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A dark valley of spires and ruined cities under a violet eclipse, a lone figure on the ridge, a gold-edged cube hanging above the far peaks.

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Exalted, Edition 001

Every reader is handed the same book. No two people finish the same one.

Edition 001

EXALTED

EDITION 001

Not everything is always as it seems.

EXALTED Edition 001

Every reader is handed the same book. No two people finish the same one.

Not everything is always as it seems.

EXALTED Edition 001

Every reader is handed the same book. No two people finish the same one.

Attribution to come

You were not given a map. You were given a room, and time to look at it properly.

Attribution to come

What follows is a publication you read by moving through it. Some of it is written down. Some of it is not.

Not everything is always as it seems.

Review controls

Review control. Visitors never see this. Assignment is normally sticky.

Landing variant on screen: unknown

A, become B, cinematic C, edition

Entrance: unknown

Before you go in

Exalted is not only an article you read. Along the way it contains:

tests
games
hidden interactions
things left for you to find
challenges
measurement of how you play and how you move

That last one is the part worth saying plainly. Exalted watches what you do inside it, not to grade you as a person, but because the whole point of this publication is that the version you get is shaped by you.

Not everything is always as it seems.

Exalted is intended for readers aged 18 and over.

The full detail lives in the Privacy Notice and the Terms.

Choose your Gamer Name

This is the name Exalted knows you by, and the one other people will see. Choose it with some care, because it is meant to last.

Exalted's longer aim is to bring your gaming identities under one roof: main accounts, alternates, smurfs, platform IDs, and old handles you have half forgotten. This name is the thing they all hang from.

Gamer Name

3 to 20 characters. Letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores.

Nobody is holding this name for you yet. It is claimed when you create your account at the cover, and if someone already carries it you will choose another there.

What are you into?

Not as a gamer. As a person. Pick as many as you like, and add anything we have missed.

Your interests Gaming Technology AI Sports Golf Fitness Competition Culture Entertainment Art Music Books Science Business Travel Food Cars Dating Relationships Personal growth Other

In your own words

How you play

Now the gaming part.

Where do you play? PC PlayStation Xbox Nintendo Mobile Handheld PC VR Arcade Tabletop Other

In your own words

What do you play? Shooters MOBA MMO RPG Strategy Fighting Racing Sports Survival Sandbox Platformer Puzzle Horror Roguelike Speedrunning Other

In your own words

How do you like to play? Solo Two players With friends With whoever turns up Ranked Casual Modded Role-playing Watching more than playing Other

In your own words

What are you playing at the moment? List whatever comes to mind

Which games have meant the most to you? Not the best ones. The ones that stayed with you.

What kind of player are you?

Your answer, not a measurement. Exalted works out the rest by watching you play.

What matters most when you play? Winning Aura farming Seeing everything The story The people Collective triumph Making things Outplaying someone Execution Switching off Other

In your own words

How competitive are you?

Casual Mostly casual Somewhere in the middle Mostly competitive Hyper-competitive Slide to answer

CasualHyper-competitive

What would you like to be known for? Inside a game, or outside one.

The Cube Test

Picture an open landscape.

Take a moment with it. Let it fill in around you.

Then answer what you see, not what sounds like the best answer. There are no wrong answers.

Not everything is always as it seems.

What biome is this landscape in?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Choose where you will find it.

Snow Forest Grasslands Rocks and volcanoes Ocean Desert Other Somewhere else

A cube enters into the space. Take a moment to reflect on this cube inside your landscape. How big is it?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Small enough to hold About my size The size of a building Bigger than anything around it

What is it made of?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Stone Marble Obsidian Metal Gold Glass Crystal Wood Ice Water Fire Light

What color is your cube?

This color follows you. It is the cube you meet inside the Edition.

Pale grey Bone Old gold Deep red Forest Deep blue Violet Near black

Or choose your own none chosen

Can you see inside it?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

How far into the Cube you can see 50% clear

Not at all Almost, but not quite Straight through

Where is it sitting?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Resting on the ground Tilted on its side Balanced on one corner Mounted on a pedestal Partly buried Sunk into a crater Floating above it Levitating high in the air Hanging from above

A ladder enters into the space. Take a moment to picture it. Where is it?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Leaning against the cube Resting on top of the cube Leaning against something else Lying on the ground Half buried Standing on its own Reaching up into the sky Floating in the air Broken in pieces Nowhere near the cube

How far is the ladder from the cube?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Touching it Within reach of it A short walk away Far from it

What is the ladder made out of?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Wood Metal Rope Bamboo Stone Gold Glass Crystal

A horse appears. Let the image of it become clear. How far is it from the cube?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Right beside it Within reach of it A short walk away Far off Almost at the horizon

What color is the horse?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Black White Gray Brown Chestnut Golden Spotted Dappled Other

Is it tied up, saddled, or roaming free?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Tied up Saddled Roaming free

A storm enters into the space. Let it take shape in your mind. What kind of storm is it?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Thunderstorm Rainstorm Hailstorm Hurricane Tornado Blizzard Sandstorm Ice storm Windstorm Other

How far is the storm from the cube?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Directly overhead Close by Far off Almost at the horizon

How big is the storm?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

It fills the sky Large Small Barely there

Is it passing by, or staying put?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Coming towards me Staying exactly where it is Passing by Already gone past

Flowers enter into the space. Take in everything you see. How many flowers are there?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

One A few Many Everywhere I look

Where are they, and what are they next to?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

At the foot of the cube Beside the ladder Near the horse Scattered about Far from everything

What color are they?

Answer in your own words

In your own words. Enter to send.

Black White Red Blue Green Yellow Purple Brown

Where it waits

The Cube you pictured is going on ahead.

It will be waiting for you, somewhere in the world you imagined.

Choose who walks in

Five to pick from for Edition 001. You can change this later.

Avatars W The Warden Stands still and takes up space. S The Scout Gets there first. A The Archivist Reads the walls. D The Drifter Took the long way. Σ Signal Hard to read on purpose.

Your copy of Edition 001

The Edition open: a feature headed Beyond the Game facing a mountain ascent.

A hooded figure in dark armour, the visor of the mask lit violet.

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The copy belonging to a reader

It is closed. It does not have to stay that way.

The Edition opens

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The cover is closed.

Handed to the sandbox

The journey stops here and passes the following to whatever mounts the world. Nothing below was interpreted, scored, or mapped to an environment. That is deliberate.

Account: not set
Claimed run: not set
Gamer Name: not set
Avatar: not set
Cube color: not set
Cube clarity: not set
Spawn: not set
Answers captured: 0
Cube Test version: unknown

The exact payload

Not authorized

The Edition opens for a signed-in account that has claimed this copy. Nothing was handed to the sandbox.

Your identity is taking shape

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Enter Exalted

The copy belonging to a reader

Signed in as

Email Password At least 10 characters. I am 18 or over.

Already have an account?

Email Password

Need an account?

If can be used, a code is on its way to it. Otherwise, log in.

Use the code sent to when the account was made, or resend one.

If an account uses , a code is on its way to it.

Code

Email

New password At least 10 characters.

Gamer Name

I am 18 or over.

Exalted records how readers move through the site, the Edition and the hub, like taps, pointer movement, scrolling and time on each screen, so we can make them better. Never what you type.

Exalted, Edition 001. Alpha build of the pre-sandbox journey.

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