Unobstructed Hunter's Aim

Cost: 4m + 1wp (optional); Mins: Archery 4, Essence 3; Type: Reflexive (Step 3)
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: Harvest of the Hunter

With this Charm, the archer and arrow truly become one, as the shaft can twist itself in flight to take a curved path toward its target, bypassing the enemy's cover. An attack accompanied by this Charm totally ignores all ranged cover modifiers granted by trees and wooden objects. Once charged with Essence, the arrow passes effortlessly through plants, trees, even wooden shields and timber fortifications, regardless of their thickness. It cannot penetrate objects containing or reinforced with the magical materials, though. Furthermore, if the arrow cannot go through cover, it can try to go around it. If the Dragon-Blood spends one Willpower in addition to the normal four motes of Essence, the arrow can alter its trajectory in mid-flight to curve around cover or find the tiniest eye slit in a reinforced bunker. The target's DV bonus acquired through being behind cover decreases by -1 per dot of the Dragon-Blood's permanent Essence. Only the DV bonus acquired from cover is affected this way, and regardless of the nature of the target's cover, it must be possible for an arrow to reach him by some trajectory. Arrows augmented by this Charm cannot be used to penetrate armor by "targeting its weak points."

This Charm is a reflexive one that can be used freely without the need for a Combo. It can be activated only on a tick upon which the Dragon-Blood acts normally, however. It cannot be used on any tick falling between actions.