Green Sun, Black Shadows (CG/Exalted)

I wonder if we could get Oramus (and the rest of hell) an internet connection. it seems like something that would help make his person just a little bit less agonizing.

Not one to the real world. There's an infinite distance between Malfeas and Creation, complements of Cecelyne. Also, from what the GM told us SWLiHN tried to make a version of the First Age internet equivalent inside Malfeas, but because the plates move so much it was impossible to lay the wires. Of course, wireless may be an option, though that introduces security issues. Still, it might be an interesting project.
 
Do you really want to unleash the Ebon Dragon's trolling, Malfeas' Internet Tough Guy act, etc. upon the world?

Ebon Dragon: "Damn, who is this 'four chan' guy? Should'a sent him an Exaltation."

Malfeas: "What the fuck did you just say about me, you little bitch? I'll have you know I was formed as the top tier Primordial king of everything, and i've been involved in numerous battles of the Primordial War against the Exalted Host, and I have over 300 million confirmed kills. ..."

:p
 
Szoreny: There's nobody on the internet except for me and you. You can't prove me wrong.

Cytherea: Stop wasting your life on the internet, there's so much for you to do outside!

Metagaos: Online meal orders? Yes please.

Qaf: In this post I have hidden a link to a webpage. Follow it and solve the riddles. At the end lies enlightenment.

Kimbery: So I bought this site called "Silk Road" and have some great ideas for expanding it.

Cecelyne: Hey! Don't log off, I'm not done arguing with you yet! Get back here! You can't be wrong on the internet!

SWLiHN: I hate you all.
 
Its the 5 day time lag that really kills the internet problem since then the only other method is the same old one of summoning/ desummoning/ 5 day travel back and forth across Cecelyne. Trying to exploit the weirdness of the summoned demons' journey starting five days in the past is only likely to lead to tears and headaches. Something approaching real time might be possible during Calibration since mortals who wander into Malfeas at the start of it and leave before the end of it still only end spending five days from Creation's view point despite the round trip time of ten days. Not sure how it works with those 2nd circle/ 3rd circles who are able to be in two spots at once.
 
Not sure how it works with those 2nd circle/ 3rd circles who are able to be in two spots at once.
As long as they have one body in Creation, they can co-locate just fine.

But with that 5-day lag time, I'm imagining humorous situations where there's huge internet game-a-thons during Calibration, only for everyone to crash once its over.

"Dude your ping is 999!"

"This happens with you every time! Fix your connection!"

"He can't respond, don't bother. We'll get one last message in like five days, then he'll be gone until next year. I don't know why he doesn't just move out of whatever hellhole he lives in."

----

"Dammit, I was two kills away from the high score!"
 
This one is too expensive. The solar charm is only essence 3, and costs 1 wp.

Heck, even the geomantic method is better:
Incidentally I notice the geomantic method is basically consuming an energy ball bigger than your house.

Ok, here's what I think an Oramus hacking Charm might look like. The actual text could probably use work and maybe the cost could be changed, but I think the means by which it works are totally within Oramus's themes.

Memetic Nightmare Madness Invasion
Cost: 20m, 2wp; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Simple
Keywords: Innovation, Shaping, Sorcerous
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: Soul-Eroding Production, Dual Gaze Paradox

The internet is a nightmarish realm of boundless creativity and madness, pleasing Oramus greatly. But what of other places whose internal security does not allow free access to the wonders of this zone of free thought and amusement? Surely such places are dull prisons that would be bettered by bringing mad joy into them.

Using this Charm brings forth an nightmare virus from the realm of impossibility, importing it into a meme that the Infernal must have had a hand in creating. The meme may be a picture, video, song, or any other suitable vector that can be spread digitally. The virus is instructed to infiltrate one secure facility's network, as specified by the Infernal. Anyone who has access to the secure facility that is exposed to the infected meme will be subjected to a social attack to induce an emotion suited to the meme with a roll of (Manipulation + Performance). If the target of the social attack is unable to resist the attack, a Derangement of Obsession towards the meme is imposed upon them which causes them. This causes the affected individuals to attempt to place the meme on any computer they access within the network, bypassing security as they are able, so that they may enjoy the meme as much as they like. In most cases this involves using some form of physical media storage. The Derangement ends after seven days, and may not be inflicted upon the same individual again using the same meme.

Once within the target network, the virus will seek to spread to any uninfected computers. On the open internet or other secure networks, the virus is inert. A hacking roll of (Infernal's Intelligence + Lore) must be passed to infect any particular device, and upon failure the virus will not make another attempt. The Infernal becomes aware of any information on the impossibly infected machines within the target network. The virus is undetectable by mundane means, though may be detected through use of Charms such as All-Encompassing Sorcerer's Sight, and may be removed through Emerald Countermagic.
Upgrade to make it self aware...and further upgrade to have the awakened meme manifest as per a spirit, using the network as its sanctum
As long as they have one body in Creation, they can co-locate just fine.

So use one of them for transmission?
 
So... what if we use our anima power to learn spirit charms or similar things?

And is the rest of it good?
That could work I suppose, though the target would go into Xp debt, because Charms are a big thing especially for mortals. The rest is good.

