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= Geoffrey C. Grabowski - Quotes =
 
= Geoffrey C. Grabowski - Quotes =
 
==== [[WriterQuotes|Back to WriterQuotes]] ====
 
  
 
Feel free to add, each quote in a different section please. ^_^
 
Feel free to add, each quote in a different section please. ^_^
  
 
== Core Rulebook ==
 
== Core Rulebook ==
*[[/ChapterFinishedFirst]]
+
*/ChapterFinishedFirst
*[[/RevisedCoreRulebook]]
+
*/RevisedCoreRulebook
  
 
== Solars ==
 
== Solars ==
*[[/AccuracyWithoutDistance]] for how perfect it is and its interaction with Rain of Feathered Death
+
*/AccuracyWithoutDistance for how perfect it is and its interaction with Rain of Feathered Death
*[[/EbonShadowStyle]]
+
*/EbonShadowStyle
*[[/EclipseAnimaAbilities]]
+
*/EclipseAnimaAbilities
*[[/FlawlessHandiworkMethod]] - how long it takes
+
*/FlawlessHandiworkMethod - how long it takes
*[[/GEBandDSD]] stack ...
+
*/GEBandDSD stack ...
*[[/HGDAndOrchDaiklaves]] - and why they rulez.
+
*/HGDAndOrchDaiklaves - and why they rulez.
*[[/LookingLikeGods]] for what happens when you show your anima banner to the peasants
+
*/LookingLikeGods for what happens when you show your anima banner to the peasants
*[[/WhatDoTheyDo]] - and why they do it.
+
*/WhatDoTheyDo - and why they do it.
  
 
== Abyssals ==
 
== Abyssals ==
*[[/FutureAbyssalCharms]] for the "wonderful" things these might do!
+
*/FutureAbyssalCharms for the "wonderful" things these might do!
  
 
== Lunars ==
 
== Lunars ==
*[[/AppearanceBasedCharms]] for why there aren't any
+
*/AppearanceBasedCharms for why there aren't any
*[[/BeastMen]] for how these are created
+
*/BeastMen for how these are created
*[[/Complaints]] for who to contact (but just don't! ^_^)
+
*/Complaints for who to contact (but just don't! ^_^)
*[[/ConditionOfCreation]] for how Lunars fit in to this
+
*/ConditionOfCreation for how Lunars fit in to this
*[[/IfTheLunarsWin]] for what happens if the Lunars take control
+
*/IfTheLunarsWin for what happens if the Lunars take control
*[[/LunarAdamantSkin]] for how to beat a lunar with healing gifts and a certain gemstone ...
+
*/LunarAdamantSkin for how to beat a lunar with healing gifts and a certain gemstone ...
*[[/LunarExcerciseCharms]] for what these are intended for
+
*/LunarExcerciseCharms for what these are intended for
*[[/LunarIllusionists]] for what happened here
+
*/LunarIllusionists for what happened here
*[[/LunarProofRead]] when Lunars was about to come out
+
*/LunarProofRead when Lunars was about to come out
*[[/LunarXPCosts]] for why these are higher
+
*/LunarXPCosts for why these are higher
*[[/LunarsOutsidePact]] for ways to play this
+
*/LunarsOutsidePact for ways to play this
*[[/ReleasingLunarErrata]] for when we hoped Lunar errata was coming ... ^_^
+
*/ReleasingLunarErrata for when we hoped Lunar errata was coming ... ^_^
*[[/ShapeShiftAnimal]] for what you can do in animal form
+
*/ShapeShiftAnimal for what you can do in animal form
*[[/TigerClawSwatErrata]] for how to limit this charm slightly
+
*/TigerClawSwatErrata for how to limit this charm slightly
*[[/WaterBreathingGift]] for a tiny bit of info
+
*/WaterBreathingGift for a tiny bit of info
*[[/WhatCultsAre]] to explain Exalted use of the word "cult"
+
*/WhatCultsAre to explain Exalted use of the word "cult"
  
