Testing the Waters

Cost: 3m; Mins: Bureaucracy 5, Essence 2; Type: Simple
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: Thrashing Carp Serenade

In any political setting, from the storied halls of the Deliberative to humble town-council meetings, no insight is more valuable than knowing in advance how everyone plans to vote. To the Terrestrial Exalt, such knowledge is as plain as the nose on each voter's face. With but a single glance around the room, a Dragon-Blood who exercises this Charm can instantly know what the outcome would be if the issue currently under discussion were brought to a vote. The Exalt cannot perceive who exactly will vote for or against the proposition, but he can instantly tell how many yeas, nays and abstentions would be recorded if the question were called. This Charm works only on groups of seven or more. Also, since a person using this Charm is most likely still considering his vote, both the Dragon-Blood and anyone else using this Charm register as an "abstention" on the vote tally.

Latest Errata: Voters with a dodge MDV greater than the Exalt's (Perception + Bureaucracy) count as abstentions. The Charm also can't analyze potential voters whom the Exalt can't perceive, such as those who are not present for the meeting. Because the Charm extracts the information from the minds of others rather than divining the future, it can predict the votes of beings outside fate.