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Dragon Kings 2nd. Edition

By Jukashi

Submitted on 23 Feb 2008 at 02:47:06 PM EST
Last updated on 23 Feb 2008 at 03:26:49 PM EST

Category: Character Types

A conversion of the rules for playing Dragon Kings in to Exalted: Second Edition. Mostly pure mechanics, noting only the differences required for 2nd Ed; possession of the 1st Ed. Player’s Guide is required. If something is not noted, it remains as presented in that book. This article features Breeds and the 10 original Elemental Paths. I figured that since the 2nd. Edition Lore5 is working again, I should move this Article over here.

Exalted 2d Edition: The Dragon Kings

“A hatchling, that is what you are. A hatchling struggling into the world. I may be younger than you in years, but I am ancient in my thoughts. Do not worry about these things. Find peace in where and what you are. People often know what must be done. All you need to do is show them the way- that is wisdom.” - from Eragon

Humanity tells tales of glorious cities, now ruined, and of great and glorious heroes Exalted by the gods of the sky, and the incredible things they accomplished in a long-vanished golden age. This era of wonder and magic is called the First Age.

This name, however, is misleading. The First Age was the age following the Primordial War, and that event was not the beginning. Creation truly began when it was created by the primordials; birthed to life within the Wyld, a world of spirits, who thought and lived forever, of beasts, who did not think, and who died, and the wilderness.

To form the link between the gods and the world which they maintained, the primordials created the four breeds of Dragon King to inhabit each of the four corners of Creation. Created for a dangerous world that still quaked in the throes of its birth, the Dragon Kings possessed magical power and physical strength in combination. Their civilization rose from the wilderness of Creation, and flourished.

Eventually, the Primordials created humanity, and from their ranks, the gods raised up the Exalted to fight the creators of the world. The Dragon Kings fought in the service of the Unconquered Sun, and the vast majority of their race were irrevocably lost. Humanity, who had once been ruled by the Dragon Kings, were now given charge of Creation, and as the First Age developed, the Dragon Kings dwindled. Withdrawing from the time of the Usurpation, devastated by the Contagion, the Dragon Kings who remain now are either savage, mindless predators, or beset with few allies by dangers on all sides. Soon, the time of the Dragon Kings may end completely, leaving only humanity to walk in the sun and feel all the sensations of mind, body and spirit.

But that time is not yet come. In distant corners of Creation, ancient Dragon Kings of the First Age sleep yet in magical stasis, ready to awaken and rebuild their race. In the deep wilderness, small groups of Dragon Kings, only recently awakened by chance to civilized thought, cluster in small makeshift settlements, fighting for survival among their savage fellows with but their minds and magic in their favour. In Yu-Shan, Dragon Kings walk small between the gods, living off the kindness and fond memories of the spirits, yet still with powers that no human possesses.

The race of the Dragon Kings teeters on the brink, but little is certain in the Age of Sorrows. Few though they are, those who walked the earth before humanity may not be ready to rest just yet.

2nd. Ed. Breed Mechanics

Pterok

Flight speed
Ascending: Dexterity yards per tick.
Level flight: (Dexterity x 4) yards per tick.
Descending: (Dexterity x 10) yards per tick.
Pterok on the ground cannot Sprint or Dash, and their running speed is (Dexterity-1) yards per tick.

Natural Weapons
Bite: Speed 5, Accuracy +0, Damage +3L, Defence -2, Rate 3
Wing Buffet: Speed 5, Accuracy +1, Damage +4B, Defence +0, Rate 3

Raptok

Natural Weapons
Bite: Speed 5, Accuracy +0, Damage +3L, Defence -2, Rate 3
Claw: Speed 5, Accuracy +1, Damage +2L, Defence +0, Rate 4

Anklok

Breed Abilities
Anklok are passionate about the things they care about and excel at surviving adversity. They have a natural affinity with Resistance, Survival and Integrity.

Natural Weapons
Bite: Speed 6, Accuracy +0, Damage +3L, Defence -2, Rate 2
Claw: Speed 6, Accuracy +1, Damage +3L, Defence +0, Rate 3
Tail: Speed 6, Accuracy -1, Damage +4L, Defence -2, Rate 2

Mosok

Breed Abilites
Mosok excel at hunting, deception and life at sea. They have a natural affinity for Martial Arts, Larceny and Survival.

Natural Weapons
Bite: Speed 6, Accuracy +0, Damage +4L, Defence -2, Rate 4
Claw: Speed 5, Accuracy +1, Damage +2L, Defence +0, Rate 2
Tail: Speed 6, Accuracy -1, Damage +6B, Defence -2, Rate 2

Character Creation

Step 1: Character Concept
Instead of choosing a Nature, choose a Motivation and Intimacies.

The Ten Paths of Prehuman Mastery

Dragon King Path Powers now have Keywords. Simple Powers use the same basic rules as Simple Charms.

The Celestial Air Path

• Piercing the Celestial Veil
Keywords: None

•• Touch the Celestial Form
Keywords: Combo-OK.

••• Open the Celestial Doorway
Keywords: Obvious.

•••• Summon Celestial Servant
Keywords: Servitude, Obvious
Functions as for the Terrestrial Circle Spell, Summon Elemental.

••••• Walk the Celestial road
Keywords: Obvious

•••••• Bar the Doorway of the Gods
Keywords: Compulsion.

The Path of Clear Air

• Clarity of Sense
Keywords: None

•• See the Winds of Essence
Keywords: None

••• Visions of Attack and Defence
Keywords: Combo-OK.
Duration: (Path level x 5) ticks
This power adds a number of dice equal to the Dragon King’s level in this Path to any Archery or thrown attacks and half that to their Dodge DV. This Path also allows a Dragon King a Dodge DV of half their Path level against Unexpected Attacks, but only once, until the user’s next Action or the duration ends.

