paizo.com - Scion: Hero RPG


Fatespinner, Wed, Apr 18, 2007, 03:36 PM

It claims to use an adapted version of the Exalted rules, so I can only assume that this is NOT a World of Darkness product. I certainly hope not. The notion of god-like beings running around kind of ruins the flavor of the new WoD for me. As a stand-alone game, this sounds like a pretty cool idea. I was a big fan of Aberrant but I didn't really care for the original Exalted much (or anything related to Exalted either, for that matter). Maybe this will be the best of both worlds? My problem with Exalted was that it seemed to be too heavily inspired by anime. I hate anime. :D


Freehold DM, Thu, Apr 19, 2007, 07:51 AM

Fatespinner wrote: It claims to use an adapted version of the Exalted rules, so I can only assume that this is NOT a World of Darkness product. I certainly hope not. The notion of god-like beings running around kind of ruins the flavor of the new WoD for me. As a stand-alone game, this sounds like a pretty cool idea. I was a big fan of Aberrant but I didn't really care for the original Exalted much (or anything related to Exalted either, for that matter). Maybe this will be the best of both worlds? My problem with Exalted was that it seemed to be too heavily inspired by anime. I hate anime. :D Fatey, your hatred of anime makes me weep! Exalted was- and still is- a great game, even if you have a modicum of interest in the genre. Scion looks cool, but I look forward to it as a stand alone game.


Vendle, Thu, Apr 19, 2007, 08:30 AM

I'm with Fatespinner on this. Huge Aberrant fan, but Exalted was too cartoon-y for me. Perhaps it was only the art of Exalted that put me off, but I'm waiting to see if Scion has more substance.


Plageman, Sat, Apr 21, 2007, 03:42 PM

While I loved the concept behind Exalted I found the execution lacking. I haven't tried the second edition now, but 1st edition was too complicated to allow multiple type of exalts to appear in a game session. It seemed to me like trying to play with Vampire Werrewolf and Mage during the same session and using all three rulebooks at the same time. Maybe Scion will offer an intersting alternative to the heavy Exalted system and be what that game should have been...


Knowbrainer, Tue, Jun 19, 2007, 07:57 PM

Scion does seem to be the best of both worlds. I think. I'm not really familiar with Exalted, just the old World of Darkness stuff. It seems - to me, anyway - to work pretty much the same as the old WoD stuff (experience point distribution, character gen., etc). Player characters aren't ultrapowerful like Aberrant characters, and could probably fit into either World of Darkness rather seemlessly. The art is also top notch.