You're sure this emergency is nothing the crew can't handle anyway. And besides, what could it be? You're thousands of miles away from the Border, and the Titan is on standby over the Amenia Archipelago, the epitome of boring even for the standards of the Western Ocean.

It was probably a prank or a mistake, yeah.

You can have whoever's responsible for this punished this afternoon anyway.

>"You're just in time for the next round, boys and girls."
>"You, go out there and check what's going on."
>"Ugggh. I should at least show my face and pretend I care, do I?"

>>35298155
>>"You, go out there and check what's going on."

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>Who are we?
That is a very good question.

>Solar? Zenith? I don't know Exalted...
This quest is as newbie-friendly as possible, and I want it to work as a newbie's intro to Exalted. If you have ANY question, ask in thread. For the setting, google "1d4chan exalted".

>Archive?
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Solar%20Quest

>System?
Dicepool-like system. When performing an action, everyone rolls 1d10 when posting. the first X rolls are considered, where X is equal to attribute + ability.

>XP?
Attributes cost [current score x5] xp. Abilities cost [current score x3] xp, except Zenith costing [(current score x3) -1]. Charms cost 10 xp, except for Zenith-based charms (related to charisma and physical/mental fortitude) which cost 8 xp. At the end of every "session" (thread) you will be presented with a list of possible acquisitions.

>Twitter?
@exaltedfag

>>35298155
>"You, go out there and check what's going on."

>>35298155
>>"Ugggh. I should at least show my face and pretend I care, do I?"

Fuck yeah we're back.

>>35298155

>"You're just in time for the next round, boys and girls."

>>35298155
>>"Ugggh. I should at least show my face and pretend I care, do I?"

>>35298147
We're not starting as Maka? But we just got back man, shouldn't we start with the MC first?

>>35298242
IIRC last we were with Maka, she was having flashbacks or remembering memories of a past life, which I'm guessing this is seeing as she suddenly had knowledge of what the Titan was and somehow knew its name.

>>35298155
>"Ugggh. I should at least show my face and pretend I care, do I?"

>>35298258
Hmm, fair point. The concubines and the fact we're a Zenith do hint that so I guess technically we're Maka, or at least a past life of hers

>>35298279
Concubines were standard issue for First Age Solars. Everyone had them.

>>35298155
>"You're just in time for the next round, boys and girls."

>>35298155
>"You're just in time for the next round, boys and girls."

>>35298155
>"You're just in time for the next round, boys and girls."

>>35298155
>>"Ugggh. I should at least show my face and pretend I care, do I?"

>>35298147
you know, sending me in a two-hour-clicking-frenzy in order to not miss a second wasn't a nice move, though, the king hath returned, finally
>>35298155
>"Ugggh. I should at least show my face and pretend I care, do I?"

>>35298155
>>"You're just in time for the next round, boys and girls."
Failure by hedonism go

>>35298155
>"Ugggh. I should at least show my face and pretend I care, do I?"
Lewdness has gotten old.

I'm undecided on if pretending to care or maximum hedonism makes for the better back story for her fall.
>"Ugggh. I should at least show my face and pretend I care, do I?"

>>35298155
>"You're just in time for the next round, boys and girls."

>>35298155
>"You're just in time for the next round, boys and girls."

Your recap made me want to start following this quest.

Question: what is a Manse?

>>35298155
>"You're just in time for the next round, boys and girls."

>>35298155
>>35298332
This is me, forgot to link.

>>35298337
>Manse
http://whitewolf.wikia.com/wiki/Manse

>>35298242
>>35298258

Or maybe that's a "MC through minor character's eyes" intro

>>35298155
>>35298202
Changing this to
>"Ugggh. I should at least show my face and pretend I care, do I?"
Fall because of Hedonism is a bit too predictable in my eyes.

>>35298348
>minor character
>In charge of a Directional Titan
...

>>35298348
>implying our first age incarnation is minor in any way
solars are always main character, even when they aren't

>>35298337
The setting has Demesnes, that are magical locations where ambient magic manifests. Think of every magical lake, magical mountain, magical grove, magical valley, magical tree, etc in fantasy.

A Manse is what happens when you put a building there and make it geomantically aligned so it can channel that magic.

Manses can have neat features and are essentially magical batcaves.

They can also condense that power in a stone called a Hearthstone, that kind of works like Materia in Final Fantasy VII including the ability to go in weapon and armor slots. They grant some weird power or blessing and help recharge Essence faster.

>>35298155
>>"Ugggh. I should at least show my face and pretend I care, do I?"

>>35298351
Fits the theme of the quest so far.

>>35298323
True hedonism include self-preservation. Can't have pleasure if you're too anihilated for it.

>>35298147
>"You're just in time for the next round, boys and girls."

Normally, you never go full first age.

But since we're actually IN the first age, do as the Solars did.

>>35298372
>Fits the theme of the quest so far.
Yeah but her First Age incarnation isn't Maka. Them having the exact same failings seems boring to me, personally. I find the Usurpation works best when not completly justified by Solars being cunts.

>>35298155
>>"Ugggh. I should at least show my face and pretend I care, do I?"

Better start Final Destination OP, this samefagging train has no brakes.

>>35298364
Thanks!

>>35298357
The power of someone isn't indicative of their importance to the plot, anon.

>>35298155
>"Ugggh. I should at least show my face and pretend I care, do I?"

>>35298409
You're right, why ARE you samefagging?

>>35298449
Same reason everyone else.

>>35298147
AW

SHIT


NIGGAH

>>35298456
It's already been half an hour, the time for samefagging, or voting at all, is really over.

>>35298147
seeing how we likely melted it's shards I do feel rather guilty, seeing what the shattered daiklave once was
our new fists have to be as beautiful as that and hurt at least twice as much

>>35298477
It hadn't been yet half an hour by the time you made that post, actually.

