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Green Sun, Black Shadows (CG/Exalted)

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Alexander89 said:
I am glad to inform you the Slayer currently cover the physical aspect for everyone else because of insane combination.
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Insane combination? Is that a Malfeas Isidoros build? Asking since since I've been playing a Nitro+ VN which caused me to imagine a Localized Singularity of Infinite Nuclear Hate-Fire.

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Now I wanna see Localized Singularity of Infinite Nuclear Hate-Fire as our WMD instead of FLEIJA.
 
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Alexander89 said:
I know, it's more of an idea for an arc or something. Lelouch has to fight Britannia in an Area where sea combat is involved, and the local Reclamation agent is a female Infernal that has breed an entire army of seafaring chimeras. Just to see how he is going to deal with that.
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If you're using Revlid's kimbery genesis charms, are you going to use his mutation rules too?
 
Kiriel said:
Insane combination? Is that a Malfeas Isidoros build? Asking since since I've been playing a Nitro+ VN which caused me to imagine a Localized Singularity of Infinite Nuclear Hate-Fire.

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Now I wanna see Localized Singularity of Infinite Nuclear Hate-Fire as our WMD instead of FLEIJA.
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Malfeas+Isidoros+Infernal Monster Style (Revlid expansion)
 
NSMS said:
What's Revlid's expansion on IMS like? I know the canon one's kinda redundant for Infernals.
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Think Asura's Wrath. Basically that.

Really, it's perfect for any Exalted motif. It's got a perfect representation of Demon Emperor Shintai.

Alexander89 said:
Just to see how he is going to deal with that.
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Chat her up for a nice evening together and dinner at a fancy restaurant, after which they retire to her place for a quiet night of indulgence.

A short time later, people start noticing that the shipkilling kaiju have becoming kaleidoscopic shipkilling kaiju.
 
codeRR said:
Can you tell me about that? Cause I've never seen much creating artifacts in Exalted.
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I'm not overly familiar with the mechanics, but the gist of it is that you have to build up resources to get the materials to create stuff, and then you have to invest the time into creating the objects. Given that we're an Infernal Coven, most of our stuff will be made with Chalcanth (demon Essence, basically - see the threadmark for how it's made in this quest), vitriol (an element unique to Malfeas, and vitriol corrupted magical materials.

Effectively we can get weapons, armor, and gear that provide effects related to what demons were used to craft it.

A few example artifacts from Infernals:
Chaos Targe (3 dots): Forged from a scale of Oramus's wings, this shield gives +3 to the wearer's DV against all attacks, and allows the user to apply their Parry DV against unblockable attacks.
Time-Strung Bow (4 dots): Made from Szoreny's tarnished silver wood and strung with a thread of Time, the user can spend one willpower to shoot an arrow into the future. At some point in the next five days (Storyteller decision) the arrow will attack the target, regardless of location, as an unexpected attack.
Key to the Infernal Gates (2 to 4 dots): Key allowing fast travel into Malfeas via any door in Creation. Does not allow fast travel out. (The Scarlet Bridge allows two way travel, though I'm not sure if the Creation endpoint stays where it is in Creation after summoning or if it goes back to Elsewhere - may need a unique attunement rule if the latter, given you have to touch an attuned artifact every 25 hours to keep it attuned)

Of course, I expect we'll come up with some original artifacts (especially given we have Charms to help create unique items) and many of the artifacts we make will end up being modern weapons and equipment fused with demon stuff.
 
You know, I just had a thought - Britannia is probably fucked regardless of what Lelouch does, and as time goes on canon is going to go more and more off the rails.

There are 300 Solar-level Exaltations out there. 150 Solars, 100 Abyssals, 50 Infernals. Plus however many Lunars are going to Exalt or come out of hiding from the Wyld.

Britannia at this moment in time controls 1/3 of the planet, but in spite of that much of their population are Numbers who resent Britannia. Further, their nobility has the highest concentration of Dragonblooded, so many of their trained people who will be at the forefront of wars (most dangerous places, most high pressure social situations, etc.) will have already Exalted with a lesser Exaltation. As such, I don't expect Britannia to get all that many of the 150 Solar Exaltations (and we can't be sure they'll even tolerate the ones on their side, given they have Dragonblooded - anathema might not be such a big thing here since all 300 Solar Exaltations were captured, but it may still be policy to kill any other type of Exalt on sight). Most will go to people in other countries (possibly fighting against Britannia, or their own oppressive regimes given the EU and Chinese Federation aren't much better) or rebels in the various Areas, I'm thinking.

Anyone accepting an Infernal Exaltation is not likely to be friendly with Britannia given that they are Hell's enemies. Then there's the Abyssals, who will spread death in their wake and be a problem for pretty much everyone.

The chances of Britannia managing to conquer the world are dwindling by the day as more people Exalt with a Solar-level Exaltation, and the chances of them being paved over by a group of Exalts from within or without rises.
 
