A.N. First story attempt I've posted. There have been quite a few I threw away, but this is the first on I've put up. Criticism is appreciated. Thanks for reading! (I own nothing)
[Congratulations! You are very dead!]
Um…. thanks?
[You are most welcome!]
The afterlife is an asshole. Is this because I didn't accept Jesus?
[Your belief in the Christian faith plays no part in this discussion Gamer!]
Was it Buddhism? Was Buddhism the right answer? Wait… I'm hesitant to ask, but Gamer?
[Correct! You have been selected to be the newest Gamer!]
…...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YEEEEEEESSSSSSS!
[It is most excellent the newest Gamer is enthused with his nomination!]
This. This right here is by far the greatest thing to ever happen ever! I would say I can now die happy, but dying is what made me happy. Ok, wow. That sentence sounded depressing as all hell.
Wait, you said 'newest'. Does that mean all the others died, or are they all eons old omnipotent beings who will be breathing over my shoulder for the entire experience only to kill me when I no longer entertain them?
*Breathes enthusiastically*
That. That right there. That is the single most terrifying thing that has ever happened to me. It's a pop-up window. How can you convey that much gut clenching terror with a pop-up window? This Gamer thing really tends towards extremes doesn't it? Moving on, and forgetting that ever happened for the sake of my pre gamer's mind sanity. There should be a character creation and all that jazz right?
[Correct! Please select a name and appearance!]
I see a grey mannequin join me in the nothingness and I start customizing. Ash colored hair, similarly colored eyes, make myself a taller 6' 2", athletic build without having bulging muscles. Huh, there's an option to change genders. I mean, sure, I've kinda wondered what the other side is like. Then again, periods. Yep. I'm happy as a man. Submit.
[Please choose a name!]
Ok I was just not going to say anything, but what is with all the exclamation points?
[Enthusiasm!]
I honestly cannot tell if you answered the question or not.
Hmm, name. I can't remember my old name. That is kind of depressing actually. Oh well, I guess this is a new start. New me, new name.
[Welcome to the Game Dusk!]
[Please select a primary class!]
[Mage/Warrior/Thief]
Mage. Magic is king. Besides, I can train everything else up once my magic is strong enough.
[Please select a specialization!]
[Elementalist/Illusionist/Conjurer/Necromancer/Abjurer/Diviner]
The most OP option would probably be necromancer if you're able to get enough bodies, but it will also be the most problematic. What world am I going to?
[World selection will take place once character creation has ended!]
That is tremendously unhelpful. Ok, I guess necromancers out for fear of getting stomped by the authorities. Illusionists are nice until someone sees through you. Just ask Jace Beleran. Oh god. Now I'm thinking giant planeswalking dragons and eldritch terrors. Can I have Gamer's Mind please?
[Generic skills will be granted once character creation is complete!]
[Please select a specialization!]
Ok. Just don't think about it. Abjurer? Too little offensive potential. Diviner? Ha, no. Elementalist? Bread and butter with a pretty solid early game. So a solid option all considered. Conjurer? Depending on the limitations it could be stronger than necromancer, or weaker than diviner. I'm not willing to risk it. Elementalist.
[Please select a primary element!]
[Fire/Ice/Earth/Wind/Lightning/Metal/Water]
Fire is good but too common. Everyone and their mother knows how to counter it. Ice is versatile, plus I have all of fiction to steal ice related abilities from. It suffers in the same way fire does though. It's too common in some settings. Earth is out. Not my cup of tea. Same with metal and water. So lightning or ice? Lightning. I can use it to teleport, move quickly, and deny areas.
[Please select a setting!]
[Percy Jackson, Marvel, Skyrim, Mass Effect, Star Wars the Old Republic]
Options could be worse. Marvel is out immediately. I see a distinct lack of the letters MCU, and I wouldn't go there either. Mass Effect is awesome, but I'm not too keen on hopping into a doomed galaxy. Swtor was a lot of fun, but I'm not backstabby enough to survive in the sith, and the jedi wouldn't let me do anything. I don't want to fight literal mythology either so no Percy Jackson. I know enough Elder Scrolls lore that I should be ok.
