Thousand Tongues Meditation

Cost: 4m; Mins: Linguistics 3, Essence 2; Type: Simple
Keywords: Combo-OK, Social
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: Language-Learning Ritual

While the Language-Learning Ritual grants total fluency in a tongue for an extended period, this Charm allows the Dragon-Blooded to quickly grasp the essentials of an unknown language for a brief period. For the duration of the Charm, the Dragon-Blood can speak and understand any foreign language. Furthermore, in the presence of multiple people speaking different languages, the Exalted can understand and be understood by all of them. The maximum number of speakers with whom the Dragon-Blood can interact using a single application of this Charm is equal to the character's permanent Essence. Communication is limited, however, and the Dragon-Blood suffers a -4 penalty on all social and communicative actions, reduced by one for each point of permanent Essence by which she exceeds the minimum. Also, this Charm affects only verbal speech. Neither written speech nor sign language can be conveyed with this Charm.

Latest Errata: The Exalt can reflexively shift which characters the Charm targets at will.