We also have his car as well right?
Seventy Seven Ways to Kill a Vampire [Exalted vs the World of Darkness]
- Thread starter Tekomandor
- Start date
Macros
omnisciently vague councilman
- Location
- Dirac Sea
Hm, let me try my hand at that.
[X] Plan This is War
- raise strength to 5 (4xp)
- raise perception to 4 (4xp)
- raise brawl to 3 (1xp)
- raise leadership to 2 (1xp)
Nothing particularly fancy, just boosting the basics. Strength seems like it might be our bread and butter, what with being melee-based, perception is always good to guard against ambushes, brawl in case we get separated from our sword, and leadership... well, leadership is arguable but I feel like it could be useful down the line?
[X] Plan This is War
- raise strength to 5 (4xp)
- raise perception to 4 (4xp)
- raise brawl to 3 (1xp)
- raise leadership to 2 (1xp)
Nothing particularly fancy, just boosting the basics. Strength seems like it might be our bread and butter, what with being melee-based, perception is always good to guard against ambushes, brawl in case we get separated from our sword, and leadership... well, leadership is arguable but I feel like it could be useful down the line?
Macros
omnisciently vague councilman
- Location
- Dirac Sea
I'm not sure sorcery is the best fit for the character, though? Mind you, that's the point of customization, branching out, but right now I feel like we should focus on our strengths.
Also, since it's not a caste ability, it'd cost 2xp instead of one
Also, since it's not a caste ability, it'd cost 2xp instead of one
- Location
- California
True. She's not much of a leader right now either though. She is however enough of a fighter that having a trump card/nuke in her back pocket might seem like a good idea when she learns more about what mages can do. Because mages are scary in a way very little else is.
As to the point cost... I have discalcula so if we can afford it or not isn't really something I can determine. So if we can't I will accept that and move on.
As to the point cost... I have discalcula so if we can afford it or not isn't really something I can determine. So if we can't I will accept that and move on.
Macros
omnisciently vague councilman
- Location
- Dirac Sea
Well, we could afford it by also dropping brawl, but I feel like brawl would be more important right now.
That being said, you're right to point out leadership isn't a specialty of ours either. I picked it up without thinking too hard about it, but if someone has a caste skill they'd rather raise, I'm open to suggestions.
- Location
- Australia
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Remember that you can also buy charms - the PDF with them is free to download, if you want to peruse it.
- Location
- California
Yeah... unlike either Leadership or Occult, Brawl is solidly in our wheelhouse and should not be given up for either of those.
That sounds like something I will absolutely do. Tomorrow.
Flawless Impenetrable Disguise or Integrity Protecting Prana seem like a good investment.
FID means we can just stroll into Vampire Central and raise havock. Ideally while looking like some of them, causing a civil war.
Integrity Protecting Prana means we can lol!nope any mind fuckery.
I think in terms of combat load out we are reasonably good. What we need most is a way to lay low and recover instead of getting hunted non-stop.
FID means we can just stroll into Vampire Central and raise havock. Ideally while looking like some of them, causing a civil war.
Integrity Protecting Prana means we can lol!nope any mind fuckery.
I think in terms of combat load out we are reasonably good. What we need most is a way to lay low and recover instead of getting hunted non-stop.
Looking at the PDF
I would mind getting.
Heavenly Guardian Defense
I would mind getting.
Heavenly Guardian Defense
Thus far we have only faced melee opponents or guns, with the vampires telling the Mages about us it should help, if i understand the mechanics.
- Location
- UK
[] Plan Speedforce
-[] Lightning Speed (9xp)
-[] Raise Leadership to 2 (1xp)
This is a good pick if we just want to be a superhuman fighting machine. Double initiative means acting first more often than not. The movement speed increase ensures we can quickly close to melee range. The quasi-teleport opens up options.
Leadership could be useful if we want to train up mortal followers later.
[] Plan Prepared
-[] Surprise Anticipation Method (6xp)
-[] Save the rest.
Vampires like to ambush people and we have just declared war, so a charm that protects against ambush is prudent. Saving the rest opens up the option of picking up one of the more expensive charms later.
-[] Lightning Speed (9xp)
-[] Raise Leadership to 2 (1xp)
This is a good pick if we just want to be a superhuman fighting machine. Double initiative means acting first more often than not. The movement speed increase ensures we can quickly close to melee range. The quasi-teleport opens up options.
Leadership could be useful if we want to train up mortal followers later.