You rip yourself from the bed and stumble around the dark room. Your head feels terrible, and the sudden shift from horizontal to vertical almost makes you black out from low blood pressure.

The footsteps and voices outside have taken on an urgent, worried tone.

It takes you a bit of time to focus your mind enough to summon your suit of armor. You're not so sure the situation is so serious as to warrant you wearing it, but you're not sure you're in the condition to get dressed in some other clothes fast enough.

You have the armor on standby Elsewhere, and it takes you only a few thoughts to make it appear on you.

You walk out of your bedroom, through the living room and across the vast, luxurious complex that is your residence aboard the Titan, finally leaving it for the plaza of the command spire. Officers and soldiers are running each to their posts, even though the alarm has long stopped.

As you enter the scene, everyone stops and the plaza falls in complete silence.

Good. Finally some peace.

You scan their faces. You see nervousness, confusion, panic. They all stare at their feet, not daring to look up at you.

>"Carry on."
>"Give me a report. What's happening?"
>"At ease. Just.. find who pulled the alarm."
>[other?]

>>35298486
Speaking of, aren't attuned artifacts Capital I Indestructible?

Or at least breakable only by special charms or something?

Shattering a daiklave seems...hard.

>>35298535
>"Give me a report. What's happening?"

>>35298538
It is, its absurdly hard even when done on purpose. But its not impossible.

>>35298535
>"Give me a report. What's happening?"

>>35298535
>"Give me a report. What's happening?"
>[other?]
Sigh and remind that a false alarm wouldn't be the end of the world for them.

>>35298535
Wat. I'm sure second round won.
>"Give me a report. What's happening?"

>>35298535
>"Give me a report. What's happening?"

>>35298535
>"Give me a report. What's happening?"

>>35298567
Seconding that

>>35298535
>"Give me a report. What's happening?"

>>35298568
11/9 in favor of pretending to care.

>>35298535
>"Give me a report. What's happening?"

"Give me a report. What's happening? What was the alarm for?"

Nervous silence.

"We... We don't know, Exalted." One of them finds the courage to speak up.

Most of them nod.

"It- it was triggered in the reactor chamber, but General Control shut it off almost immediately."

Oh, someone sounds like he knows what he's talking about. You look at him, a young officer in a signals uniform. A mortal, a fairly generic face.

There are way too many crewmen on the Titan to remember them all without memory-enhancing charms, and you never bothered with those. The crew rotates anyway. Besides, it's too much hassle.

"Was it automated? Caused by a power fluctuation or another malfunction?" You ask him.

He shivers as you start questioning him directly. Most others shuffle subtly away from him.

"N- no. It was manually activated."

It's hard to think straight. Your head is still hurting horribly.

Suddenly, the plaza spins, all the officers and soldiers and their concerned faces rotating wildly around you.

(cont.)

Could this possibly be the Usurpation?

>>35298698
Its pretty much definitly the Usurpation.

>>35298535
>>"Give me a report. What's happening?"

>>35298700
If it was the Usurpation, shouldn't we be at a giant party with all the other Solars?

>>35298722
Not all Solars went to the calibration festival.

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When you come back to, it takes you a moment to realize your knees have given in and you're lying on the ground.

"...Exalted mistress?" The officer takes one step forward. "...Are you unwell?"

"Step away from her." A harsh voice startles him.

Your vision is blurry, but as you rotate it - not without pain and effort - you see a group of colorful individuals entering the room. Movement, tension in the air, and the soldiers and officers around you make way for them.

You recognize that voice. Who was it again? You kind of remember it... one of the many dragon-blooded officers onboard. Even as you manage to slide her into focus, the name doesn't come to mind.

"...You." You hiss, trying to stand back up. "...Wh- what do you want?"

Something is seriously wrong here.

"We're getting rid of you." Is her reply, as an aura of fire erupts and surrounds her like a halo. Others step around, surrounding you.

>"...What? Why? What's going on?"
>"Uhh... ghh... my head..."
>Attack them, try and catch them by surprise.
>Try and make a run for it.
>[other?]

>>35298741
>Attack them, try and catch them by surprise.

>>35298741
>>"...What? Why? What's going on?"
>>"Uhh... ghh... my head..."

Oh shit, nigga.

>>35298741
>Try and make a run for it.

I'm kind of surprised there were no DB Officers on thew bridge or DB concubines to kill her in her sleep.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>35298741
>Attack them, try and catch them by surprise.
Yup, its the Usurpation alright.
Thanks for ruining everything for everyone guys.

>>35298741
>>Attack them, try and catch them by surprise.
but only as a feint, obviously we have been poisoned with the strongest stuff there is, so
>Try and make a run for it.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>35298741
>Attack them, try and catch them by surprise.

>>35298755
We have to wonder where her Gentes is, and why there are any mortals on the Command Deck of this Titan, thats highly unusual to say the least.

>>35298741
>try to seduce them

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>35298741
>Attack them, try and catch them by surprise.

>>35298768

This isn't Maka.

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Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>35298680

Well, It looks like we were poisoned. I imagine that a siddie must be behind his. They wouldn't want an angry solar with a directional titan taking revenge.

>>35298741

>Attack them, try and catch them by surprise.
Oh yea we better turn our dice on.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>35298741

>>35298741
>Try and make a run for it.

fighting will probably just wreck the titan before we become overwhelmed

>>35298741
>>Attack them, try and catch them by surprise.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>35298741
>Attack them, try and catch them by surprise.

>>35298785
We already know that is going to happen.

>>35298741
>>[other?]
Bust the floor, go through it, then jump from under the shithead through the floor

>>35298741
>"...What? Why? What's going on?"

>>35298802
No one think it's a good idea?

>>35298828
we're trying to be killed.
First age solars deserve it

>>35298741
Activate ALL the charms.

>>35298839
Yeah, but do they deserve to not go down in style?

>>35298839

They really don't.

Don't believe this dirt-blooded usurper, he wants to spread lies and enslave you all

>>35298839
>we
You are, I'm not.

