Perfect Climbing Attitude

Cost: 1m; Mins: Craft 3, Essence 2; Type: Simple
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: Stone-Carving Fingers Form

The bond between the Earth Dragon and its children is so great that it will not permit them to fall from great heights. With this Charm, a Dragon-Blood becomes a flawless mountaineer and rock-climber. The Dragon-Blood's fingers pass easily into any rock face, leaving behind indentations that he and others can use as handholds. The Dragon-Blood himself can hang from any stone or earthen surface without a roll unless it is worse than sheer (such as an overhang or a cavern roof). Even then, he or anyone following him gains two automatic successes on an Athletics roll to crawl along such surfaces. The Dragon-Blood can move across such surfaces at a rate of 10 feet per action or twice that if the surface is already suitably rough enough for mountain climbing (or if someone has already used this Charm to make it so).

Latest Errata: Characters climbing with aid of this Charm do so at twice their normal walking speed. With Essence 3+, the Charm helps scale any surface and can do so without digging into it (the Exalt can't choose to dig into anything magical, such as a manse's walls).