Exalted Conversion:Harmonious Jade

**nexus** · Apr 6th, '04, 07:29 PM

Harmonious Jade

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<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Val  </td><td>Char   </td><td>Cost</td></tr><tr><td align="right">15  </td><td>STR</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td align="right">20  </td><td>DEX</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td align="right">15  </td><td>CON</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td align="right">10  </td><td>BODY</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">10  </td><td>INT</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">15  </td><td>EGO</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td align="right">10  </td><td>PRE</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">16  </td><td>COM</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3  </td><td>PD</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">3  </td><td>ED</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">4  </td><td>SPD</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td align="right">6  </td><td>REC</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">30  </td><td>END</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">26  </td><td>STUN</td><td>0</td></tr><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="right">6"  </td><td>RUN</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">2"  </td><td>SWIM</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">3"  </td><td>LEAP</td><td>0</td></tr></table>Characteristics Cost: 68

<table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="right">Cost  </td><td>Power</td><td align="right">END</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">15  </td><td>Highly Perceptive: Enhanced Perception (+5 to PER Rolls for All Sense Groups) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">6  </td><td>Essence Pool: Endurance Reserve (30 END, 3 REC) (6 Active Points) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">  </td><td>Charms </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">15  </td><td>Combat Charms: Multipower, 30-point reserve, all slots: (30 Active Points); OAF:Bow and Arrows (-1) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">1u  </td><td>1) Fiery Arrow Attack: Killing Attack - Ranged 2d6 (vs. ED) (30 Active Points) (uses Personal END) [Notes: Adds to Bow Damage] </td><td valign="top" align="right">3</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">1u  </td><td>2) Dazzling Flare Attack: Killing Attack - Ranged 2d6 (vs. PD) (30 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost 3x END (-1) (uses Personal END) [Notes: Adds to Bow Damage] </td><td valign="top" align="right">9</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">  </td><td>Defense Charms </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">17  </td><td>1) Shadow Over Water: +5 with DCV (25 Active Points); Costs Endurance Costs END Every Phase (-1/2) </td><td valign="top" align="right">2</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">22  </td><td>2) Reflexive Side Step Technique: Danger Sense (Function as a Sense, Intuitional, Sensitivity: Out of Combat), Costs endurance when it activates Power loses less than a fourth of its effectiveness (+0) 16- </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">31  </td><td>3) Reflexive Side Step Technique: +5 with DCV, Trigger (+1/4) (31 Active Points) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">  </td><td>Stealth Charms </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">9  </td><td>1) Easily Overlooked Presence Method: Invisibility to Sight Group, Normal Hearing (23 Active Points); Only to make people not notice the character in normal situations Power loses about half of its effectiveness (-1), Only When Not Attacking (-1/2) (uses Personal END) </td><td valign="top" align="right">2</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">15  </td><td>2) Invisible Statue Spirit: Invisibility to Sight Group, No Fringe (30 Active Points); Only When Not Attacking (-1/2), Cannot move at all Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (-1/2) (uses Personal END) </td><td valign="top" align="right">3</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">8  </td><td>3) Blurred Form Style: Sight Group Images, +/-3 to PER Roll (19 Active Points); Set Effect:Only to conceal her presense (-1), No Range (-1/2) (uses Personal END) </td><td valign="top" align="right">2</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">25  </td><td>4) Sound and Scent Banishing Attitude: Invisibility to Hearing Group, Smell/Taste Group, No Fringe (uses Personal END) </td><td valign="top" align="right">2</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">  </td><td>Awareness Charms </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">24  </td><td>1) Sensory Acuity Prana: Analyze Sense (Sight Group; Additional Sense Group: Hearing Group, Additional Sense Group: Smell/Taste Group) (30 Active Points); Costs Endurance Only Costs END to Activate (-1/4) (uses Personal END) </td><td valign="top" align="right">3</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">  </td><td>Artifacts </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">11  </td><td>1) Oriachialum Short Power Bow: Killing Attack - Ranged 1 1/2d6 (vs. PD), Reduced Endurance 0 END (+1/2) (37 Active Points); OAF (-1), Limited Power:Two handed Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (-1/2), Extra Time Delayed Phase (-1/4), Ties up 2 endurance from her Reserve to use Power loses about a fourth of its effectiveness (-1/4), Requires Arrows Power loses about a fourth of its effectiveness (-1/4) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">5  </td><td>2) Highly Accurate: +2 with Ranged Combat (10 Active Points); OAF (-1) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">10  </td><td>3) Freedom Stone: Desolidification (40 Active Points); Does Not Protect Against Damage (-1), Only to freed from restraint (-1), OAF:Freedom stone set in her bow (-1) (uses END Reserve) </td><td valign="top" align="right">4</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">4  </td><td>4) Manse stregnthened recovery: Endurance Reserve (1 END, 3 REC) Reserve: (4 Active Points); Limited Power:Only as long a her Manse is attuned and intact Power loses about a fourth of its effectiveness (-1/4) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">  </td><td>Caste Ability </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">7  </td><td>1) Phys lim:Glows brought off: Custom Power (10 Active Points); Limited Power:Must spend x2 on all her charms Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (-1/2) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">8  </td><td>2) Essence Enhancement: +3 with a group of similar Skills (15 Active Points); Limited Power:Only for Stealth, Concealment and Counter Tracking Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (-1/2), Costs Endurance Only Costs END to Activate (-1/4) </td><td valign="top" align="right">1</td></tr></table>Powers Cost: 234

