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CHAPTER 2 • EXTENDED CHARM TREESharm. For the remainder of the scene, the vessel thecharacter is aboard cannot be damaged in any way— by weapons, weather, or any other force. TheSolar must remain onboard and focus his energyon maintaining the ship, to the exclusion of otherphysical actions.This effect does not repair any damage the vesselmay have already suffered; it merely preventsadditional damage from being inflicted. This Charmalso does not protect the ship from being boardedor protect the crew from harm in any way.UNSINKABLE FLEET APPROACHCost: 20 motes, 2 WillpowerDuration: One sceneType: SimpleMinimum Sail: 6Minimum Essence: 6Prerequisite Charms: Unsinkable ShipMeditationUsing this technique, the Solar can protect asmall fleet of ships from damage. While this Charmis active, a number of vessels equal to twice theSolar’s permanent Essence may each perfectlyresist a single attack each turn. As with UnsinkableShip Meditation, this does not prevent boarding orprotect the ships’ crews in any way.VESSEL-REPAIRING MEDITATIONCost: 10 motes, 1 Willpower, 1 lethal healthlevelDuration: Three long turnsType: SimpleMinimum Sail: 5Minimum Essence: 3Prerequisite Charms: Harden the HullPracticeOften, a Solar will find herself aboard a shipwhich has taken damage that puts it in dangerof sinking. For mortals, the only option in suchsituations is to abandon ship. The Exalt, however,can actually repair damage to a ship, even whileit remains in the water. To use this Charm, thecharacter must be able to come in contact witha damaged portion of the ship directly, whetherfrom the inside or outside. Over the course of threelong turns (or about five minutes of real time) thecharacter uses whatever materials she can find topatch up the ship. A single use of this Charm canrepair a number of Health Levels of damage tothe ship equal to twice the character’s Sail rating;alternately, it can repair destroyed rigging or abroken or destroyed mast.SHIP-RESTORING APPROACHCost: 20 motes, 1 Willpower, 1 experiencepointDuration: One dayType: SimpleMinimum Sail: 5Minimum Essence: 5Prerequisite Charms: Vessel-RepairingMeditationUsing this technique, a Solar can restore anyship to a pristine and sailable condition, even thegreatest vessels of the First Age. In order to usethis Charm, the Solar must be able to move freelyaround whatever remains of the vessel — generally,this will require the Solar to place the ship up onblocks upon land, although the ability to hold hisbreath might allow him to do so while the ship wasafloat or even sunk. Over the course of a day, theSolar uses whatever raw materials are availableto repair and patch the vessel; at the end of theday, it has been restored to its original functionality(although its appearance will vary based on thematerials used to repair it.)UNEQUALLED SOLAR VESSELCost: NoneDuration: PermanentType: SpecialMinimum Sail: 5Minimum Essence: 5Prerequisite Charms: Glorious Solar Ship165