[WIP] Black Horse Courier Reborn

Post » Sun Jan 11, 2015 2:01 pm

Black Horse Courier Reborn
What is the Black Horse Courier? Well, here's a bit of History:

The Black Horse Courier is a popular newspaper company based in the http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_City. It is owned by three http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Khajiit_(Oblivion) brothers: http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Hassiri, http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Ra%27jiradh and http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Urjabhi. The http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Septim_Empire funds the Courier, so the paper is always free.

This mod reintroduces Oblivion's Black Horse Courier in Skyrim. 200 years after the event of the Oblivion Crisis, the company is back to bring news to the inhabitants of Tamriel.

So, how does it work?

You will find reporters in some cities in Skyrim. These reporters will sell you two types of papers:

  • Special Editions are quest-related. As you finish main quests or guild quests, they will get reported in the Black Horse.
  • Normal Editions are procedurally-generated papers. Random sentences will be created. For example: "A [dragon type] has been [action] by [actor] near the city of [city name]. People of [city name] are [feelings] about this." This creates the opportunity for sometimes dramatic reports, or more humorous ones.

If you don't want to buy the newspapers, you can choose to subscribe for 500 Septims. Just talk to a reporter and tell him you wish to subscribe. A courier will deliver them from time to time. Your subscription will expire after an ingame month or so. When it happens, you will get a courier saying so.

Preview (another voice actor will be probably hired, as I svck as an actor - I think):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiMFYYb84JQ

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Maya Maya
 
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Post » Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:19 am

I love the idea!

But, um, yes, I would try to find a voice actor.

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joannARRGH
 
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Post » Sun Jan 11, 2015 9:55 am

Blame my belgian accent ;)

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Mashystar
 
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Post » Sun Jan 11, 2015 2:01 pm

This is going to be an excellent addition to the game. I hope there are many pages to each edition of the paper...for plenty of good stories to read!

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Bek Rideout
 
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Post » Sun Jan 11, 2015 7:04 am

It's not like I could do better! There are a lot of talented folks hanging around these parts. If you find a solid voice actor, I'd definitely download this mod.

If he uses the Oblivion model, there will be exactly one page (and one story) for each edition. I actually like that better. Makes it much easier to remember what you've read and what you haven't.

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