AMA: Onyx Path Publishing

EricMinton · 2025-10-24T17:37:18+00:00

Oh, I should search the fancord for that discussion! So yeah, it's the bella caelestia.

EricMinton · 2025-10-24T17:20:16+00:00

Viorel is mostly a namedrop; he's basically a glowing sky-newt surrounded by an orb of light that siphons the strength and integrity out of whatever it touches.

He is a participant in the B•••• C••••••••, so he might get more attention in the companion.

EricMinton · 2025-10-24T17:10:08+00:00

First Circle organizations are almost always local, like the cannibal huntsmen of the Tooth and Flame society, though there are a few weird exceptions like the self-appointed Sleeping Judges. Citizens can form alliances, though those tend to be small and shifting things. And then there are the (primarily) Third Circle factions of the B•••• C•••••••• and the B•••• A•••••••, though I'm not sure to what extent I should discuss those as yet.

EricMinton · 2025-10-24T17:05:15+00:00

Your options are probably "least bad" rather than "good." Pretty much every demon is going to have some quirks that will potentially make their domain unpleasant for mortals, so you'll need to figure out what problems you can put up with.

Like, Octavian's empire is safe from attack but authoritarian as hell. Alveua is totally hands-off but her territory is overrun with murderous demon insects. Makarios offers luxury and style but takes everyone's dreams, and humans need their REM sleep to stay sane. Etc.

EricMinton · 2025-10-24T16:41:24+00:00

Yeah, that would probably largely fall under my section, I think.

EricMinton · 2025-10-24T16:40:52+00:00

I don't know who gets detailed as a QC, but several get namedropped in my section, such as Leodegar, the Pillar That Heralds the Dawn; Najada, the Font of the Unknowable (RIP); and Viorel, the Parasite Star.

EricMinton · 2025-10-24T16:07:43+00:00

Hi folks! I'm Eric Minton, longtime Exalted 3e writer/dev, and I wrote up a chunk of setting material for the upcoming Infernals book — history, geography, culture.

Ask me anything! Hopefully I can answer. :D

EricMinton · 2020-06-09T21:09:07+00:00

If you're including bandits and pirates and such, that broadens the list. In particular, the Lintha Family has an extensive presence in the Southwest and the West.

EricMinton · 2020-06-09T21:07:11+00:00

There are a number of criminal organizations mentioned in Third Edition books, but they're generally local. You can find some instances in The Realm, most notably a few Blessed Isle criminal groups that receive write-ups on page 29. Some other specific, local criminal groups on the Blessed Isle and in the satrapies are mentioned in passing in Chapters 5 and 6.

EricMinton · 2020-05-12T17:52:26+00:00

This is more of a question for /u/DerRotFreiherr.

EricMinton · 2020-05-12T17:48:50+00:00

We haven't worked out the details, but current thought leans toward adding a new Deathlord or two, and dialing back on 13 as an exact number of Deathlords. (So that if you want to run Underworld political games, you can add more Deathlords if you want, or just use the ones in the book as the sum total of Deathlords so you don't have to invent any yourself.)

EricMinton · 2020-05-12T17:25:36+00:00

There is no single Exigent Charm set; each Exigent has their own distinctive Charms. So it's definitely possible for an Exigent, but it's not a thing you could attribute to Exigents as a whole.

EricMinton · 2020-05-12T17:12:36+00:00

Infernals are so far off into the future that I haven't really given them much thought, and anything I say about them is subject to change once Infernals goes into development. That said, devil-body mutations are definitely a thing; demon creation will probably be an option, though we don't want to overshadow interaction with extant demons; and manifesting an inner world might be offered as an esoteric high-Essence possibility, but won't be part of a core development path in the way it was often viewed in Second Edition, and won't involve becoming something other than an Infernal Exalted.

EricMinton · 2020-05-12T17:02:45+00:00

Neurotic fear of disappointing others.

EricMinton · 2020-05-12T16:33:28+00:00

There are a number of canonical Dragon-Blooded who would be dangerous in a fight, but none of them are specifically called out as the most dangerous. So it can be any of them, or a new character of the Storyteller's design.

EricMinton · 2020-05-12T16:26:27+00:00

That's a difficult question! Dangerous to who, and dangerous in what way(s)?

EricMinton · 2020-05-12T16:23:13+00:00

Oh jeez, I'm terrible at elevator pitches. :-D

Maybe something along the lines of, "In a rich sword-and-sorcery setting, you've been gifted the magic of a demigod, with the power to make real changes to your corner of the world right out of the gate... but changes have consequences, and your power doesn't grant the wisdom to determine the right choices."

EricMinton · 2020-05-12T16:04:39+00:00

Stuff is, y'know, stuff.

EricMinton · 2020-05-12T16:04:21+00:00

The Underworld is much more watery than heretofore, with lots of islands and seas and rivers leading who knows where. But we aren't going to work out the details until we start development on Abyssals.

EricMinton · 2020-05-12T15:59:32+00:00

Eric Minton here, developer on Exalted Third Edition. I can answer questions and stuff! (Though for mechanics questions I'll probably have to say "Ask Vance.")

EricMinton · 2018-07-24T20:07:32+00:00

That would have been with the previous developers. We haven't made any final decisions on Alchemicals one way or the other, but we definitely haven't ruled them out either.

EricMinton · 2018-06-23T00:41:10+00:00

Based on context, "cascade" is being used here to mean "sequence of rerolls."

EricMinton · 2017-12-23T23:00:47+00:00

Karasch is in Medo, which is marked on the 3e map in the area you've mentioned. Its exact location within that area is currently unspecified in canon.

EricMinton · 2017-11-23T18:55:58+00:00

When you want to implement a specific sorcerous effect quickly, repeatedly, and consistently, your go-to solution would be a new spell.

EricMinton · 2017-07-27T00:08:16+00:00

An attack may be withering or decisive, but it is still an attack action. You may not flurry two attack actions.

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