General Exalted Discussion V: Our Armies are Pants

[TheCountAlucard]

I believe so...

Excellent.

It seems even our Fiend's player is in agreement. This should prove interesting, then...

[Kris Strife]

EDIT: I think we need a poncho-based Yozi.

The clothing or Don Quixote's Squire?

[Xefas]

The clothing or Don Quixote's Squire?

The clothing. He could be The All-Poncho. I could see him having a wide range of charms, including "Western Shootout Anticipation Instinct" and "Bright Yellow Rain-Castigating Shintai". I figure his perfect defense would involve revealing that there was, in fact, another, smaller man hidden underneath the poncho, who took the hit instead, and then falls out from under the poncho, dead. Its imperfection would obviously entail wearing a poncho, and making sure no one is able to see under the poncho while you're defending - because the power is narrative. The other, smaller man was always there. If they're looking, then that can't happen.

[Drascin]

The clothing or Don Quixote's Squire?

I assume clothing. Because Don Quixote's squire is named Sancho, not poncho .

[Qaera]

Wasn't that Pancho?
Edit: yup.

[Kris Strife]

I assume clothing. Because Don Quixote's squire is named Sancho, not poncho .

Always heard it pronounced Poncho, and the idea of Yozi based off Don Quioxote's squire is hilarious.

[Yuki Akuma]

I think, by the "Specific trumps General" rule, the guideline in tonberrian's signature takes precedence over the English language. Unless the English language was using some sort of defensive charm, but I think history has shown us that English has no perfect defense vs bastardization.

"Sentances start with a capital letter" is totally a perfect effect.

Tonberrian does not have the authority to dictate how others post.

[Drascin]

Sancho, Shancho Panza (which translates to "Sancho Belly", which fits because Sancho was a rather round man). I wrote Pancho in there for a minute because all the talk of ponchos ended up crossing my brain wires for a moment .

@EDIT: That was at ThousandWords. Damn, this thread is fast today.

[Gensh]

Speaking of infernals and yozis, are there any good fanwritten Oramus charmsets out there, as Oramus is the yozi i desire charms of the most (aside from maybe sachaverell)?

Well, there's one for He Whose Name Cannot Be Spelled on the Wiki. I haven't actually sat down and thought about any of the mechanics, but it goes a long way toward making him a force to be legitimately feared and not just another indestructible plot device of ultimate doom. There are already like a dozen of those.

[Xefas]

@EDIT: That was at ThousandWords. Damn, this thread is fast today.

I know. So many people on at the same time. We should get on Skype and play Exalted.

[TheCountAlucard]

We should get on Skype and play Exalted.

Might be fun.

[Lix Lorn]

I think, by the "Specific trumps General" rule, the guideline in tonberrian's signature takes precedence over the English language. Unless the English language was using some sort of defensive charm, but I think history has shown us that English has no perfect defense vs bastardization.

EDIT: I think we need a poncho-based Yozi.

You are becoming my favourite person creepily quickly.

Wait you have skype?

[Kris Strife]

Might be fun.

I'd have to download Skype, and I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't have an Exalted Character on standby.

[TheCountAlucard]

I'd have to download Skype, and I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't have an Exalted Character on standby.

You could borrow one of mine.

Unfortunately, I have to go grocery shopping now.

[Xefas]

Wait you have skype?

Yeah! You wanna be friends?

I'd have to download Skype, and I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't have an Exalted Character on standby.

Oh hey, I seem to have been stocking characters away in this thread. Not a lot, unfortunately, but I hope to add another batch soon.

[Qaera]

I would be all that but I'm at like a camp for five weeks.

[Yuki Akuma]

...Playing Exalted over Skype would be neat, but I have the feeling Xefas was joking.

[Feriority]

I am totally in for this crazy skype game.

[Drascin]

I know. So many people on at the same time. We should get on Skype and play Exalted.

