I was just reading a thread about character creation and it look's like a lot of people are exsited to create and play multiple character's...this got me thinking...Would you like to see a separate and unique quest for each race in skyrim? If so what type of quest for what type of race do you feel would be appropriate?......Example if you play as an orc a quest will come up in the game for your character that wouldent come up if you were a wood elf and viceversa.I feel this would give the player further incentive to play the game as a different race next goround.

Yes,absolutely!!! I am one of those people who will be making lots of different characters with lots of different races,so for me this would be great.Also the more I think about it the more I think this will actually happen.
It reminds me of that example of radiant AI how if you specialize in magic then a mage will approach you and challenge you to a dual.
This idea fits perfect with the radiant AI.Say your playing as an Argonian,then at some point during your playthrough an NPC Argonian would approach you and ask for your help.Saying he trust's you because you are also Argonian.
I think it makes alot of sense and I am willing to bet that the developers will make it happen. :thumbsup:

I think it would be neat if each race had one specific quest of it's own, or if there were some quests that would play out/end differently depending on your race.

The over all feeling different characters have towards you should be there, I think Argonians should trust most Argonians and that would be true for all other races too, exept nords lol, they are in civial war after all

But all quests should exist in the game no matter what rasce you take. If you would be given a quest to steal an item for an argonian when you are an argonian, then being a non-argonian wouldn't trigger the quest, but talking to the quests person you should have stolen the thing from. He tells you he knows an argonian (the NPC) will strike soon and try to steal the thing from him, so he asks you to protect him because you are not an argonian. if you would try to help him as an argonian he wouldn't trust you and attack straight away.

I am all for this and it give me more reasons to play and even try out other races.

Well,it would not be hard to make a unique quest for each race in the game.We are talking about 10 quests here and I dont see why all quests should exist in the game in one playthrough......BUT I do like your spin on it.Basically you are saying it would be ONE quest,but depending on which race you were,then you would take on the quest from a different angle.

If that was the case then I would want the quest to be a fairly intricate one that involves all 10 races and depending which race you are will make the quest unique and will have a different outcome.The quest would have to be bigger than I originally thought.
So it is like your idea but bigger,cause it involves all 10 races.
Either way I like both ideas,and think somehow they will have race specific quests.

Well, we can all guess the quest for Dunmer and Argonians . Imperials would probably get something related with upholding the Empire's rule in Skyrim. Altmer would probably get some sort of research project. Bosmer would get a special hunt quest. Khajiit something related to Moon Sugar. Not so sure about the rest.

Exactly, it could actually be a huge quest to get all 10 races involved, thus making the difference of what race you chose impact a bigger part of the gameplay. the quest could take an hour to complete with and all races would have a unique approach on the matter at hand.

I wouldn't want race specific quests, in part because I'll probably only play Khajiit, Argonians and orcs, so that means there would be seven quests in the game I'd never experience, and it's not like I'm going to play a race I have no interest in just so I can do ONE quest I'd otherwise miss out on. Besides, race specific quests would be based on you're races stereotype, not what you're character is actually like. If, hypothetically speaking, the Khajiit specific quest centers around the skooma trade, for example. Well, what happens if my Khajiit has no interest in the skooma trade? I just miss out on the quest intended specifically for my chose race because it doesn't fit my character? Race shouldn't be the only thing determining characterization, so there's certainly no guarentee that just because a quest was designed you're character's race, that character will automatically want to do it.

Now, NPCs reacting differently to you based on race is fine, just no making certain quests entirely unavailable because of your choice of race. Now having certain quests only available to characters good in specific skills, or characters who did certain things in the past, or skill requirements for joining and advancing in factions, on the other hand, would be fine with me.



It seems to me like if you need race specific quests to give you a reason to play different races, you really shouldn't WANT a reason to do so, because it obviously shows you didn't want to play those races to begin with, if you did, you wouldn't need an extra quest to give you a reason to choose them.

