[WIP] The Wheels of Lull: A DLC-sized quest mod

Post » Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:38 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dr-PycdJ4w

Far, far below Nirn, past the lava flows and the still-mining machines of the dwarves, lies the great Clockwork City of Sotha Sil. Two centuries ago, an individual stepped through its nonexistent gates, forever changing it and its residents. From his actions came the Chronographers, the fabricant time-keepers, and watchers of the world. Since those two centuries they have lived in the great voidyards and helipads of their ruined city, silently guarding the world from danger.
But now, deep beneath the Throat of the World, in the most destitute of their outposts, something dangerous is stirring, and the rejected and broken Chronographers of Lull-Mor find that they have no choice but to seek outside help, and once again bring a mortal hero into the depths of the Clockwork City, to stop a mad mystic and his army of twisted experiments from unmaking the very foundations of the world! So once again, descend into the Expanse of Sotha Sil, and once again, turn the Wheels of Lull.
The Wheels of Lull is a little something I've been working on on the side, a DLC-sized quest mod (around the size of Dawnguard) that serves not just only as a sequel to Sotha Sil Expanded, but ties together almost all my previous Skyrim quest mods, including Aethernautics, Mzark, and even Brhuce Hammar. In it, the player is recruited into the ranks of a rejected Chronographer platoon, and shunted off to the town of Lull-Mor, a precariously perched outpost at the edge of Sotha Sil's domain.
Much like Sotha Sil Expanded, the mod gives a focus on puzzle and problem solving. Featuring five enormous dungeons, with mini-bosses, unique treasures, and plenty of puzzles. The player will find themselves exploring strange new landscapes, and going up against strange new monsters, while wielding several new weapons, from the Harquebuses of Chronographers, to the great Unwinder of Goveri, dressing themselves in Chronographer robes, and diving into the strange and ridiculous world of TES metaphysics, as they learn about the Towers, Landfall, and the eponymous Wheels of Lull.
The Wheels of Lull will feature
-An expansive main quest, stretched out over seven parts, with puzzles, infiltration, poltergeists, mad science, and butter.
-Five dungeons within the main quest, complete with fleshed out boss battles, and massive, unique locations
-A new town, complete with extensive characters, moving parts, and little fabricants that look like Farscape DRDs
-Seven sidequests within Lull-Mor, once again involving puzzle solving, obstacle courses, and the player's wits, rather than combat.
-Over ten new weapons, from clockwork drills, to lightning rods, and of course, the favorite of all Chronographers, the Harquebus.
-New armor and equipment, from chronographer robes, to life-saving security packs, and everything in between.
-A new race, the deranged and experimentuous fabricants, the living machine-mer of Sotha Sil!
-Characters from both SSE and past games reappearing, as well as ones only spoken of in the deepest whispers of lore.
Screenshots and Locations
Stonehole Mine
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An extensive and prosperous iron mine during the third era, a nightmarish haunt in the fourth. When the iron miners of Stonehole dug too deep, they found things that drove them mad. Now the mine is infested with the poltergeists and ghouls from the resulting massacre, and bewitched minecarts and machinery zip about, maiming any poor soul who delves down. Unfortunately, it might just be the only way the Dragonborn can reach where he's going.
Lull-Mor
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Chronographer Outpost 4, designation SNOW-THROAT. A twisty-turvy town that sits underneath the mechanisms that run the Throat of the World, Lull-Mor has two halves to it, literally, with the bottom half of the town stappled to the actual bottom of the complex. But don't worry, the punishment platoon assigned to it is used to strange space-warping villages.There's not much comfort for a mortal, but we'll work something out.
Whitehorn Pass
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A Thalmor controlled outpost in the high mountains. Or at least, it claims to be an outpost. A stronghold even the justicars fear, the truth behind Whitehorn and its mad caretaker leave the rest of the Dominion giving it a wide berth, for they know what horrors are performed in the labs of Whitehorn, and nobody, not even the most unhinged, want to be sent there.
The Boiling Foundry
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Though Sotha Sil is long gone, the foundries and factories he shifted into place still chug away, creating products that no one will use, staffed by workers long rusted away. Navigating the conveyors and crushers of this scalding engine will take a bit of doing, but the rewards might just be worth it.
The Brass Forest
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When Sotha Sil died, the great Arboretum of his city lost its caretakers, and so the trees and roots so carefully kept began their narly journey outward, carrying the catacombs of the city with them. Predictably, the fabricant undead there are not happy about their displacement, and even less happy your intrusion.
The Bottom of the World
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The depths of the depths, the dark underworld where the failed go to die. But who knows what might be lurking down here?
The Cave
http://i.imgur.com/IjO4ID6.jpg
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The very heart of the Throat of the World, the great mechanisms long established by Magnus forever chugging away at stability, and the greatest prize for those who know what lies within.
Other screenshots
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The Clockwork City is extensive, sprawling the entirety of Nirn's underworld, and there are locations that few have ever seen, known only to its augmented master.
If you're a voice actor, I need you (not like that though). Wheels of Lull is taking auditions to give the cast of Wheels of Lull voices, and male and female applicants are being accepted. Just PM me if you're interested.
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Post » Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:46 am

I... what... look great! Will I be missing the fun if I have never played your previous mods before?

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Post » Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:05 am

This looks... impressive. Great work.

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