Charms/WillowsInfernalThrown
Infernal Thrown
These Charms derive from Cecelyne, the Yozi of Space.
Charm Count: 7
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Empty Way
- Cost: 1 mote per die
- Duration: Instant
- Type: Supplemental
- Min. Thrown: 2
- Min. Essence: 1
- Prereq Charms: None
The Infernal bends the space between him and his target, bypassing that which would block his missile's way. For each mote spent, he may add a die to a ranged attack, or negate one die of a cover penalty. He may add no more than his Limit in dice to his pool, but can negate penalties freely. This Charm is explicitly permitted to be in a Combo with Charms of other Abilities.
Following Passion
- Cost: 3 motes
- Duration: Instant
- Type: Simple
- Min. Thrown: 3
- Min. Essence: 2
- Prereq Charms: Empty Way
With this Charm, the Infernal binds himself to his weapon. With a Thrown attack, the Infernal traverses half the distance between him and his target, arriving at the midpoint of his missile's flight just as the weapon lands.
Obedient Dragonfly Intimation
- Cost: 5 motes, 1 Willpower
- Duration: Instant
- Type: Simple
- Min. Thrown: 4
- Min. Essence: 2
- Prereq Charms: Empty Way
The Infernal throws an object and twists the world so that it falls wherever she wishes; she may throw an object to any location within (Essence) miles, unhindered by conditions and barriers. She must have a clear, unambiguous conception of the place she is sending the object to, using information that she has, and there must be room for the object to arrive there. That is to say that it is impossible to send a severed yeddim's foot into "that child's throat", because there is no room, and equally impossible to send a fevered missive scrawled on a stolen ballgown to "someone who will help", because that does not identify a single, unique place, and requires information that the Infernal does not have. This ability only sends objects, and their momentum is expended when they arrive; it cannot be used as an attack.
World-Consuming Chakram
- Cost: 7 motes, 1 Willpower
- Duration: Instant
- Type: Simple
- Min. Thrown: 5
- Min. Essence: 3
- Prereq Charms: Following Passion, Obedient Dragonfly Intimation
The Infernal, using her knowledge of the shape of the world, binds her chakram to a motionless point; when she releases it, it is she that is thrown. The Infernal's player rolls Perception + Thrown; the Infernal can instantly transport herself to any point up to (successes) miles away. On a botch, the Infernal miserably confounds her geometry, and throws the weapon into herself, suffering damage dice equal to its base damage plus her Essence.
Dizzying Rapture
- Cost: 2+ motes
- Duration: Instant
- Type: Supplemental
- Min. Thrown: 2
- Min. Essence: 2
- Prereq Charms: None
The strength of the Infernal's passion brings her targets closer; for the purposes of one attack, divide the distance between the Infernal and a potential target by one factor for every 2 motes spent. So the distance is halved if the infernal spends 2 motes, divided by 3 if the Infernal spends 4 motes, etc. The Infernal may not spend more 2-mote increments powering this Charm thean his current Limit. This Charm can explicitly be included in a Combo with Charms of other Abilities. It is explicitly possible to use this Charm to bring a target into melee range. It may supplement any type of attach, not exclusively Thrown attacks.
Bloodthirsty Glamour
- Cost: 3 motes (5 motes)
- Duration: Instant
- Type: Supplemental
- Min. Thrown: 3
- Min. Essence: 2
- Prereq Charms: Dizzying Rapture
The Infernal casts a weapon charged with false hopes and shattered dreams; it expands to engulf the consciousness of its target, filling their world with scarlet darkness. An attack charged with Bloodthirsty Glamour cannot be dodged, only blocked. For two additional motes, the weapon preys on the brightness of souls, and adds its target's highest Virtue to its base damage.
Exploding Crane Stance
- Cost: 7 motes, 1 Willpower, 1+ lethal Health Levels
- Duration:
- Type: Extra Actions
- Min. Thrown: 5
- Min. Essence: 4
- Prereq Charms: Bloodthirsty Glamour, World-Consuming Chakram
During the Primordial War, Oramus threw bits of his tortured souls as weapons to kill the mad Exalted who hunted him and his family. The sole survivor of his sacrifice was the Broken-Winged Crane, who remains maimed by the event.
Imitating Oramus, the Infernal rips a chunk of flesh from her body, taking with it an exceptionally painful memory. She charges it with wrathful Essence, so that all may share in her unspeakable pain. For each Health Level spent, the Infernal makes a Thrown attack dripping with gory malice at one target in Essence*5 yards. The attack does a base of Strength+Essence lethal damage.
In addition, the Infernal's player rolls Perception + Thrown, regardless of whether the attack hits, converting Essence dice into automatic successes. Every sentient being within (successes) yards of the target suffers the Infernal's Compassion in dice of lethal damage, which can be soaked only by Stamina. The Infernal need not fear this; she has suffered the memory's pain already. Likewise, the target of the initial attack does not suffer damage from the explosion if she was hit by the projectile. These explosions of hate are capable of harming dematerialized spirits, but this does not enhance the attack from which they originate. They are area attacks, and so cannot normally be dodged, but can be blocked with Charms; the difficulty to block such an attack is the Infernal's Conviction.
The Infernal may spend no more Health Levels powering this Charm than her permanent Essence. The health level loss incurred by this Charm cannot be soaked or otherwise avoided.
