General Exalted Discussion V: Our Armies are Pants

[Yuki Akuma]

Argh, Scourges.

No, Adamant.

[tonberrian]

Tonberrian

doesn't deserve anything, the creep. Always hounding in on my fame.

[Yuki Akuma]

We really don't care about how you like people to capitalise your name, Tonberrian.

[Indon]

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

I don't know that there's any rule against it. 14 of 15 bonus points into getting Essence 5, then you swap charms for spells of any circle.

Starting with SCS, however, takes fun out of the whole thing, as you never RP any of your sacrifices.

[tonberrian]

We really don't care about how you like people to capitalise your name, Tonberrian.

Why do you keep talking about him? He never posts in this thread.

I heard he likes Scion, though...

[Yuki Akuma]

The more you go on about it, the less likely I am to ever not capitalise your name.

[tonberrian]

The more you go on about it, the less likely I am to ever not capitalise your name.

Just as long as you realize that I, tonberrian, won't respond to comments directed at Tonberrian. We are, after all, entirely different fictitious characters with diverging tastes and hobbies.

I'm allowed to be nonsensicle. This is, after all, the internet.

[TheCountAlucard]

On that note, I had a question about names.

About how much actual work goes into coming up with names for your various Exalted PCs and NPCs? I'll admit, I have some trouble coming up with non-title names.

Right now, kinda stuck as far as working out more details about some of my Infernal PCs' First Age incarnations...

[Sanguine]

I don't know that there's any rule against it. 14 of 15 bonus points into getting Essence 5, then you swap charms for spells of any circle.

Starting with SCS, however, takes fun out of the whole thing, as you never RP any of your sacrifices.

There is in fact a rule against it.

A character can exchange a Charm for a single sorcery spell but may not start the game with Solar Circle spells...

[DeadManSleeping]

Scrabble allows you to use words from other languages

While I will avoid the ridiculous debate that this was posted in response to, I will point out that this is more incorrect than the statement "the Earth is a rhombus". Citation

People do play by houserules, of course, but statements regarding houserules do not apply to the game as a whole.

Please keep that in mind when discussing Exalted (right back on topic; BAM!).

[Sanguine]

While I will avoid the ridiculous debate that this was posted in response to, I will point out that this is more incorrect than the statement "the Earth is a rhombus". Citation

People do play by houserules, of course, but statements regarding houserules do not apply to the game as a whole.

Please keep that in mind when discussing Exalted (right back on topic; BAM!).

Huh, I actually got that out of the rule booklet that came with my game and before reading that assumed I could only use english words. I'm going to go look through that rule booklet and see if I was just imagining things.

Edit: The Earth should totally be a rhombus it would be kick ass!

[tonberrian]

Names-names I have real trouble with, and I try to avoid them. When I do use them, I look for syllables that work together to come out somewhat exotic and fun to say. Bonus points for a shortening to a common real life name.

Phrases-as-names (which are distinct from titles-as-names - see Seven Devils Clever vs. The Bull of the North) I try to look up words that are significant to my character in a thesarus. For example, Twilight Sparkle might turn into Glimmers in Eventide, much more Exaltedesque (ymmv).

There's also several Exalted name generators on the intarwebz, but I don't think I have one bookmarked on this computer.

[Urpriest]

Names-names I have real trouble with, and I try to avoid them. When I do use them, I look for syllables that work together to come out somewhat exotic and fun to say. Bonus points for a shortening to a common real life name.

Phrases-as-names (which are distinct from titles-as-names - see Seven Devils Clever vs. The Bull of the North) I try to look up words that are significant to my character in a thesarus. For example, Twilight Sparkle might turn into Glimmers in Eventide, much more Exaltedesque (ymmv).

There's also several Exalted name generators on the intarwebz, but I don't think I have one bookmarked on this computer.

Ah yes, the Exalted Name Generator. Beloved home of Sour Sadness Bear, Drunken Carp Lover, Of of And of Bear And...

[tonberrian]

Ah yes, the Exalted Name Generator. Beloved home of Sour Sadness Bear, Drunken Carp Lover, Of of And of Bear And...

