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Basic Lunar Body Enhancement Charms

Body and Mind Prana

  Cost: 2 motes per die
  Duration: One scene
  Type: Simple
  Minimum Manipulation: 2
  Minimum Essence: 1
  Prerequisite Charms: None

A Lunar Exalt with this charm feels an innate connection with his body, knowing exactly how far he can push it and what activities he can and cannot perform with utter certainty. Moreover, the Lunar Exalt can exceed those limits to some degree with small shifts to his frame, strengthening joints when needed and lengthening or shortening limbs by small degrees if it should be necessary. This allows the Lunar to perform activities that others would find difficult or even impossible, and gives him one bonus dice to all Athletics rolls for the rest of the scene for every two motes spent on activating this charm. The Exalt cannot add more dice to his pool than his Dexterity score.

Untiring Ox Frame

  Cost: 1 mote per success
  Duration: Instant
  Type: Supplemental
  Minimum Stamina: 2
  Minimum Essence: 1
  Prerequisite Charms: Body-and-Mind Prana

The Exalted can undertake amounts of physical exertion that would cripple lesser men. A Lunar with this charm puts even those Exalted to shame, gaining the ability to undertake even the most punishing and fatiguing of activities without worry of exhaustion as essence rejuvinates his muscles and refreshes his frame. Every mote spent on this charm, up to a limit of the Lunar's Stamina, counts as a single automatic success on a Stamina + Endurance roll to resist fatigue. While resisting the fatigue caused by wearing heavy armor is one possible function of this charm, it can also be used to enhance any activity the Lunar undertakes! When this charm is used successfully (the Lunar meets the difficulty of the roll), the Lunar doesn't suffer any visible fatigue at all, and indeed seems to have casually performed the effort in question.

Cat-Falling Attitude (Revised)

  Cost: 2 motes
  Duration: Instant
  Type: Reflexive
  Minimum Manipulation: 3
  Minimum Essence: 2
  Prerequisite Charms: Body-and-Mind Prana

The Lunar vastly improves his ability to take even the longest falls, landing safely and with an ease that makes it look casual. The Lunar always lands on his feet and never has to check for knockdown after a fall, and only takes bashing damage for every 15 feet fallen. Furthermore, the Lunar only takes lethal damage if he falls more than 25 feet. If the Lunar is falling onto a treacherous surface, such as Spikes, he can make a difficulty 3 Dexterity + Athletics roll. On a successful roll the Lunar lands in such a way as to not take any damage. The Storyteller might adjust the difficulty of this roll up or down as he wishes.

Tree-Dwelling Jaguar Method

  Cost: 3 motes
  Duration: One scene
  Type: Simple
  Minimum Manipulation: 3
  Minimum Essence: 2
  Prerequisite Charms: Body-and-Mind Prana

The Lunar uses his protean abilities to become the perfect climber, able to ascend quickly and easily up nearly any surface regardless of the number of handholds. The Lunar may climb at his full movement rate without penality, and can dodge or take other actions normally without worrying about loosing his purchase. In addition, the Lunar reduces the difficulty penality for any climbing rolls by 2 (to a minimum of 1).

Cat-Paw Climbing Style

  Cost: 5 motes
  Duration: One scene
  Type: Simple
  Minimum Manipulation: 4
  Minimum Essence: 3
  Prerequisite Charms: Tree-Dwelling Jaguar Method

The Lunar with this charm utilizes limited shapeshifting, peerless balance, and manipulation of essence to become a supernaturally efficient climber. The character can move effortlessly up any surface as easily as walking, even hanging upside down from ceilings or dancing across walls. The Lunar reduces the difficulty of any climbing roll to 1 and converts a number of dice equal to his Dexterity score into automatic successes. If the Lunar needs to do so, he can roll the rest of his pool for additional successes. A Lunar can act normally in all ways while using this charm, and can carry up to 100 pounds per point of Strength at the same time.

Other Charms

  • Predator Grace Method can be used to enhance a clinch, but if so the Lunar must choose to escape from the Clinch if he wins the resisted roll. This charm has Body and Mind Prana as its prerequisite. See Lunars, page 134.
  • Panther Stride Stance is a part of this tree. See Lunars, page 134.
  • Flying Tiger Technique is a part of this tree. See Lunars, page 134.

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