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Segev
2020-06-09, 06:42 PM
A bit of an odd design, here, since I'm taking an Exalted 3e concept that applies to artifacts and twisting it to apply to a Sorcery, instead. In this case, Invulnerable Skin of Bronze is to be amalgamated with Moonsilver via Lunar essence to make something that can withstand Aggravated damage without needing armor (artifact or otherwise).

Looking for balance advice, as well as any thoughts on the very design notion behind the minima and the prerequisites. This is for a Casteless Lunar who likes Invulnerable Skin of Bronze, but realizes how little defense it nor any of his other Charms give him against Aggravated damage.


Amalgamation of Hepatizon
Cost: 12m; Mins: Intelligence 4, Essence 3; Type: Simple
Keywords: Combo-basic, Obvious
Duration: Indefinite (while Invulnerable Skin of Bronze lasts)
Prerequisites: Hide-Reinforcing Essence, Armor-Forming Technique
This evocation can only be activated when the Lunar has transmuted his flesh with the spell Invulnerable Skin of Bronze. It infuses the skin with the adaptive and supernaturally resilient essence of Moonsilver, turning it a twilight shade of purple. This evocation ends if the spell ends for any reason.

While the Lunar commits motes to this evocation, his Invulnerable Skin of Bronze provides Aggravated Soak equal to its Lethal Soak.

In addition, every mote committed to either of its prerequisites generates one more point of aggravated soak than usual while this evocation is active.


With Essence 3, and both prerequisites fully invested, this would yield +27 Bashing / +21 Lethal / +15 Aggravated soak for 18m committed (and the motes spent casting Invulnerable Skin of Bronze, which aren't committed). With only this evocation and the underlying spell (nothing spent on the prerequisite Charms) this would be +12 Bashing, +6 Lethal, +6 Aggravated soak for 12m committed. And note that this doesn't innately provide Hardness (though Stone Rhino Fortification could make the agg soak into hardness).