MartialArts/GoldenBeeStyle
Golden Bee Style
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Background
Erin gave a look to the mismatched men who were united with her in their desperate defense of the town. Warriors ? Most of those men had never hold any other weapon than a hay-fork or a staff. They were farmers, merchants, artisans. But they were all the town folks had. No, these men weren’t warriors, they were heroes.
Since when she was a little girl, back when she still believed she would become a Dragon Blooded, Erin had wanted to be a hero, to fight to defend the people and the civilization of the Realm. Even after if was clear she would never Exalt, she had joined the Legion, desperate to be of use, and to make a difference. And now that she could at last, now that she had been chosen by the Unconquered Sun to fight in his name, she was considered a monster and a demon by those she would like to protect, and things had become way more complicated. Erin didn’t like complicated situation. She was a soldier, and she though in terms of enemies and allies. Well this was a simple situation : they had to save the town from the barbarians ready to raid it. So she would be able to shine at what she was best.
“Listen to me”, she started, “You might think you are not worth much as warriors and this is useless. But you don’t need to be warriors. You need to be soldiers. Your strength is that you all know each others well and that you fight to defend what you hold dear and you worked all your life to build. So you will be able to fight, together, in much better way than those barbarians. You will be able to fight as one.
I know battle, and there’s one thing incredibly more important than courage or skills in weapons. And that’s discipline and teamwork. I’ll show you...”
Golden Bee Style is a Martial Art that uses spear has its signature weapon. It's been designed as military MA, used in battles by Exalted leading of units of soldiers.
Charms
Honey Tongue Method</b>
<b>Cost: 2 motes Duration: Instant Type: Simple Min. Martial Arts: 2 Min. Essence: 1 Prereqs: None
Bees can understand each others and communicate through mere movements and attitudes. Thus the Martial Artist imitating them can be understood by his soldiers with a few moves, even in the noise and the chaos of a battlefield. He gains a Bonus equal to his Permanent Essence rating to Performance or Presence rolls for giving orders and directions to followers and allies during a fight.
Disciplined Warrior Bee</b>
<b>Cost: 2 mote per success Duration: Instant Type: Reflexive Min. Martial Arts: 2 Min. Essence: 1 Prereqs: None
The warrior bees fight valiantly whatever they have the face to protect their nest. Their attacks are endless and organized even in the fury of the battle. By imitating the bee’s discipline, the Exalted can buy Automatic Success up to his Willpower rating against any attempt to drive him away from his position, through intimidation, enticement or tricks, including Charms. This does not help him to defends against physical attacks. Furthermore, by spending a point of Temperance, he can lead by his example any one fighting with him and thus share this immunity with a number of allies, circlemates or followers equal to his Permanent Essence rating.
Hurried Bee</b>
<b>Cost: 1 mote Duration: Instant Type: Reflexive Min. Martial Arts: 2 Min. Essence: 1 Prereqs: None
Always on the move, always busy, always flying away : the Exalted becomes quick and hurried like a bee. He gains a bonus to his Initiative equal to his Permanent Essence rating.
Harassing Buzz Stance</b>
<b>Cost: 3 motes per turn Duration: One turn Type: Simple Min. Martial Arts: 4 Min. Essence: 2 Prereqs: Hurried Bee
The Exalted takes advantage of the reach of her spear, keeping her enemy at bay by threatening him with the blade. She is ever ready, following his every move and thus preventing him from attacking.
As long as she wins Initiative, she doesn’t act and she’s willing to keep on spending 3 motes by turn to lengthen the effect, the Exalted is able to prevent her opponent from attacking her or anyone behind her. The opponent can free himself at any moment by breaking the contact to use the turn for movement and step away.
Hive Teamwork</b>
<b>Cost: 5 motes Duration: One turn Type: Supplemental Min. Martial Arts: 4 Min. Essence: 2 Prereqs: Honey Tongue Method
The Essence of the Exalted reaches through the scene, giving him an intuitive awareness and analyze of the position of himself and his allies in the fight. With this knowledge he gains a strategic advantage, always moving with the flow of his friends and followers to press upon his enemies. He gains a bonus of +1 by each allies in the fight, limited by his Wits + Martial Art pool. (They must be genuine allies and not coerced, tricked or enticed by charms or sorcery to fight with him.)
