sol invictus.indd

CHAPTER 2 • EXTENDED CHARM TREESMinimum Essence: 3Prerequisite Charms: Surprise AnticipationMethodThe Solar has finely tuned her senses, carefullytraining them to pick up on the slightest disturbancethat might indicate the onset of danger. Wheneverdanger threatens the character, whether throughintelligent action or forces of nature, the characterwill receive a warning ten seconds in advance —enough time to quickly prepare. This also functionsagainst anything which is intended to surprisethe Exalt, even if it poses no actual danger. Thisis a perfect defense against surprise; it makes thecharacter completely immune to ambushes.INATTENTIVE AWARENESS METHODOLOGYCost: 8 motesDuration: VariesType: ReflexiveMinimum Awareness: 3Minimum Essence: 2Prerequisite Charms: Sensory Acuity PranaWith this Charm, a Solar can observe asituation with great alacrity even while seemingto be inattentive or even unconscious. The charactercan reflexively activate this Charm when enteringinto a state that would normally render him unableto properly observe the world around him —becoming drunk, falling asleep, or being renderedunconscious or incapacitated, for example. For theduration of that state, the character can observethe world around him as if he were completelyunaffected. He still cannot move or otherwise shrugoff the effects of his condition, and he cannot movehis vantage point from where it would normallybe, but otherwise can observe the situation aroundhimself as if he were fully aware, without anyoneelse present realizing.129