[] Plan Prepared
-[] Surprise Anticipation Method (6xp)
-[] Save the rest.
Vampires like to ambush people and we have just declared war, so a charm that protects against ambush is prudent. Saving the rest opens up the option of picking up one of the more expensive charms later.
grommile
nasty-minded old cynic
- Location
- NERV-Mercia
- Pronouns
- Traditional/Animate
There are a couple of options from the Night Caste charm list for addressing the latter problem:
Soaring Crane Leap (Night Caste, ** - costs 8 XP for a Solar): Triple jump range and height. Reflexively spend 1 Essence to increase bonus from 3x to 10x.
Lightning Speed (Night Caste, *** - costs 12 XP for a Solar): Triple movement speed and double result of all Initiative rolls. Reflexively spend 1 Essence to move instantly up to (Essence rating x 100 yards) as long as a usable physical route exists.
Or just use a gun, like that would be easier. And more fun.
- Location
- UK
Night Caste charms are favoured, so those two cost 6 and 9 xp.
- Location
- U.S.A.
But they have not fought you before
- Location
- my house
[X] Plan: Urban Warrior
-Leadership 3 (5 XP)
-Athletics Excellency (2 XP)
- Graceful Crane Stance (2 XP)
- Bank 1 XP
Rationale:
War is obvious. We just started a war with vampires, so it only makes sense to start levelling this. 3 puts us at the level of a "professional" at the skill which should be heads and shoulders above your average vampire gangbanger. We won't be better than their best, they probably have some 300-year-old general, but we will be solidly good at this. Which will matter a lot for when we start leading and training people.
The athletics excellency is just a solid utility booster both in and out of combat in an urban environment. It allows us to spend motes to be good at climbing, balancing, jumping, running, etc. This is vital in an urban environment as it will allow us to scale buildings to reach foes out of our reach and just generally give us 3-d movement options. I have embedded a video below to show what I mean.
Graceful Crane Stance is just the best charm. It means no matter what happens we never lose our balance. We can run across a spiderweb as easily as we move across flat terrain. It allows us to dance on raindrops and falling leaves. If someone were to destroy the floor we are standing on then we can run across the floating debris.
Athletics Excellency
-Leadership 3 (5 XP)
-Athletics Excellency (2 XP)
- Graceful Crane Stance (2 XP)
- Bank 1 XP
Rationale:
War is obvious. We just started a war with vampires, so it only makes sense to start levelling this. 3 puts us at the level of a "professional" at the skill which should be heads and shoulders above your average vampire gangbanger. We won't be better than their best, they probably have some 300-year-old general, but we will be solidly good at this. Which will matter a lot for when we start leading and training people.
The athletics excellency is just a solid utility booster both in and out of combat in an urban environment. It allows us to spend motes to be good at climbing, balancing, jumping, running, etc. This is vital in an urban environment as it will allow us to scale buildings to reach foes out of our reach and just generally give us 3-d movement options. I have embedded a video below to show what I mean.
Graceful Crane Stance is just the best charm. It means no matter what happens we never lose our balance. We can run across a spiderweb as easily as we move across flat terrain. It allows us to dance on raindrops and falling leaves. If someone were to destroy the floor we are standing on then we can run across the floating debris.
Athletics Excellency
Check the Character Sheet, we already have Graceful Crane Stance.
- Location
- Australia
- Pronouns
- She/Her
And all Dawn Caste Excellencies, like Athletics. You have to buy non-caste ones individually, but you get all your caste ones in one purchase.
So, what should we be focusing on? Our character's motivation, from what I understand, is waging war against vampires right now. We have a (seemingly, from lack of our soul being dissected right now) mage mentor. We are focused on melee at the moment. I see several options:
1) Focus on our strengths. Ie strength, athletics, melee
2) Shore up our weaknesses - maybe investigation?
3) Branch out - occult, computers, leadership, etc.
I don't think that branching our right now works - vampires expect us to be a mage, or something similar. So, going for magic right now, unless we dip into exalted OCP immediately, is not the best option. We are not in a position to form our own organization either. So leadership is not all that useful.
So, for now and in the spirit of paranoia combat...
[X] Plan Prepared Athlete
-[X] Surprise Anticipation Method (6xp)
-[X] Athletics (Wuxia Bullshit) (4xp)
Athletics is to top off the branch of that ability. It served us well, and meshes well with our martial arts build.
1) Focus on our strengths. Ie strength, athletics, melee
2) Shore up our weaknesses - maybe investigation?
