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The Elder Scrolls Tabletop RPGA d100 Conversion by Barruktp
Version 0.56, WIP
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to redistribute, copy, and modify for recreational use. The Elder Scrolls and all
All trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners. All Rights
Reserved.
All hail Bethesda for making such great games!
This d100 based conversion of The Elder Scrolls video game series is intended to be a tactically intense tabletop game played on a hex grid map. Conversion to a square grid map is possible, put would take more effort than I want to put into it. The use of combat miniatures will make for a more immersive experience but is not required. All stats, spells, items, and perks are based off of TES Skyrim with some additions and modifications.
Contents:
Basics - 3
Experience & Leveling - 4
Combat Turn Sequence - 5
Actions & Initiative - 6
Combat Movement Effects - 7
Calculating Damage - 8
Combat States - 9
Combat Example - 10
Skills - 11-31
Gear - 32-40
Grimoire - 41-46
Character Record - 47-52
Thanks to The Unofficial Elder Scroll Pages for their excellent reference information.
Please visit www.uesp.net Version 0.56, WIP
The BasicsThe BasicsThe BasicsThe Basics
Standard d100 Instructions:Standard d100 Instructions:Standard d100 Instructions:Standard d100 Instructions:
This conversion is a d100 base tabletop role playing game. That means you will need at least two d10 dice, preferably in different colors. Identify
one d10 as the “tens” dice, and another different looking one as the “ones” dice. Every task will have a chance of succeeding ranging from 0 –
100%, to succeed roll your two dice, multiply the result “tens” dice by ten and add the “ones” dice result, and compare vs. the roll’s Target:
•If the result is less than the Target, the roll succeeds.
•If the result is the same as the Target, or less by up to a certain amount called the critical range, the roll is a critical success.
•If the result is greater than the Target, the roll fails.
•The Target will depend on the Skill related to the task you are attempting, and often some situational modifiers. If something has a 25% chance of
succeeding, your Target is 25. Please see the Skill pages for descriptions of Targets and Critical Ranges for various tasks.
•Sometimes a Target will be greater than 100. In this case, the roll is trivial and success is guaranteed. Still roll the dice to determine if there is a
critical success: add normal critical range + amount target is greater than 100. Then subtract this number from 100, the roll will be critical success if
greater than the result.
Example: Target = 135 for a roll with critical range of 5. 135 – 100 = 35, 35 + 5 = 40, 100 – 40 = 60. So this roll will be a critical
success on any roll greater than 60.
WhatWhatWhatWhat’’’’s New in This System:s New in This System:s New in This System:s New in This System:
•Perks: An attempt has been made to include every single skill perk from TES Skyrim. However, many perks have been slightly modified to work
more easily with rolling dice and a hex grid, while keeping the basic functionality the same. Also, compared with Skyrim, there are three new skills:
Notice, Lore, and Survival, these all have brand new Perk trees.
•Combat Momentum: This mechanic solves two common problems with role playing systems: 1. Low level players not being able to hit opponents
often, 2. Combatants often remaining stationary during combat, which is contrary to the feel of combat in TES Skyrim (and real life, for that matter).
Once this system is mastered, each combat should have the exciting feel of a fencing match, with opponents striving to out-maneuver each other
around the battlefield, waiting for a critical error in order to move in for the kill. Please see the Momentum section of page 5 and the Combat
Movement chart on page 6 for details.
•Notice Skill in Combat: Not only does Notice allow players to spot hidden opponents, objects, and traps, like in most systems, it is also used to
react to opponent’s actions in combat. Many perks related to the Notice Skill allow for greater flexibility on the battlefield, combined with the
Combat Momentum system, these perks can have a dramatic effect on melee combat.
•Physical Damage Types: In Skyrim the difference between blunt, slashing, and piercing weapons only is relevant for some Perks and weapon
stats. In this conversion, the Damage Type distinction also affects critical range, what kind of power attacks do the most damage, and some armor
and creature resistances.
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Experience and LevelingExperience and LevelingExperience and LevelingExperience and Leveling
From play testing, keeping track of each individual skill’s experience in a tabletop setting is overly time consuming and causes players to
level too slowly for enjoyment. However, maintaining a skill – use based experience system is vital for the feel of The Elder Scrolls.
Other d100 systems force you to roll against your current skill to level the skill, however that seems too random in this application.
Therefore:
•Each successful use of any skill will provide between 1 to 10 Experience Points (XP). Please see skill pages for specifics.
•If a skill has been used in the player’s current level, he may upgrade the skill by turning in the requisite number of experience.
Experience required to upgrade all skills is as follows:
Bennies, poker chips, are other small items are recommended to keep track of current unspent XP. Again, XP may only be spent on
skills used during the current level.
•After a set amount of skill upgrades (SKU’s), the character will automatically level up. The number of skill upgrades needed to level is:
Current level +3. I.E., to level from level 10 to level 11 will require 14 SKU’s.
•On levelup, the player may choose any perk he is qualified to take from a skill he has used this level, as well as gain 10 total points in
any combination of Health, Stamina, and Magicka.
Creating a CharacterCreating a CharacterCreating a CharacterCreating a CharacterAll starting skills, powers, and available races are per TES Skyrim standard except for the following:
•New skill Notice: All races start with 15, except for Khajit (+10 bonus), and Redguard (+5 bonus)
•New skill Lore: All races start with 15, except for Altmer (+10 bonus), and Imperial (+5 bonus)
•New skill Survival: All races start with 15, except for Bosmer (+10 bonus), and Argonian (+5 bonus)
•New lesser power Bosmer: Drawing an arrow is a Minor action instead of a Major action.
•Racial crafting knowledge: Please see Smithing page for details
•Hearing range: Please see Notice page for details
•Starting spells: Characters may either choose up to two Novice level spells, or an extra 3 SKU’s for each spell not taken.
•Starting septims and level is up to the GM’s discretion. A reasonably unlabored start to the game would be starting at level 5 (22 SKU’s,
40 extra H/S/M, 4 perks), along with 200 starting septims.
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Combat Turn PhasesCombat Turn PhasesCombat Turn PhasesCombat Turn Phases1. Draw cards for Initiative (see page 6)
2. If this is the first turn of combat, deal Held Actions to all combatants except for the initiative winner. These actions will expire at
the beginning of their first turn.
3. Starting with the initiative winner, all players take a turn.
1. Take Movement up to current max Movement.
2. Take up to 4 Minor Actions. 2 Minor Actions may be traded for a Major Action, and 4 Minor Actions may be traded for an
Extended Action. Please see next page for available Minor, Major, and Extended Actions.
3. If making a melee Attack, follow Attack sequence below.
4. Up to 1 Minor Action may be Held. Held actions are used to respond to enemies’ actions are expire at the beginning of the
player’s next turn, and may be used to take any action except for a Melee Attack.
4. Initiative passes to the next combatant until all have taken a turn.
5. Cards are redrawn and the cycle starts again at step 3.
-Read a Word -Cast Sustained Spell -Notice (once per turn)
1Must be in Sneaking state with Hidden Meter > 502Up to a maximum of 2x total 2H Melee Attacks / turn.3Up to a maximum of 3x total 1H Melee Attacks / turn.4These actions require specific skill perks to use.
Please see the Skill pages for descriptions of skill specific actions.
Keeping Track of Health/Stamina/MagickaKeeping Track of Health/Stamina/MagickaKeeping Track of Health/Stamina/MagickaKeeping Track of Health/Stamina/Magicka
In order to not bog down gameplay, it is highly
recommended to use color coded markers to track
current H/S/M for all combatants. One convenient way
to do this is with red, green, and blue poker chips: each
poker chip is worth 10 points. If you wish for a more
deadly game, you could round all damage taken during
a combat round up to the nearest increment of 10,
otherwise keep track of single units of H/S/M with a
single d10 placed on top of the stack.
1 Turn = Movement +
1 Major Action + 2 Minor Actions OR
4 Minor Actions OR
1 Extended Action
Up to 1 Minor Action may be Held.
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Stamina and Magicka Stamina and Magicka Stamina and Magicka Stamina and Magicka RegenrationRegenrationRegenrationRegenration
Stamina and Magicka regenerate 10 points at the
beginning of every combat round. Health does not
normally regenerate.
Why Feint?
Normally, intentionally putting yourself in a position that has a negative modifier is not a good idea. However, if you have allies in melee range of your enemy this may set up the next player for a very nice hit. Also, the Notice perks “Trickster” and “Bait and Switch” make these maneuvers worth doing even if you are by yourself.
Hex Occupied by Defender
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Modifiers for Archery or Active SpellsModifiers for Archery or Active SpellsModifiers for Archery or Active SpellsModifiers for Archery or Active Spells
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Range 0 to 5: Point blank +30
Range 6 to 11: Short +0
Range 12 to 23: Medium -25
Range 24 to 35: Long -50
Range 36+: Extreme -75
Range 60: Maximum
Aim: +20 per Aim Action, if Archery
each Aim Action costs 10 stamina.
Light Cover: -20
Heavy Cover: -40
Poor Lighting: -30
Modifiers for Archery or Active SpellsModifiers for Archery or Active SpellsModifiers for Archery or Active SpellsModifiers for Archery or Active Spells
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Range 12 to 23: Medium -25
Range 24 to 35: Long -50
Range 36+: Extreme -75
Range 60: Maximum
Aim: +20 per Aim Action, if Archery
each Aim Action costs 10 stamina.
Light Cover: -20
Heavy Cover: -40
Poor Lighting: -30
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Riposte
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Clip
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Parry
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Dodge
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Cleave
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Evade
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Foil
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Slash
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Flank
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Overreach
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Sideswipe
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Sidefoil
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Backslash
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Wing
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Butt
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Jockey
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Backswipe
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Feint
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Counterblow
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Reach
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Weapon DamageWeapon DamageWeapon DamageWeapon DamageUnlike many other systems, weapon damage is fixed: each weapon or spell strikes for the same number of points on each hit, except for
a critical or a power attack.
Damage = Weapon Base x (1+0.5 x Skill%) x (1 + Perks) + Effects + Ammunition (if ranged)
Ways to increase your damage include improving your weapon using the Smithing skill, increasing your Weapon Skill, buying damage
increase Perks, and using better Ammunition if doing a Ranged Attack. Power Attacks and Critical Success both double damage dealt, so
a Critical Success Power Attack would be Damage x 4. All physical damage is categorized as Blunt, Slashing, or Piercing.
Damage ReductionDamage ReductionDamage ReductionDamage ReductionAll physical damage is reduced by the Damage Reduction percentage (DR), before being applied to a target. For examples, a DR of 25%
means that 25% of incoming damage is blocked by the armor, so every hit would be multiplied by 75%.
DR = (Total Armor Rating + Number of Pieces equipped x 25) / 10. DR has a hard cap of 80%, any armor rating over this amount is
wasted.
Armor rating for each piece = Base x (1+0.4 x Skill%) x (1+Perks) + Effects. Please see Heavy and Light Armor Skill pages for examples.
