Cadaverous Torpor Technique

Cost: —; Mins: Resistance 1, Essence 1; Type: Permanent
Keywords: Stackable
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisite Charms: None

Is a defeated Abyssal actually dead? The Exalt gains a number of extra Incapacitated health levels equal to his current Stamina. In addition, his vital signs all but stop while he's Incapacitated, giving him benefits comparable to Plague Knows Its Master, Corpse Needs No Food and Breathless Ghost Emulation and making him appear dead to all examination. If a Charm opposes this effect, add the Abyssal's Essence rating in bonus successes to the contested roll. Deathknights cannot purchase this Charm more times than they have dots of Resistance.

Abyssals with Essence 3+ may suspend their vitals as a diceless miscellaneous action without actually reducing themselves to Incapacitated, though they become equally immobile and insensate. When entering this state, the Abyssal's player must specify what conditions will reflexively awaken the character, but any triggers other than a fixed passage of time must be events that the Abyssal could sense if he were awake.