<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Cost  </td><td>Skill</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">15  </td><td>+5 with Archery </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">15  </td><td>+3 with Melee </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">15  </td><td>+3 with DCV </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>Acrobatics 14- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>Breakfall 14- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>Climbing 14- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>Sleight Of Hand 14- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>Streetwise 12- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">9  </td><td>Stealth 16- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">9  </td><td>Concealment 14- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">3  </td><td>Deduction 11- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">1  </td><td>KS: Occult Lore 8- </td></tr></table>Skills Cost: 92

<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Cost  </td><td>Perk</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">20  </td><td>Vehicles & Bases (100 Base, 25 Disad) </td></tr></table>Perks Cost: 20

Total Character Cost: 414

<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Val  </td><td>Disadvantages</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">20  </td><td>Hunted: The Immaculate Order 8- (Mo Pow; Harshly Punish; Extensive Non-Combat Influence) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>Hunted: Yozi Cultists 11- (Less Pow; Harshly Punish; Limited Geographical Area) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">15  </td><td>Psychological Limitation: Cold blooded and ruthless (Common; Strong) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">15  </td><td>Psychological Limitation: Driven to complete her goals, relentless (Common; Strong) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">20  </td><td>Psychological Limitation: Socially inept, loner (Very Common; Strong) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">10  </td><td>Physical Limitation: Glows brighter and brighter as her "Essence" reserve drops below 2/3rds (Frequently; Slightly Impairing) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">10  </td><td>Physical Limitation: "The Great Curse" (Heart of Flint) (Infrequently; Greatly Impairing) </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">119  </td><td>Chosen of the Unconquered Sun Bonus </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">0  </td><td>Normal Characteristic Maxima </td></tr></table>
Disadvantage Points: 214

Base Points: 200
Experience Required: 0
Total Experience Available: 0
Experience Unspent: 0

**nexus** · Apr 6th, '04, 07:32 PM

Background:The woman known as Harmonious Jade was sold into slavery shortly after her birth. Purchased by cult that worshipped the demonic Yozi, she was honed into a kiling machine to serve them and their otherworldly masters. Harmonious never questioned the rightness of her cause, killing those her master bid until one day her target was much better protected than she banked on. Only her sudden Exaltation allowed her to escape and return to her master's alive. She hoped they would help her understand what had happened to her. Instead, frightened by her transformation the cultists attempted to sacrifice her to the very Yozi she'd so faithfully served. Harmonious god given powers were greater than even they suspected and their living weapon escaped once more. Now, Harmonious Jade still kills for money. Its the only trade she knows. And a very profitable one at that. But she seeks to find out what she has become. And perhaps to atone for the deeds she's done in service to her treacherous masters

Personality: Harmonious Jade is a hardened killer. She is cool under fire and remorseless. Outside of her profession though, she can be remarkably naive. Her childhood, such as it was, was totally removed from the ordinary. She has little experience with the softer side of life or things most people consider normal are baffling, even fascinating for her. She is driven to discover just what her Exaltation means and what she has become.

Powers:Harmonious Jade is an archer practically beyond compare. Being Chosen by the Unconquered Sun has only increased her ability. Now she can channel her Essence into her weapon to make her attacks even more devestating, striking down her targets with Solar Fire. Her magical Short bow is already extremely powerful. Combined her innate magics there is very little it can't strike down. Jade's natural stealth skills are also enhanced to a supernatural level allowing to become nearly invisible, undetectable and to leave no scent.

Appearance: Harmonious Jade is a beautiful, small framed woman, dark skinned woman. She has gymnast's build and model's face and keep her hair bound in dozens of beaded braids. These are tightly bound when she's working but allowed to hang free otherwise. She ususally wears a black metal breastplate edged with oriachlachium over white or grey silk shirt and loose baggy pants with a pair of sure footed soled boots and black belt. She keep a her ornate golden bow and a large quiver across her back when on mission and fine edged knife tucked in her belt.

Quote: "I do not claim to know everything about your city. But I do know what can and can't be done. What you wish can be done-but there will be a price."

**Darkness** · Apr 6th, '04, 09:01 PM

I've thought a little about Exalted conversions as well... Yours is very good IMO.

A few points I've thought about (YMMV, of course):

Exalted Attributes to HERO Characteristics
I'd start by multiplying by 5 and maybe modifying a little where necessary.
Perception (and Awareness Ability) in excess of Intelligence would convert to PER with all Sense Groups.
I.e., pretty much like you did it.

However, while I'd also make NCM the default, I wouldn't cap Characteristics at 20.
Instead, I'd go with NCM costs, making increases half as effective for the same cost.

Therefore, I'd calculate HERO Characteristics for WW Attributes>4 in the following way: HERO Characteristic = 20 + 5*(WW Attribute -4)/2. Rounded in favor of the character, generally.
Taking Harmonious Jade's Dexterity (5 in WW) as an example:
HERO DEX = 20 + 5/2 = 22.5, rounded up to 23.

HERO Body
I'd give characters with high Stamina a little additional Body. Maybe half as much as for CON, or a little below that - say, Body 12-13 for Harmonious Jade.
'cause apart from Health Levels (which characters can only raise in supernatural ways), Stamina is the primary way to measure a person's physical hardiness in Exalted. Also, giving most characters converted from Exalted a 10 BODY in HERO just seems a little low to me. Also, HERO has much greater flexibility than the ST system so I'd might as well put it to good use.

Not sure how to convert Extras' health levels, though. Maybe with some kind of Vulnerability to the Stun and Body of all attacks?

Or else with about 1/2 as much Body as I'd give a Heroic character?

BTW, you might want to give her an orichalcum breastplate (per Artifact Background / equipment list in CB: Night) or other light armor so she has *some* protection.

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