[MG Quest] Rituals, Rituals, Rituals [6]

[Cuthalion]

Hey,

The sixth and final remotely individual quest is, obviously, about a ritual.

Short: The consequences of calling upon Daedric powers to get yourself power, is risky to say the least. Especially when the ones calling are amateurs. When the Mages Guild receives the intel that a farm has been thrashed and the inhabitants have been killed, they send an experienced Wizard (meaning you) to solve the situation. When you get there, you find the farm crowded with daedra, you fight them, track the bodies to a tree-less, round spot. There, you'll find a big Daedra, apparently the one in charge of the smaller ones. He'll offer you this: either get a special item for helping him escaping this plane - he's trapped since the amateur conjurers killed themselves off before they were able to fully summon him - or get into the magical circle and forever free all the planes of this badguy.
Boss: Vanco Valean, the Steadhelm Compound Leader
Reward: If you chose the bad path you'll get a magical sword & 1500 coins, if you chose the good path you'll get 1500 coins.
Promotion: -
NPC's:

1. Vanco Valean
   Race: Dunmer
   Male/Female: Male
   Vampire: No
   Rank: Master Wizard of the Steadhelm compound
   Story:
   - Voice done by
   Ka'Tal
   Race: Daedra
   Male/Female: Male
   Story:
   - Voice done by Cuthalion
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   Dialogue & Triggers:
   [TITLE]Chapter 1[/TITLE]
   Chapter 1 Scene 1: Getting the Job
   Trigger: None (Start of the Quest)
   Consequence: Situation at the farm becomes active
   Player actions: Talking to Valean
   Log1: "Vanco Valean, the Steadhelm headwizard, gave me the assignment to check out some recent Daedra suspicious activity. He said it might just be Oblivion Gate related, but it might be something more."
   Dialogue:
   - Player101-Topic01: "Missions"
   - Vanco Valean101-Answer01: "Yes, I have something for you. Could be interesting... Which means it's also potentially dangerous, hence why I'm not sending any of my better men."
   - Vanco Valean102-Answer01: "I have been getting reports about Daedra running around at the Arendus farm. It might just be Oblivion Gate related..."
   - Vanco Valean103-Answer01: "But it might be something more, and I'd like to be sure. So I'm sending you. Talk to the peasant Sodril Arendus and investigate the outlying areas."
   - Vanco Valean104-Answer01: "And don't get yourself killed, Miss Noctis has already reprimanded[pronounced slowly and very clear, sarcasm] me for losing too many!"
   
   Chapter 1 Scene 2: Getting the Papers
   Trigger: Log1
   Consequence: Ka'Tal is activated
   Player actions: The player gets to Arendus Farm, sees the corpses of the family and searches Sodril's body where the Player finds a tome containing detailed instructions on how to summon a Daedra.
   Log2: "I found a tome on Sodril Arendus' body with detailed instructions on how to summon a Daedra. There's a note scribbled on the edges of the paper. It seems the Arendus family was summoning a Daedra in a summoning circle to the north."
   Dialogue:
   - None -
   
   Chapter 1 Scene 3: Find'n the boss
   Trigger: Proximity to Ka'Tal
   Consequence: -
   Player actions: Finding the summoning circle
   Log3: "I found the place where Sodril Arendus summoned the Daedra. Odd that he didn't attack me on sight. Maybe a conversation is in order."
   Dialogue:
   - None -
   
