WelcometomyFATEconversionofExalted,aworkinprogress

ThisdocumentcontainsmyhumbleattempttoamodifiedversionofFATECoretoplaytheepiccampaignsofWhiteWolfsExalted.

Skills:

Dawn:Brawl,Fight,Shooting,War*

Zenith:Deceit,Physique,Rapport,Will

Twilight:Crafts,Investigation,Lore,Occult

Night:Athletics,Burglary,Notice,Stealth

Eclipse:Bureaucracy,Contacts,Empathy,Travel*

Charactergeneration

Charactergenerationremainsmostlyunchanged.Conceptsremainunchanged.IfthecharacterissomekindofExaltedthehighconceptshouldreflectthis.Andincasesoftheexaltedthetroubleaspectshouldreflectthetaintofthegreatcurse.(seenotesforalternativeoptions)

IfacharacterisoneoftheExaltedtheytreattheircasteskillsasonehigherthantheiractualrank.Thoughthiscannotraiseaskilloverthenormalskillcap.Basicallysomefreeskillpointsyay.

Artefactsandmanses

Acharacterstartswith3artifactpointsthatcanbeusedtobuyuptothreeartifacts.

Optionallyaplayercanspendmoreofhisartefactonasingleartefactinordertoincreaseitspotencyortheabilitiesithas.

CharmsandsupernaturalpowersExaltedcharacterscanpick5charmsatthestartofthegame.Playersareencouragedtomaketheirowncharms,inpartbecauseIdontwanttobeburdenedwiththetaskofbuildingallthecharmsmyself.Moreoncharmguidelinesinthecharms&magicchapterlateron.

Essence

CharacterswithenlightenedessenceaddanotherstresstracktotheircharactersheetmarkedAnima.Thistrackcomeswithasmanyboxesasthecharactersessencescore.

Allcharactersstartwithanessencescoreof1beforestunts.

Thisessencetrackcomeswithitsownsetofconsequences.HowmanyconsequencesdependsonthetypeofExaltorsupernatural.

Charactertype Consequences Maximumessence

Celestialexalted Minor,moderate,Severe 4

DragonBlooded,demon,terrestrialgod

Moderate,Severe 3

GodBlooded Minor,moderate 3

enlightenedmortal Minor 2Therearesomecreatures,suchascelestialgods,secondandthirdcircledemons,deathlordsandthefairfolk.Theirmaximumratingsandconsequencesareleftuptothestoryteller.

Charmsandcharmcreation:

IntheclassicExaltedsystemcharmsaretheallandeverythingofthesystem.IcouldntfindacountonlinebutIsuspectthatforExalted2etherearenowwellover200charmspublished.ConvertingallthesetoFATEwouldbeapointlessexercise.Buttheycantbeomittedeither.TheyrethebreadandbutterofExaltedpower.SoratherthantryingtotranslateallthesecharmsintoFATEversionsIllprovideafewguidelinesinthischapteronhowtomakeyourown.

Charmcosts:

Usingacharminflictsstressonyourcharmessencetrackequaltothecharmsessencerating.

SoEssence1charmsinflictonestress,essence2,inflictstwoandsoon.

Acharactercancombineallthecharmsheorsheknowsaddingtheircosttogetherinonesingleattackonthecharactersstressbar.

Charmlevelsandtheirbenefits:

Essenceonecharmsgenerallyprovidetheirbenefitforoneactionoroneexchange.

Essencetwocharmsprovidebiggerbenefitsorlongerlastingbenefits,usuallyonescene.

EssencethreecharmsprovidesignificantbenefitsincludingperfecteffectssuchastheHeavenlyGuardiandefense.

Therearealsocharmsthatprovideapermanentbenefittoacharacter,suchasoxbodytechnique.

Someofthethingscharmscandoforyouare:

ImmunitySomeeffectorsystemdoesntapplytoyou.Youneedntworryaboutzones,ornothavingequipment,orbeingsurprised.Ifthisisaminororrarecircumstance,sometimesthereisanadditionalminorbonus.EmpowerTheactionsyoutakearesupernaturallyeffective.Mortalsgenerallycannotstopyouandevenothersupernaturalswillneedtomakeanefforttoresistyou.SubstitutionYoucanlendsomeoneorsomegroupyourskillinsomesituation.ExceptionYouhaveanoptionavailabletoyouthatothersdonot.YoucanuseBoostsinstrangeways,oryoucanuseyourskillinanunusualsituation.Examplecharms:Tier1:CallthebladeAtanymomenttheplayermayspendessencetocallaweapontohishandinaninstant.Hedoesnotneedtotakeasupplementalactiontoreadyaweaponwhenusingthischarm.Thischarmcanalsobeusedtoremovebooststhathavelefthimdisarmedbylettinghisweaponspringbackintohishandsonitsownaccord.Providedtheweaponiswithin3zonesofthecharacter.DippingSwallowdefenseWhenattackedbymultiplecharacters(oramobofnamelessNPCs)thecharactercanadd1toallhisdefendactionsforoneexchange.Orremoveoneboost/aspectthathindershimandisrelatedtohimbeingoutnumbered.HungryTigerTechniqueWhenusedthischarmincreasestheweaponratingofanattackbyone.Tier2:GloriousSolarSaberThesolardrawsforthaweaponmadeofpuresunlightwiththeweaponratingequaltothelawgiversessence.Theaestheticsoftheweaponareleftuptotheplayer.(Authorsnote:WritingthisatthetimethatIhaventyetfiguredouttheprecisestatsforalltheweapons.AtthismomentImworkingwiththeassumptionthatmundaneweaponswillberatedWeapon1,daiklavesandsuchweapon2)Oneweapon,twoblowsThecharactercanmakeoneadditionalattackduringthisexchangeprovidedthesecondattackismadeagainstadifferentcharacterthanthefirst.Tier3:

HeavenlyGuardianDefenseOneofthemostpotenttoolsinthearsenaloftheExalted.Theabilitytostandinfrontoftheoncomingblazeandjustsayno.UsingthischarmwilllettheExaltedperfectlydefendagainstanysinglephysicalattackdirectedathisperson.

