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