Revision as of 08:51, 3 February 2005

Thunder and Lightning Style

Just a little something I'm cooking up. This is a Celestial art, which may or may not pop up in my game as a forgotten relic; a style used in a bygone age by very specific members of a bygone empire. :)

Charm Notes

Still to be written:

• The "Face-Off" Charm
• The "Weapon-Breaker" Charm
• a (reflexive?) Sheath parry
• "Fierce Slash"
• Extra attack Charm -- "Lightning Strikes Twice"
• Things which are Super Great

What We Have So Far

This style allows armor and treats a specific reaper daiklave and artifact sheath weapon combo as unarmed. I'll detail it when I have rules for it. o_O

Thunder From Clear Skies

Cost: 1 mote

Duration: One Scene

Type: Reflexive

Minimum Martial Arts: 2

Minimum Essence: 2

Prerequisite Charms: None

The first thing an initiate of Thunder and Lightning Style must learn is to emulate the sudden, lethal fury of the thunderstorm. For one mote, the Exalt need no longer allocate an action to unsheathing his weapon for the duration of the scene. The motion has become rote, and the barest of focus is enough to render it instinctual.

Weather Prediction Method

Cost: 5 motes

Duration: Instant

Type: Simple

Minimum Martial Arts: 2

Minimum Essence: 1

Prerequisite Charms: None

Due to the extremely lethal nature of the style, practitioners are taught early on to learn to avoid combat when it is clear a fight cannot be won. This Charm is used to shed light on such a situation. Spending one mote, the user makes a Perception + Martial Arts roll (opposed by the target's Manipulation + Stealth, should they so choose) at standard difficulty. For each success, the user may glean from the target one of the following:

• The rating of one of the target's Physical Attributes;
• The rating of one of the target's combat Abilities (Archery, Brawl, Martial Arts, Melee or Thrown);
• The base statistics of one of the target's weapons, if any.

[The Faceoff Charm]

Cost: ?

Duration: ?

Type: ?

Minimum Martial Arts: 3

Minimum Essence: 2

Prerequisite Charms: Thunder From Clear Skies, Weather Prediction Method

I'm not sure precisely how I want this Charm to work just yet, but the basic idea I'm working with right now is that for every turn the user dedicates to powering the Charm up, the more powerful the eventual slash. The catch being that the slash has to originate from a sheathed weapon. The aim is, of course, to create the classic standoff-followed-by-extreme-violence scene we all know and love. I'm just not sure of exactly how to accomplish it just yet. :)

Thunder and Lightning Form

Cost: 5 motes

Duration: One Scene

Type: Simple

Minimum Martial Arts: 4

Minimum Essence: 2

Prerequisite Charms: [The Faceoff Charm]

[blah blah flavor blah blah] The user may add his Essence rating to any one area of his weapon's stats: speed, accuracy, damage, defense, or rate. He may reallocate this bonus once at the beginning of each turn, as initiative is rolled. This bonus doubles for any action performed immediately after unsheathing his weapon: "shooting from the hip." Also, if the user chooses instead to augment some form of natural weaponry - fists, feet - he gains the ability to block and parry lethal damge.

Comments

That's all for the time being. I'll add or revise here when I have more. Oh, and if anybody has any comments, criticisms or contributions, please put 'em down here. I'm not terribly creative all on my own. ^_^; ~ G