Lucius the Gambler

1. brief overview

With this mod you will be able to gamble for random enchanted items using a new NPC, Alea Lucius, found at the Tiber Septim Hotel. He is also a follower NPC who is essential, and you can also bring him along on your adventures, if you wish to. You can gamble for weapon items, armor items, and jewelry / misc.

2. detailed mod description

Originally, this idea is inspired by the Diablo II item gambling system. My main character had aquired gold - too much gold, and i wished for a way to make it any useful, as i already bought every item, every house, every extra available in the game, still left with way too much useless gold, no way to use it any further (except for arena gambling).

The NPC has the Class Assassin.

How it works:

After you start the game with the new mod activated, after a short while, you will get a new quest, which tells you about a new guy in the imperial city named Alea Lucius. He wants to gamble, and you should meet him at the Tiber Septim Hotel. Be sure to read the letter given to your inventory after the quest starts, "Letter from Alea Lucius", before you try to talk to him, to proceed.

It is safe to install this mod mid-game, or with a new character, it does not matter.

Meet the NPC Alea Lucius at the Tiber Septim Hotel and go through the initial dialogue. After that, the NPC will be fully unlocked, and offer a topic used for the gambling system: "Item Gambling".

At this point, you can talk to the NPC at any time and select "Item Gambling" which will open a menu to chose from: "Weapon", "Armor", and "Jewelry / Misc". Depending on your player level, luck, and mercantile skill, the price will be determined, and if you have enough gold, it will be removed, in exchange for a random enchanted item in the category of your choice. This process can be repeated indefinetely, or until you run out of gold.

The gambling system is adjusted to your player level, so it is usable from the very beginning of the game, when you have much less gold, until the late game, where you have much more gold. At low player level the prices are low, but also the possible rewards will be limited. Luck attribute above 50 will increase your chance for better items. Mercantile skill above 25 will decrease the gambling costs (capped at 100). The final costs are calculated every time, so they will change slightly as your player level rises, and your mercantile skill increases.

The gambling system gets even more rewarding at higher player levels (30+) and especially with higher luck attribute (use any equipment / buff spell / potions to increase it!). At levels 30 and above, you have the chance to roll for very unique items or even artifacts, but the chances are purely luck!

I really hope you will enjoy this mod, and i wish you happy gambling and good luck with the items!