- Hardcover: 260 pages
- Publisher: White Wolf Publishing (1 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1588466574
- ISBN-13: 978-1588466570
- Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 21.4 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,681,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The Lunar Exalted were the lovers, generals and friends of the Solar Exalted during the First Age. And when the Dragon-Blooded betrayed their masters, those Lunars who did not stand and fall with the Solars fled to the Wyld. Ever since they have lived in this constantly changing terrain, apart from Creation and the newly dominant Terrestials.
But now, of course, the Solars are returning.
So what happens next for the Lunars? Well this book tries to answer that question. Or more specifically, gives you the means to try and answer it yourself.
But now, of course, the Solars are returning.
So what happens next for the Lunars? Well this book tries to answer that question. Or more specifically, gives you the means to try and answer it yourself.
The first chapter of this book details the Wyld and what has become of Lunar society since the First Age. They are now almost barbarians, tribal beings of honor and combat. They are content, or at least have been content, to sit apart from Creation leading lives of ritual, combat and power with many a barbarian tribe in supplication.
Their magics are based on shape-shifting and it is with the rules governing these powers that we begin to understand quite why they were allowed to flee and not destroyed as the Solars were. Because quite frankly even the weakest of these powerhouses would be more than a match for several Dragon-blooded warriors. They are OBSCENE.
Most Lunars gain one or more 'totem animals' that they can change completely into, or even just manifest a particular attribute of. More than one Lunar can fly on Hawk wings whist using his wolf-bite and bear-claws to tear through the enemy. Truly savage beasts.
But at what cost this power? Well that, of course, is up to. And the rules and mechanics governing their use are particularly well thought out. They are distinctive enough to allow the Lunars to most definitely be unque within the Age Of Sorrows, but the attention to detail and presence of such established mechanics such as The Great Curse helps keep them firmly a part of the Exlated meta-plot.
Playing a Lunar campaign is most definitely a completely different kettle of fish to playing as any other type of Exalted so far. And for that reason alone, this book is highly recommended.
Combine that with all that I have mentioned so far and you have what is probably the first real must-buy of the books of the different types of Exalted.
Essential reading.
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Exalted's second hardcover sourcebook is finally here!
4 Dec 2002
Format:Hardcover
Exalted: the Lunars is the second hardcover sourcebook for White Wolf's exciting Exalted RPG. The book starts with an introduction vignette, featuring several characters from the main rulebook. Next are two chapters of background, one about the Lunar Exalted themselves and their society and the other about the barbarian tribes they usually come from (and, in some cases, lead). I particularly enjoyed the shapeshifting Charms, numerous amounts of which are detailed in the book, along with two-page write-ups for each Caste similar to the Solar Castes in the main rulebook and the Dragon-Blooded Aspects in Exalted: the Dragon-Blooded (which is also a superbly-written book that I highly recommend). The book also contains an entire chapter of storytelling ideas (for those of you who aren't familiar with White Wolf's games...the Storyteller is similar to a Dungeon Master or Game Master) with info on how to possibly integrate the other types of Exalted into a Lunars story.
The one thing I didn't like about this book was the fact that it's a slight bit shorter than Exalted: the Dragon-Blooded, although it does cover the Lunar Exalted in much detail.
Familiarity (and a better second edition) breeds contempt
20 Jan 2011
Format:Hardcover
I see three reviews here, all positive.
While most of us who were there back in the day don't need to be told the Emperor has no clothes--and even in the greatly improved second edition he's merely sporting a well-placed tea towel--I think that what follows needs to be said.
The Lunar Exalted of the First Edition were just not very good. Each type was meant to function in a different milieu: Solars as the standard fantasy hero, for instance, and Sidereals as a kind of divine Man In Black. The Lunars were placed as savage, Conan-style fantasy, which could have been interesting, save for a few factors:
1.) Their history just wasn't particularly compelling. The sum total of their achievements in the 1500 years between their Exile and the start of the game can be summed up in a short paragraph. And before the Usurpation of the Solar Exalted, they were even more vague.