Looks good to me, for the most part.

A few minor errors:
1. The last sentence in Helpful Mother Advice has "device" where it should say "advice".
2. The first example in Deconstructive Understanding should be "instead of two" rather than "instead of three" (unless it takes three months to build a Warstrider, in case the other part of the example is wrong).

For Garden of Souls, you might want to put a restriction on how long the fruit lasts once picked from the tree, or maybe some limit on how many pieces someone can eat without suffering side effects. Also maybe allow a longer lasting version by taking a week's worth of fruit and turning it into a special kind of wine or potion.
This work?
Fruits created by Garden of Souls last a week before losing their ability to restore essence and rot. To avoid that a week's worth of fruits can be brewed into a special wine, resulting in a bottle that holds three glasses worth of liquid. Each glass consumed restore one third, rounded down, of the sum of all the motes that the fruits used would have granted.

Hell yes she would. And she's gonna abuse Muse of Unearthly Delights once we get that as well.
Rakshata: "Make me believe smoking will extend my lifespan."
Lelouch: "...This cannot be healthy."

Honestly, I'm not sure how Lloyd is going to keep up. Canonically he may well be the better scientist/engineer - the Lancelot and the Guren are roughly on par as each gets their upgrades, but Lloyd doesn't seem to work with anyone other than Cecile in terms of doing his science stuff. Rakshata on the other hand is seen working with a team of scientists, discussing matters with them and bouncing ideas off one another. Now, if we take the "Loom of Fate Approved" version of events, Lloyd is Dragon-blooded and Rakshata is at best a heroic mortal genius (since she was more than old enough to have already Exalted as a Dragon-blooded when she got her Infernal Exaltation here), with them more or less competing evenly only because Rakshata both works on a team and did capture some tech as well.

Here though... my god, Lloyd may be outclassed. Rakshata got a more powerful Exaltation than his, still should have her team or at least be able to build a new one if they're not there for some reason, will have Craft Charms that greatly increase both her own effectiveness and that of anyone working under her, and has access to the blueprints for Wonders from the First Age in Orabilis's libraries and the technology of Hell. And Rakshata Exalted two or three years ago... I can only wonder what the first iteration of the Guren Mk. II is going to be like.
Yes. Is hard to compete against another supernatural weight-level. This can be mitigated a bit if Lloyd starts with higher XP/Essence that Rakshata, and even so she will surpass him easily.

(Unless he is secretly a Solar or something, i supose.)

Edit: Actually, after thinking about it a bit, from a meta perspective him being a Solar would make a lot of sense. He certainly qualifies as a twilight, and it allows to keep him as a equal standing rival with Rakshata. And it also helps to explain the ridiculous weapons race that i hope to see here, like in the second season of the series.

(Also, Solar themes of supernal egotism fits him better than the dragon-blooded themes of cooperation and team-work)
Lloyd is not a Solar. Of that I can assure you. Problem is, the Lancelot and the Guren being on par to each other and Lloyd and Rakshata competing evenly is what happened in Canon.

Here? Lloyd was already exalted by the time him and Rakshata met, and his monomaniacal focus for technology in spite of everything else meant he was very good in his own specialization. You can imagine how the different circumstances resulted in Rakshata never quite catching up with Lloyd. Not that she minded much, since she was into medicine and him into robots, but when Rakshata decided to enter the Knightmare Frame business...

Losing constantly to someone weight on the soul, no matter who you are. Then reach breaking point, introduce a demon who tell you why exactly you always lose and offer the means to overpower all competition and make your dreams possible...

Oh, she also Exalted one year before canon. Akito is the one that Exalted one year and half-two years before canon.

Ok, here's what I think an Oramus hacking Charm might look like. The actual text could probably use work and maybe the cost could be changed, but I think the means by which it works are totally within Oramus's themes.

Memetic Nightmare Madness Invasion
Cost: 20m, 2wp; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Simple
Keywords: Innovation, Shaping, Sorcerous
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: Soul-Eroding Production, Dual Gaze Paradox

The internet is a nightmarish realm of boundless creativity and madness, pleasing Oramus greatly. But what of other places whose internal security does not allow free access to the wonders of this zone of free thought and amusement? Surely such places are dull prisons that would be bettered by bringing mad joy into them.

Using this Charm brings forth an nightmare virus from the realm of impossibility, importing it into a meme that the Infernal must have had a hand in creating. The meme may be a picture, video, song, or any other suitable vector that can be spread digitally. The virus is instructed to infiltrate one secure facility's network, as specified by the Infernal. Anyone who has access to the secure facility that is exposed to the infected meme will be subjected to a social attack to induce an emotion suited to the meme with a roll of (Manipulation + Performance). If the target of the social attack is unable to resist the attack, a Derangement of Obsession towards the meme is imposed upon them which causes them. This causes the affected individuals to attempt to place the meme on any computer they access within the network, bypassing security as they are able, so that they may enjoy the meme as much as they like. In most cases this involves using some form of physical media storage. The Derangement ends after seven days, and may not be inflicted upon the same individual again using the same meme.

