» Sat Sep 19, 2015 11:29 am ATTENTION PLEASE!
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS
I've just received a PM from Mr Battleaxe and he will, unfortunately, not be with us for the foreseeable future due to other commitments.
He indicated a desire for me to take over in his place, and I've agreed, but... Some of you may have objections or different ideas, and you may feel free to express those ideas and objections in the "DiD Competition Discussion, Trash Talking, and Nonsense" thread until I get this competition thread completed and up and running later today.
The competition has officially begun!
Post your characters name, race and gender or you won't enter the competition! You cannot enter this competition after 7 am on the 17th of September!
Do it like this: (Example)
(Your name)
(Char's name)
(Race)
(six)
(Chosen difficulty setting)
DiD Competition pages:
http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1516828-did-competition/
http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1518239-did-competition-round-2/
http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1520718-did-competition-round-3/
http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1526780-did-competition-round-4-mage/
http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1530300-did-competition-round-5-warrior/
http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1532894-did-competition-round-5-warrior-part-2/
Rules
- No Fortify/Restoration looping
- No forbidden mods (That give players advantage) (If you are new to this, send me your mod list)
- Master difficulty (Round 6 is Player's Choice, this competition only. See details below)
- No reloading previous saves even if character did not die (unless a glitch occurred)
- No map based fast travel (Round 6 no carriage based fast travel)
- Once in Helgen Keep, DiD rules apply (You must go through the cart cutscene!)
- No follower/trainer exploit
- Update at least once every 3 days (If you can)
GENERAL RULES
(specific to this competition)
No carriage based fast travel
The purpose of disallowing carriage fast travel for this competition is to make taking all those relatively minor TG "run n fetch" quests more challenging, worth the high points they've been given, and to give everyone cause to seriously consider if they really want dragons and shouts in their game or not. Remember, you are not REQUIRED to do any part of the Main Quest.
Magic:
alteration..................can not use perks................you can NOT use magic & spells
restoration...............can not use perks.................you can NOT use magic & spells
destruction...............can not use perks.................you can NOT use magic & spells
conjuring..................can not use perks.................you can NOT use magic & spells
illusion......................can not use perks.................you can NOT use magic & spells
Enchanting...............can not use perks.................you can NOT Enchant or destroy weapons & armors..........
ENCHANTING NOTE:
You CAN use found or purchased weapons that have a soul trap enchantment, and you CAN recharge weapons using found or purchased, or filled soul gems. You CANNOT cast "Soul Trap" as a spell.
EXCEPTION: You CAN use any powers, abilities, or spells given you at the time of character creation such as flames, nighteye, summon familiar and so forth based on your race.
COMPANIONS:
You may have ONE companion, and any quest given companions you encounter for the duration of the associated quest.
Skills ARE limited as follows:
heavy armor ...............................can not use perks
blocking ......................................can not use perks............Shields are not allowed
2 x handed .................................can not use perks
1 x handed.............allowed .........can not use perks............But you can use dagger / sword / axe / mace
NOTE: 1 handed and dagger CAN benefit from backstab and assassin's blade Sneak perks.
smithing ........................................can not use perks.............you can NOT make or upgrade weapons & armors
You CAN build houses
archery........................allowed
sneaking......................allowed
light armor ...................allowed
lock-picking .................allowed
pickpocket ...................allowed
speech.........................allowed
alchemy........................allowed
(all these CAN be perked)
Dynamic Difficulty:
While previous winners and high-scorers are encouraged to go with Legendary difficulty, in reality players may choose whatever difficulty they desire with the following rewards/consequences:
Legendary multiply total points by 1.25
Master multiply total points by 1.00
Expert multiple total points by .5
Adept multiply total points by .25
Apprentice and lower, multiply total points by 0 (basically you are auditing the competition, rather than really playing, but you can still be part of the fun and post character updates and such). For you highly competitive overachievers looking for every possible advantage, be sure to run that slider up to Legendary, eh? 
Hours played: No restrictions
Every player can play the amount of hours he wants, from 7 am Pacific time September 12 to 7 am Pacific time September 26
Quests: Limited
Quests will be limited to a class (Ex: A mage can't do the thieves, dark brotherhood and the companions quest because that doesn't REALLY fit the class. The MQ falls into that category as well.). For round 6, that means no College of Winterhold quests, no Civil War quests, no Dark Brotherhood quests, no Companions quests. For those who want to play stealth assassins, take heart, we will have a competition just for you very soon.
Also, as it stands, my decision is to let the main quest run up to just after reporting back to Balgruuf having slain Mirmulnir at the Western Watchtower. The benefit is (as Rick pointed out) getting Lydia should you want her services, and the ability to gain shouts if you can manage to slay the dragons and priest kings guarding the walls.
The issue of archery and the thief/warrior stones has not been solved. I am not going to make a rule because there is no solution under the circumstances that really makes sense, so.. I will simply offer a recommendation. You have the option to choose whichever stone you want... the fact is that thief skills raise fairly quickly without the benfit of the thief stone while archery is much harder. Even though you're a thief, you may want to choose the Warrior stone, depending on whether you are on console or PC.
You also have the option to switch back and forth between stones, raising one set of skills, then raising the other. Finally, you can go get the Lover Stone, and settle for an overall 15% bonus. Do whatever you think will serve you best knowing that those who get archery under the thief stone will have at least a small advantage.
http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1516840-did-scoring-system/
For round 6 scoring, use the scoring behind the spoiler tag.
?ATTENTION!
This competition ends 7am day 26 of September! Don't stress yourself because of this, remember, this is a friendly competition!
Current players
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Neildarkstar
https://i.imgur.com/bU93lwP.jpg
Khajiit
Female
Master
Score: 49,943
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Neildarkstar
Dra'Zanita
Khajiit
Female
Legendary
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Grits
Jace Dead
Imperial
Male
Master
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Sah
Sah
Nord
Female
Legendary
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Aireal
http://i.imgur.com/awV06Mk.jpg ( Mist) Dead
Khjiit
Female
Master
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Valandril
Ra'mindra Dead
Khajiit
Female
Expert
__________________
Rick.
Ulda Dead
Nord
Female
Legendary
Score: 59,247
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Rick.
'Sir Rick'
Breton
Male
Legendary
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Brambleberry
A'zuul Dead
Khajiit
Male
Master
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Turija
Rasavi
Khajiit
Male
Master
__________________
Kaemrig
Sir Kaemrig Dead
Dark Elf
Male
Master
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Kaemrig
Satir Larigo (private joke)
Dark elf (what else?)
Legen..wait for it.. DARY!
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Glargg
Weena Dead
Bosmer
Female
Master
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glargg
Weena
Vegetarian Female Bosmer Zombie
Master
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Rafer Darksun
Roland Dead
Breton
Male
Master
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Winners
First Round
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Rick.
Second Round
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Rick.
Third Round
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Rick.
Fourth Round
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Turija
Fifth Round
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Sah
No rules will be changed without very good cause after the competition begins. Feedback is appreciated, and if I've overlooked anything or something needs to be further addressed, please speak up ASAP.
Good luck everybody, I think we will all need it! 
