LE So... Right time for a Fate/Skyrim quest mod i suppose?

[Labryzion]

FATE/SKYRIM Holy Grail War MOD SUGGESTION or more like fan-fiction...

 

 

Before we start...

 

First of all, I'm new here, and Engrish ishn't mai farst language, so if there's anything I done wrong by whatever means, please do correct me and... :psyduck: yeah, i can't put that in words but... lets get going then. :thumbsup:

Secondly, if you can't tell but enter this post anyway, this is a mod request based on the anime/ game franchise Fate series from TYPEMOON company, if you hate anime and can't bear it... please... well no need to walk away but please don't leave any hate comment as I don't want the topic to get sidetracked ( well i hope at least there will be some discussion... :sweat: ) but anyway, you should really go check that out if you don't know what it is, it's really good. There will be some confusing terms if you don't know the lore of fate franchise, but i will explain it as simple as i can.

 

Kind of an Introduction

 

To start off, lets take a look at this old post:

https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/826739-skyrim-holy-grail-wars/

 

Before i request/ suggest this mod or even come up with an idea of this mod, someone requested this already 4 years ago but sadly none had been done about it, i would really like to participate in the making of this mod but sadly I'm no modder or neither do i have time for doing so.

 

To get a more detail of what holy grail war really is you can go to this link down below, but i will explain it briefly anyway

 

link:http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Holy_Grail_War

 

not a short but still basic(?) explanation below:

 

 

The surface idea of a holy grail war is a death battle of 7 (normally, yes, normally) Mage chosen by the Holy Grail itself to fight against each other for the holy grail, each of the chosen mage, which are called Master, are granted permission (from the holy grail) to summon heroes/ famous people which are called Heroic Spirit to fight for them, these people could be from the past, from the future, from fiction or they could not even be a person (i.e. a group of people using the same name, a concept or even a plague), while most of them will have a super human power where not even the strongest human may stand against easily, their power will be affected by how well known they are in wherever they are fighting. Each of the Heroic Spirit have a unique power which usually appear as a form of weapon, this power, the Noble Phantasm is directly related to who they are (i.e, Excalibur of king Arthur, the theatre of William Shakespeare), this will reveal the Heroic Spirit's real name and it's weakness if the opponent did some research, so the Heroic Spirits are usually called by their class.

there are normally 7 class, which are unique in each holy grail war

Saber usually best type of heroic spirit which uses swords, usually knight.
resistance to magic, good riding skill

Archer one of the three strongest type of heroic spirit which uses...duh
can fight without master, high resistance to magic

Lancer one of the same of above, uses ... duh
resistance to magic, flashy skills...

Rider heroic spirit well know for riding something, no, not sexually
can ride anything from horse to Alduin, resistance to magic

Caster a heroic spirit which is well known as a mage, or related to using magic power.
can set up base, can produce magic items and tools. considered to be the weakest servant as most of the other have resistance to magic...

Assassin a heroic spirit well known for killing secretly... seems to contradict with itself...
weak in direct combat, can stay mostly hidden

Berserker a heroic spirit which have stronger power than it's original form by going crazy, the most powerful class
Extreme power boost, huge amount of magical energy need in order to sustain, usually end up killing there master either directly or indirectly. They are powerful double-edged sword.


Since they are serving their masters, they are called Servants. However, they might not need to be entirely loyal to their master, as the winner of the Holy Grail War is granted a chance of fulfilling their wishes (at least they were told so), every participant including the servant have there very own reason and wish to fulfil and are forced to fight until one (pair) is left no matter they want to fight or not. To prevent servant from killing their master, the holy grail granted each master Three command spells, each of the spell can force the servant to do things against their will, or even exceeding the servant's own power. After three spells are used, the servant will no longer be bound by it's master

The holy grail war usually happens in a fixed place or city, servant cannot leave that city. The war usually last for a few days, but the preparation usually started long before the war begin

To perform the contract ritual of a servant, a certain item which is deeply related to the servant's true identity is needed, usually something the heroic spirit used (i.e. Ysgramor's soup spoon? XD )

 

 

 

So, what connection with Skyrim? WARNING LORE BULL****ING

 

well, the with all those intense explanation of the fate franchise above, lets get back to Skyrim. In fact, the idea of holy grail war can exist in Skyrim, not only will it be fun but also lore-friendly.

