(in response to someone saying demon summoning was never safe or easy in Exalted) Actually yes it was, both from a Doylist and a Watsonian perspective. Demon summoning was supposed to be safe and easy because the game designers wanted to encourage players to have hordes of alien gribblies at their commands so they could …
Why Ligier Won’t Just Kill Your PC If You Exalt In Front of Him
Ligier has no incentive to murder an Exalt who Exalts in front of him. I mean, what does that accomplish? The Exaltation literally will Exalt somebody else – most likely somebody out of his reach and influence – basically immediately. The best he gets out of it is a momentary and passing satisfaction, but even …
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On the Yozi Surrender Oaths
One of the things to keep in mind about the Surrender Oaths is that they are only binding on the Yozi themselves. Nothing prevents Ligier from leaving Malfeas except the spite of Malfeas and Cecelyne. The escape clauses most demons get is not a flaw in the Oaths, it’s a flaw in the Yozi that allows their souls …
On Demonic Utility
A demon’s utility should be inversely proportional to its cooperativeness.
Third Circle Demons Are Final Bosses
Note that fighting a Third Circle is still on the level of fighting an overwhelmingly powerful god-being who can fuck up your shit unless you have perfect defenses. Remember that Ligier alone can be summoned and pull out his sword and throw it into the air and the sword alone will fight off entire armies and any challenges and …