Resources for Exalted Second Edition
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By Jukashi
Submitted on 01 Jan 2000 at 12:00:00 AM ESTLast updated on 03 Mar 2008 at 07:36:54 PM EST
(Previous Rank) Rank 6
Path: The Path of Rumbling Stone
Type: Simple
Cost: 7m, 1w
Duration: One Scene
Keywords: Elemental, Obvious
At the apex of this Path, a Dragon King’s dominance over the earth becomes complete. With essence and will, he calls the earth to serve, and it answers. It will carry him forward on a wave of soil; it will propel him into the air; it will catch him when he falls. Walls of stone will spring forth to snatch his foes; jagged rocks will smooth themselves beneath him. It will spring forth from the ground to add force to his strikes. The earth will not harm him, and moves to empower his every movement.
For the rest of the Scene, the character may add their Path Level to all their dice pools so long as they can stunt a description of the earth’s aid. For example, if the character jumps, pillars of stone jut froth from beneath his feet to throw him where he wishes to go. If he wrestles with an enemy, the earth will rise up to hold them. If he swings his weapon, it will push his opponent into its path.
All movement gains this bonus as long as the character is in contact with stone, he can take Move and Dash actions up and along walls and ceilings as easily as on the ground if they are made from a substance over which he has mastery, and he cannot be damaged either by falling onto such substances or by any weapon made from them (save for White Jade, if it is attuned to another creature). If he so wills, fragments of stone affix themselves to his hands or weapons, converting all damage dealt to lethal and allowing him to parry lethal damage. So long as he is in contact with the earth, he cannot be knocked down. The Essence of Earth which suffuses his surroundings causes all his attacks to deal Aggravated damage against creatures of the Wyld.
Finally, upon learning this Power, the character has gained enough understanding of the element of Earth that he becomes capable of attuning to Artifacts of White Jade as if he were Dragon-Blooded.
