Infernal Resurgence (Worm/Exalted)

[X] Defiler

Is heresy charm and Devil trigger route available in future?
It is homebrew. So technically no as you are already a DT (Well kind off), but you start with a Worldsoul and other charms that were similarly adapted.

With regards to making powerful demons, you will need to use Sorcery. More on this later. But no instant 3rd Circle Demons.
 
Prologue: Long live the King
The King is Dead, Long live the King

When he woke up, Danny found himself standing not at the hospital but at the threshold of a throne room. The echoes of his past resonated around him, manifesting as murals on the walls, all professing his glory. He felt an overwhelming surge of power coursing through his veins and could not help but take a step through the door and emerge on the other side.

Danny found himself in what he knew without a shadow of a doubt was the Castle within his Worldsoul and there, before him was a throne, adorned with tapestries of shadows and ethereal flames, at the heart of this realm.

Danny looked at a nearby mirror and went stiff as the once grieving father found himself transformed. For in his place stood not an out of shape middle aged man but a formidable figure, a muscled and armored Demon Prince that was about to be crowned.

He walked forward, almost as if he was compelled to do so, the air in the chamber crackled with an otherworldly energy as he approached the gilded throne. The material it was crafted from seemed to shift between crystal and Green flames, pulsating with his heartbeat. All around him, demons materialized, their forms indistinct yet capable.

To them, it was as if a grand event was unfolding. Cheering crowds of demons, their forms shrouded in darkness and adorned with otherworldly radiance, gathered in the colossal amphitheater carved from obsidian.

The air hummed with anticipation as demons congregated, their presence marked by swirling shadows and flickering green flames. The amphitheater, aglow with an eerie luminescence, echoed with the cacophony of cheers and roars that resonated from the demonic assembly.

And so, beneath the Green skies of the infernal realm, the cheering crowds of demons continued their jubilant cheers even as Danny's body continued moving as if on Autopilot and before he knew it, he found himself sitting on the gilded throne. The moment he did so, three crowns, each radiating an aura of power appeared before him.

Without uttering a word and without a thought, Danny placed the first crown upon his head.

I AM
This was not about introspection and self-discovery. This was about declaration. It did not care for honesty and courage but a simple declaration of self. Danny declared that he is and thus it is so. This was how Danny wanted to become. What he previously could only wish to be. It was all that Danny aspired to be.

Then he placed the second Crown on his head.
I KNOW
This was not about honesty, transparency, and an unwavering commitment to truth. This was about what IS and what is NOT. The true nature of things. The beautiful and terrible truth. It was everything Danny aspired to see and what he hoped to never know.

I WANT
The desires and needs of individuals are fundamental aspects of human nature. Food, water, shelter and companionship. That was not all but now Danny could now truly understand these wants and needs giving him grand insights into the motivation of individuals.

The demons, satisfied, bowed and all but a few faded into the shadows. Whispers of reverence echoed through the worldsoul as they acknowledged his newfound status. Danny, now armed with a Weapon forged from his suffering, had ascended the throne with a mix of awe and trepidation.

The Cape…no demon who had borne his Exaltation materialized before him, its form now an indistinct amalgamation of shadows and cosmic energy. "Daniel Hebert, you have embraced the power of the Green Sun and forged a Kingdom within your Soul."

Conflicting emotions churned within Danny even as the unnamed being continued, "Your journey has just begun. Embrace your role, wield your power well and remember—your actions will from now on, lead to great and terrible consequences."

As the words resonated through the worldsoul, Danny Hebert, the grieving father, now Exalted Prince of the Green Sun, accepted his newfound responsibilities. With a solemn determination, he vowed to use his otherworldly abilities to protect those who suffered at the hands of darkness and injustice.

With a flash, his transformation faded, and with a flash, he found himself in the hospital room…..changed. Transformed. Better.

Now onwards to Character Generation.

Excellency
: All Exalted enjoy a -Essence difficulty reduction on all their Caste Ability/Attribute. Solaroids can gain this benefit in any other abilities if they have 3+ Dots in them.

For you the Defiler Caste Abilities are: Craft, Lore, Medicine and Occult.

[] Jack of all trades
You are balanced in how you do things. Though you do not lean heavily into your caste's advantages, you can talk the talk and also have the ability to hit hard and fast,

Physical - 2
Social - 3
Mental - 4
Melee - 2​
Presence - 2​
Craft - 2
Larceny​
Socialize - 2​
Ranged​
Leadership - 2​
Lore - 1
Athletics​
Linguistics​
War​
Resistance - 1​
Medicine
Investigation - 2​
Bureaucracy - 1​
Awareness​
Survival​
Occult - 1
Stealth​
Ride​

[] War forged
You hit hard and fast. You have temporarily abandoned your caste abilities for greeting stopping power and social skills.

Physical - 4
Social - 3
Mental - 2
Melee - 2​
Presence - 2​
Craft
Larceny​
Socialize - 2​
Ranged​
Leadership - 2​
Lore
Athletics​
Linguistics​
War​
Resistance - 2​
Medicine
Investigation - 2​
Bureaucracy - 1​
Awareness - 2​
Survival​
Occult - 1
Stealth​
Ride​

[] Helena of Troy
You are Helena of Troy, if she was male. Words carry weight and your words more than others.
Physical - 2
Social - 4
Mental - 3
Melee - 2​
Presence - 2​
Craft - 2
Larceny​
Socialize - 2​
Ranged​
Leadership - 2​
Lore
Athletics​
Linguistics​
War​
Resistance​
Medicine
Investigation - 2​
Bureaucracy - 1​
Awareness - 1​
Survival​
Occult - 2
Stealth​
Ride​

[] Other
Assign 4, 3, 2 to Attributes. Assign 16 dice to Abilities. This cannot exceed 2 dice per ability. You MUST assign at least 1 Dot in Investigation, Socialize, Presence, Leadership and Melee.

What do Abilities do?
Melee - CQC and Parry.
Ranged - Ranged attack.
War - Tactics and Strategy. Used mainly to lead armies.
Awareness - Notice things in combat.
Presence - Honest Social influence
Leadership - Leading people out of combat.
Resistance - Used in Soak rolls.
Survival - Used against environmental effects.
Craft - Make stuff
Lore - General knowledge.
Medicine - Treating people.
Occult - Stat for Sorcery and other exotic tech like tinker tech.
Larceny - Stealing stuff
Athletic - Movement in combat. Also Dodge rating.
Investigation - Main social stat to read people and identify clues.
Stealth - Ninja stat.
Socialize - Main Social Stat to resist people from reading you like a book.
Linguistics - Languages and how well you write things.
Bureaucracy - How you navigate organizations. Used to make organizations or work with them.
Ride - Driving a car.
 
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So if we picked defiler should we hyper focus on those skills or spread to cover weakness. Because surviving the early game is the most important part.
 
[X] Jack of all trades

I'm not worried about survival here, the tactics for survival in a modern day society amount to any build would be capable of handling it.

That said,I'll be up to vote for a different build, but I'm not making one.
 
[x] Helena of Troy

A Exalted biggest power is their ablity to convince people to work for them. 1v1 is for fools Exalted and flip entire armies to fight for them.
 
Also, as a note, you do not need Medicine to heal Taylor. You got your charms and one of them will help Taylor recover.

More on this in the next post/update.
 
[x] Helena of Troy

I am unspeakably hype for this. Infernal Danny? I see so few Danny fics I'm interested in seeing where this goes.
 
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