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Exalted 3 - What the hell?

Started by DisgruntleFairy, February 24, 2014, 01:51:28 AM

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Michael Gray

#2535
June 01, 2016, 10:59:52 AM
I will say, that Godbound has been great for running Exalted so far. And without too many changes to the system needed as of yet (I'm playing an Infernal, so asked if I could take the Word Green Sun instead of Sun. That's about it). The Miracles...system really saves the whole thing from becoming too bogged down.
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Snowman0147

#2536
June 01, 2016, 01:36:36 PM
Quote from: Michael Gray;901078I will say, that Godbound has been great for running Exalted so far. And without too many changes to the system needed as of yet (I'm playing an Infernal, so asked if I could take the Word Green Sun instead of Sun. That's about it). The Miracles...system really saves the whole thing from becoming too bogged down.

Godbound actually replaces Exalted in terms of system.  People might as well ditch the third edition and just use Godbound.

Nexus

#2537
June 01, 2016, 07:14:26 PM
Quote from: Snowman0147;901103Godbound actually replaces Exalted in terms of system.  People might as well ditch the third edition and just use Godbound.

Despite some misgivings I am increasingly tempted by this option.
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Democracy, meh? (538)

 "The salient fact of American politics is that there are fifty to seventy million voters each of whom will volunteer to live, with his family, in a cardboard box under an overpass, and cook sparrows on an old curtain rod, if someone would only guarantee that the black, gay, Hispanic, liberal, whatever, in the next box over doesn't even have a curtain rod, or a sparrow to put on it."

Nexus

#2538
June 01, 2016, 07:19:02 PM
Quote from: Alderaan Crumbs;901046In general, I can't stand having to judge players to reward them, at least when it comes to stunts. I've known/know great RPers who get tongue-tied during stunts and I refuse to penalize them for not being what WW/OPP saw/sees as worthy. Their pretentiousness is staggering when it comes to stunts...or their games in general, to be honest.

I know how you feel. And, I guess the people I play with aren't creative as well as stupid because it does get difficult to come up up with dozens of variations on "I swing my sword" and "I dodge his blow" or whatever without repeating yourself given the long protracted battles Ex combats tend to be particularly and jungle a beefy tactical combat system in your head where one mistake can get your character obliterated. The sense that it felt mandatory (and by some analysis was) just added more pressure.  

QuoteIt's not just stunts that I'm light-handed with. If a player can't come up with snazzy IC dialogue, I don't penalize them because "they didn't role play". Their dice can do the talking. I don't make the player of a fighter show me his skill with a greatsword, the dice do that. If somebody's amped and uses the same stunt over and over, that's fine. The basest description is enough to make me happy.

Yeah, I try to be like this as well, more carrot than stick.
Remember when Illinois Nazis where a joke in the Blue Brothers movie?

Democracy, meh? (538)

 "The salient fact of American politics is that there are fifty to seventy million voters each of whom will volunteer to live, with his family, in a cardboard box under an overpass, and cook sparrows on an old curtain rod, if someone would only guarantee that the black, gay, Hispanic, liberal, whatever, in the next box over doesn't even have a curtain rod, or a sparrow to put on it."

Mostlyjoe

#2539
June 01, 2016, 10:41:32 PM
Quote from: Snowman0147;901103Godbound actually replaces Exalted in terms of system.  People might as well ditch the third edition and just use Godbound.

I may have no choice in the matter as I have yet to find a local Ex3 player base beyond old groups currently in other games.

Snowman0147

#2540
June 01, 2016, 11:01:45 PM
Well some posts in my godbound blog can help you out with Exalted.  Though right now I am trying to do a souls series version for godbound.  Just check out Scrolls of Royal Divinity which is my blog dedicated solely for godbound.

AsenRG

#2541
June 03, 2016, 04:32:50 PM
Quote from: Whitewings;901062None of our characters had any Combos. They were presented as entirely optional Major Special Attacks you might break out once in a combat, and extremely expensive in terms of XP, training time, and both motes and willpower, not "if you don't buy these you're an idiot" bread-and-butter abilities you were expected to use on every single attack. Seriously, it wasn't just possible but easy to spend every single XP you ever earned on buying ever more inclusive Combos. I consider the new rules on combining Charms to be one of the greatest improvements in 3e, along with the five motes per round in-combat recovery.
Well, great, but you weren't in Nexus' group, were you:)?
Were you getting slaughtered by DBs, too:D?

