Core Exxet (and other errata) rules changes

The following rules were taken from the Core Exxet book, and/or one of the web addendums hosted on
the Spanish official site (edgeent.com). Not all rules from those documents are listed here, merely the
ones that impact the English translations and/or current rules. (I.e. some flavor text corrections and
other minor changes are ignored).

Revisions to Character Creation:

Upon receiving any level, the character has a choice of a "natural bonus" that can be applied to
several skills.
1. In Core Exxet they have the choice of where to distribute +10 to five different
skills (similar to the freelancer class ability) as part of their natural bonus. This
counts as a special bonus, and cannot exceed 100 in any skill in combination
with the next part of the natural bonus.
2. The character has the ability to choose 1 physical skill (based on STR, DEX, AGI,
or CON) and 1 mental skill (based on POW, WP, INT, or PER) to add their
characteristic bonus to that skill. This counts as a special bonus and cannot
exceed 100 in any skill in combination with the above part.

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EX: Pasuzu has 10 in WP and chooses withstand pain as his skill for both parts of
his natural bonus this level, and has a +80 in the special column for that skill
already. He applies the +10 from the first part of a natural bonus, making it +90.
Then he applies the characteristic bonus from WP (+15), making the total 105.
Since it may not exceed 100, the extra 5 points are dropped. Pasuzu must still
choose 4 more skills for part 1, and a physical skill for part 2, to complete his
natural bonus.

Changed Advantage: Acute Senses

Adds +50 to Notice and Search (instead of +30)
Adds +1 to PER when performing a PER check.
Changed Advantage: Natural Learner
No 3cp option
1cp still is +10 per level, and 2cp is still +20 per level.
Changed Advantage: Aptitude in a Subject:
No 3cp option, as there are no abilities with a ratio of 4.
Changed advantage: Elan
Now grants only 20, 40, 50 Elan for 1, 2, and 3cp respectively.
The Shamanism disadvantage is changed to Wizardry (due to the Shamanism magic
theorem introduced in Arcanna Exxet). The rules for this disadvantage remain
unchanged.
New Style Module: Chained Attack (50 DP)
For the purposes of multiple attacks, the user can use the multiple attack
penalty of the next lowest size.

i.e. A small weapon is still a small weapon for multiple attack penalties. Any
medium weapon is treated as a small weapon, and any large weapon is treated
as a medium weapon, etc.

Changes to Secondary abilities

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Ritual Calligraphy (arcana exxet): this skill is part of the creative category and is based
on the characters Dex.
Athleticism
Movement allows for a 1 turn increase in speed by the listed value, as if their
Agi was increased by that amount.
Running determines how long a person can use their run speed before losing a
fatigue
Note: Calculate a characters running move value by taking their regular
move value -2.
Max Move Duration is how long a player can run at maximum speed before
losing a fatigue

Athleticism
Result
<40
40
80
120
140
180
240
280
320

Movement Bonus
No bonus
No bonus
No bonus
No bonus
No bonus
+1
+1
+2
+2

Running Duration
1 min.
5 min.
5 min.
10 min.
40 min.
1 hour
2 hours
5 hours
1 day

Max Move Duration

1 Turn
2 Turns
5 Turns
10 Turns
15 Turns
1 minute
2 minutes
3 minutes
5 minutes

Swim

The movement value is applied to the characters regular movement value to

decide how fast they swim. This is floored at movement value 1.
Checks at Zen difficulty are up to the GMs discretion.

Swim
Result
<40
40
80
120
140
180
240
280
320

Difficulty
Routine
Easy
Moderate
Difficult
Very Difficult
Absurd
Almost Impossible
Impossible
Inhuman

Movement Value
-8
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
+0

Jump

Movement value is applied to the characters normal movement value. After

this, their movement in feet or meters is multiplied by 1/5th to determine the
distance required for a running start.
Checks at Zen difficulty are up to the GMs discretion.

Jump
Result
<40
40
80
120
140
180
240
280
320
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Difficulty
Routine
Easy
Moderate
Difficult
Very Difficult
Absurd
Almost Impossible
Impossible
Inhuman

Movement Value
-1
+0
+0
+1
+1
+2
+2
+4
+5

Feats of Strength
For results below 120 (difficult), and above 320 (inhuman), the effects of this
skill are up to GM discretion.
The Strength modifier is only applied for one action and cannot be used in
combat for extra damage.