Panoply

FromthehumbleknifetothemightGrandDaiklavethepanoplyoftheExaltedisalmostasdefiningtoagameascharmsare.Theydefinecharactersinthemostvisibleway,wrappingthemingloriousgoldenarmor,lettingthemwieldweaponsthatblazewiththelightofthesunetc.yougetthejist.

Weaponshavearatingof1forsmallweaponssuchasknivesand2forlargerweaponslikeswordsandtwohandedweapons.SuggestedisusingtheDamagefloorsandceilingssystemfoundinthesystemtoolkit.

ArmorcomesinLightandmediumvarietiesprovidingadamageceilingof4and3respectively.

Artifactweaponsstartwithaweaponratingof2andoneSFX.EveryadditionalartefactpointspentinthecreationofanartefactweaponcanbeusedtoaddanotherSFXorincreaseitsweaponratingbyone.

ArtifactarmorstartswitharatingofthreeandoneSFX.Andlikewiseeveryadditionalartefactpointspentonthecreationofanartifactarmorcandecreasethearmorratingby1oraddanadditionalSFX.

Artifacttools,magiccrownsaremoredifficulttoturnintospecificstatssincetheirfunctionalitydifferssowidely.Storytellersandplayersareencouragedtoworktogetherinordertocreateappropriateartifacts.

Suggestionsforcreatingartefactsarethatiftheyaugmentaskill,theaugmentationshouldbe

AuthorNotes:

Onperfectattacks:

Ithinkthereshouldbe,it'sapartofExalted'sthemethatthechosencanbasicallydotheimpossible.

[22:27:27]JaapStoel:Itwouldbeoneofthose3rdtiercharmsthough.SoaPCcouldpullitoffahandfuloftimesinaconflict.Butthat'sgonnatakethebulkofhispower.

[22:28:37]JaapStoel:IE:Essence3solarhas3stressboxesand3consequences.Firstperfecttakeshis3rdstressbox.2ndperfectsforcesthe1stor2ndboxplusaminorconsequence,the3rdand4thcausemoderateandmajorconsequences.

Onbuildingcharms:

Charmsareseparatefromstuntsandcomein3tiers.Eachtierinflictingmorestressontheessencetrackoftheexaltusingthecharm.Charmusageisdeclaredandstressinflictedbeforetheoutcomeoftheactionisdecided.

Tier1inflicts1stressperuse,tier2inflicts2stressandtier3inflicts3stress.

Anexalt(Orothersupernatural)hasastresstrackequaltohisessenceratingandanumberofconsequencesdependingonthenatureofhischaracter.Enlightenedmortalswillhaveonlyoneconsequence,terrestrialexalted2,celestialexalted3.

Note:figureoutconsequencesforothertypesofsupernaturalswhodonthaveanimabanners.Demons,Rakshaetc.

Animaconsequencesfademorequicklywhencomparedtoregularconsequences.Theywouldntlastmorethanacoupleofscenesanditsuptostorytellerdiscretiontoseehowlongitwilltakethemtofade.

OfcoursePCslyinglow/hidinguntiltheconsequencesfadearegoodgroundstocompel!

Whatcancharmsdo?ImmunitySomeeffectorsystemdoesntapplytoyou.Youneedntworryaboutzones,ornothavingequipment,orbeingsurprised.Ifthisisaminororrarecircumstance,sometimesthereisanadditionalminorbonus.IrresistibleYoucanperformsomesortofaction,andmortalscannotstopyou.SupernaturalbeingscanresistyoubutyougetaBoostagainsttheireffortsiftheirEssenceislowerthanyours.SubstitutionYoucanlendsomeoneorsomegroupyourskillinsomesituation.ExceptionYouhaveanoptionavailabletoyouthatothersdonot.YoucanuseBoostsinstrangeways,oryoucanuseyourskillinanunusualsituation.Tier1charmsusuallylastforonly1actionwhentheyprovidethesebenefits.Tier2charmscanprovidelargerbenefits.Allowingmoreimpossiblesituations,largerbonusesorpreventingothersfromresistingunlesstheyactivelyusemagic/essencetoopposeyou.Ortheycanprovidethesamebenefitsastier1charmsbutlastingforanentirescene/conflict.Tier3charmsletyoudothereallyimpossible.Perfectattacksanddefensesfallintothesecategoriesaswellaseffectsthatletyouaffectmultiplepeopleorlargergroupsatonce.

Asaroughguidelineastohowmuchstressacharmcanaddtoanaction(Ifsuchanactioninflictsstress)roughlysaythatthecharmshouldnotaddmorethenitsownratinginstress.Combiningcharms:Allcharactersarefreetocombinethecharmstheyhaveattheirdisposal,providedtheyallsupporttheactionthecharacterisundertaking.Usingacharmthathelpswithrecitingpoetryisntgoingtodomuchwhenyouretryingtohackapartanundeadwarmachine(butpointsforstyle).Howeverwhentheydocombinecharmslikethis,thecostofthesecharmsiscombinedintoasinglehitofstress.Sousingatier1andatier2charmtogetherinacombowillrequireyoutomarkoffyour3rdstressbox,youcantmarkoffbox1and2.Bepreparedtotakeconsequenceswhenyoustartusingpowerfulcombos.