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By ThesaurusRex
Submitted on 03 Jul 2008 at 07:04:00 AM EDT
Last updated on 04 Jul 2008 at 04:18:17 PM EDT
Immaculately Gracious Hostess Style
Cost: 6 motes, 1 Willpower
Mins: Martial Arts 5, Essence 4
Type: Simple (Speed 3, DV -1)
Duration: (Martial Arts Rating) Actions
Keywords: Combo-Basic, Counterattack, Emotion
Prerequisites: Heart-Touching Parting Embrace Technique
Follow-ups: None
Mins: Martial Arts 5, Essence 4
Type: Simple (Speed 3, DV -1)
Duration: (Martial Arts Rating) Actions
Keywords: Combo-Basic, Counterattack, Emotion
Prerequisites: Heart-Touching Parting Embrace Technique
Follow-ups: None
“Of all the secrets of the way of the Immaculately Gracious Hostess, there is one that goes before all. If followed, it will not assure you harmony and good relations. But if this commandment is defied, nothing- no grace, no wealth, no kindness or devotion whatsoever will avail you the perfection of the happy home. The Greatest Rule is this: You must never let your husband into the kitchen.” – Kiu Sen
While this Charm is active, the user appears as she truly is- the queenly sovereign of her household. She seems to glide effortlessly, striking with stately, deliberate grace. Though few would admit it, many ruffians who have been defeated by this Charm liken the feeling to childhood memories of maternally-inflicted disciplining.
While active, the Charm grants the following benefits:
The user increases her Bashing and Lethal soak by her Compassion + Temperance.
She may add the lower of her Conviction and Temperance ratings in bonus successes to Clinch rolls and grappling maneuvers.
Additionally, when the Charm user is in her home, office, or other personal domain, she gains the following benefits:
Anyone with Dodge MDV less than her Conviction + Compassion rating are afflicted with an Emotion unnatural influence that fills them with awe and affection for the user, preventing them from attacking anyone in the vicinity for the duration. Allies are subject to this effect also. Being attacked or suffering damage from any source, or spending a point of Willpower, negates this effect for that target for the remainder of the scene.
Also, she may reflexively spend 4 motes to make a Counterattack against any armed attack she successfully Parries. This attack must be a Disarm attempt.