Elemental and poison damage are not mitigated by DR, instead these types of damage use Resistance Ratings.
Damage Resistance RatingsDamage Resistance RatingsDamage Resistance RatingsDamage Resistance RatingsFire, Frost, Poison, Disease, and Magic all have separate Resistance Ratings. Similar to DR, each rating is a percentage that reduces
the damage before applied. Resistance is a bit simpler to calculate however.
•Permanent Resistance, choose one of the following: Racial bonuses, armor set bonuses, or enchanted items total.
•Temporary Resistance, choose one of the following: Potion bonuses or Alteration spell bonuses.
•Magic Resistance rating not only reduces damage, but also provides a bonus to resist non-damaging magical effects (such as Paralyze).
In these cases, if the spell resist roll is an Opposed check, the rating is added to your opponents roll. If there would not normally be a
check (such as with Petrify) simply roll d100 vs. Target = rating to try to resist.
•Wards are Restoration spells that reduce damage magical taken without effecting Resistance Ratings. Instead, they directly absorb a
number of points of damage before being extinguished.
Blocking Damage ReductionBlocking Damage ReductionBlocking Damage ReductionBlocking Damage ReductionPhysical damage can be Blocked by a shield as well as being reduced by normal DR. This requires the defender to 1. Have an equipped
shield, 2. Be in the Blocking combat state. Blocking DR ranges from 50% to around 85% and is applied before applying normal DR. So
when blocking:
Damage taken = Damage dealt x (1 – Blocking DR) x (1 – DR) 8
Combat StatesCombat StatesCombat StatesCombat StatesNote: Skill perks will override the following text as applicable.
-BLOCKING-When a combatant is blocking: Movement is halved, Notice checks -15, cannot perform Major or Extended actions, cannot Sprint, any
physical hit sustained from a 180° frontal arc will initiate a Block Event.
-FEARED-Cannot take any major or minor action except for moving away from enemies at full pace (non-sprinting). If movement away from
enemies is impossible, will become Paralyzed for duration of fear.
-FROZEN-Half movement, cannot Sprint, no Stamina regen.
-KNOCKED DOWN-When a combatant is knocked down, they cannot move or take any major or minor actions for the remainder of the round. At the
beginning of the next round, the combatant is upgraded to Staggered state.
-STAGGERED-When a combatant is staggered, the can move at 1/2 movement. Staggered characters may not block, cast sustained spells, or shout.
Staggering an opponent has a 25% chance to disarm them. Characters may spend a Major Action to Unstagger.
-SNEAKING-While sneaking, Movement is halved, Notice checks +15, cannot sprint. Enemies must pass an opposed Notice check (+ Sneak
modifiers) to detect. If detected, the Hidden meter is set at 0% and the enemy will attack. While sneaking, the Hidden meter increases by
10 each combat round not in line of sight of an enemy. Backstabbing and Pickpocketing in combat is allowed if the Hidden meter > 50.
Please see sneak Modifiers and Outcomes Table on the Sneak skill page.
-SPRINTING-Movement is doubled, drains Stamina by 10 points/turn if wearing no armor, 15 points/turn if wearing any light armor, 20 points/turn if
wearing any heavy armor. A combatant cannot normally take any other actions while sprinting.
-PARALYZED-Cannot move or speak, may not take any actions except for Notice. At the end of the duration of the Paralyze state, combatant is
upgraded to Staggered state.
-ON FIRE, POISONED-Take damage at the beginning of every round. Amount of damage and number of rounds is dependent on specific fire or poison effect.
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Combat Example: Sam the Strong vs. the WolfCombat Example: Sam the Strong vs. the WolfCombat Example: Sam the Strong vs. the WolfCombat Example: Sam the Strong vs. the Wolf
Wolf
Sam the Strong
Wolf’s Turn:1. Movement: The wolf moves in to attack!
2. Declare Attack:
1. The wolf declares a Power Attack (Major Action) on Sam, spends 30 STA.
2-4. Sam is already is in Blocking state, so decides not to Respond.
5. Since the wolf is already in a good combat position, it does not Follow.
6. The wolf is in Lunge position and has One Handed of 35,
so its Target to hit Sam is 35 + 50 = 85.
7. The wolf rolls for the attack: 77. 77 < 85 so Success.
8. Damage is dealt. Wolf’s claws do a base damage of 7, so damage dealt =
7 x (1+ 0.4 x 0.35) rounded up = 8 damage, 16 for power attack.
Sam has Blocking DR = 70%, and regular DR = 35%, so he takes
Damage = 16 x (1 – 0.70) x (1 – 0.35) = 3 damage.
9. Check for Stagger, since the wolf Power Attacked. Stagger roll is 53,
which is > 50, so Sam is not Staggered.
Sam the Strong laughs at the wolf’s pitiful attempt to damage him. The wolf did not use all of its actions, so it has a Held Action.
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Sam the Strong’s Turn:
1. Movement: Sam looks at the Combat Movement chart and
realizes he is in Cleave position for +70, so does not move.
2. Declare Attack:
1. Sam cannot Power Attack since he is blocking, so he does a normal attack.
2. The Wolf declares Responding and turns in its Held Action.
3. Sam could spend an Action and 10 Stamina to attempt an interrupt, however his
Notice is fairly low, so he chooses not make the attempt.
4. The Wolf changes its momentum towards an empty hex as
shown. Sam is now at Dodge position, which is -30 to attack.
5. Sam could attempt to Follow to change the situation, however
he has a clever plan to get that pesky wolf, so he lets the Dodge stand.
6. Sam is using a mace with One Handed skill = 42, so his Target is 42-30=12
7. Sam rolls for the attack: 36. 36>12 so Miss.
3-4. Sam still has 3 Minor Actions left, and decides to take 2 Move Actions:
1. He moves into the hex that the wolf is moving toward to cut it off.
2. He spends a Move Action to stop his momentum. Now he is back in the
Cleave Position!
5. With his last Minor Action, Sam declares another Melee attack.
2-5. The wolf has spent its Held Action, so it may not Respond.
6. This time his Target is 42 + 70 = 112, which is a guaranteed success. Sam knows
that his Critical Range is now 12 + 2 = 14, so any roll above an 86 will be a critical.
7. Sam rolls a 88, Critical success!
8. Damage is dealt. Sam’s mace has a base damage of 16 and he has the 20% perk,
so damage dealt = 16 x (1+ 0.4 x 0.42) x (1 + 0.2) = 22, doubled from the crit is 44.
Beasts do not have armor, so the wolf takes the full 44 damage, and is killed.
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•The Archery skill is used for all ranged weapons in and out of combat.
•Firing an ranged weapon requires a Draw Action (usually Major) and a Release Action (Minor). Any number of Aim Actions may be taken in between drawing and releasing: each Aim action costs 10 stamina and increases the chance of hitting by +20.
•Range to target, target’s movement, lighting conditions, and cover all effect chance to hit. Please see ranged modifier table for details.
•Critical hits do double damage.
•An archer may attempt a Headshot (or a Kneeshot), at a -40 penalty, to do double damage. Penalty is increase to -50 when opponent is wearing a Light helmet, -80 when opponent is wearing a Heavy helmet.
•Missed shots have a 25% chance of hitting another target in any space adjacent to their line of fire.
•After combat, there is a 33% chance of recovering each shot arrow.
•Ammunition weighs nothing.
•All hits grant 1 XP. Training in an Archery range grants 1XP per hour.
Ranged Weapon Damage = (Bow base x (1+0.5 x
skill (%)) x Perks) + Ammunition Damage + Effects
x2 damage for Critical hit (usual range 5)
x2 damage for Headshot (-40 hit penalty)
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
1 Ranged weapons do 20% more damage.
2 Ranged weapons do 40% more damage. 20 Archery Overdraw Rank 1
3 Ranged weapons do 60% more damage. 40 Archery Overdraw Rank 2
4 Ranged weapons do 80% more damage. 60 Archery Overdraw Rank 3
5 Ranged weapons do twice as much damage. 80 Archery Overdraw Rank 4
1 Bonus +10 critical range when using ranged weapons. 30 Archery Overdraw
2 Bonus +15 critical range when using ranged weapons. 60 Archery Critical Shot Rank 1
3 Bonus +20 critical range when using ranged weapons. 90 Archery Critical Shot Rank 2
Hunter's Discipline Recover twice as many arrows after combat. 50 Archery Critical Shot
Ranger Able to move faster with a drawn ranged weapon. 60 Archery Hunter's Discipline
Eagle Eye Range, lighting, and movement penalties are halved. 30 Archery Overdraw
Power Shot Arrows stagger all but the largest opponents 50% of the time. 50 Archery Eagle Eye
Quick Shot Drawing an arrow is now a Minor action. 70 Archery Power Shot
1Receive an additional 1 Minor action per turn when using a ranged
weapon.40 Archery Eagle Eye
2Receive an additional 2 Minor actions per turn when using a ranged
weapon.60 Archery Steady Hand Rank 1
Bullseye 15% chance of paralyzing the target for 1 turn. 100 Archery Ranger or Quick Shot
Critical Shot
Steady Hand
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Archery
Just Another Brick in the Wall:Just Another Brick in the Wall:Just Another Brick in the Wall:Just Another Brick in the Wall:
•Equipping a shield provides a bonus to total Armour Rating and thereby Damage Reduction, however to block attacks you must initiate Blocking state.
•Initiating Blocking requires a Minor action, and incurs a 50% movement penalty, as well as preventing the use of Major or Extended actions, Sprinting, and incurs a 15% penalty to Notice.
•Any melee blows that hit a Blocking combatant are greatly reduced in damage (see example). A blocked melee hit costs 10 stamina to the Blocking combatant.
•The Power Bash perk unlocks the Shield Bash Minor action, which allows you to damage opponents with your shield while attacking. To Shield Bash an opponent, pay 20 stamina and roll vs. Block + combat movement modifiers. A successful shield bash will Stagger an opponent and do half of your shield’s base Armour Rating in damage. A critical hit (range 2) will Knockdown an opponent.
•Ranged attacks and spells may not normally be blocked.
•Blocking a hit as well as Power Bashing both grant 1XP.
Blocking DR = (shield base x (1 + 0.4 x skill (%))/10
+ 50) x (1 + Perks) / 100
Example: Sam the Stout is blocking with an Orcish
shield with base rating 30, and has 50 blocking skill as
well as the Rank 2 Shield Wall perk. So his Blocking
DR = (30 x (1 + 0.4 x 0.5)/10 + 50) x 1.25 / 100 = 69%
Our friendly GM will round to the nearest 5%, so when
Sam blocks 70% of any damage will be taken off the
top before the normal armor DR calculation.