Quote from: Nexus;901065IIRC, a couple of the characters did have combos but having to use them every turn was taxing.
Of course it is, but then, how many turns can a DB last;)? Seriously? Even before Perfect Attacks, that's problematic.

Quote from: Snowman0147;901103Godbound actually replaces Exalted in terms of system.  People might as well ditch the third edition and just use Godbound.
They're completely different system-wise...but I'd say that for people that want the themes and powerlevel of Exalted minus the crunch, that's not a bad option:).
For people that want some more specific things, Ex3 is doing a good job. It's also doing a good job for my players and for my GM, but that's because it turned out the core players had an easier time learning the new Charms than what makes sense for an improvised miracle;).
Of course, that's what happens when you've played Exalted for years.
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Alderaan Crumbs

#2542
June 04, 2016, 04:04:18 AM
I played Exalted for years and the latest trainwreck is a needless chore of crap.
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Crüesader

#2543
June 04, 2016, 04:12:00 AM
Quote from: Alderaan Crumbs;901537I played Exalted for years and the latest trainwreck is a needless chore of crap.

So if I have 1e and 2e, which one is the 3e closest to?

AsenRG

#2544
June 04, 2016, 04:33:17 AM
Quote from: Crüesader;901539So if I have 1e and 2e, which one is the 3e closest to?

In the style of presenting the setting, definitely 1e - gods are powers to be accounted for, and at least in the case of Solars, you are expected to act like an S&S hero and deal with challenges both big and small, and doing that personally. A part of the campaign would be Solars wandering, like S&S heroes and the heroes of myths and legends, and this is kinda expected and supported by the text, though that was equally true in 2e as well.

If you're asking about the rules, I have a nagging suspicion that it's a mixed bag, but I haven't read 1e in that much detail yet, since I only need it for the fluff.
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Crüesader

#2545
June 04, 2016, 05:04:39 AM
Quote from: AsenRG;901542In the style of presenting the setting, definitely 1e - gods are powers to be accounted for, and at least in the case of Solars, you are expected to act like an S&S hero and deal with challenges both big and small, and doing that personally. A part of the campaign would be Solars wandering, like S&S heroes and the heroes of myths and legends, and this is kinda expected and supported by the text, though that was equally true in 2e as well.

If you're asking about the rules, I have a nagging suspicion that it's a mixed bag, but I haven't read 1e in that much detail yet, since I only need it for the fluff.

Thanks.  Any word on how far away the Alchemicals is?

AsenRG

#2546
June 04, 2016, 05:50:27 AM
Quote from: Crüesader;901548Thanks.  Any word on how far away the Alchemicals is?

No info that I am aware of, but then the most inside info I get is when I get a backer's update:D!

What I know is that the Miracles of the Solar Exalted dropped in my mailbox, and that the Dragon-Blooded and the Realm books are into their second draft. How long from there to being released, we can only guess, and my guess is at least a month, though I wouldn't mind to be proven wrong;).
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Warboss Squee

#2547
June 04, 2016, 07:58:00 AM
Quote from: Crüesader;901539So if I have 1e and 2e, which one is the 3e closest to?

2.5 with it's needless Charm glut and evident egocentric love of itself.

Quote from: Crüesader;901548Thanks.  Any word on how far away the Alchemicals is?

If Alchemicals makes it out before the end of this decade, I will eat my hat.

Crüesader

#2548
June 04, 2016, 12:37:57 PM
Quote from: Warboss Squee;901562If Alchemicals makes it out before the end of this decade, I will eat my hat.

If that hat's a Fedora, I'll salt it for you.  If it's a driving cap, stetson, or bowler?  Just let me loan you my Miller Lite trucker cap.

Nexus

#2549
June 04, 2016, 12:42:58 PM
What's up with the fedora hate?
Remember when Illinois Nazis where a joke in the Blue Brothers movie?

Democracy, meh? (538)

 "The salient fact of American politics is that there are fifty to seventy million voters each of whom will volunteer to live, with his family, in a cardboard box under an overpass, and cook sparrows on an old curtain rod, if someone would only guarantee that the black, gay, Hispanic, liberal, whatever, in the next box over doesn't even have a curtain rod, or a sparrow to put on it."
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