How To Get Year 2 Exotic Weapons | Destiny: The Taken King. Year 2 Exotic Weapons are a new batch of items in Destiny, added with The Taken King. They can be obtained through quests, by using blueprints, decrypting engrams, trading with Xur or as random drops. In this guide, weâre going to show you how to get year 2 exotic weapons. Year 2 Exotic Weapon Quests. The Chaperone is a shotgun you can get for finishing a quest for Amanda Holliday.