Random Events

[wolfskin101]

^ Nice suggestion, man. I like it. Always loved reading people's diaries during quests.

[gormonk]

ive recently read(verry recently read in PCPP Au) that there be a vast improvement on the radiant ai from oblivion

 

PCPowerplay AU issue no.188

page 30

"Bethesda are calling it there "Radiant Story" system, borrowing the name from the much-hyped-but-ultimately-undernourished Radiant AI system from Oblivion. Project director Todd Howard refers to a quest "template" wherein, for example, an assassination quest will have its key componets generated on-the-fly. Your assassination target, his location, and even who assigns you the job will be costom tailored depending on the type of character you are and the progrss and the choices you've made to that point."

Edited April 6, 2011 by gormonk

[Duke Baronknight]

During a spell at a bar, an Imperial, a Redguard, and an Argonian enter the establishment. The hilarity that ensues inspires a nearby bard to compose the first bar joke.

- Perhaps you could see the bard telling the joke (possibly in song form) in another town.

- The way he tells it could be altered by your actions. I.E. starting a brawl with one of the men, joining the trio, etc.

 

You approach a windmill to find a middle-aged man swinging his sword vigorously at it. The man believes he is a chivalric knight. When you inquire of his foolishness, he exclaims for you to stand back, for the giant (the windmill) might harm you. [Don Quixote reference]

- The man would likely be wearing fancy armor, so you could challenge him to a duel of honor for his gear, playing off his insanity to get him to agree.

- You could gently ease the man back into reality and send him on his way, for which he will renounce his chivalric ways, giving you his sword as thanks.

 

Along a road, a 'merchant' approaches on the road. He/she is running, odd for a merchant. If you speak with him/her, he/she might offer you a very expensive amulet for a ridiculously low price.

- You decline the shady merchant's offer and he/she runs speeding off.

- You accept the shady merchant's offer, and he/she runs off. This time, however, you are approached by a knight and his squire, who have been sent from Cyrodiil by a noblewoman to retrieve her stolen amulet. You will require tact to get out of this without a fight, as the knight is stubborn and will ask many questions.

- Regardless of whether you accepted or declined, if you are of the same race as the 'merchant', the aforementioned knight might mistake you for him/her, having not gotten a good look at the merchant during the actual thievery.

 

My two cents.

[Carah]

It would be nice to see some random drunken fights. According to the Bouncer at the Jerall View Inn in Bruma , some Nords get mean when they drink.

[Duke Baronknight]

It would be nice to see some random drunken fights. According to the Bouncer at the Jerall View Inn in Bruma , some Nords get mean when they drink.

 

Ah, yes. I remember that. Really friendly or really mean. I would love to see that idea built upon further. Built upon in inns and taverns, anyways.

Edited April 12, 2011 by Duke Baronknight

[louvre]

A stripper invites you into her home......if you choose to accept;

 

She turns out to be a vampire and tries to suck your blood.

 

She turns out to be very horny and sucks something else.....

 

 

Haha! Like the last one

[crippledorphan]

How about your out just looking for some ninroot when this happens. An earthquake tidal wave blizzard a meteor shower Or maybe u just trip and fall or u slip and break ur leg and u have to crawl back to town. Or you happen to come across some young maidens bathing in a river

[Vindekarr]

Hmm, bathing maidens, now, you could have some fun random events with those. All sorts of nasty things pretend to be maidens afterall... Like Wolpertingers, vampires, Draqi, and Strigoi.

 

Some I'd like to see:

 

Open a treasurchest and a midget bandit leaps out and attacks you. Midgets are fun to fight. Pointless, politcaly incorrect, and exremely belicose but good fun for those of us who like me have no social ethics.

 

Find a hornet's nest somewhere, thus gaining a powerful weapon: the ability to throw the hornet's nest at people. CATCH THE FOOTBALL! *buzzing and screaming*

 

Stampedes of wildlife, being chased by a large predator.

 

Random WoW style minibosses PLEASE. Epic loot, but a rare spawn and hard fight.

 

Premarital shenanigens part one: My typicaly nasty parody of a date mod, meet a charming critter of the same species and opposite(or same) gender as your character, and play out a short romantic questline, ending in you getting that person as a partner. Afterwoulds, keep em around and they'll level with you, be a good pal, and serve as a combat companion that you'd actualy feel vested in. Could either be done "properly" with a few fully fleshed out options, or randomly, with a more realistic "anyone can be your sweethewart" style.

 

Part 2: On the other hand your partner can, realisticaly, be something of a jerk, trying to influence your decisions, voicing their prattling opinons, and ofcourse, bringing family into the equasion, for me, gaming will have truly come of age when I get chased out of a pixelated town by a fat old nonna, brandishing a rolling pin, after she caught Syf snogging her daughter. He-he, adds fun, removes the need for an aftermarket sex mod(which tend to err on the side of creepy) and adds some very much needed comic relief to dark ol skyrim.

 

Barfights: I'd just love to walk past a bar and see a drunk guy get evicted and go stumbling off home, even more to be said drunk guy. Proper booze, please-it was one of the funniest things in The Witcher, the booze.

 

"Charm" I think people should react to your physicality. Playing a pretty maiden, like my Syf, and you should spark a little jealousy among other young ladies. Likewise, stomp into the town as a suave casinova, and you should automaticaly tick all the local boys off. Likewise outfit should come into play, dress poor, get laughed at. Dress like Khorne himself, everyone comes to you offering chances for fame, dress like Lady Gaga, and all the men's tongues go to the floor.

Edited May 3, 2011 by Vindekarr

[crippledorphan]

That would be cool after clearing a dungeon u go to the nearest tavern to get a nice pint of mead and the local bad a$$ just doesn't like the way ur name is pouring off the other locals so his pride gets the best of him so he challenges u to a duel and as you know he is no match for a dragonborn so u accidently kill him and he just happens to be the son of the town leader who decides 1 to exicute u or 2 he hated his son and he wants to adopt u

[Vindekarr]

Evil Chicken/Bob The Cat! (if you dont get that refference your life is incomplete and I shall neve rspeak to you again :))

 

The ability to do horrible things to people is something I value in a games, I want to have random "morality choices" where I can either commit an atrocity or be a hero. Like finding a bee-keeper who hasnt seen you yet. You can either say hello and do him the usual random kill-ex work, or kick him up the ass into the guts of the swarm and giggle at the pandemonium* that insues. Or a man sitting directly under an unstable rock. You could warn him, or give nature a little helping hand... *whistle* KRRRUNCH! SPLAT!

 

read * as "BZZzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZ! AAAAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! AAAAARRRRGGHHH! IT'S IN MY EYES! MY EYES! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZ!!!!"