Editing Exalted DragonBlooded Tactics (section)

=== Jade ===

No discussion of an Exalted can take place without speaking of his metal.  Jade, while clearly the weakest of the metals, seems tailor made to aid the Dragon Blooded.

For weapons and Bracers, it produces very high iniative totals.  It isn't out of the question to have a Dragon Blooded with a base iniative of 16+.  This is important.  Unlike other Exalted, the Dragon Blooded must rely on their action for defense.  Dragon Blooded, as a result, are as reliant on their iniative as mortals.  A Dragon Blooded who focuses on parry as a defense is as helpless as a mortal if he loses iniative against multiple attacks.

For their armor, Jade is without fatigue penalties.  The result is that a Dragon Blooded can afford to wear his armor all day.  While of little advantage to most other exalted, in the torrid, assassination ridden Realm, it's a life saver.  Further, this eliminates the need to "dress for battle," one of the biggest disadvantages of armor.

And for the Collar and the Thunderbolt Shield (Bo3C), less common, but still useful equipment, the bonuses to soak only augment the armor that they already have wearing.