Elder Scrolls GLOG Bestiary: Daedra

All Daedra have the Daedric trait: They are immune to normal weapons (can only be hit with weapons that are magic or have at least a +1)

Creatures with a * next to their name can be summoned for an hour with the spell Conjure Lesser Daedra.

Creatures with a ✝ next to their name can be summoned for ten minutes with the spell Conjure Greater Daedra.

The Daedra

 Daedra is an Aldmer word meaning 'not our ancestors' as opposed to the Aedra, whose many aspects are venerated in most of Tamriel's major religions. While the Aedra created Mundus and bound themselves to the world, the Daedra scorned it and remained in formless Oblivion, where they eventually coalesced into a hierarchy. They are ruled by seventeen Daedric Princes, of greater and lesser power, each with their own servants and subjects. They have difficulty entering Mundus, but sometimes find cracks in the world, and are often summoned by mortal mages for knowledge and service.

While not all Daedra are strictly evil, most have low opinion of mortals and think little of harming them. Still, most are not immediately hostile unless they are summoned or are guarding a place or item. The land is dotted with rare Daedric ruins, where the barrier between worlds is thin.

romandubina

Scamp*
HD 3 (15 HP) DEF 12  ATK 12(1d6+1 claw) MOR 6 MOV 3x
Daedric
Treasure: None
# Appearing: 1(messenger) 1d4+2(party) 2d4+2(swarm)

The weakest and most numerous Daedra, stooped-over, hairy-legged humanoids with sallow skin pulled taught over a catlike face. They are cowardly but cruel creatures, who take pleasure in tormenting anything they outnumber. They will often run in the face of armed opposition, but are dangerous if cornered; the least powerful Daedra can still kill most mortals, and cannot be touched with mundane weapons. They most often serve as messengers for mages or greater Daedra.

Source?

Flame Atronach*
HD 4 (20 HP) DEF 14 ATK 13(1d8+1 claw, burn) MOR 10 MOV 1.5x
Spells: Destructive Bolt (Fire) 2, Elemental Shield (Fire) 1.
Burn: On a failed Save vs Fire, take 1d6 fire damage until you spend a turn dropping and rolling.
Daedric
Treasure: Unless summoned by a mage, 50% chance of Fire Salts.
# Appearing: 1(loner) 1d4+1(pack) 2d4+2(widfire)

A pulsing flame bound in an iron exoskeleton, flame atronachs are the least of the elemental atronachs. Unlike other Daedra, Atronachs are elemental sentiences chained in service to greater masters. They all bear a strong resent towards both mortals and other Daedra, but have little room for independent action. In addition to serving in Daedric armies as portable flamethrowers, they are the easiest Daedra to summon with strong combat ability, and are often summoned by mages when threatened.

Fury On

Clannfear
HD 5 (30 HP) DEF 14  ATK 14(1d4 claw/1d4 claw/1d6 bite) MOR 8 MOV .5x # appearing 1d4
Daedric
Treasure: Unless summoned by a mage, 25% recoverable Daedra's Heart.
# Appearing: 1(loner) 1d4+1(pack) 2d4+2(herd)

Fierce lizard-like Daedra, with long toe claws and razor beaks. The sight of their tall crests and the sound of their warbling cries is the stuff of nightmares. They are some of the most common Daedra, hunting in packs, but are very slow. They are fond of mass stealth, surrounding a target and ripping it apart before it can escape. They are little more intelligent than animals, and in a Daedric invasion, they serve as shock troops, released to sow terror among the populace and overrun enemy camps.

MalaAssia

Hunger✝
HD 6 (30 HP) DEF 14 ATK 15(1d6 tongue(reach)/1d4 claw) MOR 10 MOV 1x
Spells: Armor Eater 3, Paralyze 1.
Daedric
Treasure: Unless summoned by a mage, 25% recoverable Daedra's Heart, 1d6*10gp hidden nearby.
# Appearing: 1(scout) 1d4+1(band) 1d4+3(squadron)

Potent Daedra associated with Prince Boethiah, whose magic can reduce an opponent's armor to rust and shreds. They are often employed as guardians, and are the first Daedra summoned by Expert Conjurers. Their name reflects their chief trait, a perpetual, unfulfilled hunger. They devour the corpses of those they kill, and scavenge whatever they can from lesser predators. They hunger not only for food, but wealth and repute; if you come across a Hunger, they can be assuaged with tribute of jewels and paeans to their fame; but unless you pass quickly, their flesh-hunger will overcome them.