 
== Dragon Blooded ==
 
== Dragon Blooded ==
*[[/DBsArentNice]] for thoughts on the personalities of the more "virtuous" Dragon-Bloods
+
*/DBsArentNice for thoughts on the personalities of the more "virtuous" Dragon-Bloods
*[[/HouseBasedBooks]] for what books may and will not be coming out
+
*/HouseBasedBooks for what books may and will not be coming out
*[[/RealmScript]] for an old post on when this might have been seen ^_^
+
*/RealmScript for an old post on when this might have been seen ^_^
  
 
== Sidereals ==
 
== Sidereals ==
*[[/DeployingAstrology]] for general information on astrology
+
*/DeployingAstrology for general information on astrology
*[[/DestinyInfectingTouch]] for how sneaky Sidereals really are
+
*/DestinyInfectingTouch for how sneaky Sidereals really are
*[[/ExaltedCosmology]] for some of GCG's invulnerable preconceptions about Exaltedness
+
*/ExaltedCosmology for some of GCG's invulnerable preconceptions about Exaltedness
*[[/FiveSplatHappiness]] for how happy GCG is that all five fatsplats are done
+
*/FiveSplatHappiness for how happy GCG is that all five fatsplats are done
*[[/MultipleFamiliars]] for how these work
+
*/MultipleFamiliars for how these work
*[[/PolicingMandateOfHeaven]] to state that all Bureaus handle this
+
*/PolicingMandateOfHeaven to state that all Bureaus handle this
*[[/PracticalAstrology]] for good astrological effects
+
*/PracticalAstrology for good astrological effects
*[[/SiderealErrata]] for mistakes and fixes
+
*/SiderealErrata for mistakes and fixes
*[[/SiderealsSoon]] for its release (before it had come out) ...
+
*/SiderealsSoon for its release (before it had come out) ...
*[[/SpiderColleges]] for what these are
+
*/SpiderColleges for what these are
  
 
== Fair Folk ==
 
== Fair Folk ==
*[[/Backgrounds]]
+
*/Backgrounds  
  
 
== Other Rules Commentary ==
 
== Other Rules Commentary ==
*[[/ArmorComparison]] - why a breastplate has more Lethal than Bashing soak
+
*/ArmorComparison - why a breastplate has more Lethal than Bashing soak
*[[/BattleCasting]] - it IS hard. Do something about it.
+
*/BattleCasting - it IS hard. Do something about it.
*[[/CancelingYourSorcery]] - you need Countermagic.
+
*/CancelingYourSorcery - you need Countermagic.
*[[/CraftRules]] are probably too abstract
+
*/CraftRules are probably too abstract
*[[/DottedYellowLines]] go where the road goes, and not the other way around
+
*/DottedYellowLines go where the road goes, and not the other way around
*[[/ExaltedCombat]] for how it differs for mortals and Exalted
+
*/ExaltedCombat for how it differs for mortals and Exalted
*[[/InterestingComments]] on HCM, DFAM, BDD (3 agg), MTW, Fae Essence, Night Anima, Mortal Talismans
+
*/InterestingComments on HCM, DFAM, BDD (3 agg), MTW, Fae Essence, Night Anima, Mortal Talismans
*[[/LearningSorcery]] takes a long time
+
*/LearningSorcery takes a long time
*[[/MassCombat]] on the rules for large-scale battles in the Player's Guide
+
*/MassCombat on the rules for large-scale battles in the Player's Guide
*[[/NinjaInteriorDecoration]] for why lots of Manses are a logistical nightmare
+
*/NinjaInteriorDecoration for why lots of Manses are a logistical nightmare
*[[/PGErrata]] - and the book's not even out yet! Plus a major ??? moment. :)
+
*/PGErrata - and the book's not even out yet! Plus a major ??? moment. :)
*[[/PowerCombat]] on the new combat rules in the Player's Guide
+
*/PowerCombat on the new combat rules in the Player's Guide
*[[/Sorcery]] for why sorcery works the way it does in Exalted
+
*/Sorcery for why sorcery works the way it does in Exalted
*[[/Stunts]] and how they work
+
*/Stunts and how they work
*[[/SummoningPower]] for what is permissible, and the consequences
+
*/SummoningPower for what is permissible, and the consequences
 
