But equally, sometimes willpower is not enough, and you must be smart enough to come up with a feasible plan fast enough to execute it.
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Good thing that being the most determined person in existence means that you can train until you are supernaturally powerful in all Attributes and supernaturally proficient in every Ability. Odyssial isn't lacking when it comes to ability, and I feel that if we had to give him one character defining trait it should be an unbreakable Will.
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I'm currently reading Unabridged Dante's Inferno. This choice just resonates with me better.
I'm currently reading Unabridged Dante's Inferno. This choice just resonates with me better.
Ah, but neither is creativity enough on its own. Willpower alone may not always be sufficient, but when combined with martial prowess, or the cunning to subvert or undermine your enemies, victory becomes possible. My point is that it reinforces all the other strategies, being a universally beneficial quality. It is the very bedrock on which success is built.
Surprisingly, 1d4chan has a succinct and humorous summary of the setting.
1d4chan is surprisingly good at providing clear and informative summaries in general.
I don't know how helpful the Exalted wikis are. I'd recommend starting out here if you can translate Chan. Otherwise I'd recommend aquiring 2E or 3E and reading the settings chapter.
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I'm curious, How approachable did you find the first chapter by itself? It's a lot of exposition to take in, but was it understandable to an extent even without Exalted knowledge?
Well first impression is that 'Gods' exist and they're basically just fat alien whales. But not fat. Or whales. And they need worship to survive.
I have no idea what the 27 cants of Marketplace is, or what a daeva is, except that they come in feral and smart form, so I'm imagining basically an alien life form that worships different gods from humans.
But apart from the Daeva thingy, I understood most everything, that it's a death world with magical properties - worship and belief is serious business.
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Heartlessness to me rings of merely trading the uncaring tyranny of the Primordials for the slightly-less uncaring tyranny of the mad Solars. Abandoning Compassion, one of the things that makes the patron Sun so utterly tolerable as a heart-fed war-god, seems a poor decision to me. Dawn leaves us too far up that scale, even for the greatness minimum it guarantees.
Also, want more sorcery to uphold dreams of mommest little sis.
Heartlessness to me rings of merely trading the uncaring tyranny of the Primordials for the slightly-less uncaring tyranny of the mad Solars. Abandoning Compassion, one of the things that makes the patron Sun so utterly tolerable as a heart-fed war-god, seems a poor decision to me. Dawn leaves us too far up that scale, even for the greatness minimum it guarantees.
Also, want more sorcery to uphold dreams of mommest little sis.
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That's reassuring to hear, I'm mostly interested in conveying Odyssial's character and how shit his life is. Stuff like the twenty-seven cants is mostly flavor that you wouldn't find a definition for even in a sourcebook.
Speaking of which, if anyone wants to archive binge, the story-only thread of The Odyssey, Ulyssian's last quest, is mostly canon up until sometime before post #45.
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I'm surprised the anti-Heartlessness faction is rallying around Twilight instead of Night. I really think Night fits Ulyssian well; skullduggery is one of his very favorite approaches to a problem.
Nio is great! At least Odyssial thinks so. She certainly wouldn't need the help of her hopeless older brother to become a powerful Sorceress!
Yeah, that was a wild ride. A bit disappointing that this quest starts now, since I have roughly a week of free time left
But I`ll try to drop by as much as possible.
But Odyssial does care. He cares a great deal about the welfare of his people as a whole, and for his sister in particular. If he did not, then he would hardly throw himself body and soul into defying a Creation largely inimical to human life, or be willing to sacrifice to preserve his tribe. That unceasing and unrelenting dedication to do whatever is necessary to protect the things important to him is, in my opinion, his defining trait, and the reason I'm pushing for Dawn.
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My dedication to SCIENCE!!! is the main culprit for the vote. Though it may also be the slightly lesser drop in min-Greatness or the preexisting trend there.
They can tots teach spells to each other it'll be rad.
Much family bonding.
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There a certain poetry in choosing Twilight while literally watching the first twilight, though.
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He does yes. My concern is him losing it - and the Dawn path, for whatever reason, seems to encourage a dearth of Compassion and flinting his heart against others' fates. Perhaps due to sending your own men to die against the daeva hordes, in reaction against the pain? Dunno.
I'm not saying it's not in his character - I'm saying it's something he can lose.
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I know it's early on, but what do you guys think of Nio so far? After all, she is... his Only Weak Point.
Well, hopefully he'll get to watch the other first solar phases!
Hm, I really should calculate where your current XP leaves you in terms of Greatness. I'm thinking of an option to raise your Greatness by accepting additional Heartlessness, I'm sure SV will treat it with the prudence and restraint it deserves!
Well, hopefully he'll get to watch the other first solar phases!
Hm, I really should calculate where your current XP leaves you in terms of Greatness. I'm thinking of an option to raise your Greatness by accepting additional Heartlessness, I'm sure SV will treat it with the prudence and restraint it deserves!
For some reason I thought you meant the movie Twilight. That was just slightly hilarious.
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I'm going to go with Dawn. Because of the red colour text.
Though more seriously, because Will seems to affect everything as a plus modifier, so we could totally get more cunning if we tried very hard. Heartlessness is 7-10, while Twilight's heartlessness is 5-9. There's really not much difference between those, a 7 heartlessness sounds like a nice compromise.