First Excellency

This charm is always purchased as the First (Ability) Excellency. Thus you will see things like the First Dodge Excellency, or the First Performance Excellency. Each "version" is effectively a distinct Charm, but they all provide the same function.

Solar Exalted
Lawgivers with this Charm are known for their moments of brilliance. The Exalt’s player can invoke this Charm when making a roll based on the relevant Ability. This Charm then adds one die to that roll for each mote spent. This Charm is the paradigmatic dice adder. The rule that Solars are prohibited from increasing a dice pool by more than their (Attribute + Ability) almost always refers to the purchase of dice through the use of this Charm.


 * Source:Exalted: Second Edition p. 183

Terrestrial Exalted
The Charm adds two dice to the roll for each mote spent. The maximum number of dice that can be added to any one roll, however, is equal to the Dragon-Blood’s Ability rating plus any applicable specialty.

Lunar Exalted
Some Lunar Exalted excel at using their natural talents. The Exalt’s player can invoke this Charm when making a roll based on the relevant Attribute. This Charm adds one die to that roll per mote spent. This Charm is the most common source of dice added to rolls; no combination of Charms can add more than (Attribute) dice to the roll.