Fury On

Ogrim
HD 6 (40 HP) DEF 16 ATK 15(1d8+1 stomp, 1d6 charge) MOR 8 MOV
Spells: Heal 2.
Daedric
Treasure: Unless summoned by a mage, 25% recoverable Daedra's Heart.
# Appearing: 1(loner) 1d4+1(band) 1d4+3(squadron)

Hulking, reptilian humanoids, bulging and gluttonous. They are foolish and stupid creatures, but their immense strength and resilience make them dangerous opponents. They mostly follow Prince Malacath, but can be found in the service of other princes as well, and in some rare cases as the enforcers of mages.

Thornspine

Dremora*
HD 7 (35 HP) DEF 15 ATK 16(1d8+3 weapon) MOR 8 MOV 1.5x
Spells: Shield 2, Reflect 1.
Daedric
Treasure: Unless summoned by a mage, 50% recoverable Daedra's Heart
# Appearing: 1(scout) 1d4+1(band) 1d4+3(squadron) 2d4+3(invasion)

The soldiers of Daedric armies, composing both the infantry and the officers in the conquests of Oblivion. They make and bear Daedric armor and weapons, highly prized by mortals. They could be mistaken for Dunmer, if not for their curling horns and ritual scarring. They are cruel and arrogant beings, convinced of their superiority over mortals; even so, they are often willing to speak with mortals, and deeply concerned with personal honor. There are many stories of Dremora stalled and pacified by quick-witted priests. They rarely appear alone; where one is found, several more are waiting, often with other Daedra in tow. They are highly organized, strategic and intelligent; adding a single Dremora into a group of Daedra makes them dramatically more dangerous.

Holoir?

Daedroth✝
HD 8 (50 HP) DEF 17 ATK 17(1d8+3 claw and spell) MOR 8  MOV 1x
Spells: Destructive Blast (Fire/Shock/Poison) 2, Shield 2, Heal 1.
Daedric
Treasure: Unless summoned by a mage, 50% recoverable Daedra's Heart.
# Appearing: 1(loner) 1d4+1(band) 1d4+3(rampage)

Some of the most fearsome Daedra, giant crocodile-headed ogres with immense strength and spellcasting power. They are loners by nature, immense egotists who think of their own conquest and power first. They are loathe to collaborate with other Daedroths, and will deign to be near other Daedra only when they are in command. They often pass into Mundus seeking lonely and isolated places to work their sorceries and plot against both mortals and other Daedra. Hunting a lone Daedroth is not recommended for any but the most experienced and best equipped adventurers. If they have gathered other Daedra under them, get an army.

Official concept art by Adam Adamowicz

Frost Atronach*
HD 8 (40 HP) DEF 15 ATK 17(2d6+2, freeze) MOR 10 MOV 1x
Spells: Destructive Touch (Frost) 3, Elemental Shield (Frost) 2
Freeze: On a failed Save vs Frost, you are overburdened by 4 until you spend a turn shivering.
Daedric
Treasure: Unless summoned by a mage, 50% chance of Frost Salts.
# Appearing: 1(loner) 1d4+1(band) 1d4+3(blizzard)

A walking glacier, jagged iceberg on legs, deep black eyes set in a pyramidal head, looking on the world with disdain and contempt. Frost Atronachs are substantially more powerful than their flaming counterparts, though weaker than Storm Atronachs, of whom they are especially resentful. They are mountainous in stature, but deceptively quick on their feet. In combat, they will charge headfirst towards the enemy to decimate them with crushing icy fists and magical frost. Strangely, these are the most personable of the Atronachs, and though they share their cousins' gloomy outlook, they often accompany greater Daedra as confidantes; they have neither the burning hatred of the Flame nor the mocking arrogance of the Storm, but are still bound to loyal service.

