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1d4chan>Yamiblade: /* The Five Maidens */

2023-06-01T18:00:56Z

The Five Maidens

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	The Five Maidens are:		The Five Maidens are:
	* Mercury, the Maiden of Journeys		* Mercury, the Maiden of Journeys
	* Venus, the Maiden of Serenity		* Venus, the "Maiden" of Serenity
	* Mars, the Maiden of Battles		* Mars, the Maiden of Battles
	* Jupiter, the Maiden of Secrets		* Jupiter, the Maiden of Secrets

104.220.162.108: /* Deathlords */

2023-05-27T00:57:15Z

Deathlords

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	As may be expected, they like to fight and argue with each other a lot, which makes even some of their greatest successes a comedy of errors. The Great Contagion, as previously mentioned? Yeah, the only reason it only killed most of all life in Creation was because two other Deathlords (Eye and Seven Despairs and The First and Forsaken Lion), went out and invited the fair folk to invade Creation, which ended up uniting all of Creation against a common cause, and gave the world the strength and focus to endure the plague, plus it screwed enough with creation's reality that the plague stopped working right.		As may be expected, they like to fight and argue with each other a lot, which makes even some of their greatest successes a comedy of errors. The Great Contagion, as previously mentioned? Yeah, the only reason it only killed most of all life in Creation was because two other Deathlords (Eye and Seven Despairs and The First and Forsaken Lion), went out and invited the fair folk to invade Creation, which ended up uniting all of Creation against a common cause, and gave the world the strength and focus to endure the plague, plus it screwed enough with creation's reality that the plague stopped working right.

	The other thing that seems to get in the way them succeeding are, ironically, the Neverborn themselves. As ~~they~~ Neverborn hate the state they are in, they hate it when the Deathlords don't preform to total perfection and brutally punish them for it. The First and Forsaken Lion, for example, is actually waiting to come up with a plan because he wants to be sure the plan will work out of fear it might not and getting punished like when he displeased the Neverborn in the past.		The other thing that seems to get in the way them succeeding are, ironically, the Neverborn themselves. As the Neverborn hate the state they are in, they hate it when the Deathlords don't preform to total perfection and brutally punish them for it. The First and Forsaken Lion, for example, is actually waiting to come up with a plan because he wants to be sure the plan will work out of fear it might not and getting punished like when he displeased the Neverborn in the past.

	* '''Bishop of the Chalcedony Thurible:''' possibly the craziest Deathlord (though the Dowager and Eye and Seven Despairs are giving him a run for his money), convinced that he can convince Creation to murder itself through pure rhetoric. Currently running a rather large suicide cult based in Creation's equivalent of the Gobi Desert. Might actually be onto something, because going on genocidal killing sprees generally just causes souls to reincarnate rather than become ghosts or fall into Oblivion. Also, his battle form is covered in dicks, absolutely no explanation is given (might be a commentary on sex abuse in the clergy, but he's always been characterized as too crazy to really take an interest in procreation or understand human biology).		* '''Bishop of the Chalcedony Thurible:''' possibly the craziest Deathlord (though the Dowager and Eye and Seven Despairs are giving him a run for his money), convinced that he can convince Creation to murder itself through pure rhetoric. Currently running a rather large suicide cult based in Creation's equivalent of the Gobi Desert. Might actually be onto something, because going on genocidal killing sprees generally just causes souls to reincarnate rather than become ghosts or fall into Oblivion. Also, his battle form is covered in dicks, absolutely no explanation is given (might be a commentary on sex abuse in the clergy, but he's always been characterized as too crazy to really take an interest in procreation or understand human biology).

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	And this is how the game can possibly end.		And this is how the game can possibly end.

	"Oh man! This sucks," said the Scarlet Empress. "When I die whoever takes over is going to screw up everything I worked for! What am I going to do?" She then found out that if she wrote ''The-Broken-Wing-Crane'' (which is pretty much the Necronomicon) she'd be immortal. "Aight I finished the Necronomicon! Now I'm immortal!"		"Oh man! This sucks," said the Scarlet Empress. "When I die whoever takes over is going to screw up everything I worked for! What am I going to do?" She then found out that if she wrote ''The-Broken-Wing-Crane'' (which is pretty much the Necronomicon) she'd be immortal. "Aight I finished the Not-Necronomicon! Now I'm immortal!"

