MartialArts/TheQuiver

This is not a complete martial art. Rather, it is but one branch of the Fivefold Way of Battles Style.

Versatile Wit - The Quiver

The Quiver carries a bow or a map case. He is clever and witty. His valor is not so important as his education.

Strategy, choices, haste, pride, archery, boorishness, self-absorption, clever ideas, duelists

Probably favoring one-on-one combat, perhaps a very finite style with Charms that only become truly effective under specific circumstances, making Quiver Combos odd ducks that are very powerful if you can meet an extremely difficult set of circumstances.

Somewhere in here there will be a stored-counterattacks Charm.

The Ninth Direction

Cost: 4 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Supplemental
Minimum Martial Arts: 3
Minimum Essence: 2
Prerequisite Charms:  Fivefold-Way Sight

Though an adversary may be ready in eight directions, there is always a ninth one to approach from, eluding even the most cunning opponents. Attacks enhanced with this Charm are considered unpercieved, greatly limiting the defensive options of most opponents.

Student's Posture of the Quiver

Cost: 4 motes
Duration: One Scene
Type: Reflexive
Minimum Martial Arts: 4
Minimum Essence: 2
Prerequisite Charms: The Ninth Direction

(Charm text forthcoming

(Unnamed Quiver Charm 1)

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The Opportune Moment

Cost: 3 motes per counterattack
Duration: Until Released
Type: Reflexive
Minimum Martial Arts: 5
Minimum Essence: 3
Prerequisite Charms: Unnamed Quiver Charm 1

Retribution is enticing, but the student of the Quiver knows that it often behooves her to wait for the opportune moment to retaliate. When the martial artist is attacked in close combat, she may invoke this Charm to generate a single counterattack at her full dice pool. Rather than launch this attack immediately after the provoking attack is resolved, however, the Exalt stores these counterattacks, to unleash them in a later turn. No more counterattacks can be stored at one time than the martial artist's permanent Essence rating. Until the counterattacks are released, the Essence spent on this Charm is committed, but this Charm may be placed in Combos in spite of its duration. Unspent counterattacks fade at the end of the scene, and the Essence committed to them is freed.

(Unnamed Quiver Charm 3)

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Master's Posture of the Quiver

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Duration: One Scene
Type: Reflexive
Minimum Martial Arts: 5
Minimum Essence: 4
Prerequisite Charms: Unnamed Quiver Charm 2, Unnamed Quiver Charm 3

(Charm text forthcoming

Comments

Do the 'counterattacks' from opportune moment have to tagret the person who attaked? Can they be countered? Or are they something not quite a counterattack at all? - Scrollreader Who already told you about the Ninth