[Exalted, ?] Most High
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I did not argue so had for reincarnated planning to get superpowered alter ego or an identity crisis. I wanted a fusion.
Also this is exactly why Odyissial planned and Odyissial wouldn't mess something as important as this up.
Plus I want to see how the narrative will be with an Uly that can remember and identify with Ody while also still being Uly. Seems like it's be very interesting.
Also this is exactly why Odyissial planned and Odyissial wouldn't mess something as important as this up.
Plus I want to see how the narrative will be with an Uly that can remember and identify with Ody while also still being Uly. Seems like it's be very interesting.
Infallible Messenger and the ones that create vehicles are probably worth it to. The mobility and long range communication aren't something you can get elsewhere at least not without massive amounts of xp. There is a reason Summon Demon of the First Circle is also known as Solve Problem.
[X] Essentially As Planned
This is what I was going for when I voted for reincarnation. It would be a waste to spend the epoch refining it and not get the version he was going for.
Dream Logic
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[X] Essentially As Planned
Just got up to speed and something that's been bothering me for a while in quest.
No choice presented as been either out of character or wrong in and of itself. Costly? Hell yes. Focussing on various parts of the same theme/idea to the point where they would splinter heavily down the line(looking at you city on the hill)? Naturally. But the choice always makes sense.
My reason for voting this way is that I think more then any other option it means he succeeded. Now another similar soul will begin his work anew and they'll make creation better then it has ever been. We've conquered death guys, no where to go but up.
Just got up to speed and something that's been bothering me for a while in quest.
No choice presented as been either out of character or wrong in and of itself. Costly? Hell yes. Focussing on various parts of the same theme/idea to the point where they would splinter heavily down the line(looking at you city on the hill)? Naturally. But the choice always makes sense.
My reason for voting this way is that I think more then any other option it means he succeeded. Now another similar soul will begin his work anew and they'll make creation better then it has ever been. We've conquered death guys, no where to go but up.
Guile
Having a really great time right now
I have no real problem with Lore, but I keep thinking there must be some way to use Bureaucracy charms to great effect. Deft Official's Way and Speed the Wheels, Bureau-Rectifying Method... you could root out the corruption in anything at x4 times the speed of anyone else. And the Realm has a lot of corruption.
I suppose the best time for stuff like that was during the Grand Strategy practical though, not now that we have real ultimate power. On the other hand, during that practical, if Zao had been asked his opinion it would have been to get the Realm's defense network running at peak efficiency...
Or we could get back to that business as the Accursed with far more success than Uly's wildest dreams as a mortal.
I suppose the best time for stuff like that was during the Grand Strategy practical though, not now that we have real ultimate power. On the other hand, during that practical, if Zao had been asked his opinion it would have been to get the Realm's defense network running at peak efficiency...
Or we could get back to that business as the Accursed with far more success than Uly's wildest dreams as a mortal.
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Its a shame there is not much info on the Getiman Exalted and the Sidereal who found them and trained them, Rakan Thulio, and there won't be much info on them for a while.
Rakan's personal war on heaven could have been inspired by Odyssial's building of the Lathe in order to change Creation to his vision. He would definitely be powerful as one of the veterans of the Primordial war and his refusal to die at the end of his allotted span. He might have even escaped the Wracking if he had been cast out from Heaven before it.
Of course this Creation doesn't really need the Getimans to further oppose the Sidereals with them broken or Rakan could be training them frantically to replace the Sids in furtherance of his vision of change for Creation.
I don't expect them to be here at all since we maybe have a page total on them in description from various dev quotes and no rules on them at all besides a them having two essence pools of yin and yang and being able to do sidereal martial arts and astrology.
Rakan's personal war on heaven could have been inspired by Odyssial's building of the Lathe in order to change Creation to his vision. He would definitely be powerful as one of the veterans of the Primordial war and his refusal to die at the end of his allotted span. He might have even escaped the Wracking if he had been cast out from Heaven before it.
Of course this Creation doesn't really need the Getimans to further oppose the Sidereals with them broken or Rakan could be training them frantically to replace the Sids in furtherance of his vision of change for Creation.
I don't expect them to be here at all since we maybe have a page total on them in description from various dev quotes and no rules on them at all besides a them having two essence pools of yin and yang and being able to do sidereal martial arts and astrology.
In An Age of Sorrows, Vote Update
Rihaku
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Hm. Okay, there are a few choices you do have to make that I was going to pop in with later; we'll keep the vote alive, though it's unlikely to change, since a bunch of people haven't voted yet. In the meantime, what is your immediate priority in the aftermath of Exaltation, assuming that once you deflect Flame, Zao will ensure Moon is stabilized? This will inform the content of the first post-Exaltation update.
[ ] Kill Flame - Though he has been Exalted for longer than you, and has mastered an entire Immaculate Martial Art, still you know with absolute certainty that the measure of your prowess is greater than his. This battle will likely not be easy, but it is necessary. He started this vendetta. He perpetuated it. You will end it.