3) Branch out - occult, computers, leadership, etc.
I don't think that branching our right now works - vampires expect us to be a mage, or something similar. So, going for magic right now, unless we dip into exalted OCP immediately, is not the best option. We are not in a position to form our own organization either. So leadership is not all that useful.
So, for now and in the spirit of paranoia combat...
[X] Plan Prepared Athlete
-[X] Surprise Anticipation Method (6xp)
-[X] Athletics (Wuxia Bullshit) (4xp)
Athletics is to top off the branch of that ability. It served us well, and meshes well with our martial arts build.
1.6
- Location
- Australia
- Pronouns
- She/Her
1.6
You raise your practice blade, and your mentor does the same. The two of you have sparred before, but not like this. You have no idea how magic relates to swinging a sword around, but you focus your senses on the well of sunlight within you and trust that it will see you through. Ivo steps forward, faster than you've ever seen him. Superhumanly fast, like the vampires, you'd faced earlier. The sunlight sings to you, and the world slows down.
Ivo's stance has changed from the one you're used to in subtle ways. You can feel the whispers of power in his movements, you can feel something pushing back against them and you understand that he is using magic. His strike comes at you, and it is such a perfect blow that no mortal woman could have withstood it. You step into the blow, supernatural skill and strength allowing you to deflect it. His eyes widen as you move with speed equal to his own, and skill greater than his.
Your counterstrike is simple, and yet perfect. Your previous block has manoeuvred your mentor into a position where he can only choose how badly he will be hit. He tries to move with the blow, lessen the force, and you feel that he is oddly resilient as you practice blade slams into him. Then you feel the pulse of golden energy send him flying, and he slams into the wall of a nearby building pressed so tightly against his that there is no real gap to fall down. He seems to skid in the air, slowing significantly and softening his landing.
"Now that is an improvement since our last sparring session. I can see that not even Awakened swordplay will let me past that guard of yours. Let's see how you handle this!" He shouts and swings his sword through the air. A crescent beam of silver energy flys towards you, and you abandon your instinct to leap out of the way. The whispers deep in your soul, in that vast reservoir of sunlight that powers you, tell you that your blade will turn aside all blows. The magics of this fallen age are no exception.
You stand your ground, your sword glowing a soft gold, and strike the beam. It splits apart, leaving you unharmed, and you simply smile at your teacher.
"Fancy light show. Have you got something a little more impressive?" you ask, though privately you would really like to learn how to fire sword-beams at people. You've imagined doing that ever since you discovered anime, and the fact that people can really do that is just plain cool.
You prepare for your mentor's next test. He doesn't use more magical martial arts, fire off a hadouken at you, or even simply charge at you. He disappears, and you step back in shock. Then, you hear a slight shifting of gravel. The sunlight whispers to move your blade, and so you do. Your practice blade clashes with Ivo's, and as he reappears he launches more attacks against you, but they struggle to penetrate your defence. He steps back from the onslaught, and you strike once more. You are deflected once, but that opening is enough. Ivo's practice sword goes spinning out of his hands, and you catch it without looking away from your mentor.
"Well, I've learnt one thing from that - I have no fucking clue what you are," Ivo said, as you hand him back the practice sword.
"Aren't you meant to be, like, a real wizard? How do you not know?" you reply, a little confused. You're not sure how what he did was all that different to what you could do.
"Most of the supernatural world likes keeping their secrets... well secret. People who look too deeply into old lore or obscure history tend to walk into a dimly lit alley one day not walk out again. Mostly, though, you're just really weird. You're not a mage - you don't have to deal with paradox. You're not some sort of static magician either, though that was my first thought. But whatever power you're using, I've never seen it before,"
"Paradox? Static magician? I think we've established that I never went to Hogwarts," you reply, feeling a little out of your depth. The Harry Potter jokes would probably annoy the wizards, you realised, but they could learn to deal with it.
"Right, I'm sorry. The basics are that reality is defined by the consensus of humanity - and magic that doesn't fit that consensus is harder and more unpredictable when it's observed. But that doesn't seem to apply to you. Or, at least in the way that it doesn't apply to other supernatural creatures," Ivo says, looking at you oddly.
"That's... that's some weird shit. How come I can just go full golden superwoman without caring about that?"
"I'm sure the answer to that is something quite a few mages would kill for. Luckily, you seem to have the same sort of innate resistance to magic as vampires and the like. It's not that powerful right now, but you could work to improve it,"
"Huh. Did I mention that I can parry bullets now?" you ask, though you know you haven't brought it up yet.