>>35298860
So what do you think of >>35298802 ?

I'm trying to figure what is a good idea in this Quest

>>35298852
sadly we are not an eclipse with an addiction of learning charms, because that would make the statement hilarious

>>35298855
Did you miss where our character thought about having someone executed for waking her up at noon

>>35298871
Sounds pretty awesome, rule of cool makes good plans for Exalted, but you gotta get in quick otherwise anons won't see your write-in and you'll get outvoted

>>35298876
>Okay, it's not so early that you can legitimately be angry for being woken up at this hour. There's only to hope that this wasn't a prank or a mistake. There better be a real emergency somewhere. You've had people put to death for less.

No such thing.

>>35298876
I was under the impression that she was referring to the false alarm with that bit. Offing somebody for yanking the OH SHIT chain on a Directional Titan frankly seems like a fitting punishment.

>>35298896
I'll keep that in mind

Poison. Of course.

You have no idea what kind of poison this is. You thought you were immune to all of them.

You always learn something new.

Your muscles react slowly, your reflexes even worse. You stand up and activate, in a well-practiced sequence, your combat charms.

But you only manage to get barely started before they're on you. Whatever they did to you, they slowed your Essence flow. That's why it took you so long to summon your armor.

Good thing you did that, at least.

Physical + Dawn = 10 8 5 2 1 7 = 3 successes

You draw your Daiklave and lunge at the dragon-blooded, but your blade is knocked off-course by an arrow, well-aimed. You barely manage to keep it in your hand.

You collide with the DB, the hungry flames licking at your flesh as she slams her palm on your chin.

[1 damage]

As you fall again to the floor, you bang your head on the metal surface. Brief lights flash before your eyes.

"You... cowards..." You manage to mumble.

"We aren't here for a fair fight." Someone else replies as they all close in. "We're here to rid the world of you."

Those words, maybe because of your poison-addled, confused state, hurt you more than the dull pain from the blow.

Why?

>...They might have a point.
>Who planned this? Who might want you dead?
>Try and talk your way out of this.
>Try and buy some time.
>No time for this. Stand up. Fight your way out of here.
>[other?]

>>35298951
>Who planned this? Who might want you dead?
>And most importantly, WHY?

>>35298951
>...They might have a point.

>>35298951
>>Who planned this? Who might want you dead?

>>35298951
>...They might have a point.
But fuck their point
>No time for this. Stand up. Fight your way out of here.

>>35298951
>No time for this. Stand up. Fight your way out of here.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>35298951
>>No time for this. Stand up. Fight your way out of here.

WHARBLGARBL

>>35298951
>Who planned this? Who might want you dead?
>...They might have a point.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>35298951
>No time for this. Stand up. Fight your way out of here.
Fuck their excuses.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>35298951
>[other?]
They dare? They dare to strike at the chosen of the sun? Show the the full meaning of their folly and destroy them utterly.

>>35298951
>Who planned this? Who might want you dead?

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>35298951

>>35298951
>...They might have a point.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>35298951

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35298951
>>35299008

>>35298907
Considering that hte Titans exist to fight of renegade Primordials and full blown Wyld Crusades, yeah, a false alarm on that thing is definitly to be punished harsh.

>>35298951
>Who planned this? Who might want you dead?

Rolled 5 (1d10)

Derp, it's been so long I forgot to turn my dice on

>>35298951
>Activate the Titan's automated security protocols

If there is something like that on board

Rolled 7 (1d10)

TURN YOUR DICE ON ANONS

>>35299035
why do you want to make it harder for Maka and co to repair the titan?

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>35299035
here's my roll

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>35299033
>>35299032
That guy screwed up worse.

>>35299039
but I don't want Evil!Maka to win.

>>35299042
Because its impossible for them to even get it running even if it weren't damaged. We aren't going to have that kind of resources for a very long time.

>>35299042
Who's Maka? We got dragonblood to destroy, or at least take with us

>>35298951
>Tell the Titans AI to send all automatons to the command spire

>>35299056
what benefit would there to taking them with us. If we're going to die, the least we can do is making sure creation isn't robbed of even more defenders.

>>35299059
Would the automatons help us?

>>35299061
But Solars are the only ones who could defend creation.
Besides that the dragon-blooded couldn't even run a Titan.

>>35299061
What.

Dude, they're trying to kill us. So we tries to kill them, and either one or both of us succeed. A draw is better than a loss

>>35299059
>thinking the DBs and their sid allies didn't sabotage the titan's internal security system before trying to kill us

>>35299083
They can't. Thats pretty much impossible, if they fucked with the internal AI, it a) wouldn't work anymore, and I AM would get on their ass really fast.

>>35299082
No, a draw is the worst of all possible outcomes.
creation defended by solars>creation defended by millions of DBs with intact first age infrastructure> creation defended by a few thousands DBs

>>35299093
>creation defended by millions of DBs with intact first age infrastructure
This is not a option. The DBs can't operate nor maintain the majority of First Age infrastructure.

>>35299093
The hell does creation even need defending from anyway?

I don't think 1st Age Maka has the Compassion necessary to sacrifice herself to minimize causalties

>>35299099
Fae, Demons, potential Primordials.
But yeah, not alot, thats why the Solars went crazy afterall.

>>35299099
the things we built giant directional titans for?

>>35299093
Would you trust your assassins, anon? For all we know those dragonbloods want to destroy Creation. Why would they be attacking its defenders, otherwise?

>>35299099
The Solars.

>>35299105
Or the Sidereal, or any Exalted really.

>>35299105
>>35299111
so death to all exalted?
that would be an interesting motivation

>>35299140
you have to admit, they tend to cause as many problems as they solve

>>35299140
But without Exalted no one can protect creation from all the other shit. Deathlords, Wyld incursions, demons ...

>>35299163
not if the Lunars can make their Something Something Plan work that makes Creation independent of Exalted.

