Heroic Exalted
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Buh? According to Wikipedia.org retcon is "the act of changing previously established details of a fictional setting, often without providing an explanation for the changes within the context of that setting." The Deathlord thing you mention above might be concidered a retcon (though I see it more as a necessary clarification of a setting element). However, Heroic Exalted are presented as a possible reaction by Autocthon when he reawakens to the fact the Celestial Bureaucracy, and by extention the Incarna, have allowed Creation to go to crap. This of course is part of an optional scenario provided in the Autocthonians book. So, explain to me gain how this is retcon?Andrew02 said:
wan't the Silver Prince/ BAbDW just an editing error that made it into canon?
His name was Silver Prince in a previous rendition of the game, but later changed to BAbDW. Â But Silver Prince acidently made it into the book, forcing them to back peddel and say hey can have multiple titles.
His name was Silver Prince in a previous rendition of the game, but later changed to BAbDW. Â But Silver Prince acidently made it into the book, forcing them to back peddel and say hey can have multiple titles.
For the record, I am under the same impression as Joseph about the two Deathlords. I was under the impression the Exalted Wiki had a writer quote to that effect, but I cannot find it.
Explain to me why I should be bound by this definition. Is this one of those "netiquette" things? It seems quite bizarre that I should have something like this thrown in my face. I could understand if I were employing a real word or term in an incorrect or non-standard fashion . . . but not this. Not employing some term created to describe the resolution of things not making sense in comics, video games, etc.Karasu said:
I do not know. Explain to me why you believe I claimed the existence of the Heroic Exalted to be a retcon. It seems more likely you have grossly misunderstood what I was responding to within the material put forward in the thread.Karasu said:
Haku1
Ze Hamster of Lurkdom
If it was only old wiki, and not in the new on, you can in theory plug in the old location 'tag' into the wiki tag and see if it works.
Haku1
Ze Hamster of Lurkdom
Than you're in trouble... I would sugges using google to see if you can trawl for what you want.Andrew02 said:
well there's this
http://exalted.xi.co.nz/wiki/wiki.pl?ac ... AndRetcons
http://exalted.xi.co.nz/wiki/wiki.pl?ac ... AndRetcons
And its known that SS went through a few major rewrites, so it's not immpossible for an artifact of a previos version to accidently remain in place.
What intrigues me is the idea of Anima Effects. Could these possibly be tailored to suit the Heroic/Mortal Exalted's personality? Such as someone with a strange love of food being able to spend motes of Essence to materialize a delicious sandwich.
Okay, bad example, but you get the idea, yes?
Okay, bad example, but you get the idea, yes?
Flagg
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greasy golem gunk
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Aside from magic food, I like it. Â Perhaps a mini-point based system in character gen where you take your starting virtues, Nature and willpower and work out how far you can go in a certain direction; a paragon full of Valor would probably find his skills in combat raised, or a conviction filled exalt may find extra soak?
-g3
That's a delicious idea. I really do like the idea of linking Heroic Exalted to Virtues - it gives quite a bit more flexibility than what the Solar Exalted have.
Now here's a question that's either stupid or intriguing. I suppose I'll be told eventually. What would happen to a Dragon-Blooded who receives a Heroic Exaltation. Ordinarily, the overwhelming power of a Celestial Shard would replace their Terrestrial Exaltation, but the Heroic Exaltation seems more ... generic (for lack of a better word). What if the Heroic Exaltation were to play on what traits/resources/skills were already available?
I think it would make sense if the shard were to adapt to its given circumstances, rather than completely overwhelming everything that already is there (as is the case with Celestial Exaltation).
greasy golem gunk
Junior Member
Guh. Â We're being fed more food jokes
Hrmm... Â well, it could be an Akuma then, where it buys it's natural (dragonblood) charms at normal price, and Heroic Exalted charms at +3 each. Â
Or the Dragon could keep his old charms, but weaken the elemental aspect of those charms. Â Charms like "element bolt attack" would lose damage due to the lowered Elementalism, and Heroic Exalted charms could pick up hints of the old element? Â
More likely it wouldn't be chosen for the job. Â Less messy that way. Â
-g3
Cthulhu_Wakes
Black Sun in a White World
LoL, terrible thought for the Heroic Exalted, Aberrant Characters. *Ducks and covers for the flaming*
Like, Aberrant Nova characters? Or Aeon Aberrant characters?
Because that'd kinda of put the Heroic Exalted leagues above the regular Exalted if you meant the Novas, no? One dot of Mega-Strength already puts you at the highest end of Exalted's STR + ATH feats of strength list, and two puts you off of it entirely. And that's not even considering that Mega-Attribute characters always win against those who lack Mega-Attributes.
The Aeon thing I don't know about, since I have only heard second hand and most of it was quibbbling about how Aeon Aberrants and Nova tied back into the Aberrant game.
Because that'd kinda of put the Heroic Exalted leagues above the regular Exalted if you meant the Novas, no? One dot of Mega-Strength already puts you at the highest end of Exalted's STR + ATH feats of strength list, and two puts you off of it entirely. And that's not even considering that Mega-Attribute characters always win against those who lack Mega-Attributes.
The Aeon thing I don't know about, since I have only heard second hand and most of it was quibbbling about how Aeon Aberrants and Nova tied back into the Aberrant game.