Artifacts of Order : IV

» Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:01 pm

I know you guys are full of ideas. So, if Jyggalag was going around and giving out presents to his favorite adventurers, what would he give? What powers would the said item have?

And while I'll ultimately only be able to do the possible, feel free to go crazy with your ideas. This is a brainstorm thread...

» Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:16 pm

Jygglag's sword.

» Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:09 am

^ I figured someone would get smart. This is a brainstorming thread. That is, a come up with new ideas thread. We already know of Jyggalag's sword. Its already been done. What's the point of mentioning it in this thread?

» Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:03 am

Well, you could always give it a scripted enchantment?

Maybe have a random chance of sending the target flying through the air with pushactoraway? Limetless enchantment since it's random?

Or possibly the Tome of Jyggalag, that adds scripted spells to your spellbook when you posess it? Say, a Summon Knight of Order spell?

Or the Staff, which... well, you get the idea. Does some scripted Order thing. Maybe freezes people in their tracks.

» Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:04 pm

^ Yes, I was hoping to touch upon scripts for such an item (items).

Here is one idea that I had.

Dice of Grard Roggard: a pair of dice that always produce the result that the roller wills. They are unusable by the player (or may boost your luck perhaps), but you are sent on a mission to reclaim them from an abuser. You are rewarded with a new and more useful item for their return.

EDIT:

that the roller expects.

fixed.

» Fri Dec 10, 2010 6:33 pm

Interesting idea, but I fail to understand what lucky dice have to do with Jyggalag. Does he just hate luck?

also, maybe you could create a small gambling den, all smoky and disreputable, and maybe even script (or have someone script) a mini-dice game you have to play to win the dice.

» Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:57 pm

^ I figured someone would get smart. This is a brainstorming thread. That is, a come up with new ideas thread. We already know of Jyggalag's sword. Its already been done. What's the point of mentioning it in this thread?

Sorry, I didn't realize you were looking completely new stuff. I thought you might have been just trying to collect all the Jyggalag related items in the game or something.

» Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:58 pm

Interesting idea, but I fail to understand what lucky dice have to do with Jyggalag. Does he just hate luck?

They're not "lucky" dice. They're "predictable" dice. Whatever the roller expects his roll to be, his roll will be.* Jyggalag is the daedric prince of order. He hates disorder, randomness, and creativity. He loves orderly, predictable, symmetrical things. The dice rolls aren't random, as they normally should be. They're 100% predictable.

* This also means that, if you're a pessimist, you're screwed!

» Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:17 pm

I'm going to bump this to try and pull more ideas from the forum-goers here.

Good news on the Dice of Grard Roggard: I found two mods including dice you can actually throw around (at least one is a resource, the other I'd have to check) plus a gambling mod that I'll have to try out and look at for inspiration.

Also, the planning of the quest surrounding the Dice is coming along nicely. To give a quick outline,

Spoiler

Jyggalag, in a series of quests, sends you on the important mission of reclaiming followers for his shrine. In the dice quest, Jygg explains the the dice were stolen from the descendants of Grard Roggard, one of Jyggalag's most devout followers. He also tells you where this descendant, Roland Roggard, can be found and that Roland can fill you in on the details. Roland sends you on the trail of a (now filthy rich) gambler who stole the Dice, from which you must win back in a game of chance (although things don't turn out as simple and honest as you'd might expect). Upon returning the dice, Roland experiences a revival of faith in Jygg, and vows to return to serve the Daedra.

I'll also put forward another one of my ideas for an item:

The Scales of Symmetry. (no idea what they do. XD)