Feats of Strength
Result
<40
40
80
120
140
180
240
280

Difficulty
Routine
Easy
Moderate
Difficult
Very Difficult
Absurd
Almost Impossible
Impossible

STR modifier
+0
+0
+0
+1
+1
+2
+3
+4

Revisions to Magic:
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In Core Exxet, the spell system was greatly reworked. Magicians still use Path magic
and zeon as well as accumulation to cast their spells, but use degrees instead of
added effects to power up their spells.
Casters working with the new system will find their intelligence much more integral
to casting powerful spells, while accumulation and innate magic not as effective.
Others on the forum have graciously made a tabular translation of the spells and
their effects which I have included as a separate document.

It is good to note that there are many advantages and disadvantages to each magic
system, and neither is "more correct", since Arcana exxet seems to use both at
various places in the book.
Corrections to each system of magic are as follows:
When using the AE magic system of degrees, any power or ability that gives a free
added effect instead lowers the cost of the spell at any degree, including base by
10 per added effect.
When using the Core rules, and any power or ability grants a spell a free increase to
the next degree (or other similar wordings like degree increment), instead the spell
is cast as if 40 extra zeon was spent on the spell, without any actual increase in
expended zeon. The spell must be cast at the minimum (base) value to receive this
benefit.
When using both the Core rules and the rules for metamagic, the effect of the
metamagic advantage Life Magic has the following effects:
1 sphere: increases the value of healing spells by 50%
2 spheres: increases the value of healing spells by 100%
This metamagic advantage has no effect for spells that restore a
percentage of a characters missing life points.
In Arcana Exxet, the music sub-path spell Mezzo Forte uses Energy damage for its
attacks made to determine the PhR difficulty.

When a character creates a Sheele, as described in Arcana Exxet, the correct table for generating a
Sheeles type is the following:
Roll Result
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-100

Sheele Type
Light
Air
Essence
Earth
Fire
Illusion
Water
Darkness
Characters choice

When using the optional rules in Arcana Exxet for an Enchanted area, the following text should be
added:

It is impossible to teleport into or out of an enchanted area, unless by a being of very

high gnosis or an effect that explicitly allows it.

Revisions to impossible weapons (Dominus Exxet):

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All impossible weapons require the ki abilities Use of Ki and Inhumanity. This is to
clarify the differences in the Spanish and English books for requirements.
All impossible weapons that have a quality weapon requirement (such as Cancer) have
their quality bonuses included in the stats presented. As well, the character still adds
bonuses to their attack/block for the weapons quality.
Leo: Weapon-Pistols
The speed for the spear-rifle is corrected to be -20 spear / -0 rifle.
The range for the weapons while using their gun attacks is as follows:
Pistol
50m.
Rifle
80m.
Cannon 250m.
Virgo: Musical Instruments
Upon failing the resistance check from the ability Damage by Resonance, the
loss of life points is corrected to be twice the failure level.
Size Categories
Due to the revisions in combat that determine a weapons additional attack
penalties based on size, the impossible weapons have been assigned sizes as
follows.
Ares
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Leo (sword-pistol)
Leo (spear-rifle)
Leo (mace-cannon)
Virgo
Ophiucos

Large
Large
Variable; based on the puppet size and wielded weapon.
Small
Medium
Medium
Large
Medium
Medium (when using an individual sword)

Revisions to Combat:
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The combat section of Arcana Exxet details more formally the way to calculate the
combat results and damage done to any combatant. The rules for combat and damage
are as follows, but a GM can instead ignore these rules and continue to use the combat
table presented in the core rulebook.
If the Defender's Total is higher than the Attacker's Total, The counterattack bonus is
1/2 of the difference between the two combatants' totals, rounded down to the nearest
group of 5.
(Attacker's total(after modifiers) - Defender's Total (after modifiers) -20 for absorption 10* AT of the defender for that attack type) /100 (making a percentage)(Round down
before the next operation) * the final damage of the weapon
Shorthand: Floor[( A-D-a-10*AT )/100] *fd

It should be noted that both the Attacker's Total and the Defender's Total cannot become
negative. If appropriate modifiers would result in negative values, they are simply floored at 0.

