Quaint/exaltedmodern

Exalted modern / exalted cyberpunk

This is my take on a modernized version of the exalted setting. Basically, I take the setting as is and give it cyberpunk style technology, enhanced by magitechnological weirdness.

Also, things tend to be more populated and bigger, eg. I upped Nexus to easily 30 million inhabitants from some 1 million in the original setting.

So, people got jets, guns are a thing, wars see massive use of tanks and artillery and so on. But there is also modern computers, smartphones. And then there is cutting edge technology, from supercruise stealth jetfighters to cybernetic augmentation (in a ghost in the shell like vein). Also warstriders are far more common and can be build with mundane methods. Mechas if you will. The normal versions aren't the kings of the battlefield though - they are swifter than tanks, but tanks got bigger guns and can take more damage. Warstriders are generally prefered for urban combat though and are also a favourite for the Exalted, since they can use most of their special abilities just as if they were on foot.

And then there is magitech. It hasn't only got a wallop, but its also quite rare and can do things mundane technology can't. So, for example, you can have energy weapons with magitech, possibly a pistol sized weapon that can kill armored verhicles with huge essence blasts. Also, most magitech requires essence to use (either for attunement or fed into the item with each use). And most people can't use essence, so this stuff is not only rare but has few possible users to boot.

Also, I tend to use some decidedly anime aesthetics, so that melee still occurs, especially with exalted characters. A mortal might be best advised to keep in cover during a firefight and will not be able to continue fighting after several hits, but exalted characters can dodge or parry bullets, attain great speed and nimbleness and some even are so tough that they can shrug off some bullets. Some can also hit so hard that they can kill a tank with a solid kick.

I will try to expand this information in due time.