Exalted, first released in the summer of 2001, is a storytelling game of epic fantasy and cinematic action that uses a modified version of the Storyteller System. Setting Stepping away from the moody and goth-punk-gritty World of Darkness, the world of Exalted (called Creation) is a setting that was created for mythic adventure, and to allow for drastic change on behalf of the characters--often the Exalted of the title, chosen of the gods. The world of Creation is flat, with five "poles": the desert of fire to the south, the forest of wood to the east, the great western ocean to the west, the arctic pole of air to the north, and the titanic mountain of Earth in the center of it all. While often cited as anime-style, the setting could perhaps be more plainly described as "high-energy," opting for the big and dramatic over the small characters, who often could be expected to have elders and betters to listen to for all time, in such games as Vampire or Werewolf.