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
1 Blocking is 20% more effective.
2 Blocking is 25% more effective. 20 Block Shield Wall Rank 1
3 Blocking is 30% more effective. 40 Block Shield Wall Rank 2
4 Blocking is 35% more effective. 60 Block Shield Wall Rank 3
5 Blocking is 40% more effective. 80 Block Shield Wall Rank 4
Quick Reflexes If blocking, may turn in Held action for two Minor actions instead of one. 30 Block Shield Wall
Deflect Arrows Arrows that hit the shield do no damage. 30 Block Shield Wall
Elemental Protection Blocking with a shield reduces incoming fire, frost, and shock damage by 50%. 50 Block Deflect Arrows
Block Runner Movement penalty for blocking state is eliminated. 70 Block Elemental Protection
Power Bash Able to do a shield bash for 20 stamina while blocking. 30 Block Shield Wall
Deadly Bash Bashing does five times more damage. 50 Block Power Bash
Disarming Bash 25% Chance to disarm when power bashing. 70 Block Deadly Bash
Shield Charge Sprinting with a shield raised knocks down most targets. 100 Block Disarming Bash or Block
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Grinding Out That Heavy Metal:Grinding Out That Heavy Metal:Grinding Out That Heavy Metal:Grinding Out That Heavy Metal:
Heavy Armour is, well, heavy; as well as being expensive, noisy, restrictive, and not as sexy as those strappy leather getups. However, when facing several large attacking barbarians, there is nothing quite like the feeling of thirty pounds of solid steel between you and pointy death. Examples of Heavy Armour styles are Iron, Steel, Dwarven, Orcish, Ebony, and Daedric.
•Heavy Armour typically provides 25% more protection than equivalent light armour pieces. Additionally, Heavy Armour perks can allow the user to take less damage falling, do more unarmed damage, and reflect melee damage.
•Disadvantages to wearing Heavy Armour vs. Light are:
•Heavier and more movement penalties
•More noisy and difficult for sneaking
•Perk tree is larger and the weightless perk (Conditioning) is more difficult to achieve than the equivalent Light Armour perk.
•Uses more stamina when sprinting
•Armour does not normally provide protection against poison or magical attacks, this can be mitigated by Enchantment.
•All armour can be improved at a Smithy. You can either hire a blacksmith to improve your armour or attempt to improve it yourself (via Smithing skill).
•Any hit mitigated by Heavy Armour provides 1XP.
Armor Damage Reduction Calculation:
Damage Reduction% = (Armor Rating+25 x (# of pieces equipped))/10
Armor Rating = Sum of Piece Ratings
Piece Rating = Base x (1+0.4 x skill(%))x(1+perks) + effects
Example: Sam the Strong has skill 60 and rank 4 perks as well as the Well
Fitted perk, and decides to wear full Plate Steel and a shield.
Cuirass: 40 x (1 + 0.4 x 0.60) x (1.8) x (1.25) = 90 piece rating
Assuming gauntlet AR = 36, boot AR = 23, helmet AR = 30, shield AR = 40:
Armor Rating = 90 + 36 + 23 + 30 + 40 = 219
Damage Reduction = (219 + 25 x 5)/10 = 34%
Our friendly GM will round to the nearest 5%, so any physical damage
coming at Sam will be reduced by 35%.
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
1 Increases armor rating for Heavy Armor by 20%, does not affect shields.
2 Increases armor rating for Heavy Armor by 40%, does not affect shields. 20 Heavy Armor Rank 1
3 Increases armor rating for Heavy Armor by 60%, does not affect shields. 40 Heavy Armor Rank 2
4 Increases armor rating for Heavy Armor by 80%, does not affect shields. 60 Heavy Armor Rank 3
5 Increases armor rating for Heavy Armor by 100%, does not affect shields. 80 Heavy Armor Rank 4
Fists of Steel Unarmed attacks with Heavy Armor gauntlets do their armor rating in extra
damage. 30 Heavy Armor Juggernaut
Cushioned Half damage from falling if wearing all Heavy Armor: head, chest, hands, feet. 50 Heavy Armor Fists of Steel
Conditioning Heavy Armor weighs nothing and doesn't slow you down when worn. 70 Heavy Armor Cushioned
Well Fitted 25% Armor bonus if wearing all Heavy Armor: head, chest, hands, feet. 30 Heavy Armor Juggernaut
Tower of Strength 50% chance to resist Stagger when wearing only Heavy Armor. 50 Heavy Armor Well Fitted
Matching Set Additional 25% Armor bonus if wearing a matched set of Heavy Armor. 70 Heavy Armor Tower of Strength
Reflect Blows 10% chance to reflect melee damage back to the enemy while wearing all Heavy
Armor: head, chest, hands, feet.100 Heavy Armor Matching Set
Juggernaut
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Buckling the Swash:Buckling the Swash:Buckling the Swash:Buckling the Swash:
•To make an attack with a one handed weapon, you must equip the weapon first (Major action). Each attack is a minor action, you may attack up to 3 times per turn (does not apply to unarmed attacks).
•Please see Attack Sequence table and Combat Movement chart for how to calculate hits.
•You may perform a Power Attack by stating thus when you announce your target. Each power attack is categorized by your current momentum: Forward, Standing, Side, or Backwards. Power attacks with one handed weapons cost 30 stamina and do double damage, up to 3x depending on weapon type.
•Dual wielding: The advantage of dual wielding is that you may power attack with both weapons at once for 80 stamina, doing 3x damage with each weapon, up to 4x depending on weapon type. Also, the Dual Fury perk grants extra attacks.
•Weapon Type: All weapons are categorized as Piercing, Slashing, or Blunt. Weapon type affects which power attacks receive a bonus as well as critical range. Creatures may be weak against certain types of weapons.
•Each hit with a One Handed weapon gives 1 XP.
Fists, Claws, Swords, War Axes, Daggers, Maces, Clubs, and Scimitars are all one handed weapons.
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
1 One-Handed weapons do 20% more damage.
2 One-Handed weapons do 40% more damage. 20 One-handed Rank 1
3 One-Handed weapons do 60% more damage. 40 One-handed Rank 2
4 One-Handed weapons do 80% more damage. 60 One-handed Rank 3
5 One-Handed weapons do twice as much damage. 80 One-handed Rank 4
1 Attacks with 1H piercing weapons have an additional 10 critical range. 30 One-handed Armsman
2 Attacks with 1H piercing weapons have an additional 15 critical range. 60 One-handed Rank 1
3 Attacks with 1H piercing weapons have an additional 20 critical range. 90 One-handed Rank 2
1 Attacks with 1H blunt weapons ignore 25% of armor, does not apply to unarmed. 30 One-handed Armsman
2 Attacks with 1H blunt weapons ignore 50% of armor, does not apply to unarmed. 60 One-handed Rank 1
3 Attacks with 1H blunt weapons ignore 75% of armor, does not apply to unarmed. 90 One-handed Rank 2
1 Can spend a Major action and 10 stamina to attack 3x when dual wielding. 30 One-handed Armsman
2 Can spend a Major action and 10 stamina to attack 4x when dual wielding. 50 One-handed Rank 1
Dual Savagery Dual wielding power attacks do 50% bonus damage. 70 One-handed Dual Flurry
Fighting Stance Power attacks with one-handed weapons cost 10 less stamina. 20 less for dual. 20 One-handed Armsman
Critical Charge Can do a one-handed power attack while sprinting that does double critical damage. 50 One-handed Fighting Stance
Savage Strike Standing power attacks do 25% bonus damage with a chance to decapitate your enemies. 50 One-handed Fighting Stance
Paralyzing Strike Backwards power attack has a 25% chance to paralyze the target. 100 One-handed Critical Charge or Savage Strike
1 Attacks with 1H slashing weapons cause an extra 20% bleeding damage for two rounds. 30 One-handed Armsman
2 Attacks with 1H slashing weapons cause an extra 40% bleeding damage for two rounds. 60 One-handed Hack and Slash Rank 1
3 Attacks with 1H slashing weapons cause an extra 60% bleeding damage for two rounds. 90 One-handed Hack and Slash Rank 2
Hack and Slash
Armsman
Bladesman
Bone Breaker
Dual Flurry
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So, YouSo, YouSo, YouSo, You’’’’re the Crafty Type:re the Crafty Type:re the Crafty Type:re the Crafty Type:
•Smithing skill is used to craft weapons, armour, ammunition, lockpicks, and many mundane items. To craft an item you will need access to the appropriate tools (e.g. a forgefor metalworking), as well as knowledge of the crafting Recipe.
•Recipes may be learned by apprenticing with craftsman as well granted through racial knowledge. For example, all Orcs are taught the secrets of crafting Orcish armour by their parents (it is a boring childhood). Relevant perks are still required.
•Learning a Recipe: You must find a craftsman with knowledge of the desired materials, and apprentice with them for at least 1 day. At the end of the day, you may roll vs. Smithing +50 for each recipe to learn any recipes of the category you have been studying.
•Each Recipe includes specific tools and materials as well as time to create the item. To craft, roll vs. Smithing + modifiers: Success = item crafted, Failure by 20 or less = item crafted in twice duration, Failure by more than 20 = item crafted in twice duration with twice the materials. A critical success (range 3) will provide an item enhancement per the GM’s discretion.
•All weapons and armour may be improved by (Current Smithing/2)% x (Perk). Improving a weapon or armour piece requires 1 hour and appropriate tools and materials. Roll vs. Smithing + 30: success = item improved, failure = item not improved.
•Crafting or improving metallic objects requires access to a forge as well as refined ingots of the relevant type. Ingots can either be purchased or refined from ore at a Smelter, which can be found in most large cities and near many mines. Most blacksmiths are happy to rent access to their forge during non-work hours for a small fee.
•All crafting grants 1XP per hour spent, whether in making items, improving items, or apprenticing, up to 10XP per day.
•Dragon Armour? Preposterous… dragons haven’t existed in hundreds of years!
Racial Crafting Types
Altmer Elvish
Argonian Scale
Bosmer Leather
Dunmer Glass
Imperial Studded
Khajit Fur
Nord Steel
Orc Orcish
Redguard Chainmail
Perk Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
Steel Smithing Can create Steel armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much.
Arcane Blacksmith You can improve magical weapons and armor. 60 Smithing Steel Smithing
Dwarven Smithing Can create Dwarven armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much. 30 Smithing Steel Smithing
Orcish Smithing Can create Orcish armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much. 50 Smithing Dwarven Smithing
Ebony Smithing Can create Ebony armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much. 80 Smithing Orcish Smithing
Daedric Smithing Can create Daedric armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much. 90 Smithing Ebony Smithing
Elven Smithing Can create Elven armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much. 30 Smithing Steel Smithing
Advanced Armors Can create Scaled, Plate, and Chainmail armor at forges, and improve them twice as much. 50 Smithing Elven Smithing
Glass Smithing Can create Glass armor and weapons at forges, and improve them twice as much. 70 Smithing Advanced Armors
Dragon Armor Can create Dragon armor at forges, and improve them twice as much. 100 Smithing Daedric Smithing or Glass
•The Survival skill encompasses all of those time honored ways tostay fed, warm, and dry outside of the confines of civilization.Practically, this means hunting, fishing, foraging, making camp,and enduring natural hardship.
•Once a day while outside of towns or cities, at least one party member must make a Survival Wilderness roll. Results of the roll determine how much food is found by the party, how well they arerested, and if any unexpected finds come their way.
