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The Exalted RPG by White Wolf/Onyx Path Press, use for questions about any edition or the background in general.

The Exalted RPG by White Wolf Publishing/Onyx Path Press, focusing on the 'Exalted.' An Exalted is some kind of superhuman being endowed with great might in an original fantasy setting, carrying some strong Asian inspirations. Up to date there are 3 Editions:

  • 1st Edition came out 2001 by White Wolf Publishing
  • 2nd Edition came 2006 but was ended 2012
  • 3rd Edition was funded via Klickstarter in 2013, but didn't came out till 2016. Since 2013, the publisher is OPP.

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How can a beginner GM deal with multitude of charms in Exalted?

I'm thinking about running a campaign in Exalted, but I'm not sure that I can handle the multitude of available charms. While players have to know usage tactics only of their own charm sets (which they build gradually), GM has to create powerful…
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Is there a summary of the Exalted metaplot?

I love the setting, but from a bit of a distance -- I had a couple of the first edition books but none of the second edition stuff. I keep reading interesting posts about the game that rely on stuff I don't understand. Can anyone provide either a…
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What happens if you give away a Artifact with a Hearthstone?

If a person has an artifact with one or more hearthstones and for some reason decide to give it away to someone else what happens? Can another exalted attune the artifact and keep the hearthstone from the previous owner in the item? Will it work…
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Sorcery and Occult Excellencies

The 2nd edition core book, on pp. 251-252, seems to make it clear that reflexive supplemental charms can't be used while shaping sorcery or while casting a spell. This hugely reduces the value of the Occult Excellencies, including the Abyssals'…
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Can a player with "Harmonious Academic Methodology" train himself without spending XP?

I'm trying to better understand Harmonious Academic Methodology (a Lore charm). It can be used to train others, but the rules states that the lawgivers can also train himself. So can a character with HAM train himself up to 4 dot in the allowed…
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Exalted - Sidereal Dice Cap

Sidereal Exalted, in 2nd edition Exalted, don't appear to have a clear cap on the number of dice they can add to their pools with charms. The section on Excellencies is only moderately clear -- they can add their Essence in dice, their Essence in…
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What is the difference between being inside or outside of fate from a mechanical point of view?

"Outside of Fate" is something that is often mentioned in Exalted. However, while I can find fluff about it, I couldn't find much mechanical information. Currently, I only found the following: Resistance to Charms with the Fate keyword Immune to…
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Can the Infallible Messenger find an Alchemical Exalt?

Infallible Messenger is one of my favourite Sorceries; besides allowing for communications over staggeringly vast distances, it opens the door to a variety of hijinks such as pumping up perfect social attacks for remote subversion of enemies, Draft…
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Do Alchemical Exalts need Slots to learn Martial Arts?

I know the Alchemical Exalted need to take the Perfected Lotus Drive charm, which permanently takes up one slot, in order to be able to learn martial arts, but do the individual Arts charms themselves take up Slots? Logic dictates they wouldn't- the…
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What would this Sorcery Fix do for Exalted?

So we have an exalted group that has a pair of melee people buzzsawing through things with Peony Blossom attack, another with the flamethrower martial art, the talker, and a wizard. The sorceror is a lunar and is absolutely obsessed with doing fire…
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What is the Order-Conferring Trade Pattern?

I recently heard about Exalted's "Order-Conferring Trade Pattern" - a concept related to solidifying Creation through commerce. However, I can't seem to find a clear source to where that idea was described and what it is exactly - which book…
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Are Fair Folk strong or weak against Undead?

A game I'm a part of might end up with a big "world war" between three factions — undead, fae, and demons. In order to plan our next moves, we are trying to figure out if a side is immune/resistant/weak to another side's powers or not. I have heard…
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Are Fair Folk charms supposed to cost 12xp for Eclipse caste?

In the core book, it says this regarding Solar Eclipse learning charms from other exalt types or fair folk: These Charms cost double the normal experience of Favored Charms to learn (usually 16 points). "Usually" is where I'm raising an eyebrow…
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Specialties and weapon types

I am wondering if I am missing something about specialties with weapon types. Is there any benefit to listing off a specific weapon, rather than the category of the weapon? On page 309 of the main book, Octavian is listed with Melee 5 (Equitable…
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Minimum Feat of Strength throwing weight

In Exalted, feats of strength (lifting/breaking/throwing heavy objects) are diceless actions based on your total (Strength + Athletics) pool. Page 127 in the core book provides a table correlating your pool with lift weights: (Strength + Lift…
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