[ ] Escape - You have Exalted as a Solar Anathema in the heart of Dragon-Blooded power. The one saving grace is that Zao is both aware of the truth, and willing to act on it. But your first priority must be survival. When your location is unknown, and the Wyld Hunts have died down, and the scandal blows over, then you will be free to move around relatively unmolested, and possibly visit your friends here again. But for now, you must fly, and hope that Zao's intervention buys you enough time and freedom to do so with further crossing blades.
[ ] Disguise - You're not really well-suited to it, but if you think fast, you could maybe attempt to disguise your Exaltation as that of a particularly violent Fire Aspect. Given that you are not a Night Caste, this is extremely unlikely to work, and will require a powerful stunt to have remotely good odds. It will also alter the configuration of your initial Charms, making you worse at combat. That said, this option does become more realistic with the Totality or As Planned choices. No matter how well you roll, however, the circumstances and effects surrounding your Exaltation will be extremely suspicious, and Zao will be hard-pressed to sell the Immaculates on the idea that your Blessing of the Dragons was genuine, rather than some Anathema trick. This will allow you to more-or-less maintain your position here in the Academy and in Dynastic society, relatively speaking. Expect to face, at bare minimum, extremely intensive scrutiny.
[ ] Kill Flame - Though he has been Exalted for longer than you, and has mastered an entire Immaculate Martial Art, still you know with absolute certainty that the measure of your prowess is greater than his. This battle will likely not be easy, but it is necessary. He started this vendetta. He perpetuated it. You will end it.
[ ] Escape - You have Exalted as a Solar Anathema in the heart of Dragon-Blooded power. The one saving grace is that Zao is both aware of the truth, and willing to act on it. But your first priority must be survival. When your location is unknown, and the Wyld Hunts have died down, and the scandal blows over, then you will be free to move around relatively unmolested, and possibly visit your friends here again. But for now, you must fly, and hope that Zao's intervention buys you enough time and freedom to do so with further crossing blades.
[ ] Disguise - You're not really well-suited to it, but if you think fast, you could maybe attempt to disguise your Exaltation as that of a particularly violent Fire Aspect. Given that you are not a Night Caste, this is extremely unlikely to work, and will require a powerful stunt to have remotely good odds. It will also alter the configuration of your initial Charms, making you worse at combat. That said, this option does become more realistic with the Totality or As Planned choices. No matter how well you roll, however, the circumstances and effects surrounding your Exaltation will be extremely suspicious, and Zao will be hard-pressed to sell the Immaculates on the idea that your Blessing of the Dragons was genuine, rather than some Anathema trick. This will allow you to more-or-less maintain your position here in the Academy and in Dynastic society, relatively speaking. Expect to face, at bare minimum, extremely intensive scrutiny.
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[x] Kill Flame
Ha-ha, fuck your shit Anys Sin
Ha-ha, fuck your shit Anys Sin
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[X] Kill Flame
Fuck Flame. He has this coming, like, a dozen times over. But whatever, I fully expect to be shouted down.
Fuck Flame. He has this coming, like, a dozen times over. But whatever, I fully expect to be shouted down.
Ridiculously Average Guy
I'm you, but stronger
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[X] Essentially As Planned
We can pick up more memories later.
[X] Disguise
We won't start off as tanky, but it'll be good to avoid notice for a moment. The social links we built up mean we can probably get our local sidereal to help push attention away.
one the immediate, Anima changing, level...Odyssian did want to learn from Lea. Even if he wouldn't be able to properly do it, he would still find a way to disguise aspects of himself. If nothing else, it would help against the dragon's shadow.
We can pick up more memories later.
We actually only spent one action on that. Many (including me) wanted more.
[X] Disguise
We won't start off as tanky, but it'll be good to avoid notice for a moment. The social links we built up mean we can probably get our local sidereal to help push attention away.
one the immediate, Anima changing, level...Odyssian did want to learn from Lea. Even if he wouldn't be able to properly do it, he would still find a way to disguise aspects of himself. If nothing else, it would help against the dragon's shadow.
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[X] Disguise - You're not really well-suited to it, but if you think fast, you could maybe attempt to disguise your Exaltation as that of a particularly violent Fire Aspect. Given that you are not a Night Caste, this is extremely unlikely to work, and will require a powerful stunt to have remotely good odds. It will also alter the configuration of your initial Charms, making you worse at combat. That said, this option does become more realistic with the Totality or As Planned choices. No matter how well you roll, however, the circumstances and effects surrounding your Exaltation will be extremely suspicious, and Zao will be hard-pressed to sell the Immaculates on your genuine Blessing of the Dragons. This will allow you to more-or-less maintain your position here in the Academy and in Dynastic society, relatively speaking. Expect to face, at bare minimum, extremely intensive scrutiny.