•Besides the daily Wilderness roll, Survival rolls can be made for additional hunting, fishing, foraging, etc in order to gather food and crafting materials.
•Each locale of Tamriel has its own selection of flora, fauna, and geology. It is a good idea to have knowledge of what is locallyavailable before spending time searching for something specific.
•The minimum time spent to make a Survival roll is 2 hours. Eachadditional hour spent during daylight adds a +10 bonus.
•Each day spent in the wilds automatically grants 2XP.
•The lower the result is within each category, the more beneficial the Windfall will be for the party.
Survival
Target - Roll Result Description
Ingredients
Found
-40 or less Skunked No food found, max stamina -20 for the next day 0
-20 to -39 Meagre 1 ration worth of food found, -10 max stamina 1
-19 to +19 Sufficient 1 day's worth of food for the party found 2
+20 to +39 Plentifull 1 day's worth of food found, +3 rations 4
+40 to +59 Bountifull 1 day's worth of food found, +6 rations 6
+60 or crit Windfall Same as bountifull, an additional rare item found 6
Windfall Roll Item Found
1 to 10 Magical treasure
11 to 30 Mundane treasure
31 to 40 Rare Ore 4x
41 to 60 Common Ore 4x
61 to 80 bonus 3x ingredients
81 to 95 encounter with predator
96 to 100 encounter with monster
Survivalist
The Call of
Blood
Field
Dresser
Deadly
Huntsman
Lay of the Land
Strong
Metabolism
Hardy
Legs of
Steel Antidote
Natural
Immunity
Perk Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
Survivalist +20 bonus on all Wilderness Survival Rolls.
The Call of Blood May track non-magical beasts and creatures over any surface. 30 Survival Survivalist
Strong Metabolism Regen effects from food is doubled. 30 Survival Survivalist
Lay of the LandSurvival checks to search for a particluar ore, wild animal, or
alchemical ingredien are at a +30 bonus.40 Surivival Survivalist
Field Dresser Double leather and meat yield from animals. 40 Survival Blood Tracking
Deadly Huntsman Critical range of attacks against unarmored oponents are 90 Survival Field Dresser
Hardy+50% fire, frost, and lightning resistance (does not stack with
items or racial bonuses, does stack with potions).60 Survival Strong Metabolism
Legs of Iron Sprinting does not consume stamina. 100 Survival Hardy
Antidote May take a major action to purge poison from self or others. 70 Survival Hardy
Natural Immunity Immune to all disease. 70 Survival Hardy
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Definitely Not Compensating:Definitely Not Compensating:Definitely Not Compensating:Definitely Not Compensating:
•To make an attack with a two handed weapon, you must equip the weapon first (Major action). Each attack is a minor action, you may attack up to 2 times per turn.
•Please see Attack Sequence table and Combat Movement chart for how to calculate hits.
•You may perform a Power Attack by stating thus when you announce your target. Each power attack is categorized by your current momentum: Forward, Standing, Side, or Backwards. Power Attacks with two handed weapons cost 50 stamina and do double damage, up to 3x depending on weapon type.
•Pole Weapons: These are special two handed weapons that generally do less damage, but have the advantage of +1 reach. This means that you may attack an enemy from 1 extra hex away. Combat movement rules still apply.
•You may equip a spear and a shield simultaneously for optimum defense. However, you may not Power Attack while doing so.
•Weapon Type: All weapons are categorized as Piercing, Slashing, or Blunt. Weapon type affects which power attacks receive a bonus as well as critical range. Creatures may be weak against certain types of weapons.
•Each hit with a Two Handed weapon gives 1 XP.
Greatswords, Warhammers, Battleaxes are normal two handed weapons.Spears, Staves, and Halberds are common two handed pole weapons.
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
1 Two-Handed weapons do 20% more damage.
2 Two-Handed weapons do 40% more damage. 20 Two-handed Rank 1
3 Two-Handed weapons do 60% more damage. 40 Two-handed Rank 2
4 Two-Handed weapons do 80% more damage. 60 Two-handed Rank 3
5 Two-Handed weapons do twice as much damage. 80 Two-handed Rank 4
Champion's Stance Power attacks with two-handed weapons cost 20 less stamina. 20 Two-handed Barbarian
Devastating Blow Standing power attacks do 25% bonus damage with a chance to decapitate your enemies. 50 Two-handed Champion's Stance
Great Critical Charge Can do a two-handed power attack while sprinting that does critical damage if hits. 50 Two-handed Champion's Stance
Sweep Sideways power attacks with two-handed weapons hit all targets in an 180° arc. 70 Two-handed Great Critical Charge or Devastating Blow
Warmaster Backwards power attack has a 25% chance to paralyze the target. 100 Two-handed Sweep
1 Attacks with 2H piercing weapons have a bonus crit range of 10. 30 Two-handed Barbarian
2 Attacks with 2H piercing weapons have a bonus crit range of 15. 60 Two-handed Rank 1
3 Attacks with 2H piercing weapons have a bonus crit range of 20. 90 Two-handed Rank 2
1 Attacks with 2H slashing weapons cause extra 20% bleeding damage. 30 Two-handed Barbarian
2 Attacks with 2H slashing weapons cause extra 40% bleeding damage. 60 Two-handed Rank 1
3 Attacks with 2H slashing weapons cause extra 60% bleeding damage. 90 Two-handed Rank 2
1 Attacks with 2H blunt weapons ignore 25% of armor. 30 Two-handed Barbarian
2 Attacks with 2H blunt weapons ignore 50% of armor. 60 Two-handed Rank 1
3 Attacks with 2H blunt weapons ignore 75% of armor. 90 Two-handed Rank 2
Skullcrusher
Barbarian
Deep Wounds
Limbsplitter
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Picking Your Poison:Picking Your Poison:Picking Your Poison:Picking Your Poison:
•Alchemy can only be performed at designated Alchemy Labs, each potion crafting attempt requires 10 minutes.
•To create a potion (or poison) you must combine two or more ingredients which share a magical effect. If the shared effect is a beneficial one (e.g., Restore Health), you create a potion; if the shared effect is a negative one (e.g. Damage Health), you create a poison. Multiple-effect potions can be created if the combined ingredients share more than one effect in common.
•Each ingredient has a total of four available effects. Tasting the ingredient always allows you to discover an ingredient's first effect. Additional effects can be discovered by experimenting to see what ingredient combinations successfully yield potions. You can simply mix ingredients randomly together.
•There are five tiers of potions and poisons. Each tier requires substantially greater skill to craft (see table below). To create a potion roll vs. skill x (1-perk). A critical success (range 5) creates a potion one tier higher than attempted.
•The effects of multiple Fortify style potions do not stack.
•Alchemical suppliers generally receive new shipments once per week.
•Successfully creating a potion or poison grants 2XP the first time you create it, and then 1XP for each subsequent batch.
•Eating a new ingredient to discover its effect grants 1XP.
Tier Description Target
I Minor Skill + 40
II Standard Skill + 0
III Potent Skill - 20
IV
Heroic or
Debilitating Skill - 40
V
Legendary
or Deadly Skill - 60
VI Supreme Crit only
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
1 Crafting Tier I potions and poisons automatically succeed.
2 Bonus +20 to craft Tier II potions and poisons. 20 Alchemy
3 Bonus +20 to craft Tier III potions and posions. 40 Alchemy
4 Bonus +20 to craft Tier IV potions and poisons. 60 Alchemy
5 Bonus +10 to craft Tier V potions and poison. 80 Alchemy
Physician Potions you mix that restore Health, Magicka or Stamina are
25% more powerful. 20 Alchemy Alchemist
Benefactor Potions you mix with beneficial effects have an additional 25%
greater magnitude. 30 Alchemy Physician
1 Eating an ingredient reveals first two effects. 50 Alchemy Benefactor
2 Eating an ingredient reveals first three effects. 70 Alchemy
3 Eating an ingredient reveals all its effects. 90 Alchemy
Poisoner Poisons you mix are 25% more effective. 30 Alchemy Physician
Concentrated Poison Poisons applied to weapons last for twice as many hits. 60 Alchemy Poisoner
Green Thumb Plant yields from Survival Wilderness checks are doubled. 70 Alchemy Concentrated Poison
Snakeblood +50% resistance to all poisons. 80 Alchemy Experimenter or
Concentrated Poison
Purity All negative effects are removed from created potions, and all
positive effects are removed from created poisons. 100 Alchemy Snakesblood
Experimenter
Alchemist
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Use of Chainmail Swimwear:Use of Chainmail Swimwear:Use of Chainmail Swimwear:Use of Chainmail Swimwear:
•Different regions and cities of the Empire provide different styles of light armour. Some examples are fur, leather, scale, chainmail, studded leather, Elven, Imperial (light), and Glass.
•All styles of light armour share the following advantages vs. heavy armour:
•Lighter and less movement penalties
•Less noisy and easier for sneaking
•Perk Unhindered (weightless) is available 20 skill points earlier than Conditioning.
•Uses less stamina when sprinting
•Stamina recovers faster with Wind Walker
•The lighter weight allows for the carrying of multiple suits of armor, each fine tuned for specific enemies and situations, without drastically taking up encumbrance.
•Fully mastering the Light Armour tree requires two fewer perks over Heavy Armour (10 total points versus 12), allowing for more growth in other skill trees.
•These advantages come at the cost of brute protection, typical equivalent level light armour pieces have 25% less protection than their heavy counterparts.
•Armour does not normally provide protection against poison or magical attacks, this can be mitigated by Enchantment.
•All armour can be improved at a Smithy. You can either hire a blacksmith to improve your armour or attempt to improve it yourself (via Smithing skill).
•Any hit mitigated by Light Armour provides 1XP.
Armor Damage Reduction Calculation:
%Damage Reduction = (Armor Rating+25 x (# of pieces equipped))/10
Armor Rating = Sum of Piece Ratings
Piece Rating = Base x (1+0.4 x skill(%))x(1+perks) + effects
Example: Sonja the Somewhat Red has skill 40 and rank 3 perks, and
is wearing leather cuirass, gauntlets, and boots, but not a helmet.
Cuirass: 26 x (1 + 0.4 x 0.4) x (1.6) = 42 piece rating
Assuming her gauntlet AR = 24 and boot AR = 18,
Armor Rating = 26 + 24 + 18 = 68
Damage Reduction = (68 + 25 x 3)/10 = 14.3%
Our friendly GM will round to the nearest 5%, so Sonja will take 85% of
any physical damage that comes her way.
