Character Creation

Character Creation rules are available HERE

In this thread, we'll discuss character concept ideas and character generation questions.

No pdf? :(

Also not sure how I feel about the great curse changes

Apparently it always has and I've missed that in all my games

Except Alchemicals... that one is weird.

Also did they condense the power gaps, cause idk how I'll feel about that either. But my desire for Exalted is great

It does seem a little more condensed, but Solars are still the most powerful... free excellencies are a pretty big deal when you only have 5 motes to work with

To quote my buddy (and my former ST) "We play big boy exalted, that's like the 5e version where everything is easy to learn and everyone is similar in power"

Did they release sorcery? I would like to take a look and see if an eclipse sorcerer is viable

Awesome. I may need a day or two to look over the pdf before I decide what I'm doing.

This is a work in progress..

SEEKER OF HIDDEN TRUTHS

Solar Exalted, Twilight Caste

Attributes:
Finesse 4
Fortitude 3
Force 2

Abilities:
Awareness - 5
Sagacity - 4
Integrity - 3
Close Combat - 3
Embassy - 3
Presence - 2
Navigate - 2
War - 1

Charms:
[Sagacity] Execellency
Crafty Observation Method
Jade Leaves a Trail
Truth-Rendering Gaze
Excellent Strike

Merits:
Hearthstone - Primary
Artifact - Secondary
Familiar (Owl) - Tertiary

Virtues:
Wonder - Major
Discipline - Minor

Intimacies:
???????

The Great Curse:
Seething Genius

Not a problem. Let me know if you have questions

Still reading through the rules, but I'm personally thinking about doing either a Dragon-Blooded or an Infernal.

I'd mostly like to play around the themes of duty vs morality, as well as how far one can go to attain "greater good", or what they think as such. In any case, I'd like to play a Broker archetype if possible. If I play dragon-blooded, this would probably translate to the character being an inheritor of one of the great families, probably of Air or Water. If I play an Infernal, it would probably be more about how to "free" themselves from Hell, without becoming a threat to the living world instead.

If any of that give you some ideas about your own character/the campaign, please let me know ! As you can see, the general idea is still quite rough, and I'd gladly make some changes to accommodate the setting or make the overall experience more interesting. I am personally interested in playing Dragon-Blooded siblings/cousins from the same Great Family or rivaling ones, but I'm open to other suggestions as well !

Awesome. This game definitely supports a party with multiple exalt types. We will just need to lock down a mutual connection to the city in which we start so that you all have a reason to not kill each other work together.

I also realized just now, but it is perfectly possible for a member of a great Family to be exalted as a Solar or a Lunar, right ? While I am not especially interested in playing this option myself, I think it could also make for interesting possibilities if you'd wished to both have a link with another character and play something else than a Dragon-Blooded.

Absolutely and I hope for their sakes they weren't on the Blessed Isle during their Exaltation or they might not make it out alive.

Just posted a custom character sheet template HERE.

Also, I know we've got some newer players. If you haven't seen it, here's the New Player Guide. It explains how to create a character and all that.

ANYONE can exalt that doesn't already have a spark. There was even a man that fought his way to the gates of hell, was about to exalt, then gave up and never did

Though any mortal human can exalt regardless of background, the various exalt type descriptions do give you a hint as to the type of person that a given patron will tend to choose as worthy to become one of their exalts.

I'm looking at a Twilight Sorcerer. But It seems we need a front line. So my Country shaping magic character may have to still wait... one day...

It's recommended that ANY solar learns some sort of combat. I'm not sure how familiar everyone is with the setting of Exalted, but outside of the Dragon-Blooded any other exalt is considered Anathema. They are hunted and exterminated by the Dragon-Blooded.

Except the Sidereals, they cheated and wrote themselves out of history.

I will adjust based on party composition. The brief mention of the concept does sound similar though. You all should start discussing concepts in this thread before you spend too much time putting dots on the character sheet.

But as an aside, not all twilights are the same. Some are crafters, doctors, as well as sorcerers. So there's room for more than one Twilight. Furthermore, anyone can be a sorcerer not just Twilights. Even amongst sorcerers there is room for differences.

So, if you want to explore a different concept, that's cool, but more of a discussion might be warranted before just throwing out your concept.

Generally, yes. Essence has some interesting ways for less combat-y characters to contribute in combat through the Build Power action, but it will require you to be a little more clever.

It also does not take a huge investment to make a Solar combat-viable

Seeker has Close Combat 3, Finesse 4. If that artifact is a weapon or armor, then that's probably fine.