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<p>Half-Caste comments regarding off-type exaltation</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Nephilpal - 04/05/2004 08:51:17 <br /> <br /> Two possible (and currently unofficial) fixes for your situation:<br /> <br /> 1. Assume that a Half-Caste who doesn't have Awakened Essence can <br /> Exalt as a type other than her ancestor. Such characters remain Half-<br /> Caste, however, and still carry cosmetic signs of their parentage and <br /> receive the full compliment of bonus points from their Inheritance. <br /> Obviously, players may only allocate these bonus points toward non-<br /> magical Traits. More importantly, Exaltation does not &quot;complete&quot; such <br /> characters, but instead creates a competing Essence flows like other <br /> heritages of God-Blooded who receive Exaltation. Consequently, Half-<br /> Caste who Exalt cross-type suffer the usual Inheritance penalty to <br /> purchase Charms and advance Essence. <br /> <br /> I strongly recommend the above as a rules fix, since Castebook Night <br /> introduced a Beastman who received Solar Exaltation. I will mention <br /> this to GCG and get his opinion on the matter. Using this rule, you <br /> can have a beastman Solar, but you won't have a beastman with three <br /> levels of Deadly Beastman Transformation running around as a Dawn.<br /> <br /> 2. Introduce the following new Flaw into your games:<br /> <br /> Broken Blood (1- to 3-pt. Social Flaw, mortals only)<br /> A mortal with this Flaw is a shameful disgrace who has inexplicably <br /> failed to carry the blessings of his mystical lineage. For the <br /> children of Dragon-Blooded Dynasts, Broken Blood is worth half the <br /> highest Breeding rating of either parent (rounded up). Such <br /> characters are not Dragon-Touched and will never Exalt, suffering a <br /> penalty of two dice to all Social rolls when interacting with Dragon-<br /> Blooded of the Realm who know of the mortal's failed birthright. For <br /> the children of other magical beings capable of breeding God-Blooded <br /> offspring, this Flaw has a value equal to half the mortal's expected <br /> Inheritance rating (rounded up). Magical parents may treat mere <br /> mortal offspring with love and pity or make them slaves, disown them <br /> outright or even kill them according to temperament. Generally, the <br /> higher a mortal's expected Inheritance, the more likely he is to <br /> suffer as a result of Broken Blood. Storytellers should impose 1-3 <br /> dice of Social penalties as appropriate to situations where Broken <br /> Blood represents a liability.<br /> <br /> --Neph <br /> <br /> == Comments ==</div>

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