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
1 Increase armor rating for Light armor by 20%, does not affect shields.
2 Increase armor rating for Light armor by 40%, does not affect shields. 20 Light Armor Rank 1
3 Increase armor rating for Light armor by 60%, does not affect shields. 40 Light Armor Rank 2
4 Increase armor rating for Light armor by 80%, does not affect shields. 60 Light Armor Rank 3
5 Increase armor rating for Light armor by 100%, does not affect shields. 80 Light Armor Rank 4
Custom Fit 25% Armor bonus if wearing all Light Armor: head, chest, hands, feet. 30 Light Armor Agile Defender
Matching Set Additional 25% Armor bonus if wearing a matched set of Light Armor. 70 Light Armor Custom Fit
Unhindered Light Armor weighs nothing and doesn't slow you down when worn. 50 Light Armor Custom Fit
Wind Walker Stamina regenerates 50% faster in all Light Armor: head, chest, hands, feet. 60 Light Armor Unhindered
Deft Movement 10% chance of avoiding all damage from a melee attack while wearing all Light Armor: head,
chest, hands, feet.100 Light Armor Wind Walker or Matching Set
Agile Defender
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Light Armour
Call a Locksmith!Call a Locksmith!Call a Locksmith!Call a Locksmith!
•Lockpicks are used to both open locks and disarm traps.
•Picking a lock or disarming a trap is an Extended action. Thus, each attempt will consume an entire combat round.
•An improvised lockpick may be used at a -50% penalty to all rolls for opening that lock. Also, a roll of 1 to 10 on when using an improvised lockpick will break the lock and render it unopenable.
•Each lockpicking attempt will damage a lockpick, lockpicks break at a rate determined by the lock/trap tier. Each attempt also increases the chance of success by +20.
•Lockpicks can be found for purchase at smithys and general stores, also shady types will have a supply. Lockpicks may also be created using the Smithing skill.
•Each unique lock opened or trap disarmed provides XP per the tier description table. Each subsequent opening or disarming of the same lock or trap reduces the XP by half (rounded up).
Perk Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
Novice Locks Novice locks and traps are +30 easier to pick.
Apprentice Locks Apprentice locks and traps are +30 easier to pick. 25 Lockpicking Novice Locks
Quick Hands May make a second disarm attempt before setting of a trap. 40 Lockpicking Apprentice Locks
Wax Key Automatically gives you a copy of a picked lock's key if it has one. 50 Lockpicking Quick Hands
Adept Locks Adept locks and traps are +30 easier to pick. 50 Lockpicking Apprentice Locks
Expert Locks Expert locks and traps are +30 easier to pick. 75 Lockpicking Adept Locks
Golden Touch 50% greater chance of disarming traps 60 Lockpicking Adept Locks
Treasure Hunter May modifiy a Treasure roll by 10 in either direction. 70 Lockpicking Golden Touch
Locksmith Pick starts close to the lock opening position. 80 Lockpicking Expert Locks
Unbreakable Lockpicks never break. 100 Lockpicking Locksmith
Master Locks Master locks and traps are +30 easier to pick. 100 Lockpicking Expert Locks
Lock or Trap Tier Initial Modifier
Damage per
Attempt XP Granted
Novice +40 3 1
Apprentice 0 4 2
Adept -40 4 4
Expert -80 6 7
Master -120 12 10
Starting lockpick health: 12LHP
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Lockpicking
Seeker
Echolocation
All-seeing Eye
Premonition
Tactical
Mastery
Mobility
Steady
Nerves
TricksterBait and
Switch
Quick
Reflexes
I Spy with My Little EyeI Spy with My Little EyeI Spy with My Little EyeI Spy with My Little Eye…………
•Notice is an extremely useful skill that may be used to search for treasure, spot hidden enemies, and respond to opponents’ actions in combat.
•All notice checks are Free actions, however only one notice action may be taken per round (response checks and interrupts do not count). You may take Search minor actions to increase your next notice roll by 20%.
•At the beginning of each round, all opponents either in line of sight or in hearing range of a Sneaking character will make an opposed Notice check to try to spot the character.
•Instead of Responding to an enemy’s action with a Held Action, the player may spend 10 stamina and pass a Notice check to make a Response.
•Similarly, an attacker may interrupt to attempt to cancel an enemy’s response. This requires an Adverse Opposed Notice roll.
•Searching for treasure attempts to find additional treasure beyond what has already been revealed in a cleared dungeon. May not take Search actions to increase the odds of success when making this roll.
•All successful Notice checks taken with fewer than 4 Search actions grant 1XP.
Opposed Skill Checks:Both participants roll the relevant skill. Each participants skill level + bonuses is
added to their opponent’s skill check. The lower result wins. In the case of a
tie, the opponent with the higher initiative card wins.
Adverse Opposed Skill Checks:
Same as above, however in addition to obtaining the lower result, the initiator of
the action must pass the skill check by obtaining a result </= their Notice skill.
Did you know?Did you know?Did you know?Did you know?
Hearing range is 14 for Bosmer and Khajit, and 10 for all other races. This bonus naturally makes them better at detecting hidden enemies but increases their vulnerability to shouts and cries.
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Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
1 Each Seek action adds a +30 bonus to the next notice roll.
2 Each Seek action adds a +50 bonus to the next notice roll. 30 Notice Rank 1
3 Each Seek action adds a +70 bonus to the next notice roll. 60 Notice Rank 2
Steady Nerves May hold two Minor Actions per turn. 20 Notice Seeker
Echolocation Stealthed oponents do not receive Line of Sight bouses. 30 Notice Seeker
All Seing Eye May make a notice check to detect magically hidden objects and creatures 50 Notice Echolocation
Quick Reflexes Draws two initiative cards, and may choose which one to use. 40 Notice Steady Nerves
Trickster May take a Follow Action even if the Defender does not Respond. 50 Notice Quick Reflexes
1 Receive a +30% bonus to notice checks prior to a backstab 60 Notice Echolocation
2 Receive a +60% bonus to notice checks prior to a backstab 80 Notice Rank 1
Bait and Switch May change the target of an attack prior to a Follow Action. 60 Notice Trickster
Mobility Can move two spaces as a minor action instead of one. 80 Notice Bait and Switch
Tactical MasteryMay hold all actions, up to a maximum of 8. Also, held actions do not expire at
the end of the combat round.100 Notice Mobility
Seeker
Premonition
Notice
Artful Dodging and Other Acts of a Less than Savoury Artful Dodging and Other Acts of a Less than Savoury Artful Dodging and Other Acts of a Less than Savoury Artful Dodging and Other Acts of a Less than Savoury Nature:Nature:Nature:Nature:
•You may make a check vs. current Pickpocket + Notice to gauge a Mark. A successful roll will allow you to assess the Mark’s wealth and possessions.
•Items may either be pickpocketed in sneak by approaching a Mark from behind, or by performing a Bump and Grab. Bumping and Grabbing requires a successful Speech check prior to making the Pickpocket check.
•The chance of successfully pickpocketing an item is dependent upon the item being stolen: Heavier items and more valuable items are harder to steal but reward more XP.
•If you fail, the target will detect you and you will receive a bounty for your current locale. Even if successful, there is also a chance that the target will hire a thug to kill you.
•A bounty will be cancelled if all witnesses to the crime have been eliminated. However, murder is not kindly looked upon by the authorities.
•Pickpocketing in combat requires you to be Sneaking with hidden meter > 50 and to approach the target from behind, and takes an Extended action.
Pickpocket XP = (Item weight x 10 + Item Value x 5 – Current Skill x 10)/10,
round down. Minimum reward is 1 XP, maximum reward is 10 XP per item.
Example: A rather foolish thief with Pickpocket of 25 attempts to steal a steel
sword from a guard. A steel sword has weight of 10 and value of 45, so the
thief would receive (10 x 10 + 45 x 5 – 25 x 10)/10 = 7 XP if successful. If not
successful, the thief would receive a bounty = item value + 10 and could be
1 Pickpocketing bonus of 20%. Item weight and value reduce pickpocketing odds.
2 Pickpocketing bonus of 40%. Item weight and value reduce pickpocketing odds. 20 Pickpocket
3 Pickpocketing bonus of 60%. Item weight and value reduce pickpocketing odds. 40 Pickpocket
4 Pickpocketing bonus of 80%. Item weight and value reduce pickpocketing odds. 60 Pickpocket
5 Pickpocketing bonus of 100%. Item weight and value reduce pickpocketing odds. 80 Pickpocket
Night Thief +25% chance to pickpocket if the target is asleep. 30 Pickpocket Light Fingers
Cutpurse Pickpocketing gold is 50% easier. 40 Pickpocket Night Thief
Keymaster Pickpocketing keys is 50% easier. 60 Pickpocket Cutpurse
Misdirection Can pickpocket equipped weapons. 70 Pickpocket Cutpurse
Perfect Touch Can pickpocket equipped items. 100 Pickpocket Misdirection
Extra Pockets Carrying capacity is increased by 100. 50 Pickpocket Night Thief
Poisoned Silently harm enemies by placing poisons in their pockets. 40 Pickpocket Night Thief
Light Fingers
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It Must Have Been My ImaginationIt Must Have Been My ImaginationIt Must Have Been My ImaginationIt Must Have Been My Imagination…………
•Initiating Sneaking requires a Minor Action and may only be doneout of combat or out of Line of Sight of enemies. Starting to Sneak out of combat in public may cause onlookers to laugh at you and/or alert the nearest guard.
•At the start of every round, Sneaking characters must make a opposed check Sneak vs. opponent's notice + modifiers for all opponents within line of sight or earshot of the Sneaker. Please see modifiers and results table.
•Your success at Sneaking is recorded via the Hidden Meter. The Hidden Meter normally starts at state of 50 out of combat and 0 (detected) in combat.
•A Hidden state of 60 or above allows Backstabbing and Pickpocketing. A Backstab attempt requires an additional opposed detection check and grants 5x damage for daggers, 3x damage for other melee weapons, and 2x damage for ranged attacks.
•Each detection roll that does not decrease the Hidden Meter grants 1XP. Each successful Backstab grants 3XP.
•You may not Backstab with a ballista. Additionally, Backstabbing with pole weapons or spells does not provide bonus damage.
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
1 You are 20% harder to detect when sneaking.
2 You are 25% harder to detect when sneaking. 20 Sneak
3 You are 30% harder to detect when sneaking. 40 Sneak
4 You are 35% harder to detect when sneaking. 60 Sneak
5 You are 40% harder to detect when sneaking. 80 Sneak
Backstab Backstab attacks with one-handed weapons now do six times
damage. 30 Sneak Stealth
Deadly Aim Backstab attacks with bows now do three times damage. 40 Sneak Backstab
Assassin's Blade Backstat attacks with daggers now do a total of fifteen times normal
damage. 50 Sneak Deadly Aim
Muffled Movement Noise from armor is reduced 50%. 30 Sneak Stealth
Light Foot You won't trigger pressure plates or other environmental traps. 40 Sneak Muffled
Movement
Silent Roll Sprinting while sneaking executes a silent forward roll for 4 spaces
of bonus movement.50 Sneak Light Foot
Silence May take full Movement without receiving a Sneaking penalty. 70 Sneak Silent Roll
Shadow Warrior May initiate Sneaking in line of sight of an enemy with a 30 starting
Hidden meter.100 Sneak Silence
Stealth
Stealth Modifie rs and Outcomes
Note: Modifiers are added to the Notice re sult of the opponent
attempting to detect the Sneaking player.