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Creatures with Damage Resistance roll a zero for defense, just applying absorption and
armor. If a creature with Damage Resistance is surprised, he applies only HALF of his
absorption and armor.
Creatures with Damage resistance now roll -80 for magical or psychic shields.
When creatures with Damage Resistance fumble, they no longer give double bonus to
the opposing enemy.
Multiple attacks with weapons are changed to be more dependent on the size category
of the weapon.
Size

Penalty per add. attack

Small

-20

Medium

-30

Large

-40

Enormous

-50

Note: Shift up or down based on Size. Eg: a large creature with a large weapon
is treated as a medium weapon. A small creature with a medium weapon is
considered to be weilding a large weapon.
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Gaining surprise on any enemy denies the opponent and any others you have surprise
on from attacking you, as it is understood he has lost the turn automatically.
Flight value 10-14(on table 40) is changed to flight values 7-14.
The combination of the statuses From behind and vision partially obscured described
in Dominus Exxet, chapter 2 has been changed slightly. The physical action column of
that row in the table should read -90, not -30.
If using the surroundings of high level combatants optional rules in Dominus Exxet, the
following correction is made to the section titled 4th level (ability 400+).
In the text, the difficulty described is correct at values 280 and 320.
The description should be corrected to (Impossible and Inhuman difficulty,
depending on their proximity to the fighters).
Using stealth as a combat maneuver grants you special bonuses.
Using stealth successfully towards a target would grant a total of -170 (Surprise+
blinded) to the defender.
A person can defend against a stealth attack using MA, Ki accumulations,
and Psychic Potential for using passive actions (spells, ki techniques, psychic
powers). If a person is prepared for a stealth attack, he does suffer this penalty.
If a character wants a stealth attack to be stealthy (aka no one can see it
unless they are looking directly at the target), he uses the lower of Attack or
Stealth to make the attack.
MASTER MOVE: Decoultruse
Requirements: Mastery in Hide
Description: A person can attempt to hide in mid-combat using this maneuver, or while
in plain sight

Game Effects: The character attacks and applies a -200 to their result if just facing one
enemy or -250 if facing multiple enemies. If successful, the user will disappear leaving
only an afterimage behind. The user will still need to find a nearby place to hide to stay
hidden.
If a user has items like smoke bombs or something to obstruct light or the enemies
view, he only applies a -100 (single enemy) and -125 (multiple enemies) for this
maneuver. The obscuring objects are still noticed by the enemy (or enemies), but the
source of the attack is not.
No other actions are allowed during the round this maneuver is used, or the character
will be revealed immediately
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When using the Acrobatics maneuver to flank an enemy mid-combat, the enemy adds
+10 to his attack value each time the character successfully uses the maneuver. This
cumulative effect disappears after one day of the two not fighting.
The defensive maneuver Absorb hits is changed to apply a -80 (minimum 0) to the
defense ability chosen, after any penalties for multiple defenses and combat situations.
However, unless a critical is dealt to the character using this maneuver, he may use an
active action during their turn. The character using this maneuver cannot riposte, even if
the attackers roll would normally allow it.

Revisions to Ki Abilities and techniques:

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Superior Change (Ki ability)

This Ki ability causes the character to actually, physically change in size, but
nothing else. That is to say, they could not use this to gain wings to fly.
If the character has natural weapons (such as claws) before activating this
ability, the change in size can affect the damage produced by these weapons.
Form of Emptiness (Nemesis ability)
Attacks benefiting from this ability are truly intangible, however, they maintain
their original attack type.
One with the nothing (Nemesis ability)
The prerequisite for this ability should be corrected to Essence of Emptiness.
Magic Cancellation (Nemesis ability)
When using this ability with the magic system used in Core Exxet, the ability
reduces zeon in the same way for spells.
If the zeon value of the spell as it is cast is not enough for a given degree of the
spell, it is reduced to the next lowest degree. If the spells zeon value is reduced
past the base cost of the spell, the spell is cancelled immediately.
Warlocks (casters) can, as a spell is cast, declare extra zeon to spend
immediately (without accumulation) to try and counteract this effect. The
amount of zeon spent does not need to be the cost to increase the spells
degree.
Mundus (Ars Magnus)