+
*/TheErrataMaybe - Maybe pre-errata?
*[[/TheErrataMaybe]] - Maybe pre-errata?
+
*/VirtuesVsMorality - "the Virtue system operates independently of good and evil"
*[[/VirtuesVsMorality]] - "the Virtue system operates independently of good and evil"
+
*/PowerCombatRateAndDualWielding - On dual wielding in power combat
*[[/PowerCombatRateAndDualWielding]] - On dual wielding in power combat
 
  
 
== Other Setting Commentary ==
 
== Other Setting Commentary ==
*[[/Authoritarianism]] for how Paragon sucks as much as the rest of the world
+
*/Authoritarianism for how Paragon sucks as much as the rest of the world
*[[/BigWorld]] - it's huge, in fact, and that's realistic
+
*/BigWorld - it's huge, in fact, and that's realistic
*[[/CoolestHell]] for a sentence on how wonderful aspects of Exalted are
+
*/CoolestHell for a sentence on how wonderful aspects of Exalted are
*[[/EmpireBuilding]] for how possible the Exalted setting is
+
*/EmpireBuilding for how possible the Exalted setting is
*[[/FightingThePrimordials]] - how the First Age Solars did it
+
*/FightingThePrimordials - how the First Age Solars did it
*[[/ImperfectGodsAndWorship]] for what is ok and what is frowned on
+
*/ImperfectGodsAndWorship for what is ok and what is frowned on
*[[/ImperialMountain]] - it's <i>damn</i> big
+
*/ImperialMountain - it's <i>damn</i> big
*[[/InvadingNexus]] for what would happen if
+
*/InvadingNexus for what would happen if
*[[/LytekPossibilities]] for how to approach him
+
*/LytekPossibilities for how to approach him
*[[/NavalPower]] - on how creation supports so many ships
+
*/NavalPower - on how creation supports so many ships
*[[/RealmAsPersia]] - if you want to extend the "Lookshy = Sparta" equation a little further
+
*/RealmAsPersia - if you want to extend the "Lookshy = Sparta" equation a little further
*[[/RealmTechnologicalLevels]] for what to expect when dealing with the technology in the Realm.
+
*/RealmTechnologicalLevels for what to expect when dealing with the technology in the Realm.
*[[/ShallowGods]] for why they are portrayed as they are
+
*/ShallowGods for why they are portrayed as they are
*[[/StandardMeasurements]] and their role in history
+
*/StandardMeasurements and their role in history
*[[/TheEnd]] - of the 2nd Age, as hinted in several books.
+
*/TheEnd - of the 2nd Age, as hinted in several books.
*[[/WingedMen]] - the man talks about a brief note in a Castebook.
+
*/WingedMen - the man talks about a brief note in a Castebook.
*[[/WritingAndReading]] - and why he makes it tough.
+
*/WritingAndReading - and why he makes it tough.
  
