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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Old Fezziwig" data-source="post: 2028308" data-attributes="member: 59">The first system that I've been playing around with is White Wolf's Exalted.  This is pretty much my first shot at character generation, so this'll probably be a bit awkward...Striding CrownSolar Exalted, Twilight CasteAttributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 4, Stamina 1, Charisma 4, Manipulation 3, Appearance 2, Perception 3, Intelligence 5, Wits 3Caste Abilities: Craft 0, Investigation 3, Lore 4 [1 bonus point], Medical, Occult 4 [2 bonus points]Favored Abilities: Archery 2, Performance 4 (Specialties: lyre, oration [2 bonus points: 1 specialties, 1 ability]), Bureaucracy 2, Linguistics 3 (High Realm, Low Realm, Riverspeak, Old Realm; Specialities: High Realm, Low Realm [2 each, 2 bonus points]), Socialize 3Other Abilities: Athletics 2, Dodge 2, Melee 2 [4 Bonus Points]Backgrounds: Artifact 1 (tbd), Contacts 2 (M the Librarian, Jaggers of House Ledaal), Familiar 2 (Chronicle the Raven), Resources 2Charms: Wise Arrow, Golden Essence Block, Dipping Swallow Defense, Reed in the Wind, Ox Body Technique (-1/-2/-2), Masterful Performance Exercise, Phantom-Conjuring Performance, Sagacious Reading of Intent, Poetic Expression Style, Wise-Eyed Courtier Method, Terrestrial Circle Sorcery [4 bonus points]Virtues: Compassion 3, Conviction 3, Temperance 2, Valor 1; Flaw: Compassionate MartydomWillpower: 6Essence: 2; Essence Pool 12, Peripheral Essence Pool 29Health Levels: -0/-1/-1/-1/-2/-2/-2/-2/-4/IncapacitatedEquipment: Self Bow (20 arrows), Shortsword, Buff Jacket (Soak 3L/4B)Notes: I'm about half-way done, as I want to work on the background and possibly do a little fine tuning here and there.  Some thoughts as to what I was trying to do....  I chose Terrestrial Circle Sorcery to emulate the limited spell-casting abilities the character had as a bard, but didn't buy any spells as I wanted Striding Crown to be able to cast spells eventually but not necessarily right away.  The three contacts are ports of NPCs that Whitman eventually knew of/met in the course of his adventures — I used them, as I felt like they'd be people he may have met/known.  Jaggers of House Ledaal is meant to mirror a barrister that the D&D party knew, and I figured that knowing a Dragon-Blooded might be an interesting twist for a Solar.  Perhaps someone he knew/was friends with before his exaltation.  I'm still unsure about the artifact, but am leaning towards a good luck charm of some sort.  Something that might keep the old bastard alive a little bit longer (the D&D Whitman had a tendency to be destroyed in the most unfortunate ways — turned into a pin cushion by kobold archers and then falling into a deep pool while unconscious, burnt to a crisp on the edge of a fireball, gobbled up by a chuul as he worked to save his companions from Certain Death[sup]TM[/sup]).</blockquote>

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