Once within the target network, the virus will seek to spread to any uninfected computers. On the open internet or other secure networks, the virus is inert. A hacking roll of (Infernal's Intelligence + Lore) must be passed to infect any particular device, and upon failure the virus will not make another attempt. The Infernal becomes aware of any information on the impossibly infected machines within the target network. The virus is undetectable by mundane means, though may be detected through use of Charms such as All-Encompassing Sorcerer's Sight, and may be removed through Emerald Countermagic.
*fangasm* Can other Charms be used to enhance the meme?
 
Lloyd wasn't really that good, the Lancelot was an unusable piece of crap until he lucked into Suzaku for a pilot and the Guren Seiten was demolishing the Lancelot Albion until Suzaku's live Geass activated plus Rakshata was able to finish the Gawain's Hadron cannons while he still couldn't get the beams to focus properly.
 
Lloyd wasn't really that good, the Lancelot was an unusable piece of crap until he lucked into Suzaku for a pilot and the Guren Seiten was demolishing the Lancelot Albion until Suzaku's live Geass activated plus Rakshata was able to finish the Gawain's Hadron cannons while he still couldn't get the beams to focus properly.
The SEITEN had tech/work from both of them in it- it's no surprise it was better. The Lancelot being unusable is basically due to him focusing more on 'are these the best possible specs' and less on 'can anybody actually use this'. As for the hadron cannon thing, he was the inventor- even if he didn't finish it- and he invented the series' flight, shield, and energy wing systems.

They're both brilliant, but by my read Lloyd is better at pure tech, whilst Rakshata is better at actually having usable designs.
 
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Lloyd wasn't really that good, the Lancelot was an unusable piece of crap until he lucked into Suzaku for a pilot and the Guren Seiten was demolishing the Lancelot Albion until Suzaku's live Geass activated plus Rakshata was able to finish the Gawain's Hadron cannons while he still couldn't get the beams to focus properly.
He also has Cécile working for him, who is remarkably good at her job...for a mortal.
The SEITEN had tech/work from both of them in it- it's no surprise it was better. The Lancelot being unusable is basically due to him focusing more on 'are these the best possible specs' and less on 'can anybody actually use this'. As for the hadron cannon thing, he was the inventor- even if he didn't finish it- and he invented the series' flight, shield, and energy wing systems.

They're both brilliant, but by my read Lloyd is better at pure tech, whilst Rakshata is better at actually having usable designs.
I am pretty sure the energy wing system was created by Cécile.

Listed below are the Cytherea's Charms salvaged by the old version.

Afloat in the Sea of Mind
Cost: +1m; Mins: Essence 1; Type: Permanent
Keywords: Stackable
Duration: Indefinite
Prerequisites: None
The Cytherean Prince sees things with a unique duality: the way things are and the way they should or could be, much in the same way the Forest Witches do but with much less delusion. The Prince's unnatural clarity grants him +1 MDV against Illusion keyword effects and +1 dice to all Awareness and Perception rolls (the effects doesn't apply twice to a roll with both), but only as long as he keeps the required motes committed - otherwise his dual-vision imposes a -1 internal penalty to the same rolls. This Charm may be purchased a maximum number of times equal to the Exalt's permanent Essence rating, with each purchase stacking the motes cost and the effects, both positive and negative.

Sharp Eye of the Designer
Cost: —; Mins: Essence 2; Type: Permanent
Keywords: None
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisites: Afloat in the Sea of Mind
Those who see with the Mother's eyes understand that the "real" world is flawed and that just beyond the flawed "reality" lies the possibility of what COULD be. The Green Sun Prince may apply this unique understanding to reality. When confronted with the task of repairing something (not limited to items, this charm may be expressly used to heal or cure an individual or restructure a "broken" society) halve the total difficulty, rounded up. This does not decrease the amount of time needed to perform maintenance.

The Flowering of [Virtue]
Cost: 3m; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Supplemental
Keywords: Growth, Obvious
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisites: Sharp Eye of the Designer
The Mother blesses those who pour the whole of their hearts into their designs. Whenever the Infernal channels a virtue to further her greater designs (thereby satisfying the Growth keyword), she may spend 3m to turn the dices into automatic successes. This must be purchased once for each Virtue; subsequent purchases past the first cost 4 Xp. When this effect is used the ground beneath the Infernal bursts forth with multicolored, alien blossoms, even if (and especially when) the ground is unsuited for plant life. A shower of unearthly petals fall from beneath the character if she is suspended in the air. Even cursory inspection reveals the flowers/petals are not native to Creation.

Resurgent [Virtue] Blossom
Cost: —; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Permanent
Keywords: None
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisites: The Flowering of [Virtue] (any)
The Prince centers herself and inhales deeply, causing the petals from The Flowering of [Virtue] to swirl around her. She then draws the unearthly petals into her, through her nose and mouth. If a roll augmented by The Flowering of [Virtue] succeeds, the character may restore that Virtue channel but may do this only once per activation of The Flowering of [Virtue].

Instruct the Ignorant
Cost: 2m; Mins: Essence 2; Type: Simple
Keywords: Combo-Ok, Shaping, Touch
Duration: Indefinite
Prerequisites: Afloat in the Sea of Mind
The Prince spits in the dust and makes a paste, which he then smears over the eyes of his target. In the absence of available dust to spit in, simply covering a target's eyes will do. When she pulls her hand away or clears the mud off, the target is granted the full effects of Afloat in the Sea of Mind as the Infernal enjoy it, so long as he commits 2m to the target.

