Editing Exalted Redux:Characters (section)

===Hearthstones===

Hearthstones must be set into an attuned artifact to gain any benefits from them.  An artifact with a hearthstone set into it has no attunement cost, as the hearthstone provides the power.  The unique special abilities of hearthstones are unchanged.  Level 4 and 5 hearthstones also provide extra Essence Pool, 1 point for level 4 stones, and 2 points for level 5 stones.  This is treated as extra available committable essence, and is unaffected by Power Level.  You may only gain the benefits from a number of hearthstones equal to your Permanant Essence at one time.


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:: ''My reasons for this change are twofold.  First, the restrictions on number of hearthstones, and requiring them to be set in artifacts both increases the value of artifacts, and deals with problems created by overabundance of hearthstones in high-end games.  This adds some tactical decision making to hearthstone use.  Second, I needed to bring hearthstone use into line with the new essence system.  Providing extra essence from all hearthstones was too much, so I opted for that benefit to only apply to the really powerful stones.  The elimination of attunement cost still makes the lower end stones desirable.''
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