[Congratulations! You have completed character creation!]
[Here are your skills!]
[Gamer's Mind] (Passive)
Allows the user to view life as a game
Keeps user calm and acts as a mental defense
[Gamer's Body] (Passive)
The user's body is now like that of an RPG character
[Observe] (Active)
Grants information about the target
Level difference can obscure information
[ID Create/Destroy] (Active0
Costs 50 MP
Creates a dungeon in place of the real world
Available Dungeons
-Zombie
[Human] (Default race)
This short lived race makes up for their short time with their grit, unless the couch is open
EXP gain increased 25%
[Class] (Electromancer)- Lvl 1/100
Gain 5 INT, 5 WIS, and 2 DEX per Level
[Lightning Bolt]
Costs 15 MP
Deals INT + 20 Electrical Damage
[Lightning Cloak]
Costs 25 MP
Cloak yourself in electricity
Deals INT + 15 Electrical Damage to nearby targets
[Stun]
Costs 20 MP
Stun a target, making them unable to act for a brief period of time
[Chain Lightning]
Costs 50 MP
Send a bolt of lightning forth to your enemy that chains to other nearby enemies
Deals INT + 20 Electrical Damage to any target hit
[Lightning Flood]
Costs 75 MP per 5x5m area affected
Creates a flood of liquid lightning originating from a point you designate and spreads until stopped by caster
Deals INT + 10 Electrical Damage to all caught in the flood
[Charged Attack]
Costs 10 MP
Imbue a melee weapon or your fists with electrical energy
Adds INT + 5 Electrical Damage to any successful hit
I know kung fu. In all seriousness though, brain download for the win. I already love this ability.
Dusk
Level- 1
Class- Electromancer- LVL 1/100 [0%]
Race- Human
Tier- Mortal
Alignment- ?
HP- 100 [20 per minute]
MP- 150 [30 per minute]
SP - 100 [20 per minute]
STR- 10
END- 10
DEX - 12
INT - 15
WIS - 15
CHA - 10
LUK - 10
MP Regen= WIS x 2
MP= INT x 10
SP/Health Regen= END x 2
SP/HP= END x 10
I know I have no idea how I measure up to anyone I'm going to be fighting, but I feel powerful. I feel ready to take this on. Gamer's Mind maybe?
[Before the game starts, there is an option to gain random perks!]
What's the drawback?
[For every random perk you gain, you will also gain a random flaw!]
Will the flaws last forever, or will I be able to get rid of them further down the line?
[Once you are strong enough, you will be able to remove the flaws!]
I'll take one.
Perk Gained
[Magical Soul]
You have magic in your soul
MP is now INT x 20
Flaw Gained
[Greed]
Nothing is enough
You always want more
Worth it! So worth it! More magic is exactly what a mage needs. I need another perk like that. Hit me again.
Perk Gained
[Broken Limiter]
You have broken your limits
You can learn any skill through effort no matter its requirements
Your EXP gain is also increased by 20%
Flaw Gained
[You Smell Good]
You are irresistible to all forms of monsters
Expect to be hunted constantly
That's a flaw?! I can just hide in an ID if I come across anything too terrible. And the PERK! That is so broken. Hell, one of those effects is broken. The two combined is just downright unfair! Hit me again.
Perk Gained
[Redistribution]
Once every 5 minutes, redistribute your current MP, SP, and HP however you wish
This can save your life, or give you that last burst of power to end a hard fight.
Flaw Gained
[Martially Inept]
Martial skills are not your forte
All EXP gains to Martial skills are decreased by 50%
On the one hand, god level perks. On the other, my plan to get my other skills up once my magic was strong enough just got dismantled. I still have the bonuses from both Human and Broken Limiter though, so I'm only losing 5% EXP. I can afford one more flaw, then I'll stop.
