I wrote up a basic defensive suite as DMS expansions. Feel free to critique here or cross-posted on the exalted forums.
Rising Cobra Defense
Cost: 2m; Mins: Martial Arts 2, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 2)Keywords: Combo-OKDuration: InstantPrerequisite Charms: Ravaging Blow
Beleaguered and defenseless a Dark Messiah turns to the attack. This Charm suppresses the Abyssal’s traditional PDV and allows her instead to strike the incoming attack directly; roll her (Dexterity + Martial Arts + Accuracy) in a contest against the attacker’s roll; failing this roll allows the attack through normally (the attacker benefits from successes over those the Abyssal rolled), otherwise the attack is successfully parried. This defensive strike may be enhanced with Charms, such as a Martial Arts Excellency, but it deals no damage or other effects aside from deflecting the incoming blow
Unquestionable Fist of Denial
Cost: -(3m); Mins: Martial Arts 4, Essence 2; Type: PermanentKeywords: ObviousDuration: InstantPrerequisite Charms: Rising Cobra Defense
Responding to an attack a Dark Messiah does not retreat back, but presses her aggression. This Charm upgrades Rising Cobra Defense allowing it to be invoked at an increased cost of 3m; wreathing her fist in the essence of Oblivion she meets the advance directly, parrying even unblockable attacks. Oblivion does not offer its grace without recompense, however. If the Abyssal has not dealt at least one level of damage to a living target on her action this Charm adds a 2 mote surcharge, and if she hasn’t dealt any damage the surcharge is increased to 3 motes. When defending another she must always pay the full surcharge regardless of any damage she has dealt. This surcharge is a unique flaw of invulnerability. Using Rising Cobra Defense in this way makes the Charm Obvious.
Assault Engorging Bulwark
Cost: 5m; Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 2)Keywords: Combo-OKDuration: One ActionPrerequisite Charms: Rising Cobra Defense
Always on the offensive, a Dark Messiah often finds herself overextended from her onslaught. This Charm helps correct her pose by drawing strength from her successful strikes. For the rest of her action, reduce all penalties to her Martial Arts based parry DV by the total extra successes on her unarmed attacks.
A repurchase at Martial Arts 5+ allows the Abyssal to activate this Charm for an extended duration of One Scene by adding 1wp to its cost. Benefits from successful attacks wear off at the end of each action per normal.
Buffeting Ghost Strike
Cost: 5m; Mins: Martial Arts , Essence ; Type: Reflexive (Step 6)Keywords: Combo-OK, CounterattackDuration: InstantPrerequisite Charms: Assault Engorging Bulwark
Even the most aggressive Abyssal may not always strike first. This Charm allows her to launch a preemptive counterattack to boost her defenses. Extra successes on this attack reduce penalties to her Martial Arts based PDV. If she has Assault Engorging Bulwark active while invoking this Charm add this attack’s extra successes directly to her PDV instead; this cannot bring her DV above normal trait maximums. While this attack is instigated and rolled in step 6 of combat resolution in order to add extra successes to her DV, the rest of the effects of the attack are continued in step 9 per normal.
Onslaught Ending Enfeeblement
Cost: 3m; Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 9)Keywords: Counterattack, Combo-OK, CripplingDuration: InstantPrerequisite Charms: Foe-Blinding Jab, Rising Cobra Defense
When an opponent presses his attack an Abyssal will not suffer repeated strikes. This Charm grants her a counterattack aimed at disabling the attacking limb. This attack is automatically successful and Cripples the attacking limb for the rest of the target’s flurry, forcing him to abandon any further attacks that require it, but otherwise deals no damage or ill effects. Against attacks from outside the Abyssal's reach she may only use this Charm if she successfully parried, sending back her assailant's projectile instead of striking him directly
Shadow Strike Reversal
Cost: 6m; Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 2)Keywords: Counterattack, Combo-OKDuration: InstantPrerequisite Charms: Rising Cobra Defense
A Dark Messiah never loses track of her surroundings, and she will punish anyone who believes she has. This Charm removes the unexpected quality from an individual attack and grants the Abyssal a spectral counterattack in step 9 to punish the offender regardless of distance between them. Counterattacking is not optional, however she may choose to activate another Charm with the Counterattack keyword to replace the attack this Charm provides; in this case add (Essence) successes to her attack roll. This counterattack may use any of the Style’s form weapons, but may not be used to initiate a clinch.
