No I did not forget about the final Exalt type!! Hahaha!! I totally knew they were there!!
anyway let’s get WEIRD
Best Getimian Caste
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Voting ended onJul 2, 2023
You hear about Getimians? One of the new types of Exalt (which you can totally play in Exalted: Essence), Getimians are really out there.
First of all, Getimians don’t exist. Like you didn’t exist until you exalted, because years ago some office in the Bureau of Destiny argued against including a bit in the weave of fate that would have led to your being born at all. But you have memories of your life in your Origin—the Creation that would have existed if you did. And in actual Creation, you have reality-glitching, fate-warping powers. Your anima looks like black and white spiderwebs or cracks or static mixed with your Essence color. It’s cool as hell.
Getimians are usually either fighting to change Creation to make it more like their “memories” of it, or fighting to prevent Creation from changing, in spite of the fact that Heaven itself wants to stop them and none of their loved ones know who they are (if their loved ones still even exist). Sidereals, needless to say, are rarely happy to see them.
Spring Castes are inspirational warrior-poets. In their Origin, they were known for protecting what was important to them with their wits and courage. Their anima is CHERRY BLOSSOM PINK
Summer Castes are unstoppable visionaries. In their Origin, they were known for being the tough guy, always in control and making tough choices. Their anima is grass green, like sour apple green, it’s lovely
Autumn Castes are thoughtful, self-sacrificing leaders. In their Origin, they were known for being a compassionate guide and wrathful protector. Their anima is ORANGE like CRUNCHY LEAF
Winter Castes are subtle, genius architects. In their Origin, they were known for shaping mystic forces and enforcing order on societies. Their anima is blue-gray like a snowfall, it’s kind of nice actually
Anyway this is the last poll!! I can’t reasonably do one for Exigent types though maybe I’ll make the Janestwives and Pakpao simps duke it out
Sorry this is a day late and probably a lot cutesier than The Phantom Apiarist’s vibes usually are but I hope you like it and that you’re feeling better!
Thanks again to @shiftingpath for putting this exchange together 💖
It is sometimes said that the best way to play one tabletop rpg Exalted's Fair Folk would be to just use the rules from Nobilis.
So I played around with that a bit.
Preface: I'm just gonna to assume you're already familiar with Exalted's Fair Folk, because. I do not have the time or willpower to explain their whole deal here.
To play one of the Fair Folk, use Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine.
The Fair Folk probably work best if they start with 3 to 5 levels of miraculous arcs at character creation.
Skills
The basic nature of the Fair Folk is represented by the Superior Fae skill. It's what they use to shape the chaos of the Wyld, beguile others, and feed on emotions, dreams, and souls.
Superior Fae 0: You might have a distant faerie ancestor. Maybe you were raised as a changeling-child in a Fair Folk court.
Superior Fae 1: Your faerie lineage actually has some power to it.
Superior Fae 2: You're something like the minor servitors the Fair Folk create for themselves — similar in nature, but lesser in power and status.
Superior Fae 3: You're the typical Fair Folk.
Superior Fae 4: You're a Fair Folk of considerable power.
Superior Fae 5: You are peer to the likes of Balor and Laashe, mantled in the legend you have forged for yourself.
Some other common Skills include:
Changeling
Enthralling Glamour (neé the Titov Family Magic)
Superior Dreamer
Superior Physical Control
Superior Vitality
Bonds and Affliction
Common examples include:
I can't exist within Creation without feeding on people.
Iron [or some other thing] is my bane; I can't bear its touch.
I bear [my Cup Grace]; thus, people want me to be part of their lives.
I bear [my Ring Grace]; thus, I alone can define who I am.
I bear [my Staff Grace]; thus, I can't willingly break my word.
I bear [my Sword Grace]; thus, I am a thing of terror and glory.
The GM can be pretty generous in just letting players get some of these at chargen just as like, a freebie.
Genre
Either Techno and Epic Fantasy is probably the best fit, but they may want to raid another genre for some additional parts:
The Gothic genre might be a good fit for focusing on the intrigues and politics of faerie courts.
Experiencing prosaic, everyday life in Creation is Immersive Fantasy from the alien perspective of the fae.
The Road of Trials could work for questing against the great powers of the deep Wyld.
Reality Shaping and XP Actions
Players in Chuubo's are always allowed to take out-of-genre XP actions, but for the Fair Folk, doing so is often going to get flavored as an exercise of their reality shaping powers.
If you want to actually accomplish something beyond what the XP Action itself could normally do, you'll need to use Superior Fae or another appropriate skill to make this reality shaping something productive, rather than just cool.
To organize things, each color of XP action is associated with one of the Fair Folk's graces. The Cup is associated with purple and red actions, the Ring with black and green actions, the Staff with blue and silver actions, and the Sword with gold and orange actions.
Arts of the Cup
Shared Actions and Shared Reactions involves drawing others into stylized, sometimes surreal interactions with you. It's a prime opportunity to have an emotional impact on someone, or feed on them.
Foreshadowing and Sympathetic Actions shape opportunities to draw someone or something that catches your attention into your orbit.
Arts of the Ring
Rituals and Transitions are used to shape and explore illusory worlds governed by alien laws or to create minions and treasures, playing out in a montage or eliding the description entirely via Transition.
Corruption, Trauma, and Transformation demonstrate the unassailable power of laws of your nature, even in the face of forces that seek to twist and warp it. Wicked Actions demonstrate that yours is a strange, alien, and predatory nature.
Arts of the Staff
The Slice of Life and Discovery actions shape illusory social contexts for you to react to, and — with some efforts — for others to be ensnared within.
Defining Actions and Science, Faith, and Sorcery let you bind yourself to oaths and relationships, or understand and shape the rules of societies.
Arts of the Sword
The Be in Trouble and Never Say Die! actions shape opportunities for you to dramatically demonstrate your heroism in the face of insurmountable odds, and to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
Obsessive Actions and Suffering Adversity shape opportunities to suffer travails and ordeals, building your legend and glory through overcoming such hardship.
Be it by bloodline, fell curse, or more esoteric means of inheritance, the cursed blood of one of the Mysteries of the Far Roofs runs through your veins. To be descended from one of these god-monsters empower you, but it will set you apart as their power creeps into your life and indelibly marks you.
0- you may have had mean-spirited or wicked relatives, but their sins are human sins
1- you possess one or two "iconic" traits of your ancestor's nature. Wicked spirits and creatures aligned with your ancestor's nature are inclined towards neutrality when dealing with you. There is a weak aura of sacredness or ritual impurity about you.
2- you possess the characteristic traits of your ancestor's bloodline, and may have other resonant features besides. Your nature is unmistakable; resonant spirits will show deference or friendliness, and the spiritually sensitive will see you share in your ancestor's nature. You may possess certain powers or abilities in keeping with your ancestor's mythos. With effort, you may be able to commune with them from time to time, and they may be able to reach out to you.
3- the power of your blood lies heavy within you, and and its physical and spiritual manifestations are unmistakable. The powers of your ancestor are close at hand, and when you consort with spirits your voice carries an echo of their own. If you or they are inclined, it may be simple to reach out to them, and they to you, their existence a haunting within your own.
4/5- at this point, you have likely transcended your ancestry, either breaking away and becoming a new god or monster, or have been subsumed by your ancestor as they are reborn into the world once again. Either way, this skill becomes unnecessary to you.
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