Yen Shu Liao

Storm Atronach✝
HD 8 (45 HP) DEF 16 ATK 18(2d8+2, electrify) MOR 10 MOV 2x
Spells: Destructive Blast (Shock) 3, Elemental Shield (Shock) 2
Electrify: On a failed Save vs Shock, you cannot cast spells or execute complex actions until you spend a turn regaining your wits.
Daedric
Treasure: Unless summoned by a mage, 50% chance of Void Salts.
# Appearing: 1(loner) 1d4+1(band) 1d4+3(thunderhead)

The most powerful of the elemental Atronachs, Storm Atronachs take a perverse pride in looking down at their cousins, even as they are slaves to greater Daedra. They are  a swirling cloud of earth and stone crackling with lightning. They call down thunderbolts upon their foes and dash about the battlefield with incredible speed. Moe than anything, they enjoy exercise of their destructive power. They will declare their names loudly to their victims, and assure themselves of terrible fame. They are unsubtle, showy and self-important, and appealing to these traits will grant one only a moment's reprieve from being fried.

Fury On

Winged Twilight✝
HD 9 (50 HP) DEF 16 ATK 18(1d4+3 claw/1d8+3 sting) MOR 10 MOV 2x flight
Spells: Elemental Shield (choice) 3, Reflect 2
Sting: Save or endure Agony. For 1d6 rounds, spend your turn writhing on the ground or take 1d6 non-lethal damage.
Daedric
Treasure: Unless summoned by a mage, 50% chance of Void Salts.
# Appearing: 1(loner) 1d4+1(coven) 1d4+3(twilight)

Daedra strongly associated with Prince Azura. Monstrous, blue-skinned, bat-winged and scorpion-tailed women who serve as her messengers and enforcers. They are vicious combatants, but you will find one alone only when she is delivering a message, and she will rarely take the time to combat you unless you trap her. They are Azura's generals, often command Atronachs and Dremora, and in battle will let her soldiers hold you down while she flies across the battlefield, delivers devastating blows, and retreats to the periphery. The Dunmer, who regard Azura as their patron, conceive of Winged Twilights as tempters and testers of her faithful, disguising themselves as old women to entrap the foolish or laud the wise. In particular, Nerevar Moon-and-Star was said to be tested by Twilights since his youth.

Fury On

Golden Saint
HD 10 (60 HP) DEF 18 ATK 19(2d8+3 weapon) MOR 10  MOV 1.5x glide
Spells: Disple 4, Reflect 3, Elemental Shield (choice) 2
Daedric
Treasure: 50% recoverable Daedra's Heart, one recoverable piece of Daedric equipment.
# Appearing: 1(agent of chaos)

Golden skinned, heavily armed and armored women. These warriors are the exclusive envoys of Sheogorath, Prince of Madness, and widely regarded as the mightiest Daedra. Golden Saints tend to remain in their master's obscure domain, and appear in Mundus only on rare occasions. When they do appear, they do not come as invaders, but as agents of chaos. They may create discord by slaying a noble, spiriting away a criminal, shouting a man's deepest secrets in the town square, giving divisive gifts or telling implausible (yet true) fortunes. It is widely agreed by Conjurers that they do this to entertain their lord. They never appear in Mundus in great numbers or with lesser Daedra, and rarely need to; on the occasion that they wish to slay a creature, they do so with ease.

Daedric Encounters and Situations

A Dremora named Anhaedra has been bound in the shrine at Maar Gan. By the magic of Lord Vivec, he suffers the taunts of pilgrims, and those who are faithful to Vivec are granted a powerful protective shield which he may not pierce. He has been especially irritable lately. The Temple likes to keep him there as a symbol of power, but Prince Mehrunes Dagon will reward you handsomely for slaying Anhaedra and returning him to Oblivion for punishment. You will not have Vivec's protection for this, and Anhaedra will not hold back.

On the road, the party is approached by a Scamp carrying a large pack. This is Lubipich, a petty merchant who can buy some small items, and will push drugs on the party. With subsequent meetings, Lubipich acquires stronger drugs, graduating from undiluted Sujamma to Skooma to raw Moon Sugar, and becomes more forceful in selling them.

