The Return of Glory

Rules Compendium

A searchable table reference for Exalted versus World of Darkness. Campaign house rules are applied directly to the operative entries and quick tables; superseded wording is hidden from the default view.

Revised Black Vault animaMasterworks craftingExtra actions after normal actionsHedge Magic Merit: free

Backgrounds and Merits: the listed options are defaults and commonly appropriate choices. Other Backgrounds and Merits may be permissible at the Storyteller's discretion. Specific restrictions still apply.

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Rule	Category	Status	At the table	Source

Revised Anima EPT

M = muted; V = visible. The visible limit applies after voluntarily manifesting anima while spending Essence.

Essence	Solar/Abyssal/Infernal M/V	Dragon-Blooded M/V	Liminal M/V	Everyone Else M/V
1	1 / 2	1 / 2	1 / 2	1 / 2
2	2 / 3	1 / 2	1 / 2	1 / 3
3	2 / 4	1 / 2	1 / 2	2 / 3
4	2 / 5	1 / 2	2 / 3	2 / 4
5	3 / 5	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 5

Core Essence Pools

Pool size remains based on the core table; the revised anima rule changes expenditure limits, not pool capacity.

Essence	Solar/Abyssal/Infernal	Lunar/Sidereal/Alchemical	Dragon-Blooded	Liminal
1	10	8	5	6
2	12	10	6	8
3	15	12	7	10
4	17	14	8	11
5	20	15	10	12

Natural Healing

Health level	Bashing	Lethal / Aggravated
Bruised	30 minutes	1 hour
Hurt	30 minutes	12 hours
Injured	30 minutes	1 day
Wounded	30 minutes	2 days
Maimed	1 hour	2 days
Crippled	1 hour	3 days
Incapacitated	1 hour	5 days

Campaign XP Reference

Trait	Cost
New Ability	3
Ancient Sorcery spell	10
Attribute	current x 4
Caste Attribute	current x 3
Ability	current x 2
Caste Ability	current x 1
Caste/Favored Charm	rating x 3
Other Charm	rating x 4
Willpower	current
Essence (core)	current x 8

Optional passive Essence: Essence 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 after 20 / 65 / 100 / 150 XP spent on other traits.

Common Character Creation

Element	Baseline
Attributes	1 each, then 8 / 6 / 4
Abilities	13 / 9 / 5; normally max 3 before freebies
Backgrounds	5 dots
Intimacies	3
Willpower / Essence	5 / 1
Freebies	15
Merits / Flaws	Up to 7 points each
Hedge Magic	Merit costs 0; Paths and rituals retain normal costs

Dragon-Blooded and several other Exalt types modify this baseline.

Mass Combat Snapshot

Trait	Function
Attack Pool	Group's attack roll
Defense Value	Modifies difficulty to hit
Base Damage	Damage before extra successes
Soak	Group's soak dice
Size	Number scale; attacks per turn
Cohesion	Initiative, morale, orders
Magnitude	Health/morale track

Permission Standard

The printed Background and Merit lists are treated as pre-approved or commonly appropriate options. They are not exhaustive. A player may propose another option, and the Storyteller may allow it after checking thematic fit, mechanical compatibility, and crossover assumptions.

Creature-specific choices that depend on traits the character does not possess require an explicit conversion or should be rejected.

Applied Campaign Rules

Rule	Operative treatment
Black Vault revised anima	Replaces the automatic three-Essence flare threshold; use muted/visible EPT.
Black Vault Masterworks crafting	Replaces Exalt-created M20 Wonders with Prodigies, Gadgets, Arcana, and Splendors.
Extra actions	All extra actions occur after all normal actions, in Initiative order.
Hedge Magic Merit	Costs 0 points; Paths and rituals still cost points.
Other Backgrounds and Merits	May be permitted at Storyteller discretion.
Passive Essence progression	Reference remains optional and is not treated as adopted.

Background Exceptions

Revelers: cannot purchase Destiny.
Heart-Eaters: cannot purchase Totem; receive Past Lives 3 free.
Getimians: receive Arcane 1 free; maximum Fame is reduced by Arcane; high institutional Backgrounds may need additional justification.

Superseded and Approval-Only Material

The original three-Essence anima flare rule is superseded. The original Anima Control Merit is not available as written; it requires a Storyteller-approved conversion because the available preview does not supply final replacement mechanics.

Useful Merit Index

General: Acute Sense, Because I Think I Can, Daredevil, Eidetic Memory, Language, Seldom Sleeps, Supernatural Companion.

EXvWoD: Anima Control, Corpse Doll, Born in Blood, Priest, Astrological College Initiate, Brigid's Heir, Exalted Kinfolk, Exalted Kinain, Hedge Magic, Perfection of the Grave, Shade Walker, Taint's Warning, Drifting Moon Aptitude.

Consult the source entries for costs, eligibility, and complete mechanics.

Source Basis and Coverage

Exalted versus World of Darkness Revised

Core Storyteller assumptions, universal Exalted rules, character creation, Merits and Flaws, crossover baselines, and core Exalt types.

Black Vault - General Preview

Revised anima banner and EPT, optional passive Essence progression, mass combat, and expanded arsenal material.

Black Vault - Latter-Day Masterworks

Prodigies, Gadgets, Arcana, and Splendors. These replace Exalt-created M20 Wonders in this campaign.

Black Vault - Getimians, Nightmares, Revelers, and Heart-Eaters

Character-creation baselines, Essence renewal, Background exceptions, Limit systems, and defining splat mechanics.

Coverage boundary: this file concentrates on rules likely to be looked up during play. It does not reproduce complete Charm, spell, weapon, Merit, Background, or outside game-line catalogs. Source citations identify where full wording lives.

House-rule layer: green House Rule entries are the campaign’s operative procedures. Superseded and approval-only entries are excluded from the default view and can be restored with the Reference view filter.

Editorial note: entries summarize operative rules. Where the Black Vault previews contain unresolved “p. XX” references or imply a later update not included in the available files, the entry is marked for adjudication rather than silently completed.