   Chapter 1 Scene 4: Talk'n with the boss
   Trigger: Log3
   Consequence: The options are open.
   Player actions: Talking with Ka'Tal
   Log4:"Ka'Tal gave me a choice: help him get out of his prison or step into the circle."
   Dialogue:
   - Ka'Tal101-Intro01: "Well, hello there little mortal! What can I do for you on this shiny day?"
   - Player201-Answer01: "Who are you?"
   - Ka'Tal102-Answer01: "Me? I'm Ka'Tal, one of the many lieutenants in Mehrunes Dagons' legion.
   - Player202-Answer01: "And why exactly are you here?"
   - Ka'Tal103-Answer01: "Well, sometimes when amateurs try to summon powerful creatures such as me, they accidentally summon some of the more mindless Daedra as well."
   - Ka'Tal104-Answer02: "Sometimes this proves fatal for said conjurers, often before fully summoning the target Daedra. And this time, it's me to whom this happened."
   - Player203-Answer01: "So what are you saying? You're not truly in this realm?"
   - Ka'Tal105-Answer01: "Basically. Though it's a crude way to explain it."
   - Player204-Answer01: "And that means?"
   - Ka'Tal106-Answer01: "I'm stuck between worlds, a rift if you will. I can't escape on my own, so I have an offer to make you."
   - Ka'Tal107-Answer01: "Destroying the altar should end the ritual, thereby banishing me from this realm. This particular altar needs fire. Fireball should do it."
   - Ka'Tal108-Answer01: "In return, I promise you a magical item and I will take care of all the stray Daedra around here."
   - Player205-Answer01a: "Agreed." - Dialogue Ends -
   - Player205-Answer01b: "What if I don't want to?"
   - Ka'Tal109-Answer01b: "Well then Great Hero, come into this circle!" - Dialogue Ends -
   
   Chapter 1 Scene 5a: Deal'n with the boss (The 'Good' way)
   Trigger: Log4
   Consequence: Loot the Daedra's body for his Tooth.
   Player actions: Step into the circle and kill Ka'Tal
   Log5a: "I did the right thing and killed Ka'Tal. I should take proof of his death to Valean. He might give me something extra."
   Dialogue:
   - None -
   
   Chapter 1 Scene 5b: Deal'n with the boss (The 'Evil' way)
   Trigger: Log4
   Consequence: Either a magical Cloak or a magical Amulet
   Player actions: Shooting a fireball at the altar
   Log5b: "I freed Ka'Tal and he gave me a reward. I should return to Valean."
   Dialogue:
   DIALOGUE AFTER FREEING KA'TAL
   - Ka'Tal201-Intro01: "Thank you, that helps me a bunch. Now, I promised you something I believe.... Ah, yes, I'll give you a choice! Would you like the cloak, or the amulet?"
   - Ka'Tal202-Answer01a: "I'd like the Amulet."
   - Ka'Tal202-Answer01b: "Give me the Cloak."
   - Ka'Tal203-Answer01ab: "Good choice. Cheers my friend, we won't see each other again."
   - Dialogue Ends, Ka'Tal transports away -
   
   Chapter 1 Scene 6a: Coming home with the Loot (The 'Good' way)
   Trigger: Log5a
   Consequence: You get an X amount of coins + an extra half X for killing Ka'Tal, Quest Finished.
   Player actions: Talking to Valean - At this moment you have the Tooth.
   Log6a: "I reported back to Valean."
   Dialogue:
   - Player301-Topic01: "Mission"
   - Vanco Valean201-Answer01: "Ah, yes, what was the source of the Daedra troubles?"
   - Player302-Answer01: "Sodril Arendus summoned a bigger Daedra called Ka'Tal, I killed him."
   - Tooth removed from Player -
   - Vanco Valean202-Answer01: "Hmm, alright, you've done well enough. Here's your reward."
   - X amount of gold + 0,5X bonus for the tooth given to the Player -
   - Quest finished the Good Way -
   
   Chapter 1 Scene 6b: Coming home with the Loot (The 'Evil' way)
   Trigger: Log5b
   Consequence: You get an X amount of coins, Quest Finished.
   Player actions: Talking to Valean
   Log6b: "I reported back to Valean."
   Dialogue:
   - Player301-Topic01: "Mission"
   - Vanco Valean201-Answer01: "Ah, yes, what was the source of the Daedra troubles?"
   - Player302-Answer01: "Sodril Arendus summoned a bigger Daedra called Ka'Tal. I killed him."
   - Vanco Valean202-Answer01: "What? That is... quite disappointing. You've done what I've asked you though, so here's the reward."
   - Vanco Valean203-Answer01: "Now go, before I have you thrown out for negligence!"
   - X amount of gold given to the Player -
   - Quest finished the Evil Way -

[Cuthalion]

Dialogue & Trigger added.

