Uncouth/Stunts

Stunts in Uncouth do not automatically provide dice, motes or willpower. Instead, they provide access to effects in ways that make them much more flexible than Exalted stunting. The criterion for awarding stunts remains the same, and stunts are awarded in levels (where a one-die stunt in Exalted is a "level one" stunt, two-dice is "level two" and so on).

When a character is awarded a stunt, they gain a pool of "phantom motes" equal to twice the level of the stunt. These "motes" can be used to activate almost any effects the player likes -- even effects they do not know -- under the following guidelines:

• The "motes" only last for the particular instant of the stunt.
• The "motes" must entirely pay for all costs of the effect; the character cannot supplement them with their own essence pools or Willpower.
• The character can activate effects that she does not actually know.
• The character need not be able to channel essence to use these "motes"; this is one of the only ways mortals can use effects.
• Three "motes" may be converted into a phantom point of Willpower that can be used only to pay for stunt effect costs.
• If the stunt applies to a test the character is making, any leftover "motes" get added as real motes to the character's essence pool (personal first) if the test succeeds. The character may spend three of these motes to restore a point of Willpower if desired. Leftover motes from defensive stunting, however, are lost.
• Effects generated from stunts are considered primary effects.
• The "motes" spent to power stunts are present purely for balance purposes; they are not actually manifested magic. Thus, they do not trigger artifacts that react to mote expenditures, essence perception or such things.
• A small number of boons cannot be turned into stunt effects. These are called exclusive and will be noted in their descriptions.

lots of examples

social stunting

taking advantage of the "connection" from mental effects

Stunt examples

• Level 2 using 1 mote for Overwhelming, 3 for Triumphant.
• Mortal using a level 3 stunt
• Using level 3 to get two points of willpower back.