The Mad hatter
Junior Member
dont get me wrong by the title fokes, i love the abyssals, got me into exalted, but i was scanning though my abyssals book to get ideas for a villan in my solar game and it sorta hit me.... abyssals are easly the most powerful thing in the game.
heres how i figure this, there are 3 parts to it, (was four but i cant rember the fourth at 1:41 am)
Essence Engorgement Technique
With this charm a abyssal may add 10 to their peripheral essence pool, and may take this charm up to their perment essence.... now that means a abyssal with a essence score of 4 can add +40 motes to their peripheral, and givin the way this pool must be refilled, they likly wont be shy about their anima banners, pitting that much essence agenst a solar with the same XP and charm tree, just without that extra 40 motes... and suddenlty is becomes clear who will win from just a "I have more Ammo" area.... and if they have mastered the Melee charm tree (or even a decent amount of it) they are neigh impossable for anything less then a Filich or a Circle of Celestial Exalts.... and thats not conting when they hit really High Essence ratings of 6+
Magical Ability
Abyssals can learn all 3 levels of necromancy, and the first 2 levels of sorcery, and while solars can do the same but in reverse, Necromancy comes off as a little more powerful.... sure Solar circle Sorcery lets you cast Total Annilation, but being able to summon up hundreds of corpses (if you have the essence for it) and turn them loose on your foe? at a lower level of magic so its done faster? that solar wont have a chance to cast their spell.
Their Patrons
The U.S. and other Celestial Incarna are powerful yes.... but the Deadlords are just as powerful, possbly even more, and unlike the Celesital Incarna they take a Intrist in their toys, a Abyssal with Leige 5 could quite possably expect to be saved from what might otherwise be near death by their master, while a solar or lunar or sidreal is pretty much SOL in the same situation
is it just me or is white wolf giving a little bit too much favortism to Exalteds version of Vampire the Masqurade? (witch more or less put them on the map in the rpg community)
heres how i figure this, there are 3 parts to it, (was four but i cant rember the fourth at 1:41 am)
Essence Engorgement Technique
With this charm a abyssal may add 10 to their peripheral essence pool, and may take this charm up to their perment essence.... now that means a abyssal with a essence score of 4 can add +40 motes to their peripheral, and givin the way this pool must be refilled, they likly wont be shy about their anima banners, pitting that much essence agenst a solar with the same XP and charm tree, just without that extra 40 motes... and suddenlty is becomes clear who will win from just a "I have more Ammo" area.... and if they have mastered the Melee charm tree (or even a decent amount of it) they are neigh impossable for anything less then a Filich or a Circle of Celestial Exalts.... and thats not conting when they hit really High Essence ratings of 6+
Magical Ability
Abyssals can learn all 3 levels of necromancy, and the first 2 levels of sorcery, and while solars can do the same but in reverse, Necromancy comes off as a little more powerful.... sure Solar circle Sorcery lets you cast Total Annilation, but being able to summon up hundreds of corpses (if you have the essence for it) and turn them loose on your foe? at a lower level of magic so its done faster? that solar wont have a chance to cast their spell.
Their Patrons
The U.S. and other Celestial Incarna are powerful yes.... but the Deadlords are just as powerful, possbly even more, and unlike the Celesital Incarna they take a Intrist in their toys, a Abyssal with Leige 5 could quite possably expect to be saved from what might otherwise be near death by their master, while a solar or lunar or sidreal is pretty much SOL in the same situation
is it just me or is white wolf giving a little bit too much favortism to Exalteds version of Vampire the Masqurade? (witch more or less put them on the map in the rpg community)