ShapingArts/SoulDrowningBeguilementStyle
Soul-Drowning Beguilement Style
This shaping art tells stories of forbidden lusts, of sins too terrible to speak, of secret indiscretions and cruel betrayals. Its Essence patterns are similar to its sister, the Spirit-Twisting Obsession, but subtly different, passive and dark. When a raksha assumes these patterns, it becomes the thing that must not be desired, yet beckons irresistibly, luring its victims to guilt, denial, and eventual self-destruction.
First Glimpse Beckoning
Cost: 3 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Reflexive
Minimum Cup: 2
Minimum Essence: 1
Prerequisite Charms: None
The raksha reveals itself in glimpses and flashes to its prospective victim, distracting her from attack and making her need more. Subtract the raksha’s Cup in dice from an opponent’s attack pool. This charm cannot reduce an opponent’s dice pool below their permanent Essence.
Black Acres
Cost: 4 motes
Duration: One Scene
Type: Reflexive
Minimum Cup: 2
Minimum Essence: 2
Prerequisite Charms: First Glimpse Beckoning
The raksha molds its spirit into a beguiling ambiance, isolated and mysterious, in which sins become harder to resist and temptations seem all the stronger. Increase the difficulty to resist all the raksha’s Cup-Shaping attacks by its permanent Essence.
Refined, Little Death
Cost: 5 motes, 1 willpower
Duration: Instant
Type: Supplemental
Minimum Cup: 3
Minimum Essence: 2
Prerequisite Charms: First Glimpse Beckoning
The first blow is struck. The raksha charges its surroundings with lust and forbidden desire, drawing in its bumbling prey, beating against her judgment and morals, urging her to succumb. This charm supplements a Cup-Shaping attack. It adds the raksha’s Cup in dice to the attack and damage rolls.
Soul-Drowning Beguilement Stance
Cost: 6 motes
Duration: One Story
Type: Simple
Minimum Cup: 4
Minimum Essence: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Black Acres; Refined, Little Death
The raksha pours Essence into its Cup Grace. It becomes a living symbol of that which must not be desired, under any circumstances, yet calls incessantly. For the duration of the story, to attack the raksha with Cup-Shaping requires Conviction to be channeled. To defend against the raksha with Cup-Shaping requires Temperance to be channeled. This charm cannot force an opponent to channel a virtue more times than [6 minus the opponent’s permanent Essence] per shaping combat. This is a Stance-type charm. Characters may not have more than one Stance-type charm active at once.
Passing the Restless Night
Cost: 4 motes
Duration: One Story
Type: Simple
Minimum Cup: 5
Minimum Essence: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Soul-Drowning Beguilement Stance
The victim remembers her past indiscretions and desires more, though she denies it vehemently on the surface. She feigns bravery, but her soul trembles. This charm gives the target the option of channeling Valor on any shaping attacks against the charm’s user. Each time she takes advantage of this, the charm’s user may make a Conviction + Larceny roll as a Cup-Shaping action. On a success, one of the user’s shaping weapons, as chosen by the user, deals an extra point of damage for the rest of the story.
The Sky is Gone
Cost: 5 motes, 1 willpower
Duration: Instant
Type: Reflexive
Minimum Cup: 5
Minimum Essence: 3
Prerequisite Charms: Passing the Restless Night
The victim’s subordinates learn of her sin and vice. They turn, leaving the victim helpless and alone. If the victim wishes to use Sword-Shaping against the raksha utilizing this charm, she must channel Valor. This Charm can only force the victim to channel Valor once per use.
A Fiend-Possessed Soul
Cost: 4 motes
Duration: One Story
Type: Simple
Minimum Cup: 5
Minimum Essence: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Soul-Drowning Beguilement Stance
The victim remembers her past indiscretions and desires more, though she laughs off her needs on the surface. She feigns pity and disdain but her soul trembles. This charm gives the target the option of channeling Compassion on any shaping attacks against the charm’s user. Each time she takes advantage of this, the charm’s user may make a Conviction + Larceny roll as a Cup-Shaping action. On a success, one of the user’s shaping weapons, as chosen by the user, gains a point of defense for the rest of the story.
Surrender to Debauchery
Cost: 5 motes, 1 willpower
Duration: Instant
Type: Reflexive
Minimum Cup: 5
Minimum Essence: 3
Prerequisite Charms: A Fiend-Possessed Soul
The victim succumbs for another night reveling in her sin. If the victim wishes to use Cup-Shaping against the raksha utilizing this charm, she must channel Compassion. This Charm can only force the victim to channel Compassion once per use.
Hearts Are Open Graves
Cost: 5 motes
Duration: One Story
Type: Reflexive
Minimum Cup: 5
Minimum Essence: 4
Prerequisite Charms: The Sky is Gone, Surrender to Debauchery
The story has reached its conclusion. The victim is helplessly addicted to her forbidden pleasure, having given up morality, companionship, and sanity to sate her cravings. To defend against the raksha’s Cup-Shaping, with anything other than Cup-Shaping, requires a point of willpower per scene of defense. To resist attacking the raksha with Cup-Shaping requires a point of willpower per scene.
Comments
Nice Incorporation of Elysian Field's music into raksha style. A fair folk game I was planning on running had a queen of the black acres too. Kuddos! - Dolono