Perk Gained
[Son of the storm]
Storm Magics(lightning, wind, water, etc.) are 25% more effective
Storm Magics cost 25% less to cast
Storm Magics LVL up 10% faster
Flaw Gained
[Weak]
END, STR, and DEX are all reduced by 50%(One time effect)
Yeeeeessssss! But also nooooooooo! The perk is amazing. The flaw is horrible! How the hell am I supposed to overcome that? I can't lift a smartphone now! That's it! No more! Now I need to grind my endurance and strength like nobody's business. Dexterity will take care of itself so long as I'm leveling up. I suppose I should be thankful it's a one time effect. If this were permanent I don't see any way I could survive. I just need to find a way to live long enough to undo it. I'm ready, send me in.
Dusk
Level- 1
Class- Electromancer- LVL 1/100 [0%]
Race- Human
Tier- Mortal
Alignment- ?
HP- 50 [10 per minute]
MP- 300 [30 per minute]
SP- 50 [10 per minute]
STR- 10/2=5
END- 10/2=5
DEX - 12/2=6
INT - 15
WIS - 15
CHA - 10
LUK - 10
MP Regen= WIS x 2
MP= INT x 20
SP/Health Regen= END x 2
SP/HP= END x 10
[Understood! Best of luck to you Gamer!]
I wake to the sound of creaking wood and uneven roads. I open my eyes to find myself in the back of a horse drawn cart with a man in red armor driving. In the back with me I find two women and one man all in purplish blue armor with a bear's head emblem on the cuirass. All of whom have downtrodden expressions. There is a somber feeling in the air as I take in my surroundings. I look down to see that myself and my fellow passengers are all bound at the wrists.
Well at least I know when and where I'm starting. On the other hand, GODDAMN ALDUIN! I have 50 HP! How am I going to get out of this?
Quest added
[The Tutorial!]
You have found yourself in the setting's tutorial. Wherein the final boss will come to say hello.
Objective- Survive the tutorial
Bonus Objective- ?
Bonus Objective- ?
Rewards- ?,?
Bonus Rewards- ?,?
Failure- You become an appetizer
Great, I've been here for all of 20 seconds and I already have a 'Survive' mission. This is great. I love this. If I jump off the cart and run will I get pincushioned like Lokir?
Wait, Lokir isn't in this cart. Neither are Ralof or Ulfric for that matter. I look behind us and see another cart following a little ways behind. Within I see two nord men with dirty blonde hair, another smaller nord male with black hair, and lastly a seemingly nord woman, also with black hair. I can't make out too much detail given our distance and the interposing horse and driver of the other cart, but I can see enough to make some conclusions.
Conclusion 1, I'm not in the cart with Ulfric and am therefore not the dragonborn. Conclusion 2, the woman is most likely the dragonborn. Conclusion 3, I'm not the dragonborn. Conclusion 4, I am so dead.
How the hell am I supposed to live without plot armour? The dragonborn lives because everyone goes out of their way to throw themselves in front of the literal fire. For all intents and purposes, I'm just going to be another tasty little mortal. Why did I choose Skyrim? If I had picked Percy Jackson I would have at least lived through the tutorial.
I guess operation glue myself to the Dovahkiin is a go. Anywhere she goes I go. I use her as a meat shield and hide in order to preserve my pathetically small health pool. I make myself useful by demonstrating my magic and play support for whoever we end up following.
I hear a shout from the direction we're heading and look over. I see a wall made of stone bricks and a wooden gate which leads into a small town. Well that trip didn't last very long.
Please let my head stay attached to my body until the surprise dragon arrives.
We pull in and come to a stop in the town's square as most of the townspeople look on from their front porches. I guess a beheading is pretty entertaining when you don't have the internet to waste time on all day everyday.
"Everyone out!" comes the call from our cart's driver.
Slowly we all stand and make our way off the cart. That one Imperial Captain who sentences the player to death is standing next to Hadvar while he reads out names. The Stormcloacks go before me and just as he gets to me the second cart pulls in with the protagonist in tow.
Hadvar
Loyal Imperial
Level- 15
Race- Nord
HP- 750
Thoughts about you- Confusion, Pity
I don't want your pity, I want your hit points.
"You." Hadvar points at me. "Who are you? Your name isn't here."
"Dusk." I respond simply.
"What are you doing in Skyrim imperial?"
