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[Idea] A new companion for partaking in the Witches’ Festival
Bo0137
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He is a rotted brain undead. He doesn't know how he was brought back to life. You meet him along the road in Glenumbra. The witches took pity on him and lend him a refuge.
A poor poor soul. But you can't just fully understand him. Because he only mutters half words. His jaw is a bit jarred, his tongue is loose. But you can see clearly in his eyes that he desperately seeks help.
He is very clumsy. And he's limping all the time. Sometimes his head will tilt to the side. But he's always by your side, riding, walking or running.
Your first assignment is brewing a concoction to speak with his spirit. He's very confused and can't really remember what's happened to him.
The second time you are asked help the zombie insistently tries to drag you to an old village. It's burned to the ground. It seems it was pillaged by a warband. But you manage to recover a beautiful embroided handkerchief. And just so his spirit manages to tear the fabric of reality and speak to you once more. He starts to remember. But not so completely.
The third time, it's a beautiful day. An apparition of the spirit comes back to you. He says he desperately need you to help his zombified body do an errand (the spirit can't interact with the living world, only his corpse and you can).
You go to a cemetery close to where you found the zombie the first time. He gets so excited and starts muttering broken words. You find a pair of graves at the top of a hill. One of them is violated. The soil was digged to clear passage. The other seems intact. Upon this other grave lies a stone with a woman's name. It is the same last name as the zombie's.
Your companion starts to cry uncontrollably but you can't really understand because nothing he says ever makes sense. His spirit won't show up to explain.
But there's another spirit. A beautiful breton woman in a silk dress. She introduces herself. She's the bride of the zombie. They were just married when a warband attacked the village. They were having a very happy life together. They loved each other just so much. They both died trying to save themselves.
For some unknown reason, the zombie was called to life again. She was not. In fact, she states that she can't stay in the living world. And asks you to take care of her bestest friend and lover. It is your mission now to help the poor half-living zombie enjoy this new breath of life. "Take him to visit beautiful beaches. We used to love beaches. Take him to watch the sunset or the sunrise. It was the activities we liked the most. But most importantly, take care of him. As he will take care of you."
The zombie is most of the time a comic relief. He walks funny, he barely speaks. "Let's talk about our relationship": "Uuh-ma aah. AAH!"; "What are your interests?": "Ooh... Aah. AAH. Worms!".
But he's very very kind and lovable. And will defend you even if it means dying again.
Some rare times you are given the opportunity to speak with his spirit. There you will get clarifications regarding his story. But the spirit is long gone after you complete the quests.
He loves flowers, going to beaches, dancing, watching the sunset. But most importantly: worms!
He doesn't like killing innocents. Or stealing. Or noble folk.
He's got unique zombie skills, like acid puke, arm-throwing (boomerang!), pestilence cloud, grave grasp.
His unique perk is a chance to not consume a soul gem. And recharging an empty soul gem periodically when killing a foe.
[Edit]: edited the title to make sure people understood it is an idea rather than an actual update coming through;
Removed the images because it deviated the focus from the text to the source of images, which was not the purpose
Edited by Bo0137 on September 14, 2024 12:44AM A poor poor soul. But you can't just fully understand him. Because he only mutters half words. His jaw is a bit jarred, his tongue is loose. But you can see clearly in his eyes that he desperately seeks help.
He is very clumsy. And he's limping all the time. Sometimes his head will tilt to the side. But he's always by your side, riding, walking or running.
Your first assignment is brewing a concoction to speak with his spirit. He's very confused and can't really remember what's happened to him.
The second time you are asked help the zombie insistently tries to drag you to an old village. It's burned to the ground. It seems it was pillaged by a warband. But you manage to recover a beautiful embroided handkerchief. And just so his spirit manages to tear the fabric of reality and speak to you once more. He starts to remember. But not so completely.
The third time, it's a beautiful day. An apparition of the spirit comes back to you. He says he desperately need you to help his zombified body do an errand (the spirit can't interact with the living world, only his corpse and you can).
