Exalted: From Heaven on High
God is in his heaven, all is right with the World
In a time long ago a great hero, a visionary prophet named Onan Glamdron arrived in Creation’s darkest hour and rescued it from a time of tumult. With the help of his host he brought order to chaos and cast down wicked men, defeated their armies and burned their empires in purifying and holy flames. The gods who created the world were cast from the heavens and into the pits of hell for their negligence in maintaining Creation, their spirit servitors banished beyond the walls of existence and all else were given the choice to serve or perish. Thus was creation saved from threats both internal and external and all men were brought into the care of the Holy Father. Man was given dominion over the face of Creation and through the purity of his faith he would always be protected by Father.
This is the story told to everyone in Sunday school, of the origins of their Father and Prophet and is the basis of the Church. Now what if I told you this story was a lie? The world is stranger and older than most realize. What you see, live and experience now is simply wool pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth. Come with me and we will see how deep this rabbit hole goes, and remember all I am offering is the truth, nothing more. Step out that door and you will return home safe and sound, feeling as if you had a strange dream, but follow me and you will discover the secret history of the world.
Father and his saints were power mad Solars, who managed to dominate Creation in a bygone era. The power behind their words and swords was terrible, the Dragonblooded fought to the last man and were wiped out, the other Solar & Lunar Exaltations were imprisoned. The Sidereals choosing to preserve Creation rather than themselves bent their knees and have served Father for nearly 2000 years. With the Sidereals beneath his banner the purges were terrible; millions died and the blood of the dragons was wiped from creation the spirits were forced out of heaven and into the border marches of creation to live in exile. With all threats to his power removed Father retired to Heaven and left the day to day governing of Creation to his Church and mortal men only intervening to make his divine displeasure known. The Sidereals now function as extensions of his will, maintaining the Lie and eliminating all who displease Father.
Centuries of technological and social development paired with a growing population and a more active resistance have made the world harder to govern. So Father's forces looked to turn their former foes into deputies, their greatest minds went searching through the ruins for DNA samples to reconstruct the servants that they once slew. The Dragon blooded were reborn and with them came the seeds of a future rebellion. Our top agents within the Five Score Fellowship were able to disrupt the indoctrination process so the new Dragonblooded possess free will. Currently the new superheroes are doing fathers will by being public relations officers for the World's nations and stopping "rogue spirits" but with work we should be able to persuade some to join our side. The time for and overthrow Father to free the people of Creation.
-Lytek, The Right Hand of Power
Setting Info
This campaign is based on the Exalted: Modern shard released in Shards of The Exalted Dream and uses several rules systems contained within. The modifications to the Modern shard will be detailed below
Players play using either Sidereal, standard character generation as modified by the scroll of errata. You are playing one of the few Exaltation's to escape from Father's grasp, Lytek has had time to tinker with your exaltation and you are cured of the great curse. Lytek was not perfect with his restoration of your shard and you are forever limited to Essence 5.
Important Organizations
In a time long ago a great hero, a visionary prophet named Onan Glamdron arrived in Creation’s darkest hour and rescued it from a time of tumult. With the help of his host he brought order to chaos and cast down wicked men, defeated their armies and burned their empires in purifying and holy flames. The gods who created the world were cast from the heavens and into the pits of hell for their negligence in maintaining Creation, their spirit servitors banished beyond the walls of existence and all else were given the choice to serve or perish. Thus was creation saved from threats both internal and external and all men were brought into the care of the Holy Father. Man was given dominion over the face of Creation and through the purity of his faith he would always be protected by Father.
This is the story told to everyone in Sunday school, of the origins of their Father and Prophet and is the basis of the Church. Now what if I told you this story was a lie? The world is stranger and older than most realize. What you see, live and experience now is simply wool pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth. Come with me and we will see how deep this rabbit hole goes, and remember all I am offering is the truth, nothing more. Step out that door and you will return home safe and sound, feeling as if you had a strange dream, but follow me and you will discover the secret history of the world.
Father and his saints were power mad Solars, who managed to dominate Creation in a bygone era. The power behind their words and swords was terrible, the Dragonblooded fought to the last man and were wiped out, the other Solar & Lunar Exaltations were imprisoned. The Sidereals choosing to preserve Creation rather than themselves bent their knees and have served Father for nearly 2000 years. With the Sidereals beneath his banner the purges were terrible; millions died and the blood of the dragons was wiped from creation the spirits were forced out of heaven and into the border marches of creation to live in exile. With all threats to his power removed Father retired to Heaven and left the day to day governing of Creation to his Church and mortal men only intervening to make his divine displeasure known. The Sidereals now function as extensions of his will, maintaining the Lie and eliminating all who displease Father.
