Jade artefacts, armour in particular needn't be plain objects but could resemble creatures that live in the region of Creation where it's Elemental Pole is. I thought of the idea from the cover of The Sea Watch. The man's armour looked like a crab beastman. I thought why make jade as plain as just being elemental which makes it rather dull. Wavecleaver Daiklaves made from water jade that's turquoise and looks like shallow blue water are cool, but basing artefacts on living things would make them so much more interesting. This would go with ideas about making Lunars more orientated towards the Wyld rather than just animals, although Terrestrial Exalted wouldn't have the power to transform themselves, although they could call on an animal's characteristics. For example a crablike suit of water jade power armour would give them great strength and protection.
Terrestrial Martial Arts also seemed very dull. I think they should be solid rather than boring. For instance they could include animal styles, or at least versions of animal styles but replicating the immediate traits of an animal such as reproducing it's movements. My version of Snake Style with fighting chains to mimic and snake's coils and tiger claws to mimic it's bite would be a good example. Celestial Styles are something deeper. Something about actually becoming like the subject of the style, not just physically but inside. It's not just about changing their bodies but their minds and Essences. In Sidereal Martial Arts instead of trying to change themselves into something, they try to absorb something into themselves.
It's a dark and frosty night. The moon is full and I walked across a graveyard. It's time to start my blog. This is principally a place to put up all my writing about Exalted. I'll also be writing short stories, prose poetry, bitching about what I think is wrong with the world (starting with this damn template) and anything else of interest. 19/1/11
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All original material is Copyright © John Hodson 2011-2012. If anyone wants to add any material to my Exalted section I''ll include their with name and copyright in the post notes unless they want to contribute anonymously.
The first section is basically my take on Exalted. Right now I'm just copying up my notes so everything's very raw while I put down my ideas. I'll work on editing everything and making it more coherent later. As a result things will contradict the in game canon and even be self contradictory especially since not all my notes are copied in chronological order. They've been typed up without editing to remain as close as possible to my original vision.
The first section is basically my take on Exalted. Right now I'm just copying up my notes so everything's very raw while I put down my ideas. I'll work on editing everything and making it more coherent later. As a result things will contradict the in game canon and even be self contradictory especially since not all my notes are copied in chronological order. They've been typed up without editing to remain as close as possible to my original vision.