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Adding on to this, Sorcery brings in a variety of difficulties and enhancements for waging war. For instance, the wind and waves always favor the sorcerer. There are specialized sorcery spells which trade the splash damage of the Fiery Raptor for increased range and precision, which means that there are now snipers. A single sorcerer can break a shield wall or trigger a rout, or annihilate a fortress's water supplies, thereby forcing a surrender. Sorcerers are mightier than any mortal, with far more options to boot, in a much smaller package than any army or horde of merchants which other forms...

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Yeah.

I wish I read it more, but work and life's own issues came up and forced me to do other stuff. Now that I have the time, maybe it's time to crack up the old book.......

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.... Wow, yes....

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There... are.

In the miracles of the solar exalted, but they're pretty much different types of gunpowder. Really boring.

I say there should be a subsystem. A kind of pseudo artifact like those little gem thingies you can use. Maybe somewhat like those crystals Hansel can use. A alchemical ritual can turn them into expendable fuel for magitech machines, turning the world into somewhat final fantasy-esque. A willpower expenditure/ commitment allows the wearer to use elemental effects, with the difficulty based on the application (grabbing a crystal and using it will require...

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Well, there's an ancient ruin generator in the conan the barbarian rpg, so that's that....

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Well, I love the transforming weapons!

And should probably try to create a Dust subsystem or thaumaturgical ritual .

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Well, I thought they would have that, actually. Yup, incredible amounts of nearly anything a human with money can access. Tanks, planes, guns, weapons, skilled personnel (A.I. and Homunculi), space, Space, raw material, fame, connections, command over the cultural zeitgiest, heavy machinery, chemicals, food, and everything.

I think some of the problem is:

Yes, you can build massive infrastructure and everything. That costs money, a lot of money, and also requires things like upkeep and maintenance. Underground structures can be built, but is copiously and horrendously...

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Why is this in exalted?...

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Dear lord no. Not that one. I read the comics. That was enough....

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Yup.

Like... holy shit. This is a huge thing. Marvel and DC heroes are, for the most part, not psychologically human. You can be good most of the time. You can be great sometimes. You can go out of your way to help people sometimes. But all the times? They're not perfect, but a damned sight better than any human has any right to be. This kind of no holds barred charity is the kind of thing in legend, not in human beings.

Like... imagine someone with superman's powers going down to help people on earth. All the time. If I had to do half the shit that superman did, and...

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For starters, you have bureaucracy charms. Social charms. The internet. You can speed up or slow down any kind of organisational action, like, say, pushing a bill to discriminate against minorities, while speeding up your reforms to the healthcare system. You can easily have wealth and power beyond most normal people. Low powered charms can let you tell if someone lies. High powered charms? Well, they change the game.

You can prance around on the internet with 20 or so dice being thrown at the screen. Ever heard of 'I have a Dream' or 'Ask not what your country can...

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Here's the first question.

1. What kind of superhero setting. You've got watchmen, DC, Marvel, Superstars, and supergod.

2. Just how much of politics are there? Are Iranian superhumans going to break a blockade? Is China going to send out superheroes as propaganda pieces? Is American superheroes going to replace drone strikes? Will there be war... Using superhumans?

3. Are the Exalted the only superhumans there are?

4. How much are the Exalted going to change the world? In other words, is status quo god? Remember. Exaltation selects for those...

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.... Wrong thread?...

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Sorcerers have no limit on what kind of elemental they can summon. Some elementals can lift heavy loads, like the greatest of elephants, but without all the weaknesses inherent in being a creature of flesh and blood (like needing food). Some naturally chill whatever area they are in. Some cause flowers and grass to sprout. Some create a 'water shadow', their steps forever watery and damp. Some are living bonfires, consuming no fuel and oxygen, and yet giving light and heat.

This gives them.... options.

In the North elementals are bound and supplicated with prayer and...

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If you have any more 1st circle demons, please tell me.

I love making 1st circles, but I'm all out of ideas for homebrewing :-(...

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PRAYER FOR NEW LIFE

A difficult 3 ritual used by the more knowledgeable and well trained mid wives, often those who are hired by nobles and rich merchants.
This short and efficacious prayer grants a 1 success bonus on any roll to survive childbirth. Including fighting off infections and bleeding. Often especially used by female politicians and nobles who wish to remain on their feet even after a difficult childbirth (the rite speeds up recovery)....

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Eldagusto I've got some thoughts on the Gildempru.

I know that you stated that they've got the stats of a First Age laboratory. That's unprecedented in the age of sorrows where you might be hard-pressed to find proper glassware for your alchemy lab. And also the sorry state of education and spread of technical knowledge of Creation (no internet, and most definitely very few great libraries) means that they don't know basic safety standards and simple alchemical solutions. You state that they're almost like Star Trek replicators, breaking down and recreating things from their base...

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Yes... and no.

there's a Humanity fuck yeah! there, almost certainly. I mean, humans were, for the first time, able to overthrow their shackles. They were able to fight that which could not be fought, and came out victorious. They looked at the abyss in the eye and spat in its face. And they, for a measure... succeeded.

But they're also deeply, deeply afraid. They know they could have lost. They know what could have happened instead. And now with heightened senses they know what is out there.

If this was Trek....

"To explore strange...

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I am fine and mostly alive....

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Celestial level spell that projects your image for miles, not dissimilar to Commanding Presence of Fire. Or a mass sending spell, like Infallible Messenger?...