Resources for Exalted Second Edition
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By Wordman
Submitted on 27 Nov 2006 at 01:42:49 PM EST
Last updated on 28 Nov 2006 at 12:28:43 AM EST
Sable Disposition of Being Style
Cost: 6m per duplicate
Mins: Martial Arts 6, Essence 6
Type: Simple
Duration: Variable
Keywords: Combo-Basic, Obvious
Prerequisites: Bringing the Canvas to Life
Follow-ups: Representing Heaven
Mins: Martial Arts 6, Essence 6
Type: Simple
Duration: Variable
Keywords: Combo-Basic, Obvious
Prerequisites: Bringing the Canvas to Life
Follow-ups: Representing Heaven
…and painted her from every angle…
While the saying is that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, the artist can do one better and flatter with exact duplicates instead.
Making a Dexterity + Martial Arts test, the artist creates one duplicate of an imaged target (including herself) for each success on the test, paying 6 motes for each duplicate. The artist need not use all the successes.
On the target’s next turn, the target and all the duplicates may take completely independent actions and movement, all under the control of the target. All of the duplicates share the essence pools, health levels, wound penalties, etc. of the target. Being completely independent, each duplicate is allowed their own charm activation. So, for example, one duplicate might invoke a combo, another might declare a flurry, another might dash, another might start casting a spell, etc. After all of these actions are resolved, one of the duplicates (target’s choice) vanishes. The target’s speed is the speed of the highest speed needed by all of the actions taken. Likewise with DV penalties. The targets and all duplicates wait for the same amount of time before acting again, at which time, another batch of independent actions is taken, and yet another duplicate vanishes. As each duplicate vanishes, the essence committed to it becomes spent.
