Latest revision as of 13:55, 9 June 2010

Bishonen Investigation Tree

• Graceful Bishonen Investigation 1/1
  • Superior Bishonen Investigation 2/2
    • Unfailing Bishonen Investigation 3/3
      • Invariant Bishonen Excellence of Investigation 4/4
  • Aura of Authority 2/2
    • Raise the Posse Comitatus Technique 3/2
  • Ear for Truth 3/1
    • Impose Honesty 4/2
  • Shadows of the Past 3/1
    • Reconstruct Events 4/2
    • Relentless Pursuit 4/2

Aura of Authority

• Cost: 5 motes
• Duration: One Scene
• Type: Speech
• Minimum Investigation: 2
• Minimum Moe: 2
• Prerequisite Charms: Graceful Bishonen Investigation

Upon appearing at a crime scene or otherwise interacting with government or private investigators, the Bishonen will recieve deference and acceptance; they will tend to follow his lead unless he does something blatantly illegal, and will share what they know with him. This only effects those of equal or less Moe.

Raise the Posse Comitatus Technique

• Cost: 5 motes, 1 WP
• Duration: One Day
• Type: Speech
• Minimum Investigation: 3
• Minimum Moe: 2
• Prerequisite Charms: Aura of Authority

The Bishonen, faced with a crime, can raise support from the locals to help investigate it or to track and deal with the criminals. Depending on the scale of the crime, this may range from a few people to a huge mob. They will embrace the Bishonen as leader so long as he continues the investigation or pursuit.

Ear for Truth

• Cost: 3 motes
• Duration: One Scene
• Type: Speech
• Minimum Investigation: 3
• Minimum Moe: 1
• Prerequisite Charms: Graceful Bishonen Investigation

The Bishonen's own honesty shames those who would lie to him. The difficulty to lie to him increases by his Investigation.

Impose Honesty

• Cost: 8 motes
• Duration: One Scene
• Type: Speech
• Minimum Investigation: 4
• Minimum Moe: 2
• Prerequisite Charms: Ear for Truth

The Bishonen shames his target to truthfulness. He rolls Perception + Investigation with a difficulty of the target's Moe. If he succeeds, the target cannot lie to him, though he can choose to just shut up.

Shadows of the Past

• Cost: 4 motes
• Duration: Instant
• Type: Subtle/Mental
• Minimum Investigation: 3
• Minimum Moe: 1
• Prerequisite Charms: Graceful Bishonen Investigation

Past events cast shadows; the Bishonen learns to read them. This reduces the base difficulty of an Investigation roll by his Moe, and removes all environmental penalties.

Reconstruct Events

• Cost: 6 motes
• Duration: One Scene
• Type: Speech
• Minimum Investigation: 4
• Minimum Moe: 2
• Prerequisite Charms: Shadows of the Past

This charm allows you to use the evidence of a sight to try to reconstruct a past event. Roll Perception + Investigation with a difficulty equal to the Moe of the highest Moe person involved. This fails if that Moe is higher than yours. The more successes, the better the reconstruction.

Relentless Pursuit

• Cost: 6 motes
• Duration: One Scene
• Type: Speech
• Minimum Investigation: 4
• Minimum Moe: 2
• Prerequisite Charms: Shadows of the Past

For one scene, the Bishonen can flawlessly track his target, overcoming all mundane obstacles to his efforts, though charms which hide the trail require him to roll Perception + Investigation against his foe's Manipulation + Stealth to see through them.