Charms:</b> Swiftstroke
 A Solar with sufficient experience in the arts of debate and performance can develop a sense for the living heartbeat of social interchange- a sense for the esoteric Essence of socialization that allows her to seize the initiative in Social Combat.  Always double her Join Debate dice if the first action to be taken is an Performance action. The character may also double the mote cost for Lightning Tongue in order to add a number of successes to the roll equal to his permanent Essence, rather than dice.
 ----<i><b>Susurration of the Lawgiver</i></b>

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 <i>In Second Edition, this Charm is Social.  In order to use it, the character must have control of the social combat units corresponding to the senior priests of the cult, or have the agreement of whoever does control them.</i>
 ----<B>Transcendent Performance Prowess<I></B></I>
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 Over time, a Solar can master the grace and perfection of sunlight, transcending the normal limitations of performing capability.  His oration can stir the hearts of the dead; his songs could almost invoke empathy in one of the Fair Folk.  Subtract two from the difficulty of all rolls involving the Performance Ability (minimum difficulty one).  This charm is based off the suggestion Neph made on the wiki.  I just fleshed it out.
-<i>In Second Edition, this Charm requires all 3 Performance Excellencies, Infinite Performance Mastery, and Performance Essence Flow.  It reduces all External penalties to Performance rolls by 2.  This does not effect MDVs.</i>
+<i>In Second Edition, this Charm requires all 3 Performance Excellencies, Infinite Performance Mastery, and Performance Essence Flow.  It reduces all penalties to Performance rolls by 2.  This does not effect MDVs.</i>
 ----<b><i>Humble Performer Method</b></i>
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 The Exalt channels his power so as to lend beauty, grace, and skill to any performance, whether as a dancer, a musician, or a master of disguise.  For every mote spent activating this Charm, add one die to the character's Attribute + Performance dice pool.  The Exalt may no more than double his base Attribute + Performance dice pool.
-<i>In Second Edition, this Charm is superceded by the First Performance Excellency.</i>
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    <b>Prerequisite Charms:</b> Destiny-Stabilizing Improvisation Shield, Respect-Commanding Attitude
 The Solar’s certitude in her cause and sense of righteousness become unyielding, forging a total defiance of any attempt to change her mind—or fate.  Against any social attack, the Lawgiver defends perfectly, even if that attack would ordinarily be unblockable.  This also perfectly defends against/ends ongoing Compulsion, Servitude, Total Control, or similar mind control effect.  The character may also instantly negate any Shaping attack made against her person, and instantly stop or end any Astrological effects (or similar destiny-weaving) directly affecting her.  This Charm has one of the Four Flaws of Invulnerability common to all Solar perfect defenses, suitably adjusted for Social Combat.

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 I say Blessing of Grace does too little. Also, I'd personally increase the mote cost to 5 or 10 and add a willpower and 1 or 2 XP but make it a burned cost rather than a committed cost. Thus, the duration would be instant, but the blessed would feel the effects of it for a year. Just an idea, and maybe your system is better. As for what else it could do, I like what you have so far. Some other ideas include... Never being treated as an extra, one or more merits as might befit a hero of the unconquered sun, like essence awareness/mastery, ability to heal as an Exalt, ability to soak Lethal damage with stamina, Taint's warning, a favored ability, and/or a bonus to XP gained... Granted, I'm acting like this is mostly for mortals, but really, other exalts have the blessings of their gods already. Amo lingua latina tua. Check out my page. I have a DK path I think you'd like, and it could use some criticism as well. -[[Tardach]]
-: Interesting idea.  Perhaps in addition to the basic effects, for a mortal, it will give up to the blessing Exalt's Essence in bonus points in a new Merit, typically from either the Heroic Mortal section or the Godblooded section (The target is, in effect, now a minor Godblooded with no Inheritance, of the Unconquered Sun!).  Only one blessing may be applied to a character, although a new, more powerful blessing may be applied later.  The Storyteller decides what effect is given. - And, sure (that's two tonight!) I'll take a look, once I've had some dinner.  Thanks for the C&C. - IsawaBrian
+: Interesting idea.  Perhaps in addition to the basic effects, for a mortal, it will give up to the blessing Exalt's Essence in bonus points in a new Merit, typically from either the Heroic Mortal section or the Godblooded section (The target is, in effect, now a minor Godblooded with no Inheritance, of the Unconquered Sun!).  Only one blessing may be applied to a character, although a new, more powerful blessing may be applied later.  The Storyteller decides what effect is given. - And, sure (that's two tonight!) I'll take a look, once I've had some dinner.  Thanks for the C&C. - [[IsawaBrian]]
-New Charm added, and rules for BoG changed.  Now I'm worried it's gone the other way, in terms of power. - IsawaBrian
+New Charm added, and rules for [[BoG]] changed.  Now I'm worried it's gone the other way, in terms of power. - [[IsawaBrian]]
 Just a question, but couldn't these be considered Holy charms. I mean they do reference the power of the Unconquered Sun. -[[Heru]]
-:Technically, no; Holy charms are specifically those that cause more damage/effects to creatures of darkness.  These don't, so they're only lower-case h holy.  However, two of the defensive Charms, now that I think about it, should probably be Order (my own keyword for Charms that have more effect on Fae/Wyldstuff, and while these don't directly, they DO have a better effect against shaping, so...) -- IsawaBrian
+:Technically, no; Holy charms are specifically those that cause more damage/effects to creatures of darkness.  These don't, so they're only lower-case h holy.  However, two of the defensive Charms, now that I think about it, should probably be Order (my own keyword for Charms that have more effect on Fae[[/Wyldstuff]], and while these don't directly, they DO have a better effect against shaping, so...) -- [[IsawaBrian]]
 did you intend for the Perfect to negate compulsions too? There has been some dubiousness on whether Compulsions are social attacks. - [[Azurelight]]
-:My personal opinion is that the defenses do work against Compulsions; the keyword text in the main book says that the "special damage" of Compulsion charms is what creates the Compulsion effect.  I suppose I might as well re-word them to mention that.  -- IsawaBrian
+:My personal opinion is that the defenses do work against Compulsions; the keyword text in the main book says that the "special damage" of Compulsion charms is what creates the Compulsion effect.  I suppose I might as well re-word them to mention that.  -- [[IsawaBrian]]