Hand-of-Omega wrote:
>
> Richard Clayton wrote:
>
>>Hand-of-Omega wrote:
>>
>>>If it really bugs anyone, then just give all qualifying Abyssals the
>>>Disfigured Flaw for free (much like how all Exalts automatically have
>>>the Destiny Merit)...
>>
>> Technically, Exalted DON'T have the destiny merit; rather, they are
>>chosen from mortals who have grand destinies. Celestials LOSE three dots
>>of Destiny when they Exalt, and Sidereals lose four. Instead they get
>>the ability forge their own destinies.
>
> Ah, ok. So that means that potential candidates for Exaltation are
> sortof "flagged" on the Loom of Fate for Lytek/Unconquered Sun/etc, to
> consider? Who chooses Terrestrial exaltation, or is that as "random" as
> anything gets?
Basically, you have to have a powerful Destiny in order to qualify for
Exaltation. You just can't Exalt a person with Destiny below 3. To
paraphrase the /Player's Guide/, "It's not that anything bad would
happen; it just isn't possible." In short, a person with a high Destiny
draws attention to himself when a soulshard is available, and he is Exalted.
The exact process is somewhat ambiguous; we don't know how long a free
soulshard remains "in the queue" before choosing a new host. I believe
it was meant to be left very open-ended, to give storytellers maximum
flexibility. GCG has even commented that Lytek himself may not have much
to do with the Exaltation process at all.
In my game that's the case; the function of the soulshards is largely
automatic, and neither Lytek nor the Unconquered Sun has to actually
"choose" who gets which shard. Lytek is responsible for what little
maintenance the Solar, Lunar, and Sidereal shards require, and
occasionally he does a bit of "tinkering," but in general the process
would go on just fine without him.
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