Bards And Balladeers

WHAT THIS MOD DOES:

This mod adds a whole series of bardic quests to the game, including two from random commoners that point to a local tavern that needs a bard to perform a ballad... each giving your PC the chance to randomly perform one of three different ballads. Also includes some similar quests available from the Bards Guild that again provide the chance to randomly perform one of two-to-three different ballads, but this time in local taverns, regional taverns, regional palaces and even regional strongholds. The Bards Guild will also offer more adventurous quests that don't involve performing at all, ranging from retrieving stolen or lost rare ballads to finding missing bards or helping Imperial Talent Scouts finding a potential new Imperial Bard.

The quality of a ballad's performance will be judged by your audience and depend on a mix of chance and your PC's Personality level (that being the prime attribute for bards)... and will be suitably rewarded with the appropriate monetary gain or a barrage of boos and a face-full of rotten tomatoes. Although Bard characters will have an easier time with this mod, being a Bard is not necessary. A good Personality score will be handy though, and will allow you to make a steady alternative income for your character by performing ballads. Ask around any new town you come to and you will soon be pointed to a tavern in need of bardic entertainment or to the guild itself.

The 24 ballads included in this mod (with a few very slight edits by me) were originally intended for the bards in the game but never used. I thought it would be nice to make them available so made this mod to do just that. A numbered copy of the ballads performed by your PC will be added to their inventory on completion of most quests. Obviously, all of these quests will have to be done numerous times to get a copy of each ballad available through them. NB: they are also all available from shops and lootpiles etc... the hunt is on. Can you get a full set of 24?

THE BARDS GUILD:

Faction Data:

Social Group = Commoner

Parent faction = The Bards

Allies = The Fighters Guild and The Mages Guild (rep with these guilds will increase slightly with every successful Bards Guild quest)

Enemies = None

Minimum Personality: Ranks: Benefits:

PER-NA: N: Wannabe: access none member quest.

PER-45: 0: Apprentice: access Guild quests and training.

PER-50: 1: Journeyman: access the library.

PER-55: 2: Fellow: access the guild at any time and be able to rest within the guild.

PER-60: 3: Bard: get free magicka recharge.

PER-65: 4: Balladeer: able to buy spells.

PER-70: 5: Master: able to make spells.

PER-75: 6: Professor: access spy master.

PER-80: 7: Prefect: identify magic items for a fee.

PER-85: 8: Dean: buy magic items.

PER-90: 9: Grand Master: identify magic items for free.