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[Exalted/SMT] Shard of a Broken Sun

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Yeah, there's some Pretty fucking creepy undertones behind it all which I Certainly hope don't become a big issue here

That aside, Strange Journey uses Cosmic Eggs as part of what can be used to fuel the creation of a new world, but nothing about World Eggs, so it probably doesn't come from the Megaten side of the crossover.
 
Alectai said:
Yeah, there's some Pretty fucking creepy undertones behind it all which I Certainly hope don't become a big issue here
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I won't bring anything more than that up.
That aside, Strange Journey uses Cosmic Eggs as part of what can be used to fuel the creation of a new world, but nothing about World Eggs, so it probably doesn't come from the Megaten side of the crossover.
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It never really says what the Egg is. Everyone has Dream-Eggs but this one isn't attached to anyone so I'm thinking it might an avatar if the World or something.
Scya said:
Temperance dudes temperance...We are likely to do all sorts of ill thought out stunts for our gratification.
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Yeah but with her compassion she isn't likely to hurt anyone with it, not to mention she's 10 so its kind of expected. But yeah, as soon as we can get Conviction and Temprence up we'll be in a much better position.
 
Temperance 1 basically means she can be tempted with candy and other sweets.

... This might have explained how she would have died from Dubhe originally. it's basically a giant ice-cream cone until it fucking explodes.
 
Alectai said:
Temperance 1 basically means she can be tempted with candy and other sweets.

... This might have explained how she would have died from Dubhe originally. it's basically a giant ice-cream cone until it fucking explodes.
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Sounds like Amu. It may be a good idea to fix that when you're exalting her.

By the way, re. certain themes in Shugo Chara?
...they won't be making an appearance. I'm rewriting that part entirely.
 
Alectai said:
Temperance 1 basically means she can be tempted with candy and other sweets.

... This might have explained how she would have died from Dubhe originally. it's basically a giant ice-cream cone until it fucking explodes.
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... F*ck. Don't her Vitues get boosted from the Exaltation, or at least those under three or something like that?
Baughn said:
Sounds like Amu. It may be a good idea to fix that when you're exalting her.

By the way, re. certain themes in Shugo Chara?
...they won't be making an appearance. I'm rewriting that part entirely.
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"Certain Themes" :confused: I can not even begin to tell what that's alluding to. And considering I remember most of the story/plot that probably means your being too vague... or are you doing that on purpose?
 
ShadowAngelBeta said:
Yeah but with her compassion she isn't likely to hurt anyone with it, not to mention she's 10 so its kind of expected. But yeah, as soon as we can get Conviction and Temprence up we'll be in a much better position.
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Alectai said:
Temperance 1 basically means she can be tempted with candy and other sweets.

... This might have explained how she would have died from Dubhe originally. it's basically a giant ice-cream cone until it fucking explodes.
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And well the part where she for example unless she is doing something compasionate at the moment would for example go out to search for snacks, or a manga right in a crisis or hear some noises and can`t resist her curiosity "oh what a pretty field of darkness *puts hands into it*
Luckily for us she is not yet a teenager.
ShadowAngelBeta said:
... F*ck. Don't her Vitues get boosted from the Exaltation, or at least those under three or something like that?
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Nope exaltation only means that you need at least one virtue at 3 , and as you start out with one point in all of them and got five more to divide on them unless you buy more..
 
Scya said:
And well the part where she for example unless she is doing something compasionate at the moment would for example go out to search for snacks, or a manga right in a crisis or hear some noises and can`t resist her curiosity "oh what a pretty field of darkness *puts hands into it*
Luckily for us she is not yet a teenager.
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:eek::eek::eek: Thank The Sun she isn't there yet. She's bad enough with getting distracted by Ikuto as it is. And yes this is canon for those lurkers who might want to try reporting me for being creepy. Why the hell does this point have to keep coming up. I'd say kill Ikuto so we don't have to deal with this but he can open a can of pain and death (He has Wolverine~esque claws when fully transformed) like no one else in that setting so we'll probably need him if he lives.
 
Alectai said:
That aside, Strange Journey uses Cosmic Eggs as part of what can be used to fuel the creation of a new world, but nothing about World Eggs, so it probably doesn't come from the Megaten side of the crossover.
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Don't read too much into the exact wording. Or do, I suppose? But it wasn't intended as an allusion to Amu's eggs, although now that I think of it...
 
Baughn said:
Don't read too much into the exact wording. Or do, I suppose? But it wasn't intended as an allusion to Amu's eggs, although now that I think of it...
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... Didn't someone say earlier she was something like a Titan-lite. And if I'm reading this allusion right, each of Amu's Eggs could potentially build its own World? :confused: I know that I'm probably wrong, to far of a leap of logic, but... :confused:

Also, answer for this?
ShadowAngelBeta said:
Also (again) since Chara are Dream-Selfs can they change? Like say Ran picking up MA or Miki being able to use some sort of Sorcery/Magic through her paintings kind of like how Saint Sayia guy did it (Painted a picture of a guy then put a red slash through it and it happened to the guy)?
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Evidently, we can buy anything that would fit into a Chara's theme at Favored rates, at the cost of "We can only use that ability when they're in control"

It's still a pretty potent combination which would let Amu fake being quite a number of Castes beyond being "Merely" a Dawn.

Anyway, the plot of DeSu2 would take place over the course of about a week, but it's also a pretty big gateway into the greater Megaten cosmology if handled correctly.
 
