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Solar Investigation

(Dramatic Prediction Method)

  Cost: 4m; Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 3; Type: Simple (Speed 3)
  Keywords: Combo-OK
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: Evidence-Discerning Method

(Solar Profiling Charm, follow up. The Solar can make a educated guess as to the character's next action, applied against a difficulty. Threshold successes increase both the Accuracy and the Specificness of the prediction, which can relate to anything from who a murderer's next target will be to where in the River Province an Abyssal's next terror attack will be aimed. At Essence 4+, you can use this charm to predict the subjects next action in combat. You must have a working profile, from Evidence-Discerning Method, in order to benefit from this charm.)

Intonation Unraveling Method

  Cost: 6m, 1wp; Mins: Investigation 5, Essence 3; Type: Simple
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: Evidence-Discerning Method, Judge's Ear Technique

There is little that the Solar Exalted cannot intuit, given a target to focus their attentions upon. In order to use this Charm the Solar must engage a selected target in apparently innocuous conversation and make a (Perception + Investigation + Essence) roll, with an external penalty of the target's Dodge MDV. If the Solar gains at least one success, she may begin asking the Storyteller questions about the motivation, intimacies, memories and experiences of the individual she has focused her attentions upon. This subject is aware of the intense scrutiny that he's under, feeling it as an abiding sense of violation, and may attempt to resist this process via an exertion of will. This costs 1 willpower per question not answered, and is considered resisting a form of Unnatural Mental Influence.

The character may continue to ask questions until he's received a number of answers equal to her Essence, or until her target has spent a number of points of Willpower equal to the Solar's Essence rating. When either of these conditions is met the charm immediately ends, and the target is then immune to this charm for the remainder of the scene. The target gains a Intimacy of distrust, fear or horror directed at the Solar though he is not specifically aware of whatever information the Lawgiver pulled from her mind.

Solar Charm Cascade Errata (Investigate)

• Crafty Observation Method (page 213) changes its Type to Simple(Speed 5, -0 DV).
• Evidence-Discerning Method (page 213) can specifically lower DV's as well as other kinds of external penalties. This includes MDV in Social Combat, and physical DV's in Mass Combat. If the Storyteller so rules, the charm can provide a External Penalty to similar resistance based rolls that oppose the Solar.
• Judge's Ear Technique (page 213), as a clarification, can be activated "retroactively". Due to the nature of online play, it's impossible to interrupt me while I'm speaking and say "I'm turning on Judge's Ear", but that doesn't mean the Solar couldn't start using the charm in the middle of the subjects sentence.
• Courtier's Eye Technique (page 214) also provides a rough estimate of the nature of the character's Resources and Influence, and allows the Solar to make an educated guess as to "who" the person is and similar details.