Enjou said:
Time-Strung Bow (4 dots): Made from Szoreny's tarnished silver wood and strung with a thread of Time, the user can spend one willpower to shoot an arrow into the future. At some point in the next five days (Storyteller decision) the arrow will attack the target, regardless of location, as an unexpected attack.
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This is such a dickish artifact, I love it. Stalk your target and make a handful of surprise attacks that never break stealth because they vanish as soon as they leave your weapon, then leave to regen willpower. Your poor victim gets hit from seemingly nowhere.

Repeat until he's dead or a paranoid wreck.

Enjou said:
Britannia is probably fucked regardless of what Lelouch does, and as time goes on canon is going to go more and more off the rails.
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Well, Britannia seems to be the Realm-expy here, except its in a much better position. Modern technology, functioning infrastructure and (more importantly) the knowledge of how to use and replace it gives it a good chance to run Wyld Hunts more efficiently than the Realm did.
 
Peanuckle said:
This is such a dickish artifact, I love it. Stalk your target and make a handful of surprise attacks that never break stealth because they vanish as soon as they leave your weapon, then leave to regen willpower. Your poor victim gets hit from seemingly nowhere.

Repeat until he's dead or a paranoid wreck.
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I'm hoping we can make a version that's a silenced sniper rifle. :D

Well, Britannia seems to be the Realm-expy here, except its in a much better position. Modern technology, functioning infrastructure and (more importantly) the knowledge of how to use and replace it gives it a good chance to run Wyld Hunts more efficiently than the Realm did.
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Except they're also a bit worse off than the Realm since they don't control the entire planet - two thirds of it is out of their control. Solars can pop up in places where they don't have the means to stop them from growing in power, and then when they invade to colonize those areas they find themselves up against an enemy that has technological parity or better, highly trained armies lead by supermen who can punch Knightmares to death, super-diplomats that can turn their own people against them, etc. Then the Infernals come along and you find your supply ships being taken over by mutant pirates riding sea monsters, your local nobility and military leaders defecting to worship the local rebel leader for reasons unknown, and oh it appears that a giant radioactive monster is rampaging in one of your cities but by god if it isn't the best dancer you've ever seen. Oh, and a zombie plague just started in Area 6 and is threatening to spill over into the neighboring Areas, for some reason, so they might want to deal with that as well.

So yeah, they might be better off than the Realm in some ways, but chaos will reign supreme.
 
Enjou said:
Except they're also a bit worse off than the Realm since they don't control the entire planet
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Err, the Realm doesn't control all of Creation. It controls the Blessed Isle and has lots of tributary kingdoms around that. Britannia controls all the Americas.

Relatively, I'd say it's fairly even, possibly leaning in Britannia's favor.

The rest of your statement applies to both governments equally. The higher level of disaster is matched by the higher ability to respond.
 
Peanuckle said:
Err, the Realm doesn't control all of Creation. It controls the Blessed Isle and has lots of tributary kingdoms around that. Britannia controls all the Americas.
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I was more referring to the Realm just before the Scarlet Empress disappeared - they effectively ruled the Threshold, though indirectly. Most of Creation's civilized areas were under their rule in some form or another.

Relatively, I'd say it's fairly even, possibly leaning in Britannia's favor.
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Initially things are in Britannia's favor just because they have a head start. However, the Solars, Abyssals, and Infernals outclass them in terms of Exalted power, and unless stamped down quickly they will gradually wear away at Britannia's power. Britannia will be fighting fires at home and abroad without end, because the forces arrayed against them just won't stop - kill one Exalt and they eventually get replaced. The numbers of Dragonblooded will likely diminish as they die in battle, are converted over to the enemy side, or just plain defect to do their own thing as Britannia's growing weakness becomes apparent, unless Britannia really ramps up their breeding program quickly.

chocolote12 said:
Can... Can we do this with that nightmare manifestation charm Oramus has?
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Probably not (Behemoth size limit of the charm and all) but someone with Devil-Tyrant Avatar Shintai can make themselves have (Essence x 10) mutations and some other stuff while the Charm is active, or Demon Emperor Shintai expands your anima to (Essence x 50) yards and makes it so that anyone caught in it burns and gets sores until they drown in their own blood unless they prostrate themselves before the Infernal with their heads to the ground while anyone who dares look at the Infernal gets Green Sun Wasting. (though of course for the latter you can shield your own minions from the effects, because Malfeas is sometimes merciful like that)

That said, we could always use Oramus Charms to inflict a mass Derangement where people hallucinate that a giant monster is attacking Tokyo...
 
Enjou said:
I was more referring to the Realm just before the Scarlet Empress disappeared - they effectively ruled the Threshold, though indirectly. Most of Creation's civilized areas were under their rule in some form or another.



Initially things are in Britannia's favor just because they have a head start. However, the Solars, Abyssals, and Infernals outclass them in terms of Exalted power, and unless stamped down quickly they will gradually wear away at Britannia's power. Britannia will be fighting fires at home and abroad without end, because the forces arrayed against them just won't stop - kill one Exalt and they eventually get replaced. The numbers of Dragonblooded will likely diminish as they die in battle, are converted over to the enemy side, or just plain defect to do their own thing as Britannia's growing weakness becomes apparent, unless Britannia really ramps up their breeding program quickly.



