Pertinacious Automaton Form: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 06:06, 17 December 2007

Kind: Celestial Martial Arts
Cost: 5 motes
Duration: One scene
Type: Simple
Min. Martial Arts: 4
Min. Essence: 3
Source: Pertinacious Automaton style by Argent
Prerequisite Charms: Vibrating Hammer Palm, Hydraulic Body Configuration
Summary: Bare hands deal and parry lethal damage. Add essence to Strength and any die rolls to resist environmental damage or any effect that is reduced against automata. Cast Iron Sheath Posture intrinsically. Reduce Hardness of target's armor by Essence.

Assuming a fluid, yet forceful stance honoring the perfection of the Machine God, the martial artist harmonizes his essence with the Machine God, effectively becoming part of the great machine. His unarmed Martial Arts attacks do lethal damage and he may parry lethal attacks with his bare hands. He adds his Essence score to his Strength, both for feats of strength and damage. He also adds Essence dice to any rolls to resist environmental damage or any effect that specifically has reduced effect against automata.

While this form is in effect, the martial artist may activate Iron Sheath Posture as an intrinsic ability, without it counting as a charm activation. Any unarmed Martial Arts attacks made while this form is active reduce the Hardness of the target's armor by the martial artist's Essence, to a minimum of zero.

Sources

Knowledge of this charm can be gained from the following sources:

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-|summary=Reduce soak provided by target's armor by Essence.
+|summary=Bare hands deal and parry lethal damage. Add essence to Strength and any die rolls to resist environmental damage or any effect that is reduced against automata. Cast Iron Sheath Posture intrinsically. Reduce Hardness of target's armor by Essence.
 |kind=Celestial Martial Arts
 |cost=5 motes
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-|source=[[Unrelenting Automaton]] style by [[exalted:Argent|Argent]]
+|source=[[style::Pertinacious Automaton]] style by [[exalted:Argent|Argent]]
-|prereqs=[[Vibrating Hammer Palm]], [[Automated Overdrive Offense]]
+|prereqs=[[requires::Vibrating Hammer Palm]], [[requires::Hydraulic Body Configuration]]
-|desc=Assuming the fluid, yet forceful stance of the Glorious Body Machine Protocol, the martial artist shapes his essence into a perfect, symmetrical construct; he becomes part of the Machine. He adds his Essence score to his Strength and does lethal damage with his unarmed Martial Arts attacks. Armor integrates well with the Machine Protocol, thus allowing the martial artist to reduce the Mobility penalties and Fatigue of his armor by his permanent Essence, to a minimum of 0. He gains an understanding of armored shells, allowing him to project the force of his blows past them. Reduce enemies' armor soak by the martial artist's Essence.
+|desc=Assuming a fluid, yet forceful stance honoring the perfection of the Machine God, the martial artist harmonizes his essence with the Machine God, effectively becoming part of the great machine. His unarmed Martial Arts attacks do lethal damage and he may parry lethal attacks with his bare hands. He adds his Essence score to his Strength, both for feats of strength and damage. He also adds Essence dice to any rolls to resist environmental damage or any effect that specifically has reduced effect against automata.
+While this form is in effect, the martial artist may activate [[Iron Sheath Posture]] as an intrinsic ability, without it counting as a charm activation. Any unarmed Martial Arts attacks made while this form is active reduce the Hardness of the target's armor by the martial artist's Essence, to a minimum of zero.
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