What did he throw away? It sounds like a great concept, Player-imposed retrictions that actually define and shape rather than limit progression.
That. Sounds. Awesome. For a second I thought the character was trying to redeem themself from their past, but a dark character going darker is even cooler. Taking vampirism and political intrigue to another level, its like you're bringing the Cyrodiil Vampyrum Order to Skyrim. And if thats half as badass as it sounds you can know consider me sufficiently hyped!
He threw away his vampirism. I didn't want to type the whole thing out on my phone when I wrote that because it was lagging and being a general nuisance. He was a vampire for a while, cured himself, realized he actually preferred it better the other way, and so...well, you'll see. I will say that part of his progression has to do with alchemy and smithing. He's a cautious man, very particular about craftsmanship. While human, he will not pick up or use ingredients that he finds laying around. He can't be sure they've been handled properly or that they're not sabotaged or compromised in some way, and he doesn't want to risk getting sick. He establishes rapport with reputable dealers and stocks up on all the ingredients he can from shops while human, because once he's a vampire, he'll only be able to shop with the contacts hes made, but he'll also be able to use ingredients he finds since he's 100% resistant to disease. But throughout the build, he doesn't use potions or poisons that he finds because there's no guarantee they'll work, and he's a bit of a stickler for things going according to plan. He needs to guarantee potions and poisons will work, so he'll only use what he makes or buys from his contacts. All the ingredients he gathers while human from the various shops will carry him a while into vampirism as well.
That's the kind of progression I was talking about.
Human: access to all shops, no access to already-harvested ingredients
Vampire: access to all found ingredients, severely limited access to shops
This makes the early game faily important and takes out a lot of the meandering and grinding that's often plagued my early games. Every preparation I do or do not make before becoming a vampire again will make my life as a vampire much easier or much harder. Ya feel me?
What did he throw away? It sounds like a great concept, Player-imposed retrictions that actually define and shape rather than limit progression.
That. Sounds. Awesome. For a second I thought the character was trying to redeem themself from their past, but a dark character going darker is even cooler. Taking vampirism and political intrigue to another level, its like you're bringing the Cyrodiil Vampyrum Order to Skyrim. And if thats half as badass as it sounds you can know consider me sufficiently hyped!
He threw away his vampirism. I didn't want to type the whole thing out on my phone when I wrote that because it was lagging and being a general nuisance. He was a vampire for a while, cured himself, realized he actually preferred it better the other way, and so...well, you'll see. I will say that part of his progression has to do with alchemy and smithing. He's a cautious man, very particular about craftsmanship. While human, he will not pick up or use ingredients that he finds laying around. He can't be sure they've been handled properly or that they're not sabotaged or compromised in some way, and he doesn't want to risk getting sick. He establishes rapport with reputable dealers and stocks up on all the ingredients he can from shops while human, because once he's a vampire, he'll only be able to shop with the contacts hes made, but he'll also be able to use ingredients he finds since he's 100% resistant to disease. But throughout the build, he doesn't use potions or poisons that he finds because there's no guarantee they'll work, and he's a bit of a stickler for things going according to plan. He needs to guarantee potions and poisons will work, so he'll only use what he makes or buys from his contacts. All the ingredients he gathers while human from the various shops will carry him a while into vampirism as well.
That's the kind of progression I was talking about.
Human: access to all shops, no access to already-harvested ingredients
Vampire: access to all found ingredients, severely limited access to shops
This makes the early game faily important and takes out a lot of the meandering and grinding that's often plagued my early games. Every preparation I do or do not make before becoming a vampire again will make my life as a vampire much easier or much harder. Ya feel me?
