Exalted 3 - What the hell?

Nexus · February 16, 2017, 12:15:50 AM

Quote from: Brand55;945963The real question is how the heck did his chest tattoo get knocked off-center like that? It's the only real blemish in an otherwise excellent piece (which I like more than most of the art in the core book).

If the rest of the art in the line is of a similar quality, it'll definitely be a step in the right direction.

Stop denying my experiences!

But it is a good piece. I didn't notice that chest tattoo issue until you mentioned it. I think I can let it go though even now I don't find it that noticeable.*

*At least its no where near as bad as Capt America's chest in the infamous Liefeild image.

Brand55 · February 16, 2017, 01:22:16 AM

Quote from: Nexus;945964*At least its no where near as bad as Capt America's chest in the infamous Liefeild image.

I shudder to think what could possibly top some of Liefield's worst atrocities. An epileptic orangutan with a mildly sharpened stick could produce more accurate images than some of the characters I've seen from him.

Though if you think the above picture is unfair, just be happy they didn't put Panther in a banana hammock. Of course, they might be planning that for an upcoming book...

AsenRG · February 16, 2017, 04:12:53 AM

Quote from: Nexus;945964Capt America's chest in the infamous Liefeild image.

WTF is that thing:D?

Nexus · February 16, 2017, 05:46:11 AM

Quote from: Brand55;945979Though if you think the above picture is unfair, just be happy they didn't put Panther in a banana hammock. Of course, they might be planning that for an upcoming book...

Nah, I'm fine with the picture. Just making fun of what the reaction would be to a similarly clad female character or one like sig Dawn fighting in an improvised thong. Hell there would some outcry over a woman in a outfit that showed her midriff or too much leg.

AsenRG · February 16, 2017, 08:32:23 AM

Quote from: Nexus;946010Nah, I'm fine with the picture. Just making fun of what the reaction would be to a similarly clad female character or one like sig Dawn fighting in an improvised thong. Hell there would some outcry over a woman in a outfit that showed her midriff or too much leg.

The mockery strong
in that one is, and easy
targets abound.

Warboss Squee · February 18, 2017, 11:41:25 AM

Quote from: Nexus;945955But the more important issue is why is the BLACK man's body on display like a piece of meat compared to those fully clothed white women? I'm triggered.

Don't forget the boob plate and high heels. Somewhere there's a snowflake being triggered because of the patriarchal overtones.

And did you notice how they walk behind him?

Nexus · February 19, 2017, 02:50:01 PM

Quote from: Warboss Squee;946348Don't forget the boob plate and high heels. Somewhere there's a snowflake being triggered because of the patriarchal overtones.

And did you notice how they walk behind him?

Sad/silly thing is some one likely will become incensed about those details at some point.

Quote from: AliasiSudonomo;20842473The news makes me unhappy, but just as one can get a classic D&D experience through many OSR-style games, we're beyond the point where the only place to get your horror gaming on is White Wolf.

Even if the Chronicles of Darkness games were to be delicensed this very moment, we still have Onyx Path's 20th books in existence, the CoD books, and the forthcoming Storypath system games, and that's if one wants to still throw buckets of ten-siders. (Honestly, given how poorly the nuWhite Wolf guys have spoken of it, I'm scared Exalted may no longer be a thing. Well. More than it's not a thing now, with various unfortunate events causing a sort of release paralysis on the public-facing end.)

Does anyone know anything about the comment I put in bold?

Anglachel · February 19, 2017, 06:24:30 PM

I think nothing. That rumor is going around for quite some time and nothing has come of it so far. I for one would be very happy if the new WW management would take Exalted away from the current team and give it to someone with a bit more design-capabilities. Although, if that were the case, i fear we would just get another storyteller bullshit for it instead of a bold move to really try and match the system to the setting/game and not vice versa.

Cruxador · February 20, 2017, 12:27:29 AM

Quote from: Anglachel;946513I think nothing. That rumor is going around for quite some time and nothing has come of it so far. I for one would be very happy if the new WW management would take Exalted away from the current team and give it to someone with a bit more design-capabilities. Although, if that were the case, i fear we would just get another storyteller bullshit for it instead of a bold move to really try and match the system to the setting/game and not vice versa.

There isn't a better team that wants the job, though.

AsenRG · February 20, 2017, 02:52:02 AM

Quote from: Nexus;946480Sad/silly thing is some one likely will become incensed about those details at some point.

Probably near the beginning of Exalted 4e, judging by the critics levelled against the cover of the 1e and 2e corebooks by the time 3e was near;).

Nexus · February 20, 2017, 03:19:50 AM

Quote from: Anglachel;946513I think nothing. That rumor is going around for quite some time and nothing has come of it so far. I for one would be very happy if the new WW management would take Exalted away from the current team and give it to someone with a bit more design-capabilities. Although, if that were the case, i fear we would just get another storyteller bullshit for it instead of a bold move to really try and match the system to the setting/game and not vice versa.

Probably if anything it would be under the Storypath(?) they're using for the new Aeon games. I still haven't gotten an opportunity to look at this free teaser about that.

Anglachel · February 20, 2017, 07:56:49 AM

Quote from: Cruxador;946548There isn't a better team that wants the job, though.

Really? How would you know?

Considering the "quality" of the current team, it's not so hard to find a better one. Although that might not be saying much. But still, i think there is much potential in the game. If they threw out all the ST baggage and really went for what Exalted tells you it wants to be, this could be a stellar game.

Oh and Storypath would not cut it. That's just a convoluted ST derivate.

Cruxador · February 20, 2017, 11:04:16 PM

Quote from: Anglachel;946600Really? How would you know?

The current team is made up of whoever wanted to work on Exalted enough to do it, back when they were freelancing for 2e rather than licensing for 3e. The people we've got are the ones who stepped up.

QuoteConsidering the "quality" of the current team, it's not so hard to find a better one.

You would think so, but it turns out that most of the people willing to put in the substantial amount of work that a game requires would rather develop their own IPs.

QuoteAlthough that might not be saying much. But still, i think there is much potential in the game. If they threw out all the ST baggage and really went for what Exalted tells you it wants to be, this could be a stellar game.

Oh and Storypath would not cut it. That's just a convoluted ST derivate.

Yeah, the ideas behind Exalted are great. Nobody contests that. But everyone has their own ideas for (subjectively) better versions of it and so far nobody has made a big Exalted-buster that does everything Exalted wants to do but way better. I'm not sure anyone can, really. It's not the way that the overall market leans.

AsenRG · February 21, 2017, 03:01:35 AM

You can't do everything that Exalted wants to do, simply because some of those things are in direct contradiction to each other;).

Nexus · February 21, 2017, 03:07:21 AM

Quote from: Anglachel;946600That's just a convoluted ST derivate.

That's what I've heard but I want to at least give it a look before making any sort of call. But I don't there will ever be an official Exalted that moves far from Storyteller. Too much love for house system by the publishers and much of the established fanbase for who the mess of charms and such IS Exalted or a big part of its appeal at least. Most of those that it doesn't work for have moved on at this point or are willing to deal with ST mechanics so there's less incentive.