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Transformation Charms

I decided to do up a slew of the Transformation charms in brief scetches to cover what will pass for DBT in the revised Lunars I'm proposing - they'll have rough prerequisite depth estimates, to be determined later when I get a better idea of how the trees will lay out. They'll hopefully be spread relatively well among all Abilities, with Athletics having a disproportionate amount - it will be the trait of really dedicated shapechangers, while others will find themselves more reliant on their Ability's enhancement Charms than inflated Attributes.

There are some standards that will probably be held along most if not all Transformation charms: They're Scene-length and Simple, so when used individually the Lunar may devote a deal of time taking a battle form, or use a Shapechanging Combo to use a handful at once. Most have a Totem assignment - at character creation a Lunar will select his Totem from the list below. When using a charm from his Totem inside a combo, the Lunar gains a nominal break on cost, and the caps for some of his Charms will be higher if they are tied to the Lunar's Totem attributes.

• Example Totems:
  • Strength Totem - Strength, Stamina. (Examples: Bear, Siaka, Yeddim)
  • Cunning Totem - Dexterity, Wits (Examples: Fox, Weasel, Spider)
  • Deceiver Totem - Manipulation, Appearance (Examples: , Chameleon, ??)
  • Mysteries Totem - Perception, Intelligence (Examples: Squid, Serpent, Lizard)
  • Alpha Totem - Charisma, Appearance (Examples: Lion, Wolf, ??)

Shapechanging Combos

...Under construction...

The Charms!

Just the Brawls, so far...

Grasping Raptor Talons

 Cost: 4 motes
 Type: Simple
 Duration: One Scene
 Min. Brawl: 2
 Min. Essence: 1
 Prerequisites: None

The character’s flexes his fingers and molds his bones into a potent fist or open-handed claw. Such 'Talons' allow the Lunar to strike with the force of steel, and catch blades with his bare hands. The character deals lethal damage with his or her unarmed strikes, may parry lethal damage while unarmed without a stunt, and gains bonus dice to all clinch rolls equal to her Essence or Dexterity, whichever is lower.
This is a Transformation Charm, for Strength Totems.

Ox-Felling Fists

 Cost: 3 motes
 Type: Simple
 Duration: One Scene
 Min. Brawl: 2
 Min. Essence: 1
 Prerequisites: None

The character toughens his hands to the point where they hit with the force of a mace - even the toughest of foes may be staggered by these tremendous strikes. The character's unarmed Brawl attacks deal +2B damage, he may parry lethal damage without a stunt, and a foe, if damaged by the character's Brawl attacks, must roll Stamina + Resistance against a difficulty of the health levels of damage dealt, or suffer a 1 die penalty to all actions on his next turn. Multiple penalties are cumulative but the overall penalty cannot exceed the Lunar's Strength or Essence, whichever is lower.
This is a Transformation Charm, for Strength Totems. It is slightly incompatible with lethal damage - if the character is using natural weapons, Brawling aids, or Charms to deal lethal damage with their unarmed strikes, they lose the damage-boosting benefits of this Charm, but regain the stunning and parrying properties.

Mountain-Sundering Style

 Cost: 8 motes per success, 2 Willpower.
 Type: Simple
 Duration: One Scene
 Min. Brawl: 5
 Min. Essence: 3
 Prerequisites: World-Rending Claw

The Lunar tenses his every muscle as he calcifies the flow of his internal energies, centering his brutal energy into a surge of primal destruction of unmatched caliber. As long as this Charm is active, the Lunar's every step causes a small rumble in the ground, his very touch ripples with power - and, should he connect with his charged fists, he does horrific damage. Upon activating this Charm, the Lunar may convert up to his Essence in dice. This dice pool becomes his 'safe pool' - should a Brawl attack by the character strike a foe it can damage (One that is not immune to the attack, using a perfect soak charm, etc.) that many dice of damage are treated as automatic damage successes. They are not rolled and the dice are removed from the damage pool - should the Lunar make the merest touch with his fists, he is assured to cause at least some damage. This 'safe pool' cannot add damage - if the blow causes less damage than the 'safe pool', only existing damage dice are converted.
This is a Transformation Charm for Strength Totems.