ShinJin said:
That, good sir, sounds like it has the potential for insane amounts of fun ;D
That it does!:D Let the seed take root in your mind, Master Jin.
Mercurias said:
You could always stick that Serpent Stone into the Aethereal Crown and use the skill once per fight or so. Just sayin'.
Typically I see Standing Stones as equipment, not an essential piece of the character. The stones exist to assist those chosen by fate, rather than define them.
One of my favorite mage playthroughs was a sickly, feverish, otherworldly sort who served as an agent of resolution or closure for Skyrim's unquiet dead. The connection between him and the dead was far from an easy one, however, and it left him always cold and sick to the point of being unsure of the line between reality and his own hallucinations. To facilitate this, I chose a rail-thin High Elf with the Apprentice Stone added and the Necromancer's Amulet equipped 24/7. The end result, before any other gear, was a mage with +100 Magicka, +100% Magicka Regen, -75% Health and Stamina Regen, and double damage from magic.
Ahzidal's Boots and Gloves helped him seem Supernaturally attuned also, making him able walk on water and dispell hostile magic by raising a hand.
As time went on and he began to acclimate to his new lot in life, he began to use his magics to help compensate for his weaknesses and found a kind of equilibruim. He'd never be normal again, but his strengths eventually began to outweight his weaknesses. For THAT, I added the Respite and Regeneration perks from Restoration, giving him unnatural vitality, but at the cost of having to expend his own magics to facilitate it, which was rarely feasible in combat. Also? The Apprentice Stone makes the Blizzard spell FANTASTIC in combat. Just sayin'. >.>
Also, what about the All-Maker Stones? Do they apply here?
Good call on the All-Maker Stones. Could be a topic all its own for the Jack Vance fans.
Your sickly mage sounds like a build that needs sharing! :)
Aetherial Crown and Serpent Stone - Aye. Need to noodle it, but Imma thinking that a lot depends on interpretation. Like, what is a Standing Stone? How does it work? Where does the power it grants actually come from? What does the stone say about the person who is attuned to it, or born under that sign if old school? By digging in deep and answering those questions, I reckon could determine how one approaches their use in a build.
If we take the Serpent as an example, the ability to paralyse and poison at will is a hefty advantage in terms of gameplay. Would the Aetherial Crown, then, store something which balances that, such as your Apprentice stone? The Firmament says:
"The Serpent wanders about in the sky and has no Season, though its motions are predictable to a degree. No characteristics are common to all who are born under the sign of the Serpent. Those born under this sign are the most blessed and the most cursed."
The curse could be just as fun as the blessing. The fact that the Serpent wanders the heavens may give us insight into the character - Maybe he's a wanderer, maybe his curse is to never find a place to call home. The Serpent now becomes a Lone Wolf. Yet the Serpent is also the antagonist, ever watched for by the Guardians lest their Charges fall to his fangs. What motives could our wanderer have, then, if we take all that into account? What does the Stone truly tell us?
[blockquote][b][url=/profile/ShinJin]ShinJin[/url] said:[/b]
That, good sir, sounds like it has the potential for insane amounts of fun ;D
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That it does!:D Let the seed take root in your mind, Master Jin.
[blockquote][b][url=/profile/Mercurias]Mercurias[/url] said:[/b]
You could always stick that Serpent Stone into the Aethereal Crown and use the skill once per fight or so. Just sayin'.
Typically I see Standing Stones as equipment, not an essential piece of the character. The stones exist to assist those chosen by fate, rather than define them.
One of my favorite mage playthroughs was a sickly, feverish, otherworldly sort who served as an agent of resolution or closure for Skyrim's unquiet dead. The connection between him and the dead was far from an easy one, however, and it left him always cold and sick to the point of being unsure of the line between reality and his own hallucinations. To facilitate this, I chose a rail-thin High Elf with the Apprentice Stone added and the Necromancer's Amulet equipped 24/7. The end result, before any other gear, was a mage with +100 Magicka, +100% Magicka Regen, -75% Health and Stamina Regen, and double damage from magic.
Ahzidal's Boots and Gloves helped him seem Supernaturally attuned also, making him able walk on water and dispell hostile magic by raising a hand.
As time went on and he began to acclimate to his new lot in life, he began to use his magics to help compensate for his weaknesses and found a kind of equilibruim. He'd never be normal again, but his strengths eventually began to outweight his weaknesses. For THAT, I added the Respite and Regeneration perks from Restoration, giving him unnatural vitality, but at the cost of having to expend his own magics to facilitate it, which was rarely feasible in combat. Also? The Apprentice Stone makes the Blizzard spell FANTASTIC in combat. Just sayin'. >.>
Also, what about the All-Maker Stones? Do they apply here?[/blockquote]
Good call on the All-Maker Stones. Could be a topic all its own for the Jack Vance fans.
Your sickly mage sounds like a build that needs sharing! :)
Aetherial Crown and Serpent Stone - Aye. Need to noodle it, but Imma thinking that a lot depends on interpretation. Like, what is a Standing Stone? How does it work? Where does the power it grants actually come from? What does the stone say about the person who is attuned to it, or born under that sign if old school? By digging in deep and answering those questions, I reckon could determine how one approaches their use in a build.
If we take the Serpent as an example, the ability to paralyse and poison at will is a hefty advantage in terms of gameplay. Would the Aetherial Crown, then, store something which balances that, such as your Apprentice stone? The Firmament says:
"The Serpent wanders about in the sky and has no Season, though its motions are predictable to a degree. No characteristics are common to all who are born under the sign of the Serpent. Those born under this sign are the most blessed and the most cursed."
The curse could be just as fun as the blessing. The fact that the Serpent wanders the heavens may give us insight into the character - Maybe he's a wanderer, maybe his curse is to never find a place to call home. The Serpent now becomes a Lone Wolf. Yet the Serpent is also the antagonist, ever watched for by the Guardians lest their Charges fall to his fangs. What motives could our wanderer have, then, if we take all that into account? What does the Stone truly tell us?
