Editing Campaign:EA-Exalted/Sheltering Arms (section)

==Knacks==
'''Towering Beast Form'''<br>'''Prerequisites:''' Essence 2, Stamina 3<br>Lunars without this Knack cannot master shapes any larger than something about the size of an adult moose. With it, even creatures as large as yeddim and tyrant lizards become valid targets of the sacred hunt. This Knack expands the range of possible spirit shapes for a starting character.<br>

'''Deadly Beastman Transformation'''<br>'''Prerequisites:''' Essence 2, Stamina 3<br>This Knack forms the basis of many Lunar battle techniques. Once a character learns it, she can shift into the fearsome war form of the Lunar Exalted, a monstrous amalgam of her two other true true forms. The Steward usually gains several feet in height and increases proportionally in mass. Muscles ripple across her form, which usually gains several feet in height and increases proportionally in mass. Muscles ripple across her form, which usually has fearsomely long and sharp teeth and/or claws. Even if the Lunar's spirit shape is something as harmless as a groundhog, the hybrid war form looks awesomely dangerous.<br>War forms are stronger, faster and more resilient than the character's normal forms. They have animal characteristics that give them an edge. Lunars in war form heal even faster than other Exalted, and war form allows them to make use of special aspects of certain Charms, called Gifts. Because Dexterity, animal qualities, healing and gifts can all be useful outside of combat, some Lunars use war forms for purposes outside of combat. At the very least, the war form is a tool of purpose--the Lunar dons this form to accomplish a goal. Design the war form as follows:<br>● '''Bonus Attributes.''' When a character takes Deadly Beastman Transformation, her player adds one dot each to the character's Strength, Dexterity and Stamina. This increase can bring a character's physical Attributes above five and only affect the character when she is in war form. Any improved Attributes are considered natural when calculating the Lunar's dice maximums.<br>● '''Wyld Mutations.''' The character's player adds mutations to the form to represent animalistic features. She chooses from the list of Wyld mutations or creates her own, then applies these to the war form. The player has (Essence + 4) special bonus points to spend on mutations, using the normal bp cost. Increases in Essence later on allow the player to choose further mutations or "upgrade" existing mutations.<br>While in the war form, Lunars also gain a supernatural resilience that helps them survive terrible wounds. The Lunar does not actually heal any faster (that requires Charms such as Bruise-Relief Method and Healing the Scarlet Flow). While in war form, however, a Lunar can completely regrow lost limbs or organs using such Charms. It takes at least an hour to regenerate such an extreme wound.<br>When a Lunar in war form falls into her Dying health levels, her wounds do not worsen. She does not lose additional levels of damage until she dies; instead, she remains that wounded until either someone stabilizes her with surgery (returning her to Incapacitated) or she uses a Charm to heal a point of lethal damage, which accomplishes the same effect).<br>Taking Deadly Beastman Transformation also allows the character to make better use of Gift Charms. Legend says that Luna herself composed Gift Charms for her Exalted. When a character learns a Charm with the Gift keyword, she gains abilities that she can activate automatically when she dons her war form. See the individual Charms for more details.<br>

'''Prey's Skin Disguise'''<br>'''Prerequisites:''' Essence 2, Appearance 3<br>This Knack enables the Lunar to take the form of another human (or basically human creature). She develops an instinctive understanding of the different sacred hunt necessary to make humans valid targets of the hunt. Taking on a false human shape costs a point of Willpower.<br>The base time of the hunt is half a day, during which time the character studies the person's habits and nature, absorbing them the same way she will steal the person's body. Some Lunars watch their victims covertly during the process; others hunt the target viciously, tormenting him and studying his reactions until the final blow. The latter method is faster but more difficult in high-population areas. Either way, it's murder (unless the Lunar has Life of the Hummingbird and merely takes a person's shape temporarily). Taking a human's Heart's Blood triggers a Compassion roll in any character with Compassion 3 or greater, and each success adds one point of Limit to the Lunar's total, no matter what his dominant Virtue may be.<br>Lunars pursue human forms for many reasons: Having eve a single human false form is useful when one's true form becomes dangerous and an animal shape is inappropriate. Some human forms are useful for their identities-becoming Great Forks' Minister of Lore is a significant advantage. Finally, different human forms may have access to different resources. Stealing a wealthy merchant's form gives the character a lot of money to throw around, and becoming a friendly socialite comes with a host of contacts and allies. Lunar Exalted may benefit from these stolen Backgrounds temporarily, but they require effort to maintain-otherwise, the investments dry up, and friends forget about the person who is no longer around often.<br>Exalted and other human creatures may have Charms and other powers of their own. Taking on one's form through the sacred hunt does not give the Lunar access to any of their Essence-based powers. Taking a Lunar's form in this way provides only the Lunar's human true form, not the spirit shape or any other form the victim might know. For that, a character needs Taste of Luna's Champions.