You struggle back to your feet.

"...Who sent you? Why are you doing this?"

"Because you'e a monster." The Fire-aspect who struck you informs you with a flat voice. "Because you and your kind are leading the world to destruction. And because we can't stand you anymore.

"...Killing me seems a bit harsh." You grin, and your rebuttal is nearly cut short by a spear driven through your armor and skin, into your back.

[1 damage]

You twist, kick back, manage to not get pinned to the floor, and leap back up, trying to drive back the haze surrounding your head.

Physical + Dawn = 3 7 6 8 2 4 5 7 3 9 = 4 successes

You grab the spear, twist it out of your wound, hurl it in the general direction of your attacker. You hear a satisfying impact, but, right a moment afterwards, another DB shoulder-checks you back into the ground. You feel hands pinning you down, so hard the metal pavement begins to bend.

"This fortress was meant to defend Creation. You were meant to be its commander. Look at yourself now." One of them leans in, so close you can see him clearly past the haze. You catch a glimpse of blue eyes, bent by anger, full of tears.

"You spend your days in bed with those artificial monsters you call concubines, or just laze around fruitlessly. You have hardworking people flogged or executed for breach of protocol, or just disturbing you at the wrong time, which would be any time. Anyone who strikes your fancy, you just take him or her. You play with the hearts and minds of those around you."

"You act like the world exists for your sake."

>What, you mean it doesn't?
>I never claimed to be perfect.
>Okay, you're making it sound bad, but is that enough to justify cold-blooded murder?
>You're making this up as you go. Who set you up for this?
>[other?]

>>35299163
>Deathlords
Powerless in Creation if it weren't for the Abyssals

>Wyld incursions
Sol could solo them if he wasn't so disappointed by the Solars he withdrew from the world

>demons
Can't actually enter the world without being summoned, which without Exalted restricts them to 1st circle demons, which are pretty harmless

>>35299176
>What, you mean it doesn't?

>>35299176
"What are you idiots even speaking for? Are you here to kill me or whine about your jealousy to me?"

>>35299176
>You're making this up as you go. Who set you up for this?

DENY EVERYTHING

>>35299177
>Can't actually enter the world without being summoned, which without Exalted restricts them to 1st circle demons, which are pretty harmless
Incorrect, there are other ways out.
>Powerless in Creation if it weren't for the Abyssals
Against the might of the scarlet empire? Sure. against mortals? Don't make me laugh.

>>35299154
>>35299163
well, look at what mortals can achieve here, and we can't lift giant boulders with enough willpower, so ifsomeone would be able to harness the power of all creations mortals, that'd be... awesome
>>35299173
thousand streams river?

>>35299177
>Powerless in Creation if it weren't for the Abyssals
Yeah, look how powerless these guys are, they only summoned a plaque that wiped out 3/4 of creations life.
Deathlords can move in Creation just fine without Abyssals.

>>35299176
>Okay, you're making it sound bad, but is that enough to justify cold-blooded murder?

>>35299176
>I never claimed to be perfect.
>Okay, you're making it sound bad, but is that enough to justify cold-blooded murder?

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>35299176
>[other?]
" But it does. Surely that's self evident, even to one as limited as you."

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35299176
>What, you mean it doesn't?

>>35299173
Except they haven't figured out how to make that work.

>>35299195
That simply wouldn't cut it. Even Heroic Mortals can't do shit if a Wyld Crusade comes for them.
Hell, the Shogunate couldn't do shit about it.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>35299176
>What, you mean it doesn't?
>[other?]
"Like you're any better or would do any different"

>>35299177
>Sol could solo them if he wasn't so disappointed by the Solars he withdrew from the world
sol should look at himself and repeat that, seriously of gods would take their duties serious, there would be much less problems and no, i mean ALL gods would need to do that, nut just the few that already to

>>35299207
>That simply wouldn't cut it. Even Heroic Mortals can't do shit if a Wyld Crusade comes for them.
That's why heaven has an army, isn't it?

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35299176
>>You're making this up as you go. Who set you up for this?

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>35299176
>What, you mean it doesn't?
>Who but us will defend creation from the Fey ? The still missing Primordials, from the remnants of the old Empires of the Primordials slaves ? You ?!

>>35299176
>[other?]

>And where where you when we liberated untold billions of souls from the primordials? I fought and bled and killed to defend creation before your grandfather learned what his dick was for.

>You have no right. NO RIGHT!

Insane enough?

>>35299220
That army doesn't cut it either, as evidenced by the Baelorian Crusade.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>35299176
>>I never claimed to be perfect.
>>You're making it sound bad, but is that enough to justify cold-blooded murder?

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>35299176

>>35299207
*sigh* so back to teaching yozis to care about bacterias?

Rolled 7 (1d10)

ROLL YOUR DICE ANONS FOR FUCKS SAKE

I'm pretty confused about
>I never claimed to be perfect.
We're a Solar. The incarnation of perfection.
OF COURSE WE CLAIMED TO BE PERFECT BECAUSE WE ARE.

>>35299243
indeed, creation is like a floating piece of wood in the sea, you can sit, watch and wait, knowing, one day, it will sink into the dark depths of the sea that once carried it, only to be forgotten for ever

>>35299286
Luckily Solars can make a new one.
Solars ho!

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>35299176
>>You're making this up as you go. Who set you up for this?
Don't turn off your dice people, I know it's been a while but we need those dice

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>35299176

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>35299176

Rolled 8 (1d10)

Dice, dice, dice

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>35299176
>>I never claimed to be perfect.
>>Okay, you're making it sound bad, but is that enough to justify cold-blooded murder?

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>35299176
>>You're making this up as you go. Who set you up for this?
I'm gonna get a name out of this if it's the last thing I do

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>35299240
+1

"Of course it does." You reply, not really understanding what they're talking about.