Am I an imperial? Am I even one of Skyrim's races? 'Human' makes it seem like the answer is no.
"I came to visit the college. I have committed no crimes. You have no right to imprison me." I responded back.
Hadvar pauses for a moment. "Captain? What do we do?"
The captain meets my gaze with a sneer. "He goes to the block." Her voice brokered no argument.
Hadvar gives me an apologetic look before calling out the names from the other cart.
I make my way into line and tune everything else out as I begin to run through my escape plan. Get to the tower, hide from the rage dragon. Jump through hole left by the rage dragon. Keep running from rage dragon. Hide behind the dragonborn and hope I don't get squished. Not as much of a plan as a prayer.
A great echoing roar pulled me back to reality as I started counting down the seconds. The imperials are confused and the captain is still being a controlling murderhobo. A second roar shakes the land and I prepare myself.
"Svarline of Bruma." Hadvar's voice pulls me back into the moment.
I look over to the woman I assume to be the dragonborn and get my first real look at her. She is a slimmer nord who still manages to have an athletic build. She has raven black hair and eyes, and slightly pointed ears. Wait. She's a half-elf? Those exist.
Svarline of Bruma
The Dragonborn of Legend
Level- 5
Race- Half-breed(High Elf/Nord)
HP- 275
Unique abilities- Soul of a Dragon(Can absorb dragon souls and use their knowledge to learn shouts)
Thoughts about you- You're not as important as her impending death
Huh, apparently half-elves exist now. That's also confirmation of her being the dragonborn. Don't worry Svarline, you aren't going to be executed. You might be burned, crushed, maimed, and you might even get your head cut off in the coming hours, but you won't be executed.
Svarline is trembling as she slowly makes her way to the block. I get ready as she is forced to kneel, and then place her neck against the stone.
I've beat Skyrim more times than I can count. I have experimented with countless builds, and goofed off in the game just for the fun of it. Alduin has never been all that intimidating. As final bosses go, he's actually pretty lackluster. Heck, I killed the guy with one hit from a fork once. I have never taken him all that seriously. That just changed. It's one thing watching a kill cinematic where your character is smaller than a dragon's head. It's something else entirely to be smaller than a creature's head. Alduin is massive. His scales are black as night, and his legs longer and thicker than trees. His very presence screams power.
I'm going to die aren't I?
"What in Oblivion is that?!" a panicked General Tullius yells.
The World Eater lands atop a house and roars. The ground shakes and the sky breaks as meteors begin to fall.
Yep. It's time to tactically retreat with extreme prejudice.
I start running towards the tower and see Ralof and Svarline already ahead of me. I arrive just before they close the door and slide in.
As we catch our breath I take the chance to observe Ralof.
Ralof of Riverwood
True Son of Skyrim
Level- 8
Race- Nord
HP- 425
Thoughts about you- You are not a dragon or an imperial so you're an ally
Good to know he's not going to stab me in the back at least. Oh, hello Ulfric. Didn't see you there.
Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak
The True High King
Level- 56
Race- Nord
HP- 1580
Unique Abilities- Thu'um(Can use the ancient magic of the dragons)
Thoughts about you- You're not a dragon so you aren't important
Well screw you too 'True High King'. I sure as hell didn't vote for you. Man Gamer's mind must be working overtime if I can crack jokes right now.
"Jarl Ulfric, what is that thing? Could the legends be true?" Ralof asks his king.
"Legends don't burn down villages." is Ulfric's reply.
"I hate to interrupt," I say to the room, "but how are we going to get out of here." I punctuate my sentence by casting a charged attack on my hands and use it to melt my bindings off. Before I dismiss it I reach over and do the same to Svarline's. She gives me a thankful nod and turns back to the group.
Ralof looks around for a moment before motioning to the stairs. "If we get to the top of the tower we'll be able to see the best path." He starts off and Svarline and I follow him.
We continue climbing and I make sure to stay at the back. When Ralof reaches the second floor the wall collapses in on itself. Alduin shoves his head in and blankets the interior in his fire.
"Against the wall now!" Ralof cries as he throws himself out of the way. Alduin flies off but his fire is still slowly spreading towards us.