We already favor Larceny, right?
We already favor Larceny, right?
Rihaku
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Ivory was hadcore Bronze Faction, don't assume she'll be on your side without persuasion (though she is likely to come around given any reasonable amount of time). Also, by now her boss probably knows what's happened, and Anys is a lot stronger than she would be after burning half her permanent trait dots to beat Zao. That said, Disguise is a possible option, I just don't want you guys to assume you will succeed just because you voted for it. You will be attempting something that your caste is unsuited for, at literally the instant you Exalt, with raw improvised (mildly superhuman) skill alone. Ulyssian is good, but he's not that good.
Not yet.
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I do not think we need seriously consider the possibility of fighting the Dragon's Shadow. It suffered Fetich death a long, long time ago, becoming the Ebon Dragon, and is now locked away in Malfeas. It was also an inveterate coward, likely to flee from any battle offered, and Odyssial developed his own countermeasures against it in any case.
Also, in any situation where we're engaging in combat with a Yozi, we likely have bigger problems.
On second thought, I'm not going to be up to writing a good stunt and Rihaku scared me.
[X] Escape - You have Exalted as a Solar Anathema in the heart of Dragon-Blooded power. The one saving grace is that Zao is both aware of the truth, and willing to act on it. But your first priority must be survival. When your location is unknown, and the Wyld Hunts have died down, and the scandal blows over, then you will be free to move around relatively unmolested, and possibly visit your friends here again. But for now, you must fly, and hope that Zao's intervention buys you enough time and freedom to do so with further crossing blades.
[X] Escape - You have Exalted as a Solar Anathema in the heart of Dragon-Blooded power. The one saving grace is that Zao is both aware of the truth, and willing to act on it. But your first priority must be survival. When your location is unknown, and the Wyld Hunts have died down, and the scandal blows over, then you will be free to move around relatively unmolested, and possibly visit your friends here again. But for now, you must fly, and hope that Zao's intervention buys you enough time and freedom to do so with further crossing blades.
Guile
Having a really great time right now
Well, I don't particularly want to kill Flame; he's misguided, and either misled by someone posing as Heshiah to him or genuinely mad. Or I guess it's possible the Dragon of Flame has a vendetta. In any case, the fight would be a close one right now, but with a little training we'll far eclipse him. There is no need to remove a potent member of the Navy, even if he is a fool. Leave his fate to Zao; it will likely be appropriately amusing and vengeful.
Pretty tempted to try and brazen it out even then. Seacrown is a wonderful milieu, and I hate to lose it. How good is the Wyld Hunt's predictive abilities? If Uly went to ground in Seacrown, could he evade capture? Or is Escape the kind of vote that would have him running for the Threshold? If we run far and long, presumably Anys's plan is enacted and Moon winds up with Flame. Bad End, and all that.
Ha, way to make us wish we'd picked Night Caste, Rihaku.
Pretty tempted to try and brazen it out even then. Seacrown is a wonderful milieu, and I hate to lose it. How good is the Wyld Hunt's predictive abilities? If Uly went to ground in Seacrown, could he evade capture? Or is Escape the kind of vote that would have him running for the Threshold? If we run far and long, presumably Anys's plan is enacted and Moon winds up with Flame. Bad End, and all that.
Ha, way to make us wish we'd picked Night Caste, Rihaku.
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[X] Essentially As Planned
Pretty much what I wanted with the reincarnation vote. Super modes can be funny at times but perfect fusion is fine to.'
[X] Kill Flame
I wanted this in last quest so I am voting for this now!
Pretty much what I wanted with the reincarnation vote. Super modes can be funny at times but perfect fusion is fine to.'
[X] Kill Flame
I wanted this in last quest so I am voting for this now!
Rihaku
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I was told that the Night Caste has an essentially perfect way of faking this, if you Supernal Larceny. However, I would have strongly recommended against voting Night Caste for that reason alone. I mean, you're a Dawn and you still have a shot; at the end of the day, if you guys are passionate enough about this that you'd be willing to blow your CASTE CHOICE over it, you are probably committed enough to get good odds even as a Dawn. It just requires a bit more work, both on the planning front and the stunting front.
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Seriously. Man attempts to spew religious dogma and murder our closest companion for the crime of defending us. That shit cannot fly. To quote Alectai, I will fight to e-death to see this bastard buried.
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- The savanna.
It isn't Heshiah, it's just Syn with a resplendency.
It wasn't fetich death. The Ebon Dragon is the least changed of the primordials as he offered up a single third circle for elimination and wasn't changed beyond that. Going from The Dragons Shadow to The Ebon Dragon is a pretty small change considering what happened to the other Yozi, other than the change in name.
I like the disguise option because I don't want to abandon our social links here quite yet. Maybe stall till the next break between semesters before going on a quest. Possibly dragging Moon and Nilul.
We do need a good stunt for it to work though so lets see what we can come up with.