[RPG]: Exalted, reviewed by Gary N. Mengle (4/5)

2nd Level RPGnetter · #1 03-18-2003, 01:00 AM

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9149.phtml

Gary N. Mengle's Summary:

A well-done fantasy in a fresh yet accessible style. More than worth your time and money.

Go to the full review for more information.

2nd Level RPGnetter · #2 03-18-2003, 10:19 AM

Post originally by Ron Fricke at 2003-03-18 09:19:41
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Actually, I think stunts made thier first appearance in Adventure!

Great review, though!

2nd Level RPGnetter · #3 03-18-2003, 11:32 AM

Post originally by Jason L Blair at 2003-03-18 10:32:00
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I have the same issues you had. I really wanted to rip into Exalted but would get blocked up by the first chapter. That's it, then, I'm making it a goal to read the game.

Well done!

Jason L Blair
Key 20 Publishing
www.key20.com

2nd Level RPGnetter · #4 03-18-2003, 02:10 PM

Post originally by Tim Gray at 2003-03-18 13:10:06
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not telling

2nd Level RPGnetter · #5 03-18-2003, 02:47 PM

Post originally by shadeling at 2003-03-18 13:47:44
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Actually both games came out nearly the same time.

2nd Level RPGnetter · #6 03-18-2003, 02:50 PM

Post originally by Gary N. Mengle at 2003-03-18 13:50:31
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Hmmm... Adventure! <i>does</i> predate Exalted.

*Reaches for Adventure! rulebook*

It does have feats and Dramatic Editing, which, together, accomplish something like Exalted's Stunts. I don't think they're the same thing, though.

2nd Level RPGnetter · #7 03-18-2003, 02:52 PM

Post originally by Gary N. Mengle at 2003-03-18 13:52:44
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I'd thought that Adventure came out the previous year, but I'm wrong - both were released in 2001.

Exalted at Origins, I think, and Adventure! at GenCon.

2nd Level RPGnetter · #8 03-18-2003, 03:59 PM

Post originally by Leath at 2003-03-18 14:59:31
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Dramatic editing in Adventure! allows you to spend Inspiration to edit the scene to your advantage.

Stunts in Exalted let you enhance the description of your actions, and by elaborating, gaining dice, Essence and Willpower.

Both achieve a similar effect, but one costs, the other gains.

Leath.

2nd Level RPGnetter · #9 03-18-2003, 07:33 PM

Post originally by Jim DelRosso at 2003-03-18 18:33:08
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A! also has stunt bonuses. Can't remember the exact page, but they're there, and they work like Exalted's stunt bonuses, almost exactly.

Jim D.

2nd Level RPGnetter · #10 03-19-2003, 04:42 AM

Post originally by Sergio Mascarenhas at 2003-03-19 03:42:50
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The same with me. I'll explain within a couple of weeks when I publish my review here at RPGnet.

Sergio