"The building over there!" Ralof points. "Jump!"
He goes first followed quickly by myself and Svarline. We hit and roll to our feet.
"Come on! I know of a keep we can get to!" Ralof says to us before he leads us into the chaotic streets. We dodge in and out of debris as we slowly make our way towards Ralof's destination.
What seems an eternity later we come to the keep the player escapes through in the game. "Inside quickly!" Ralof calls.
We all throw ourselves in and shut the door behind us.
"What in Oblivion is happening?!" Svarline practically shouts.
"Was that a dragon?" Ralof asks quietly while he catches his breath.
I move over to the equipment rack and start arming myself. "As far as I'm concerned, questions can wait until we're safe. I would prefer to be alive and confused about our situation, than illuminated and dead." I say as I pull on a belt and sheath a sword and dagger in it. Looking down at my new equipment I cast observe.
Iron Sword
Deals STR + 10 Slashing or Piercing Damage
Iron Dagger
Deals STR + 5 Slashing or Piercing Damage
So both of these are effectively useless for me right now. Great.
"He's right." Svarline says to Ralof as she pulls on some light armor. She grabs a sword and dagger as well, before walking and grabbing a bow and arrows.
I guess when Skyrim is no longer a game you can find better loot in the starting area.
"Alright." Ralof says as he grabs an axe, dagger, and shield. "Let's get out of here."
Ralof leads the way deeper into the keep while we all keep our guard up. "It's clear, let's move." We run through an open area where we should have met some imperials, not that I'm complaining, and move down the stairs.
"Wait!" Svarline says once we are halfway down the stairs. "I hear voices below us."
We continue to inch closer to the doorway and slowly take a look around the corner. In the potion room where I remember 2 or 3 enemies at most. There is a congregation of 7 imperials.
Imperial Soldier
Level- 1
HP- 125
"Maybe we can reason with them?" Ralof asks, then immediatly cringes when he sees the looks Svarline and myself are sending his way. "There's a dragon attacking! They'll be reasonable." he argues.
One of the imperials perks up. "Everyone quiet! I heard something." She looks out the door and right at us. "Get them!" she shouts and they all charge.
Rather than waste time reprimanding Ralof as I so wish to do, I cast lightning flood on the ground between us the moment they start charging. I keep powering the spell until my MP dries up, then draw my sword and fall back behind Ralof.
When I'm better positioned I turn to see 3 of the imperials rolling around screaming in the liquid lightning and another 2 dead to the side with arrows protruding from their throats. The final two are being held back by Ralof at the door. I get behind Ralof to obscure myself from the imperials and stab down into the leader's foot. He screams and drops his guard letting Ralof dispatch him.
Losing his buddy left the remaining imperial open to another arrow from Svarline's bow. I move past the first two bodies and start stabbing the still moaning imperials who were hit by my spell. It was great for cloud control but they're still alive. Ralof and Svarline see this and quickly join me.
Once they are all dead, we partake in the most glorious of traditions! Looting the bodies very quickly so as not to get crushed when the evil dragon collapses the building on our heads. Svarline and I replace our swords and we all grab up what money we can.
Imperial Sword
Deals STR + 15 Slashing or Piercing Damage
84 Septims added
That done, I rush over to the shelves and barrels and pull out what potions I can find.
Minor Healing Potion x4
Heals the target for 25 HP
Minor Mana Potion
Restores the target for 25 MP
Minor Fire Resistance Potion
The target takes 15% less damage from fire
Given our party make-up I give Ralof 2 of the healing potions, then give one to Svarline and keep the last one. I also give Svarline the fire resistance potion. It won't be much use here, and she has a career as a dragon slayer ahead of her.
"Let's move." Ralof says. He leads us down deeper into the keep. We don't meet any resistance until we get to the torture chamber.
Ralof is the first one down the stairs and screams bloody murder before charging out of sight. We hurry after him to find the assistant stabbed through the back in the process of cutting up a stormcloak corpse. The overseer starts casting a fire spell but I stun him before he can get it off. Svarliene takes the opportunity to put 3 arrows into his stomach. Both imperials fall at the same time and we look around to make sure the room is clear.