A Winged Twilight in disguise approaches the party in the guise of a lovestruck young woman, seeking their help in a plot to entrap a local Temple priest renowned for virtue and restraint. As he passes on his nighttime walk, the party is to pretend to 'abduct' this woman for the priest to 'rescue.' This is not likely to work, but the priest is a potent spellcaster ho may do serious damage to the party.

Yves-Antoine

An Ogrim named Kremalin has wandered onto Drulene Falen's hut west of Aldruhn, driven her from her home and has spent the last week drinking all her Sujamma and eating her entire herd of Guar. The Ogrim is drunk enough to believe anything you tell him authoritatively (even that he can fly if he just jumps off that cliff there) but is lazy and is running out of food and drink.

A family tomb near a rural town has been invaded by a Hunger, and each warrior sent in to defeat it has returned humiliated, with his valuables stolen and armor disintegrated. Never send in civilians when professionals (or reckless amateurs, as the case may be) are at hand. The Hunger might be willing to fake evidence of its demise if the party steals offerings from sanctified burials it can't touch, but they will be disturbing various undead and the locals will realize the deception in a few days.

As the party camps, a Golden Saint in the guise of a pilgrim appears, with the intent of causing maximum chaos without revealing herself. She will poison the stew, reveal party secrets, steal small items, and so on. The next day, the actual pilgrim she was disguised as will approach the party. Any stolen items will be on them, but they have no idea why the party is so hostile to them. The Golden Saint is nearby, laughing her ass off.

A powerful wizard was killed last week in Tel Aruhn, and with his last spell summoned a Scamp to warn a relative of his attackers' identity. With the wizard's death, the scamp remained in Mundus without heeding its orders, and has spent the last week running around the town, defacing buildings, excreting in stewpots and screaming conspiracy theories and accusing everybody in sight of being the killer. The relative will pay handsomely for someone to capture and interrogate it. Nobody wants to kill it, lest they be thought of as the killer. The actual killers have been trying to kill or dispel the Scamp subtly, and have so far failed.

As part of a bet with Sheogorath, Azura sent a priestess of hers to live in isolation and silence for  one-hundred years. Sheogorath has grown tired of waiting, and send Daedra to the island northwest of Dagon Fel to make a horrible noise and disturbance until the priestess goes insane. Azura will reward you greatly for diverting these Daedra without bothering her priestess, Rayna Drolan. The Daedra include a troupe of scamps, one of each type of Atronach, a Hunger, an Ogrim and a Golden Saint, who will tolerate your presence so long as you also make lots of noise and shout disgusting comments at the hut.

Elder Scrolls GLOG Bestiary: Undead

All undead creatures have the Undead trait: They are immune to poison damage and resistant to cold damage. They have Morale 12, and are immune to ordinary fear effects.

Creatures with a * next to their name can be summoned for a day with the spell Conjure Undead.

Velothii

Ancestor Ghost
HD 0 (1 HP) DEF 10 ATK 9(1d6 or Drain Attribute) MOV 1.5x
Undead
Spectral: Immune to normal weapons.
Treasure: None.
# Appearing: 1(Haunt) 2d4(Flock) 3d6(Infestation)

Ancestor Ghosts are the lingering spirits of the dead. The black soul has long since passed into Oblivion, along with memory, morality and personality. But the awareness, the low intelligence, remains. They know only of enemies who wish them harm, and of the living family members who make burnt offerings of fruit and ghee. When a family member speaks their name, they feel alive for a moment. Besides being encountered in tombs, many Dunmer, especially members of the Temple, are capable of summoning forth the ghosts of their ancestors in self defense.

Nuare

Skeleton*
HD 1 (5 HP) DEF 12 ATK 10(weapon 1d6) MOV 1x
Undead
Treasure: If in a tomb, 2d4sp hidden nearby.
# Appearing: 1d4+1(band) 1d6 +3(squadron) 2d6+3(platoon)

Reanimated skeletons are guardians of tombs and graves in Morrowind, and are often summoned in large numbers by conjurers. They are not animated with a real soul, but with a synthetic animal intelligence. They fail with anything abstract, but can understand nuance and meaning in their creator's orders.

