Fateful (Ability) Excellency—Essence Auspicious

Cost: 1m+; Mins: (Ability) 4, Essence 3; Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker, Step 2 for defender)
Keywords: Combo-OK, Native
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: None

The target number of any dice roll using the chosen Ability decreases by one for every mote the player spends. For one mote, any roll of 6 or higher becomes a success; two motes grant success on rolls of 5 or higher. This Excellency cannot reduce a target number below 4.

Alternatively, the player can spend one Willpower point and enough Essence to reduce the target number to 3. This grants an "auspicious success": the player forgoes the actual roll but transforms every die in the dice pool into an automatic success instead.

If the player declares in Step 2 of attack resolution that he wants to purchase an auspicious success for a defensive Ability, the expenditure of one Willpower and enough Essence to lower the target number to 3 doubles his appropriate Defense Value against that attack.

Latest Errata: If the player uses an auspicious success to enhance her DV, that DV is raised by (Essence), not doubled.