Extend the Use of the Elder Scrolls in Cyrodiil - Emperor Dethrone Mechanics, etc.

nml

Here is an idea - could we look at making the elder scrolls themselves play a role in the empowerment/dethroning of an emperor? For example, if 2 elder scrolls are within proximity of an enemy emperor for a certain amount of time, some of his powers would be nullified, but also subject the scrolls to interception? The twist could be that the scrolls could be from two alliances, so in the case of a blue emp, red and gold could come together to force his dethrone using the most important artifacts in the elder scrolls universe... the elder scrolls themselves. I think it would add an interesting facet to the alliance war. By the same token, elder scrolls held near a friendly emperor could give him/her resistance to enemy elder scroll debuffs.

Please share your thoughts on this, thank you

-NML
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Vizeroh

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Vizeroh wrote: »

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Vizeroh wrote: »

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Sheuib

The best idea I have seen as a counter to the emperor was the usurper idea. The concept was the faction that could control home keeps and the other two outer keeps would crown a usurper that had the same buffs as the emperor. By outer keeps I mean Brindle, Dragonclaw, and Drakelowe.

I like this idea because it doen't make the emperor any stronger or weaker but provides for another player that can fight the emp on an equivalent basis. Additionally, it will force the emp group to have to defend more than just the last emp keep but also the outer keeps to prevent a usurper.

nml

IxSTALKERxI wrote: »

Vizeroh wrote: »

Night Mother's Listener? Is that you?

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I'm like NML's biggest fan. I appreciate his hard work for the dominion. One day it will be documented by @Publius_Scipio himself.

Yes, it honors me to be among you in service to the Dominion.

nml

Sheuib wrote: »

The best idea I have seen as a counter to the emperor was the usurper idea. The concept was the faction that could control home keeps and the other two outer keeps would crown a usurper that had the same buffs as the emperor. By outer keeps I mean Brindle, Dragonclaw, and Drakelowe.

I like this idea because it doen't make the emperor any stronger or weaker but provides for another player that can fight the emp on an equivalent basis. Additionally, it will force the emp group to have to defend more than just the last emp keep but also the outer keeps to prevent a usurper.

While the usurper idea isn't a bad one, I am hoping to bring the elder scrolls into a battle context much like banners for the emperor's children and his enemy's forces to rally to in times of apocalyptic strife and unrest. It is my belief that the elder scrolls should serve a more active role in who maintains power over the imperial city's ruby throne, in addition to the castles encircling it.

It is said that people go mad or blind just reading them... imagine the power. Surely they could be used to thwart an enemy emperor? The boon of this mechanism is the increased risk to the factions that engage their elder scrolls in this way, as they can be intercepted. Played as a final ace up the sleeve or end-of-times "hail mary" should the enemy emperor prove too OP (ie. EMP WITH DESTRO ULTIMATE).

It is the alternative to everybody logging off when enemy emperor is too hard to kill and actually brings potential balance and counter mechanisms while still making it risky enough to think twice before employing it.

Please share your thoughts.

Thank you,

Taylor_MB

Very open to abuse and griefing, would have to restrict it to the top 3 of each faction able to pick them up (or even top 1). Like the idea though, could even be used in conjunction with the usurper idea.

Taonnor

I'm not a fan of buffing a single player. The "emperor" is thematic right and the mechanic is ok, but only IF the emperor buff is not a buff to a single person. The emperor buff should be only a buff to the holding emperor faction, like the scrolls itself.

At the moment there is the HP emperor buff for faction and the huge single buff for the emperor itself.


My idea is to give only a faction buff. The faction buff should be "empower" the holding relic bonuses. So that the emperor buff is directly connected to the relics. If you have your own relic you get the faction buff as you have already 1 enemy relic. If you have your own + 1 enemy relic, you have the buff as you have 2 enemy relics. And if you have all 3 relics, you have the 3 relics + 1 buff.

With that the emperor buff is very important for the hole faction and you need to defend emperor keeps and relics to hold the faction buffs.

Publius_Scipio

*The two elves sat there as they worshipped NML aka Imperator Erector Set*

*FENGRUSH, the king of stam sorcs arrived on scene*

*The three elves laughed at him and called him a washed up has been and a second rate Dubzug*

*For good measure Old McStalker (the famous farmer, E I E I O!) tells Fengrush that his dog Tyrion is fat and slow*

*FENGRUSH pulls out from his back pocket a harpy feather*

FENGRUSH: Before this feather touches the ground the three of you will be dead.

*The three elves look at each other and laugh*

*The elves charge at FENGRUSH at the same time*

*FENGRUSH let's the feather go at about shoulder height*

The screen fades to black and the audience hears the single sound of a sword slash.

Eight seconds later, the screen begins to return from black, camera at ground level, the audience sees FENGRUSH reach for a door knob, open a door, and exit the room.

Five seconds later the feather floats down finally hitting the floor in front of the camera view.

-Fin-

nml

Publius_Scipio wrote: »

*The two elves sat there as they worshipped NML aka Imperator Erector Set*

*FENGRUSH, the king of stam sorcs arrived on scene*

*The three elves laughed at him and called him a washed up has been and a second rate Dubzug*

*For good measure Old McStalker (the famous farmer, E I E I O!) tells Fengrush that his dog Tyrion is fat and slow*

*FENGRUSH pulls out from his back pocket a harpy feather*

FENGRUSH: Before this feather touches the ground the three of you will be dead.

*The three elves look at each other and laugh*

*The elves charge at FENGRUSH at the same time*

*FENGRUSH let's the feather go at about shoulder height*

The screen fades to black and the audience hears the single sound of a sword slash.

Eight seconds later, the screen begins to return from black, camera at ground level, the audience sees FENGRUSH reach for a door knob, open a door, and exit the room.

Five seconds later the feather floats down finally hitting the floor in front of the camera view.

-Fin-

That story ended predictably and without twist. As a bard, you need to improve. In any case, I quite like Fengrush so it's also not plausible.

Publius_Scipio

nml wrote: »

Publius_Scipio wrote: »

*The two elves sat there as they worshipped NML aka Imperator Erector Set*

*FENGRUSH, the king of stam sorcs arrived on scene*

*The three elves laughed at him and called him a washed up has been and a second rate Dubzug*

*For good measure Old McStalker (the famous farmer, E I E I O!) tells Fengrush that his dog Tyrion is fat and slow*

*FENGRUSH pulls out from his back pocket a harpy feather*

FENGRUSH: Before this feather touches the ground the three of you will be dead.

*The three elves look at each other and laugh*

*The elves charge at FENGRUSH at the same time*

*FENGRUSH let's the feather go at about shoulder height*

The screen fades to black and the audience hears the single sound of a sword slash.

Eight seconds later, the screen begins to return from black, camera at ground level, the audience sees FENGRUSH reach for a door knob, open a door, and exit the room.

Five seconds later the feather floats down finally hitting the floor in front of the camera view.

-Fin-

That story ended predictably and without twist. As a bard, you need to improve. In any case, I quite like Fengrush so it's also not plausible.

A twist? When FENGRUSH is involved?

*Scipio and the entire ESO community begin to laugh*

You're an elf, you're demise is the only plausibility.

nml

Thank you for the intermission - now back to extending the elder scrolls use within the mechanics of Cyrodiil please.

Publius_Scipio

np