Khantalas
Member
By the way, just so you know, beastman races are just that... races. They are not species, so they can interbreed (to a degree; the child is always the same race as the mother, unless the father is an Exalt).
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Axelgear
General Wontwit
Hurray! Someone else thought of that solution!
Haku1
Ze Hamster of Lurkdom
No 'free' charms and such or discounted costs? Unless going DB?
Khantalas
Member
Well, Essence 2 would cost 10 bonus points and Essence 3 would cost 12, and Craft would be one skill and based on zero-dot specialties, but other than that, WYSI pretty much WYG.
Axelgear
General Wontwit
Those are some significant changes...
Khantalas
Member
There are also one or two more changes to any starting Dragon-blooded, so if you want to start as one, please ask me about them (here or over PM).
Axelgear
General Wontwit
A starting Dragon Blooded versus a starting God-Blooded... Hmmm...
It's only my character concept that's keeping me from hopping into the Dragon Blooded camp at the moment, heh heh. Whatever I name them, they're not the same without their dedication to wanting to become an Exalt (and their reasons for wanting it to be so) and ESPECIALLY a Celestial Exalt.
It's only my character concept that's keeping me from hopping into the Dragon Blooded camp at the moment, heh heh. Whatever I name them, they're not the same without their dedication to wanting to become an Exalt (and their reasons for wanting it to be so) and ESPECIALLY a Celestial Exalt.
Khantalas
Member
By the way, did you know that Celestial Exalts are still considered Anathema?
It's true!
It's true!
Khantalas
Member
OK, here are the character sheets:
All Dragon-blooded get 4 free Excellencies, chosen from their Favored and Aspect Abilities (one free Excellency per Ability at most). Essence 3 (and only Essence 3) for Dragon-blooded costs 7 bonus points. Non-Outcaste Dragon-blooded start with Inheritance 1 instead of Inheritance 2. They also don't have access to Lunar charms, as Terrestrial Exaltation severs most of the ties to the instinctive nature of a beastman.
Also, all sorcerers and necromancers get 1 free spell of the appropriate circle (which is Terrestrial Circle Sorcery for everyone involved) for each Initiation charm.
No personal Manses with a rating higher than 3, no personal artifacts with a Repair rating (obviously Dynastic Manse and Arsenal backgrounds are not personal, and thus are allowed to break these rules).
No starting Essence higher than 4 for Dragon-blooded, 3 for mortals.
Umm... I think that's it.
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All Dragon-blooded get 4 free Excellencies, chosen from their Favored and Aspect Abilities (one free Excellency per Ability at most). Essence 3 (and only Essence 3) for Dragon-blooded costs 7 bonus points. Non-Outcaste Dragon-blooded start with Inheritance 1 instead of Inheritance 2. They also don't have access to Lunar charms, as Terrestrial Exaltation severs most of the ties to the instinctive nature of a beastman.
Also, all sorcerers and necromancers get 1 free spell of the appropriate circle (which is Terrestrial Circle Sorcery for everyone involved) for each Initiation charm.
No personal Manses with a rating higher than 3, no personal artifacts with a Repair rating (obviously Dynastic Manse and Arsenal backgrounds are not personal, and thus are allowed to break these rules).
No starting Essence higher than 4 for Dragon-blooded, 3 for mortals.
Umm... I think that's it.
Axelgear
General Wontwit
I imagined that in GLaDOS's voice, to be honest...
I didn't expect many major changes to the setting beyond the obvious, though. My character's from a race that has a tendency to be abused, defies social convention and wants to change the world. Celestial Exaltation is really hardly unusual for someone like that to seek, is it? The oppressed will often seek out anything for freedom...
Also, do mortals get any free charms? 4 free Excellencies is pretty damn potent...
I didn't expect many major changes to the setting beyond the obvious, though. My character's from a race that has a tendency to be abused, defies social convention and wants to change the world. Celestial Exaltation is really hardly unusual for someone like that to seek, is it? The oppressed will often seek out anything for freedom...
Also, do mortals get any free charms? 4 free Excellencies is pretty damn potent...
Nerull Necrophite
New Member
I second Axelgear's question about mortals getting more free things. Though I would like more bonus points for abilities. All my Essence is in use at the moment...
About the sheet, should I put my armors hardness above soak? Also, where can I put my movement rates and how should we note favored abilities?
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About the sheet, should I put my armors hardness above soak? Also, where can I put my movement rates and how should we note favored abilities?
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Khantalas
Member
Mortals don't get free Excellencies, sorry. In my mind, those free Excellencies (the number of which vary with each type of Exaltation) form the core of the Exaltation or dragon-blood perfection and excellence, so you shouldn't have to spend Charms on something that basic. Mortals, on the other hand, are not effortlessly brilliant and skilled like the Exalts, so they don't get those.
However, if you do Exalt, you will get free Excellencies as is your due.
And there will be cake. It will be gloriously delicious.
EDIT: Show your Favored Abilities by italicizing the ability name (not the dots, though). Put the armored soak in the normal soak area, but with the unarmored soak in parentheses. Your movement rate does not need a specific area, since it will be eyeballed most of the time anyway.
However, if you do Exalt, you will get free Excellencies as is your due.
And there will be cake. It will be gloriously delicious.
EDIT: Show your Favored Abilities by italicizing the ability name (not the dots, though). Put the armored soak in the normal soak area, but with the unarmored soak in parentheses. Your movement rate does not need a specific area, since it will be eyeballed most of the time anyway.
Axelgear
General Wontwit
Do we PM these or post them?
Khantalas
Member
Either way is fine with me, really.
The Dragon Beyond
Junior Member
inheritance 2 means we can have up to 15 points of negative mutaions. I assume that means 7 points of flaws or negative mutations + 8 points of negative mutations, because mortals can take up to 7 points of flaws and mutaions by default.
Axelgear
General Wontwit
Provisional sheet submitted. The character's design is high dexterity, high stealth, high larceny, so they're a natural thief, which is good, since that's their job. If my two background flaws get approved, they're gonna be wielding Razor Claws too, probably.
I'd prefer a Wavecleaver but being mortal limits weapon focus.
I'd prefer a Wavecleaver but being mortal limits weapon focus.
The Dragon Beyond
Junior Member
So I submited my raider, you a thef... Well, we seem to be focused on speed so far.
Nerull Necrophite
New Member
I submitted my insanely fast scout, focuses on long range weapons instead of melee. Focusing on speed is good for ranged attacks.
The Dragon Beyond
Junior Member
So does that mean our motto will be "eat our dust?"
Axelgear
General Wontwit
Seems like it.
What animal species did you all base yours on? I went rodent.
What animal species did you all base yours on? I went rodent.
Nerull Necrophite
New Member
I have a white rabbit. No relation to the one in Wonderland.
The Dragon Beyond
Junior Member
Squirrel, though our tribe would count as Wyld Mutants by this points, so...
Axelgear
General Wontwit
You mean our characters or your character's tribe?