Wearing L ight Armour -20
Wearing Heavy A rmour -40
In Direct L ight* -40
Weapon is Drawn* -20
Movement > 3 this turn -15
In Adjacent Space -20
In Shadow* +30
Outs ide at Night* +30
Not in Line of Sight +60
In Partial Cover +20
In Heavy Cover +40
Spell Cast Previous Turn -30
*Only applies if in Line of Sight
If Then
Notice - S tealth >/= 20 Detected! Hidden meter set to 0.
Notice - S tealth > 0, < 20 Hidden meter - 20
Notice = Stealth Hidden meter - 10
Stealth - Not ice > 0, < 20 Hidden meter unchanged
Stealth - Not ice >/= 20 Hidden meter + 10
Nearby ally of Detector is kille d Hidden meter -30
Detector is hit by Stealther Detected! Hidden meter set to 0.
Distance > 10 spaces and out of Fully Hidden! Hidden meter set
Line of Sight to 100.
Out of Line of S ight Bonus Hidden meter +10
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The Gift of the Gab:The Gift of the Gab:The Gift of the Gab:The Gift of the Gab:
•The Speech skill is normally used for Haggling, Persuasion, and Intimidation checks.
•You may make a Haggling check (not to be confused with the perk), when attempting to buy or sell an item. A successful Haggling Speech check will improve an item’s price by 20% in your favour, a critical success (range 5) willimprove by an additional 20%.
•You may attempt to Intimidate and opponent in combat to select another target, or Intimidate a merchant to give you a 40% discount (same as a Haggling critical success). To make an Intimidate check, pass an Opposed skill check vs. one of the following opponent’s skills: One Handed, Two Handed, Archery, Destruction Magic, Conjuration Magic, Illusion Magic. Intimidating a merchant may cause them to report you to the guards for a bounty, depending on how much they like you and the value of the item.
•You may make a Persuasion Opposed Speech roll to increase someone’s opinion of you (or reduce their hostility). Persuasion rolls in combat are Adverse Opposed checks vs. the enemy’s Speech, and will cause the enemy to select another target. A critical success (range 2) will cause the enemy to stop fighting and leave the area.
•All successful Speech skills checks provide 1XP, 2XP on a critical success.
•Performing a Haggling or Persuasion check out of combat with your weapon drawn will incur a -30 penalty.
•Performing an Intimidation check with your weapon drawn will incur a +30 bonus if your opponent does not also have a drawn weapon.
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
1 Buying and selling prices are 10% better.
2 Buying and selling prices are 15% better. 20 Speech
3 Buying and selling prices are 20% better. 40 Speech
4 Buying and selling prices are 25% better. 60 Speech
5 Buying and selling prices are 30% better. 80 Speech
Allure 10% better prices with the opposite sex. 30 Speech Haggling
Merchant Can sell any type of item to any kind of merchant. 50 Speech Allure
Investor Can invest 500 gold with a shopkeeper to increase his available
gold permanently. 70 Speech Merchant
Fence Can barter stolen goods with any merchant you have invested in. 90 Speech Investor
Master Trader Every merchant in the world gains 1000 gold for bartering. 100 Speech Fence
Bribery Can bribe guards to ignore crimes. 30 Speech Haggling
Persuasion Persuasion attempts receive a +30 bonus. 50 Speech Bribery
Intimidation Intimidation is twice as likely to be successful. 70 Speech Persuasion
Haggling
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Turning Stuff Into Other Stuff:Turning Stuff Into Other Stuff:Turning Stuff Into Other Stuff:Turning Stuff Into Other Stuff:
•All Alteration spells are considered passive spells, and are cast via spending a Major Action.
•To cast, roll Alteration skill. Success = spell cast, failure =spell cast with 50% extra magicka cost.
•Spells interrupted via a combat response or by not having enough magicka are not cast, no magicka is spent for interrupted spells.
•Dual cast Alteration spells cost 2-1/2 times normal magicka for 1-1/2 times normal potency, duration, and/or range (Telekinesis).
•Passive skills currently in effect may be recast at a 20% magicka savings.
•Casting Novice and Apprentice level spells grant 1XP, casting Adept and Expert level spells grant 2XP, casting Master level spells grants 5XP. No XP is granted until spell has a real effect on the course of gameplay.
Spell Cost for All Spells: Base x (1-skill%/2) x perks x effects
Example: Melcor the Magnificent dual casts Stoneflesh on himself
which has base cost of 200. Fortunately, he has an Alteration skill of
40 and the Apprentice Alteration perk. So his cost is 200 x (1-40%/2)
x ½ x 2½ (dual) = 200 magicka. Not a cheap casting to be sure, but
since he dual cast and has the Mage Armor Rank 1 perk, he will have
an extra 180 AR (18% DR) for the next 15 combat rounds.
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
Novice Alteration Cast Novice level Alteration spells for half magicka.
Alteration Dual Casting Dual casting an Alteration spell overcharges the effects into an even more
Stability Alteration spells have greater duration. 70 Alteration Adept Alteration
1 Protection spells like Stoneflesh are twice as strong if not wearing armor. 30 Alteration Apprentice Alteration
2 Protection spells like Stoneflesh are 2.5 times as strong if not wearing armor. 50 Alteration Rank 1
3Protection spells like Stoneflesh are three times as strong if not wearing
armor. 70 Alteration Rank 2
Magic Resistance
Mage Armor
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Alteration
Is That an Atronach in Your Pocket?Is That an Atronach in Your Pocket?Is That an Atronach in Your Pocket?Is That an Atronach in Your Pocket?
•Most Conjuration Spells are considered Passive, and are cast via spending a Major Action. Soul Trap and Spectral Arrow are considered an active spell and are cast identically to ranged Destruction spells.
•To cast (except for active spells), roll Conjuration skill. Success = spell cast, failure = spell cast with 50% extra magicka cost.
•All summoned creatures are placed in an adjacent hex of your choice, except if you have the Summoner Perk.
•Spells interrupted via a combat response or by not having enough magicka are not cast, no magicka is spent for interrupted spells.
•Dual cast Conjuration spells costs 2-1/2 times the magicka for 1-1/2 times the duration.
•Summoned creatures provide 1XP per every round in combat.
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
Novice Conjuration Cast Novice level Conjuration spells for half magicka.
Oblivion Binding Bound weapons will banish summoned creatures and turn raised
ones. 50 Conjuration Soul Stealer
Necromancy Greater duration for reanimated undead. 40 Conjuration Novice Conjuration
Dark Souls Reanimated undead have 100 points more health. 70 Conjuration Necromancy
1 Can summon atronachs or raise undead twice as far away. 30 Conjuration Novice Conjuration
2 Can summon atronachs or raise undead three times as far away. 70 Conjuration Rank 1
Atromancy Double duration for conjured Atronachs. 40 Conjuration Summoner
Elemental Potency Conjured Atronachs are 50% more powerful. 80 Conjuration Atromancy
Twin Souls You can have two atronachs or reanimated zombies. 100 Conjuration Dark Souls or Elemental
Potency
Summoner
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Conjuration
Come and Light My Fire:Come and Light My Fire:Come and Light My Fire:Come and Light My Fire:
•Destruction Magic ranged spells are Active and require a major action to cast as well as a minor action to release. Aim actions may be taken to increase accuracy (+20 per action) prior to release.
•To cast a Destruction Magic ranged spell roll vs. Skill + modifiers. Success = spell hits, failure = spell misses, Critical hit = spell does double damage (range 2).
•All non-ranged Destruction spells are passive and are cast as per Alteration Magic spells (e.g. runes, cloaks, walls).
•Spells interrupted via a combat response or by not having enoughmagicka are not cast, no magicka is spent for interrupted spells.
•Dual casting Destruction spells costs 3 times the magicka 2 times the damage.
•The same XP rewards as Alteration Magic apply.
Of Note:Of Note:Of Note:Of Note:
•Frostbite, Flames, and Sparks Novice level spells are exceptions to the above rules, and follow the casting and XP rules of Sustained spells (see Restoration Magic).
•Fire, Frost, and Lightning damage have the following additional effects:-Fire damage does 25% bonus health damage every round for two additional rounds (does not stack).-Frost damage does 100% bonus stamina damage and Freezes the target for 1 round.-Lightning damage does 50% bonus magicka damage. In addition, ranged attack penalties for Lightning based spells are halved, bonuses apply as normal.
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
Novice Destruction Cast Novice level Destruction spells for half magicka.
Rune Master Can place runes five times farther away. 40 Destruction Apprentice Destruction
1 Fire spells do 25% more damage. 30 Destruction Novice Destruction
2 Fire spells do 50% more damage, increases blast radius of Fireball. 60 Destruction Rank 1
Intense Flames Fire damage causes targets to flee if their health is low (under 20%). 50 Destruction Augmented Flames
1 Frost spells do 25% more damage. 30 Destruction Novice Destruction
2 Frost spells do 50% more damage, increases radius of Ice Storm. 60 Destruction Rank 1
Deep Freeze Frost damage paralyzes targets if their health is low (under 20%). 60 Destruction Augmented Frost
1 Shock spells do 25% more damage. 30 Destruction Novice Destruction
2Shock spells do 50% more damage, Chain Lightning jumps one
additional target (Caution: may hit followers). 60 Destruction Rank 1
Disintegrate Shock damage disintegrates targets if their health is low (under
15%). 70 Destruction Augmented Shock
Destruction Dual Casting Dual casting a Destruction spell overcharges the effects into an even
more powerful version. 20 Destruction Novice Destruction
Impact Active destruction spells will stagger an opponent when dual cast. 40 Destruction Destruction Dual Casting
Augmented Frost
Augmented Shock
Augmented Flames
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Destruction
Some Enchanted Evening:Some Enchanted Evening:Some Enchanted Evening:Some Enchanted Evening:
•Enchanting and Disenchanting require extended access to an Enchanting Altar.
•Magical items may be Disenchanted to learn a particular Enchantment. Disenchanting a magical item takes 8 hours and grants 5XP. A successful Enchanting roll decreases time to 4 hours and grants a bonus 5XP.
•Enchanting a magical item requires a known Enchantment, a non-enchanted item (unless with perk Extra Effect), and a charged soul gem. Souls trapped in soul gems provide the following potencies for all enchanted effects:-Grand (& Black): 100%, -Greater: 80%, -Common: 60%, -Lesser: 40%-Petty: 20%
•Enchanting an item takes 8 hours and grants 3XP. A successful Enchanting roll decreases time to 4 hours and grants a bonus 3XP, as well as a bonus 10% potency. A critical success (range 5) grants an additional 20% bonus.
•Enchanted weapons and staffs consume charge per use. Weapons may either be recharged with a charged soul gem at an Altar of Enchantment, or via the Soul Trap Conjuration spell. Charge provided per soul = 1,000 times normal potency.
•Recharging an item at an Altar of Enchantment takes 10 minutes and grants 1XP. A successful Enchanting roll grants an additional 50% charge.
•Enchanted clothing, armour, and jewelry effects are constant and do not consume charge.
•All soul gems are single use.