Unfortunately for them, your charms are beginning to come through. Your head is still a mess, but you feel your nerves and muscles being infused with the familiar glow of essence.

You shrug the murderous crowd off from you and leap back up. "No way you worms came up with this sort of things. Who set you up for this?" Your mind tries to find something to lock on.

Most of the other Solars are at the Calibration Festival. Only those like you who are supposed to have important duties are stuck with their jobs, or at least pretending to do them. Or it could have been one of the other Solars on this Titan here? Killing you to take your place?

Those assholes. And to think you used to consider them your circle. You did great things together. You lead the Titan to the heart of the Time Eater and obliterated his seven hearts together, and you were together when the Born-Again King managed to break the Border and invaded the south-west with his birdmen army and his thunder-wielders. And after all that, this is how they act? You thought you were FRIENDS!

Of course, you also had your fights. It's been years since you spoke to any of them, and you're pretty sure they're still angry at you for that mass grave affair, but what were you supposed to do? They took it too personally.

But murdering you? That's a whole new level. They've gone insane.


Physical + Dawn = 2 4 6 4 2 3 8 7 6 3 10 8 = 5 successes

You grab the fire-aspect who first struck you and put her through the closest steel bulkhead with an off-handed throw as you lift your daiklave to parry an unseen arrow.

>I'm sure it's been them. Let's go to their rooms. It's time for payback.
>It can't be them. They wouldn't have me murdered like this. It's someone else.
>It's not important who it is right now.

Combined:

>I'm gonna kill you one by one.
>Not going to waste time here. Let's get out of here.
>Fight my way to the reactor.

>>35299374
>>It's not important who it is right now.
>>Fight my way to the reactor.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>35299374
>>It can't be them. They wouldn't have me murdered like this. It's someone else.
>Fight my way to the reactor.
This ship is my ship, there are three others like it, but this one is mine and no one else can have it

>>35299374
>>It can't be them. They wouldn't have me murdered like this. It's someone else.
>Fight my way to the reactor.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>35299374
>It's not important who it is right now.

Combined:
>I'm gonna kill you one by one.
>Fight my way to the reactor.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>35299374
>>It's not important who it is right now.
>>Fight my way to the reactor.

>>35299374
>It can't be them. They wouldn't have me murdered like this. It's someone else.
>Fight my way to the reactor.

>>35299374
>I'm sure it's been them. Let's go to their rooms. It's time for payback.
>Not going to waste time here. Let's get out of here.

>>35299374
>It's not important who it is right now.
>Fight my way to the reactor.

Haha first age solars

>>35299374
>It can't be them. They wouldn't have me murdered like this. It's someone else.
>Fight my way to the reactor.
At least Circles is something even the First Age Solars took somewhat serious.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

I wish we could see her charm list, but we would probably need more images than we can post to show them all.

Dice anons

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>35299374

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>35299374
>It can't be them. They wouldn't have me murdered like this. It's someone else.
>Fight my way to the reactor.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>35299374
>Time Eater
>Born-Again King
How very Doctor Who-y

>>35299374
>It can't be them. They wouldn't have me murdered like this. It's someone else.
>I'm gonna kill you one by one.
We're going to murder them until they tell us who set them up to this.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>35299374

>>35299456
Exalted has a lot of names which have that feel to them.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>35299374
>"And so, you kill me? Ah! And I thought you were stupid before! Look where you stand, children of spoiled blood! We build this before the worms that were your ancestors started to understand fire! We mastered, we bettered, we fought, we killed, we lived, all in the one goal to protect Creation! What did you do, you fools? What make you so great and so pure you can judge us? Should I be impressed by a bunch of cowards too weak to fight? You foolish pieces of shit! You just removed the last line of defence! You'll never be as great as we Solar! Your craft will never compare to our own! Kill me, lesser beings, and enjoy your last dance before doom!"

dice,dice

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>35299374
>It can't be them. They wouldn't have me murdered like this. It's someone else.
>I'm gonna kill you one by one.

>>35299374
>It can't be them. They wouldn't have me murdered like this. It's someone else.
>Fight my way to the reactor

>>35299374
>>It's not important who it is right now.
>>I'm gonna kill you one by one.
MAIM. KILL. and for added irony BURN the fire aspect

Mental + Twilight = 5 8 5 2 7 6 5 2 8 8 5 = 4 successes

Fortunately, you don't need to see.

You might not remember the names of people serving under you, but you remember the layout of the Titan like the back of your hand.

You sprint out of the plaza and into a side corridor.

The lifts will all be blocked and the stairs barricaded, probably. No sense to even try. This was planned.

The best way to get to the reactor at this point is from the outside. You head for the closest artillery post. Once there, you can climb down the hull and not have to fight your way through the Titan.

You run your way up to an emplacement, manned by three startled-looking soldiers. They probably got here after hearing the alarm, but they could be on to the plan. They stand up as you approach.

You don't have time, you can hear the dragon-blooded hot on your heels behind you.

>Just kill them
>Just ignore them

Combined:

>Jump outside.
>turn the gun around onto the corridor behind you and give your pursuers a surprise before jumping.

>>35299539
>Just ignore them
>turn the gun around onto the corridor behind you and give your pursuers a surprise before jumping.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>35299539
>>Just ignore them
>turn the gun around onto the corridor behind you and give your pursuers a surprise before jumping.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>35299539
>Just ignore them
>turn the gun around onto the corridor behind you and give your pursuers a surprise before jumping.

>>35299539
>Just ignore them
>turn the gun around onto the corridor behind you and give your pursuers a surprise before jumping.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>35299539
>Don't ignore them, don't kill them
"The dragon-blooded are rebelling! Send out word to all that may hear it!"
>>turn the gun around onto the corridor behind you and give your pursuers a surprise before jumping.

