After making my first character using the 2nd Ed DB book, I ran across something a little strange. Maybe this is not independent to 2nd ed, but I noticed that there are bonus point costs for Immaculate/Celestial Martial Arts Charms (a cost of 10, or 7 if favored). However, characters studying Immaculate Martial Arts must purchase two initiation charms to use the Celestial MA, completing with the Enlightening Charms of  either Moment of Daan'a'd (curiously spelt with an e in second ed), Iris Bulb discourse, or Tiger-and-Bear Unity. Each of these enlightening Charms requires an Essence of 3.
To get an Essence of 3 one must spend 10 bonus points.
Alright. So, to get Immaculate Martial Arts, you must already spend 10 bonus points to boost your Essence. You only have 5 bonus points left to play with. How, then, can you use 7 (or 10) bonus points to get an additional charm?
This is probably completely useless and maybe a bit lame to point out, but frankly I've always been sort of frustrated at how limited Immaculate Martial Artists start out - first with fewer Charms, and then with 2/3rds of their bonus points being robbed just to use them.
Am I completely wrong in my thinking in this?
To get an Essence of 3 one must spend 10 bonus points.
Alright. So, to get Immaculate Martial Arts, you must already spend 10 bonus points to boost your Essence. You only have 5 bonus points left to play with. How, then, can you use 7 (or 10) bonus points to get an additional charm?
This is probably completely useless and maybe a bit lame to point out, but frankly I've always been sort of frustrated at how limited Immaculate Martial Artists start out - first with fewer Charms, and then with 2/3rds of their bonus points being robbed just to use them.
Am I completely wrong in my thinking in this?