Which is a shame because access to armies of demons inclined to respect and obey you was generally the biggest advantage of being a infernal exalted. Now we mostly have to work with CODs that find themself respecting us instinctively, but are part of their own power structures that are usually antagonistic to us.
Pssst, our kingdom can still happen, just saying, yes 36 Xp is a number, but we can reach it, I'm sure of it.
That's why the hell is a such a critical charm for them. Given how pretty much every ability they have is a nerfed ability or something another exalt does better the implications of the hell are one of the few direct ways to inject a niche for them to excel in.
Here is a link to the charm set, the kingdom charm is one for making a designer hell at the end of the infernal section.
Well we are going to have to get the essence 3 first. So what advantages does essence 3 give us all by itself to justify itself?Pssst, our kingdom can still happen, just saying, yes 36 Xp is a number, but we can reach it, I'm sure of it.
I mean, I still maintain that there's only a matter of time before the shadows of Kakuri will start twisting into the shape of a Dragon, the eerie green glow will be in the passageways of the Demon City, and someone will glimpse a beautiful and ever changing maiden walking upon the moon. There was a reason why time travel and resurrection were very strictly banned in and after the Primordial War. And you can only invoke the names of the makers of Creation so many times before they hear, even from beyond the border of death. If given an infinitesimally small chance to escape oblivion, there is a number of creatures in the Age of Legends that will be able to seize that chance.
E3 for 16 XP, and then our kingdom for 20 XP, which is a hell born from our soul, complete with a demonic civilization, and is thematically sorta-kinda maybe in the future the pupae of our worldbody as a nascent primordial.
Best not to dwell. Unless a Solar or Abyssal enters the story then we argue heavily for some rebalancing, but until then it doesn't matter if we aren't as OP as some non-existent things.
All exalts are weaker here, but they are pretty nasty. The charm we're talking about would let us make our own hell, with the potential to be the size of a planet, full of superhuman demons, and advanced magic/tech based on the traits bought with it.
Essence pool up to 15 motes, ups our essence spent per turn cap to 3, and increases all the effects of charms that scale from essence. Right now I think that's basically just excellencies for us at the moment.
We really, really, shouldn't share this information with them. They don't need to know that, and at least one has reason to cover stuff up. We don't want them to know we're coming.
Which is why I changed my vote to
Missed that, my bad.
No problem. And I probably agree that we shouldn't disclose our identity right now. Not unless we are about to fight / force a confrontation. Long term it's probably inevitable, though - the girl did bend the knee to us.
We used it in front of Gard. And it should be relatively easy to lie with "it's telepathy, I am plundering her mind for information". Using Sarah herself as a focus kinda helps here. The "we can look into a mortal's mind in direct line of sight" is much easier to swallow than "intellectus".
I'm not worried about being asked questions, and if we do get asked we should tell them to mind their business. Powerful supernaturals don't explain their abilities unless they have to; giving an explanation freely could easily be coded as a suspicious deflection. Better to leave people to make conclusions themselves in most cases.
