MartialArts/ReaperStyle
Reaper Style
By Josh Bain
Background
Characters employing Reaper Style Martial Arts, may freely use a sickle as a Martial Arts aid, while fighting in this style. Often Avenger Martial Artists use specially manufactured enchanted sickles designed to enhance combat using this style of martial arts. Several of these are described in the Item of Wonder Section.
Charms
Reaper Guardian Style</b>
<b>Cost: 3 motes Duration: Instant Type: Reflexive Min. Martial Arts: 2 Min. Essence: 1 Prereqs: None
This Charm allows the Exalt to take upon themselves the attitude of the reaper, bringing their hands or blade into the perfect position to block in coming blows. They add their Martial Arts score to their dice pool to block incoming attacks. If the character is using a sickle, they may combo this charm with melee charms freely.
Striking Scythe Method</b>
<b>Cost: 1 mote per two dice Duration: Instant Type: Supplemental Min. Martial Arts: 3 Min. Essence: 2 Prereqs: Reaper Guardian Style
This charm allows the Exalt to charge their attacks with the deadly cutting power of the Scythe. Their hand to hand blows deal lethal damage. they are using a sickle with this charm they may add their essence to the base damage of the attack.
Sweeping Reaper Attack</b>
<b>Cost: 1 mote Duration: Instant Type: Supplemental Min. Martial Arts: 4 Min. Essence: 2 Prereqs: Striking Scythe Method
The Exalt makes a regular martial arts attack and a wave of essence flows outwards from their hands in the shape of a scythe blade. They may make hand to hand attacks out to a range equal to their essence x 3 in yards
Unstoppable Reaper Stance</b>
<b>Cost: 2 motes Duration: Instant Type: Supplemental Min. Martial Arts: 4 Min. Essence: 3 Prereqs: Sweeping Reaper Attack
The Exalt takes on the stance of the reaper, ready to receive damage and continue on. They may add their Martial Arts score to their lethal and bashing soak for a single attack. This charm is fully compatible with Armor and other soak increasing charms.
Inevitable Reaping Technique</b>
<b>Cost: 5 motes, 1 willpower Duration: Instant Type: Supplemental Min. Martial Arts: 4 Min. Essence: 3 Prereqs: Sweeping Reaper Attack
The Exalt makes a sweeping attack, either with their stickle or their bare hands, and a number of additional attacks of pure essence appear in the air around their hands or weapon, striking simultaneously. A single attack roll is made, however once the soak is removed and the final damage is calculated, the character rolls the damage a number of times equal to their essence score, and takes the total, as all the additional attacks land.
Don't Fear the Reaper Style</b>
<b>Cost: 7 motes, 1 willpower Duration: One scene Type: Simple Min. Martial Arts: 5 Min. Essence: 3 Prereqs: Unstoppable Reaper Stance, Inevitable Reaping Technique
The Exalt becomes a darkly showed vision a cloak-like black anima surrounding them. This black anima conceals their movements making them difficult to attack effectively or block, as often times you find yourself striking at air, or blocking an empty flapping black anima. The Exalt may add their essence score to the difficulty to hit them or parry their attacks for the rest of the scene
