Systematic Understanding of Everything: An Exalted Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Alchemicals are created to defend and uplift the peoples of Autochthonia and sometimes Autochthonia itself. Chazz, Monica, and Terry talk machine saints, castes, gremlins, and the philosophical implications of going from person, to walking small house, to opinionated city.

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What's happening in the Dreaming Sea? How's Fortitude these days? How many dumplings exist in Creation? Lauren and Eric join to talk Across the Eight Directions and its over 300 pages of additional setting for Exalted 3rd edition.

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Banished from Creation, the Yozis live in the inverted body of Malfeas. They are angry, but their souls, the 3rd circle demons are remarkably  smoochable. Chazz and Monica talk which to court and which to avoid.

Book you need:

• Games of Divinity - 1e book on the gods and primordials
• Manual of Exalted Power: The Infernals - A big book on the Infernals that also explains Malfeas
• The Compass of Celestial Directions Vol. V - Malfeas - Location book for the hell-prison of the Yozis
• Exalted 3rd Edition Core Book – Book describing rules and the new locations for Exalted 3e

Cast:

• Monica – Developer for Exalted and longtime fan.
• Chazz – Writer for Exalted and also longtime fan.
• Terry – In no way related to Exalted, isn't not a fan.

The opening theme is Return of the Solar Exalted, and the closing theme is The Sidereal Exalted – Lesser but Safe from Fanfare for the Chosen by James Semple and is used with permission.

The gods oversee almost all aspects of Creation in their continent-sized city. Meanwhile elementals manifest in manifold and strange forms. Join the cast plus Elliott to talk gods, elements, and Yu-Shan. Just a warning, lotta sex talk in this one.

Book you need:

• The Compass of Celestial Directions, Vol. III - Yu-Shan - 2e book of Yu-Shan
• Exalted 3rd Edition Core Book – Book describing rules and the new locations for Exalted 3e
• The Books of Sorcery, Vol. IV - The Roll of Glorious Divinity I - Gods & Elementals - 2e book on Gods and Elements
• Manual of Exalted Power: Sidereals - YET MORE GOD STUFF

Cast:

• Monica – Developer for Exalted and longtime fan.
• Chazz – Writer for Exalted and also longtime fan.
• Terry – In no way related to Exalted, isn't not a fan.
• Elliott - Guest and writer for Exalted, fan.

Discord: BXP Discord (when joining, ask for access to the SUoE chat)

The opening theme is Return of the Solar Exalted, and the closing theme is The Sidereal Exalted – Lesser but Safe from Fanfare for the Chosen by James Semple and is used with permission.

Creation is an island of stability ringed by the marches that mark the transition to the dreamlike energies of the Deep Wyld. Monica, Chazz, and special guest H talk beefcake raksha, shaping charms, and how to Fair Folk in Essence.

Book you need:

• The Realm - 3rd Edition reference for this stuff.
• Exalted 3rd Edition Core Book – Book describing rules and the new locations for Exalted 3e
• Lunars: Fangs at the Gate - Includes information on the Lunars dominions in the East and their key operatives.
• Graceful Wicked Masques - 2e big book on the Fair Folk

Cast:

• Monica – Developer for Exalted and longtime fan.
• Chazz – Writer for Exalted and also longtime fan.
• Terry – In no way related to Exalted, isn't not a fan.

The opening theme is Return of the Solar Exalted, and the closing theme is The Sidereal Exalted – Lesser but Safe from Fanfare for the Chosen by James Semple and is used with permission.

In the West lies an ocean prowled by city-ships, ghost castes, unblinking shark-gods, and the Plentemonite priesthood...also...too-smart dolphins. Monica and Chazz talk pirates, demon sea wyrms, and non-sensical sexism. 

Book you need:

• The Realm - 3rd Edition reference for this stuff.
• Exalted 3rd Edition Core Book – Book describing rules and the new locations for Exalted 3e
• Lunars: Fangs at the Gate - Includes information on the Lunars dominions in the East and their key operatives.
  

Cast:

• Monica – Developer for Exalted and longtime fan.
• Chazz – Writer for Exalted and also longtime fan.
• Terry – In no way related to Exalted, isn't not a fan.
  

The opening theme is Return of the Solar Exalted, and the closing theme is The Sidereal Exalted – Lesser but Safe from Fanfare for the Chosen by James Semple and is used with permission.

A circle may have to investigate a herd of yeddim, steal a herd of yeddim, throw a herd of yeddim, fall from a yeddim, or face the enviromental hazard of a herd of yeddim. Monica and Chazz talk other systems in the last of our mechanics shows.

Reference books:

• Exalted 3rd Edition Core Book – Book describing rules and the new locations for Exalted 3e
• Arms of the Chosen - Big book of artifacts!

Cast:

• Monica – Developer for Exalted and longtime fan. 
• Chazz – Writer for Exalted and also longtime fan. 
• Terry – In no way related to Exalted, isn't not a fan.

The opening theme is Return of the Solar Exalted, and the closing theme is The Sidereal Exalted – Lesser but Safe from Fanfare for the Chosen by James Semple and is used with permission.

Monica, Chazz, and Terry talk about the combat and Charms rules from the Kickstarter preview and Terry continues storytelling a miniature session of Essence where Template and Han get to build some power. Next week, back to Exalted 3e!

Essence simplifies many of Exalted's core systems and today Terry storytells and Monica and Chazz play as they kick the tires on Essence's ventures and social influence systems.

I wanted to share Chazz and mine closing thoughts having played and run a few hours of Essence. The play recordings will be out over the next two weeks or so and then we go back to our normal schedule. Back strong! 

Bonus fact: This is also our only episode without an explicit tag.

AAAAH EXALTED ESSENCE BACK IT