2.) Whoever wrote the powers for them did not do it particularly well. Some charms are literally useless, while the sequence of attaining powers resembles less the trees of any other Exalt type, and more like clouds instead. Further, while other Exalted took vague direction from their World of Darkness counterparts, the Lunars sharply resembled the Werewolves: powerful, brutal, and despite whatever roles they might be meant to take, ultimately a warrior at heart. And while the Lunars had tools to make them perfectly effective warriors, these were more or less mandatory for any long term survival and also permanently impacted a character's ability to disguise himself--especially painful for a playable character type with amazing shapeshifting powers.
3.) The pitch of the Lunars within the book was also more than lacking. Above and beyond the relative lack of history or general relevance to the setting, it's very clear that whoever was writing large portions of the book took "Barbarian" and "old World of Darkness Garou" and ended up with savage heroes who didn't just eschew advanced civilization, they actively warred against it, complete with raping, burning, and pillaging. Lunar concepts were by and large shoehorned into various shades of Hates-Indoor-Plumbing.
The first edition iteration of the Chosen of the Moon was easily one of the least-liked options for playable characters, and the fanbase rejoiced when the Manual of Exalted Power: the Lunars came out several years later. It isn't perfect, but it's much better than this.
While most of us who were there back in the day don't need to be told the Emperor has no clothes--and even in the greatly improved second edition he's merely sporting a well-placed tea towel--I think that what follows needs to be said.
The Lunar Exalted of the First Edition were just not very good. Each type was meant to function in a different milieu: Solars as the standard fantasy hero, for instance, and Sidereals as a kind of divine Man In Black. The Lunars were placed as savage, Conan-style fantasy, which could have been interesting, save for a few factors:
1.) Their history just wasn't particularly compelling. The sum total of their achievements in the 1500 years between their Exile and the start of the game can be summed up in a short paragraph. And before the Usurpation of the Solar Exalted, they were even more vague.
2.) Whoever wrote the powers for them did not do it particularly well. Some charms are literally useless, while the sequence of attaining powers resembles less the trees of any other Exalt type, and more like clouds instead. Further, while other Exalted took vague direction from their World of Darkness counterparts, the Lunars sharply resembled the Werewolves: powerful, brutal, and despite whatever roles they might be meant to take, ultimately a warrior at heart. And while the Lunars had tools to make them perfectly effective warriors, these were more or less mandatory for any long term survival and also permanently impacted a character's ability to disguise himself--especially painful for a playable character type with amazing shapeshifting powers.
3.) The pitch of the Lunars within the book was also more than lacking. Above and beyond the relative lack of history or general relevance to the setting, it's very clear that whoever was writing large portions of the book took "Barbarian" and "old World of Darkness Garou" and ended up with savage heroes who didn't just eschew advanced civilization, they actively warred against it, complete with raping, burning, and pillaging. Lunar concepts were by and large shoehorned into various shades of Hates-Indoor-Plumbing.
The first edition iteration of the Chosen of the Moon was easily one of the least-liked options for playable characters, and the fanbase rejoiced when the Manual of Exalted Power: the Lunars came out several years later. It isn't perfect, but it's much better than this.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Exalted never fails to shine brightly
25 Feb 2004
Format:Hardcover
Exalted, the epic anime-style fantasy roleplaying game from White Wolf Game Studio, continues to dazzle like the sun with this, the second hardcover sourcebook, detailing the barbaric Lunar Exalted, the barbarians that worship them, the chaotic realm known as the Wyld, and the beastmen offspring of Lunar mating.
This hardbound gives the prospective Storyteller endless material to work with, from a chapter on barbarian culture, to a thick and healthy chapter on the Charms (i.e., special powers) of the Lunars.
I heavily recommend this book to all Exalted players.
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