General Exalted Discussion: There's a God for that! Except for Sorcery, of course.

[Reynard]

No idea. Probs when the CoCD's come out for Autobot, as there is no such thing as too much fluff. If I do one. I'm bringing my game back first if there's still interest... I know Tacky and Reynad do, still need to get Yuki, Gan, and Revlid's take.

I hate you and place a curse upon your family. Never again may they be able to eat nuts without coming in in TERRIBLE sores in EMBARRASSING places.

[Jokasti]

I hate you and place a curse upon your family. Never again may they be able to eat nuts without coming in in TERRIBLE sores in EMBARRASSING places.

Eat... nuts? But I love the German Roasted Almonds!
And which places are we talking? I think you need line of sight, Reynad, to place it.

[Yuki Akuma]

Get my take? What? Huh?

*looks around blearily*

Did I miss something?

[Tavar]

I think it's about some game that he dropped/stopped, and is thinking about restarting. You were part of it, I gather?

Also, can Lunars speak while in the form of an animal?

[horngeek]

I think it's about some game that he dropped/stopped, and is thinking about restarting. You were part of it, I gather?

Also, can Lunars speak while in the form of an animal?

Not by default, there is a Charm that allows them to do so. I believe the same one that allows them to speak with animals in human form.

[Tavar]

You know what the charm is called? Or what ability it's under?

Or, preferably, can you please post in the IC thread. I'd like to move on soon.

[horngeek]

On that, I know what I want to do, but I can't figure out how to stunt it. >.<

Sorry...

But yeah, it's a starting... Charisma Charm, I think.

[TheCountAlucard]

Eat... nuts? But I love the German Roasted Almonds!
And which places are we talking? I think you need line of sight, Reynad, to place it.

You're safe, don't worry; almonds are technically fruit.

[Reynard]

As the Chosen of Battles said to the Chosen of Journeys, better late than never.

Sidereal Sheet

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Name:
Exalt Type and Caste:
Anima:
Anima Power:

Motivation:

Faction:

Background:

Attributes

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Primary (Physical/Social/Mental): 8
Secondary (Physical/Social/Mental): 6
Tertiary (Physical/Social/Mental): 4

Physical:
Strength ●
Dexterity ●
Stamina ●

Social:
Charisma ●
Manipulation ●
Appearance ●

Mental
Perception ●
Intelligence ●
Wits ●

Abilities (Specializations +)

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[Note: Place [A]uspicious and [F]avoured (You get four) tags, for clarity.]
Total without BP/XP: 35, with at least 15 in Auspicious and Favoured.
(If using Dawn Solution rules, 4 free specialty dots)
Caste Requirements:

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The character must have at least Awareness ••, Bureaucracy ••, Linguistics (Old Realm) •, Lore •••, Martial Arts ••, Occult ••, Socialize •, Stealth • and at least one dot in Archery, Melee or Thrown. There are additional restrictions based on caste:

Chosen of Journeys must have Athletics ••, Linguistics (Old Realm and an appropriate additional language) ••, Resistance ••, Survival •• and Ride or Sail •••.

Chosen of Serenity must have either Craft or Performance ••, Linguistics •• (focusing on eloquent speaking and writing rather than languages), Medicine ••, Presence •• and Socialize •••.

Chosen of Battles must have Archery or Melee •••, Athletics ••, Dodge ••, Presence •• and War ••.

Chosen of Secrets must have Awareness ••, Investigation •••, Larceny ••, Socialize •• and Stealth ••.

Chosen of Endings must have Awareness ••, Dodge ••, Integrity ••, Martial Arts ••• and Stealth ••.

Journeys
Resistance:
Ride:
Sail:
Survival:
Thrown:

Serenity
Craft:
Dodge:
Linguistics:
Performance:
Socialize:

Battles
Archery:
Athletics:
Melee:
Presence:
War:

Secrets
Investigation:
Larceny:
Lore:
Occult:
Stealth:

Endings
Awareness:
Bureaucracy:
Integrity:
Martial Arts:
Medicine:

Backgrounds, Artifacts and Equipment:

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Backgrounds:

Artifacts and Equipment:
Artifact: X [What it is], fluff name
Important features.
[Source]

Manse: X
Stone: [Which Hearthstone] (Location, if socketed) [Source]

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Creation Points: [(Value of Manse x2)+bonus from Manse Flaws]
> [List what the points are spent on]

Resources: X
Reason for value

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> [List of purchases, and sources]

Charms

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Ability
Excellencies
[Charms]

Combos:

Combat Stats:

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Join Combat: 9 +1 Sux

Attacks:

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Hands:
Acc: X [(((Dex+Martial Arts)+1)+Any other dice bonuses)] | Damage: [Str+0B] | Parry DV: [(((Dex+Ability)+2)= X /2 round up) = Base + Modifiers] | Rate: 3

