Earthquake

Earthquake (•••, Terra ••)

 * Action: Instant
 * Dice pool: Strength + Brawl - area’s radius in yards
 * Cost: 2 Wisps
 * Duration: 1 scene

The Noble claps her hands, then touches them to the ground, and the earth buckles and shakes, pitching wildly and throwing her enemies off-balance.
 * Dramatic Failure: The Noble only jolts the ground under her own feet. She takes the Stunned Tilt [CofD 286].
 * Failure: The earth does not move.
 * Success: The earthquake strikes a circular area of radius equal to the penalty taken to the activation roll in yards. Everyone in that area, except the Noble, immediately takes the Knocked Down Tilt [CofD 284] and reflexively rolls Dexterity + Athletics; those who fail the roll take the Stunned Tilt as well. For the rest of the scene, the area has the Broken Ground Tilt.
 * Exceptional Success: The ground in the target area buckles and great shards of stone poke out from the earth, providing anyone who wants to take cover behind them substantial (-3) concealment, in addition to the other effects.

When the Charm ends, the ground slides back into its normal configuration. If the Noble is underground, she gets an exceptional success with 3 or more activation successes, not 5.

Upgrade: Sheltering (Terra •••)
People the Noble chooses, up to her Inner Light, do not take the Knocked Down or Stunned Tilts when the earthquake strikes.