 

Firstly, there are already thousand of possible "heroic spirit" within the world of elder scroll to be summoned. Just talking about Skyrim, Imagine, summoning the legendary "nightingale" to be an assassin, summoning dragon priests or straight up Miraak as your servant, the red eagle as saber or berserker, even Tiber Septim together with a boss fight of the nobel phantasm Numidium, follow up by another attempt of caster, Dagoth Ur to recreate Akulakhan from Morrowind. Hell, even "the dragonborn" can be summoned as a legendary role in history. There are just so many possibility for Holy Grail War to appear in Skyrim

 

Secondly, the location and state. In the original series, the participant need to fight while remain secretly as the existence of magecraft is a secret to the modern society and is consider as a taboo to reveal it, the holy grail war took place in city where the most magical power flows towards. While in Skyrim, magic is something common yet still consider as somewhat shady and not welcomed by commoners, you know "cast your fancy magic somewhere else" "can you brew me some ale?" something like the holy grail war should still remain secret, especially when the thalmor is stepping in, they won't be happy to know it. the holy grail war can take place around whiterun hold as it is the central area of Skyrim, preventing any faction to hold special landscape advantage unless someone in whiterun is participating in the war. speaking of which...

 

The factions. Though master usually fight on their own, most of the time they represent a faction in the original series. In the case of Skyrim there could be few possible factions and vanilla NPCs as potential masters. Firstly, college of Winterhold which is most obvious, why won't they want to study the holy grail, Thalmor will join the party for the same reason. Secondly, the dark brotherhood, in command of the nightmother for whatever reasons, or the thief guild, namely the nightingale decide to obtain the grail for Nocturnal. Thirdly, minor factions such as Knight-Paladin Gelebor chosen by the grail with the wish of turning the falmers back into snow elves, or those in Markarth studying dwemers attempt to search for the reason of dwemer disappearance and the numidium after hearing Arniel's experiment.

 

As a matter of fact, there are already something somewhat similar to a holy grail in TES lore. Yes, the Heart of Lorkhan, or a duplicate/ mimic similar of it. let make it short as this is obvious.

 

 

 

So, Why bother making this mod?

 

Seriously? don't you find it interesting? :teehee:

Ok, fine, hear me out.

As most fate fans know, fate have reached it's 10 years old milestone since it's release, sorry if i sound too much like a butt-hurting fanboy because i am, sort of, or why will i be here typing this out? At the same time, Bethesda had just announced the remaster of Skyrim. Also, comparing to the past, the anime community have grown larger than it ever had before, as these factors adds up, I think It is a perfect time to make this mod.

i know that there were few existing fate-related mod including the badass unlimited blade work mod and best and most honorable waifu Saber follower mod, but none of them really fit into the word of Skyrim nor it is a quest mod. This really made me cry in the middle of the night that no one is killing each other for the grail in Skyrim :facepalm: ... oh wait :teehee:

Nevertheless the holy grail war is a good idea with many potential as a quest mod i hope that someone may consider making this mod or in this case, a team will be needed...

 

A big thanks to whoever finish reading this because i know it's long (probably longer than my summer holiday homework), not like I usually will :facepalm: and pleeeeeeaaaaaaase give some comments on this topic if you have any thought about it. And for modders who are reading this, I know ideas are cheap and to you guys the things i suggested may worth a bull****, but please do consider this as a possible quest mod as It just have sooooooo many potentials... or maybe it's just me, who knows, tell me about what you think and let us discuss about it!

 

MASHU ISH MY WAIFUUUUUUUUUU~~~

 

[Labryzion]

no? no one? ok