>>35299539
>Just ignore them
>turn the gun around onto the corridor behind you and give your pursuers a surprise before jumping.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

Don't we get any loyal DB, 15 dice worth of social stuff and I should think we would get at least 1 dude on our side

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>35299539

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>35299539
>Just ignore them
No time for that

>turn the gun around onto the corridor behind you and give your pursuers a surprise before jumping.
Time for that though

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>35299539
>>Just ignore them
>>turn the gun around onto the corridor behind you and give your pursuers a surprise before jumping.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35299539
>>Just kill them
>turn the gun around onto the corridor behind you and give your pursuers a surprise before jumping.

>>35299626
>>35299610
>>35299566
>>35299546
oh this'll be fun

Rolled 10 (1d10)

Need those dice

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>35299566
Seconding that write in, we should get out the word.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>35299539
>Just ignore them
>turn the gun around onto the corridor behind you and give your pursuers a surprise before jumping.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>35299539

>>35299566
>turn the gun around onto the corridor behind you and give your pursuers a surprise before jumping.
also

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35299539
Seconding >>35299566

>>35298147
So what kind of charms do we have? Or is the poison keeping us from using them. They're probably quite impressive given we're essence 10

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>35299682
Probably more than we can feasibly show and we can use them, she activated some earlier, they're just kind of on a slow start.

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"The dragon-blooded are rebelling! Send out word to all that may hear it!" You scream at the gun crew.

"...Eh? What?" You see them fall down, their knees giving in.

They're too slow to keep up with what's happening anyway. You leap in the middle of their emplacement, rip the large essence cannon from its emplacement, and turn it to the corridor just as the first handful of DB appear. One even looses an arrow in your direction before realizing what is about to happen.

Mental + Dawn = 10 5 10 3 9 6 9 4 10 5 2 = 8 successes

You flip the switch and the field artillery piece releases a blast of compressed Essence, filling the corridor like water flash-flooding a cave. Walls and ceilings bend and break, flesh and bones melt from sheer pressure, and the weapon's recoil propels you out of the Titan.

In free-fall, you let go of the bulky weapon, instead clutching your trusty daiklave and stabbing it into the fortress' hull at the right moment to slow down your fall.

A shower of sparks follows your descent, but you finally stop right in front of another similar emplacement, this one almost a kilometer lower, on the same level as the reactor control chamber.

Empty. No, you correct yourself. There are three corpses here. Killed by sword blows.

Looks like things in the lower levels of the fortress have been a lot more messy. You wonder if your circlemates are here.

From how the DBs talked, it sounded like they were after all solars.

Kill all solars? That's idiotic. What's going on? The questions still hammers at your head, at least as much as the poison taking effect. You feel like your brain is melting...

"And why would you happen to be here?"

Okay, you DO remember that voice. How could you forget it? Your vizier and counselor. Eight Clouds. Chosen of Saturn.

You just need one glance at his face to realize, despite the murkiness of your vision: He KNOWS.

>Attack him
>Avoid him, run past him.
>"To overload the reactor."
>"To stop you from overloading the reactor."

>>35299706

>"To stop you from overloading the reactor."

>>35299706
>"To overload the reactor."

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>35299706
>Avoid him, run past him.
"Just passing by, not doing ANYTHING interesting!"

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>35299718
>"To stop you from overloading the reactor."
>Attack him

sigh, Exalted Quest is finally back and we have to waste our time saving the life of a total asshole.
Why can't you guys just give up and let her get killed like she deserves?

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>35299706
>>Attack him
Fuck you that's why you shit, hit him with something

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>35299706
>>Attack him

>>35299706
>"To stop you from overloading the reactor."
>Attack him

>>35299729
That was meant to quote >>35299706 obviously

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>35299736
>>35299735
>>35299729
Guys, we're weak right now, lets not fight.

>>35299706
>>"To overload the reactor."

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>35299706
>"To stop you from overloading the reactor."
>Attack him

>>35299732
We have no evidence she has done anything worth getting murdered for. Also we already know how this one ends.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>35299706
>>"To stop you from overloading the reactor."
>Avoid him, run past him.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>35299706
>Avoid him, run past him.

>>35299706
>Avoid him, run past him.

>>35299748
>"You spend your days in bed with those artificial monsters you call concubines, or just laze around fruitlessly. You have hardworking people flogged or executed for breach of protocol, or just disturbing you at the wrong time, which would be any time. Anyone who strikes your fancy, you just take him or her. You play with the hearts and minds of those around you."

>>35299706
>>"To overload the reactor."
We'll take these traitors with us

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>35299706
>>Avoid him, run past him.


>>35299759
That's obviously exaggerated anon.

>>35299759
Says the person who wants to murder us.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>35299706
>"To overload the reactor."
>Avoid him, run past him.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35299706
>>Avoid him, run past him.
>"To stop you from overloading the reactor."

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>35299706
>>Avoid him, run past him.
I really hope EF doesn't get as low as to throw our half castes against us

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>35299788
I think he's mentioned he doesn't do half-caste in his games, it's been so long I'd have to check though

>>35299788
I hope he does.
We deserve it

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>35299706
>Avoid him, run past him.
Those fucking chinese hats

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>35299797
He does, but they aren't as powerful as the default ones I think.
I'm wondering where our Lunar mate is.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35299820
Didn't most of the Lunars fuck off before the actual attack happened?

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Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>35299706

>"To overload the reactor."

We can't let traitors have this solar creation!

>>35299881
Yeah, but some stayed and fought and died with their Solar Mates. Given how strong Tia's bond is, I'd have figured her past Exaltation was one of them

>>35299881
iirc they fucked off after the solars got destroyed during Calibration.

They realized the situation and ran for the Wyld

>>35299881
Some were far away from their mates, some weren't. The Lunar only fled to the edge of creation after the Usurpation was clearly lost and the Solars didn't come back.

>>35299820
(S)he's dead Jim.
>>35299881
Yeah, but ours is unusually attached to us, so we could assume it's at least similar in this case

"Because if I wanted to take out all of the Exalted on this Titan, I would block all the Essence vents on the reactor and let it blow up." You reply, dashing past him.