•••• Perception of Subtle Flaws
Keywords: Combo-OK
This power only works with Martial Arts and Melee attacks. It does not work with any form of ranged weapon.

••••• Ancient Understanding
Keywords: Touch.

•••••• Inhuman Clarity of Perception Technique
Keywords: None

The Path of Solid Earth

• Lithic Understanding
Keywords: None

•• Shape the Earth
Keywords: Touch, Obvious.

••• Empower Crystal
Keywords: None

•••• Become Stone
Keywords: Obvious.

••••• Command the Earth
Keywords: Obvious, Touch, Co-operative.
This Power now functions as an ongoing series of Speed 5 Miscellaneous Actions instead of on a per-turn basis.

•••••• Unity With Earth and Stone
Keywords: Obvious.

The Path of Yielding Earth

• Balm of Health
Keywords: None

•• Repair
Keywords: Touch.

••• Speed Healing
Keywords: Touch.

•••• Restore
Keywords: Touch.

••••• Empower Healing
Keywords: Obvious.

•••••• Regain the Glory of the Past
Keywords: Touch.

The Path of Blazing Fire

• First Light
Keywords: Obvious, Touch.

•• Lesser Conjuration of Flame
Keywords: Touch, Obvious

••• Bolt of Fire
Keywords: Obvious, Combo-OK.
This Power is a Speed 4 ranged attack.

•••• Command Fire
Keywords: Obvious.
While active, the user of this power can reflexively cause a fire to lash at someone nearby once per action, no flurry or Power use involved.

••••• Immolation
Keywords: Obvious, Combo-OK.
Anyone who does not dodge this attack suffers 6L damage and thereafter suffers damage as if in a bonfire.

•••••• Touch of Blazing Fire
Keywords: Touch, Obvious.
Fire produced by this Charm deals Essence + Willpower lethal damage per action and has a Trauma equal to the Dragon King’s permanent Willpower.

The Path of Flickering Fire

• Flashing Agility
Keywords: None.
The Power can adds the character’s Path Level to her Join Battle rolls in addition to its other effects.

•• Fiery Prowess
Keywords: Obvious, Combo-OK.
The character’s score in this Path is added to all his player’s Melee or Martial Arts attack rolls, and half of that number to his Parry DV, for one action.

••• One Fire, Many Flames
Keywords: Combo-OK.
Basic Extra Action power, as described in Exalted 2nd Edition, page 182.

•••• Speed of Flame
Keywords: Obvious.

••••• Twice-Flickering Flame
Keywords: Obvious.
This Power doubles the Dragon King’s speed in all ways. The Speed of all Actions, except sorcery, she takes are halved for the duration, rounding down to a minimum of Speed 1. Actions may be flurried as normal. This power is incompatible with all other Extra Action effects unless the character forfeits their halved Speed for that Action.

•••••• Perfection of Movement
Keywords: None
While active, the character ignores all DV bonuses from shields, cover or similar effects. They are not subject to a reduction in DV caused by Co-ordinated Attacks.

The Path of Flowing Water

• Clinging Puddle Style
Keywords: Obvious.

•• Air Walking Style
Keywords: Obvious.
Duration: Path level in actions

••• Vault-Breaching Method
Keywords: Obvious, Touch.
Duration: One Action.

•••• Barrier-Breaching Method
Keywords: Obvious.

••••• Distance Ignoring Technique
Keywords: Obvious.

•••••• Create Gateway
Keywords: Obvious
This Power takes only one Action to activate within a Manse or Demense the character is attuned to; elsewhere, a ritual must be done which takes 10 minutes.

The Path of Shimmering Water

• Averting the Eyes
Keywords: Illusion.

•• Visage of Another Face
Keywords: Illusion

••• Guise of the New Form
Keywords: Illusion

•••• Unseen Form Technique
Keywords: None
The difficulty to spot the Dragon King increases every 5 Ticks.

••••• Veil of Deception
Keywords: Touch, Illusion

•••••• Perfection of Illusion
Keywords: Illusion Duration: Willpower in actions Used in combat, this power can add or subtract a number of dice equal to the Dragon King’s permanent Essence to/from all attack rolls, or half that to/from all DVs, by everyone attacking or being attacked by a single target.

The Path of Growing Wood

• Verdant Understanding
Keywords: None

•• Empower Cultivation
Keywords: None

••• Empower Plants
Keywords: None.

•••• Shape Plants
Keywords: Obvious, Touch.
It takes one action to shape a plant into a weapon or other useful item.

••••• Alter Plants
Keywords: Obvious, Touch.
Animating a plant using this power can be done once per action. Animated pants begin moving on the Dragon King’s next action and their attack has a Speed of 6 ticks.

•••••• Plant Walk
Keywords: Obvious
A Dragon King using this power may step into a tree during her action and step out again on the same action, providing the distance covered is within her movement limits.

The Path of Shaping Wood

• Shaping the Bark
Keywords: Obvious.

•• Alter the Trunk
Keywords: Obvious.

••• Adaptation
Keywords: None

•••• Form of Another Breed
Keywords: None

••••• Form of the Terrible Ancestors
Keywords: Obvious
Innate Weapons:
Bite: Speed 6, Accuracy +1, Damage +5L, Defence -2, Rate 3
Claw: Speed 5, Accuracy +2, Damage +3L, Defence +0, Rate 4

•••••• Transformation of the New Form
Keywords: None

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Description: +1 | Rules: +0 | Originality: +0 - The Wyld (5 months)

A nice, useful basic conversion for anybody interested in Dragon-Kings. Due to its nature I couldn't rate it higher in Rules content or Originality but it certainly earned a +1 for the comic in Description!

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