Vindictive Concubine's Pillow Book

Template:Cost 7m; Mins: Martial Arts, 5 Essence
Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Decisive-only, Terrestrial
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: Flurry of August Leaves

Once a man has let the Dreaming Pearl Courtesan into his heart, his bedchamber, or his confidence, he is all but dead. Vindictive Concubine's Pillow Book applies the double 10s rule to the damage roll of a decisive attack after the attack roll has been made. In addition, for each of the following criteria met, the next number down is doubled. For example, meeting one of the listed conditions would apply double 9s, while meeting three or more would apply the maximum of double 7s.

• The martial artist is making an ambush attack against a character who already knows her. * The martial artist possesses some knowledge of the victim's personal life or dealings that could be potentially embarrassing or ruinous for him, and he knows that she knows it. * The martial artist stole a point of Initiative from her victim with the Fragrant Petal Fascination Kata on her last or current turn. * The martial artist used the Seven Storms Escape Prana and successfully overcame the enemy's Resolve on her last or current turn (regardless of whether he spent Willpower to resist or not).

Terrestrial: A Dragon-Blood can only use Vindictive Concubine's Pillow Book once per fight, unless reset by successfully defending against a decisive attack with 15+ dice on its attack roll.

Mastery: The martial artist treats being in Dreaming Pearl Courtesan Form as an additional criterion for doubling damage successes with this Charm. Additionally, once the martial artist has reached double 7s, any further criteria she meets add +1 to her base Initiative upon resetting. Template:Dreaming Pearl Courtesan Style Charms

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