GracefulCharmMethodology/SolarAthletics

Leaping

Monkey Leap Technique

Cost: 3m
Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Once/turn
Mins: Athletics 2, Essence 1

The Solar may move a range band in any direction, without requiring a check or incurring falling damage, as long as they have something to jump from. This counts as the Solar's move action for the turn.

Leaping Tiger Attack

Type: Permanent
Mins: Athletics 5, Essence 2
Prereqs: Monkey Leap Technique

The Solar may spend a point of Willpower when activating Monkey Leap technique to move up to two range bands. If this brings them into close range with an opponent, add the Solar's Essence to the raw damage of their attacks made against that opponent this turn.

Soaring Crane Leap

Type: Permanent
Mins: Athletics 3, Essence 1
Prereqs: Monkey Leap Technique

The Solar may continue to reactivate Monkey Leap Technique each turn to continue with the speed and direction of the original leap, whether or not they have anything to jump from.

Unbound Eagle Approach

Cost: 4m, 1wp
Type: Reflexive
Duration: One Scene
Mins: Athletics 4, Essence 2
Prereqs: Soaring Crane Leap

The Solar may activate Monkey Leap Technique once each turn without spending motes, or needing a Combo to use alongside other Charms.

Mountain-Crossing Leap

Type: Permanent
Mins: Athletics 5, Essence 3
Prereqs: Unbound Eagle Approach

The Solar may spend a point of Willpower when activating Monkey Leap Technique to move exactly three range bands in any direction. To do this when in close range of opponents requires a disengage action, but knocks down any of those opponents with a lower Dexterity+Athletics than the Solar’s Essence.

Godspeed Steps

Type: Permanent
Mins: Athletics 5, Essence 4
Prereqs: Mountain-Crossing Leap

The Solar may spend a point of Willpower when activating Monkey Leap Technique to move to, and rush, an opponent up to three range bands away.

Eagle-Wing Style

Type: Permanent
Mins: Athletics 5, Essence 3
Prereqs: Unbound Eagle Approach

Rather than jump from something to use Monkey Leap Technique, a Solar can choose a target and automatically move toward it.

Agility

Foe-Vaulting Method

Cost: 3m
Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Once/Scene
Mins: Athletics 2, Essence 1

The Solar rolls Dexterity+Athletics vs an opponent in close range’s Evasion: if successful, their next attack is a surprise attack.

Lightning Speed

Cost: 3m, 1wp
Type: Reflexive
Mins: Athletics 4, Essence 2
Prereqs: Foe-Vaulting Method

If the Solar has not yet made a movement action for the turn, they can do so immediately.

Onrush Burst Method

Type: Permanent
Mins: Athletics 3, Essence 2
Prereqs: Foe-Vaulting Method

Every time the Solar succeeds at a rush action, they gain three motes to spend on Athletics Charms. These are lost if not spent on their next action.

Demon-Wasting Rush

Type: Permanent
Mins: Athletics 5, Essence 3
Prereqs: Onrush Burst Method

Every time the Solar rolls a double result on a rush check, they gain a point of initiative.

Bonfire Anima Wings

Type: Permanent
Mins: Athletics 5, Essence 4
Prereqs: Eagle-Wing Style, Onrush Burst Method

When the Solar uses Eagle-Wing Style to move toward a target, this counts as a rush for the purposes of Onrush Burst Method.

One Extra Step

Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Once/Scene
Mins: Athletics 5, Essence 4
Prereqs: Godspeed Steps

The Solar may take a second movement action on their turn.

Living Wind Approach

Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Once/Scene
Mins: Athletics 5, Essence 4
Prereqs: One Extra Step

The Solar may activate this after a rush or contest of speed to change their total successes to one more than the highest rolled.

Might

Increasing Strength Exercise

Cost: 2m/dot
Type: Simple
Duration: One Scene
Mins: Athletics 3, Essence 1

The Solar can add dots to their Strength (increasing their dice pools, and the base damage of their decisive attacks). They may not add more dots than the lower of their Strength or Essence.

Thunder’s Might

Cost: 5m
Type: Reflexive
Mins: Athletics 5, Essence 2
Prereqs: Increasing Strength Exercise

Used after a successful feat of strength, this allows the Solar to immediately throw an item they have hefted as a withering attack. This uses Strength+Athletics to attack, and has a base damage equal to the number of successes required by the feat of strength.

Ten Ox Meditation

Cost: 3m
Type: Supplemental
Mins: Athletics 4, Essence 2

The Solar automatically meets the Strength requirement for this feat of strength.

Power Suffusing Form

Type: Permanent
Mins: Athletics 5, Essence 3
Prereqs: Thunder’s Might

Whenever the Solar succeeds at a feat of strength, they gain motes equal to the Strength minimum of the feat. These must be spent on Athletics Charms before the end of the Solar’s next action, or they are lost.

Grace

Feather Foot Style

Cost: 3m
Type: Reflexive
Duration: One Scene
Mins: Athletics 2, Essence 1

The Solar can balance on any surface - including those that could not normally support their weight. If the Solar finishes a turn without having moved at least one range band, this Charm ends immediately.

Spider Foot Style

Type: Permanent
Mins: Athletics 3, Essence 2
Prereqs: Feather Foot Style

While Feather Foot Style is active, the Solar can walk on or cling to walls and ceilings as though they were the floor.

Graceful Crane Stance

Type: Permanent
Mins: Athletics 5, Essence 3
Prereqs: Spider Foot Style

While Feather Foot Style is active, the Solar can reflexively spend a point of Willpower to avoid being knocked back.

Triumph-Forged God Body

Type: Permanent
Mins: Athletics 5, Essence 4
Prereqs: Graceful Crane Stance

While Feather Foot Style is active, the Solar can reflexively spend a point of Willpower to avoid being knocked down.