Ralof is still curled over the desecrated stormcloak when I start to loot the room.
147 Septims added
Healing Potion
Heals the target 50 HP
Minor Mana Potion x2
Restores the target for 25 MP
I move to the mage and find Svarline has already got the cage open and taken all the gold. "Do you mind if I take the enchanted gear and the spellbook?" I ask.
She shrugs, "Feel free, I'm not too great with destruction. More of an alteration mage."
I bend down and strip the mage of everything of value.
Ring of Shocking
Shock spells deal 10% more damage
Necklace of the Student
Wearer gains an extra 5% EXP
Lightning Teleport Grimoire
Costs 100 MP
Fire a lightning bolt and teleport to the location where the bolt hits
Requires level 50 Electromancy
I put the necklace on the moment I observe it. More EXP is always welcome.. I put the ring on and looked at my stats. I have quite a few bonuses to my lightning magic. Not going to complain about that. I then walked behind the door frame to put the grimoire in my inventory without drawing attention.
Ralof is still knelt over his friend when I return. I put a hand on his shoulder and said, "We need to go. It's only a matter of time before the dragon destroys the keep. Mourn later."
Ralof starts to argue but stops himself. He grabs his axe and moves out of the room without a word.
Svarline and myself follow him out and down the corridor. Past cells with more rotting corpses. And to a wooden bridge. Ralof pulls the lever and the bridge comes down with a loud *clang*.
"What was that?!" someone on the other side shouts. Soon several more imperials are charging towards us.
"Use the bridge as a chokepoint!" I yell, once more blanketing the ground in lightning.
Ralof takes up position in front while Svarline backs up to the stairs to get a better angle on the approaching imperials. Two have already fallen to her arrows when they finally reach the lightning.
The few in front try to stop, but are forced forward by those behind them. They go down and I send a lightning bolt into the next closest, sending him into the lightning as well.
Another pair falls to Svarline's arrows before one finally makes it to Ralof. They clash, but Ralof easily dispatches her after she had been stunned by me. With nine down we are through all but the last.
Imperial Captain
Level- 5
Hp- 750
He's going to be a problem. I quickly stun him to buy more time when his armor suddenly turns into paper. He looks down confused in time to see an arrow and a lightning bolt connect with his now vulnerable sternum. He's pushed back and tries to regain his balance but Ralof is on him too fast. Hacking into his stomach until he stops moving.
I look back over to Svarline to see her panting. She meets my eyes and says, "It's really hard to affect items that people are wearing."
I toss her one of the mana potions and she downs it in one go. Svarline retrieves her arrows and we all loot their gold.
84 Septems added
"Come on, we're getting close." Ralof says before moving to the other end of the cavern.
Svarline and I go to follow when we hear a rumbling. The entire floor starts shaking and pieces of the ceiling fall around us.
"Move!" Ralof bellows as we all charge through to the cave on the other side. Not a moment too soon as a stone falls behind us. Sealing us in.
"Well that was close." I say. Before the others can reply, a loud hissing sound echoes down from above us. I look up to see a sea of red eyes all looking directly at me.
Frostbite Spider
Level- 2
HP- 55
Unique abilities- Frostbite venom
I reach up and cast chain lightning at the nearest spider while backing away. The spell connects and begins to chain to the other spiders. It does little to deter them as every single one of them zeroes in on me. Svaline takes one down with her bow, and Ralof intercepts one, but the other five all converged on me.
As they start to bite and pummel me I lose 35 HP immediately and come under the effects of a poison.
You have been Poisoned!
SP regenerates 50% slower for 10 min.
SP is reduced by 50% for 10 min.
This is bad. I cast lightning flood centered around me to catch all of the spiders in it. I then cast lightning cloak to cover each of them in even more damage. One goes down, two go down. I get bit again and lose another 20 HP. I cast a second chain lightning and the two more go down. The last one is getting ready to charge me when Ralof's axe imbeds itself into the spider's head.
With the main threat out of the way I down a minor healing potion and a magicka potion to fix myself up a little bit.