Golden Bee Form</b>
<b>Cost: 5 motes Duration: One Scene Type: Simple Min. Martial Arts: 4 Min. Essence: 2 Prereqs: Hive Teamwork, Disciplined Warrior Bee, Harassing Buzz Stance
The Exalted adopts the attitude and the stance of swift and efficient bee, moving with quicksilver reflexes but never aimlessly. For the rest of the Scene, she can adds three to her Initiative rating, and two dices to every Dodge attempt.But the true power of bees are from their teamwork and the ability of a whole swarm to act as one. The position of the Golden Bee Form is designed to give to every the moves and gestures of the Martial Artist, her hand furthered by the spear, a signification for communication and commands to her fellow fighters. She can adds her Martial Art rating to every Presence actions used for leadership and battle tactics.
Protection of the Bee’s Nest</b>
<b>Cost: 5 motes + 1 motes per parry Duration: Instant Type: Reflexive Min. Martial Arts: 4 Min. Essence: 2 Prereqs: Golden Bee Form
The main priorities of Bees is always to protect the Nest. This charm allows the Exalted to parry any blow threatening one of her own, be it a circlemate, an ally, a follower or someone needing protection. Enhanced by Essence, her spear flows with unnatural speed to block the attacks that he’s aware of aimed at those close enough to her (no more than five person).
Wax Shaping Technique</b>
<b>Cost: 6 motes Duration: Varies Type: Simple Min. Martial Arts: 5 Min. Essence: 3 Prereqs: Protection of the Bee’s Nest
This charm enables the Exalted to gain the talents of bees to organizes themselves in honeycombs in any places. He can helps and directs his fellow warriors to gain the best advantage of the ground so as to build simple fortifications with whatever material is available in a very rapid time. He provides a bonus equal to his Martial Art rating to a Dexterity + Craft roll aimed at building the defensive place. Furthermore, the work progress thrice faster than normal.
Vicious Sting Attack</b>
<b>Cost: 2 motes Duration: Instant Type: Simple Min. Martial Arts: 4 Min. Essence: 2 Prereqs: Golden Bee Form
The Exalted leaps above his opponent and thrust his lance into her with all the speed gained by the fall, twitching it cruelly inside her flesh. The attack is both very difficult to avoid and very damaging, but has a flaw : the weapon is so deeply ingrained in the opponent’s body, and it is stuck for at least one turn.
The Exalted can add his Martial Art rating to both his Attack pool and to the Damage roll. Trying to remove the weapon from his enemy’s flesh is a Strength roll Difficulty 2.
Swarm of Slashes</b>
<b>Cost: 4 motes Duration: Instant Type: Simple Min. Martial Arts: 4 Min. Essence: 2 Prereqs: Golden Bee Form
The Exalted unleashes a multitudes of short slashing blows to his opponent alike bee’s stings, infuriating and distracting him with many superficial wounds. She only rolls one normal attack pool for this attack, but each successes of the roll convert to penalties of –1 die for the target until the end of the turn, instead to be added to the Damage roll. The attack makes only a basic Damage roll of Strength + Weapon damage rating.
Busy Bee Prana</b>
<b>Cost: 5 motes, 1 willpower, 1 health level Duration: Instant Type: Extra Action Min. Martial Arts: 5 Min. Essence: 3 Prereqs: Swarm of Slashes
Essence flashes through the Exalted, making her every moves as quick and efficient as a bee. Every energy is spent into actions in an economy of movement both impressive and costly. The Exalted gains a number of extra actions for attack, dodge or parry, equal to her Martial Art rating. At the end of the turn, though, she is exhausted and suffers a bashing Health Level cost.
Queen-Bee Leadership</b>
<b>Cost: 6 motes, 1 willpower Duration: One scene Type: Simple Min. Martial Arts: 5 Min. Essence: 4 Prereqs: Wax Shaping Technique, Busy Bee Prana
Essence flows from the Exalted to the scene and the people fighting with her. Her movements guiding them, and her example giving them inspiration, she is able to improve their abilities as they act as one. With a successive Charisma + Martial Art roll, she can enhance up to Permanent Essence x 5 of her followers and allies’ rolls by a bonus of dices equal to her Permanent Essence rating.