"No, and that is concerning. I've never seen that done by one of the night folk other than a mage. And even then, it's rare. Much simpler to create a bulletproof shirt or deflect them slightly," Ivo says.
The two of you talk a little while longer, circling around the strangeness of your powers. Ivo doesn't know what they are, but he agrees with what you've been doing with them. Soon enough you're going through the comfortable motions of teaching the children's class, itching to call on the sunlight within you enhance yourself. Even though you know it would only be a waste of energy, you're drawn to the idea of showing them just how far ahead of them you are. Drawn to the idea of training them the way you taught countless mortals across the face of creation.
Your reflections come to a grinding halt. That was not your thought. It was a fragment, a flash, of something... someone else. There was no other presence in your mind, no threat. And yet you shivered as you put away the mats. You know, somehow, that what you felt was old. Old in a way that no marble statue or time-worn monument could be. There was a time gods and monsters ruled the Earth, you are certain, and not the consensus of men. Then the moment passes, and you are alone.
The day is half done, and the night fast approaches. You will fight again, as you will every night, until either you or the vampires that rule this city are destroyed. You turn to find Ivo and decide upon your next move.
Elsewhere, in dimly lit conference rooms and data analysis centres, something unusual is noticed. A clock that goes tock, and not tick. A cog slightly out of place, a note played slightly out of time. A behemoth of lies and cutouts and smoke-filled rooms turns its gaze ever so slowly onto this new breed of reality deviants. Two, popping up in the same city? Each in the sway of one local faction, urging them to war? Other concerns reign supreme for the moment - the red star that grows ever brighter to the enlightened telescopes of the Void Engineers, the rumblings of war and apocalypse that every source in every half baked collection of reality deviants is reporting on, and the disruption on Autochtonia.
So they will not turn their full and mighty gaze onto this odd little war just yet. A young field agent, with a capable team and some less subtle backup, should be more than enough to half the situation before it gets too public.
Melbourne is on the brink of supernatural war between the scattered mages of the Traditions and the more organised Camarilla. On the first night of the conflict, who struck first? Who drew the attention of an unremarkable man, recently arrived, with orders to investigate and contain the situation?
[x] The Mages, now knowing that war for the city was unavoidable, struck first. They attacked the Camarilla's places of power during the day, trying to drive them from their shelters.
[x] The Camarilla, long unwilling to attack willworkers in their dens, knew they now had no choice. They gathered their remaining forces, hopefully that it would be enough to defeat whatever preparations the mages have made.
End arc one.
You raise your practice blade, and your mentor does the same. The two of you have sparred before, but not like this. You have no idea how magic relates to swinging a sword around, but you focus your senses on the well of sunlight within you and trust that it will see you through. Ivo steps forward, faster than you've ever seen him. Superhumanly fast, like the vampires, you'd faced earlier. The sunlight sings to you, and the world slows down.
Ivo's stance has changed from the one you're used to in subtle ways. You can feel the whispers of power in his movements, you can feel something pushing back against them and you understand that he is using magic. His strike comes at you, and it is such a perfect blow that no mortal woman could have withstood it. You step into the blow, supernatural skill and strength allowing you to deflect it. His eyes widen as you move with speed equal to his own, and skill greater than his.
Your counterstrike is simple, and yet perfect. Your previous block has manoeuvred your mentor into a position where he can only choose how badly he will be hit. He tries to move with the blow, lessen the force, and you feel that he is oddly resilient as you practice blade slams into him. Then you feel the pulse of golden energy send him flying, and he slams into the wall of a nearby building pressed so tightly against his that there is no real gap to fall down. He seems to skid in the air, slowing significantly and softening his landing.
"Now that is an improvement since our last sparring session. I can see that not even Awakened swordplay will let me past that guard of yours. Let's see how you handle this!" He shouts and swings his sword through the air. A crescent beam of silver energy flys towards you, and you abandon your instinct to leap out of the way. The whispers deep in your soul, in that vast reservoir of sunlight that powers you, tell you that your blade will turn aside all blows. The magics of this fallen age are no exception.
You stand your ground, your sword glowing a soft gold, and strike the beam. It splits apart, leaving you unharmed, and you simply smile at your teacher.
"Fancy light show. Have you got something a little more impressive?" you ask, though privately you would really like to learn how to fire sword-beams at people. You've imagined doing that ever since you discovered anime, and the fact that people can really do that is just plain cool.