	"Sucker!" Said the Yozi known as the Ebon Dragon, as he dragged the Scarlet Empress off to Hell. There he brainwashed her [[/d/\|with tentacles]] as his slave. He then said to the other Yozi "I've got a plan to get us out of here, any of you in?"		"Sucker!" Said the Yozi known as the Ebon Dragon, as he dragged the Scarlet Empress off to Hell. There he brainwashed her [[/d/\|with tentacles]] as his slave. He then said to the other Yozi "I've got a plan to get us out of here, any of you in?"

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			Interestingly, there's an alternate plot listed, though doesn't get nearly the page count it deserves. If the Scarlet Empress dies early on, then she falls to the Underworld as a mere ghost, though one with a ''lot'' of essence and relics. The Neverborn then find her, and go "Hey, congrats on that whole 'ruling creation' thing you managed, it was pretty awesome. They guy who tortured and defiled you is about to finish conquering it though, so you wanna destroy it all instead?" The Scarlet Empress agrees, and so they then summon Black Heron, who gets her soul ripped out and invested into the Scarlet Empress, to create a new Deathlord. Said Deathlord then in a supreme act of badassholery worthy of the Ebon Dragon, goes "Fuck you all, Neverborn and Yozi alike. I established the Realm when I was just a Dragonblooded, and now I'm a fucking Deathlord. I'm going to conquer all of your asses and rule Creation and the Underworld alike under the banner of the Realm." Alternatively, she can snags a blessing from Unconquered Sun, letting her turn ''all'' of her undead followers into discount Exalted. Those followers, of course, number in the millions. And include quite a few First Age Solars. Yeah.
	(Interestingly, there's an alternate plot listed, though doesn't get nearly the page count it deserves. If the Scarlet Empress dies early on, then she falls to the Underworld as a mere ghost, though one with a ''lot'' of essence and relics. The Neverborn then find her, and go "Hey, congrats on that whole 'ruling creation' thing you managed, it was pretty awesome. They guy who tortured and defiled you is about to finish conquering it though, so you wanna destroy it all instead?" The Scarlet Empress agrees, and so they then summon Black Heron, who gets her soul ripped out and invested into the Scarlet Empress, to create a new Deathlord.

	Said Deathlord then in a supreme act of badassholery worthy of the Ebon Dragon, goes "Fuck you all, Neverborn and Yozi alike. I established the Realm when I was just a Dragonblooded, and now I'm a fucking Deathlord. I'm going to conquer all of your asses and rule Creation and the Underworld alike under the banner of the Realm." ~~And then~~ snags a blessing from Unconquered Sun, letting her turn ''all'' of her undead followers, ~~numbering~~ in the millions~~, into discount Exalted~~.)

	==Important Elements==		==Important Elements==

47.187.196.22: /* Return of Scarlet Empress */

2023-05-01T10:33:48Z

Return of Scarlet Empress

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	"Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!" said the Yozis still in Hell and then proceeded to commit demon genocide.		"Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!" said the Yozis still in Hell and then proceeded to commit demon genocide.

	Back on Creation the Apocalypse and Ragnarok are happening at the same time, the Exalted gather mighty armies to fight the forces of the Ebon Dragon in a mighty battle, and the Scarlet Empress likely dies of an incurable condition called a Daiklave to the chest. The Ebon Dragon is defeated, the day is saved, and everyone lives happily ever ~~after…~~		Back on Creation the Apocalypse and Ragnarok are happening at the same time, the Exalted gather mighty armies to fight the forces of the Ebon Dragon in a mighty battle, and the Scarlet Empress likely dies of an incurable condition called a Daiklave to the chest. The Ebon Dragon is defeated, the day is saved, and everyone lives happily ever after, The End…

	Except for the part where the Ebon Dragon is now in hiding unless you killed him; in that case he's now a Neverborn. Speaking of the Underworld there are a lot more ghosts in there for the Deathlords and Neverborn to take advantage of. Also more of Creation possibly was taken by the Wyld via the Fair Folk, the remaining Yozis are still trapped in Hell and now know they can get out and the fact the world is a much bigger mess and in more disarray than it was before. So Huzzah?		Except for the part where the Ebon Dragon is now in hiding unless you killed him; in that case he's now a Neverborn. Speaking of the Underworld there are a lot more ghosts in there for the Deathlords and Neverborn to take advantage of. Also more of Creation possibly was taken by the Wyld via the Fair Folk, the remaining Yozis are still trapped in Hell and now know they can get out and the fact the world is a much bigger mess and in more disarray than it was before. So Huzzah?
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	Interestingly, there's an alternate plot listed, though doesn't get nearly the page count it deserves. If the Scarlet Empress dies early on, then she falls to the Underworld as a mere ghost, though one with a ''lot'' of essence and relics. The Neverborn then find her, and go "Hey, congrats on that whole 'ruling creation' thing you managed, it was pretty awesome. They guy who tortured and defiled you is about to finish conquering it though, so you wanna destroy it all instead?" The Scarlet Empress agrees, and so they then summon Black Heron, who gets her soul ripped out and invested into the Scarlet Empress, to create a new Deathlord.		(Interestingly, there's an alternate plot listed, though doesn't get nearly the page count it deserves. If the Scarlet Empress dies early on, then she falls to the Underworld as a mere ghost, though one with a ''lot'' of essence and relics. The Neverborn then find her, and go "Hey, congrats on that whole 'ruling creation' thing you managed, it was pretty awesome. They guy who tortured and defiled you is about to finish conquering it though, so you wanna destroy it all instead?" The Scarlet Empress agrees, and so they then summon Black Heron, who gets her soul ripped out and invested into the Scarlet Empress, to create a new Deathlord.

	Said Deathlord then in a supreme act of badassholery worthy of the Ebon Dragon, goes "Fuck you all, Neverborn and Yozi alike. I established the Realm when I was just a Dragonblooded, and now I'm a fucking Deathlord. I'm going to conquer all of your asses and rule Creation and the Underworld alike under the banner of the Realm." And then snags a blessing from Unconquered Sun, letting her turn ''all'' of her undead followers, numbering in the millions, into discount Exalted.		Said Deathlord then in a supreme act of badassholery worthy of the Ebon Dragon, goes "Fuck you all, Neverborn and Yozi alike. I established the Realm when I was just a Dragonblooded, and now I'm a fucking Deathlord. I'm going to conquer all of your asses and rule Creation and the Underworld alike under the banner of the Realm." And then snags a blessing from Unconquered Sun, letting her turn ''all'' of her undead followers, numbering in the millions, into discount Exalted.)

	==Important Elements==		==Important Elements==

47.187.196.22: /* The Usurpation and the Immaculate Order */

2023-05-01T10:16:32Z

The Usurpation and the Immaculate Order

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	"Hey, what the hell, guys?" The people said. "Those Solar and Lunar guys were fucking awesome! Why the hell did you kill them?"		"Hey, what the hell, guys?" The people said. "Those Solar and Lunar guys were fucking awesome! Why the hell did you kill them?"

	"Um, well, you see..." and the Sidereals jumped to there rescue and whispered in to there ears what to tell the people. The Dragon-Blooded said as the Sidereals came up with a solution. Eventually, one of them said, "...because they were DEMONS possessing mortals! Yeah, that's the ~~trick~~!" And so the Immaculate Order was invented, a religion that almost everyone in the Realm follows, which paints all Celestial Exalted as evil "Anathema", demons that possess awesome people and turn them into cunning evil monsters. Which, to be fair, is technically true. Wyld Hunts (think modern special forces with magitech in a mostly standard fantasy setting) are sent out to kill Celestials and keep the status quo all status quo-y.		"Um, well, you see..." and the Sidereals jumped to there rescue and whispered in to there ears what to tell the people. The Dragon-Blooded said as the Sidereals came up with a solution. Eventually, one of them said, "...because they were DEMONS possessing mortals! Yeah, Yeah, that's the ticket!" And so the Immaculate Order was invented, a religion that almost everyone in the Realm follows, which paints all Celestial Exalted as evil "Anathema", demons that possess awesome people and turn them into cunning evil monsters. Which, to be fair, is technically true. Wyld Hunts (think modern special forces with magitech in a mostly standard fantasy setting) are sent out to kill Celestials and keep the status quo all status quo-y.

