Armor-Forming Technique

Cost: 1m per 3 soak; Mins: Stamina 3, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 7)
Keywords: Combo-OK, Gift, Obvious
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: None

This Charm resembles Hide-Toughening Essence, but the character grows bony plates rather than directly strengthening his body. This adds three points of bashing and lethal soak and one point of aggravated soak for every mote spent; the Lunar may spend up to (Essence) motes. Soak from this Charm is Obvious and counts as armor for the purposes of Charms and piercing weapons. The bony armor renders other armor unwearable (the size and shape of the Lunar's body has changed), except for Moon-Faced Mail and moonsilver armor.

When the Lunar shifts into war form, he may commit up to (Essence) motes in this Charm for as long as he keeps Deadly Beastman Transformation active. Other than the extended duration, it functions as normal.