 
== Other ==
 
== Other ==
*[[/AllFourDragonKings]] because you know you'd do it anyway
+
*/AllFourDragonKings because you know you'd do it anyway
*[[/ArmedVsUnarmedCombat]]
+
*/ArmedVsUnarmedCombat
*[[/BloodAndSalt]] for what this is about
+
*/BloodAndSalt for what this is about
*[[/BookReleases]] past and future
+
*/BookReleases past and future
*[[/CharmsAndSherlockHolmes]]
+
*/CharmsAndSherlockHolmes
*[[/CoTWCover]] for a one line query about the cover
+
*/CoTWCover for a one line query about the cover
*[[/DBsVsSolars]] - and why one should rule.
+
*/DBsVsSolars - and why one should rule.
*[[/DinosaursVsRobots]] - an alternative title for Exalted
+
*/DinosaursVsRobots - an alternative title for Exalted
*[[/EssentialSupplements]] for which books are really needed, and which nice to have
+
*/EssentialSupplements for which books are really needed, and which nice to have
*[[/ExaltedInspiration]] - take that!
+
*/ExaltedInspiration - take that!
*[[/ExaltedOperationInstructions]] - the guidebooklet.
+
*/ExaltedOperationInstructions - the guidebooklet.
*[[/HearthstonesAreFragile]] since all it takes is one hammer ...
+
*/HearthstonesAreFragile since all it takes is one hammer ...
*[[/IntroduceExaltedToFriends]] 'cause if you do, they will love it
+
*/IntroduceExaltedToFriends 'cause if you do, they will love it
*[[/OnAnime]] - and why it doesn't have to be Exalted.
+
*/OnAnime - and why it doesn't have to be Exalted.
*[[/PastLives]] for why [[MF]] was so amazed to see that Merit in the Player's Guide :)
+
*/PastLives for why [[MF]] was so amazed to see that Merit in the Player's Guide :)
*[[/PlayersGuideContents]] ...
+
*/PlayersGuideContents ...
*[[/PlayingDragonKings]] as an option in the Players' Guide
+
*/PlayingDragonKings as an option in the Players' Guide
*[[/PowerCommentary]]
+
*/PowerCommentary
*[[/PowerScaling]] for why statted gods etc. aren't as powerful as they could be
+
*/PowerScaling for why statted gods etc. aren't as powerful as they could be
*[[/ParryBullets]] just 'cause you can
+
*/ParryBullets just 'cause you can
*[[/ReluctantHorrorFans]] and how to convince them.
+
*/ReluctantHorrorFans and how to convince them.
*[[/SanctityOfGameWorld]] to tell you its Your game, You can do Anything!
+
*/SanctityOfGameWorld to tell you its Your game, You can do Anything!
*[[/SavantandSorcerer]] for what this is about
+
*/SavantandSorcerer for what this is about
*[[/SecondEd]] - and what G has to say about it.
+
*/SecondEd - and what G has to say about it.
*[[/UsefulnessOfGoD]] - that says it all.
+
*/UsefulnessOfGoD - that says it all.
  
 
== Off Topic ===
 
== Off Topic ===
*[[/GeoffTheMan]] - new-conservative and more!
+
*/GeoffTheMan - new-conservative and more!
*[[/Underground]] and why you might hate it.
+
*/Underground and why you might hate it.
*[[/QinShihuangdi]] for opinion's on Hero and the First Emperor of China
+
*/QinShihuangdi for opinion's on Hero and the First Emperor of China
*[[/Movie]] for the Developer's casting choices
+
*/Movie for the Developer's casting choices
*[[/OfficeBehaviour]] for the fun the developers have in the office ^_^
+
*/OfficeBehaviour for the fun the developers have in the office ^_^
*[[/LookingForWolfPack]] to finish matters started at [[GenCon]]
+
*/LookingForWolfPack to finish matters started at GenCon
  
 
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Gaw-damn, this was a lot of writing. And I edited it for format, too. Damn, I'm a nice guy! ![[Domino]]
 
Gaw-damn, this was a lot of writing. And I edited it for format, too. Damn, I'm a nice guy! ![[Domino]]
  
You sure are a nice guy, Domino! ^_^ Thanks! -- [[BrokenShade]]
+
You sure are a nice guy, Domino! ^_^ Thanks! -- BrokenShade
  
 
I'd like to add that many, many of these quotes are only in my personal collection thanks to the diligence of jpcardier. I think.  [[Domino]]
 
I'd like to add that many, many of these quotes are only in my personal collection thanks to the diligence of jpcardier. I think.  [[Domino]]
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Say, are there any official changes to weapon stats for people who otherwise aren't using the Power Combat rules?  I've always thought the Lightning Torment Hatchets were <nowiki>Underpowered/Overpriced</nowiki>. -- DODurden
 