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
1 New enchantments are 20% stronger.
2 New enchantments are 40% stronger. 20 Enchanting Rank 1
3 New enchantments are 60% stronger. 40 Enchanting Rank 2
4 New enchantments are 80% stronger. 60 Enchanting Rank 3
5 New enchantments are 100% stronger. 80 Enchanting Rank 4
Fire Enchanter Fire enchantments are 25% stronger. 30 Enchanting Enchanter
Frost Enchanter Frost enchantments are 25% stronger. 40 Enchanting Fire Enchanter
Insightful Enchanter Skill enchantments are 25% stronger. 50 Enchanting Enchanter
Corpus Enchanter Health, magicka, and stamina enchantments are
25% stronger. 70 Enchanting Insightful Enchanter
Extra Effect Can put two enchantments on the same item. 100 Enchanting Corpus Enchanter
or Storm Enchanter
Soul Squeezer Soul Trap and soul gems provide extra magicka
for recharging. 20 Enchanting Enchanter
Soul Siphon Death blows to creatures, but not people, trap 5%
of the victim's soul, recharging the weapon. 40 Enchanting Soul Squeezer
Enchanter
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Enchanting
No Smoke, No Mirrors:No Smoke, No Mirrors:No Smoke, No Mirrors:No Smoke, No Mirrors:
•Illusion Magic spells cast on enemies are considered active spells and behave exactly like Destruction ranged spells. Dual-casting these spells costs 3 times the magicka and affects creatures of 2 times level range (after perks).
•Illusion Magic spells cast on self or allies are considered passive spells and behave exactly like Alteration spells. Dual casting these spells costs 2-1/2 times magicka for 1-1/2 times duration.
•Illusion spells cast on enemies may not be overwritten by the same spell effect for the duration of the spell.
•Casting Novice and Apprentice level spells grant 1XP, casting Adept and Expert level spells grant 2XP, casting Master level spells grants 5XP. No XP is granted until spell has a real effect on the course of gameplay.
Perk Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
Novice Illusion Cast Novice level Illusion spells for half magicka.
Animage Illusion spells now work on higher level animals (+8
levels to the spell maximum). 20 Illusion Novice Illusion
Kindred Mage All Illusion spells work on higher level people (+10
levels to the spell maximum). 40 Illusion Animage
Quiet Casting All spells you cast from any school of magic are silent
Calm spells now work on higher level opponents (+8
levels to spell maximum). Cumulative with Kindred
Mage and Animage.
30 Illusion Novice Illusion
Aspect of Terror
Fear spells work on higher level opponents (+10 levels
to spell maximum). Cumulative with Kindred Mage and
Animage.
50 Illusion Hypnotic Gaze
Rage
Frenzy spells work on higher level opponents (+12
levels to spell maximum). Cumulative with Kindred
Mage and Animage.
70 Illusion Aspect of Terror
Master of the Mind Illusion spells work on undead, daedra and automatons. 90 Illusion Quiet Casting or Rage
Illusion Dual Casting Dual casting an Illusion spell overcharges the effects
into an even more powerful version.20 Illusion Novice Illusion
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Illusion
We DonWe DonWe DonWe Don’’’’t Need No Education:t Need No Education:t Need No Education:t Need No Education:
Academics and the pursuit of science has a rich and varied history in the Empire. Not only do adherents of the Arcane spend their life in pursuit of knowledge, but so do those who study the natural world, its creatures, and the peoples of Tamriel for the sake of pure research. A diligent study of Lore will reward the searcher with knowledge of ancient secrets, accelerated study of other skills, and even glimpses into the hidden realm of the Arcane.
•The player or GM may initiate a Lore Knowledge check to attempt to reveal details about a place, creature, object, person, or organization. Possession of each book related to the subject of study will grant a +20 bonus for this check. A successful Lore check will grant 2XP.
•The magical properties of objects may be ascertained by passing a Lore check with a -10 penalty. Knowledge of related spells will provide a +30 bonus. A success will grant 5XP.
•Reading any book of note will grant 1XP.
Scholar
Natural
Philosophy
Cartographer
Archaeologist
Arcane Research
Applied
Sciences
Archivist
Academician
Curator
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
1The chance of success on Lore knowledge checks is
increased by +20 when researching non-magical objects.
2 Above increase is +40 30 Lore Rank 1
3 Above increase is +60 60 Lore Rank 2
Archivist Each book read provides 2XP 20 Lore Scholar
Natural PhilosophyCan perform a Lore check to determine a creature's strengths
& weaknesses in combat. Success grants 3XP30 Lore Scholar
Curator Receive a +30 bonus to identify magical objects 50 Lore Archivist
1When rolling for books, chance to find a skill tome is increased
by 50%40 Lore Archivist
2 When rolling for books, chance to find a skill tome is increased 50 Lore Rank 1
1 The chance to find a spell tome is increased by 50% 50 Lore Applied Sciences
2 The chance to find a spell tome is increased by 100% 60 Lore Rank 1
ArchaeologistMay make a lore check at a -20 penalty to predict the layout of
a dungeon. Success grants 5XP70 Lore Arcane Research
CartographerThe location of every city, town, and dungeon in a chosen
Province of Tamriel is known.90 Lore
Natural Philosophy or
Archaeologist
Academician Skill tomes now provide +3 skill points. Receive +1 all skills. 100 Lore Curator or Archaeologist
Applied Sciences
Arcane Research
Scholar
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Lore
Take Two and Send a Courier in the Morning:Take Two and Send a Courier in the Morning:Take Two and Send a Courier in the Morning:Take Two and Send a Courier in the Morning:
•Restoration magic contains the most sustained spells of any school. Sustained skills are initiated as a free action, must be sustained for at least one minor action, and may be sustained until the caster is out of magicka. Sustained Restoration spells include healing spells, wards, and absorption spells.
•To cast a Sustained spell, roll vs. Skill + 50 + modifiers. A failure means the spell fizzles and cannot be attempted again until nextturn. A critical success (range 5) halves the magicka cost as long as the spell is sustained.
•Sustained spells grant 1XP for every round in which at least oneaction is spent sustaining the spell.
•Dual casting sustained spells costs 3 times the magicka for 2 times the effect.
•Most other Restoration spells are considered Passive and behave exactly like Alteration spells for casting method, dual casting, and XP rewards.
Of Note:Of Note:Of Note:Of Note: Restoration is the only type of magic that most common citizens of Tamriel have had exposure to. If fact, most people do not think of it as magic at all, rather as miracles from Arkay, Mara, or one of the other gods. Needless to say, the clerics do little to clear up this misconception.
Perk Rank Description Skill Req. Perk Req.
Novice Restoration Cast Novice level Restoration spells for half magicka.
Avoid Death Once a day, heals 250 points automatically if you fall below
10% health. (Only if the damage does not kill you.) 90 Restoration Recovery
Regeneration Healing spells cure 50% more. 20 Restoration Novice Restoration
Necromage All spells are more effective against undead. 70 Restoration Regeneration
Respite Healing spells also restore Stamina. 40 Restoration Novice Restoration
Restoration Dual Casting Dual casting a Restoration spell overcharges the effects into
an even more powerful version. 20 Restoration Novice Restoration
Ward Absorb Wards recharge your magicka when hit with spells. 60 Restoration Novice Restoration
Recovery
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Restoration
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SwordsSwordsSwordsSwords
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Iron Sword 9 25 7
Steel Sword 10 45 8
Silver Sword 7 100 8
Orcish Sword 11 75 9
Dwarven Sword 12 135 10
Elven Sword 13 235 11
Glass Sword 14 410 12
Ebony Sword 15 720 13
Daedric Sword 16 1250 14
Swords are the bread and butter of the armed class. They are particularly suited for lunging attacks, and their long edges have a better chance of doing extra damage than most other weapons.
Critical Range 5
Damage Type: Piercing
War AxesWar AxesWar AxesWar Axes
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Iron War Axe 11 30 8
Steel War Axe 12 55 9
Orcish War Axe 13 90 10
Dwarven War Axe 14 165 11
Elven War Axe 15 280 12
Glass War Axe 16 490 13
Ebony War Axe 17 865 15
Daedric War Axe 18 1500 15
War Axes are favoured weapons of the Nords, and can wreak havoc on a lightly armoured foe. They are most effective when used in sideways slashing type attacks.
Critical Range 3
Damage Type: Slashing
MacesMacesMacesMacesCritical Range 2
Damage Type: Blunt
Power Attacks require 40 stamina
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Iron Mace 13 35 9
Steel Mace 14 65 10
Orcish Mace 15 105 11
Dwarven Mace 16 190 12
Elven Mace 17 330 13
Glass Mace 18 575 14
Ebony Mace 19 1000 16
Daedric Mace 20 1750 16
Maces are traditionally used by fighters facing more heavily armoured, better equipped foes. A strong standing blow has the best chance of defeating your enemy with this weapon.
DaggersDaggersDaggersDaggers
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Iron Dagger 2 10 4
Steel Dagger 3 18 5
Orcish Dagger 3 30 6
Dwarven Dagger 3 55 7
Elven Dagger 4 95 8
Glass Dagger 4 165 9
Ebony Dagger 5 290 10
These weapons may not be much to look at, but only a fool turns his back to a foe armed with a dagger. They do unparalleled damage from Sneak attacks and thus are favorite weapons of assassins.
Critical Range 10
Damage Type: Piercing
5x Backstab Damage (instead of 3x)
ClubsClubsClubsClubs Certainly not the most elegant of weapons, however clubs have the advantage of requiring little training and being less exhausting to use than other weapons.
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Oak Club 8 8 6
Ironwood Club 9 12 7
Studded Steel Club 10 15 8
Bone Club 11 40 9
Studded Glass Club 12 140 10
Studded Ebony Club 13 190 12
Critical Range 2
Damage Type: Blunt
Power Attacks only require 20 stamina
Called by different names throughout Tamriel, these somewhat rare single edged weapons make up for in raw damage what they lack in versatility. Plus they look very impressive.
ScimitarsScimitarsScimitarsScimitars Critical Range 3
GreatswordsGreatswordsGreatswordsGreatswords The blade of kings. In the hands of a highly trained blademaster, a greatsword can unleash an unequaled whirlwind of carnage. However, such power usually comes after years of disciplined training.
Critical Range 5
Damage Type: Piercing
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Iron Greatsword 16 50 15
Steel Greatsword 17 90 17
Silver Greatsword 12 160 17
Orcish Greatsword 18 75 18
Dwarven Greatsword 19 270 19
Elven Greatsword 20 470 20
Glass Greatsword 22 820 21
Ebony Greatsword 22 1440 22
Daedric Greatsword 23 2500 24
BattleaxesBattleaxesBattleaxesBattleaxes Few sights inspire fear like charging Nordic warriors wielding these mighty weapons. Battleaxes have been known to cleave foes in half with a single blow.