You prepare for your mentor's next test. He doesn't use more magical martial arts, fire off a hadouken at you, or even simply charge at you. He disappears, and you step back in shock. Then, you hear a slight shifting of gravel. The sunlight whispers to move your blade, and so you do. Your practice blade clashes with Ivo's, and as he reappears he launches more attacks against you, but they struggle to penetrate your defence. He steps back from the onslaught, and you strike once more. You are deflected once, but that opening is enough. Ivo's practice sword goes spinning out of his hands, and you catch it without looking away from your mentor.
"Well, I've learnt one thing from that - I have no fucking clue what you are," Ivo said, as you hand him back the practice sword.
"Aren't you meant to be, like, a real wizard? How do you not know?" you reply, a little confused. You're not sure how what he did was all that different to what you could do.
"Most of the supernatural world likes keeping their secrets... well secret. People who look too deeply into old lore or obscure history tend to walk into a dimly lit alley one day not walk out again. Mostly, though, you're just really weird. You're not a mage - you don't have to deal with paradox. You're not some sort of static magician either, though that was my first thought. But whatever power you're using, I've never seen it before,"
"Paradox? Static magician? I think we've established that I never went to Hogwarts," you reply, feeling a little out of your depth. The Harry Potter jokes would probably annoy the wizards, you realised, but they could learn to deal with it.
"Right, I'm sorry. The basics are that reality is defined by the consensus of humanity - and magic that doesn't fit that consensus is harder and more unpredictable when it's observed. But that doesn't seem to apply to you. Or, at least in the way that it doesn't apply to other supernatural creatures," Ivo says, looking at you oddly.
"That's... that's some weird shit. How come I can just go full golden superwoman without caring about that?"
"I'm sure the answer to that is something quite a few mages would kill for. Luckily, you seem to have the same sort of innate resistance to magic as vampires and the like. It's not that powerful right now, but you could work to improve it,"
"Huh. Did I mention that I can parry bullets now?" you ask, though you know you haven't brought it up yet.
"No, and that is concerning. I've never seen that done by one of the night folk other than a mage. And even then, it's rare. Much simpler to create a bulletproof shirt or deflect them slightly," Ivo says.
The two of you talk a little while longer, circling around the strangeness of your powers. Ivo doesn't know what they are, but he agrees with what you've been doing with them. Soon enough you're going through the comfortable motions of teaching the children's class, itching to call on the sunlight within you enhance yourself. Even though you know it would only be a waste of energy, you're drawn to the idea of showing them just how far ahead of them you are. Drawn to the idea of training them the way you taught countless mortals across the face of creation.
Your reflections come to a grinding halt. That was not your thought. It was a fragment, a flash, of something... someone else. There was no other presence in your mind, no threat. And yet you shivered as you put away the mats. You know, somehow, that what you felt was old. Old in a way that no marble statue or time-worn monument could be. There was a time gods and monsters ruled the Earth, you are certain, and not the consensus of men. Then the moment passes, and you are alone.
The day is half done, and the night fast approaches. You will fight again, as you will every night, until either you or the vampires that rule this city are destroyed. You turn to find Ivo and decide upon your next move.
Elsewhere, in dimly lit conference rooms and data analysis centres, something unusual is noticed. A clock that goes tock, and not tick. A cog slightly out of place, a note played slightly out of time. A behemoth of lies and cutouts and smoke-filled rooms turns its gaze ever so slowly onto this new breed of reality deviants. Two, popping up in the same city? Each in the sway of one local faction, urging them to war? Other concerns reign supreme for the moment - the red star that grows ever brighter to the enlightened telescopes of the Void Engineers, the rumblings of war and apocalypse that every source in every half baked collection of reality deviants is reporting on, and the disruption on Autochtonia.
So they will not turn their full and mighty gaze onto this odd little war just yet. A young field agent, with a capable team and some less subtle backup, should be more than enough to half the situation before it gets too public.
Melbourne is on the brink of supernatural war between the scattered mages of the Traditions and the more organised Camarilla. On the first night of the conflict, who struck first? Who drew the attention of an unremarkable man, recently arrived, with orders to investigate and contain the situation?
[x] The Mages, now knowing that war for the city was unavoidable, struck first. They attacked the Camarilla's places of power during the day, trying to drive them from their shelters.
[x] The Camarilla, long unwilling to attack willworkers in their dens, knew they now had no choice. They gathered their remaining forces, hopefully that it would be enough to defeat whatever preparations the mages have made.
End arc one.