Dodge

Adaptation

Reed In The Wind

Cost: 2i per 1 Evasion
Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Perilous
Mins: Dodge 3, Essence 1

After an attack has been rolled, the Solar may add up to their Essence to their Evasion by spending Initiative. This can exceed the limit of what can be added by Charms.

Vaporous Division

Cost: 4m/die
Type: Reflexive
Mins: Dodge 5, Essence 2
Prereqs: Reed In The Wind

After being hit by a decisive attack, the Solar may remove damage dice from it. If the attack is reduced to 0 dice this way, it is considered to have missed.

Living Bonds Unburdened

Cost: 4m, 4i, 1wp
Type: Reflexive
Duration: One round
Mins: Dodge 5, Essence 3
Prereqs: Vaporous Division

For the next turn, the Solar is unable to attack. They may freely use Vaporous Division to remove damage dice from decisive attacks, without spending motes.

Unbridled Shade Attitude

Type: Permanent
Mins: Dodge 5, Essence 3
Prereqs: Vaporous Division

Every damage die removed by Vaporous Division also earns the Solar a point of initiative.

Flexibility

Shadow Over Water

Cost: 2m
Type: Reflexive
Mins: Dodge 3, Essence 1

The Exalt ignores all penalties to their Evasion.

Reflex Sidestep Technique

Cost: 2m
Type: Reflexive
Mins: Dodge 4, Essence 1
Prereqs: Shadow Over Water

Used in response to a surprise attack, this sets the Solar’s Evasion to their Essence, and allows them to use Charms to enhance their Evasion as though it were a regular attack.

Drifting Leaf Elusion

Type: Permanent
Mins: Dodge 4, Essence 2

When an attack has exactly as many successes as the Solar's Evasion, it is dodged rather than hitting.

Flow Like Blood

Cost: 5m, 1wp
Type: Reflexive
Duration: One scene
Mins: Dodge 4, Essence 2
Prereqs: Shadow Over Water

The Solar gains (Essence) motes at the beginning of each round, which can only be spent on Dodge Charms. If these motes aren’t spent by the end of the round, they are lost.

Seven Shadow Evasion

Cost: 4m, 1wp
Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Once/scene
Mins: Dodge 5, Essence 2
Prereqs: Shadow Over Water

The Solar automatically dodges an attack, even if it is undodgeable; alternatively, they can avoid a source of ongoing damage from the environment.

Refinement of Living Shadows

Type: Permanent
Mins: Dodge 5, Essence 5
Prereqs: Seven Shadow Evasion

After using Seven Shadow Evasion, the Solar gains one point of Initiative each turn until they are struck by an attack, or move out of sight of their opponents.

Mobility

Leaping Dodge Method

Cost: 1m, 2i
Type: Reflexive
Mins: Dodge 3, Essence 1

Used when the Exalt successfully dodges an attack, this allows them to automatically move one range band in any direction.

Dust Motes Whirling

Cost: 3m
Type: Supplemental
Mins: Dodge 4, Essence 1
Prereqs: Leaping Dodge Method

This Dexterity+Dodge roll is rolled as a radiant cascade.

Shadow Dancer Method

Type: Permanent
Mins: Dodge 5, Essence 1
Prereqs: Leaping Dodge Method

The Solar no longer loses Initiative with disengage actions.

Fleet Dreaming Image

Cost: 5m
Type: Reflexive
Mins: Dodge 5, Essence 2
Prereqs: Shadow Dancer Method

When an opponent moves into close range, the Solar may activate this Charm to immediately make a disengage action. This may only be activated once per turn.

Sunlight Bleeding Away

Type: Permanent
Mins: Dodge 5, Essence 3
Prereqs: Fleet Dreaming Image

The Solar can spend a point of temporary Willpower when activating Fleet Dreaming Image to automatically succeed at the disengage action.

Tactics

Searing Quicksilver Flight

Type: Permanent
Mins: Dodge 4, Essence 1

When the Solar successfully dodges an attack, they gain a point of Initiative.

Safety Between Heartbeats

Type: Permanent
Mins: Dodge 4, Essence 2
Prereqs: Searing Quicksilver Flight

The Solar gains a point of Initiative each round that they spend in close range of an opponent without being hit by an attack.

Drifting Shadow Focus

Cost: 3m, 1wp
Type: Reflexive
Duration: One round
Mins: Dodge 4, Essence 2
Prereqs: Searing Quicksilver Flight

When the Solar successfully dodges an attack, they may redirect it to another target within close range.

Rumor Of Form

Cost: 3m
Type: Reflexive
Mins: Dodge 5, Essence 2
Prereqs: Reed In The Wind

Used when the Solar successfully dodges an attack, the Solar gets a reflexive Dexterity+Stealth action to conceal themselves. They gain automatic successes on the Stealth check equal to the difference between the attack roll and their Evasion.

Hundred Shadow Ways

Cost: 6m
Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Stackable
Duration: One scene
Mins: Dodge 5, Essence 3
Prereqs: Drifting Shadow Focus

Used when the Solar successfully dodges an attack, they become aware of the Charms used to augment it and may choose one (other than an Excellency). That Charm has no effect when used against the Solar and, if an attack is augmented by that Charm alone, it is automatically dodged.

Force-Stealing Feint

Cost: 5m
Type: Reflexive
Mins: Dodge 5, Essence 2
Prereqs: Searing Quicksilver Flight

Used when the Solar successfully dodges an attack, they may roll the attack’s damage and add any successes to their Initiative.

Unbowed Willow Meditation

Type: Permanent
Mins: Dodge 5, Essence 3
Prereqs: Force-Stealing Feint

When the Solar uses Force-Stealing Feint against a decisive attack, they do not roll the attack’s damage – instead, they gain the attack’s full damage in points of Initiative.

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