Critical Range 3
Damage Type: Slashing
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Iron Battleaxe 20 55 16
Steel Battleaxe 21 100 18
Orcish Battleaxe 25 165 19
Dwarven Battleaxe 23 300 20
Elven Battleaxe 24 520 21
Glass Battleaxe 25 900 22
Ebony Battleaxe 26 1585 23
Daedric Battleaxe 27 2750 25
WarhammersWarhammersWarhammersWarhammersIf you seek to subdue a foe wearing plate armour, look no further. Warhammers deliver brutally punishing blows to those foolish enough not to evade their attacks.
Critical Range 2
Damage Type: Blunt
Power Attacks cost 60 stamina
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Iron Warhammer 24 60 18
Steel Warhammer 25 110 20
Orcish Warhammer 26 180 21
Dwarven Warhammer 27 325 22
Elven Warhammer 28 565 23
Glass Warhammer 29 985 24
Ebony Warhammer 30 1725 25
Daedric Warhammer 31 4000 27
SpearsSpearsSpearsSpears Deceptively hard to master, these mainly defensive weapons are often used by soldiers in tight formation, as well as favoured by hunters because of their lightness and reach.
Critical Range 5
Damage Type: Piercing
Extended Reach, may equip a shield*
HalberdsHalberdsHalberdsHalberds Suited well for both attack and defense, these weapons can commonly be found in elite guard formations throughout the Empire.
Critical Range 3
Damage Type: Slashing
Extended Reach
StavesStavesStavesStavesFar more than just a simple piece of wood, staff wielding commoners have surprised many noble knights to their chagrin. Also, their natural state makes staves ideal for attracting Arcane energy.
Critical Range 2
Damage Type: Blunt
Extended Reach, may enchant into a
Wizard’s Staff, may attack 3x per turn
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Iron Spear 8 35 7
Steel Spear 9 55 8
Silver Spear 7 110 8
Orcish Spear 10 85 9
Dwarven Spear 11 145 10
Elven Spear 12 245 11
Glass Spear 12 420 12
Ebony Spear 13 750 13
Daedric Spear 14 1300 14
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Iron halberd 20 55 14
Steel halberd 21 100 15
Orcish halberd 25 165 17
Dwarven halberd 23 300 18
Elven halberd 24 520 19
Glass halberd 25 900 20
Ebony halberd 26 1585 21
Daedric halberd 27 2750 22
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Oak Staff 10 30 6
Ironwood Staff 11 55 7
Steel Shod Staff 12 90 8
Sungwood Staff 9 165 9
Glass Shod Staff 14 280 10
Ebony Shod Staff 15 490 12
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*May not power attack with a spear and a shield equipped.
Action at a DistanceAction at a DistanceAction at a DistanceAction at a Distance
BowsBowsBowsBows First perfected by the Elves, bows have been vital tools for hunting and defense from time immemorial. Mastering the bow requires a strong arm, a keen eye, and much patience.
CrossbowsCrossbowsCrossbowsCrossbowsThe introduction of crossbows to the Empire is relatively recent; they were found in Dwarven ruins around the time of The Nerevarine. Since then, they have become popular with mercenaries and paranoid nobles.
AmmunitionAmmunitionAmmunitionAmmunition
SlingsSlingsSlingsSlingsMainly used by farmers and shepherds to fend off predators, slings have the advantage of being able to chuck anything small and roundish at an enemy at high speed.
Very few merchants stock the more exotic ammunition types, these can either be crafted or taken from slain foes.
*These magical arrows only exist while using the Bound Bow spell.
Critical Range 5
Damage Type: Piercing
Critical Range 5
Damage Type: Piercing
Range Penalties are +15%
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Shortbow 5 30 6
Longbow 7 50 7
Orcish Bow 9 150 10Composite Bone
Bow 10 270 12
Elven Bow 12 470 13
Glass Bow 14 820 15
Ebony Bow 16 1440 17
Daedric Bow 18 2500 19
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Iron Crossbow 7 30 8
Steel Crossbow 9 50 9
Orcish Crossbow 11 150 12
Dwarven Arbalest 14 270 15
Glass Crossbow 15 820 17
Ebony Crossbow 18 1440 19
Daedric Crossbow 20 2500 20
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Iron Arrow 0 1 8
Bone Arrow 0 0 8
Steel Arrow 0 2 10
Orcish Arrow 0 4 12
Dwarven Arrow 0 6 14
Elven Arrow 0 8 16
Glass Arrow 0 9 18
Ebony Arrow 0 12 20
Bound Arrow* 0 0* 24
Daedric Arrow 0 16 24
Iron Bolt 0 3 9
Steel Bolt 0 5 11
Dwemer Bolt 0 8 15
Ebony Bolt 0 15 22
Daedric Bolt 0 20 26
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Common Sling 1 15 4
Elven Sling 2 25 6
Name Weight Value
Base
Damage
Rock 0 0 4
Iron Shot 0 1 5
Steel Shot 0 2 7
Dwarven Shot 0 5 9
Glass Shot 0 8 12
Ebony Shot 0 10 15
Critical Range 2
Damage Type: Blunt
Range Penalties are +15%
Calculating Ranged Damage:
Skill and perks boost bows only, so
Damage = (Base bow) x (1 + 0.5 x Archery(%)) x (1 + Perks) +
Ammunition + Effects
Please see Ranged Modifiers table for range, combat movement, and
The lightest and cheapest armor, mainly used by hunters, bandits, and poor adventurers.
Well cured leather armor is strong, supple, light, and almost noiseless, making it perfect for skirmishers and archers.
Standard issue armor for the Imperial Legion, and also popular with sellswords and better armed thugs.
Bonus: Armor noise penalty reduced by 3 for each
piece worn.
FurFurFurFur
Bonus: 5% Frost resistance per piece worn,
does not stack with racial abilities or item
enchantments, does stack with potions.
Fur armor is often worn in Skyrim for its warmth, and by Khajit since they like to dress in the skins of their prey.
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Fur Cuirass 6 50 23
Fur Boots 2 5 5
Fur Bracers 2 10 6
Fur Helmet 1 23 11
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Hide Armor 5 50 20
Hide Boots 1 10 5
Hide Bracers 1 10 5
Hide Helmet 2 25 10
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Leather Armor 6 75 23
Leather Boots 2 25 7
Leather Bracers 2 25 7
Leather Helmet 2 60 10
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Studded Armor 6 125 26
Studded Boots 2 25 8
Studded Bracers 2 25 8
Studded Helmet 2 60 12
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ElvenElvenElvenElven
GlassGlassGlassGlass
ChainmailChainmailChainmailChainmail
ScaleScaleScaleScale
Chainmail is expensive and time consuming to create, but is treasured by Redguards for its superior mobility in battle.
Bonus: Movement is 7 if wearing a complete set
of chainmail, 8 with Unhindered perk.
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Chainmail Armor 6 360 32
Chainmail Boots 2 90 9
Chainmail Bracers 2 90 9
Chainmail Helmet 2 190 14
Used by the Altmer both for battle and ceremony, Elven style armor has fallen out of fashion in the Empire from its association with the THalmor.
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Elven Armor 4 225 29
Elven Boots 1 45 8
Elven Gauntlets 1 45 8
Elven Gilded Armor 4 550 35
Elven Helmet 1 110 13
Offering superior protection against piercing weapons, Scale armor has been perfected by the Argonians of the Black Swamp, who craft it from the remains of their enemies.
Bonus: Piercing DR +10% if wearing a complete
set.
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Scaled Armor 6 350 32
Scaled Boots 2 70 9
Scaled Bracers 2 70 9
Scaled Helmet 2 175 14
Crafted from volcanic ore, the secrets of making this superior armor have long resided with the Dunmer of Vvanderfell, who are now mainly refugees.
Bonus: Slashing DR +20% if wearing a
complete set.
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Glass Armor 7 900 38
Glass Boots 2 190 11
Glass Gauntlets 2 190 11
Glass Helmet 2 450 16
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Built Like a RockBuilt Like a RockBuilt Like a RockBuilt Like a Rock
SteelSteelSteelSteel
DwarvenDwarvenDwarvenDwarven
OrcishOrcishOrcishOrcish
IronIronIronIron
The most basic form of heavy armor, Iron armor is often crafted by apprentice smiths striving to improve their craft.
Commonly available and offering superior protection, Steel armor is usually the prized possession of up and coming adventurers. Nordic smiths are known for making the best.
Although the Dwemer, or Dwarves, have long since vanished, the secrets of their crafting may be discovered by those with time and money to pursue them.
Bonus: 5% Shock resistance per piece worn,
does not stack with racial abilities or item
enchantments, does stack with potions.
Orcish smiths are deservedly held in high regard across Tamriel for creating this unique, effective, and intimidating armor style.
Bonus: +5 bonus to Intimidate rolls for each
piece worn.
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Iron Armor 30 125 25
Banded Iron Armor 35 200 28
Iron Boots 6 25 10
Iron Gauntlets 5 25 10
Iron Helmet 5 60 15
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Dwarven Armor 45 400 34
Dwarven Boots 10 85 13
Dwarven Gauntlets 8 85 13
Dwarven Helmet 12 200 18
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Steel Armor 35 275 31
Steel Armor 35 275 31
Steel Gauntlets 4 55 12
Steel Helmet 5 125 17
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Orcish Armor 38 625 40
Orcish Boots 9 125 14
Orcish Gauntlets 6 125 14
Orcish Helmet 6 300 19
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The Best DefenseThe Best DefenseThe Best DefenseThe Best Defense
EbonyEbonyEbonyEbony
DaedricDaedricDaedricDaedric
ShieldsShieldsShieldsShields
Steel PlateSteel PlateSteel PlateSteel Plate
The pinnacle of the Nordic smithcraft, Steel Plate armor is sought after by wealthy knights and champions throughout Tamriel.
Bonus: 10% Fire resistance per piece worn,
does not stack with racial abilities or item
enchantments, does stack with potions.
Incredibly rare and expensive, Ebony armor was famously worn by The Nerevarine when she battled the dread lord Dagoth Ur.
Daedric armor is associated with the denizens of Oblivion, and represents the embodiment of fear and darkness for ordinary mortals.
Bonus: Every piece worn adds a 5% chance that
humanoid enemies will flee in terror for 1 round.
Shields are used to mitigate much more damage than can be handled by armor alone, and can be used to stagger and knock down opponents by skilled warriors.
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Steel Plate Armor 35 1000 42
Steel Plate Boots 7 200 15
Steel Plate Gauntlets 7 200 15
Steel Plate Helmet 8 500 20
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Ebony Armor 38 1500 43
Ebony Boots 7 275 16
Ebony Gauntlets 7 275 16
Ebony Helmet 10 750 21
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Daedric Armor 50 3200 49
Daedric Boots 10 625 18
Daedric Gauntlets 6 625 18
Daedric Helmet 15 1600 23
Name Weight Value
Base
Rating
Hide Shield 4 25 15
Imperial Shield 5 75 18
Banded Iron Shield 12 100 22
Steel Shield 12 150 24
Dwarven Shield 12 225 26
Elven Shield 4 115 21
Glass Shield 6 450 27
Orcish Shield 14 500 30
Ebony Shield 14 750 32
Daedric Shield 15 1600 36
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