Probably not (Behemoth size limit of the charm and all) but someone with Devil-Tyrant Avatar Shintai can make themselves have (Essence x 10) mutations and some other stuff while the Charm is active, or Demon Emperor Shintai expands your anima to (Essence x 50) yards and makes it so that anyone caught in it burns and gets sores until they drown in their own blood unless they prostrate themselves before the Infernal with their heads to the ground while anyone who dares look at the Infernal gets Green Sun Wasting. (though of course for the latter you can shield your own minions from the effects, because Malfeas is sometimes merciful like that)

That said, we could always use Oramus Charms to inflict a mass Derangement where people hallucinate that a giant monster is attacking Tokyo...
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I meant the dancing Kaiju bit...
 
Enjou said:
Except they're also a bit worse off than the Realm since they don't control the entire planet - two thirds of it is out of their control. Solars can pop up in places where they don't have the means to stop them from growing in power, and then when they invade to colonize those areas they find themselves up against an enemy that has technological parity or better, highly trained armies lead by supermen who can punch Knightmares to death, super-diplomats that can turn their own people against them, etc. Then the Infernals come along and you find your supply ships being taken over by mutant pirates riding sea monsters, your local nobility and military leaders defecting to worship the local rebel leader for reasons unknown, and oh it appears that a giant radioactive monster is rampaging in one of your cities but by god if it isn't the best dancer you've ever seen. Oh, and a zombie plague just started in Area 6 and is threatening to spill over into the neighboring Areas, for some reason, so they might want to deal with that as well.

So yeah, they might be better off than the Realm in some ways, but chaos will reign supreme.
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The realm only controls a similar fraction of the world and similarly much of the controlled territory also consists of oppressed conquered territory that they control through military might. The big difference is the realm has a warrior culture that focuses on direct personal prowess of it's exalts that is focused on being able to create anti-celestial exalt death squads at a moments notice and an ideology to justify killing them without any reason needed combined with ignoring anything they say. Here we has almost the opposite where they don't openly use their exalts for combat which likely limits their combat experience against other exalts as their ideology being survival of the fittest which frankly celestial exalts have a higher standing than them in.
 
Enjou said:
Initially things are in Britannia's favor just because they have a head start. However, the Solars, Abyssals, and Infernals outclass them in terms of Exalted power, and unless stamped down quickly they will gradually wear away at Britannia's power. Britannia will be fighting fires at home and abroad without end, because the forces arrayed against them just won't stop - kill one Exalt and they eventually get replaced. The numbers of Dragonblooded will likely diminish as they die in battle, are converted over to the enemy side, or just plain defect to do their own thing as Britannia's growing weakness becomes apparent, unless Britannia really ramps up their breeding program quickly.
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That's exactly the same thing facing the Realm.

Both settings are roughly at parity once you adjust for technology and size.
 
Enjou said:
it appears that a giant radioactive monster is rampaging in one of your cities but by god if it isn't the best dancer you've ever seen.
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Two things, first of all I'm going to have to ask to sig this cause that is an amazing quote, and secondly I suspect the fact that this world isn't actually as bad compared to creation, as it doesn't seem to be teetering on the edge of all out chaos. Such as when compared to creation which had one problem after another, the current state of affairs in the world could be considered idyllic if you aren't a number under Britannia or being conquered by some superpower and the world doesn't seem to be falling apart at the seams.

Although, I wonder if all the Exalted showing up again is going to attract the attention of some things like the Fae for example as things are setting up to get interesting again.
 
Sour Knight said:
Two things, first of all I'm going to have to ask to sig this cause that is an amazing quote,
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Yeah, you can if you like.

and secondly I suspect the fact that this world isn't actually as bad compared to creation, as it doesn't seem to be teetering on the edge of all out chaos. Such as when compared to creation which had one problem after another, the current state of affairs in the world could be considered idyllic if you aren't a number under Britannia or being conquered by some superpower and the world doesn't seem to be falling apart at the seams.

Although, I wonder if all the Exalted showing up again is going to attract the attention of some things like the Fae for example as things are setting up to get interesting again.
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The Fae are apparently blocked off by a barrier of some kind, so they haven't been able to do much for a while. (though who knows what will happen when we start making temporary Bordermarches with our Charms - maybe some will find a way in through those) Even if they can get in, there's a vast distance of empty space between them and Earth, so they probably can't get there easily. Without them being a nuisance it's likely been easier to deal with Shadowlands.

As far as people who aren't Numbers, keep in mind that the other two superpowers are rather shitty to their own people - big wealth disparity there between the rich and the poor.

But yes, the state of the world in general has been relatively stable until now. But that also means that the Dragonblooded aren't likely as prepared for the shit that is about to hit the fan.
 
Now I realize what I was missing from Anathema.

Szorney charms, I went looking for that file for quite a bit cause I kept thinking I missed the file lol



(sorry for this, I just had to say it....sorry)
 
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