TonyC/InvincibleSwordPrincess

Technically speaking, an ISP is someone with a persistent dodge and parry, great dexterity, and good strength, and a kickass grand daiklave, enabling her to cut down an army of extras in no time. Well, this one too, but Lion is no extra. You put up a 35 dice stacked defense, and he'll just cut through like it's not there. No, you need perfects against Lion. As such, I won't bother using or even listing the persistents. Just assume that it's there, ready to be activated when the situation is appropriate. That's what the extra XP pool is for. What I can promise though, is that there'll be a storm of blades.

Name: Invincible Sword Princess
Caste: Zenith
Concept: Invincible Sword Princess, what else?
Nature: Leader
Anima: A falling star
Quote: I am the Invincible Sword Princess! Surrender now or taste my blade!

TonyC/InvincibleSwordPrincess/InvincibleSwordPrincessAnalysis

Invincible Sword Princess as starting character

Invincible Sword Princess started life as a Dynast before her Exaltation. That's how she got her haughty demeanor (hint: she's a Mnemon). Her House has no idea what went wrong that such a promising child exalted as an Anathema instead of a proper Dragonblooded. They just don't talk about "the little incident" anymore. Today Invincible Sword Princess adopt the guise of a humble traveling sword-dancer. She's not very good at it. The humble part, that is.

Attributes

Physical: Strength 4, Dexterity 5, Stamina 2
Social: Charisma 3, Manipulation 2, Appearance 4
Mental: Perception 3, Intelligence 2, Wits 2

Abilities

Dawn: Archery 0, *Brawl 1, *Martial Arts 1 (against the Underworld +2), *Melee 5, Thrown 0
Zenith: Endurance 2, Performance 5, Presence 5, Resistance 2, Survival 0
Twilight: Craft 0, Investigation 0, Lore 1, Medicine 1, Occult 0
Night: Athletics 3, Awareness 2, *Dodge 5, Larceny 0, Stealth 0
Eclipse: Bureaucracy 0, Linguistics 1, *Ride 1, Sail 0, Socialize 1
Note: * = Favored skill.

Languages spoken: Low Realm & High Realm

Virtues: Compassion 1, Conviction 3, Temperance 2, Valor 3
Backgrounds: Artifact 3, Allies 2, Resources 2
Willpower: 8, Essence: 2, Essence Pool: 14 personal+ 31 peripheral
Virtue Flaw: Heart of Flint (Conviction)

Charms

• Respect Commanding Attitude
• Masterful Performance Exercise
• Graceful Crane Stance
• Increasing Strength Exercise
• Body Mending Meditation
• Sensory Acuity Prana
• Reed in The Wind
• Shadow Over Water
• Golden Essence Block
• Dipping Swallow Defense

HL: -0, -1, -1, -2, -2, -4, Incapacitated.

Artifact: Ghost-Seeing Blindfold.

Invincible Sword Princess at 500 XP

Total XP: 425. The rest of the XP should be spent on Zenith things. Like Presence and Performance. Maybe put some XP in Ride too, because an Invincible Sword Princess must be an accomplished rider.

Physical: Strength 5, Dexterity 5, Stamina 3
Social: Charisma 3, Manipulation 2, Appearance 4
Mental: Perception 3, Intelligence 2, Wits 2

Abilities

Dawn: Archery 0, *Brawl 3, *Martial Arts 5 (against the Underworld +3), *Melee 5, Thrown 0
Zenith: Endurance 3, Performance 5, Presence 5, Resistance 5, Survival 0
Twilight: Craft 0, Investigation 0, Lore 1, Medicine 1, Occult 0
Night: Athletics 3, Awareness 3, *Dodge 5, Larceny 0, Stealth 0
Eclipse: Bureaucracy 0, Linguistics 1, *Ride 1, Sail 0, Socialize 1
Note: * = Favored skill.

Languages spoken: Low Realm & High Realm

Virtues: Compassion 2, Conviction 3, Temperance 2, Valor 3
Backgrounds: No longer applicable. Just assume she got lotsa in play. But her artifacts are the moonsilver daiklave Flying Silver Dream from CB: Zenith (4 dots) and Ghost-Seeing Blindfold (3 dots), and her hearthstone is Sphere of Revolutionary Dog (3 dots.)
Willpower: 8, Essence: 5, Essence Pool: 23 personal + 53 peripheral
Virtue Flaw: Heart of Flint (Conviction)
Note: Invincible Sword Princess has committed 5 motes to attune to Flying Silver Dream, reducing his available peripheral pool to 48 motes.

Charms

• Brawl: Ferocious Jab, Thunderclap Rush Attack, Irrepressible Bravery Tactic, Dancing With Strife Technique.
• Martial Arts: Violet Bier of Sorrows Style: Secrets of Future Strife, Blade of The Battle Maiden. Charcoal March of Spiders Style: Rain of Unseen Threads. Five Dragon Style: Five Dragon Claws, Five-Dragon Force Blow. Hungry Ghost Style: Essence-Discerning Glance, Shrouded Claw Attack, Hungry Ghost Form, Power-Reaping Prana. Celestial Monkey Style: Monkey Tail Distraction Strike, Flowing Mirror of Opposition Technique.
• Melee: Golden Essence Block, Dipping Swallow Defense, Bulwark Stance, Heavenly Guardian Defense, Solar Counter Attack, Retrieve The Fallen Weapon, Call The Blade, Summoning The Loyal Steel.
• Endurance: Ox-Body Technique (-1, -2, -2) x 3, Essence Gathering Temper, Willpower-Enhancing Spirit.
• Performance: Respect Commanding Attitude, Masterful Performance Exercise.
• Resistance: Durability of Oak Meditation, Iron Skin Concentration.
• Medicine: Body Mending Meditation.
• Athletics: Graceful Crane Stance, Increasing Strength Exercise.
• Awareness: Sensory Acuity Prana, Surprise Anticipation Method.
• Dodge: Reed in The Wind, Shadow Over Water, Seven-Shadow Evasion, Leaping Dodge Method.

Base Initiative: 7
Attacks:
Flying Silver Dream: Speed 14, Accuracy 17 (20), Damage 16L, Defense 13 (16), Rate 4
Greatsword: Speed 14, Accuracy 12 (15), Damage 11L, Defense 9 (12), Rate 2
Threads: Speed 7, Accuracy 10 (13), Damage 5L, Defense 10 (13), Rate 1
(Numbers in parentheses is for specialties)
Dodge Pool: 15
Soak: 3B/1L/0A (unarmored)
Health Levels:: -0 | -1 (x5) | -2 (x8) | -4 | Incapacitated.

Combos:
Impermanence of Cherry Blossoms: Thunderclap Rush Attack, Flowing Mirror of Opposition, Surprise Anticipation Method, Rain of Unseen Threads, Five-Dragon Force Blow, Heavenly Guardian Defense, Seven Shadow Evasion, Leaping Dodge Method, Iron Skin Concentration, Dancing With Strife Technique, Essence Gathering Temper, Willpower-Enhancing Spirit, Solar Counter Attack, Summoning The Loyal Steel, Power Reaping Prana. (cost: 49 XP)

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Oooo, I run across this pic today and went "That's it!" - TonyC