Oblivion:Roleplaying/Scientist

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Contents 1 Possible Activities 2 Variations 2.1 Alchemist 2.2 Archaeologist 2.3 Evil Scientist 2.4 Savant

Scientists value knowledge and experiment to discover new information.

[edit] Possible Activities

• Set up a laboratory in your house.
  • Benirus Manor and Rosethorn Hall have good laboratory areas.
  • Use Fort Farragut as a laboratory away from your house.
  • Install the Wizard's Tower and use Frostcrag Spire as your research base

• Have a research library in your house with your books and notes.
  • Put any items you are studying (e.g., Ayleid artifacts) on a table along with related reference books.
  • Have a desk with notes and related items.
  • Collect all books related to your research topic.

• Do various types of research:
  • Conduct tests with creatures.
    • Summon different types of creatures outside bandit camps or other areas with enemies.
    • Create spells of varying magnitudes that fortify your summon's attributes or otherwise strengthen (or weaken) your test subject. Keep track of the effects of each spell.
    • Test poisons or offensive spells on your summons.
    • On the PC, use the placeatme command to do tests with any combination of creatures.
  • Conduct alchemy experiments.
    • Collect all possible ingredients (see Collector).
  • Experiment with creating unusual or powerful enchanted items.
  • Use followers as assistants or as test subjects.

• Raise money to fund your research: sell potions, do miscellaneous quests.

• Join the Mages Guild and treat Mages Guild members as your fellow scientists.
  • Attend the lectures at the Arcane University.

• Have a public research center in your house. Fill the bookshelves with books concerning a subject (for example, books on the Daedric Princes), and place related artifacts next to the books.

[edit] Variations

[edit] Alchemist

• Focus on creating potions and poisons.
  • Create new "wines" (see also Wine Collector).
  • Wait after a major potion creation session to represent the time required to make all of the potions.
• Live at the West Weald Inn in Skingrad and do research with Sinderion.
  • Complete the Seeking Your Roots quest.
• Collect books about alchemy to create a research library.
• Only use potions that you create yourself. If you find normal potions sell them, or throw them away (so people don't think you have created inferior products).
• Become a frequent customer in alchemical shops, such as The Main Ingredient in the Imperial City. Raise the proprietor's disposition as high as you can.

[edit] Archaeologist

• Explore ruins as an archaeologist: try to find clues about the ruin's history.
• Search for other ancient relics. Try to find all of them (see also Collector) and investigate how the items work. Examples include:
  • Ayleid Wells
  • Doom Stones and Rune Stones
• Research other related topics:
  • Goblin Dungeons (study the tribes and their culture)
  • Cloud Ruler Temple (research Akaviri culture)
• The Lost Spires mod adds an archaeologist guild.

[edit] Evil Scientist

An evil scientist seeks knowledge at any cost and will do anything necessary to further his or her research.

• Experiment on fellow citizens.
  • Kidnap people using a Command Humanoid spell and bring back to your laboratory.
  • Test the effects of poisons.
• If you have installed Shivering Isles, visit Relmyna Verenim in Xaselm and learn about her experiments.
• You might have a double life: respected Mages Guild member by day, ruthless Dark Brotherhood agent by night.

[edit] Savant

Become a master of all knowledge.

• Attain master level in all skills.
• Read every book in the game.
• Visit every city and learn the different local customs.
• Have an apprentice (a follower) who you are training.

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