Helpful Mother Advice
Cost: 5m; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Simple
Keywords: Combo-Ok, Touch, Shaping
Duration: Instant
Prerequisites: Instruct the Ignorant
No one's plans, no matter how well-laid, can be greater than those of the Mother for her children. If the Infernal knows for sure that the target will in the future start a Craft project, she may lays a hand upon them (which may require a successful Martial Arts attack) and smiles warmly, giving out a sincere advice. If the target listens to her advice they gain (Infernal's Essence) dices to their roll, making the project easier. If they ignore, scorn or disregard the advice they lose (Infernal's Essence) dices to their roll.

Skeins of a Greater Design
Cost: 10m; Mins: Essence 4; Type: Simple
Keywords: Combo-Ok, Shaping, Touch, Growth
Duration: Indefinite
Prerequisites: Helpful Mother Advice
The Infernal laces her fingers together and draws them apart before the eyes of a target, a shimmering pattern of iridescent strands spreading between her hands. She then touches the target and the threads entangle him for a moment before vanishing. As long as the Green Sun Prince commits 10m, the target benefits from the Infernal's permanent Essence in extra dices to any wide-scale project, such as crafting an Artifact 3+, or massive Bureaucracy or Socialize projects. Withdrawing the favor of the Mother (uncommitting the motes) is always disheartening and causes the target to lose 3 points of temporary Willpower.

Deconstructive Understanding
Cost: —; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Permanent
Keywords: Growth
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisites: Sharp Eye of the Designer
Upon learning this Charm, the Infernal may take any construct (social structures, military units and people are all valid constructs for this Charm) and break it down piece by piece, which takes the normal amount of time required to do such a thing. Once it has been torn apart and laid out before the Green Sun Prince in pieces, either physically or metaphorically, she gains an intrinsic understanding of how the construct worked. This also extends to anything she has the blueprints for, in the event she can get those instead of the actual device.
At Essence 4+ the Infernal may rebuild or make copies of constructs she has so understood in half the time it would regularly require.

Examples: Resurgent Cavalier, a Cytherean Prince steals a Common Warstrider from Lookshy and dedicates the time to taking it apart, piece by piece. When he decides to make his own, the project takes one month rather than two. Another Cytherean Prince might watch his patient die of a strange new disease which takes two weeks to fully treat. The next patient that contracts the disease can be cured in one. Yet another warlock establishes a civil war in order to tear a kingdom apart. If it took 20 years to found that kingdom, he can rebuild it in only 10 years.

Garden of Souls
Cost: 14m, 1wp; Mins: Essence 5; Type: Simple (Speed 5)
Keywords: Combo-Basic, Shaping, Obvious, Sorcerous
Duration: Four Actions
Prerequisites: Skeins of a Greater Design
The Infernal spreads her arms slowly, opalescent white light mingling with the green flames of her anima as she does so. This washes over all enemies within (Essence + Conviction) x 5 yards. The Cytherean Prince then rolls Willpower + Essence, as an attack roll against the targets caught within the radius. This cannot be parried because of its area of effect nature, but can be dodged by leaving the affected area.
Creeping vines slither upwards from the the ground and ensnare all affected targets, slithering around armor and into their flesh. This persists for four of the Infernal's actions. The results of being ensnared are as follows:
-The targets cannot Move, Dash, or Jump (even reflexively) unless they succeed at a Miscellaneous Strength + (Athletics or Resistance) roll at a difficulty equal to (1 + the Infernal's Conviction). Breaking free still deals a single level of unsoakable lethal damage. -For every attempt past the first, until the charm terminates, the difficulty increases by 1. So, 2 + Conviction on the second, 3 + Conviction on the third and 4 + Conviction on the fourth. Effects that perfectly negate ensnarement or grappling negate the effects of this Charm.
-Trapped targets take the Infernal's Essence in dice of unsoakable lethal damage every action until the Charm terminates. If this Charm kill any victims their bodies become blossoming trees that bear a single fruit the color of blood (or their anima, in the case of an Exalt). Consuming this fruit restores (the victim's Essence x 4) motes to the eater. The tree lasts for a maximum of (Infernal's Essence) weeks, and may produce only one fruit for day.
-Fruits created by Garden of Souls last a week before losing their ability to restore essence and rot. To avoid that a week's worth of fruits can be brewed into a special wine, resulting in a bottle that holds three glasses worth of liquid. Each glass consumed restore one third, rounded down, of the sum of all the motes that the fruits used would have granted.

Of Worlds Native and Alien
Cost: —; Mins: Essence 2; Type: Permanent
Keywords: None
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisites: None
Cytherea designed the wonder that is Creation but was still unjustly banished into Malfeas. By the injustices of the world the Prince was denied the glories of Creation, but in his case he will be given a second chance by the mercy of the Mother of All. This permanently makes the Green Sun Prince register as both a native of Malfeas AND of Creation, which perfectly protects him from wards or detection specifically geared towards Creatures of Darkness or Denizens of Malfeas. He still takes aggravated damage from Holy charms.

