Portentous Comet Deflecting Mode

Cost: 8m, 1wp; Mins: Melee 4, Essence 3; Type: Reflexive (Step 5)
Keywords: Combo-OK, Leader, Obvious
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: Any Melee Excellency

Although this Charm is costly, it is still prized by Dragon-Blooded soldiers, as it is as close as mere Terrestrial Exalted can come to a perfect melee defense. After an opponent's hand-to-hand attack, the Dragon-Blood's player must roll (Dexterity + Melee). Regardless of the attacker's successes, if the Dragon-Blood achieves even one success, the attack is totally blocked. This Charm will not block either sorcerous attacks or attacks enhanced by Charms, but it is otherwise treated as a perfect parry.

This is a reflexive Charm that can be used freely without the need for a Combo. It can be activated only on a tick on which the Dragon-Blooded is the target of an attack, though.

Latest Errata: Portentous Comet-Deflecting Mode is capable of defending against ranged attacks as well as close combat ones. The Charm can't block unblockable attacks. The limitations on this perfect defense constitute a special Flaw of Invulnerability. The Leader use cannot block designated area effects, but may block the massed attacks of complementary units.