By the time we finished our sheets half would have to go, though

[Xefas]

...Playing Exalted over Skype would be neat, but I have the feeling Xefas was joking.

I was, mostly. For this reason:

By the time we finished our sheets half would have to go, though

Although I'm glad there are Exaltedfolk in the playground who are open to the idea of playing via skype. It's looking more and more likely that I'm going to have very little-to-no internet access for most of July. So, in August, I may start Xefas' Secret Infernals Skype Game.

[Lix Lorn]

Yeah! You wanna be friends?

Very much. What's your username?

[Xefas]

Very much. What's your username?

BlueXefas.

[Qaera]

Is that a reference to BlueXephos?

[Xefas]

Is that a reference to BlueXephos?

I have no idea what that is, sorry. I would have just put "Xefas", but IIRC, Skype has a character limit that is somewhere higher than five. Blue is my favorite color. No deeper mystery than that.

[tonberrian]

"Sentances start with a capital letter" is totally a perfect effect.

Tonberrian does not have the authority to dictate how others post.

'Course not. That guy's a jerk, and you shouldn't listen to him.

[Qaera]

tonberrian, however, does.

[Rockphed]

tonberrian, however, does.

No, based upon his insistence that "tonberrian" does not merit a capital, "tonberrian" is not a proper noun. Thus it is a proper target for scrabblelization. Thus it is a proper part of the english language. Thus perfect english effects, like that a sentence must start with a capital letter, apply. Tonberrian thus deserves capitalization when we are talking about him in active voice. Passive voice does not inflict capitalization on tonberrian. Confused yet? No? Wow, you must play a game where a cat-girl searching for the reincarnation of her preincarnation's husband to eat him is normal and expected.

Out of curiosity, how badly would grabbing solar circle sorcery right off the bat cripple a solar? Also, what circle of sorcery can primordial and yozis access? Are they greater or worse sorcerers than solars?

[TheCountAlucard]

Out of curiosity, how badly would grabbing solar circle sorcery right off the bat cripple a solar?

Depends on whether or not you're going with the "Free spell for each initiation into sorcery" houserule. Yes? Not too badly; you still have enough Charms to snag perfects and can still get minor spells. No? Don't do it; you're either wasting three Charms, or exchanging your perfects for spells.

Also, what circle of sorcery can primordial and yozis access? Are they greater or worse sorcerers than solars?

They can hit Adamant Circle as well, but their sorcerous initiations are tainted as per the Primordial in question. Ebon Dragon, for instance, does best when casting spells that involve shadows and such, but is barred from light-y, Holy-type spells. Cecelyne gets a discount on summoning Charms, Kimbery gets a discount on spells involving water and aquatic travel, et cetera.

[Yuki Akuma]

Pretty sure you're not allowed to start a new character with Adamant circle spells.

[Sanguine]

No, based upon his insistence that "tonberrian" does not merit a capital, "tonberrian" is not a proper noun. Thus it is a proper target for scrabblelization. Thus it is a proper part of the english language. Thus perfect english effects, like that a sentence must start with a capital letter, apply. Tonberrian thus deserves capitalization when we are talking about him in active voice. Passive voice does not inflict capitalization on tonberrian.

I spot a flaw in your logic: Scrabble allows you to use words from other languages, so thus while tonberrian may be a proper target for scrabbleization that does not necessarily make it a part of the english language.

Out of curiosity, how badly would grabbing solar circle sorcery right off the bat cripple a solar? Also, what circle of sorcery can primordial and yozis access? Are they greater or worse sorcerers than solars?

Without Flaws it is impossible to start with Essence 5, even then the Essence rating alone eats a huge chunk of your bonus points. Also I believe you are forbidden from taking Solar Circle spells at start so it is kind of pointless to be initiated.

As for Primordials, they can access all three Circles of Sorcery and a very small handful can access Necromancy. We only know for sure how many circles of necromancy the Ebon Dragon can access (2) but I would think it is safe to say the same number applies to the other(s).

Argh, Scourges.