The Great Curse (Lunar Exalted)

Just as all other Exalted, the Chosen of the Moon suffer from the Great Curse placed upon them by the slain Primordials. For the Lunars, the Curse arises from their connection to Luna and their shapeshifting powers. The dying Primordials cursed the Lunars to become the very beasts they emulated.

Lunar Exalted gain points of Limit in three fashions. As with Solars, any time the Lunar chooses to suppress her primary Virtue (the one associated with her Limit Flaw), she gains a point of Limit. Suppressing other Virtues does not add to the Exalt's Limit. In addition, any time a Child of the Moon resists an unnatural mental influence, she receives one point of Limit, up to once per scene. Finally, whenever the Lunar is first struck by the light of the full moon on a particular night, her player must roll a number of dice equal to her primary Virtue. Each success on this roll adds one point of Limit to her total, and rolling a 10 counts as two successes as usual. The Lunar can suffer this effect only once per full moon night, and only if she is touched by the moon's light. When a character's Limit reaches 10, she suffers Limit Break and immediately reduces her Limit to 0. For the duration of one scene, the character's behavior is ruled by her Virtue Flaw. She acts as it dictates and can only hope that the episode passes quickly.

Limit Break can be a extremely cathartic experience, and undergoing a Limit Break immediately gives the character temporary Willpower points equal to her rating in the Flaw's related Virtue, even if this raises her temporary Willpower above her permanent Willpower or above 10. The character gains this Willpower only if she does not attempt to control her behavior during the Limit Break, however. Characters may choose to partially control their actions during Limit Break, forgoing the Willpower bonus. The effects of doing so are listed under "Partial Control" in each Flaw's description.

Sample Lunar Virtue Flaws

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