Quote from: AsenRG;873948I'm not going to speculate on their motives, but since we noted in this thread the earlier threadban, it was only fair to mention this one as well:).

Yep and I wanted to give relevant details. Readers can make up their own minds.

I've just hit the point where Exalted 3E is functional but not what I wanted. I feel it's a tad bit overbloated. Much in the late 2E D&D fashion. Add to that a botched PR job with the Kickstarter and well, ya. The drama is what finally cinched it for me. So, I'll get my book, pick up the PDFs of new material and give it a preview before spending any more on hardback books.

Quote from: Nexus;873947It was hardly solely the Solar Exalted that were "broken".

They have nothing on the Sidereals.  The stuff Sidereals got was absurdly wonky, crazy and broken.  I spent half of my time reading the books thinking, "What?  They can do what?  What the fuck?"

Quote from: Nexus;873947It was hardly solely the Solar Exalted that were "broken".

Quote from: yosemitemike;874027They have nothing on the Sidereals.  The stuff Sidereals got was absurdly wonky, crazy and broken.  I spent half of my time reading the books thinking, "What?  They can do what?  What the fuck?"

Neither of these has anything on my homebrewed Water Children, believe me:D! I've actually mentioned them to the Exalted team, since they existed already in my 2e games.
My players are still trying to understand how many castes they have;).

Someone's gonna get Mod Hammered.*

But to quote a certain Quorian engineer "Totally worth it."

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?773269-Exalted-What-turned-you-off&p=19734817#post19734817

*or it'll be the needed excuse to close the thread all together for being "hostile" and "toxic".

Edit: There's been virtual lynch mobs lead over out of context sentence fragments on social media years ago and games tossed on the bonfire for 10+ year old covers and artwork on that board but suddenly a post for just over 5 yrs ago on topic is off limits and dredging up the ancient past?

Quote from: Nexus;874389Someone's gonna get Mod Hammered.*

But to quote a certain Quorian engineer "Totally worth it."

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?773269-Exalted-What-turned-you-off&p=19734817#post19734817

*or it'll be the needed excuse to close the thread all together for being "hostile" and "toxic".

Edit: There's been virtual lynch mobs lead over out of context sentence fragments on social media years ago and games tossed on the bonfire for 10+ year old covers and artwork on that board but suddenly a post for just over 5 yrs ago on topic is off limits and dredging up the ancient past?

He's done.

Lesson here to remember kiddos. It's only wrong when you do. Not them.

Quote from: Warboss Squee;874397He's done.

Lesson here to remember kiddos. It's only wrong when you do. Not them.

Officially, apparently.

Quote from: Iozz-Sothoth;19737306This is correct.  If posters in this thread continue to use posts made several years ago as a means of going after current posters, then there will be bannings and thread closures galore.

Interesting that your past can't be held against you... except for little things like determining if you're "Bad fit" for the forums.

Though in fairness, Catulle hasn't received any public mod action yet.

True enough.

Now then, let's talk about combat in Exalted. I remember a quote from a dev saying that a group of mortals should be a threat even to a Solar. Having been involved in a pbp, and having completely wreck a god blooded and a magnitude1 group of mortals in 3 rounds.

Nope!

And I was holding back, being stingy with essence spending to not reveal my nature. Not even remotely a fair fight.

Quote from: Nexus;874570Though in fairness, Catulle hasn't received no public mod action yet.

Has he ever posted here? Is he worth recruiting?

Judging from that post, I like the cut of his jib so far.

Quote from: Nexus;874389http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?773269-Exalted-What-turned-you-off&p=19734817#post19734817

:rotfl:

OMG we need this person here.

Quote from: The Butcher;874593:rotfl:

OMG we need this person here.

I think the RPG.net staff might agree with you sooner rather than later;).

If you want to play Exalted, just use Kevin Crawford's Godbound..

I downloaded the beta and started running it...It wouldn't be to hard to convert to Exalted setting and seriously? It's awesome..

Godbound makes the Exalted writers look like rank amateurs. For the GM there are so many tools to actually make running a game about Demigods as easy as possible.

It astounds me how useful these tools are. Creation of Factions and organizations for your PC's to oppose or assist is easy. Rules for making permanent changes to the world, easy to follow and use..

It's everything Exalted SHOULD have been. It's a game about having Godlike power and actually being able to make changes to the world.

I can't wait to get the full version.

Quote from: Orphan81;874924If you want to play Exalted, just use Kevin Crawford's Godbound..

I downloaded the beta and started running it...It wouldn't be to hard to convert to Exalted setting and seriously? It's awesome..

Godbound makes the Exalted writers look like rank amateurs. For the GM there are so many tools to actually make running a game about Demigods as easy as possible.

It astounds me how useful these tools are. Creation of Factions and organizations for your PC's to oppose or assist is easy. Rules for making permanent changes to the world, easy to follow and use..

It's everything Exalted SHOULD have been. It's a game about having Godlike power and actually being able to make changes to the world.

I can't wait to get the full version.

Does it use its own system or an established one?

Quote from: Nexus;874925Does it use its own system or an established one?

It uses its own, albeit one with plenty of OSR influences. It has the traditional six attributes, for example, as well as AC. It's actually a modified version of the system that Scarlet Heroes uses. There are three saving throw scores, a d20 is used for most rolls (just about everything apart from damage), and rather than a big skill list characters have Facts, which are somewhat like aspects in Fate. If one of a character's Facts could help with a roll, it grants a +4 bonus.

Effort (kinda like Essence but much, much easier to track and use) powers many abilities, but some others simply work without expending Effort. But perhaps my favorite part of the system is the Fray Die. Godbound get to roll the Fray Die each round to dispatch foes with equal or fewer hit dice than they have character levels. It allows a single character to take out multiple opponents with a single roll before ever even taking an action, and it both speeds up combat and allows for much more epic battles that won't bog down.

Quote from: Brand55;874929It uses its own, albeit one with plenty of OSR influences. It has the traditional six attributes, for example, as well as AC. It's actually a modified version of the system that Scarlet Heroes uses. There are three saving throw scores, a d20 is used for most rolls (just about everything apart from damage), and rather than a big skill list characters have Facts, which are somewhat like aspects in Fate. If one of a character's Facts could help with a roll, it grants a +4 bonus.

Effort (kinda like Essence but much, much easier to track and use) powers many abilities, but some others simply work without expending Effort. But perhaps my favorite part of the system is the Fray Die. Godbound get to roll the Fray Die each round to dispatch foes with equal or fewer hit dice than they have character levels. It allows a single character to take out multiple opponents with a single roll before ever even taking an action, and it both speeds up combat and allows for much more epic battles that won't bog down.

It uses levels? How about classes?