What do you do if someone punches you into a duck?
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:13 am
I'd like to talk a bit about Exalted. Exalted, if you're unfamiliar, is an RPG by White Wolf. Yes, its from that White Wolf. Well in Exalted you play the invincible demi-god foot soldiers/prophets/mystic/diplomats/spies/mad scientests of the Incarne (the more powerful gods), the Yozi (mad imprisoned titans), the Autochan (think Optimus Prime as a titan with autisim and OCD), Gaea (Mother Earth obviously) and the Neverborn (the ghosts of dead insane titans). Except you're not really invincible, otherwise it wouldn't be much of a game. Sadly you're no where close. Imagine having god-like sub god-like ability scores and the powers of an 18th to 21st level BECMI character, and only one measly hit die. It requires that the Storyteller (yes, this uses the Storyteller system too, it is a White Wolf game) have a high degree of system mastery to avoid accidentally killing PCs. Even most fans of the game think the mechanics suck. But if you have the right charms and some good rolls you really can punch someone into a duck. So what suggestions would you make to someone who wanted to run Exalted, but without using the borked Storyteller system?