Lesser Bonewalker*
HD 2 (10 HP) DEF 14 ATK 11(1d4 claw/1d4 claw) MOV 1x
Spells: Drain Attribute 1
Undead
Treasure: 25% chance of a petty soul gem.
# Appearing: 1(loner) 1d6+1(pack) 2d6+2(mob)

Undead amalgamations of flesh and bone. These revenants erupt in tombs, formed from the collective rage of those who died violently. They are distressingly common, on top of being summoned as muscle by mages. They are strong, carry diseases, and are fond of draining the Strength and Constitution of intruders.

Swietopelk

Greater Bonewalker*
HD 4 (20HP) DEF 15 ATK 13(1d6 claw/1d6 claw) MOV 1x
Spells: Damage Attribute 1
Undead
Treasure: 25% chance of a lesser soul gem.
# Appearing: 1(loner) 1d4+1(pack) 2d4+2(mob)

The larger, more vicious cousins of the Lesser Bonewalker. They are known to arise when family tombs are filled suddenly, whether from plague, war or other strife. Their curses are nastier and longer-lasting than those of their Lesser Cousins.

romandubina

Bonelord*
HD 5 (25 HP) DEF 14 ATK 14(1d6 claw/1d6 claw and spell) MOV 1.5x
Spells: Shield 2, Drain Attribute 2, Destructive Bolt 1.
Undead
Treasure: 25% chance of a common soul gem.
# Appearing: 1(loner) 1d4+1(pack) 2d4+2(coven)

Intelligent, magically adept undead. These skeletal figures are knit from mismatched bones, possessing multiple arms and necks several sizes too long. These are rare, but are rumored to arise from the spirits of exceptionally strong-willed or magickally rich people who die with a grudge.

Dima Zasimovich

Lich 
HD 10 (50 HP) DEF 17 ATK 19 (1d10+3 bound weapon and spell) MOV 1.5x
Spells: Bound Weapon 4, Levitate 3, Five Fingers of Pain 3, Shield 3, Destructive Blast 2, Energy Drain 2, Command Humanoid 2, Damage Attribute 2.
Undead
Treasure: 1d6*100gp value hoard, as well as magic items.
# Appearing: 0(Normal) 1(Doom) 3(Apocalypse) 4+(RUN)

While other undead are summoned by wizards, Liches are wizards, passed over to the other side. They have hidden their black souls from death and remained in their decaying bodies, still capable of practicing magic. They are exceptionally rare and exceptionally dangerous, as their reason, memories and personality degrade in spite of their continued existence, until all that remains is a rabid animal capable of casting terrible spells with ease.

Session 3 Report: Bad Guys and Basilisks

During the last session, a party of adventurers broke into the lower dungeon and the rogue wizard Gale Venta became the Goblin King. Following that, another expedition was mounted to follow them and make sure the newly minted goblin royalty wasn't preparing anything nasty.

Our victims cast:

Gale Venta (Magpie-ling Wizard, Goblin King)
The Batman (Bat-ling Barbarian)
Augustus (Human Fighter)
Shaggeth and Scoobeth, hirelings

The Session

The session began with the Batman, waking up from the past night's carousing at camp, finding Shaggeth and Scoobeth returned from the Tomb, covered in grime and shaking. He quickly learned the story of the previous excursion, and the mad wizard's ascent to the goblin aristocracy. Summoning his friend Augustus (whom he knew through a debacle involving Augustus' evil mother, yet to be elaborated on), they let the hirelings get a night's rest before taking them back down.

Shaggeth and Scoobeth had wandered the goblin warrens as Gale was getting his royal tour, and managed to find the stairway up to the surface, exiting between the roots of a great tree. They took this path again, this time going down. At the first intersection they elected to pass through the secret door, even after hearing the clanking of chain behind it. Entering into a gigantic, pillared cavern, they elected to split up, hugging the wall. Augustus took Scoobeth east, and when he heard the houndling warrior stop and whimper (due to the stare of the basilisk) ran immediately and without hesitation, abandoning his hireling to his fate.

Crashing through a broken stone door, he encountered none other than the Goblin King, renegade wizard Gale Venta. He was admiring his newly equipped platoon of goblins, who had scavenged the blade trap for improvised arms and armor. Finding Gale to be about as sane as when he entered (not especially) they struck up a friendship.