Say, are there any official changes to weapon stats for people who otherwise aren't using the Power Combat rules?  I've always thought the Lightning Torment Hatchets were <nowiki>Underpowered/Overpriced</nowiki>. -- DODurden
 
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[[WriterQuotes|Back to WriterQuotes]]
 

Revision as of 19:09, 1 December 2004

Geoffrey C. Grabowski - Quotes

Feel free to add, each quote in a different section please. ^_^

Core Rulebook

  • /ChapterFinishedFirst
  • /RevisedCoreRulebook

Solars

  • /AccuracyWithoutDistance for how perfect it is and its interaction with Rain of Feathered Death
  • /EbonShadowStyle
  • /EclipseAnimaAbilities
  • /FlawlessHandiworkMethod - how long it takes
  • /GEBandDSD stack ...
  • /HGDAndOrchDaiklaves - and why they rulez.
  • /LookingLikeGods for what happens when you show your anima banner to the peasants
  • /WhatDoTheyDo - and why they do it.

Abyssals

  • /FutureAbyssalCharms for the "wonderful" things these might do!

Lunars

  • /AppearanceBasedCharms for why there aren't any
  • /BeastMen for how these are created
  • /Complaints for who to contact (but just don't! ^_^)
  • /ConditionOfCreation for how Lunars fit in to this
  • /IfTheLunarsWin for what happens if the Lunars take control
  • /LunarAdamantSkin for how to beat a lunar with healing gifts and a certain gemstone ...
  • /LunarExcerciseCharms for what these are intended for
  • /LunarIllusionists for what happened here
  • /LunarProofRead when Lunars was about to come out
  • /LunarXPCosts for why these are higher
  • /LunarsOutsidePact for ways to play this
  • /ReleasingLunarErrata for when we hoped Lunar errata was coming ... ^_^
  • /ShapeShiftAnimal for what you can do in animal form
  • /TigerClawSwatErrata for how to limit this charm slightly
  • /WaterBreathingGift for a tiny bit of info
  • /WhatCultsAre to explain Exalted use of the word "cult"

Dragon Blooded

  • /DBsArentNice for thoughts on the personalities of the more "virtuous" Dragon-Bloods
  • /HouseBasedBooks for what books may and will not be coming out
  • /RealmScript for an old post on when this might have been seen ^_^

Sidereals

  • /DeployingAstrology for general information on astrology
  • /DestinyInfectingTouch for how sneaky Sidereals really are
  • /ExaltedCosmology for some of GCG's invulnerable preconceptions about Exaltedness
  • /FiveSplatHappiness for how happy GCG is that all five fatsplats are done
  • /MultipleFamiliars for how these work
  • /PolicingMandateOfHeaven to state that all Bureaus handle this
  • /PracticalAstrology for good astrological effects
  • /SiderealErrata for mistakes and fixes
  • /SiderealsSoon for its release (before it had come out) ...
  • /SpiderColleges for what these are

Fair Folk

  • /Backgrounds

Other Rules Commentary

  • /ArmorComparison - why a breastplate has more Lethal than Bashing soak
  • /BattleCasting - it IS hard. Do something about it.
  • /CancelingYourSorcery - you need Countermagic.
  • /CraftRules are probably too abstract
  • /DottedYellowLines go where the road goes, and not the other way around
  • /ExaltedCombat for how it differs for mortals and Exalted
  • /InterestingComments on HCM, DFAM, BDD (3 agg), MTW, Fae Essence, Night Anima, Mortal Talismans
  • /LearningSorcery takes a long time
  • /MassCombat on the rules for large-scale battles in the Player's Guide
  • /NinjaInteriorDecoration for why lots of Manses are a logistical nightmare
  • /PGErrata - and the book's not even out yet! Plus a major ??? moment. :)
  • /PowerCombat on the new combat rules in the Player's Guide
  • /Sorcery for why sorcery works the way it does in Exalted
  • /Stunts and how they work
  • /SummoningPower for what is permissible, and the consequences
  • /TheErrataMaybe - Maybe pre-errata?
  • /VirtuesVsMorality - "the Virtue system operates independently of good and evil"
  • /PowerCombatRateAndDualWielding - On dual wielding in power combat