Feet:
Acc: X [(((Dex+Martial Arts)+0)+Any other dice bonuses)] | Damage: [Str+3B] | Parry DV: [(((Dex+Ability)-2)= X /2 round up) = Base + Modifiers] | Rate: 2

Clinch:
Acc: X [(((Dex+Martial Arts)+0)+Any other dice bonuses)] | Damage: [Str+0B] | Parry DV: - | Rate: 3

Dodge DV: X [((((Dex+Ability)+Essence)+Bonus Dice From Equipment) = X /2 round up) = Base + Modifiers]

Permanent Charms (Effects)

Soak:
Bashing: [((Stamina+Armour)+Any other Modifiers)]
Lethal: [(((Stamina /2)+Armour)+Any other Modifiers)]
Aggravated: [Armour+Any other Modifiers)]

Hardness:
Bashing: [Highest value from any source]
Lethal: [Highest value from any source]
Aggravated: [Highest value from any source]

Health:
-0 [ ]
-1 [ ][ ]
-2 [ ][ ]
-4 [ ]
X [ ]

Mental Defenses:
Dodge MDV: [((((Willpower+Integrity)+Relevant Specialty)+Essence)+Any other dice modifiers) /2 round up) + Any other bonuses.]
Charisma Parry MDV:
>Presence: [(((Charisma+Presence)+Relevant Specialty)+Any other dice modifiers) /2 round down) + Any other bonuses.]
>Performance: [(((Charisma+Performance)+Relevant Specialty)+Any other dice modifiers) /2 round down) + Any other bonuses.]
Manipulation Parry MDV:
>Presence: [(((Manipulation+Presence)+Relevant Specialty)+Any other dice modifiers) /2 round down) + Any other bonuses.]
>Performance: [(((Manipulation+Performance)+Relevant Specialty)+Any other dice modifiers) /2 round down) + Any other bonuses.]

Virtues:
Compassion ●
Conviction ●
Temperance ●
Valor ●

Virtue Flaw/Flawed Virtue:

Intimacies:

Languages:
??? (Native)

Willpower: ●●●●●

Essence:
Permanent: ●●
Personal: Current (Max) (Value Attuned) [(Permanent Essence x2)+(Willpower)]
Peripheral: Current (Max) (Value Attuned) [(((Permanent Essence x6)+Willpower 2)+Sum of all Virtues]

Bonus Points and XP:

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Bonus Points:

Total: 15/15 (18/18 If using Dawn Solution rules.) | Flaws:

[B]Experience Points. Spent: X | Left: Y | Total: Z

The Chosen of Serenity, of course, said it was better to be late than early.

[Xefas]

So, I have this very specific concept that popped into my brain during the first session of Exalted that I played in, and it has stuck with me the whole way regardless of how sensible it has been in any given situation.

Whenever someone's character "trains", it always has to be "in the woods". I always imagine the character in question wandering off into the woods by himself and, a few days later, wandering back into town with Hungry Tiger Technique or whatever. I'm not sure what is so magical about "the woods" that makes it so conducive to learning, but I can't help the association. Even if the character is some Desert Nomad who has never seen a tree before, and is training to get his first dot of Lore so he can become literate, if he isn't doing it in the woods, he isn't doing it properly.

Does anyone else have this same thing? Or some other, equally idiosyncratic tidbit about Exalted?

[The Rose Dragon]

Not really, no.

...seriously, what if you are any place other than the East or Southwest? Are you going to travel halfway around the world to find any woods?

[Reynard]

Well, West has palm trees and desert islands, that kinda works, and North has pine forests and such (Though you'd need to be a goddamn Lunar or Zenith to survive up there outside alone for more than a season.)

The only place that'd really be out of luck is South. And even then, the areas near the coast has scrublands and other flora.


Gem is, however, boned.

[Drascin]

Not really, no.

...seriously, what if you are any place other than the East or Southwest? Are you going to travel halfway around the world to find any woods?

Would explain why you need three months of not doing anything else to raise Essence, at least

[Kylarra]

Clearly the solution is to bring your own trees with you everywhere on your very own 5MS.

[TheCountAlucard]

Clearly the solution is to bring your own trees with you everywhere on your very own 5MS.

5MS really doesn't have room for trees on-board, sadly. Go with a Directional Titan.

[IcarusWings]

So, I have this very specific concept that popped into my brain during the first session of Exalted that I played in, and it has stuck with me the whole way regardless of how sensible it has been in any given situation.

Whenever someone's character "trains", it always has to be "in the woods". I always imagine the character in question wandering off into the woods by himself and, a few days later, wandering back into town with Hungry Tiger Technique or whatever. I'm not sure what is so magical about "the woods" that makes it so conducive to learning, but I can't help the association. Even if the character is some Desert Nomad who has never seen a tree before, and is training to get his first dot of Lore so he can become literate, if he isn't doing it in the woods, he isn't doing it properly.

