Silgrad University

[bob196045]

Hmmm that sounds a bit propositional


My Avatar had just come back from a shave and a haircut when that picture was taken

[raggidman]

That's me always the diplomat

Hrrrummph. Wait till you see a real beard. As soon as I can get a camera...

Remember in the '60s when the Guiness Book of Records started the world record beard was tens of yards long...

[bob196045]

glad you are, cause I am not

are you going for the record, if you got that much beard send some to me I can make a wig out of it to cover my bald head in the winter

I had recently offered some homes in Veranis Hall, so far no takers
I thought it would be cool to have the modders here claim a home of their own, decorate it the way they like and put thier characters in, with a small bio.... at least I like the Idea

The same would hold true for the University, offer positions to those who have contributed. Give them a story and a life in game and make them part of the developments

I do have a character who would make an excellant teacher type a Mystic of sorts who over the years has developed some very special skills

Good Idea


Bob

[raggidman]

Well actually you are not the only one who needs that, I have one of the girls in my beard knitting something for my bonce from the excess already. Sadly the beard has suffered a set-back... when I was attacked by a bag-snatcher on Saturday night.

He managed to get 15 yards away before I was on him and put him down, but he had two accomplices waiting who then pretended that I was attacking him without reason aso that they could attack me. One of these sh*ts took a hunk out of the beard while I was concentrating on his more dangerous companion.

Still I got the bag back and saw them off without taking other damage partly thanks to the assistance of a good neighbour.

RL...

I like putting people in. But it has to be because they fit. JKJ's cat who is also a botanist (as I believe she is) would be fine... as an associate visiting with her husband from Elsweyr or something... But this is something we cannot overload...

[bob196045]

Ouch



Side note: I started puitting together a spread sheet of all the ingredients/plants/herbs etc etc etc etc that have been talked about in all our forum posts ...... tis quite large and Im sure its not finished

Once I get them all in order with Alchemtic Properties I will looky if we have pics of them to use in the books

[bob196045]

Have we thought any further on the exterior building type?

As I indicated earlier the emp. crab shell is to big for the location we selected, but its also the only redoran style building that would be suitable for a university.

Another option I thought of was to have the building partially buried, then the extended interiors could be underground. the interiors could be made in a semi delapitated condition. This would give way to leaving some of the areas particilly inaccesable, or it least of limits to all but "certain people"


Bob

[raggidman]

Read below for the Architecture to date:

Originally posted by raggidman
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Therefore The Main University campus near the Forgotten Forest should have The School of Chivalry and the School of Alchemy for the Young of the Dunmer Leaders, some exceptional Temple and the progeny of exceptional beings who are sympathetic to the New Dunmer and Indoril aspirations from other parts of Tamriel. :check:

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Architecture and Questing

Just had a thought, the Indoril Founders have to arrive - what if the arrive in a ship that is attacked by Pirates? The Nerevarine is sent on a quest that puts him in the area, or it just activates when the player arrives in a certain area.

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The Cerro, drawing on the memories of their ancients, inform our questing hero that there are forgotten buildings in the Forest.

The Main Campus

The Hero would have to quest to discover and start first with:

1) - either a buried Ruined Redoran Stronghold on the edge of the Forgotten Forest - that has to be dug up and renovated. If we use this buried Redoran Stronghold then it will require a second building soon as it is too small = an add a large Indoril Building;

2) - or an Adolescent Emperor Crab (alive or dead) Shell sunken in pool at the edge of the Forest - smaller than the Ald'Ruhn Council House Crab, but far bigger than the Redoran Stronghold.

= original moddelling either way and maybe a great battle to kill the adolescent if it is alive?

Quests to build, decorate, furnish , employ staff, etc

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When the Main Campus is halfway complete

The project is proving far more costly than at first anticipated - the builders are screwing the Indoril Founders of the University for every gold piece they can get, and the Founders are strapped for cash so (apparently just by chance or out of the blue - is there any such thing?) they meet a shady character (your choice) who mentions that the Fighters' Guild is interested in establishing an Academy somewhere south nr the Black Marshes, and ... more questing ... the Founders accept the commission for:

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The next stage is to complete the Original Main Campus

- that might start with
a Large, Unique Indoril Building
this has benefits down the line - there are a lot of modders in Vvardenfell, and they will have need to create Indoril refugee communities, so we might entice one of them in... ? This could provide the concept basis for an Indoril Tileset... And many players would be fascinated to see what true Indoril building looks like = golden opportunity... and powerful impact if done well.

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Last stage - Expansion

Universities need to attract students and professors from other cultures - or they are mere local colleges. And there are 'freedom factions' in various Provinces... these are the most culturally egocentric of their races... so some of them have special requirements that must be met if the University is to retain them:
- especially the Bosmer
- the Khajiit.

So letters to be sent inviting some very special Tamriellians with special skills and even more special Housing requirements.

Thus the last step is about
- protecting the Nords (to protect them from everyone who wants to kill them because of the current invasion) and Redguards who have been insulted by the Nords and demand satifaction;
- rescue the Bosmer (who are accused of theft),
-The Argons sadly are ambushed by the Cammona Tong and the remains are found by our hero;
- the Khajiit (some of whom are former escaped slaves) are in desperate straights as the Cammona Tong are after them too;
- and the Bretons (name that quest - by deciding who might think they are spies) in time at the Borders to escort them safely.

and all despite mounting and increasingly co-ordinated opposition (may even include some of the out of control, and raging Cerro, who have been tracking a band of Imperial Vampires hired by unknown opposition, to the Campus = and once they all arrive there is overcrowding and boy can those academics bitch. So there is more questing to build suitable accomodations for them esp = a Greenpact home and a Khajiit home.

The Bretons (they are formidable Alchemists) are there courtesy of a very special Lady known as Barenziah ... her son may be unfortunate, but she is well loved hrug: and better connected, and has a soft spot for the Indoril - maybe due in part to the efforts of her personal friend and biographer who admires their efforts and has recommended the Bretons by reputation.

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This is one reason that the Indoril are important because they tie in with the Vvardenfell MQ. However we will have to do more work to justify such an assertion... Why, you may well ask? Because a Main Quest is there as a center point for the Major Events of the time. It has to be pervasive, and that means we will have to reach into RPK and BL too, with Razor, Rodan and Valderon still around that may be possible, but we have to do as much as we can here and now so as to impress them sufficiently. ...snip... :]

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Simply, we will have to tie this into far more in Silgrad also.

[bob196045]

Howdy

My Apologies for not staying on this

I will be reviewing all the posts on this and The Cerro topics during the week and I am pretty sure we can get a semi-final summary of what we want to do and we can begin to piece this together

I know thier are some issues which need to be worked out but the ground work has been layed


Enjoy
Bob

[raggidman]

No worries bob, I have been inundated but making slow and stealth progress in odd corners.

Besides, we have decided so much that there is plenty for me to work on for the moment ... what I have concentrated on recently is the pattern of links/alternatives - I have been trying to get a workable balance on that...

[bob196045]

I'm sure your coming along fine !

Slowly but surely I too am working on this though it may seem like I'm doing more other things, but I have managed to devote a few hours to it and will have some more of the interiors done soon

I think your player/npc dialogue will do just right, we do need to discuss some more into the quests and the quests to get us their.


Enjoy
Bob