At that moment, Scoobeth burst through the same doorway with the Batman and Shaggeth in tow. Thanks to a critical success on his save, Scoobeth managed to escape, find the rest of the party and bring them together. Reuniting with the wizard, they set about strategizing. With echolocation and some Intelligence checks, they determined they faced a Basilisk, lurking in the dark. Lucky for them, Gale had prepared Lock.

Adorable ain't it?

The Batman, in a fit of courage, ran into the chamber with an armful of candles, hoping to illuminate the Basilisk so that Gale, who was sneaking around the side, could target it. He was frozen in place, and barely managed to dodge its charge. Then the battle began.

Judicious (and very lucky) repeated castings of Lock prevented the Basilisk from using its petrification, leaving it vulnerable. The party struggled to hit it at first, neither the players, nor their hirelings, nor the swarm of armed goblins (statted as a Many Goblins) could make a dent in it. They got a better result out of getting it to crash into the room's pillars, weakening it. A few lucky hits from Augustus, who managed to pierce a weak spot in its belly, and from the Batman, who climbed up its flank with an iron spike and managed to get several hits in from close range.

Slowed and deprived of its senses, the Basilisk soon fell to the heroes. They carved it up, taking its eyes and tasking the goblins with skinning it to get its skeleton (very valuable to collectors). Afterwards, the party continued west, encountering the snake door (currently closed, owing to half being missing). They took the north door, and came into Xiximanter's chamber

The big man himself

A snake-man lich. A dessicated human corpse fused at the waist to a snake, his eyes two pinpricks of fire, fangs poking out from thin lips. He was also unfailingly polite, and asked the party how their tour of the compound was. Playing along with his delusion, the players inquired as to his immortality experiments and magic. Xiximanter was more than eager to provide these services, in exchange for mammalian test subjects. The rest of the session focused on this negotiation, the players creating a plan to kidnap people from the nearby city of Urga to feed Xiximanter's vats. The campaign has officially gone off the rails.

The party concluded their negotiations with a promise to provide a test subject as a sample. They resolved to explore the dungeon further before embarking on this, at the very least finding the door that the Basilisk's key opened. Our new player, Augustus, got on board with the organ harvesting and people-juicing altogether quickly, though he refused to sacrifice his own camp follower. Mentally adjusting the party's collective alignment firmly towards 'evil', we ended the session.

Takeaways

This session was primarily roleplay, between the players, goblins and Xiximanter, punctuated with the Basilisk combat in between. I made a bunch of rulings in the moment which, looking at the rules now, were a bit off. Nevertheless, much fun was had, and the players regarded the fight as epic. They were also glorying in their evil plots. I wasn't sure if the players had the guts for the Veins campaign I'm cooking up as a possible follow up. Now I'm fairly sure they're up for it.

Elder Scrolls GLOG: Magic and Wizards

Setting

In the world of Tamriel, magic is well known and ubiquitous. Though knowledge of magic has passed through many forms, most adhere to the six Schools of Magic classified by Vanus Galerion, founder of the Mages Guild. The Schools are:

Alteration: Deals in change of the physical world, as well as some defensive magics.
Conjuration: Deals in the control of souls and minds, daedra summoning and wards against undead.
Destruction: Deals in the control of the four primary elements and combat utilizing them.
Illusion: Deals in control of the senses and emotions, enchantments and silencing magic.
Mysticism: Deals in divining spells, instant transport and manipulation of magic forces.
Restoration: Deals in curing and healing wounds of all sorts, physical and spiritual.

Approximately one in three denizens of Tamriel have some degree of magical ability. Those without training in a school are novices, though they may be able to cast simple spells by chance of birth. Gaining a level in a school grants an additional title, from Apprentice, to Adept, to Expert, to Master.

These may be matched to taste. A mage with all four templates may be a master of one school, an apprentice of four, or some other combination. They may also be taken alongside non-wizard templates.

Each level in a specific school grants access to the next tier, containing three spells, but Magic Dice (MD) are a common resource. An Apprentice of Alteration who has three levels in other schools may be able to put 4 dice into a Shield spell, but a Master of the school could fly with a fraction of the effort.

Mezamero

Magic Dice (MD)

Magic Dice under this system are d8s. Unlike standard GLOG magic, there are no Mishaps or Dooms, as Elder Scrolls magic is largely safe and well studied. Spells do, however, fizzle. Any roll of a 7-8 on a MD returns to the pool with no effect.