Cost: 2m; Mins: Martial Arts 2, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 2)Keywords: Combo-OKDuration: InstantPrerequisite Charms: Ravaging Blow
Beleaguered and defenseless a Dark Messiah turns to the attack. This Charm suppresses the Abyssal’s traditional PDV and allows her instead to strike the incoming attack directly; roll her (Dexterity + Martial Arts + Accuracy) in a contest against the attacker’s roll; failing this roll allows the attack through normally (the attacker benefits from successes over those the Abyssal rolled), otherwise the attack is successfully parried. This defensive strike may be enhanced with Charms, such as a Martial Arts Excellency, but it deals no damage or other effects aside from deflecting the incoming blow
Unquestionable Fist of Denial
Cost: -(3m); Mins: Martial Arts 4, Essence 2; Type: PermanentKeywords: ObviousDuration: InstantPrerequisite Charms: Rising Cobra Defense
Responding to an attack a Dark Messiah does not retreat back, but presses her aggression. This Charm upgrades Rising Cobra Defense allowing it to be invoked at an increased cost of 3m; wreathing her fist in the essence of Oblivion she meets the advance directly, parrying even unblockable attacks. Oblivion does not offer its grace without recompense, however. If the Abyssal has not dealt at least one level of damage to a living target on her action this Charm adds a 2 mote surcharge, and if she hasn’t dealt any damage the surcharge is increased to 3 motes. When defending another she must always pay the full surcharge regardless of any damage she has dealt. This surcharge is a unique flaw of invulnerability. Using Rising Cobra Defense in this way makes the Charm Obvious.
Assault Engorging Bulwark
Cost: 5m; Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 2)Keywords: Combo-OKDuration: One ActionPrerequisite Charms: Rising Cobra Defense
Always on the offensive, a Dark Messiah often finds herself overextended from her onslaught. This Charm helps correct her pose by drawing strength from her successful strikes. For the rest of her action, reduce all penalties to her Martial Arts based parry DV by the total extra successes on her unarmed attacks.
A repurchase at Martial Arts 5+ allows the Abyssal to activate this Charm for an extended duration of One Scene by adding 1wp to its cost. Benefits from successful attacks wear off at the end of each action per normal.
Buffeting Ghost Strike
Cost: 5m; Mins: Martial Arts , Essence ; Type: Reflexive (Step 6)Keywords: Combo-OK, CounterattackDuration: InstantPrerequisite Charms: Assault Engorging Bulwark
Even the most aggressive Abyssal may not always strike first. This Charm allows her to launch a preemptive counterattack to boost her defenses. Extra successes on this attack reduce penalties to her Martial Arts based PDV. If she has Assault Engorging Bulwark active while invoking this Charm add this attack’s extra successes directly to her PDV instead; this cannot bring her DV above normal trait maximums. While this attack is instigated and rolled in step 6 of combat resolution in order to add extra successes to her DV, the rest of the effects of the attack are continued in step 9 per normal.
Onslaught Ending Enfeeblement
Cost: 3m; Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 9)Keywords: Counterattack, Combo-OK, CripplingDuration: InstantPrerequisite Charms: Foe-Blinding Jab, Rising Cobra Defense
When an opponent presses his attack an Abyssal will not suffer repeated strikes. This Charm grants her a counterattack aimed at disabling the attacking limb. This attack is automatically successful and Cripples the attacking limb for the rest of the target’s flurry, forcing him to abandon any further attacks that require it, but otherwise deals no damage or ill effects. Against attacks from outside the Abyssal's reach she may only use this Charm if she successfully parried, sending back her assailant's projectile instead of striking him directly
Shadow Strike Reversal
Cost: 6m; Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 2)Keywords: Counterattack, Combo-OKDuration: InstantPrerequisite Charms: Rising Cobra Defense
A Dark Messiah never loses track of her surroundings, and she will punish anyone who believes she has. This Charm removes the unexpected quality from an individual attack and grants the Abyssal a spectral counterattack in step 9 to punish the offender regardless of distance between them. Counterattacking is not optional, however she may choose to activate another Charm with the Counterattack keyword to replace the attack this Charm provides; in this case add (Essence) successes to her attack roll. This counterattack may use any of the Style’s form weapons, but may not be used to initiate a clinch.
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