kaliket
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Why would one choose one Ability/Attribute Excellency over another?
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I'm a fan of that solar charm...and the Sidereal one. The DB one is amusing, and is like a weaker CNNT.Tikor said:You might get a kick out of this, Noisy Cricket:
http://exalted.xi.co.nz/wiki/wiki.pl?CharmRelay
I feel like I should point out a few things here, beyond what Tikor mentioned:kaliket said:Restated: What's the functional difference between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Excellencies and what kinds of characters choose each?
For example, Balthazar has First Excellencies for Presence, Investigation, and Sail. My reasoning was that extra dice are better for weaker skills. Had I chosen the 3rd Sail Excellency, how would I play my character differently?
I have a slight concern with this houserule that I hadn't thought about until I read this:Tikor said:Here are the things to consider for static values:
1) The First adds to the pool (and can take advantage of rounding) - (this is a housrule, canon Exalted you actually roll First Excellency for static values - I'm open to either)
The Second adds to the static value directly
The Third adds to static value directly
I mentioned the First increases the maximum, which says this more succinctly.NoisyCricket said:1. The first Excellency can theoretically give you the most successes.
I mentioned the Second increases the minimum, which says this more succinctly.NoisyCricket said:4. Something that no one has mentioned is botches.
The benefit of this inferiority with regards to DV for Lunars, Solars, gods and mortals is speeding up play. For DBs this just adds to the awesome of their First over their Second. For Sidereals the Second is still better due to the cap.NoisyCricket said:This makes it always better or equal to use the 1st excellency versus the 2nd for increasing static values (at least as a Solar).
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Thoughts?
You said it more succinctly both times, but you missed details which, I felt, were fairly important.Tikor said:I mentioned the First increases the maximum, which says this more succinctly.NoisyCricket said:1. The first Excellency can theoretically give you the most successes.
I mentioned the Second increases the minimum, which says this more succinctly.NoisyCricket said:4. Something that no one has mentioned is botches.
Short version: Kalarix is not throwing the compulsion "Don't make any Social attacks refining this plan" so you can make Social attacks refining this plan even if you declare no defense. Your defense determines whether you are conviced to follow this plan or not which is a different matter.kaliket said:If I elect to not defend(or fail to) do I forfeit my ability to refine the plan?
I could imagine your character doing this, nice roleplay!"Yes, yes!"
Balthazar smiles broadly and slaps the table.
...sacrifices Gateway? In response to me?I will not accept a plan that sacrifices Gateway or its people in any way
To Rillard: Balthazar is a known figure in the WTA. If Anathema escape on a WTA ship even with resistance from Petrin, that could bode poorly for Gateway, the WTA's main port in a number of ways.kaliket said:Balthazar wants to make clear that Gateway and its citizens are to be preserved. Its not a slight against Rillard.