[bob196045]

Nicely Done

Enjoy
Bob

[sandor]

Originally posted by Cuthalion
.....they send an experienced Wizard (meaning you) to solve the situation.

Reward: If you chose the bad path you'll get a magical sword & 1500 coins, if you chose the good path you'll get 1500 coins.

What level and skills are required to start the quest?

What kind of magical sword?
Meaning which school, effect (magnitude and duration)?

Or should I use a standard Dremora sword?

[Cuthalion]

I'd say standard Dremora sword + a Destruction (fire) enchantment, seems traditional enough.

I don't really know which level, atleast good enough to slay some (3-5) Daedroth. The player should know a fireball spell (or have a scroll on him, possibly placing a scroll in the farm.).

[SACarrow]

Since this looks like it's being put into the CS, I went over the journal & dialog lines and did some light editing. Just misspellings, punctuation and 150-char limit for dialogue. As it turned out, I did a little more editing. I softened the Log3 entry so the PC wouldn't feel compelled to not attack him; I also removed his name, since he hadn't been introduced yet. I made Ka'Tal's language a little more formal and on the two of his answers I split up, I edited a fair bit to make the gist fit into 150 characters.

Cuthalion: If you feel I've damaged the "voice" of your NPC, feel free to re-edit my edits.

Steve

Log2: "I found a tome on Sodril Arendus' body with detailed instructions on how to summon a Daedra. There's a note scribbled on the edges of the paper. It seems the Arendus family was summoning a Daedra in a summoning circle to the north."

Log3: "I found the place where Sodril Arendus summoned the Daedra. Odd that he didn't attack me on sight. Maybe a conversation is in order."

Log4: "Ka'Tal gave me a choice: help him get out of his prison or step into the circle."

Dialogue:
- Ka'Tal101-Intro01: "Well, hello there little mortal! What can I do for you on this shiny day?"
- Player201-Answer01: "Who are you?"
- Ka'Tal102-Answer01: "Me? I'm Ka'Tal, one of the many lieutenants of the Overlord, Mehrunes Dagon."
- Player202-Answer01: "And why exactly are you here?"
- Ka'Tal103-Answer01: "Well, sometimes when amateurs try to summon powerful creatures such as me, they accidentally summon some of the more mindless Daedra as well."
- Ka'Tal103-Answer02: "This usually proves fatal to those amateurs, often before fully summoning the target Daedra. And this time, it's me to whom this happened."
- Player203-Answer01: "So what are you saying? You're not truly in this realm?"
- Ka'Tal104-Answer01: "Basically, though it's a crude way to explain it."
- Player204-Answer01: "And that means?"
- Ka'Tal205-Answer01: "I'm stuck behind this mystic barrier apparently and I cannot escape on my own. So I offer you this: shoot a fireball at the altar and you'll free me."
- Ka'Tal205-Answer02: "In return, I promise you a magical item and I'll take care of all the stray Daedra around here."
- Player205Answer01a: "Ok." - Dialogue Ends -
- Player205Answer01b: "What if I don't want to?"
- Ka'Tal206Answer01b: "Well then badass, come into this circle!" - Dialogue Ends -

Log5a: "I did the right thing and killed Ka'Tal. I should take proof of his death to Valean. He might give me something extra."

Log5b: "I freed Ka'Tal and he gave me a reward. I should return to Valean."

Dialogue:
- Player302-Answer01: "Sodril Arendus summoned a bigger Daedra called Ka'Tal. I killed him."

[sandor]

@SACarrow
Thanks for the feedback.