Svarline rushes up to me and her hands start to glow with a bright golden aura. She presses them into my chest and I instantly feel better. The poisoned status fades away and I gain another 10 HP.
"Are you alright?" she asks when her spell is finished.
"I will be when it stops hurting." I reply.
Ralof unlodges his axe before saying, "You must smell pretty good. They were all over you."
Oh. Oh that flaw is so much worse than I thought. I have instant everything aggro now. As a mage. If I get out of here, I need to hide in IDs for a solid month to get stronger.
Ralof cleans his axe off then moves to the other end of the nest, "Come on. There's probably a way out through here. Only way the spiders could have eaten without inciting the ire of the imperials."
I stand up and give my thanks to Svarline for the healing before following Ralof.
We moved forward through the cave until we heard a roar. We all tensed up expecting a dragon to burn us away any moment, only to see a bear angrily charging at me. We all relaxed, and Svarline and I took it down with lightning and arrows.
We kept walking until we saw light coming from an opening up ahead. We ran forwards and found ourselves outside of the cave. We let out a collective sigh of relief, and then had a shared heart attack as a massive shape flew directly over our heads.
"Down!" I whispered forcefully, and we all dropped.
Alduin let out one final roar before lazily flying away in the direction of the mountains.
We waited with held breath for a whole five minutes before relaxing once more.
"Looks like he's gone for good this time." Ralof sighed as he collapsed against a rock.
"Yay! We lived! Now let's never ever do that ever again." I said as I too, collapsed.
Svarline let out a chuckle and joined us on the ground.
Quest Completed!
[The Tutorial!]
You have found yourself in the setting's tutorial. Wherein the final boss will come to say hello.
Objective- Survive the tutorial(Complete)
Bonus Objective- Help the Dragonborn escape(Complete)
Bonus Objective- (Help Hadvar or Ralof escape(Complete)
Rewards- LVL UP x1, 1 Gacha Coin
Bonus Rewards- LVL UP x2, 2 Gacha Coins
You Leveled up! X5
+50 Stat Points!
Dusk
Level- 5
Class- Electromancer- LVL 4/100 [67%]
Race- Human
Tier- Mortal
Alignment- ?
HP- 250 [50 per minute]
MP- 600 [60 per minute]
SP- 250 [50 per minute]
STR- 25
END- 25
DEX - 22
INT - 30
WIS - 30
CHA - 10
LUK - 10
MP Regen= WIS x 2
MP= INT x 20
SP/Health Regen= END x 2
SP/HP= END x 10
Guess I level up after dungeons, not during. Good to know. The extra levels from the quest are also nice. Hmm, I wonder how Svarline and Ralof are doing.
Svarline of Bruma
The Dragonborn of Legend
Level- 8
Race- Half-breed(High Elf/Nord)
HP- 350
Unique abilities- Soul of a Dragon(Can absorb dragon souls and use their knowledge to learn shouts)
Thoughts about you- You saved her life, and reminded her what it is to have comrades
Ralof of Riverwood
True Son of Skyrim
Level- 10
Race- Nord
HP- 490
Thoughts about you- You saved his life and fought beside him, you are his friend
They're both stronger as well. So dungeons level up the whole party. Good to know.
What's this 'comrades' thing? Am I going to have to sit through a tragic backstory at some point? Way to check your cliche box there game.
"What now?" Svarline asked the two of us.
"My current plan is to enjoy not being dead. Once I figure out a long term I'll let you know." I responded.
Ralof chuckled before adding his two septims, "We could head to Riverwood. It's not far, and my sister has a home there. She'd be willing to take us in while we figure out a plan."
I look over to Svarline. "Better than anything I've got."
She nods and says, "Ok, Riverwood it is."
We all pull ourselves up from the ground and start slogging our way towards Riverwood.
Quest Added
[Riverwood Ho!]
Objective- Reach Riverwood
Bonus Objective- Reach Riverwood in less than 5 hours
Rewards- A place to sleep, food to eat
Bonus Rewards- ?
Five hours? Oh no. The world scaled up didn't it? This is going to suck.