You go to a cemetery close to where you found the zombie the first time. He gets so excited and starts muttering broken words. You find a pair of graves at the top of a hill. One of them is violated. The soil was digged to clear passage. The other seems intact. Upon this other grave lies a stone with a woman's name. It is the same last name as the zombie's.
Your companion starts to cry uncontrollably but you can't really understand because nothing he says ever makes sense. His spirit won't show up to explain.
But there's another spirit. A beautiful breton woman in a silk dress. She introduces herself. She's the bride of the zombie. They were just married when a warband attacked the village. They were having a very happy life together. They loved each other just so much. They both died trying to save themselves.
For some unknown reason, the zombie was called to life again. She was not. In fact, she states that she can't stay in the living world. And asks you to take care of her bestest friend and lover. It is your mission now to help the poor half-living zombie enjoy this new breath of life. "Take him to visit beautiful beaches. We used to love beaches. Take him to watch the sunset or the sunrise. It was the activities we liked the most. But most importantly, take care of him. As he will take care of you."
The zombie is most of the time a comic relief. He walks funny, he barely speaks. "Let's talk about our relationship": "Uuh-ma aah. AAH!"; "What are your interests?": "Ooh... Aah. AAH. Worms!".
But he's very very kind and lovable. And will defend you even if it means dying again.
Some rare times you are given the opportunity to speak with his spirit. There you will get clarifications regarding his story. But the spirit is long gone after you complete the quests.
He loves flowers, going to beaches, dancing, watching the sunset. But most importantly: worms!
He doesn't like killing innocents. Or stealing. Or noble folk.
He's got unique zombie skills, like acid puke, arm-throwing (boomerang!), pestilence cloud, grave grasp.
His unique perk is a chance to not consume a soul gem. And recharging an empty soul gem periodically when killing a foe.
[Edit]: edited the title to make sure people understood it is an idea rather than an actual update coming through;
Removed the images because it deviated the focus from the text to the source of images, which was not the purpose
-On my shoulder, Ms. Ahvine
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LukosCreyden✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Awful fanfic and some trash AI.
How lovely.Struggling to find a new class to call home.Please send help.5 -
I_killed_Vivec✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭LukosCreyden wrote: »Awful fanfic and some trash AI.
How lovely.
Quiet! ZoS might think you actually liked it
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Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Don't be so mean to OP. Even if it's not my taste, it was an attempt to write something funny, at least. And I don't see it being worse than what ZOS usually gives us. Also: Making concept pictures fast is one of the few uses AI picture generators make sense for.
The only question I have is: Why does he like worms?@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire3 -
xclassgaming✭✭✭✭✭
✭Don't be so mean to OP. Even if it's not my taste, it was an attempt to write something funny, at least. And I don't see it being worse than what ZOS usually gives us. Also: Making concept pictures fast is one of the few uses AI picture generators make sense for.
The only question I have is: Why does he like worms?
While i agree with calling the story awful is harsh; AI should NOT EVER be used. It is a blight and needs to be shut down asap.Give us clannfear mounts!5 -
Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭xclassgaming wrote: »AI should NOT EVER be used. It is a blight and needs to be shut down asap.
Computer games also use AI, for decades.
If you mean generative AI for pictures and texts: It's out there, nothing will change that anymore. Society has to adapt and to learn to handle it appropriately. It's not any different to other technological changes in history.@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire3 -
Bo0137✭✭✭✭Guys calm down. I only had good intentions.
I don't draw. And simply googling random art on the web, "borrowing" them and pasting on another website is actually bad. I didn't want to do that.
It's not like I'm selling these images. I too agree they lack soul. They are meant to illustrate only.
Focus on the text.
Regarding worms: this zombie likes worms because the time he spent burrowed innatively made him enjoy dirt and its inhabitants.
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TaSheen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭@Bo0137 - thanks! I enjoyed that, and I would actually like something like that in game for the Witches Festival. It would liven up an otherwise boring thing, as many years as I've done it now!