[Element] Dragon's Subservience
Cost: —; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Permanent
Keywords: None
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisites: Of Worlds Native and Alien
She WHO made the World exhibits her superiority over she who IS the World, commanding that the Dragons bow their heads and avert their gaze before Creation's designer. This Charm doubles the character's natural soak against the Element she purchased this charm for: this includes any natural hazards (avalanches, tsunamis, volcanoes, lightning storms, etc); unnatural hazards (Fair Folk powers, elemental themed behemoth attacks, etc); and magically created Elemental effects (Dragon-Graced Weapon, Elemental Bolt, Breath of the Fire Dragon, etc). Additionally, the Prince gains +3 dice to any Social Attack she makes against Elementals or Dragon-Blooded of the selected Element(s). This may be purchased up to 5 times, once per Element.

World-Maker's Wake
Cost: 5m; Mins: Essence 4; Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Obvious
Duration: Indefinite
Prerequisites: [Element] Dragon's Subservience (any two)
Cytherea and her beloved have naught to fear from the hazards of her Creation. This Charm reduces the difficulty of traversing through any elementally difficult terrain (frigid tundras, blazing hot deserts, treacherous waters, steep cliffs, etc) to 1; nor do natural environmental penalties (high winds, driving rain, excessive heat, dense forests, etc) affect her; natural sources of environmental damage simply do not harm her. All of the above elements make a very obvious show of swerving to avoid the character after bowing or making some other overt sign of respect. This does not apply to magical sources of environmental damage, save the Dragon Blooded anima banners, which also dodge the character and bow. The effects only apply to Elements that the Infernal has the prerequisite [Element] Dragon's Subservience Charms for. For a surcharge of 5m the Prince may extend the effects of this charm to all allies within [Essence x5] yards from her.

Sprouts of Necessity
Cost: 10m, 1wp; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Simple (Dramatic Action)
Keywords: Sorcerous, Obvious
Duration: Instant
Prerequisites: Wood Dragon's Subservience
The Infernal presses two fingers to her forehead and illuminates her Caste Mark. As she draws her hand away a seed made of softly pulsing light appears in her palm. She then pushes the seed into the ground (actual soil is not necessary for this charm to function) where it dims and vanishes. The Infernal makes a request of the plant, which may be for any single mundane thing with a Resources value equal or less than the Infernal's permanent Essence, or for enough food and water to satisfy a military unit with Magnitude equal to the Infernal's permanent Essence. The warlock cannot ask for something she doesn't know how to make herself.
Six minutes later a five yards tall plant bursts forth from the ground, blossoming with flowers alien to Creation before it produces a bizarre multicolored fruit containing the Infernal's request. Regardless of how much money the character could theoretically generate this Charm cannot conjure anything innately magical - so, while it could give the Infernal a perfect suit of mundane superheavy plate, it could not give him a breastplate of Orichalcum. It could give him a warhorse of the most fine stock, but not a simhata. It could generate a palatial mansion but not a manse. It could make a skin of the finest Realm wine, but not even a cup of Celestial Wine. Some caution and forethought should be used while activating this Charm: summoning a mansion in a small area might not be the best idea, or perhaps is an excellent way to cover an escape.
A repurchase at Essence 4 allows the Infernal to create small amounts of magical materials, their Resources value equal or less than (the warlock's permanent Essence) - 2, but only if another Essence user with appropriate essence aids in the process by paying the same cost of Sprouts of Necessity by touching the Infernal while she activates this Charm. For instance, with the help of other Infernals this Charm could create some amount of Vitriol; with the help of a Solar it could create Orichalcum; with the help of a Lunar it could create Moonsilver.

Life-Giver Restoration
Cost: 8m; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Simple
Keywords: Combo-Ok, Obvious, Touch, Sorcerous, Shaping
Duration: Instant
Prerequisites: Of Worlds Native and Alien
With but a touch the Infernal can bring damaged things back to working order. The item must be missing significant parts for this to function (a daiklave might be missing half its blade, or a suit of armor all the major joint protections). By touching the item the Green Sun Prince instantly repairs it by replacing what was missing with living vines or strands of brass and silver wood. The Artifact is then considered repaired, but loses any Magical Material Association it may have had. At the Storyteller's discretion, it may become a Helltech artifact.
At Essence 4 Life-Giver Restoration may be used to cure amputations. This does not actually heal the damage but it does give the target a new and fully functional Artifact 1 Helltech limb. This does not require any attunement from the target. Any other minor properties beyond that are Storyteller discretion. Emerald Circle Countermagic will counter this.

Mother-Child Methodology
Cost: —; Mins: Essence 2; Type: Permanent
Keywords: Growth
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisites: None
The Infernal dedicates herself completely to the grand designs associated with an Intimacy - not the intimacy itself. Rather than dedicate herself to her kingdom, she dedicates herself to the world-spanning empire it could be, and the plans needed to get it there. Social attacks that try to sway the character from these ideals are considered unacceptable orders.