Be fair, it occasionally has good ideas as well. And some of the stupider ones are definitely worth a laugh.

[Tavar]

Knife Eyes Attack, Day Caste Abyssal, would like to have a word with you...

[tonberrian]

Knife Eyes Attack, Day Caste Abyssal, would like to have a word with you...

I assume he's looking pointedly at someone.

[DragonSinged]

I don't know that there's any rule against it. 14 of 15 bonus points into getting Essence 5, then you swap charms for spells of any circle.

Starting with SCS, however, takes fun out of the whole thing, as you never RP any of your sacrifices.

First, as of the Errata, Solars begin with 18 bonus points. Second, it costs 7 BP to raise your Essence 1 dot. Third, Solars by default begin with 2 dots of Essence. Thus, 14 BP gets you Essence 4.

Points 2 and 3 are from the Core book, pre-Errata, but I do not believe there is any Errata that changes that. Also, the rule previously quoted that says that you can't start with Solar Circle Spells.

[vegetalss4]

First, as of the Errata, Solars begin with 18 bonus points. Second, it costs 7 BP to raise your Essence 1 dot. Third, Solars by default begin with 2 dots of Essence. Thus, 14 BP gets you Essence 4.

Points 2 and 3 are from the Core book, pre-Errata, but I do not believe there is any Errata that changes that. Also, the rule previously quoted that says that you can't start with Solar Circle Spells.

therefore you would need at least 3 points worth of flaws[1] to start with an essence of 5, note that even through the maximum 10 points of flaws gives you enough bp, you still can't start with essence 6 because that is a specific rule in the corebook.


[1] which require that you are in a game which allows flaws.

[Lix Lorn]

Knife Eyes Attack, Day Caste Abyssal, would like to have a word with you...

...so much win. xD

[Volthawk]

...so much win. xD

Indeed...

So, that's an Essence 4+ Abyssal with the second part of Five Knife Fist as a Taint?

[Lix Lorn]

Wouldn't it just be... you know... Eyes Like Daggers Glance?

[TheCountAlucard]

Wouldn't it just be... you know... Eyes Like Daggers Glance?

Argh, ten dice of piercing pun damage!

I'll get you for that, Lixie... (sneaks off)

Oh, wait, before I go, I was going to ask something: how balanced does the Playground consider Isidoros' Charmset that The Demented One whipped up?

[vegetalss4]

Argh, ten dice of piercing pun damage!

I'll get you for that, Lixie... (sneaks off)

Oh, wait, before I go, I was going to ask something: how balanced does the Playground consider Isidoros' Charmset that The Demented One whipped up?

would one defend against pun damage with a physical perfect or with a social one?


as for your question, I think it is okay, but I must confess that I haven't looked to hard at it.
I do however know that The Demented One himself dislike it, but that may just be because of its age and the tendency of homebrewers/artists to dislike their earlier works because it isn't up to the standard or their newer work no matter of the actual quality involved.

[Volthawk]

Wouldn't it just be... you know... Eyes Like Daggers Glance?

Meh, that's just beams out of your eyes. No pointy bits, like my method

[Indon]

There is in fact a rule against it.

First, as of the Errata, Solars begin with 18 bonus points. Second, it costs 7 BP to raise your Essence 1 dot. Third, Solars by default begin with 2 dots of Essence. Thus, 14 BP gets you Essence 4.

Oh, right, forgot you needed flaws. So, with flaws, you can initiate into SCS and that's it. Still.

would one defend against pun damage with a physical perfect or with a social one?

It's probably shaping.

[tonberrian]

Where is the link to the Dr. McNinja pages? Either of them would do.

[Volthawk]

Where is the link to the Dr. McNinja pages? Either of them would do.

Here you go.

[Lix Lorn]

Meh, that's just beams out of your eyes. No pointy bits, like my method

Stunt.

[vegetalss4]

clearly the solution is to build necrotech eyes which can either throw knifes or turn into knifes or, if you are good enough, both.

[golentan]

Highly acrobatic combat style involving repeated use of Elemental Bolt and Elemental Burst. Fluffing it like this: Awesome or not?