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Terrestrial Martial Arts
The most common supernatural martial arts of Creation, there are hundreds of Terrestrial Martial Arts taught by thousands of schools to tens of thousands of people - most of them Exalts, but including armies of exceptional mortals.
Who Can Learn It
- Terrestrial Exalts: The Dragon-Blooded are the core of those who learn the Terrestrial Martial Arts. They learn them as normal.
- Celestial Exalts: Solars, Lunars, Sidereals and Abyssals have a natural affinty for Essence that renders the Terrestrial Martial Arts easy to learn and use. They pay 2 XP less when learning Terrestrial Martial Arts Charms.
- Mortals: Mortals can learn the Terrestrial Martial Arts, but only with difficulty; learning these Charms requires Martial Arts 5 and Awakened Essence, and costs them 15 XP per Charm.
- Gods: Gods are not naturally prone to change, but they can learn Terrestrial Martial Arts as though they were Dragon-Bloods without aspect. Few of them have the drive to do so, however.
- Demons: Demons of any Circle can learn Terrestrial Martial Arts in theory, but few do in practice. Sorcerers cannot summon a demon for their knowledge of these Charms.
- Elementals: Elementals can learn Terrestrial Martial Arts as though they were Dragon-Bloods of their elemental aspect. Far more elementals learn these powers than gods, simply because it is in their natures to change and grow over time.
- Fair Folk: Fair Folk who learn the Root of the Perfected Lotus Charm may learn Terrestrial Martial Arts as Dragon-Bloods. They count as having an Aspect equal to whatever elemental Assumptions they have active at a given time.
- Dragon Kings: Dragon Kings may learn Terrestrial Martial Arts as Dragon-Bloods of an Aspect equivalent to their Breed.
Specific Martial Arts Revisions
Fallng Blossom Style
- Dual Scarlet Blossom Technique: This Charm may be activated in Step 7 of Combat Resolution.
- Verse of the Martyr: This Charm costs only 5 motes to activate.
Orgiastic Fugitive Style
- Clarity-of-Mind Moment: This Charm has a duration of One Action.
Even Blade Style
- Death Between Heartbeats: This Charm forces the defender to use her DV from before its refresh, while the character refreshes her DV normally.
- Loving Heart Stance: The counterattack effect of this Charm may be used once per enemy flurry.
- Loyal Dancing Lovers: The defensive aspect of this Charm does not provide an increase to Parry DV.
- Impossible Unseen Strike: This Charm is Simple (Speed 5, DV -1).
