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Running-Before-The-Storm Defense

By Bill Garrett

Submitted on 07 Jan 2007 at 03:27:58 PM EST
Last updated on 07 Jan 2007 at 03:27:58 PM EST

Solar Dodge

Cost: 5m 1wp
Mins: Dodge 4, Essence 2
Type: Reflexive (Step 2)
Duration: One Scene
Keywords: Combo-OK
Prerequisites: Shadow Over Water
Follow-ups: None

The Solar evades attacks like a dancing sunbeam amidst storm clouds, outrunning and outdodging his adversaries with increasing grace and ease. For as long as his attackers persist in striking at him, he will persist in avoiding them.

The Solar demonstrates formidable defensive skills in the face of a persistent attack. When he is attacked and successfully uses his Dodge DV to avoid it, he may “bank” any extra successes he acquired from Charms or stunts (not his normal DV). He may reflexively apply these successes to his Dodge DV during Step 6 of attack resolution later in the same scene, and he may not have a pool of more than (Dexterity + Dodge) banked successes. Only successes which stemmed from Charms or stunts may be banked in this fashion. Using banked successes does not count as a Charm activation.

A Solar with DV 6 is attacked by a character who achieves 4 successes on his attack. The Solar uses the Second Dodge Excellency to buy 1 success and performs a stunt which rolls another success, so he may bank 2 successes total. If he is later attacked, he may apply these to his defense.

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Submission Rating: Description: +1 | Rules: +0 | Originality: +1

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Description: +1 | Rules: +0 | Originality: +1 - Samiel (about 1 year)

It's an interesting way to feel confident using defensive charms, knowing that they won't be wasted. I like the concept and the originality, but I'd be concerned that the charm might lead to too much book-keeping.

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Running-Before-The-Storm Defense

By Bill Garrett