ShadowAngelBeta said:
:eek::eek::eek: Thank The Sun she isn't there yet. She's bad enough with getting distracted by Ikuto as it is. And yes this is canon for those lurkers who might want to try reporting me for being creepy. Why the hell does this point have to keep coming up. I'd say kill Ikuto so we don't have to deal with this but he can open a can of pain and death (He has Wolverine~esque claws when fully transformed) like no one else in that setting so we'll probably need him if he lives.
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Considering most of the Shugo Chara cast is probably going to be dying soon, that shouldn't be a problem. Amu will be too busy saving her family and friends to worry about him.
ShadowAngelBeta said:
Also (again) since Chara are Dream-Selfs can they change? Like say Ran picking up MA or Miki being able to use some sort of Sorcery/Magic through her paintings kind of like how Saint Sayia guy did it (Painted a picture of a guy then put a red slash through it and it happened to the guy)?
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Appropriate skills, when bought, may be assigned to the Chara instead of Amu proper and will be treated as favoured for the purposes of XP cost. Any skill the Chara currently has is appropriate, otherwise look to their theme.
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ShadowAngelBeta said:
... Didn't someone say earlier she was something like a Titan-lite. And if I'm reading this allusion right, each of Amu's Eggs could potentially build its own World? :confused: I know that I'm probably wrong, to far of a leap of logic, but...
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There are some similarities between her and a Titan, but if they were strong similarities she could never exalt in the first place. To a first approximation, she's a normal ten-year-old girl. To a second, her charas are dual to shadows, for those who've played persona games.

To a third? Well.. that's unlikely to matter.
ShadowAngelBeta said:
Also (again) since Chara are Dream-Selfs can they change? Like say Ran picking up MA or Miki being able to use some sort of Sorcery/Magic through her paintings kind of like how Saint Sayia guy did it (Painted a picture of a guy then put a red slash through it and it happened to the guy)?
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They're pretty much change personified, but for all that they are ironically limited to their roles. They can't pick up arbitrary sorcery, so if Amu were to acquire a dream of being a sorcerer, she'd more likely produce a fourth chara.

Ran is Amu's dream of being a capable, outgoing athlete, specifically cheerleader. There's more to it than that, but you'd need a good excuse to teach her anything focused on hurting people.

EDIT: Yes, I was chuckling inwardly when you picked Dawn. She'll learn, though. Children are adaptable.
 
Baughn said:
They're pretty much change personified, but for all that they are ironically limited to their roles. They can't pick up arbitrary sorcery, so if Amu were to acquire a dream of being a sorcerer, she'd more likely produce a fourth chara.

Ran is Amu's dream of being a capable, outgoing athlete, specifically cheerleader. There's more to it than that, but you'd need a good excuse to teach her anything focused on hurting people.

EDIT: Yes, I was chuckling inwardly when you picked Dawn. She'll learn, though. Children are adaptable.
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Wouldn't the Dawn Caste tweak them all a bit to be focused on fighting though? Or maybe not focused, but at least capable of learning how to fight?

As for Children being adaptable... Digimon, when looked at from a real-Wrold POV is f*cking terrifying. Same for pokemon, but it hides it a lot better. Actually Digimon kind of makes a point of not trying to hide it. And if those kids can make it, then yeah, I think Amu can make it too.
pressea said:
Considering most of the Shugo Chara cast is probably going to be dying soon, that shouldn't be a problem. Amu will be too busy saving her family and friends to worry about him.
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Ikuto is her (future mind you) love interest, that's canon as well, and someone who helps her out on a regular basis... also he's pretty damn competent and is frickin fast when he transforms. Enough so to put him on at least equal footing with some of the (relatively) mook level stuff. So his chances of surviving actually aren't that bad... unless he tries to protect people while doing so, which I can definitely see happening.
 
Scya said:
Could we get a answer about that before we chose our charms during the exaltation? And at least we evade the situation to start out as freshly exalted player char I hope?
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Ah.. all right. I have several ways in mind that would allow you to learn charms faster, but which one it ends up being will depend on the specifics of your situation. You don't have to worry about not having the option.
 
Baughn said:
Ah.. all right. I have several ways in mind that would allow you to learn charms faster, but which one it ends up being will depend on the specifics of your situation. You don't have to worry about not having the option.
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Ah thanks it was more about the question " do we need to add our perfects into our starting budged " and all that.
 
Er, though I'll hasten to add that you do not actually get to pick her build point by point. Particular charms you really like, possibly, but not the whole thing.
 
Are we going to have a chance at getting some Background dots?

I know it's possible for some Solars to put a "Care Package" of sorts attached to their Exaltation to their successor so they have a chance at getting a good start.
 
Hma a cache egg would be attached to the exaltation and as it located elsewhere it should have survived the end of creation. The question is just how much can she do with the stuff as it is not size adjusting.
 
Wouldn't bet on it. The exaltation itself was damaged, even if it fixed itself. Anything glued to the outside..

The circumstances under which your last host died didn't lend themselves to gift eggs, either.
 
Scya said:
Ah but a cache egg is not fixed onto the exaltation depending on how you read it. It is homing "in" on the exaltation.
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Not helping yourself, here. :p

As an exaltation, you can't change the past (without using a suitable charm). You can't decide what charms Amu would like to develop, and you can't give her orders... well, you can, but she's not required to listen. By story logic I can change the past, or rather decide what it was, but I'm not terribly familiar with Exalted gift packages and so am unlikely to write one in. There is also the consideration that you may not want to stick out too much, and yes, a lot of them may not be practically usable by someone her size.

You can, however, make suggestions. If you can think of something that doesn't break the story, I'll consider it.
 
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