General Exalted Thread XV: "We hate it and it looks adopted"

[Lix Lorn]

This is absolutely the best idea. xD

Spoiler: Raining on the Parade

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I think Kickstarter doesn't allow projects for personal issues, and I think medical bills would qualify?

[golentan]

Well, my group has gone devil tiger now. It's going to be a lot of work, but I'm looking forward to it!

[Guancyto]

Huh. Despite keeping up with a lot of campaigns, and despite how it's treated as a given on forums, this the first time I've heard of it actually happening.

Well.

Best of luck, gun-arms man.

I don't suppose you've got an Abyssal Redemption that happened at the same time, while we're sighting unicorns?

[golentan]

Huh. Despite keeping up with a lot of campaigns, and despite how it's treated as a given on forums, this the first time I've heard of it actually happening.

Well.

Best of luck, gun-arms man.

I don't suppose you've got an Abyssal Redemption that happened at the same time, while we're sighting unicorns?

Nope. Though the possibility was brought up in a previous game (funnily enough it would have been against the player's wishes).

[Gensh]

I don't suppose you've got an Abyssal Redemption that happened at the same time, while we're sighting unicorns?

I once had an Abyssal redeem and then immediately sell out to Isidoros.

[golentan]

I once had an Abyssal redeem and then immediately sell out to Isidoros.

As an Akuma? Did you make them be an NPC? Which version of Isidoros did you use?

[Gensh]

As an Akuma? Did you make them be an NPC? Which version of Isidoros did you use?

Had the game continued for longer than a few sessions after the event, it would have gotten pretty messy. I tried to hybridize Solar and Infernal with predictably ugly results. The more Infernal Charms the character took, the more her Solar Charms would cost, and the Solar set would have eventually locked down. Basically, she was intended to become a surrogate third circle demon, forcing her way into the soul hierarchy. Essentially, it was the reverse of the Deathlord transformation, with the Exalt wearing the pants in the relationship. Like I said, though, shortly afterward, the game fell apart, so she wasn't able to make use of anything except with stunts. Had it continued, I'd have used TDO's Charmset, though.

As a side note, there were Protomen references as far as the eye could see whenever Isidoros was involved.

Mind, I did try to get the Dawn in that game to become an actual akuma. In-character, of course. It caused what I think was the only Limit Break in that entire game.

[golentan]

Side note, Inevitable Colossus Ego is a RIDICULOUS charm in high level play. For those who haven't read Isidoros by the Demented One, the charm guarantees at least (essence) successes on any action you use it on for 1m, but if you fail despite that you refuse to believe any evidence that you did anything but succeed.

[Guancyto]

That sounds like the most hilarious charm.

"I blocked that like a BOSS."
"There is a spear. Sticking out of your chest."
"Like a BOSS."

"Yeah, I totally convinced him to turn to our side. You just watch."
"He seems to have brought his army."
"And watch, now they'll fight the other army and win this war for us."
*two armies charge toward each other, stop as they meet, shake hands*
"Didn't I tell you? It's my island!"

"Yeah, she's totally into me."
"She shot you!"
"It was a love tap!"

[golentan]

That sounds like the most hilarious charm.

"I blocked that like a BOSS."
"There is a spear. Sticking out of your chest."
"Like a BOSS."

"Yeah, I totally convinced him to turn to our side. You just watch."
"He seems to have brought his army."
"And watch, now they'll fight the other army and win this war for us."
*two armies charge toward each other, stop as they meet, shake hands*
"Didn't I tell you? It's my island!"

"Yeah, she's totally into me."
"She shot you!"
"It was a love tap!"

The funniest one so far that I've actually seen was a perception awareness roll to detect an ambush. OBVIOUSLY he noticed everything that could be important, so he had no idea why the other characters suddenly started dancing around with their weapons and decided to sit back and enjoy the performance art.

[Qwertystop]

I'm envisioning combining it with Strength is Destruction (Roll Dexterity + Athletics whenever you touch something, at a difficulty equal to your purchases of Borne by the Boar, which is a charm with a lot of benefits for multiple purchases, or automatically try to break whatever you touched).

You end up insisting that you didn't break the thing which lies ruined in your hand.

[Lochar]

That sounds like the most hilarious charm.