Aegis of Eternal Plans
Cost: 8m; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Simple (Speed 4)
Keywords: Combo-Ok, Obvious, Growth
Duration: One Scene
Prerequisites: Mother-Child Methodology
The Infernal whispers the words of the Mother's designs which slip from her mouth as falling leaves inscribed with glowing Old Realm Glyphs. The leaves fall against her skin where they disappear beneath her flesh. If any skin is exposed, onlookers can see vines growing through the character's veins. They then sprout from her body in coiling patterns that spell out the words she initially spoke. The sprouts even poke through cracks in armor and spaces in clothing. Mechanically, this grants (+Essence) to all soaks and (+ 1/2 Essence, round up) to hardness, both of which stack with armor. Additionally, the living plants within her regrow as she takes damage, regenerating 1 level of Bashing an action and 1 lethal a minute.
A second repurchase at Essence 5 makes the duration Indefinite as long as the motes for the cost stay committed.

Seed of Protection and Pain
Cost: 10m; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Simple (Speed 4)
Keywords: Combo-Ok, Obvious, Touch, Shaping
Duration: One Scene
Prerequisites: Aegis of Eternal Plans
The Infernal produces from her body, in any thematically appropriate way, a seed the size of a peach pit and presses it into the chest of her target, right above the heart. A willing target then benefits from the full effects of Aegis of Eternal Plans for the rest of the scene. An unwilling target first requires a successful Martial Arts attack, but then rather than increase the target's soaks and hardness this Charm decreases them by the same margin as the growing vines push plates of armor aside to reveal weak points; this effect may explicitly reduce soak to 0. The target also takes 1 automatic level of bashing damage every action until Incapacitated or until he activates an anti-shaping effect. Perfect soaks negate the damage, but must be used every time this Charm's effects activate.
At Essence 4 the character may reflexively spend 1wp to switch the benefits to detrimental and vice-versa, but only twice for Scene.

Dismissive Parental Chiding
Cost: 3m or 5m; Mins: Essence 3; Type: Reflexive (2)
Keywords: Combo-Ok, Social
Duration: Instant
Prerequisites: Mother-Child Methodology
When faced with Mental Influence, the Infernal responds as a parent would to an unruly child - perhaps sending the target to their room (Manse?), asking what's really bothering them, grounding them or perhaps simply clucking her tongue and shaking her head. This makes the Prince's MDV considered 1 higher than the successes rolled by the source of Mental Influence. This costs 3m against Natural Mental Influence and 5m against Unnatural Mental Influence.

Beloved Child Martyrdom
Cost: 2m; Mins: Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 6)
Keywords: Combo-Ok, Obvious, Shaping
Duration: Instant
Prerequisites: Mother-Child Methodology
Cytherea is always ready to protect her beloved children, even if it brings pay to herself. If the Infernal perceives an ally, or another target deemed worthy of her protection, is in grave danger and needs protection she may choose to vanish and reappears before the victim so long as they are within (Compassion + Essence)x2 yards, both instantaneous movements heralded by a burst of burning white essence. Obstacles do not impede this form of movement. The warlock then becomes the full target of the attack and must defend against it normally.

The Green Blade Rises
Cost: —; Mins: Essence 5; Type: Permanent
Keywords: Sorcerous, Obvious, Growth
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisites: Beloved Child Martyrdom
Should a Cytherean Prince be killed by a use of Beloved Child Martyrdom, he does not truly die. Instead, his body transmutes into a sapling capable of containing his soul and Exaltation and takes root at the spot of his would-be death, protected from harm until the conflict that would have been his demise ends. For a number of months equal to his Essence, the sapling grows. It remains protected from the elements, but not protected from malicious tampering. However, recognizing the plant for what it is requires a successful Wits + Occult roll with an external penalty equal to the Prince's (Essence x2). Anyone with knowledge of this Charm suffers no such penalty. The plant, if uprooted, will survive (Essence) days without soil, sunlight or water. Destroying the plant is distressingly simple, no more difficult than crushing an ordinary sapling. If the plant is destroyed in any way, the Exalt's soul washes instantly away into Lethe and the Essence returns to be reincarnated. If the plant survives, at the end of the (Essence) months incubation, the sapling suddenly becomes a tree, flowers, and bears fruit. One of these fruits burgeons and then splits open, revealing the Exalt, naked and reborn. The character loses a point of Permanent Willpower from the process. This Charm is considered Sapphire Circle for the purposes of Countermagic.
 

Yeah, that's good.

Rakshata: "Make me believe smoking will extend my lifespan."
Lelouch: "...This cannot be healthy."

Seyrun: "She's Exalted. It doesn't really matter much. The damage it does to her body heals almost instantly, and she could live to be thousands of years old. Also there's probably a Malfeas Charm that works that way... or maybe Isidoros."
Lelouch: "...of course."

Lloyd is not a Solar. Of that I can assure you. Problem is, the Lancelot and the Guren being on par to each other and Lloyd and Rakshata competing evenly is what happened in Canon.

Here? Lloyd was already exalted by the time him and Rakshata met, and his monomaniacal focus for technology in spite of everything else meant he was very good in his own specialization. You can imagine how the different circumstances resulted in Rakshata never quite catching up with Lloyd. Not that she minded much, since she was into medicine and him into robots, but when Rakshata decided to enter the Knightmare Frame business...