And the rest of you except @Syldras: boo hiss.______________________________________________________
"But even in books, the heroes make mistakes, and there isn't always a happy ending." Mercedes Lackey, Into the West
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Syldras✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I don't draw. And simply googling random art on the web, "borrowing" them and pasting on another website is actually bad. I didn't want to do that.
This I find really thoughtful
Regarding worms: this zombie likes worms because the time he spent burrowed innatively made him enjoy dirt and its inhabitants.
Ah, I see. They were his only friends for a longer time. I hope he doesn't eat them, then!@Syldras | PC | EU
The forceful expression of will gives true honor to the Ancestors.
Sarayn Andrethi, Telvanni mage (Main)
Darvasa Andrethi, his "I'm NOT a Necromancer!" sister
Malacar Sunavarlas, Altmer Ayleid vampire2 -
Fischblut✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I love most of things about it, nice idea!
Sadly, I would not use such companion on my adventures, because my characters often do evil things
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Danikat✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭It would really help if the OP made it clear in the title, or at least the start of the post than this is fan fiction and not something that's actually happening.PC EU player | She/her/hers | PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!
"Remember in this game we call life that no one said it's fair"1 -
Erickson9610✭✭✭✭✭
✭It would really help if the OP made it clear in the title, or at least the start of the post than this is fan fiction and not something that's actually happening.
Yeah, I had assumed that this had something to do with the recent Companion discussions. I was disappointed to discover otherwise!PC/NA — Lone Werewolf, the Templar Khajiit Werewolf
Werewolf Should be Allowed to Sneak
Please give us Werewolf Skill Styles (for customizing our fur color), Grimoires/Scribing skills (to fill in the holes in our builds), and Companions (to transform with).0 -
TaSheen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭@Bo0137 - maybe you could edit the title with [Fanfic] added to the end? To do that, you'd click the gear icon at the end of the title field.______________________________________________________
"But even in books, the heroes make mistakes, and there isn't always a happy ending." Mercedes Lackey, Into the West
PC NA, PC EU (non steam)- four accounts, many alts....1 -
Bo0137✭✭✭✭[Edit]: edited the title to make sure people understood it is an idea rather than an actual update coming through;
Removed the images because it deviated the focus from the text to the source of images, which was not the purpose-On my shoulder, Ms. Ahvine1 -
TaSheen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭[Edit]: edited the title to make sure people understood it is an idea rather than an actual update coming through;
Removed the images because it deviated the focus from the text to the source of images, which was not the purpose
Good job. I enjoyed the images, but I do agree they could detract from the actual fanfic.
I also, again, enjoyed your tale - and I encourage you to write more as they come to you! Please don't let a few naysayers get to you....______________________________________________________
"But even in books, the heroes make mistakes, and there isn't always a happy ending." Mercedes Lackey, Into the West
PC NA, PC EU (non steam)- four accounts, many alts....2 -
Bo0137✭✭✭✭[Edit]: edited the title to make sure people understood it is an idea rather than an actual update coming through;
Removed the images because it deviated the focus from the text to the source of images, which was not the purpose
Good job. I enjoyed the images, but I do agree they could detract from the actual fanfic.
I also, again, enjoyed your tale - and I encourage you to write more as they come to you! Please don't let a few naysayers get to you....
Thank you TaSheen! Those are some very kind words.
It’s okay though! I understand people don’t always see AI positively. Specially this week after the polemic with AI banning RPers.
My message is more diverse companions the better. It doesn’t really matter we don’t get The Zombie if we get cool and creative stuff. It can be a zombie, a ghost, a vampire, a werewolf. As long as it’s daring to inovate, I’m in!
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TaSheen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I'm all in for that! I have written fanfic myself (most notably for Skyrim - several novels worth). I've not been into fanfic in MMOs, but the single player games always get me writing madly!______________________________________________________
"But even in books, the heroes make mistakes, and there isn't always a happy ending." Mercedes Lackey, Into the West
PC NA, PC EU (non steam)- four accounts, many alts....1