Does anyone else have this same thing? Or some other, equally idiosyncratic tidbit about Exalted?

I always think of the training being in a huge cave. Basically, if you watch Bleach, think of the place in the Soul Society arc where Ichigo trained for his Bankai. That's basically the image I get.

Oh and, yeah. New player here

[Lix Lorn]

I always think of the training being in a huge cave. Basically, if you watch Bleach, think of the place in the Soul Society arc where Ichigo trained for his Bankai. That's basically the image I get.

And now I need to build Ichigo for exalted.

...wait, am I meant to do a table now I play?

[DragonSinged]

Oh wow. Did some more work on my character today, and realized why I felt like I did not have nearly enough points to spend on abilities; for some reason I was only spending 18 points on them before BP, not 28.

Counting fail.

Anyways, after correcting that mistake, and upon further review of the concept of my character, switching her to Twilight, the revised concept thus far looks more like this:

Thousand Jade Feathers
Twilight Caste

Str 1 Cha 3 Per 2
Dex 4 Man 3 Int 4
Sta 2 App 5 Wit 3

Caste/Favored Abilities: Investigation 2, Lore 2, Occult 3 / Presence 3, Melee 3, Socialize 3, Integrity 3, Performance 3

Other: Athletics 2, Awareness 2, Linguistics 2

Backgrounds: Cult 2, Influence 3

Still debating on what to do with the remaining 2 background points, probably either Artifact or Manse, representing her efforts over the past couple months to obtain some power to strengthen herself.

Not sure what I'm going to do with BP yet, guess I'll save that for after I'm finished the rest, and see if it's going to go towards boosting a point of Strength or her Essence or something.

Suggestions?

Also, am I alright posting this stuff here, or should I be making a separate thread? I don't want to be derailing things here, or annoying people... It just seems like this is where the cool Exalted kids come to play, and I want to play with the cool Exalted kids...

Thanks for the help!

[Kris Strife]

I'll make a table too:


I'd also like to know if anyone else thinks Exalted could be adapted to fit in the Brutal Legend setting?

[Lix Lorn]

Eh, I'll do a table too.

[Fearan]

Urge to make table... rising...

[Yuki Akuma]

Why are you saving BP until you've bought everything else? That means you won't have any Essence 3 charms.

[Kyeudo]

Why are you saving BP until you've bought everything else? That means you won't have any Essence 3 charms.

Well, from an optimizing point of view, that's where BP aren't going to be well spent. The best thing to do with BP is to buy up Favored Abilities and Charms for those Favored Abilities. Gets you the most bang for your buck and the Essence 3 stuff isn't that more amazing than the Essence 2 stuff.

[TheCountAlucard]

Wait, we're doing tables now?

Well, from an optimizing point of view, that's where BP aren't going to be well spent. The best thing to do with BP is to buy up Favored Abilities and Charms for those Favored Abilities. Gets you the most bang for your buck and the Essence 3 stuff isn't that more amazing than the Essence 2 stuff.

In fact, in an Abyssals game where the ST gave us 75 exp to start out, I ran the numbers, and found out that for my crafter, it was way cheaper to buy the Essence with experience and my Abilities with the bonus points. Only downside was that I then had to get the high-end Charms I wanted with experience as well. Still more than worth it, though.

[The Rose Dragon]

Yes to STing?

DO IT! DO IT RIGHT NOW!

So, what do we know about the world beneath Creation's surface? We know there are darkbroods there, but we don't have stats for a lot of them. We know there is a Jadeborn empire, but it barely does anything. We know there are earth elementals and manses, which are likely the most detailed part of the tunnels. Anything else?

[TheCountAlucard]

Yes to STing?

DO IT! DO IT RIGHT NOW!

I am... for my RL group. Sorry to disappoint.

[golentan]

No, I think you just summed it up. Though scroll of fallen races might have more, I haven't looked through it much.

[The Rose Dragon]

I am... for my RL group. Sorry to disappoint.

Then you should not say yes, cause I'm pretty sure that's for PbP gaming purposes only.

[TheCountAlucard]

Then you should not say yes, cause I'm pretty sure that's for PbP gaming purposes only.

Well, I'm not saying I'm not going to ever ST something on PbP, just that I'm still prepping for a game IRL as it is.

[Jokasti]

Tables pretty much dead, unless someone wants to compile it and send it to me or something. I'll keep it updated in the first post of the next thread for easier access.
Also, I guess I'll just start a new game.... Time to peruse MoEPs to see what I'm feeling like. Sorry, Reynad. :smalltrollface: