In reply to Loom of Fate (msg # 35):

Newb question #36 (or something, I stopped counting):  Character sheet has a spot for "Anima".  What do I put there?  There's multiple anima effects, yeah?  More than fit into the little tiny space . . .

"Anima" in this case is "iconic anima banner." What does it look like when you get super-glowy and light up miles around? They're usually animals or symbolic objects for solars. Just go full anime brain on it, if you're so inclined.

to check, purchasing an exellency in a ability costs 1 choice of charm? and are there options for exellencies or is it flat 1 mote = 1 extra dice in this ed? (played mostly 2nd ed so forgive me)

Ignore above re-read and answered myself haha
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In reply to Rainbow of Iron Ravens (msg # 38):

We get a free excellency for each Caste and Favoured ability, yes?

You get one Free Excellency for each Caste and Favored Ability that you have at least 1 dot in, as well as any ability you buy a charm in. So for example Aiyana does not favor Socialize, but because I bought Motive-Discerning Technique I get the Socialize Excellency as well.

Yeah. Celestials don't buy excellencies in this edition. Makes life easier in many ways.

What they said! :)

Bringin' this one back, boss. Thoughts? I guess part of it is about which direction you think we're going next and how quickly you want all of us together.

I'd say Riverspeak is a safe bet to let you get by in most locations.  I'm leaning towards the South for where to start right now, but if anyone doesn't know, Exalted can draft far and wide pretty easily!

In reply to Loom of Fate (msg # 44):

So, "Languages" Merit gives us a language in addition to our "native tongue".  Assuming Salmon is from the East, but is in the Realm, would he be more likely to speak "Low" or "High" tongue as a native language, or Forest tongue?

Foresttongue is used in the "deep" East. The Scavenger Lands (the giant eastern part of the Threshold) uses Riverspeak. If that's where Salmon is from, Riverspeak would be his native language. You'd pick up merit dots for either version of modern Realm...the "right" version would likely depend on how much time Salmon's spent dealing with the upper crust of Realm society.

sheet is mostly complete, hoping to finihs tomorrow, typing out charms takes ages lol

In reply to Rainbow of Iron Ravens (msg # 47):

Just wanted to write and say thanks to all who've taken the time (and had the patience) to answer my questions.  I think Seven-Tailed Salmon is pretty much ready.  Looking forward to play!

I will do my sheet today, I'm a little behind.

In reply to Cathak Raiyah (msg # 49):

Question about intimacies - basically, how many do people take, and of what kind?  I've tried to flesh out Salmon with some core principles, and put in some default ones for things like his organisation, a to-be-determined rival, and the Circle.

But, do people tend to go for a lot of these?  How "serious" do they need to be?  Can my somewhat shady information broker / political fixer, who's whole attitude and demeanor is about knowing everything and being in control, have a secret minor intimacy of "loves sweet bean buns", or does that blow the vibe?
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Zephyr is coming along nicely!  And the benefit of being a Lunar is when I find good art that I think hits the spot, oh look, it's another Heart's Blood form! :)

How would we feel about a thread for solo or small-group posts? We've all had some adventures by this point, and it might be fun to write (and read) some of those, as well as giving us a chance to get into our characters a little more.

In reply to Seven-Tailed Salmon (msg # 50):

To be fair it's each to their own, rain has about 6 but more principles and ties as she tends to wander as a mercenary so doesn't make a lot of connections. Her ties are people from before she exalted with he exception of one person she has met during her travels before parting ways

Just think of your Intimacies are spammable plot hooks for Loom to yank you around by!  It's actually pretty fun to see them used as both a strength and weakness.  Assuming I got a Solar Mate, I fully expect that particular tie to get turned into a noose regularly!

Intimacies are anything important enough to your character that they can be leveraged. I think of minor intimacies as "you would cross town for this"--if you go with your "loves sweet bean buns" intimacy at a minor level, it would be easy-ish to coax you to the new bakery across town. ("Friends you care enough about to help move" is also at this level.) I think of major intimacies as "you would cross a (U.S.) state for this." They're important parts of your life that you are willing to majorly inconvenience yourself for. Defining intimacies are at the core of who a character is.

Anything that's important enough can be an intimacy. I'm not sure "loves sweet bean buns" should be a defining intimacy, but it definitely gives a sense of personality as a minor one. Even Big Damn Heroes have their quirks.

Okay.  From which pool are attunement motes dedicated?  Several passes through the book are unclear on this.

My sense of the two pools is that "personal" motes are for "being shady and not letting on you're a demigod", while "peripheral" motes are for "look at me, you poor, sad, soon-to-be-dead plot devices".

If Salmon dedicates 7 motes from his peripheral pool for Harmonious Presence Meditation, does that mean he's walking around with an active anima (having spent more than 5), and thus obvious?  Does that mean he should use his personal pool (and therefore has less opportunity to use Charms with a degree of subtlety)?

You'll want to likely commit from peripheral. Once it's spent it stays spent so yes initially you flare up a little bit, but that fades after half an hour or so and you're back to normal.

In reply to Aiyana Silverbow (msg # 57):

Okay, so the idea is that it's a "temporarily permanent" reduction, rather than a cost that's constantly spent?  Thanks!

Rain does not see the difference in either of those as a night caste

do artifact evocation (creating them) take charm slots? trying to craft a tailored weapon but uncertain of the precise rules?

do i just submit to the couple ideas i have to ST and await comments or approval? never actually used evocations with artifacts before.