We are about to start an Exalted game using Godbound. Though the material in the Deluxe version is pretty close to a full conversion, there are a few gaps that we wish to fill. We are looking at adding some minimal tweaks sticking as close to Godbound's rules as possible and would appreciate feedback. We are not looking for suggestions for more extensive rules changes or other things that should be converting over from Exalted.

NB: We are not using Skill Words (they work fine, but defeat the benefit of the way Words are concisely presented) but are using concepts from those rules.

General
•   Exalted are Free Divinities and the Apotheosis Word may not be chosen.

Solars
•   In addition to the 3 Words, choose 2 minor Words from which you can take lesser Gifts. You do not get the innate abilities of the minor Words. These can be upgraded to normal Words for 1 Gift point.
•   1 of the Words or minor Words must be Sun.
•   Minor Words are insufficient for learning a True Strife.
•   Solars who learn the first 5 Gifts in a True Strife get the 6th and last Gift free.

Abyssals
•   As Solars, except as follows.
•   1 of the Words or minor Words must be Death.
•   Replace Consuming Temptation with Taboo Behaviour.

Lunars
•   Lunars do not get Innate Weakness to a mundane substance or the extra 1HP per level.
•   Lunars get Consuming Temptation and Incandescent Power.
•   Lunars may not take Adept of the Throne (Sorcery Greater Gift).

Sidereals
•   Sidereals may not take Adept of the Throne (Sorcery Greater Gift).

Dragonblooded
•   Words that are not the original element Word are insufficient for learning a True Strife.
•   Access to greater Gifts in Words that are not the original element Word is granted at the rate of 1 such Word every 2 levels, starting at level 6.
•   Dragonblooded may not take Adept of the Way or Adept of the Throne (Sorcery Greater Gifts).

Liminals
•   Use the Arrayed rules.
•   Liminals may not take Adept of the Way or Adept of the Throne (Sorcery Greater Gifts).

Heroic Mortals
•   The following heroic talents are removed: Adept of the Gate, Adept of the Way, Adept of the Throne, Heroic Vancian Caster, Heroic Old-School Ability, and True Strife Training.
•   When taking Innate Gift heroic talent, a Heroic Mortal may instead choose to gain one gift point to spend on a True Strife for which you've already mastered the corresponding lesser strife. This can only be chosen once per True Strife.

Final tweaks to these have been made. Comments still welcome:

General
•   Change AC to ascending AC: AC = 20 - AC. To hit, an attack roll must equal or exceed the target’s AC.
•   All Exalted (other than Dragon-Blooded) are Free Divinities. No Exalted may chose the Apotheosis Word.

Solars (use Exemplars)
•   Rebel Innate Power may not be chosen.
•   In addition to the 3 Words, choose 2 Words from which you can take Lesser Gifts (Minor Words). You do not get the innate abilities of Minor Words. Minor Words can be upgraded to full Words for 1 Gift point.
•   The Sun Word may only be taken by Solars and 1 of the Words or Minor Words for each Solar must be Sun.
•   Minor Words are insufficient for learning a True Strife.
•   Solars who learn the first 5 Gifts in a True Strife get the 6th and last Gift free.

Abyssals (use Exemplars)
•   The same as Solars, except as below.
•   The Death Word may only be taken by Abyssals and 1 of the Words or Minor Words for each Abyssal must be Death.
•   Replace Consuming Temptation with Taboo Behaviour.

Lunars (use Proteans)
•   Lunars do not get the Innate Weakness to a mundane substance or the extra 1HP per level.
•   Lunars get Consuming Temptation and Incandescent Power.
•   Lunars may not take the elemental Words of Fire, Sea, Sky, Earth, or Fertility.
•   Lunars may not take Adept of the Throne (Sorcery Greater Gift).
•   Replace the Forging of Sinew and Bone (Shapeshifting Greater Gift) with:

ASSUME THE FORM OF WAR                  On Action
With this Gift a Lunar may assume a hybrid form for a scene by committing Effort for the Scene. When this Gift is taken they choose two attributes of Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution. When in their hybrid form, these abilities are increased to 16. If their ability 16 or 17 already, it is increased to 18. If it is 18 already, it is increased to 19, which has a bonus of +4. If it is 19 already, it is increased to 20, which has a bonus of +5. Their natural weapons damage increases to 1d8.

Sidereals (use Undestined)
•   Sidereals have Inflexible Words, though they may still use miracles defensively.
•   Sidereals may not take Adept of the Throne (Sorcery Greater Gift).

Dragonblooded (use Elemental Scions)
•   Access to Greater Gifts in Words is granted at the rate of 1 Word every 2 levels, starting at level 6.
•   Words in which the PC does not have access to Greater Gifts are insufficient for learning a True Strife.
•   Dragonblooded may not take Adept of the Way or Adept of the Throne (Sorcery Greater Gifts).

Liminals (use Arrayed)
•   Liminals may not take the elemental Words of Fire, Sea, Sky, Earth, or Fertility.
•   Liminals may not take Adept of the Way or Adept of the Throne (Sorcery Greater Gifts).

Heroic Mortals
•   The following Heroic Talents are removed: Adept of the Gate, Adept of the Way, Adept of the Throne, Heroic Vancian Caster, Heroic Old-School Ability, and True Strife Training.
•   When taking Innate Gift heroic talent, a Heroic Mortal may instead choose to gain the first Gift in a True Strife for which they already mastered the corresponding Lesser Strife.
•   When taking Innate Gift heroic talent, a Heroic Mortal may take Adept of the Gate (Sorcery Lesser Gift), provided they are an archmage of at least one low magic tradition, but they choose 3 invocations rather than 4.

This looks good.

Please post about your Godbound / Exalted sessions. I'm interested in how you feel it plays at the table in the Exalted setting.

Quote from: Spinachcat;912214This looks good.

Please post about your Godbound / Exalted sessions. I'm interested in how you feel it plays at the table in the Exalted setting.

Will do. First session isn't until first weekend in September. The random tables for generating story, courts and ruins are superb for Exalted style stories.