smaller DB combos of 2s &3s

[archaratar]

It has been a great while since i played Exalted as i have been playing other stuff over the years. i am back to Dragonblooded 2e and I remember there were a couple combos in 1e that worked really well. I know everyone likes to buy the 5 charm combo of uber death, but those little 2charm combos can help too. What should i buy in 2e as 2 and 3charm combos as a DB? Yes, i know not to waste on Reflexives. i just need some help associating charms that would work well together. i would like to not look like a complete gimp at the table.


My wife will be playing a bureaucrat, so it would be nice to get some that are not atk/def based for her.


I have failed to design mine yet.


Gods, I have become the Noob again. Times they change.

 

[uteck]

I would suggest you check out the DB errata first,


http://wiki.white-wolf.com/exalted/inde ... =Answers12


Many chrams are fixed or tweaked, and a few new rules are added.

 

[Chaka]

Also, Dragon-Blooded get free reflexives; that is Reflexive charms don't count as charm use at all for them. So you can leave them out of combos, which really saves on xp.

 

[archaratar]

Hey Chaka, I already stated my awareness of Reflezxives not being inclusory requisite in combos, help please, read please, inform please.

 

[Revoke]

So, I know you said you know about not needing to combo reflexives, but this would be my advice: because of their ability to freely use reflexive charms, Dragonbloods can get away with having very few combos. In particular, they almost never need non-combat combos, because they can always combine any charm they like with an excellency.


In combat, I expect you'll only need combos to link up supplemental and extra action charms, but that's doom combo territory. The need for small, 2 or 3 charm combos is obviated by the free reflexives. That said, I don't know the DB charmset by heart. Even then, anything you might want to do with a small combo is probably better achieved by using reflexives, because they don't require a willpower.

 

[Greenstalker]

My suggestion is getting a combo that you may make it bigger later. In latest errata it allows to add new charms to an existing combo by paying cost of charm in a normal combo +1 xp. So starting with two or three charms of that 5 charm uber death combo would be nice.

 

[Red Shadow Claws]

I'm playing a DB Air Aspect, and the only combo she currently has is Elemental Bolt + Loyal Weapon. As per the Errata (at least in 1000 Correct Action), when used together, you can spam the same Elemental bolt over and over again, as long as after that first attack you just spend 1m on Loyal weapon to call it back to you.


As for offering non-combat combos, it would be easier if we had a better idea on what Charms the character currently has/plans to take.