"I blocked that like a BOSS."
"There is a spear. Sticking out of your chest."
"Like a BOSS."

Yes... it hit your weakpoint for massive damage.

"Like a BOSS."

[golentan]

I'm envisioning combining it with Strength is Destruction (Roll Dexterity + Athletics whenever you touch something, at a difficulty equal to your purchases of Borne by the Boar, which is a charm with a lot of benefits for multiple purchases, or automatically try to break whatever you touched).

You end up insisting that you didn't break the thing which lies ruined in your hand.

Sadly no. Borne by the Boar can only be purchased (essence) times, so the difficulty will never exceed the number of successes you're guaranteed. It would be pretty funny, though. "This egg is perfectly intact and ready to be boiled, and I definitely successfully have picked up the pot of boiling water rather than punching it in half. Let the cooking commence!"

[Qwertystop]

Sadly no. Borne by the Boar can only be purchased (essence) times, so the difficulty will never exceed the number of successes you're guaranteed. It would be pretty funny, though. "This egg is perfectly intact and ready to be boiled, and I definitely successfully have picked up the pot of boiling water rather than punching it in half. Let the cooking commence!"

Is there any way to apply penalties against the "guaranteed" successes?

[Lochar]

If you can inflict external penalties on yourself, yes.

Like, say, not having hands.

[Rockphed]

If you can inflict external penalties on yourself, yes.

Like, say, not having hands.

Yes, isodores is a notoriously bad cook, but he refuses to acknowledge it because he uses that charm constantly.

[Lochar]

Yes, isodores is a notoriously bad cook, but he refuses to acknowledge it because he uses that charm constantly.

The last few Infernals that tried to point this out were turned into pancakes.

[The_Snark]

Or omelettes.

Actually, I bet Isidoros is really good at omelettes. Break stuff! Mash it together! Set it on fire! Omelette!

[Exthalion]

Or omelettes.

Actually, I bet Isidoros is really good at omelettes. Break stuff! Mash it together! Set it on fire! Omelette!

The question is who's omelette is better? Malfeas is also a maker of omelettes, practicing constantly on millions of his demon inhabitants.

[Rikandur Azebol]

Of course Isodoros does the most flattened omlettes. Malfeas does radioactive and hateful omlettes. Difference in flavor.

[golentan]

Metagaos does not care for their specifics, he gladly will eat all the omelets!

[Lix Lorn]

...
See, my first reaction was 'Oooh, I want a yozi masterchef.'
Then it was 'I bet Gordon Ramsay could shout down Malfeas.'

[HerrTenko]

...
See, my first reaction was 'Oooh, I want a yozi masterchef.'
Then it was 'I bet Gordon Ramsay could shout down Malfeas.'

Twilight-equivalent Infernal Sig confirmed for Ramsay-like cook that shouts food and staff into submition and sears steak with radioactive fire.

And all rejoiced.

[Exthalion]

Twilight-equivalent Infernal Sig confirmed for Ramsay-like cook that shouts food and staff into submition and sears steak with radioactive fire.

And all rejoiced.

Don't forget uses a base of Hegra rain for all the soups.

[golentan]

Metagaos provides greensgreys for the salads. In Soviet Malfeas, Salad eats YOU!

[TheCountAlucard]

Good news in the latest Kickstarter update, guys.

[Kyeudo]

You can post the updates in public, you know, especially this one.

Just a brief note to let you concerned folks know that John has been told that the lab tests revealed no cancer- which we are all absolutely thrilled to hear- but if the pain persists after a month that they'll test again for it. Which is less thrilling to hear, but what can you do?

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[golentan]

Well, in two days the first session of my infernals game with the characters as devil tigers happens. They're walking into a world teetering on the edge of war between four major powers, and filled to the brim with independent god kings.

[Exthalion]

Well, in two days the first session of my infernals game with the characters as devil tigers happens. They're walking into a world teetering on the edge of war between four major powers, and filled to the brim with independent god kings.

Out of curiosity, is this a face to face game? Based on the stories I here, I would be most interested in playing in a play by post game you ran.

[golentan]

Out of curiosity, is this a face to face game? Based on the stories I here, I would be most interested in playing in a play by post game you ran.

It's a face to face game, yes.