You see for a moment a prayer strip fluttering through the air, surrounded by a pale purple glow.

Physical + Dawn = 1 10 9 7 3 3 7 3 3 2 4 2 6 = 5 successes

You lift your blade just in time: something terrifying hits you, with enough strength to snap your blade in half with a hideous noise.

It was like an invisible fist, carrying with it-

Suddenly you feel sick, even sicker. You feel your stomach turning and revolting and every organ inside your body desperately trying to leave it, only held in place by the flimsy barrier of your skin.

"What... the..."

As the shattered blade spirals past the artillery piece and out of the Titan, into the sea, you see Eight Clouds lifting a finger. There's a dark aura dancing around it.

"I'm sorry. But you Solars can't be allowed to survive any longer." He says. He sounds genuinely sorry.

>"If we're going to blow up, then we're going together."
>"Just tell me why. The real reason. I deserve as much."
>"There's almost a million people in the Titan, about as many on the archipelago below. You can't do this."
>Fight your way through.
>Jump off the Titan.
>[Other?]

>>35299920
>>"There's almost a million people in the Titan, about as many on the archipelago below. You can't do this."

Let's play on his ridiculous heartstrings and pretend to care about the mortals.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>35299920
>>"Just tell me why. The real reason. I deserve as much."
Tell me, was that a SMA or something spookier?

>>35299920
>"There's almost a million people in the Titan, about as many on the archipelago below. You can't do this."
>"Just tell me why. The real reason. I deserve as much."

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35299920
>>"Just tell me why. The real reason. I deserve as much."
I have to know

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>>35299920

>"There's almost a million people in the Titan, about as many on the archipelago below. You can't do this."
>Jump off the Titan.

Go full Shinn to his Kenshiro. We admit our faults, but will not die by his technique!

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>35299931
Can't think of a SMA that does that, but I'm looking into it, not very firm on Sidereal because they are shit
Right now I'm thinking Akuma.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>35299920
>>"Just tell me why. The real reason. I deserve as much."
>>"There's almost a million people in the Titan, about as many on the archipelago below. You can't do this."
>>Fight your way through.

>>35299920
>>"There's almost a million people in the Titan, about as many on the archipelago below. You can't do this."
> as we make our way to the reactor
'cause we can't let our titan, our legacy, simply blow up
>>35299931
you know, everything with sickness makes me think of citrine poxes, but then again, i no nothing in there that could snap a frikkin orichalcum daiklave

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>35299920
>>"Just tell me why. The real reason. I deserve as much."
>Fight your way through.
Fuck you you fucking Sidereals

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35299920
>[Other?]
"To murder us is to murder the world. Cease this madness and I may yet be merciful."

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>35299931
>"There's almost a million people in the Titan, about as many on the archipelago below. You can't do this."

>"Just tell me why. The real reason. I deserve as much."

>>35299931
Yes, probably Citrine Poxes of Contagion Style by the description.

>>35299977
>Citrine Poxes of Contagion Style
I was thinking that too, but it doesn't have anything that could shatter a Orichalcum daiklave. And the use of a prayer stripe is unusual.

>>35299920
>"Just tell me why. The real reason. I deserve as much."
>"If we're going to blow up, then we're going together."

>>35299987
We shouldn't assume that Citrine Poxes is the only style our sidereal knows. He might have used something else to smash our daiklave.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35299964
>>35299920
always forgetting to roll -.-
>>35299977
>you see Eight Clouds lifting a finger. There's a dark aura dancing around it.
though that does somehow sound like Soul Mastery

Rolled 5 (1d10)

> Citrine Poxes of Contagion Style
What book is that in?

>>35299987
As an elder Sidereal leading the charge on a Circle of Elder Solars, He probably know at least 2 styles

>>35300009
Scroll of the Monk, like most Sidereal Martial Arts

>>35300006
Both effects came from the same move, so it must have been something like that.
>>35300009
Scroll of the Monk

>>35300009
SoTM p124

>>35300023
>Both effects came from the same move, so it must have been something like that.
In normal Exalted I'd say it was a combo of some kind, but I don't know if those exist in EF's world.

>>35300038
Given the limited amount of Essence, I think not.
But its 'only' a matter of massive Strength+Athletics to break a daiklave, its not impossible for him to have that much.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35299920
We need more dice I think.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>35300119
Lets be honest, unless we get 8+ successes we ain't gonna do shit anyway.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>35299920
Rolling incase we have unrolled rolls

Rolled 2 (1d10)

"There's almost a million people in the Titan, about as many on the archipelago below. You can't do this." You reply, desperately looking for an opening.

"I don't want to either. But we need to get rid of you."

"Why? Just tell me the reason. I deserve to know as much."

He sighs. "Why aren't you talking with your Circlemates anymore?"

What is he getting at. "We had a fight. It happens. In any case, they were insufferable assholes.They've gotten worse with age."

"Last time you saw Karrel?"

"...ten years ago? Something like that. That drunk idiot punched me."

"And then you took the Titan on an unauthorized mission to blow up his summer Manse."

"It was a training exercise." You reply with a grin.

"There were people in there. Why do you care about the ones here, but not them?"

Before you can think of a reply, and let your guts settle back down, he continues: "Why isn't your husband with you?"

"We-" Ouch. That hurt. Why does that hurt so much? "...We decided it would be best if we took some tim-"

"You were tired of him. That's why you beat him."

"I love him!" You throw a slow punch, but you're losing your edge fast. He parries, puts your arm in a lock.

He could break it, but instead he just shoves you back and lets go. "Doesn't look like that. What about your friends over at Meru? Greenleaf, Ashen, Uruk, Emissary?"

"We... we had an argument..."

"You're losing it. All of you Solars are. You're losing your grip on reality. You're all losing your minds. You're going crazy. Your husband was right to leave you. You have no idea how hard it was for him to not come back."

