The PerfecT LoTus from rooT To BuLB II - Exalted, character sheets

This Charm negates onslaught penalties to the imp’s unarmed
martial arts PDV, up to his (Martial Arts). Additionally,
as the fury of her enemies is something she can easily exploit,
the laughing imp benefits from an onslaught bonus to her PDV
equal to the benefit she would normally suffer, up to a maximum
of (5 − the attacker’s Temperance).
I’m Ov e r He r e Revelation
Cost: 4m; Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 2; Tiype: Reflexive
(Step 2)
Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious
Duration: Until next action
Prerequisite Charms: None
The laughing imp knows how to throw her foes off balance
both physically and mentally. Deftly evading an attack, she disrupts
her target’s balance, evading their perception for a key
moment. When activated in response to a single attack, this
Charm adds a number of successes equal to the difference between
the attacker’s attack roll and the imp’s DV to an attempt
to reestablish surprise on the imp’s next action. This Charm
does not negate penalties for reestablishing surprise in combat.
In s u l t t o In j u r y Me t h o d
Cost: 2m; Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 3; Type: Reflexive
(Step 1)
Keywords: Combo-OK, Emotion, Obvious
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: I’m Over Here Revelation, Laughing in
the Rain of Blades
In combat it is important to keep one’s wits intact. The laughing
imps, however, find that sort of restraint dull and draining,
so they substitute for personal composure the ability to drive
others to distraction. The laughing imp may invoke this Charm
when striking his foe to seamlessly integrate some sort of irritating,
distracting, or suggestive gesture into his movements. Her
opponents find themselves quite vexed by her light hearted irreverence.
Compare the results of the imp’s attack roll to the
target’s DMDV; the attack beats the DMDV and strikes the
target, the foe is so maddened by the imp’s cavalier irreverence
that they have trouble focusing on the battle. The foe takes an
internal penalty on all actions equal to the amount by which
the attack successes exceeded his DMDV, until his DV next refreshes.
The foe can focus and ignore this mental influence by
spending one Willpower, though they must still contend with
the imp’s physical attack.
La u g h i n g Im p Fo r m
Cost: 5m; Mins: Martial Arts 4, Essence 3; Type: Simple (Speed 5)
Keywords: Form-type
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: I’m Over Here Revelation, Laughing in
the Rain of Blades
The martial artist takes a relaxed, jaunty stance as he slips
into the mindset of the Laughing Imp. A too-big grin spreads
across his face and he comes to see the world for the farce it is.
He laughs, both at the scope and profundity of the joke, and
at the idiocy of those who seem to miss the humor. He moves
with a jocular ease, laughing at his assailants and trying to share
the wondrous levity with him. Only through his cracked and
warped perception can the truth be seen clearly. His foes find
his madness unsettling and enraging and they strike with greater
fury, which seems to embolden him and make him even more
elusive as he flows around and past them, like a mad and deadly
wind. While this form is active the martial artist adds one to the
dice bonus (but not other rewards) of all stunts that emphasize
cracked, and profoundly cruel, humor and the whimsical, lighthearted,
and wholly inhuman malice. Furthermore, this Charm
reduces the multiple action penalties the martial artist’s flurries
suffer by his (Essence). While this Charm is active the Exalt
cannot succeed at compassion rolls.
Un m a n t h e Op p o s i t i o n Me t h o d
Cost: 4m; Mins: Martial Arts 4, Essence 3; Type: Reflexive
(Step 9)
Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious, Counterattack
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: Laughing Imp Form
When enemies beset the Laughing Imp, he dances away, but
if they press their case he is happy to take their weapons away.
The Laughing Imp wants an audience for his farce of madness,
he wants them to see the humor of the broken world, if that
means taking their toys from them then he is more than able to
do so. In response to an attack which the martial artist parries
successfully (if unarmed, he may do so with his bare hands) he
may attempt to disarm his attacker, gaining a number of successes
on the attempt equal to the amount by which his PDV
exceeded their attack roll (to a maximum of his Martial Arts
rating). Use of a perfect parry grants maximum reward provided
it was made with this style’s form weapon. If the opponent is
unarmed (or the martial artist wishes to do this instead) he may
attempt a sweep counterattack in lieu of the disarm attempt.
The sweep gains the same extra successes as the counterattack,
though this Charm does not negate the normal penalties associated
with either attempt.
Ca c k l i n g Jester On s l a u g h t
Cost: 3m/attack, 1wp; Mins: Martial Arts 4, Essence 3; Type:
Extra Action
Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: Laughing Imp Form
Those beset by the laughing Imp have little choice but to
attempt to whether the ceaseless storm of jeers and blows.
His strikes, like his ceaseless mocking laughter, are not forceful,
earth shaking blows. That would be easy to resist. Rather
his attacks are persistent and unnerving, wearing away at his
target. The martial artist may make up to his (Essence + 1)
martial arts attacks against a single target. Every attack after
the first suffers a compounding multiple action penalty of -1.
However, the onslaught of blows is difficult to whether and
taxes both body and soul, the Onslaught penalty from each of
these attacks is doubled. This magical flurry’s total number of
attacks cannot exceed the weapon’s Rate, and it suffers a DV
penalty equal to half the cumulative penalties of all attacks in
the flurry.
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