Audacious Magery

Name: Audacious Magery Version: 1. 09 Date: 7/15/2009 Category: Magic Requirements: Oblivion Script Extender (OBSE) Author: statttis Description =========== A couple weeks ago I tried out picador\'s Sorcerys Toll and while the idea was great, I wasn\'t satisfied with the implementation. So I decided to write my own version, and while I was at it, add some fun new features. I also decided to change the focus of the mod a little bit. Instead of being just about the \"toll\" of magic, I wanted the mod to help the player capture the spirit of discovery and encourage experimentation. It should allow the player to be daring, take risks and both profit and suffer from the unpredictability of powerful magic. Hence the name Audacious Magery... Details ======= Features: -The ability to cast spell above your mastery level. There are two possible modes of calculating your mastery level: vanilla, which uses the skill levels of 25-50-75-100, and a system similar to Sorcerys Toll, where mastery level is based on player skill vs. magicka cost. When using vanilla mastery levels, only spells higher than your mastery levels will cause penalties. For example, if you have 30 skill in Restoration, there will be no penalty for casting novice or apprentice spells, but there will be penalties for casting journeyman spells and above. The modified mastery levels uses the formula player mastery = (magic skill) * MasteryMultiplier (default 1. 7) It\'s hard to do these sorts of calculations in the midst of battle so I included the option to have sounds and/or messages inform you when you may have penalties applied. Three different message options: - First-person immersive messages that give you a rough estimate of how dangerous the spell is to cast - Message with exact numbers - Warning sound -Spell Penalties: just like Sorcerys Toll, when you cast a spell above your mastery level, bad things can happen. There are short term effects in the form of attribute damage, drained fatigue, loss of magicka, and so on. Long term effects come in the form of magical diseases (which can be cured just like a normal disease). Diseases become more likely if you cast many powerful spells in a short time. The main difference between my mod and Sorcerys Toll is an added element of randomness - you can cast the same spell a dozen times and something different can happen each time. Spell penalties are influenced by three attributes: - Willpower reduces the chance of being hit with a penalty. - Intelligence reduces the magnitude of the penalty. - Personality reduces the chance for the penalty to be unusually strong. Using the default settings, personality will generally have the greatest effect, closely followed by intelligence. Willpower has the weakest effect, but also affects spell failures and backfiring. -Spell Failure: a chance for your spell cast to fail when the spell is above your mastery level. The failure chance increases based on how powerful t