I don't imagine I will have any problem stunting, but the idea of using 'other dice' is a sound one. Nothing drives the point home by seeing the other guy get extra pretty dices. Of course, that means I have to make sure to purchace at least 20 or so of the same d10, my dice collection is pretty eclectic, particularly in the D10 area.

Of course, it shall all come to naught. I roll like a utter goon. Either I wiff horribly on the easiest of rolls or I absolutely murderize with 99% successful dices, leaving nothing but broken PCs in my wake.


On the other hand, I got this thingy off the intarwebz called the 'battlewheel', and it was fakking brilliant, worked like a champ. No comments on the ticks portion of combat, the Battlewheel made it smooth and pretty.


Duel round two, PC's vs GM will have to involve a more described terrain, however. Don't want the players making up the scenery like last time!:eek:

Quote from: SpikeDuel round two, PC's vs GM will have to involve a more described terrain, however. Don't want the players making up the scenery like last time!:eek:

If they were making up the scenery they were stunting. You have to make sure they don't do the ludicrous, like make a castle appear, but minor setting creation is encouraged. What kinds of stuff did they create?

Quote from: James McMurrayIf they were making up the scenery they were stunting. You have to make sure they don't do the ludicrous, like make a castle appear, but minor setting creation is encouraged. What kinds of stuff did they create?

The archer decided they were fighting in a forest. Thats sort of a sweeping change that in the course of normal campaigning I am against.  Want to swing from a chandelier? I'm cool with that (provided, you know, that this isn't a cave, open plains or what have you...).

The closest other 'stunt' was using the singing staff thingy to move dirt around defensively, sadly that wasn't a rolled action, so no added dice.

Hehe, yeah, that's a little much.

Did the singing staff thing count as a stunt to add DV, or was he using it as to generate fortifications?

Quote from: James McMurrayHehe, yeah, that's a little much.

Did the singing staff thing count as a stunt to add DV, or was he using it as to generate fortifications?

Fortifications. Literally a wall, then a dome.  I was tempted to call for Craft:earth checks just to add stunt dice, which the sorceress desperately needed (motes, anyway).

The rules are vague on whether diceless stunted actions give back motes or not. I don't allow it, but I know some that do. If my group wasn't stunting left and right I'd definitely consider it, just to get them being more narrative in their actions.

Quote from: James McMurrayThe rules are vague on whether diceless stunted actions give back motes or not. I don't allow it, but I know some that do. If my group wasn't stunting left and right I'd definitely consider it, just to get them being more narrative in their actions.

Personally I do allow unrolled actions to regenerate motes. Easier mote regeneration encoutrages more mote spend, which makes the game a little more dynamic.

Exalted pretty crunchy, and pretty prep-heavy. Back when I ran it on the internetz, I was always glad I gave every major NPC villain a "get away" charm because it met I could reuse their stats next time instead of needing to come up with new ones, and that was in PbP, where everything is slow, slow, slow. Also, it turned them into recurring villains, which was coolish.

I've found recurring villains to be in theme with a lot of things I've watched, plus it gives the PCs a huge kick when they nab him or her fair and square.