GracefulCharmMethodology/SolarStealth

Stealth

Assassination

Blinding Battle Feint

• Cost: 3m
• Type: Supplemental
• Mins: Stealth 3, Essence 1

This Join Battle roll is made with Dexterity+Stealth, and may also be applied as a concealment attempt.

False Image Feint

• Cost: 3m, 1wp
• Type: Reflexive
• Keywords: Perilous
• Mins: Stealth 4, Essence 2
• Prereqs: Blinding Battle Feint

Used when attacked, this allows the Solar makes a Dexterity+Stealth roll, replacing their Evasion with the number of successes. If this dodges the attack, it may also be applied as a concealment attempt.

Shadow Victor’s Repose

• Cost: 3m, 1wp
• Type: Simple
• Keywords: Once/scene
• Mins: Stealth 4, Essence 1
• Prereqs: Blinding Battle Feint

Used when the Solar is hidden from all opponents, they may make a Join Battle check and add the result to their current Initiative.

Flash-Eyed Killer’s Insight

• Type: Permanent
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 2
• Prereqs: Shadow Victor’s Repose

Whenever the Solar incapacitates an opponent, they refresh their use of Shadow Victor’s Repose.

Hidden Snake Recoil

• Type: Permanent
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 2
• Prereqs: Blinding Battle Feint

Whenever the Solar incapacitates an opponent, they may spend a point of Willpower to reflexively make a concealment attempt.

Mind Shroud Meditation

• Type: Permanent
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 2
• Prereqs: Flash-Eyed Killer’s Insight

When the Solar uses Shadow Victor’s Repose after it has been refreshed by Flash-Eyed Killer’s Insight, their next unexpected attack is considered an ambush attack.

Smoke And Shadow Cover

• Cost: 3m
• Type: Supplemental
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 2
• Prereqs: Blinding Battle Feint

This Take Cover action is made with Dexterity+Stealth, and allows the Solar to treat concealment as cover – providing a cover bonus equal to the visual penalty it would normally provide.

Shadow-Crossing Leap Technique

• Cost: 5m, 1wp
• Type: Reflexive
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 3
• Prereqs: Smoke And Shadow Cover

Once per turn while concealed, the Solar may move up to one range band to any form of cover they can see, without traversing the space between. This does not count as moving a range band for the purposes of disturbing Blurred Form Style.

Flashing Nocturne Prana

• Cost: 10m, 1wp
• Type: Reflexive
• Keywords: Perilous
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 4
• Prereqs: Shadow-Crossing Leap Technique

Used when concealed, the Solar anchors themselves to a point. When the Charm is released, they may immediately move up to three range bands back to the point without traversing the space between, becoming undetectable until after their next turn.

Camouflage

Blurred Form Style

• Cost: 5m
• Type: Reflexive
• Duration: One scene
• Mins: Stealth 2, Essence 1

The Solar may make stealth attempts without cover or concealment, as long as they do not move quickly. If they attack, move a range band, or are struck by an attack, their stealth is broken.

Invisible Statue Spirit

• Type: Permanent
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 1
• Prereqs: Blurred Form Style

While the Solar is using Blurred Form Style, they are completely undetectable by sight as long as they remained still on their previous turn.

Sun Swallowing Practice

• Cost, 2m, 1a
• Type: Reflexive
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 2
• Prereqs: Invisible Statue Spirit

The Solar hides their anima.

Dazzling Anima Flare

• Type: Permanent
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 3
• Prereqs: Sun Swallowing Practice

When the Solar activates Sun Swallowing Practice, they may instead release a gout of flame that imposes a stackable -1 penalty to sight-based Awareness checks until the next round.

Stalking Wolf Attitude

• Type: Permanent
• Mins: Stealth 4, Essence 2
• Prereqs: Blurred Form Style

When using Blurred Form Style, the Solar may move a single range band each turn without incurring the penalty for movement, or breaking their stealth.

Ten Whispers Silence Meditation

• Type: Permanent
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 3
• Prereqs: Stalking Wolf Attitude

The Solar may spend a point of Willpower when activating Blurred Form Style to make themselves completely undetectable by sound or touch while they are protected by it.

Scent Banishing Attitude

• Type: Permanent
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 3
• Prereqs: Stalking Wolf Attitude

The Solar may spend a point of Willpower when activating Blurred Form Style to make themselves completely undetectable by taste or smell while they are protected by it.

Perfect Shadow Stillness

• Type: Permanent
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 4
• Prereqs: Ten Whispers Silence Meditation, Scent Banishing Attitude

When the Solar has Blurred Form Style active and has activated both Ten Whispers Silence Meditation and Scent Banishing Attitude, their stealth rolls cannot be contested. They may only be spotted if they break the protection provided by Blurred Form Style, or by people who can detect essence.

Fivefold Shadow Burial

• Type: Permanent
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 5
• Prereqs: Perfect Shadow Stillness, Sun Swallowing Practice

While they qualify for Perfect Shadow Stillness, the Solar cannot be spotted by people who can detect essence. Effects that automatically notice their presence or actions detect a presence or action in the vicinity, but not where it is.

Guardian Fog Technique

• Cost: 3m
• Type: Supplemental
• Mins: Stealth 3, Essence 1
• Prereqs: Blurred Form Style

This Stealth attempt is also applied to another character within close range of the Solar.

Dark Sentinel’s Way

• Type: Permanent
• Mins: Stealth 4, Essence 2
• Prereqs: Guardian Fog Technique

The Solar may use the Defend Other action without breaking the protection afforded by Blurred Form Style.

Imperceptibility

Easily-Overlooked Presence Method

• Cost: 5m
• Type: Simple
• Keywords: Psyche
• Duration: One scene
• Mins: Stealth 3, Essence 1

The Solar makes a Manipulation+Stealth roll, applied equally to the Resolve of all people present. As long as the Solar does not make any obviously supernatural actions or Join Battle, they cannot be spotted by anyone whose Resolve they defeat.

Mental Invisibility Technique

• Type: Permanent
• Mins: Stealth 4, Essence 2
• Prereqs: Easily-Overlooked Presence Method

The Solar may spend a point of Willpower when activating Easily-Overlooked Presence Method to allow them to make obviously supernatural actions without being spotted.

Vanishing From Mind’s Eye Method

• Cost: 10m, 1wp
• Type: Simple
• Keywords: Psyche
• Duration: Indefinite
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 3
• Prereqs: Mental Invisibility Technique

The Solar makes a Manipulation+Stealth roll, applied equally to the Resolve of all people they meet: anyone whose Resolve is beaten is unable to recognise the Solar, and cannot recall what they were like. While this Charm is active, the Solar may not make use of any story merits based on their reputation or position.

Shadow Replacement Technique

• Cost: 5m, 1wp
• Type: Simple
• Keywords: Shaping
• Duration: Indefinite
• Mins: Stealth 5, Essence 3
• Prereqs: Mental Invisibility Technique

The Solar makes a Manipulation+Stealth roll against someone within close range: if successful, the Solar imperceptibly disappears into their shadow, and cannot be detected by anything except magic that specifically detects Shaping effects. They are unable to make physical actions, but may freely observe events from their subject’s perspective and speak as a disembodied voice.