<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=159129.msg7380008#msg7380008">Quote from: PaleEnchantress on 14-12-2012, 01:57:07</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Im sure I can get really into the mechanics of virtues. I enjoy such forced character development when I have some customization over how it manifests. I hate it when one glaring thing that affects everyone in the same way. The vitues of exalted are a good system since limit breaks/urges or whatever can get tailored to enhance a characters personality rather then shoehorn it.<br/><br/>That being said i have to reread that chapter again since how they work really confuses me Such as the idea of draining a virtue channel, what does that even mean? If you can drain it can it be built up? How do you do that? Is it a good thing? ect ect. <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Virtue "channels" can be thought of as another resource like temporary willpower.<br/><br/>The normal use of these channels is to enhance actions that draw upon that virtue.  For example, if you want to do something valorous in some way you could enhance that action with a valor channel.  In order to do that you spend 1wp and 1 channel of the appropriate virtue.  While normally spending 1wp would give you a bonus success, in this case it instead adds a number of dice to the action equal to your virtue rating.<br/><br/>So, if I have a Valor of 4 and choose to channel it through an action I add 4 dice to that action.<br/><br/>Generally you only want to do this if you have a rating of 3+ in the virtue you want to use, anything less than that is either equal to or less than the efficiency of simply buying an extra success with willpower.<br/><br/>Channels refresh every Story, unless you have a charm that lets you refresh them more often than that.<br/><br/>As far as what virtues<em>mean</em>I can see I'm going to have to explain that in a little more detail later...maybe tonight maybe tomorrow.