I already implemented the (old) dialogue, but it's easy enough to change the current dials and replace the involved info's with the suggestions made by SACarrow.

I'll wait for Cuthalion's reply.

[Cuthalion]

Originally posted by SACarrow
Since this looks like it's being put into the CS, I went over the journal & dialog lines and did some light editing. Just misspellings, punctuation and 150-char limit for dialogue. As it turned out, I did a little more editing. I softened the Log3 entry so the PC wouldn't feel compelled to not attack him; I also removed his name, since he hadn't been introduced yet. I made Ka'Tal's language a little more formal and on the two of his answers I split up, I edited a fair bit to make the gist fit into 150 characters.

Cuthalion: If you feel I've damaged the "voice" of your NPC, feel free to re-edit my edits.

Steve

You've kept the feel of Ka'Tal's dialogue intact, don't worry . Before you told me in the Voicework thread I didn't know about the 150-limit.

@sandor: Here's the final dialogue lines, I'll also edit the main post. I'll start working on my demony voice ASAP (don't worry, heavy voice distortion )

Log2: "I found a tome on Sodril Arendus' body with detailed instructions on how to summon a Daedra. There's a note scribbled on the edges of the paper. It seems the Arendus family was summoning a Daedra in a summoning circle to the north."

Log3: "I found the place where Sodril Arendus summoned the Daedra. Odd that he didn't attack me on sight. Maybe a conversation is in order."

Log4: "Ka'Tal gave me a choice: help him get out of his prison or step into the circle."

Dialogue:
- Ka'Tal101-Intro01: "Well, hello there little mortal! What can I do for you on this shiny day?"
- Player201-Answer01: "Who are you?"
- Ka'Tal102-Answer01: "Me? I'm Ka'Tal, one of the many lieutenants in Mehrunes Dagons' legion.
- Player202-Answer01: "And why exactly are you here?"
- Ka'Tal103-Answer01: "Well, sometimes when amateurs try to summon powerful creatures such as me, they accidentally summon some of the more mindless Daedra as well."
- Ka'Tal104-Answer02: "Sometimes this proves fatal for said conjurers, often before fully summoning the target Daedra. And this time, it's me to whom this happened."
- Player203-Answer01: "So what are you saying? You're not truly in this realm?"
- Ka'Tal105-Answer01: "Basically. Though it's a crude way to explain it."
- Player204-Answer01: "And that means?"
- Ka'Tal106-Answer01: "I'm stuck between worlds, a rift if you will. I can't escape on my own, so I have an offer to make you."
- Ka'Tal107-Answer01: "Destroying the altar should end the ritual, thereby banishing me from this realm. This particular altar needs fire. Fireball should do it."
- Ka'Tal108-Answer01: "In return, I promise you a magical item and I will take care of all the stray Daedra around here."
- Player205Answer01a: "Agreed." - Dialogue Ends -
- Player205Answer01b: "What if I don't want to?"
- Ka'Tal109Answer01b: "Well then Great Hero, come into this circle!" - Dialogue Ends -

Log5a: "I did the right thing and killed Ka'Tal. I should take proof of his death to Valean. He might give me something extra."

Log5b: "I freed Ka'Tal and he gave me a reward. I should return to Valean."

Dialogue:
- Player302-Answer01: "Sodril Arendus summoned a bigger Daedra called Ka'Tal. I killed him."

NOTE: I've also changed the Vanco Valean 'Mission' topic dialogue a very little bit. I added the word 'peasant' in front of 'Sodril Arendus'. Don't underestimate this change, it changes the 'neutral' dialogue to a subtle 'negative' dialogue.

[SACarrow]

1) The word peasant was never actually added anywhere.
2) In Vanco Valean-202-Answer01, "you've did" should be "you've done".

Just nits,
Steve

[Cuthalion]

1) Hmhm, strange, I could've sworn I had pressed 'post reply'... Added it now...

2) Fixed. I'm ashamed, I made a grammar mistake!