	===The Great Contagion and the Balorian Crusade===		===The Great Contagion and the Balorian Crusade===

37.102.112.47: /* Celestial Martial Arts */

2023-01-18T11:00:38Z

Celestial Martial Arts

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	CMAs are the most common martial arts in the game, and while blocked to Dragonblooded unless they get some special training, then everyone else usually goes for these. The effects players can gain from these martial arts are what most people will think of when thinking magical martial arts.		CMAs are the most common martial arts in the game, and while blocked to Dragonblooded unless they get some special training, then everyone else usually goes for these. The effects players can gain from these martial arts are what most people will think of when thinking magical martial arts.

	A good example of this from 2nd edition was Solar Hero Style, AKA [[https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Fist_of_the_North_Star Fist of the Daystar Style]], which can allow a player character to punch people so hard that they'll fly off several dozen yards and take damage if they hit stuff on the way, or throw people around like ragdolls, or kick down massive castle walls or gates with a single blow, or use giant Yak-creatures as weapons. Think Dragon Ball Z style fighting (without energy beams) and you'll only be wrong on the parts where it doesn't matter.		A good example of this from 2nd edition was Solar Hero Style, AKA [[https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Fist_of_the_North_Star Fist of the Daystar Style]], which can allow a player character to punch people so hard that they'll fly off several dozen yards and take damage if they hit stuff on the way, or throw people around like ragdolls, or kick down massive castle walls or gates with a single blow, or use giant Yak-creatures as weapons. Think Dragon Ball Z style fighting (without energy beams, until 3E added them as well) and you'll only be wrong on the parts where it doesn't matter.

	Of other commonly seen CMAs there are the five Celestial Dragon styles, which can reasonably easily be summon up as "Avatar the last airbender, only they kills people and spirits really damn good". Celestial Water Dragon style lets you scream a tsunami to melt faces, Fire Dragon style can let you light other people's essence on fire inside them, making them burn from within, and so on. Any Solar is wise to take heed when facing a master of any of these styles, as they can turn an otherwise unassuming Dragonblooded exalt into a major threat, very quickly.		Of other commonly seen CMAs there are the five Celestial Dragon styles, which can reasonably easily be summon up as "Avatar the last airbender, only they kills people and spirits really damn good". Celestial Water Dragon style lets you scream a tsunami to melt faces, Fire Dragon style can let you light other people's essence on fire inside them, making them burn from within, and so on. Any Solar is wise to take heed when facing a master of any of these styles, as they can turn an otherwise unassuming Dragonblooded exalt into a major threat, very quickly.

37.102.0.225: /* Sorcery */

2023-01-05T23:47:21Z

Sorcery

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	The story goes this: shortly after the Primordial War there was a Twilight Solar named Brigid. She was uncharacteristically lame for a Solar, and underperformed in the War, about which she was angsting (that and her husband dying in the war). Then one day a spirit appeared in front of her and told her: "You'll become Mother of Sorcery, and all badass, but you must go on a quest". She answered: "Okay, why the fuck not, better than brooding", and took off. She traveled, learned, was humbled and conquered her fear, and then sacrificed her old self, wimpy and helpless, and discovered that these were the Trials of a Sorcery, of which she became the first user. Then the Sun himself appeared before her, congratulating her on finding her true calling.		The story goes this: shortly after the Primordial War there was a Twilight Solar named Brigid. She was uncharacteristically lame for a Solar, and underperformed in the War, about which she was angsting (that and her husband dying in the war). Then one day a spirit appeared in front of her and told her: "You'll become Mother of Sorcery, and all badass, but you must go on a quest". She answered: "Okay, why the fuck not, better than brooding", and took off. She traveled, learned, was humbled and conquered her fear, and then sacrificed her old self, wimpy and helpless, and discovered that these were the Trials of a Sorcery, of which she became the first user. Then the Sun himself appeared before her, congratulating her on finding her true calling.

	"Lol, sucker!" said Yozis in Malfeas. Because the spirit was a demon Mara, and the whole thing was a plot to teach Exalted a spell for summoning demons from Malfeas, who could then wreak havok in Creation.		"Lol, sucker!" said Yozis in Malfeas. Because the spirit was a demon ,Mara, and the whole thing was a plot to teach Exalted a spell for summoning demons from Malfeas, who could then wreak havok in Creation.
	"Lol, suckers!" said Unconquered Sun, because he knew about a demon, but sorcery was too damn useful to be worth the risk.		"Lol, suckers!" said Unconquered Sun, because he knew about a demon, but sorcery was too damn useful to be worth the risk.