When using the Defensive Barrier option, no ki cost is required to summon the
supernatural shield. (Note: it never stated a cost originally for this section, but
the wording in the general description is weird).
Technique Creation
In the section adjusting ki costs on page 26, the example should have a final
cost of DEX 5, AGI 5, POW 2.
Added state: Blindness
The ki cost of this added state is +8, and the MK cost is +5.
Interruption
This advantage has its description changed
The description is corrected to include this text: If combined with the
disadvantage Reduced damage (No damage) or Reduced damage (Half
damage) the full damage before any reduction is used to calculate the
PhR difficulty of the interruption effect.
Compendium of Techniques Corrections
Spectral mark (pg 112 DE)
Base damage for this technique is from the characters weapon.
The Shadow of Death (pg 112 DE)
The PhR difficulty of this technique is corrected to be 160.
Gunslinger (pg 117 DE)
The guns formed by this technique are copies of lost logia and therefore
have special statistics
The guns created have a reload value of 1
The guns created are of superior design, and do not explode upon
fumbling an attack. When a fumble does occur, the gun is merely
jammed and requires reloading.
The guns created have a fortitude of 30
The guns created have a breakage of 7
The guns created have a range of 200m

Revisions to Psychics:
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The maximum amount of psychic points that can be spent to permanently improve the
potential of a single psychic power is corrected to be 10, instead of 5. The maximum
amount that a psychic power can be improved by is 100. Therefore one can achieve
+100 potential on a psychic power by spending 10 pp.
See: Strengthening a Power, Page 194 of the core rules.
A missing power was added to the Cryokinesis Discipline
Cold Immunity
Level: 2
Action: Active
Maintenance: yes
Description: Allows the psychic or an individual designated by them immunity to
various intensities of cold, even if from a supernatural source. In the event that
they suffer an attack based on cold, each intensity of immunity reduces by 5 the
base damage of the attack, and gives +5 to any resistance check based on cold.
Effects:

20

Routine

Fatigue 4

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80
120
140
180
240
280
320
440

Easy
Medium
Difficult
Very Difficult
Absurd
Almost Impossible
Impossible
Inhuman
Zen

Fatigue 2
Fatigue 1
5 intensities
10 intensities
15 intensities
20 intensities
30 intensities
40 intensities
50 intensities

General Revisions:
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Characteristics checks now are reworked to use a "roll over" system instead of the "roll
under" system described in the core rules. One now rolls 1d10 and adds their
characteristic score (not their bonus) to the roll. The rule of 10 changes any roll of 10
into a 12. The rule of 1 is ignored (no extra penalties for rolling a 1). In opposed checks,
every point above 4 that one character has over the other before rolling will count as 2
points for determining check results.
EX. Arnold and Mia arm wrestle, and a STR check is made between the two.
Arnold has 14 STR, while Mia has 8. Because of this difference, Arnold rolls 1d10
and adds 16 to the result (14 for base STR, plus 2 for the difference Arnold has
over Mia). Mia simply rolls 1d10 and adds her 8 from STR to the result.
Level of Difficulties
Simple actions: 6+
Normal actions: 10+
Complex actions: 15+
Extreme actions: 20+
Remove the +15 or -15 for calculating fumble levels when a fumble is rolled. The ability
rolled always fails on a 1, 2, or 3 and a d100 is rolled to determine the fumble level.
Complex weapons and Mastery still affect the fumble range as described in the core
rules.
Resistance checks automatically succeed if your base resistance is greater than the
check difficulty, instead of 50 above it.
Fumble levels for secondary abilities are changed to:
1 to 50: Basic failure
51 to 95: Major failure
96 to 100: Catastrophic failure
Unarmed breakage now has a base value of -2.
Increased breakage from quality is now +2 per quality level instead of +5.
Table 73: In Flames: The line Scorching has the new range of 100 to 179.

Game Manager Optional Rules:

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To play a game with more of a superhero feel, a GM can add the following advantage:
Mutations:
Description: The person has innate powers caused by a mutation

Effect: The player obtains 50 DP which he can purchase powers from

chapter 26 as if he had 20 Gnosis. One can spend additional CP to
increase it to 100 and 150.
Cost: 1, 2, 3
A game master can always play with the table of combat presented in the core rules,
instead of the absorption calculations used in core exxet and arcana exxet.

Changes to Equipment:
Such a drastic change that it needs to be mentioned, even though its from Prometheum
and not core exxet.
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Armor:

Through various means a player can have more than 3 layers of items that grant
additional armor (such as clothing or natural armor), however only the best
three are counted towards your armor total.
Missing Costs for helmets in the core rules:
Circlet: 50 SC

Forehead Protector: 80 SC
Leather Hood: 40 SC
Casque: 1 GC
Mail Coif: 5 GC
Open Helm: 20 GC
Great Helm : 40 GC

Dominus Exxet Weapon ranges and rate of fire

Bullet bow Reload 1 40m
Reload 1 90m
Daikyu
ROF 100 30m
Uchi-ne
ROF 40 20m
Kunai