As much as I complain about the complexity and difficulty of running NPCs in exalted 2e the fact that the crunch is so uniquely informed by the fluff can lead to some really cool realisations about how the world works.
For example:
It's mentioned in a few places that gods (even UCS) can't be initated into Solar Circle Sorcery. But then Luna's published statblock breaks this rule with the justification that Gaia initiated them.
Another strange thing is that one of Luna's Palpony Charms (I forget it's name) rewrites their entire personality (ie Motivation and Intimicies) on a regular basis. But we're also told that Luna is, always has been, and always will be deeply in love with Gaia (something that would normally be represented mechanically by an Intimicy).
But you can explan both of these things really easily with the idea that this is the result of an Akuma-style pact-for-power (this is consistent with the rules for Akuma; going one Circle of Sorcery up is one of the listed benefits) . Or in other words the Yozi's ability to create Akuma represents a twisted and diminished form of a true Titan could grant those they loved in return for devotion. And that Luna is able to maintain a single point of consistent reality in their chaotic mind despite her Oramos-born nature is due to the stabalising power of Gaia.
So we can infer that with their mental health problems (if you can apply that term here idk) a Titan might well be the only kind of being Luna is capable of loving. Or having any consistent feeling towards whatsoever for that matter. While the Yozi override the free will of thair Akuma with Urges, Gaia gives Luna agency they would otherwise not have by giving them a consistent point if reference.
I've been thinking about and running games with these charicters for almost ten years and I'm still having realisations like this on a regular basis. I think that does speak to something special in a game, intended or not.
This is giving me FEELINGS
