"It" what? The kraken transformation, or the whole "oil wrestling" style?
The oil wrestling style isn't compatible with any weapons, not even the ink ones. Not in the sense that it has any Charms for attacking or parrying with weapons.
Again, there's more to the Style than the Kraken.
Well, not cured, of course. I'm talking strictly about Exalts becoming aware that something is psychologically wrong with them, that the good comes with the bad, and that they have methods (and most likely needs) to mitigate the bad. And so Exalts trying to mitigate the bad, as a result mitigating the First-Age Insanities that keep getting used as a justification for the Usurpation by the DBs (the justification for Sidereals are another matter, I know).
Keep in mind that this is not canon, but IMO the Great Curse -- the part that makes the Solars crazy -- is only an aggravating factor on the First Age. The Solars in that societal structure were always going to go mad with power, because they grew increasingly distant from everyday mortals and there was no one to gainsay them, even each other (remember, the Deliberative as set up in DotFA is deliberately designed so that Solars can't interfere much with one another's territory). Why would they have a twinge of conscience at doing whatever they feel like to ants beneath their feet? Why wouldn't they just do whatever they wanted with the world with their lives?
Building on this, in the game I'm in, we had three major-grade freakouts in the same session. Two players Limit Broke at the same time. Two players, one of whom was me, broke an Eclipse Oath, which caused another player to Limit Break and try to maim them as punishment for violating a sacred oath to Heaven. My character got thrown out a window and ended up gaining a point of limit, I forget exactly what set it off, but he ended up going full Heart of Tears. Two Limit Breaks, one session. Then the third player, whose character had been under a truly ridiculous amount of stress for months, completely flipped out, turned into a giant flaming bird, and threatened to burn the city to the ground because of how corrupt and horrible everything had been.
I don't think so. The example given by the charm has Malfeas, Ligier and Gervesin attacking the Solar and he applies his free combo to all of them. The important part is that the discount only lasts until the Solar's next action, forcing the demons to attack him in single combat or walk into a blender.
First off, the bolded segment made me lol hard. What caste might Tigger exalt as?
Hm. I'd say Slayer, maybe Malefactor. Not cerebral or subtle enough for any of the others.
Are homebrewed/new charms in Yozi trees a thing every Infernal can do? As in, a Charm invented by an Infernal that is as good as Yozi Charms and/or as good as Devil-Tiger Heretical Charms? I mean, Solars seem to have more freedom than Green Sun Princes in general, and had been around long enough to invent, hone and customise more Charms. (I sincirely don't know whether they can do that; at a minimum, I suspect the Yozis will pull their leashes if they're unhappy with the direction the Infernal takes.)
So, I got a bit idly curious about the themes of science in Exalted. Turns out there are scientists in it. Thaumaturgy explicitly calls out scientists: "Even so, mortal savants, scientists, holy men and shamans can learn minor miracles that set them above their peers". MoEP:Alchemicals even mentions the 'mad scientist' as a concept. Some Abyssal books also mention scientists. So do artifact books. And of course the term 'magitech' implies it being based on magical science.
This is a thing 2E did. This is a thing that people vehemently disagree on. 3E is moving away from all that sort of thing, which I approve of and am glad for. Others are disappointed/think it's a dumb move.
I believe Infernals can Innovate new charms if it's in character for the Yozi and not something that treads upon the themes of another Yozi (and if the Storyteller doesn't hate it of course).
Do people disagree on the factual matter of 2e being skiffy* or not, or whether sci-fi elements are a good thing for such a setting? Because tech-wise, Exalted seems to firmly give a WH40K/Star Wars feel to the First Age tech. I.e. it's definitely tech, though it works by mysterious and often inconsistent laws of nature, and has an about 50% chance of being powered by pathos**. (As far as/the way I see it when reading 2e, this observation applies as much to the laws of sociology as to other areas of science such as laws of physics or biology. But I see many people see it differently. Incidentally, the alleged non-handling of the Primordial War/Usurpation/Founding of the new Realm by 3e seems to also support this approach even in non-sciency matters.) Now, I of course expect people to have different opinions about whether or not sci/tech stuff makes it a better or worse setting.
Sure they can. There's no reason they wouldn't be able to - in point of fact, the Yozi don't have a leash over the Green Sun Princes; remember, the idea that Torment is something under Yozi control is part of Chapter 1&2, and 'pop out of the Chrysalis, immediately ignore the welcome wagon and zoom over the horizon' is a valid character background.
Worth noting, Creation still absolutely has scientists, they're just avoiding the terminology because of its baggage.
It's a disagreement over what's good for the setting. A more eloquent friend of mine put it best, I think: "Please keep your sci-fi out of my epic fantasy." Some feel it kind of detracts from what Exalted is supposed to be: High fantasy in a fallen age. It's not supposed to be Fallout. 3E is moving away from this post-apocolypse half-fantasy-half-sci-fi setting to be fantasy. First Age Wonders aren't going to be tech anymore, they're going to be weird magical bullshit in a way that isn't just 'magic power armor' or 'magic artillery piece' or 'magic hovercar'. I suspect things will be more like...an orichalcum chariot pulled by bound wind elementals type stuff, rather than a magitech flying car using an essence battery.
Honestly, I think a lot of this is down to a misunderstanding of what terms like "science fiction" and "high fantasy" actually mean.
Alternately, disagreement on what they mean.
Is it, though?
Except the game is about the Exalted. Not the mortals.
