[Arhra]

OK, time to talk about one of the reasons for delays.

The more I look at Exalted's system, the more convinced I become that parts of it just aren't going to work in a forum based game. Most specifically the combat and, to a lesser extent, the social combat.

Problems as I see them are firstly that resolving even a single attack requires response from the attacking and defending players at several points in the ten step process. God forbid if they do something like flurry. Other deal breaker is a structured initiative system that requires everyone to post in a specific order.

So we basically have two options:

1) Simplified rule set. Most things seem like they'd be fine as is, priority would be vastly simplified combat rules.

2) Freeform! On the plus side, it saves me work and should be pretty fluid. On the downside, slightly trickier to handle such things as anima flare, limit breaks and clear indication of the level of danger something poses.

What would people prefer?