Magic Organizations

Magic and its users may be found all throughout Tamriel. The greatest centers of magic learning and ability are the many Mages Guilds found in large cities. Besides them, the temples contain many potent magic-users, and martial organizations have some on payroll. Novices and Apprentices of all disciplines may be found among the general population readily.

In dedicated organizations such as the Mages Guild, you may expect to find one Master of a school, two or three Experts, about ten Adepts, a couple dozen Apprentices and a crowd of Novices serving as pages and assistants. There are a handful of Masters of each School in a given province, and these must be sought out for special instruction or the creation of the most powerful scrolls.

The Magic Economy

Tamriel being a high-magic setting, this is worth addressing. There are magic shops and organizations, and many people have basic spellcasting ability, but the amount of magic available is still limited. The magic items for sale are Power 1 or 2, same for scrolls. The dedicated merchants only sell Petty and Lesser soul gems, and most licensed mages only have access to Common gems. Black gems must be corrupted through dark ritual, and there are maybe a dozen of them in Vvardenfell. Anybody with access to more potent enchanted items is either already using them or keeping them under lock and key.

The same goes for materials. Regular weapons and armor are widely available. More costly +1 varieties, including Nordic steel, silvered weapons and dwarven relics, can be purchased openly through high-end armories. But higher grade stuff, glass and ebony in particular, are rare, expensive, and closely regulated by whatever government controls the area. Few smiths know how to make ebony or glass equipment, and most of them are on the Imperial or House payroll. This is tightly controlled military technology, on the level with heavy ordnance and materiel.

If you find, say a legendary suit of mail in your dungeoneering, you will become a target for theft, both by bandits and ambitious officials. If you want to sell it, you will have to seek out powerful people, and at that point you're not dealing with gold. A suit of enchanted glass from the days of Veloth can be sold for a manor, a title, or amnesty for past crimes. An artifact on the scale of the Lord's Mail or Azura's Star has a going rate of an army, a castle, or a particularly large favor from a lord of the land. Remember, Tamriel is still very feudal.

And if you are selling, make it dramatic. If you don't want to take whatever a given lord, or archmage or high priest will pay, the value of such an item can only be decided at auction, and that carries all of its own complications. If you do sell, there'll be a whole chain of transactions. You sell Umbra to a bloodthirsty Redoran lord, who pays by calling in a favor with the archcanon to de-excommunicate a particular mercenary general who turned bandit. She's now at your command. Get creative with it.

Elder Scrolls: Legends

Scrolls

Enchanted parchment bearing spells. Allows anyone, regardless of their magic potential to cast a spell. Contains up to 4MD. When casting with a scroll, roll as if casting with that number of MD, which may fizzle as normal. After a single casting, the scroll is consumed. Some scrolls may have multiple spells. For example, a Scroll of Windwalker will contain 2MD of Levitate and 2 MD of Invisibility. When casting, you may choose to roll all together and assign the MD or roll separately for each spell. Either way, the scroll is cast once.

Making and Buying Scrolls

Scrolls are often found in magically inclined shops, and a few may be found in general stores. These tend to be low-power generic scrolls with a single effect. More powerful and varied scrolls may be found by looting or commissioned. Commissions require a decent relationship with the mage or guild in question. Scrolls from stores tend to be about 50% more expensive than they would be to produce.

Scrolls may be created by a PC wizard, purchased from a store or actively commissioned. A scroll in which you do not know any of the spells involved must be commissioned from a wizard of the relevant school. The creation of a scroll involves trapping MD in enchanted parchment. The wizard creating it must have enough MD and know the spell they are trapping. A scroll of Mass Charm (T4 Illusion) requires a master of Illusion to create. However many MD they put in, they lose for the day. Once a scroll is made, more MD cannot be added.

The materials for a scroll cost 10gp per MD. If the player is not providing the MD, that's another 10gp per MD. The player may provide some of the MD on a scroll and buy the rest from a mage. For example, a PC who is an Master Illusionist may wish to create a Scroll of Psychic Prison. The player may use their own MD for the Paralysis effect, but still need a Mystic of Adept rank or higher to provide the Soul Trap effect. Such a scroll with 2 MD would cost 30gp.