Losing constantly to someone weight on the soul, no matter who you are. Then reach breaking point, introduce a demon who tell you why exactly you always lose and offer the means to overpower all competition and make your dreams possible...

Oh, she also Exalted one year before canon. Akito is the one that Exalted one year and half-two years before canon.

Ah, that makes sense. I can only guess that the Loom of Fate would have allowed her to catch up by working in a team or throwing another brilliant scientist at her to work with, because the 'canon path' rather requires that the two machines be on par. Her Exalting though throws that out.

Still, I think that Lloyd is going to be in for some rather nasty surprises. Honestly, I think it'll come to a point where he may want to sell his soul for science for real. I could see him willingly becoming an akuma. Or...

Lelouch: "Well hi there, Earl of Pudding."
Lloyd: "Hmm? How do you know that nickname?"
Lelouch: "Unimportant. Here, have this." *Uses Muse of Unearthly Delights*
Lloyd: "Schneizel wants to eat all my pudding!? That bastard! But more importantly, I'm inspired!"
*later*
Lloyd: "DO THAT THING AGAIN! IT'S AWESOME!"
Lelouch: "Sure, no problem. But first I need you to swear an oath of loyalty and obedience to me." *extends hand*
Lloyd: "No problem! I don't care about that, only science matters! I swear!" *shakes hand, Lelouch's anima flares and enforces the oath*
"What was that?"
Lelouch: "Just some magical reinforcement on the oath. Break it and you'll fail spectacularly at the worst possible time. You might die or get horribly injured."
Lloyd: "Ok..."
Lelouch: "Or the Lancelot may explode because you made a mistake."
Lloyd: :o
*later*
Lloyd: "So this is Hell... interesting!"
Lelouch: "Anyways, this is where you'll be working... and this here is your project manager. I expect you to obey her."
Rakshata: :D
Lloyd: "...fuck the gods."

*fangasm* Can other Charms be used to enhance the meme?

I don't see why not. The Essence 4 version Soul-Eroding Production could still probably be used, which means that if Lelouch's meme is really popular he could social attack thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people at once. That could be enhanced by using Muse of Unearthly Delights.


Lloyd wasn't really that good, the Lancelot was an unusable piece of crap until he lucked into Suzaku for a pilot and the Guren Seiten was demolishing the Lancelot Albion until Suzaku's live Geass activated plus Rakshata was able to finish the Gawain's Hadron cannons while he still couldn't get the beams to focus properly.

The Lancelot wasn't meant to be a mass production model, it was meant to push the limits of Knightmare Frame technology. The Guren is the same, really - do you think someone not on Kallen or Suzaku's level could pilot it? The Guren Seiten was definitely stated to have that issue, as when it was launched Lloyd knew that if a pilot could master it at even 60% output that they'd be an absolute terror on the battlefield. Also, I think that Kallen is a bit better of a pilot than Suzaku - he's more adept than her outside the cockpit, but she's got a faster reaction time as a pilot.
 
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Rakshata can be just as bad as Lloyd when it comes to making shit most people can't use.

CoughShen-Hucough
That was a whole generation above the Guren but made at the same time, IIRC. Frankly I'd consider it more noteworthy that it didn't explode the first time they turned it on- it being stupidly hard to use is no surprise.
 
Omake - Yozi Relationship Advice (Non-Canon)
Ok, crack omake time. Obviously not intended to be canon.

Yozi Relationship Advice

Ebon Dragon: "Lelouch, you should marry that redhead you know."
Lelouch: "You mean Kallen... right?" Please don't let him mean Tamaki.
Ebon Dragon: "Yeah, her, though Tamaki would be ok too. I'm perfectly ok with being gay when I need to be to oppose something."
Lelouch: "Ok... so why do I need to marry Kallen?"
Ebon Dragon: "First off, I think marriage is awesome. I don't know why. Maybe it's because couples bicker all the time and their love turn to ash. And as for why Kallen, it's quite simple - redheads are hot."
Lelouch: "I... see..." *begins backing away slowly*

Isidoros bursts onto the scene, stealing all attention for himself.

Isidoros: "NONSENSE!"
Ebon Dragon: "Well hey there, Mr. Hedonist. Now explain yourself! Redheads are hot, don't deny it!"
Isidoros: "A real man has a HAREM!"
Ebon Dragon: "You raise a good point. Harems tend to go against societal norms. Approved!"
Lelouch: Fuck the gods.
Seyrun: Yeah, fuck them!

And suddenly ORAMUS!!!!

Oramus: "Best dragon is in the house, bitches!"
Ebon Dragon: "Crap..."
Oramus: "I agree wholeheartedly with this harem idea, but I have a caveat!"
Isidoros: "This should be interesting! Tell us now!"
Oramus: "Lelouch vi Britannia, I have decided on your next Urge for when you complete your current one."
Lelouch: No. No. Please don't let this be true.
Oramus: "You shall create a harem that is greater and more unique than the Emperor of Britannia's harem."
Lelouch: Fuck the gods!
Seyrun: Yeah, fuck them!
Lelouch: Actually, I need to stop thinking that or it might become something I have to do literally at this rate...
Isidoros: "SPLENDID! I like it!"
Oramus: "Oh yes, your harem will be a veritable kaleidoscope of women! You've got the redhead, the blond, the orangette, the greenette, the brunette, and I'm sure there are plenty of other unique colors you can find."