Other Setting Commentary

  • /Authoritarianism for how Paragon sucks as much as the rest of the world
  • /BigWorld - it's huge, in fact, and that's realistic
  • /CoolestHell for a sentence on how wonderful aspects of Exalted are
  • /EmpireBuilding for how possible the Exalted setting is
  • /FightingThePrimordials - how the First Age Solars did it
  • /ImperfectGodsAndWorship for what is ok and what is frowned on
  • /ImperialMountain - it's damn big
  • /InvadingNexus for what would happen if
  • /LytekPossibilities for how to approach him
  • /NavalPower - on how creation supports so many ships
  • /RealmAsPersia - if you want to extend the "Lookshy = Sparta" equation a little further
  • /RealmTechnologicalLevels for what to expect when dealing with the technology in the Realm.
  • /ShallowGods for why they are portrayed as they are
  • /StandardMeasurements and their role in history
  • /TheEnd - of the 2nd Age, as hinted in several books.
  • /WingedMen - the man talks about a brief note in a Castebook.
  • /WritingAndReading - and why he makes it tough.

Other

  • /AllFourDragonKings because you know you'd do it anyway
  • /ArmedVsUnarmedCombat
  • /BloodAndSalt for what this is about
  • /BookReleases past and future
  • /CharmsAndSherlockHolmes
  • /CoTWCover for a one line query about the cover
  • /DBsVsSolars - and why one should rule.
  • /DinosaursVsRobots - an alternative title for Exalted
  • /EssentialSupplements for which books are really needed, and which nice to have
  • /ExaltedInspiration - take that!
  • /ExaltedOperationInstructions - the guidebooklet.
  • /HearthstonesAreFragile since all it takes is one hammer ...
  • /IntroduceExaltedToFriends 'cause if you do, they will love it
  • /OnAnime - and why it doesn't have to be Exalted.
  • /PastLives for why MF was so amazed to see that Merit in the Player's Guide :)
  • /PlayersGuideContents ...
  • /PlayingDragonKings as an option in the Players' Guide
  • /PowerCommentary
  • /PowerScaling for why statted gods etc. aren't as powerful as they could be
  • /ParryBullets just 'cause you can
  • /ReluctantHorrorFans and how to convince them.
  • /SanctityOfGameWorld to tell you its Your game, You can do Anything!
  • /SavantandSorcerer for what this is about
  • /SecondEd - and what G has to say about it.
  • /UsefulnessOfGoD - that says it all.

Off Topic =

  • /GeoffTheMan - new-conservative and more!
  • /Underground and why you might hate it.
  • /QinShihuangdi for opinion's on Hero and the First Emperor of China
  • /Movie for the Developer's casting choices
  • /OfficeBehaviour for the fun the developers have in the office ^_^
  • /LookingForWolfPack to finish matters started at GenCon

  • Back to WriterQuotes

Commentary

Dude, this is awesome! I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for some quotes. Too bad I didn't have the foresight to copy stuff from before Exalted was released. There was some awesome things said back then... ~Mailanka

Gaw-damn, this was a lot of writing. And I edited it for format, too. Damn, I'm a nice guy! !Domino

You sure are a nice guy, Domino! ^_^ Thanks! -- BrokenShade

I'd like to add that many, many of these quotes are only in my personal collection thanks to the diligence of jpcardier. I think. Domino

This is great! However, I miss the quote about the combo of Tornado Offense and Air Dragon Signature Weapon. Clebo

I am adding an absolute boatload of quotes from late 2001/early 2002 that I had archived on HD, on the theory that if I found it interesting enough to save, other people will probably find it interesting too. Also, I split up the "Other" section a bit, because it was way too large. --MF

Say, are there any official changes to weapon stats for people who otherwise aren't using the Power Combat rules? I've always thought the Lightning Torment Hatchets were Underpowered/Overpriced. -- DODurden