"He... He loves me too."

"I'm sure he does. Everyone does. You make them. It was hard persuading people you had to go." He pauses. "Your powers are too great to be left to someone who's slowly going insane."

(cont)

Is it reasonable to think the poison would not kill us on its own? I meant, if it could kill us, why risk attacking?

Unless they just want to do it quicker, but that's dubious

>"I'm not crazy! I'M NOT CRAZY I'LL SHOW YOU!"
>"What... what are you talking about? I'm normal. Everything is normal."
>"Do you really think things will be better without us?"
>"...You might be right. I might be dangerous."
>"...Have you seen him? Is he alright? Can you... can you tell him I'm sorry? For everything I've done."
>[Other?]

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>35300221
>>"Do you really think things will be better without us?"
You need us

Wasn't there a Solar that got a whole city to back her up?

>>35300221
>"Do you really think things will be better without us?"

>"...Have you seen him? Is he alright? Can you... can you tell him I'm sorry? For everything I've done."

>>35300221
>"...Have you seen him? Is he alright? Can you... can you tell him I'm sorry? For everything I've done."

Twist that knife. If the poison doesn't kill us, it might give us an opening. If it does, we at least made sure some minor good came out of our last few minutes.

>>35300221
>"...Have you seen him? Is he alright? Can you... can you tell him I'm sorry? For everything I've done."

>>35300221
>"Do you really think things will be better without us?"
>"Promise me that he (our husband) isn't being targeted by this coup..."

>>35300221
>"Do you really think things will be better without us?"
>"I'm not crazy! I'M NOT CRAZY I'LL SHOW YOU!"

>>35300244
Most importantly the rulers of Whitewall.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>35300215
I imagine the poison would be astoundingly lethal to anyone but a solar. And even still we're a solar so they need to ensure that we're dead.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>35300221
>>"...Have you seen him? Is he alright? Can you... can you tell him I'm sorry? For everything I've done."

Right, we are finding Tia ASAP and giving her the biggest HUGS every and never letting go

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>35300221
>Other
"So is Genocide the option?"
"Our powers may be great, our powers may be extreme, however slaughtering us like cattle will end up with only more bloodshed in the future."
"The blood of mortals, exalted, not to mention the blood of the Solars you are about to kill without attempting any other path."
Sigh "In the end, I suppose you'll ignore my words under the pretense of my powers affecting you. So I can only ask that you apologize to him in my place, and leave my body to him."

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>35300221
>>"I'm not crazy! I'M NOT CRAZY I'LL SHOW YOU!"

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>35300221

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>35300221
>>"I'm not crazy! I'M NOT CRAZY I'LL SHOW YOU!"

Gotta go full First Age Crazy on his ass.

>>35300221
>>"...Have you seen him? Is he alright? Can you... can you tell him I'm sorry? For everything I've done."

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>35300221
>>35300288
THIS

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>35300221
>"What... what are you talking about? I'm normal. Everything is normal."
>>35300276
Considering that we are Essence Ten, we are most a Veteran of the Primordial War, we had probably to deal with some worse poisons, not to mention being a Zenith. Thats definitly nothing Sidereal he used on us.

>>35300221

>"What... what are you talking about? I'm normal. Everything is normal."
>"Do you really think things will be better without us?"

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>35300221
I'll second >>35300288

>>35300245
>>35300266
>>35300270
>>35300271
>>35300272
>>35300299
WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU NOT ROLLING?!

>>35300313
the only thing i can think of doing such immense damage can be aquired in malfeas... und it must have been pretty deluted to not kill us

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>35300196
>>35300288
Seconding.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>35300313
Probably a tailored poison then. One that hadn't been used ever before and was made by the Sids for specifically this.

I mean they had some time to plan the Usurpation after all.

>>35300320
I did. I just forgot on my first post cuz it's been awhile and I just got here. My rolled 5 is less than useful though.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35300320
I thought I turned my dice on. Aparently I didn't

>>35300245
Rolling

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>35300330
Nah, even stuff from Malfeas wouldn't kill a Essence Ten Zenith, we have ridiculous Resistance and Integrity Charms, it must be something from Kimbery personally to even affect us.

>>35300320
Son of a bitch...

Shit. I was >>35300266

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35300196

>>35300320
My dice aren't staying on.
>>35300319

>>"So, instead of trying to figure out what's wrong, because if its affecting [i]every[/i] Solar, as you claim, it can't be coincidence, you try to kill us all."

We don't really believe he's killing us because we're insane, because of what I just said largely, but for some other hidden reason. Why would they try to kill us without first trying to fix us if we were going insane afterall?

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>35300357
In the email field anon, not the name field

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>35300357
There is a hell, and I know it freshly

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>35300320
Dice aren't working persistently.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>35300378
Fucking hell

>>35300379
That was what the original Gold Faction wanted to do, but the fist part of the Usurpation was the Bronze Faction killing them.

>>35300348
..... Sidereals have ways of bypassing things like 'rules'. They treat Reality like an Elder Scrolls game, and they're the ones with access to the console commands. If Eight Clouds wanted, he could have literally collected the EventID's (fates) of every hangover, flu, and plague in Creation and then attached them to us. It's a thing that is well within their power and purview to do. He may have just stabbed us with the metaphysical concept of 'inside out'.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>35300221
forgot to roll...
>>35300348
kimberian foam boiled in vitriol and topped of with Yozi venom?
Actually sounds like the coffee they sell down the street here...

>>35300348
>>35300313
Hm, if Maka previous exaltation holder is E10, then that deathlord can't be her. Since it's said that no elder Solars took the bargain.

With one possible exception.

>>35300422

I'm just wondering where our perfect defenses went.

We're Essence 10, we should have some. And "lol no to poison" charms.

>>35300445
but then again our decissions start making her as deathlord sympathetic... a little bit