andrew.d.scott_at_... wrote:
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> Ok. Here's where I'm at today:
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> (Type) Caste Solar is now a straight ability. It represents the
essence enhanced might that comes with exaltation and includes anima
banner, longevity and prodigous skill in those abilities relevant to
one's caste. (Type) Caste Solar costs 3HP to improve.
So the ability can be used to create your anima banner, resist things
involving aging or disease, used to do things involving being super fast
or strong, and maybe for anything requiring lots of essence? Any skill
you want to be badass at that isn't part of your excellencies is here?
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> Solar (Ability) Excellencies are umbrella keywords. They represent
supernatural expertise and charm bundles. Characters may start with up
to five excellencies, with no more than two being non-caste.
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> [Note: Although picking an excellency native to one's caste might
seem like replication its inclusion is deliberate. Excellencies grant
specificity advantage as well as access to charms. A dawn caste solar
focussing on becoming a supernaturally prodigious swordsman doesn't need
to raise his Dawn Caste Solar ability to do so.]
OK. I can see where this works.
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> Characters start with up to three individual charms which are drawn
from caste excellencies or selected non-caste excellencies. Charms cost
1HP to buy and raise. Their rating is equal to their parent excellency
plus whatever improvements are purchased.
So basically they are within the umbrella keyword?
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> Returning to our newly created Dawn Caste character, his exaltation
now looks like this:
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> Dawn Caste Solar � 18
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> Solar Archery Excellency � 15
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> Solar Melee Excellency � 1W5 (Heavenly Guardian Defence +1, Hungry
Tiger +1)
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> Solar Stealth Excellency - 13
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> Thoughts?
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It does seem to give you the crunch you want from the castes and excellencies while still staying fairly flexible. This seems to almost require a list approach instead of a paragraph for generating characters, though.
LC
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