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If you want stuff that just works, go for standard charms. It's spells tend to have long casting times, strange effects and obscure requirements. Beyond that, I'd wait until you know what sort of campaign it's going to be before you pick more specialised charms.Īlso, bear in mind that Exalted sorcery is very different to D&D magic. I'd recommend you pick up some basic charms for combat (especially the Excellency) and then grab the countermagic and summoning spells. What with spells costing the same as charms in terms of xp, that's important. This is why the summoning spells are so useful, because they give you so many tricks for a single spell.

Most spells also have a tendency to be very niche, the sort of thing you use once in a campaign and then it never comes up again. Higher circle spells will add more rounds where you stand around being defenceless and doing nothing. Whereas a combat charm will cost a fraction of the motes and let you hit several times harder.

Combat sorcery is terrible.Ī Terrestrial spell takes two rounds to cast, during which you cannot defend yourself, costs a significant chunk of your available motes and will generally hit only slightly harder than a skilled mortal if it's a combat spell. Sorcery is basically a grab-bag of tricks for use outside of combat from my experiences. On that note, most 'direct damage' spells aren't very useful against Exalted-level opponents - Death of Obsidian Butterflies will mess up a platoon of green troops horrifically, but it's a tremendous waste against, say, three Dragon-Blooded.ĭemon of the First Circle is and probably will always be the sorcerer's most useful and versatile tool. Wood Dragon's Claw is likewise nice if you ever have to get up close and personal to fight, and even counts as unarmed!

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Invulnerable Skin of Bronze is great for being less squishy, and better still, has a nice duration.

Since you mention Wood Dragon Style, you might like Cirrus Skiff it conjures a cloud that serves as, among other things, a great archery platform. * I do not know what the kids are saying these days.Ģ) What are the best spells to have for each Circle? What should I avoid? What are the bread-and-butter spells to take?Flight of Separation works as a decent 'escape' spell, since it takes no time to cast and can be done reflexively, but using it is also essentially ceding the fight. damage, debuffs, AoE, etc?ĥ) Is it a waste to learn the TMA Wood Dragon Style? I know TMA's aren't very powerful but it does fit thematically and has many useful spirit abilities. So:ġ) Can I rely on my magic to save me in fights or do I need extensive charm support to cover me with magic being the 'big finish'?Ģ) What are the best spells to have for each Circle? What should I avoid? What are the bread-and-butter spells to take?ģ) How soon should I move into each new tier of magic? Immediately? After I get the essentials of each tier?Ĥ) Do you balance Necromancy and Solar Sorcery? Is it best to take them at the same time? Do they have different specialties, i.e. I intend to play a Twilight, the default mage class. I want to make an Onmyoji, a Yin Yang Mage (they were the Oracle class in Final Fantasy Tactics) However, I don't know anything about magic in Exalted. You guys and gals have continuously impressed me your knowledge and skill, so here's the 'deets' as the kids are saying these days*. I want to make a Sorcerer character for 2.5 E, and I need some help. Hello Playground! Let us cut to the chase: I don't know much about magic.

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