Centuries of technological and social development paired with a growing population and a more active resistance have made the world harder to govern. So Father's forces looked to turn their former foes into deputies, their greatest minds went searching through the ruins for DNA samples to reconstruct the servants that they once slew. The Dragon blooded were reborn and with them came the seeds of a future rebellion. Our top agents within the Five Score Fellowship were able to disrupt the indoctrination process so the new Dragonblooded possess free will. Currently the new superheroes are doing fathers will by being public relations officers for the World's nations and stopping "rogue spirits" but with work we should be able to persuade some to join our side. The time for and overthrow Father to free the people of Creation.
-Lytek, The Right Hand of Power
Setting Info
This campaign is based on the Exalted: Modern shard released in Shards of The Exalted Dream and uses several rules systems contained within. The modifications to the Modern shard will be detailed below
- The Abyssal Exalted, Infernal Exalted and Alchemical Exalted do not exist in this campaign.
- Necromancy is not available in this campaign
- Sorcery is restricted at character generation
- High Realm is not a language in this world
- Greater Astrology is unlocked
- The Yu-Shan gates have been moved from their original locations and hidden over the Millenium, only Father's most trusted servants are allowed to visit him in the Heavenly City
- The mechanics of Sidereal Exaltation have been changed for the narrative purpose of this campaign. The exaltation will inform its Steward (Lytek or who ever is manning the cabinet it resides in between hosts) of suitable hosts and the Steward will choose who to interview for the exaltation. At the end of the interview the candidate is offered two choices, the first being the opportunity to go back to their old life or they can choose a red box and receive the Ordained Exaltation.
Players play using either Sidereal, standard character generation as modified by the scroll of errata. You are playing one of the few Exaltation's to escape from Father's grasp, Lytek has had time to tinker with your exaltation and you are cured of the great curse. Lytek was not perfect with his restoration of your shard and you are forever limited to Essence 5.
Important Organizations
- The Church of Peace and Brotherhood
- The ECO Corporation
- Auric Industries
- Garrison Securities
- Lytek
- Madame Eon is an elder member of the Five Score Fellowship and a confidant of Lytek she uses her remarkable oracular abilities in helping Lytek plan the resistance
- Eden- the base of operations for the Resistance is located in the east near the Elemental Pole of Wood, the thick undergrowth present serves to hyde the base from all those who would seek to discover it.
- Zanarkand
- Atlantis
- Gannah
- Paradisio
- Scroll of Heroes is banned
- Artifacts are restricted, only very basic ones such as bracers, guns, swords and armor are available at character generation. If it costs more then 3 dots its an automatic no, asking me for anything else.
- Free Ox-body for every dot of essence you have
- Free spell once you initiate into a circle of sorcery
- New Wyld Shaping Technique
- All Craft abilities are now a single Craft. This means that Craft grants equal aptitude with blacksmithing, agriculture, architecture etc. When rolling Craft for Esoteric crafts, they are limited by a single other ability, listed below:
Magitech: Lore
Genesis: Medicine
Fate: Occult
Glamour: Occult
Crafting small items roll Perception, crafting large items roll Intelligence - New XP system
If a character has a trainer when purchasing Attributes or Abilities, they receive a 1xp discount for each dot the teacher has higher than the student. This cannot reduce the price below 1xp. Charms learned from a trainer (including sorcery/necromancy) have a flat 2xp reduction in price. All exalts are considered to have a trainer when learning Excellencies and Ox-Body equivalents
All XP costs are replaced by the below chart (thanks to Sojiko for developing it). These costs are static, except for Essence, meaning they do NOT rely on the current rating. XP Costs (Unfavored/Favored)
* Attribute : 8/6 XP
* Ability : 4/3 XP
* Specialty : 2/1 XP
* Native-level Magics : 10/8 XP (includes Charms and spells)
* Superior Magics : 12/10 XP (includes mortals learning TMA and TCS, or Db learning CMAs)
* Other Magic : 9 XP (includes heretical Charms, Infernal spells, and Knacks)
* Essence : Rating × 8 XP
* Virtue : 3 XP
* Willpower : 3 XP
* Colleges: 2/1 XP
* Thaumaturgy Degree 6/4 XP (or 3/2 BP at chargen)
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