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By Wordman
Submitted on 14 Mar 2007 at 10:03:36 AM EDT
Last updated on 14 Mar 2007 at 10:42:32 AM EDT
Eternal Material Style
Cost: 4m, 1wp
Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 3
Type: Reflexive
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious
Prerequisites: Solidified Sky Delivery, Hardened Wave Strike, Petrified Thorn Scourge, Coalesced Blaze Evasion, Ideal Rock Skin, Alloy of Creation Form
Follow-ups: Sharpened Sun Attack, Forged Moon Adaptability, Smelted Star Inevitability, Caged Soul Liberation
Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 3
Type: Reflexive
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious
Prerequisites: Solidified Sky Delivery, Hardened Wave Strike, Petrified Thorn Scourge, Coalesced Blaze Evasion, Ideal Rock Skin, Alloy of Creation Form
Follow-ups: Sharpened Sun Attack, Forged Moon Adaptability, Smelted Star Inevitability, Caged Soul Liberation
Detailed comparison between terrestrial and the celestial metals teaches the martial artist how these more noble metals transcend the limits of jade. Internalizing these lessons allows the martial artist to transcend their own limits, if only briefly.
For the resolution of an instant, the martial artist raises the dice cap limit on any pool involving Martial Arts, Athletics or Dodge, adding her permanent Willpower to the formula used to calculate the limit on bonuses provided by charms. This also applies to static values calculated from these three abilities. For example, a terrestrrial exalt’s limit would become (Ability + Specialties + Willpower) for, say, a Martial Arts attack, and half that amount for DV bonuses.
This charm has the Enlightening keyword (not yet supported by Lore 5, evidently). Learning it provides terrestrial exalts a gateway to learning celestial martial arts. All charms of this style past this point are celestial martial arts.
