What is Exalted? An epic high-flying role-playing game about reborn god-heroes in a world where pants are optional. Start here: theonyxpath.com/category/worlds/exalted/
>That sounds cool, how can I get into it? Read the 3e core book (link below). For mechanics of the old edition, play this tutorial: mengtzu.github.io/exalted/sakuya.html . It’ll get you familiar with most of the mechanics.
>Gosh that was fun. How do I find a group? Roll20 and the Game Finder General here on Veeky Forums.
Question of the thread: What do you think is the commonest plot type that Storytellers actually run? Reclamation / the Yozis are getting out? Deathlord doom plots? Kingdom DIY?
Looking for some feedback on Sidereal/Lunar homebrew:
The Mad Occultation (Moonsilver OR Starmetal knife artifact 2)
Allows the user to perform the Mad Occultation sorcerous ritual, as though they were a celestial sorcerer. Stats are otherwise as the Knife in the core book.
The Mad Occultation (Celestial spell)
Cost: Ritual, Special Keywords: None Duration: 5 Months
Binds the Po Souls of a Lunar and a Sidereal together, so they each know the health of the other, can recognise the other in any form, and if one dies, the other follows in a month.
Both Luna and Saturn bless and oversee this agreement, and will contest the deathblow if necessary.
Special: To fulfill this agreement, both participants must know and understand the agreement in full, untainted by illusions.
Development Notes: I wanted something to back sidereal and lunar mixed groups, while side stepping a lot of the mixed hatred. Mutually Assured Destruction seemed to fit this. Plus the image of Luna and Saturn showing up to tear your soul between them.
Sorcerous Artefacts are typically four dots. Check out the Talisman of Ten Thousand Eyes for an example. This is also quite similar to one of the examples given in the Core for an Ambition 1 Celestial Working, so why not just use that instead?
Robert Ross
I kept it 2 dots because the knives / the ritual themselves are just entry keys to the N/A artifact embodied in the Contract stele.
Both sides wanted specifically to avoid this being just being a sorceous working / spell any sorceror could whip up or follow since there would be too much potential for hidden clauses to screw the other party over. For the same reason the keys/spell are extremely cheap
The full composite artifact/contract has a bunch traps and clauses precisely to prevent anyone making a fake copy of it, and any attempts to do so get flagged under Fate and the Lunar Fate webs.
The only real way to get out of a contract and/or prevent any trustful, temporary, Lunar Sidereal alliances in the current climate would be to locate and shatter all of the steles.
Some of the enemies of creation, including Rakan Thulio are attempting to do this.
Adrian Reyes
My group's doing a combination deathlord/kingdom DIY in the South.
Michael Roberts
>Question of the thread: What do you think is the commonest plot type that Storytellers actually run? >Reclamation / the Yozis are getting out?
If they had ever played Exalted, they'd know this is quite literally impossible by the canon, but no, never had anyone run this, thankfully. I'd hate this kind of plot too, personally. I really do think the editions need to better hammer it home the Yozi are a dead plot thread, period.
>Deathlord doom plots?
Few plots were centered around this, though they did feature some Deathlords, they weren't the main antagonist.
>Kingdom DIY?
My absolute favorite. Literally, what Exalted is not only about, but what it is made for. I definitely prefer plots based around what YOU do.
Brody Williams
Is it possible to have Dragon-Blooded (Houses) as antagonist for mortals?
Which houses are the biggest assholes?
Bentley Clark
Yes, and all of them. They're all huge assholes, in different ways. DB Houses are pretty much the antagonists for the vast majority of the entire setting honestly.
Jaxon Young
So, what's the biggest single attack a Supernal Melee chargen Solar can launch using only Melee Charms?
Ryder Moore
Thanks for your answer
Are there houses that are particularly good as antagonists for mortals?
