Keychain of Creation 3: Not-a-Keyblade Understanding & Falafel-is-Awesome Prana Combo

[Ganurath]

The Neverborn need Creation to collapse into the Underworld to set off a chain reaction sending themselves into the Abyss. If it becomes overrun by the Wyld, that would prevent the neccesary shadowlands from forming. On the flipside, if everything collapses into the Abyss there won't be anything for the Wyld to reclaim. So, while both pursue the end of Creation, the result of each desired end is mutually exclusive and thus they are at odds with one another as much as with Creation.

[Twin2]

So for someone unfamiliar with exalted what is up with flame's replacement arm, and how is it a punishment?

[Kyeudo]

So for someone unfamiliar with exalted what is up with flame's replacement arm, and how is it a punishment?

It's a punishment because someone cut his arm off. That kind of hurts.

The replacement is a Soulsteel Prosthetic of Clockwork Elegance. It probably has features his original arm didn't have, but it also is probably cold and has trouble with touch or other non-game quantifiable drawbacks.

[Ganurath]

It's a punishment because someone cut his arm off. That kind of hurts.

The replacement is a Soulsteel Prosthetic of Clockwork Elegance. It probably has features his original arm didn't have, but it also is probably cold and has trouble with touch or other non-game quantifiable drawbacks.

It could also be a modification made with Bone Graft Technique, and the only reason it went clang instead of scrunch was due to Resistance charms.

[Yuki Akuma]

Also, since the outer elemental poles are an infinite distance away, how does this square with the reachable edges of creation being assailed by Wyld?

What?

No, the Elemental Poles are perfectly normal places in Creation. You can reach them on foot (well, actually, you'd need to fly for most of them), if you can survive the pure expressions of their respective elements.

The Pole of Earth is at the center of Ceration. It's called Meru or the Imperial Mountain. The Pole of Wood is the second safest one, although like all the other poles there's no ground to stand on. Hope you like jumping between trees!

[Jokasti]

Glorious Solar [Desk], obviously. Since it appears to be a shaping effect, it is either Lore or Occult.

I know that; is it homebrew or in a book though?

[Yuki Akuma]

I know that; is it homebrew or in a book though?

It's a joke.

[Arcanoi]

It's probably an upgrade of Glorious Solar Plate, only slightly more useful.

[Jukashi]

I made it as a joke about Glorious Solar X Charms.

The Elemental poles are at set points on Creation's map, and if you go out into the Wyld you can go "behind" them (inasmuch as you can go anywhere in the Wyld, where distance is measured in events rather than miles), but when you actually enter an Elemental Pole you'll find that it extends infinitely far from Creation.

If you were to fly into the Elemental Pole of Air, and then keep going north, you'd keep going forever.

[Jokasti]

So, in the South, if you were immune to fire and lava, you could walk in an infinite volcano?

[horngeek]

On another topic:

If anyone wants to head over to the Recruiting Players section, I've got a game looking for an ST (and players, but quite a few have applied already) which would basically be the concept of what Ten used to do- Dragon-Blooded agents of the Sidereals.

[Jokasti]

Hint hint, Jukashi

[The Rose Dragon]

I still suggest we force him to ST for us at flame piece-point.

[horngeek]

Nah. Just ask nicely.

Of course, anyone else who wants to could, if Jukashi couldn't.

[Yuki Akuma]

So, in the South, if you were immune to fire and lava, you could walk in an infinite volcano?

If you can walk on fire, sure.

[Rockphed]

Wait, so the elemental pole of earth is a mountain that stretches infinitely up into the sky? Or does it stretch infinitely down into the ground?

[Yuki Akuma]

Probably the latter, considering there's a city at the top.

[Jokasti]

Infinite height plus Air Aspect Anima Ability = awesome jumping fun

[spectralphoenix]

I don't think the Pole of Earth is "infinite," it's more the center around which everything else is arranged, and the point where reality is strongest (hence why the Blessed Isle is largely safe from the Fair Folk and Wyld Storms and so forth.)

In CoTD:North, it reveals that the mountain-city of Gethamane was actually designed by the Solars as a replacement Pole of Earth as an emergency measure in case something really bad happened to the Blessed Isle. The idea was that they took a mountain with a connection to Heaven and the Underworld, stockpiled a bunch of reality generators, and (theoretically) if the Imperial Mountain was lost, Creation and the other four poles could restabilize around it.

[Jukashi]

Wait, so the elemental pole of earth is a mountain that stretches infinitely up into the sky? Or does it stretch infinitely down into the ground?

Down into the ground. Sort of. The Elemental Pole of Earth is sort of different. It won't instantly kill the unprotected the way the others will.

Still, if you try to dig down in Creation, you'll never reach bottom.

[golentan]

Down into the ground. Sort of. The Elemental Pole of Earth is sort of different. It won't instantly kill the unprotected the way the others will.

Still, if you try to dig down in Creation, you'll never reach bottom.

Turtles all the way down, huh?

[Tackyhillbillu]

Turtles all the way down, huh?

No, it's just you dig to far, find the Underfolk, and are never heard from again.

Curiosity by Mortals is a bad thing in creation.

[Jukashi]

Turtles all the way down, huh?

No.

Just dirt.

And rocks.

And monsters.

[Kyeudo]

No.

Just dirt.

And rocks.

And monsters.

Sometimes all three at once.

[Ganurath]

In the deepest pits of Creation, not even Dodge Charms will save you!

[Kyeudo]

In the deepest pits of Creation, not even Dodge Charms will save you!

What? Heck no! Dodge Charms will always save you. That's one of the principles of being Exalted.

[Jokasti]

Obviously, the belt Misho has been wearing the entire series has a golden hearthstone. So what would it be?

[Jukashi]

Actually, it's his fold-up windblade.

I do volunteer information when I think someone's misunderstood something. Or if the answer won't come up in the comic itself.

[Tackyhillbillu]

When Dodge Charms won't suffice, you pull out the Heavenly Guardian Defense.

That will save you.

[Ganurath]

I'll put my money on Resistance. Both Dodge and Parry depend on mobility.