SilverMasks/Pattern
Pattern
Leaf-Falling Scrutinity
Cost: 3 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Simple
Minimum Intelligence: 2
Minimum Essence: 2
Prerequisite Charms: None
The Lunar sizes an opponent, knowing his strengths and weaknesses with a glance; From his posture, scent, movements and the essence flows in his body, the Lunar is able to draw incredible conclusions. To do so, the Lunar must designate a single target and roll Intelligence or Perception+Investigation with a difficulty equal to the target's Permanent Essence, plus an active roll in his part if he is trying to conceal them. On a success the Lunar can learn...
- ... the target's rating on a single Physical Ability.
- ... the target's rating on a single Attribute
- ... how many times the target has taken Ox-Body Technique, or other Permanent Charms the Lunar knows about.
- ... a Martial Style the Lunar knows that the target is proficient in(knows the Form of).
The Lunar can use this Charm multiple times to discover multiple things. The Lunar may also designate a single ability and roll Perception or Intelligence + this Ability when looking at a crowd, with the usual difficulty. The Lunar automatically knows all those in the crowd with a rating in the ability of 3 or higher, and tend to use this function of this Charm to select crews or soldiers for their endeavors.
Crystal Strike
Cost: 2 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Supplemental
Minimum Intelligence: 3
Minimum Essence: 3
Prerequisite Charms: Leaf-Falling Scrutinity
The Lunar stops to concentrate, and his mind becomes clear as a crystal, and just as perfect. His thoughts become light passing through its facets, and he knows exactly how to accomplish any task. By spending a dice action in contemplation before taking a physical action the Lunar can add his Intelligence in dice to it.
If used to augment an attack it adds the Lunar's Essence to its Accuracy.
Weakness-Exploiting Strike
Cost: 2 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Supplemental
Minimum Intelligence: 4
Minimum Essence: 3
Prerequisite Charms: Crystal Strike
Making the most of his wealth of gathered information the Lunar performs a strike that exploits all of the foe's weaknesses! The Lunar attacks a foe against whom he used Leaf-Falling Scrutinity and got at least one success, and activates this Charm - the Lunar converts a number of attack dice into automatic successes equal to his Intelligence. Used against an inanimate object this Charm doubles the Lunar's base damage.
Pattern-Exploiting Step
Cost: 1 mote
Duration: Instant
Type: Reflexive
Minimum Intelligence: 3
Minimum Essence: 2
Prerequisite Charms: Crystal Strike
Making the most of his wealth of gathered information the Lunar exploits his opponent's attack patterns to gain a fast tactical advantage! The Lunar who uses this Charm instantly wins initiative against a foe against whom he used Leaf-Falling Scrutinity and got at least one success. If two characters use auto-win initiative effects, they roll for initiative normally.
Thoughtful Moonlight Defense
Cost: 6 motes
Duration: Instant
Type: Reflexive
Minimum Intelligence: 5
Minimum Essence: 3
Prerequisite Charms: Pattern-Exploiting Step
With an smile and an artful movement the Lunar exploits the gaps in his opponent's attack to perform a most perfect defense! When attacked by a foe against whom he used Leaf-Falling Scrutinity and got at least one success the Lunar can activate this Charm to roll Intelligence+Lore - if the Lunar receives at least one success this Charm creates a perfect defense against the attack!
No one may attempt the same trick against the cunning Exalt twice - if this Charm is used to defend against a Combo that an opponent has used at least once before against the Lunar it exploits all weaknesses inherent in it to place this enemy on a vulnerable spot: increase the Difficulty of his next defense or action against the Lunar by the highest Ability(Or Attribute) requirement of all the Charms used in the combo.
This increased Difficulty lasts until the end of the next turn.
Moon-Blessed Nemesis
Cost: 2 motes, 1 willpower
Duration: Indefinite
Type: Simple
Minimum Intelligence: 5
Minimum Essence: 3
Prerequisite Charms: Weakness-Exploiting Strike, Pattern-Exploiting Step
After understanding an target's patterns with the use of Leaf-Falling Scrutinity for as many turns as her target has dots of Permanent Essence the Lunar sears those patterns in her memory, making all movements against this target as if he was an old friend whose movements are understood instinctively.
As long as the motes remains committed the Lunar is able to predict the target's every movement - his thoughts and reactions are something the Lunar is intimately familiar with which deals a dice penalty equal to half the Lunar's Lore to all defenses the target takes against the Lunar's actions, be they attacks or contests of skill and chance. Further the Lunar receives her Intelligence in bonus dice to all Dodges or Parries (chosen when this effect is initiated) against the target's attacks. This can create a pool from 0 dice if the Lunar has no defensive pool to defend herself with.
For the duration of the commitment the Lunar is also able to use her Intelligence as the designated Attribute to her attacks and defenses.
This bonus is lost if the opponent increases or decreases his base traits - a significant change to his patterns and skill.
