Gweden Brothel, an ever-growing series of side-quests Options

[ghastley]

I'm starting a thread in this section so I can move discussion of the development out of the Fiction thread.

The Red Dragon Club arc of quests is getting another one added, related to the attempt on the life of the Mane. The player manages to head off one assassin, but there may be others (which means I can use the same idea multiple times!) The Bosmer woman (archer) that was recruited to do the job is persuaded to join the staff of the Club instead. I just have to fix a few bugs in the AI packages for her Khajiit handler and then I may put up another file at the Nexus, and let a few more folks try it.

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This post has been edited by ghastley: Sep 20 2018, 04:17 PM

[ghastley]

Next quest in the pipeline is going to involve the Orc - Sugar gra-Mazog - coming to the city on temporary assignment to "entertain" the Orcish Ambassador. Gortwog is pressing the Elder Council for recognition of Nova Orsinium as a full province, but Uriel Septim VII had been stalling, not wanting to offend the other rulers in High Rock.
The Red Dragon Club wants to be prepared with an Orc on the staff.

I'm still trying to come up with a part for the player in this, that's more than just a messenger. One option is an escort job, as the Ambassador has to come into Cyrodiil at a port like Anvil or Leyawiin. Since Orsinium has no direct border with Cyrodiil, that lets me rule out a land route which would require passage through another province.

There are a few other, not necessarily incompatible options. One is for the Ambassador to be female, and a Breton. Orsinium has an alliance with Wayrest (Queen Elysana) and Gortwog is as devious as they come. A staged kidnapping of the Ambassador might be designed to embarass the Elder Council into an appeasing gesture. Player would thwart this either by preventing the "capture" or by staging a rescue afterward.

The kidnapped person could also be someone other than the Ambassador, such as his "wife" - i.e. not his real spouse, but acting the part. Sugar gets more of a part in this scenario, as she's the one who notices the Ambassador's not as worried about it as he should be.

End result should be status quo. No change for Orsinium, Abassador returns with nothing.