Monster Play allows players to portray non-sentient or partially-sentient creatures in the Elder Scrolls universe, allowing for opportunities to be villainous, trouble-making antagonists that cause mayhem and chaos!

 

To begin Monster Play, you do not need to create an alternative Steam account like with previous iterations. You do, however, need to activate Monster Play via one of the designated NPCs found in the major cities. After doing so, you will be able to toggle Monster Mode. When enabled, your RPR sheet will be swapped for your monster's and most commands available to normal players will be disabled.

 

In order to enable Monster Mode, find one of the 3 taverns in the world:

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• Brina Cross Inn, on the Gold Road.

• The Flowing Bowl, in Anvil.

• The Champion's Arms, in Kvatch.

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Interact with the Glass Purple Diamond and enter from there. In-Character, your character is 'resting' in a rented room during this time, as Monster Play is not relevant to your actual character.

 

Monster creatures do not level up, acquire experience, gather materials, fight Encounters, or otherwise engage in most of the activities normal Player Characters perform. Instead, monster creatures have a predetermined stat sheet, given to them at creation, that unlocks a selection of spells, techniques, and abilities appropriate to the monster. All monsters are unable to equip gear.

 

If appropriate, and entirely at their discretion, the Narration team may choose to grant new perks or other abilities to a monster.

 

Monsters are expected to focus entirely on their roleplaying and providing content for others. They are also expected to be capable of engaging in conflict immediately after creation, which is why they do not engage in the same progression/growth mechanics as normal characters.​

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Grouping / Teaming Up

Monsters are allowed to team up with other monsters to attack players. However, there are some limitations to this dependent on monster tier. The highest level monster within the party determines the limitation.

• Tier 0: No limit.

• Tier 1: 4 monsters maximum.

• Tier 2: 3 monsters maximum.

• Tier 3: 2 monsters maximum.

• Tier 4: 1 monster maximum.

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Defeat & Victory In Monster Play​

As a monster, victory will yield additional rewards to enable acquiring stronger monsters and potentially traits for your current one. As a player, victory will yield Hunter's Marks, explained in a separate section below.​

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As a monster, defeat will also yield rewards, though of different variety.

 

As a player, if you are mauled by a T4 Monster, you will have the Heavily Scarred status for 5 days. This gives no debuff. However,  if you are mauled again by a T4 Monster, this will transform into a semi-permanent attribute Debuff, slowly healable over a long period of time.

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Seek healers in Master of Restoration or Faith to slowly heal this scar. (Or if you are one yourself, you may perform an attempt.)

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- Monsters now have specific Battle Goals, with access to some normal battle goals aswell:
Scurry and Scatter - +2 Defence, +1 Speed, -5 Damage. Effects fade at Round 4.
Dangerous Wrath - Requires Monsters outnumbered 3:1. +10 Health, +3 Damage, +1 Accuracy, +3 resistances. Always acts first.
Monstrous Wrath - Requires Monsters outnumbered 5:1. +20 Health, +5 Damage, +2 Accuracy, +6 resistances. Always acts first.
Vengeance of the Pack - Requires Monsters outnumbered 3:1 and 5 Demise. Spends 5 Demise. +10 resistances, +1 Speed, +5 Damage, +3 Accuracy, +30 Health, +5 Potential. Always acts first.

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Monster-specific Battle Goals​

Monsters now have specific Battle Goals, with access to some normal battle goals as well:

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Scurry and Scatter - +2 Defence, +1 Speed, -5 Damage. Effects fade at Round 4.

Dangerous Wrath - Requires Monsters outnumbered 3:1. +10 Health, +3 Damage, +1 Accuracy, +3 resistances. Always acts first.

Monstrous Wrath - Requires Monsters outnumbered 5:1. +20 Health, +5 Damage, +2 Accuracy, +6 resistances. Always acts first.

Vengeance of the Pack - Requires Monsters outnumbered 3:1 and 5 Demise. Spends 5 Demise. +10 resistances, +1 Speed, +5 Damage, +3 Accuracy, +30 Health, +5 Potential. Always acts first.

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