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Exultant Crow Technique

Cost: 2 motes 
Duration: Instant 
Type: Simple 
Minimum Thrown: 3  
Minimum Essence: 2 
Prerequisite: Seeking Throw Technique 

The character looks down at the ground and finds some appropriate improvised thrown weapons - rocks of just the right size to be thrown, smooth stones for a sling or slingshot, sharp twigs for darts, etc. The number of weapons found is equal to the character's Permanent Essence.

Alternately, this can be used to find thrown weapons that haven't hit their target, in which case Permanent Essence x 2 weapons are propelled by sudden bursts of wind into the character's hands.

If the character can't reach the ground (flying, floating on the surface of a really deep river, whatever), this charm cannot be used for finding improvised weapons - the motes are wasted.

Comments Moved From The Old Page

It seems a little mundane, even for Terrestrials. - Trithne

It's a little mundane, sure, but if you're using a sling or a slingshot, or throwing non-returning chakrams or the like, you might run out of ammunition at the worst possible time. The first part of it lets you nab a little bit of extra ammunition right away - no searching. The second part lets you find thrown weapons in tall grass or snow or something. - Cheyinka

I would argue that you could use the Wind Weapons Charm to create ammunition for a sling or slingshot. (Of course, I'm the sort who would let a DB treat weapons summoned with Wind Weapons as his favored Thrown weapon, at least in terms of applying specialties.) - David.

Those'll go away, though, right? And Wind Weapons costs 3 motes per weapon, instead of 2 motes for at least 2 weapons, and it also requires Thrown 5 instead of Thrown 3. I kind of wanted this to be a bridge there, so that someone wouldn't be in the position of needing ammunition now and being unable to get it.

New Comments

As a thought, the second function of the Charm could allow you to retrieve wayward projectiles instantaneously, as bursts of wind blast them back to your waiting hand. This would make the Charm a little more glamorous, as well as useful - most STs would allow you to collect back your weapons anyway, over that time period....DeathBySurfeit

Ooh, I like that! More fun to describe in RP, too, than "I look down and spot all my sling stones / chakrams / darts / whatevers and gather them up for two minutes" :p - Cheyinka

That was basically my point. ^_^ As a bridge beween returning weapons and ammo-spawning (I would love to check the exact Charm names, but my DB book is at home, and sadly, I am not.) it's wonderful. - Trithne