More Yozis and some other people show up!

Metagaos: "Yes! Take all the womenz! Make all of them yours!"
Isidoros: "How delightfully hedonistic! Approved!"
Milly: *squeals with delight* "All my yes!"
Cytherea: "There will be so many babies! Make lots!"
Cecelyne: "Be sure to make your harem worship the ground you walk on."
Oramus: "My Charms are halping with that!"
Adjoran: "Make all of them yandere for you! Now I'm leaving. It's too noisy." *leaves*
Oramus: "My Charms are halping with that, too!"
Kimbery: *Simply enjoys Lelouch's suffering*
Szoreny: "Be patient about growing your harem. Get to know them as individuals, to build a solid relationship."
Lelouch: That's actually sound advice. Sort of...
Metagaos: "Fuck that! Get all the womenz! NOWZ!"
Isidoros: "Hell yeah! Give in to your base desires and rut like a mindless animal!"
Lelouch: And now it's ruined.
Hegra: "Psychedelic nightmare drugs can keep the relationship interesting."
Isidoros: "That sounds fucking awesome! Approved!"
SWLiHN: "There must be a hierarchy within the harem, lest it be chaos."
Kaguya: *raises hand* "I'll be the legal wife!"
Ebon Dragon: "No! He has to marry the redhead! For the hawtness!"

Lelouch is quite visibly on the verge of having a panic attack.

Seyrun: Calm down! Calm down! It's going crazy in here!
Lelouch: "FUCK THE GODS!" *starts screaming incoherently*
Yozis: "Yeah, fuck them!"

While Lelouch is having a mental breakdown...

SWLiHN: "Oh... Oramus. I didn't know you where here. I... uhm... made a bento for lunch and made too much. Here, you can have some." *telekinetically gives Oramus the most perfectly ordered bento box ever* "It's not like I made it just for you or anything." *spheres turn a tone suggesting she's blushing*
Oramus: "Thanks! Hmmm... needs something..." *breathes breath of Pure Chaos on it, causing the bento to mutate and become disordered* "There we go! Now it's unique!"
SWLiHN: "You... you... BAKA ORAMUS!" *runs away, clearly upset*
Oramus: "What's her problem?"
Lelouch: *calms down* "I have no idea."
Everyone Else: *facepalms*
Ebon Dragon: "Anyways, back to the harem plan. Lelouch must marry the redhead!"
Kaguya: "No! I'm the legal wife."
Lelouch: *runs the hell away*

Once away, Lelouch runs into Malfeas.

Malfeas: "The others tried to convince you to get a harem, didn't they?"
Lelouch: "Yes. They're crazy."
Malfeas: "Anyone who wants to enter into a committed relationship is insane. I'd rather cut off my hand than tie myself down like that, which is why I invented Neomah."
Lelouch: *considers this for a moment, weighing it against the alternative* "You are most wise, Your Majesty."
 
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SWLiHN: "Oh... Oramus. I didn't know you where here. I... uhm... made a bento for lunch and made too much. Here, you can have some." *telekinetically gives Oramus the most perfectly ordered bento box ever* "It's not like I made it just for you or anything." *spheres turn a tone suggesting she's blushing*
Oramus: "Thanks! Hmmm... needs something..." *breathes breath of Pure Chaos on it, causing the bento to mutate and become disordered* "There we go! Now it's unique!"
SWLiHN: "You... you... BAKA ORAMUS!" *runs away, clearly upset*
Oramus: "What's her problem?"
Ah, oblivious!Oramus and lovestruck!SWLiHN are great.
 
Ah, oblivious!Oramus and lovestruck!SWLiHN are great.

It was talked earlier about how SWLiHN has a love hate relationship with Oramus, with her OCD making her angry with him but him also being interesting enough for her to be quite interested in him. Oramus's Charms are probably halping with the latter. Yes, halping. So basically... she's tsundere for him.
 
Malfeas: "The others tried to convince you to get a harem, didn't they?"
Lelouch: "Yes. They're crazy."
Malfeas: "Anyone who wants to enter into a committed relationship is insane. I'd rather cut off my hand than tie myself down like that, which is why I invented Neomah."
Lelouch: *considers this for a moment, weighing it against the alternative* "You are most wise, Your Majesty."
Here I thought Malfeas has the original harem, and invented Neomahs to facilitate sexual congress between widely different Jotens.
 
SWLiHN: "Oh... Oramus. I didn't know you where here. I... uhm... made a bento for lunch and made too much. Here, you can have some." *telekinetically gives Oramus the most perfectly ordered bento box ever* "It's not like I made it just for you or anything." *spheres turn a tone suggesting she's blushing*
Oramus: "Thanks! Hmmm... needs something..." *breathes breath of Pure Chaos on it, causing the bento to mutate and become disordered* "There we go! Now it's unique!"
SWLiHN: "You... you... BAKA ORAMUS!" *runs away, clearly upset*
I'm opposed to this!
The one true pairing among the Yozis is and always will be Malfeas/SWLIHN!
 
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