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as long as the quests don′t seam forced in "just to be there" sure why not ^^

So basically your greedy and dont want other people to enjoy unique quest's for each race because you only like 3 races. :facepalm:
Nobody said you have to play all 10 races.You seem like you just dont want to miss out on anything and that's just sellfish.
Also,why on earth then wouldnt you want a new quest for when you play as your Khajiit,Argonian and Orc......or do you just want to do the exact same thing with all 3 characters.Sounds fun to me. :gun:

Selbeth_the_winged_one your response seem's short sighted and extremely greedy.You would have other's miss out on a uneke quest next goround all because you don't want to miss out on some content?You would not be excited to have a new quest for your other playthroughs?Would you shoot yourself in the foot? because that's all im hearing :banghead:

I think there should be different outcomes for quests as different races, but quests shouldn't be denied based on your race, racist.

I think there should be one or two unique quests for each skill you level up, like a unique quest for Speechcraft or a unique quest for Enchanting.

This thread has nothing to do with racism it's about replayability ten races ten unique quests what's so hard to get about that? I should have just started a thread about spears or werewolves for pete sayke :goodjob:

Why :banghead: ? Instead :goodjob: !

I must have overlooked this earlier.Yes I like the idea alot. :foodndrink:

This is brilliant. I like the idea because it would take a huge event to involve all of the different races and I'd like to be a part of something that big in a game like this. Most quests are personal, they only affect you and like 2-3 other people, but now a quest like this could involve 100 people or more, from the backstory to the present situation, to the future of your choices depending on what race you played and what reaction your race has to that situation. It would take an intense amount of programming to have a quest that 10 races could be a part of while maintaining their own identity, beliefs, and attitude toward that situation.

Playing it through a 2nd time, with another race, it would be a little game breaking to know that situation was coming again, but this time, you'd enjoy seeing from a new perspective, and having to deal with it differently, it could end being a grand life lesson and a teaching moment about walking a mile in another's shoes, etc...

I'm all for this concept.

If there were specific racial quests, however, how would handle half (or mixed) breeds? Hahahaha .... two half quests?

I totally agree. Definitely, race prejiduces and cultures should play a part in making new play experiences. But quests should NOT.

I think that if the developers focused too much on making different quests for different races, there would be fewer quests in one playthrough, which would reduce the feel of the game size. I think the feeling of being overwhelmed with quests in one playthrough is very important.

But it would only need to be one quest which is a bit longer for example, where all races are included already. Then when the PC arrives, s/he chooses a side depending on his/her race. There wouldn't be that much job to be done to add a quest such as this, if they just take the time to think about it and then have aclear way of how to aaproach the matter.

And I'm still strongly of the opinion that the races should automatically like others of the same race than others, making it easier to ask a fellow High Elf what to do if you are one etc.

Yes, TES needs more replayability

Almost the exact thing I thought O-Person-With-An-Almost-Identical-Name-To-Mine. Except imo a few quests should play out very differently but have the same ending for each race.

The quest involving all 10 races sounds like a good idea to me too

Having a quest line that plays differently depending on your race would be fun. Kinda like that part in the Bloodmoon MQ that you could play as a werewolf or not. Same general quests, but from different perspectives.

Ty for the feedback it makes me happy to hear most of you are on the same page as I am :woot: One way a quest like this could be laid out would be like this..... A god in ES needs the blood of all ten races with a twist not just any blood will do he/she needs the blood of a hero you would first have to prove your worth once you do this by completing your uneke quest you meet up with the outher nine races and the god in an ancient crypt where all ten heros cut there hands giving there blood to the god what will happen next??......this is just one example of how all ten races could be incorporated into the game hope you like the idea of it.

I think something like this would be cool.The challenge given to you by the god would be catered to the race of your character.
So there would be 10 unique quests,but all of them would have the same outcome.I could see myself eventually playing such a quest with all 10 races just to see each race specific quest.Even if they all end the same. :biggrin: