Safety Among Enemies

Cost: 3m, 1wp; Mins: Dodge 4, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 5)
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: Any Dodge Excellency

In close-quarters combat, a reckless opponent is sometimes as likely to hit an ally as the intended target. With this Charm, the Exalt can make this likelihood into a certainty. If a Dragon-Blood who is the target of an attack has a Dodge DV of at least half the attacker's dice pool (whether naturally or with the application of Charms), he can reflexively spend three motes to make the attack automatically miss him and instead strike another person. The new target is then affected by the attack as if he had been the original target all along (i.e., the new target's DV is subtracted from the attacker's dice pool). The new target must be within three yards of the Dragon-Blood, and the attacker cannot be made to attack himself. This Charm cannot be used if the Dragon-Blood has no viable alternative target.

This is a reflexive Charm that can be used freely without the need for a Combo. It can be activated on any tick on which the Exalt is subject to an attack.

Latest Errata: This Charm may only be activated if the Dragon-Blood successfully dodges an incoming attack as a result of applying Step 5 defenses (do not compare DV and attack pools). Because the Charm is predicated on a successful defense rather than providing a defense, it is solely considered an attack for Charm conflicts.