The Manual of Exalted Power: Dragon-Blooded (Exalted Second Edition) [Hardcover]

Alan Alexander (Author), Kraig Blackwelder (Author), Peter Schaefer (Author), Scott Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 26, 2006

Born in Splendor
Sophisticated, decadent, cruel and fabulously wealthy, the Dragon-Blooded are spiritually akin to the Elemental Dragons themselves and are Exalted above the mass of humanity. Through their bloodlines, these queens and princes of Creation control all of the world that's worth owning. Yet dark times are at hand for the Realm, and the kingdom teeters on the brink of civil war. Will the golden empire survive its first succession crisis? Born to Rule
The first in a series of hardbacks making the other types of Exalted available for play. Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded includes extensive detail on the world and society of the Terrestrial Exalted, as well as full rules for creating and playing Dragon-Blooded characters. Inside is everything needed to portray these warlike aristocrats, from guides to their manners to systems for the supernatural martial arts practiced by the Immaculate Order.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 234 pages
• Publisher: White Wolf Publishing; 2nd edition (July 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588466884
• ISBN-13: 978-1588466884
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #526,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, January 16, 2007

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Robert Slaughter (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Manual of Exalted Power: Dragon-Blooded (Exalted Second Edition) (Hardcover)

All in all, I'm enjoying the 'recasting' of Exalted, and this book is no exception. This book greatly expands on the first edition book, and with the Realm setting shunted off into a companion volume (Compass of Celestial Directions 1: the Blessed Isle), the extra room is well-used in presenting Dragon-Blooded society, along with great ideas on how to run a DB-based campaign, as well as how to leverage DB's in a Solar-based campaign.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Redo for 2E but...., February 26, 2010

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Max Nevill (BC, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Manual of Exalted Power: Dragon-Blooded (Exalted Second Edition) (Hardcover)

The charmset or "cool powers" of this book suffers from being written for a prototype 2E and was not actually written for the Second Edition Exalted as sold to players. This has been fixed with recent errata, but they *reprinted* the book without fixing some serious issues.

The "fluff" of Dragon Blood's origins is more thoroughly explained than in 1st edition. However, much of the Realm specific DB info is not included in this book, unlike in 1E. Instead, you now need to buy the Compass of Celestial Directions: The Blessed Isle.

The storytelling section is quite good, and they do emphasize the strong difference in the feel of the game players and ST's will experience.

Overall, I think this is a half decent product, certainly use-able, but for certain charms players need to create their own house-rules or print off the errata. 3 stars is my final grade.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, April 27, 2011

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I live in Brazil, and i got my book from another part of the globe ! I'm amazed, i never thought that was possible.. Amazon rocks ! thank you for exists !