ExMod/ModernSolarMelee

by haren

"I Am The Weapon" Prana</b>

<b>Cost: 1 motes per trait
Duration: One Scene
Type: Reflexive
Minimum Melee: 3
Minimum Essence: 1
Prerequisites:  Excellent Strike, Golden Essence Block

A skillful warrior understands that the weapon does not make the fight. A weapon is merely the extension of the warrior's skill and will. Inept hands may make the greatest weapon useless, and in skilled hands, even the most innocent of items can kill. In this modern day, there are many ways of detecting even the most cleverly hidden of weapons, and a sword can not be carried freely. But there are also just as many weapons waiting to be used. This Charm allows the Solar to spend motes to improve an improvised weapon. They can spend a mote to improve it's Speed, Accuracy, Defense, or Damage. They can also change it from causing bashing damage to lethal for 1 mote. For another mote, a weak weapon can parry lethal. The Exalt can spend a motes equal to twice their Melee score. The weapon must be an item not designed for combat and difficult to wield as a weapon. A table leg or pool cue would not count, since they are simple clubs. On the other hand, a pen, a set of keys, or comb would be valid to use this Charm with.

Comments

What makes this specially Modern Melee, rather than just regular good ol' fashioned Melee?\\ Also, this should perhaps be an Essence 2 Charm- those bonuses would both persist and stack with the dice adders, making them mildly terrifying- although much less so, given the 'only an improvised weapon', which would happily branch into a Charm that doesn't have that restriction, letting you further enhance any melee weapon... - DariusSolluman

I think this went under Modern because I invited Haren to my modern game, and this is kind of a proposal to me. Am I right, Haren?  ;) - Balthasar

Actually, theres a very good reason it's Modern and not regular. Quite simply, it's not really kosher to carry weapons in our society, and melee is definately so. There's ways of detecting weapons, and people can't really hide them. Paranoia is at a high, and if you don't have the ability to summon a weapon to you from anywhere... you need something. It was a proposal, but it's Modern because in most places in normal Exalted, you can carry some sort of weapon designed as such, and why make a Charm to replicate something better, that you always have? - haren

Suprise value- I can easily imagine an Eclipse or Night Caste type not wanting to reveal how dangerous they can be ;) That, and the 'weapon' granted by this Charm is fairly bad ass- it's got no penelties, and once you've got Melee 4 or 5, you can easily make a toothpick into a weapon nearly as dangerous as a blade, but customized to your needs. - DariusSolluman

Well, the penelties is that you're using a weapon that normally would suck... at first, it just stops sucking, later it gets better. The main thing is the penalty is a weapon that isn't good. - haren