Experience Costs

Solar Exalted

Trait Increase	Cost	Training Times
Attribute	rating x 4	(rating) months
Favored or Caste Ability	(rating x 2) – 1	immediate
Out-of-Caste Ability	rating x 2	(rating) weeks
Essence (to 3)	rating x 8	immediate
Essence (above 3)	rating x 8	(rating) months
Virtue	rating x 3*	immediate
Willpower	rating x 2	immediate
New Trait	Cost	Training Times
Ability	3	3 weeks
Specialty	3**	3 weeks
Favored/Caste Charm	8	(Min. Ability) days
Out-of-Caste Charm	10	(Min. Ability + Min. Essence) days
Non-Solar Charms	16***	(Min. Ability + Min. Essence) weeks
Spell (Occult Favored/Caste)	8	(spell circle) weeks
Spell (Out-of-caste Occult)	10	(spell circle) weeks

* Increasing Virtues after character creation does not increase a character's Willpower
** Max three per Ability, but you can purchase the same specialty multiple times
*** Eclipse Caste only: includes spirit Charms and Charms of other Exalted types

Changing Specialties in Play

Once a character has three specialties for an Ability, he is barred from purchasing any more. While this certainly helps to define and stake out a character's niche and signature style, further growth in the character may ultimately make the original selection inappropriate or limiting. Characters with three specialties can buy a new specialty at a reduced cost of two experience points, but doing so forfeits one existing specialty for the Ability. Once a story, this swap may be done for free. Learning a new specialty always requires standard training time.