Obsidian Soul
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During the First Age, the Yozis seethed with anger. Â So great was their anger that they sought to destroy the very fabric of the Celestial Hierarchy that they themselves had created and the Exalts who supported those Gods. Â Impotent it their fury, they sought to create a way for rebellious mortals to strike against the Gods. Â In the end, they created the God-Slaying Arts.
They were spread to any mortal who raged impotently against the dominion of the Gods, who railed against the Heavens, who were willing to forgo the promise of immortality for the certainty of revenge. Â Designed to benefit only UnExalted Mortals, they were unlearnable by any creature of greater Enlightenment. Â The cost for the UnExalted Mortal who learned them was great however. Â They would never God-Blooded, they would never become an Exalt and they would never become a Demon, an Elemental, a Ghost or a God. Â They would only have one life and, after they died, their souls would be lost. Â It was a price that many were willing to pay.
There are many God-Slaying Arts, but they all have a common root, and that is the Art of Balance. Â No other God-Slaying Art may exceed the Art of Balance. Â The God-Slaying Arts cost 8 BP per level or 12 XP for the first level and 8*current level in XP for each additional level. Â The Mortal must have Essence Mastery in order to learn any of the God-Slaying Arts.
The Art of Balance
-The Art of Balance may not exceed the lowest Virtue of the practitioner.
-The practitioner reduces the Essence Cost of any Charm, Merit or Spell by one mote per level, to a minimum of one mote, if the Charm, Merit or Spell has an Essence cost greater than None.
-The practitioner may create Artifacts up to their level in the Art of Balance, using the rules in Sorceror & Savant, and they receive a bonus of one success per level on any roll to attune to, to create or to research a design for an Artifact.
The Art of (Ability)
-The Art of (Ability) may not exceed the lower of (Ability) or the Art of Balance.
-The practitioner may create, learn and use any Terretrial Charm related to (Ability) as if they were a Terrestrial Exalt with an Essence equal to their level in the Art of (Ability). Â In the case of Terrestrial Martial Arts Charms, they may use the greater of their permenant Essence or the level in the Art of Martial Arts as their effective Essence to learn and use such Charms but must use the level in the Art of Martial Arts for the purpose of creating a new Terrestrial Martial Arts Style. Â In the case of Celestial Martial Arts Charms, they are treated as if they were Terrestrial Exalted with an effective Essence equal to their level in the Art of Martial Arts.
-(Ability) Charms may be in a Combo, normal rules permitting.
The Art of (Attribute)
-The Art of (Attribute) may not exceed the lower of (Attribute) or the Art of Balance.
-The practitioner may learn Lunar Charms related to (Attribute) as if they were Lunar with an effective Essence equal to their level in the Art of (Attribute). Â They may only have three alternate shapes, their totem, acquired through Finding the Spirit's Shape, their Deadly Beastman Form
and their form as a member of the opposite sex, as acquired by the appropriate Charm.
-(Attribute) Charms may be in a Combo, normal rules permitting.
The Art of (Virtue)
-The Art of (Virtue) may not exceed (Virtue) or the Art of Balance.
-The practitioner may learn Spirit Charms related to (Virtue) as if they were Elementals with an effective Essence equal to their level in the Art of (Virtue). Â The practitioner may learn Elemental Gifts with the first level of Art of (Virtue).
-(Virtue) Charms may be in a Combo, normal rules permitting.
They were spread to any mortal who raged impotently against the dominion of the Gods, who railed against the Heavens, who were willing to forgo the promise of immortality for the certainty of revenge. Â Designed to benefit only UnExalted Mortals, they were unlearnable by any creature of greater Enlightenment. Â The cost for the UnExalted Mortal who learned them was great however. Â They would never God-Blooded, they would never become an Exalt and they would never become a Demon, an Elemental, a Ghost or a God. Â They would only have one life and, after they died, their souls would be lost. Â It was a price that many were willing to pay.
There are many God-Slaying Arts, but they all have a common root, and that is the Art of Balance. Â No other God-Slaying Art may exceed the Art of Balance. Â The God-Slaying Arts cost 8 BP per level or 12 XP for the first level and 8*current level in XP for each additional level. Â The Mortal must have Essence Mastery in order to learn any of the God-Slaying Arts.
The Art of Balance
-The Art of Balance may not exceed the lowest Virtue of the practitioner.
-The practitioner reduces the Essence Cost of any Charm, Merit or Spell by one mote per level, to a minimum of one mote, if the Charm, Merit or Spell has an Essence cost greater than None.
-The practitioner may create Artifacts up to their level in the Art of Balance, using the rules in Sorceror & Savant, and they receive a bonus of one success per level on any roll to attune to, to create or to research a design for an Artifact.
The Art of (Ability)
-The Art of (Ability) may not exceed the lower of (Ability) or the Art of Balance.
-The practitioner may create, learn and use any Terretrial Charm related to (Ability) as if they were a Terrestrial Exalt with an Essence equal to their level in the Art of (Ability). Â In the case of Terrestrial Martial Arts Charms, they may use the greater of their permenant Essence or the level in the Art of Martial Arts as their effective Essence to learn and use such Charms but must use the level in the Art of Martial Arts for the purpose of creating a new Terrestrial Martial Arts Style. Â In the case of Celestial Martial Arts Charms, they are treated as if they were Terrestrial Exalted with an effective Essence equal to their level in the Art of Martial Arts.
-(Ability) Charms may be in a Combo, normal rules permitting.
The Art of (Attribute)
-The Art of (Attribute) may not exceed the lower of (Attribute) or the Art of Balance.
-The practitioner may learn Lunar Charms related to (Attribute) as if they were Lunar with an effective Essence equal to their level in the Art of (Attribute). Â They may only have three alternate shapes, their totem, acquired through Finding the Spirit's Shape, their Deadly Beastman Form
and their form as a member of the opposite sex, as acquired by the appropriate Charm.
-(Attribute) Charms may be in a Combo, normal rules permitting.
The Art of (Virtue)
-The Art of (Virtue) may not exceed (Virtue) or the Art of Balance.
-The practitioner may learn Spirit Charms related to (Virtue) as if they were Elementals with an effective Essence equal to their level in the Art of (Virtue). Â The practitioner may learn Elemental Gifts with the first level of Art of (Virtue).
-(Virtue) Charms may be in a Combo, normal rules permitting.