As we move, Ralof tells us about the stormcloaks, and not so subtly tries to recruit us. I politely turn him down explaining that I'm here to study at the college, and say I might be able to find a way to bring down the dragons if I work with the mages there. Svarline also turned him down by stating she's in Skyrim to find someone, not fight a war. Ralof is obviously disappointed, but doesn't push the issue.
We walk for nearly two hours before we come to the standing stones. Guess the developers had to scale the continent down to keep people interested.
Ralof explains what they are and how he took the warrior. While he is explaining everything in depth to Svarline I take a moment to observe them.
The Warrior Stone
Mythic Item
This stone will grant whoever touches it The Warrior Stone perk
The Warrior Stone grants a 50% increase to all martial skill EXP gains
Will remove other stone blessings
The Thief Stone
Mythic Item
This stone will grant whoever touches it The Thief Stone perk
The Thief Stone grants a 50% increase to all thievery skill EXP gains
Will remove other stone blessings
The Mage Stone
Mythic Item
This Stone will grant whoever touches it The Mage Stone perk
The Mage Stone grants a 50% increase to all magis skill EXP gains
Will remove other stone blessings
That is a full 30% more powerful than in the game! Ok, choice time. Thief is out, don't need it yet. I could take The Warrior and completely negate my flaw, but that seems like a waste. I need to get strong quickly. I already have increases to my magic EXP gain. If I multiply it even more I can get ridiculously strong with little effort. Once that's done, I can just come back and switch to the warrior to grind martial skills. Besides, I don't have a martial class at the moment. That will make progress that much slower. Mage stone it is.
I walked up and touched the center stone. I felt a connection and watched as the stone slowly started to glow. A beam of turquoise energy then shot out the top and kept travelling until it was out of sight.
New Perk Added!
The Mage Stone
Grants a 50% increase to all magis skill EXP gain
Cannot hold any other stone perks while you holw The Mage Stone
Very nice.
"Well isn't that shocking?" Svarline drawled as she walked towards the stones.
I paused for a moment while my brain caught up. "Did you just make a pun?"
She just smiled at me before touching the mage stone herself, surprising me slightly. She seemed like she would be a stealth archer, not a mage.
Ralof let out a sigh drawing our attention. "I'm surrounded by the cleverfolk." he snipped playfully before turning and continuing towards Riverwood.
We continue on for another hour when we hear a nearby howl. We stop and look towards the sound only for a wolf to jump me from behind. I lose 25 hit points as I feel fangs sink into my shoulder.
Clever girl.
Wolf
Level- 3
HP- 75
I bring up my lightning cloak and cast a charged attack on my fists. I begin to lay into the wolf as 3 others circle around me. As I finish off the one chewing on my shoulder The ground underneath two of the others turns into a very soft mud and they start to sink. Ralof runs in on my right and falls upon the one spared from the mud with his axe. Killing it instantly.
I throw the wolf's body off me before flooding the mud with liquid lightning. Roasting the trapped wolves with ease. I turn in time to see Svarline shoot an arrow into the wolf that originally howled. Dropping it with a well placed shot to its shoulder.
We finish dispatching the wolves and take a breath.
"I am so done right now." I say to my companions as I start back on the path.
The others fall in behind me and we walk for another 45 minutes before a stone wall can be seen. We've made it to Riverwood.
Quest Completed
[Riverwood Ho!]
Objective- Reach Riverwood(Complete)
Bonus Objective- Reach Riverwood in less than five hours(Complete)
Rewards- A place to sleep, food to eat
Bonus Rewards- Shocking Blade
Shocking Blade
Uncommon Item
Deals STR + 20 Slashing or Piercing damage per hit
Deals INT + 10 Electrical damage per hit
Not bad at all. Too bad I'm currently martially inept.
We walk into town and Ralof leads us to his sister's home. She welcomes us with little fanfare, prepares us a meal and beds then goes off to talk with Ralof. Leaving me and Svarline alone.
We don't talk, too busy inhaling the food. Once we are done we share a look, before looking to the beds. With an unspoken understanding between us. We both clean our dishes and crawl into bed to go to sleep.