Demon, Devil, Soldier, Spy: Whimsy and Intrigue in Exalted 3E

Creating your character

There are four slots available, and one must be of each of the following Exalt types. - The Infernal is the “demon” and should have some Craft skill - The Abyssal is the “devil” and should have some Perform skill - The Lunar is the “soldier” and should have a military bent - The Sidereal is the “spy” and is masquerading as a Dragon-Blooded, even to the other PCs. Each character should start at Essence 2, with 50 xp to spend after character creation. You also start with +4 bonus points during character creation, on account of owing a debt to a God. You can choose why you owe the debt and which god you owe it to, though that will be mostly backstory. Also, all four characters should have a negative Intimacy toward Solars. Otherwise, these are standard starting characters, made by the standard rules for each exalt type. You are welcome to make your own character once you have claimed one of the slots; otherwise I can provide a pre-generated character on request. This will require some communication as players sign up to establish who is playing which of the four roles, so please both express your interests and also be ready to be flexible. Thank you!

Preparing for the session

Once you connect with me here, I'll connect with you on Discord and Lot-Casting Atemi. This will use no VTT.

What Ashton brings to the table

I will bring a scenario that puts your characters in a tight spot--then it's up to you to figure out how to get out of it! Once the game is going, I will neither try to punish you nor try to help you succeed. Do your best, make good decisions, and hope for good dice rolls, and things may go in your favor. But the stakes are real and success is not guaranteed! You should expect a balance of roleplaying and action. I'm not a voice actor, so I can't guarantee the quality of my performance. But I am a writer; I like to develop NPCs with a lot of depth and personality, and you can expect to see that reflected in the game. A lot of my storylines involve getting to know the NPCs and navigating their motivations and emotions. I have some cheat sheets I've developed for the Exalted 3e ruleset that I will make available. We will use theater of the mind, with no VTT. There's a dice roller bot in discord we can use for rolling dice, and character sheets and combat will be handled through Lot-Casting Atemi. You should NOT expect me to provide background music. I don't do well with it; my brain processes it as just noise. If you like having background music, you may want to find a playlist you like that you can set up for yourself.

Homebrew rules

We'll be using Exalted 3e RAW, with none of the optional rules in Crucible. Homebrewed abilities and items can be worked out on a case-by-case basis.

How Ashton creates a safe table

I honor the X-card, which you can present vocally or by typing X in chat during session. You are welcome to elaborate, but if all you can manage is the X, I will heed that and immediately pause the game. At the end of this one-shot session, I will make time to debrief and hear feedback. I like to use the Stars and Wishes format. This story tends toward being on the light and whimsical side, in terms of tone, but there is still the potential for dark events to occur. But when bad things happen, I will treat those events with respect, using the narrative to reflect upon the moral implications.