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Scroll List
A list of generic scrolls. The weakest are available, in small batches, from general stores, with more powerful ones available from special merchants, and the most powerful available only by direct commission. Players may mix effects as they will when creating their own, and name their creations. Common effects have different names depending on how strong the effect is. The prices below are for direct commission from a mage, which is cheaper but requires good relations with their guild. Prices in stores will usually be about 50% higher (30*MD) and are typically restricted to 1 or 2MD scrolls.

Alteration Scrolls

Scroll of the Leaden Leash: Burden 1 (20gp)
Scroll of Ondusi's Unhinging: Knock 2 (40gp)
Scroll of Ekash's Lock Splitter: Knock 4 (80gp)
Scroll of Galmes' Seal: Lock 2 (40gp)
Scroll of Heaven's Hand: Levitate 1 (20gp)
Scroll of Raynar's Bubble: Water Breathing 1 (20gp)
Scroll of Deynos' Fins: Water Breathing 3 (60gp)
Scroll of Mist Slippers: Water Walking 2 (40gp)
Scroll of the Third Barrier: Shield 3 (60gp)
Scroll of Feather's Grace: Slowfall 4 (80gp)

Conjuration Scrolls

Scroll of Beast Domination: Command Creature 2 (40gp)
Scroll of the Binding Ring: Circle of Turning 3 (60gp)
Scroll of Lord Mhas' Vengeance: Bound Armor 4 (80gp)
Scroll of Rebuke: Turn Undead 3 (60gp)
Scroll of Warrior's Waking: Bound Weapon 1 (20gp)
Scroll of Domination: Command Humanoid 4 (80gp)
Scroll of Spirit Binding: Control Undead 2 (40gp)
Scroll of the Messenger: Summon Lesser Daedra 1 (20gp)

Destruction Scrolls

Scroll of Winter Snare: Destructive Trap 1[frost] (20gp)
Scroll of Wizard's Fury: Destructive Bolt 3[fire, frost, shock] (60gp)
Scroll of the Wight: Energy Drain 2 (40gp)
Scroll of the Death Strike: Five Fingers of Pain 4 (80gp)
Scroll of Withering: Damage Attribute 3 [Constitution] (60gp)
Scroll of the Vampire: Absorb Health 2 (40gp)
Scroll of the Dunce: Damage Attribute 1 [Intelligence] (20gp)
Scroll of Thunderstrike: Destructive Blast 4 [shock] (80gp)
Scroll of Rust: Armor Eater 1 (20gp)

Tommy Arnold

Illusion Scrolls

Scroll of Elevram's Sty: Blind 1 (20gp)
Scroll of Tevil's Peace: Calm 3 (60gp)
Scroll of Golnara's Eye-Maze: Chameleon 4 (80gp)
Scroll of Didala's Knack: Charm 2 (40gp)
Scroll of Averted Eyes: Invisibility 1 (20gp)
Scroll of Prince Ov's Brightball: Light 4 (80gp)
Scroll of Liros' Glowing Eye: Night Eye 2 (40gp)
Scroll of Sertise's Porphyry: Paralysis 3 (60gp)
Scroll of Nerusi's Lockjaw: Silence 2 (40gp)

Mysticism Scrolls

Scroll of Tevral's Hawkshaw: Detect Key/Gold 2 (40gp)
Scroll of Stendarr's Hand: Divine Intervention 3 (60gp)
Scroll of Reynos' Pulse-Finder: Detect Living 1 (20gp)
Scroll of Corrupt Arcanix: Dispel 4 (80gp)
Scroll of Tranasa's Spelltrap: Reflect 1 (20gp)
Scroll of Fphyggi's Gem-Feeder: Sould Trap 2 (40gp)
Scroll of Inasi's Mystic Finger: Telekinesis 3 (60gp)
Scroll of Sage Advice: Identify 1 (80gp)
Scroll of Azura's Favor: Daedric Intervention 4 (80gp)

Restoration Scrolls

Scroll of Daydene's Panacea: Cure Disease 1 (20gp)
Scroll of Purity of Body: Cure Disease 1, Heal 1, Cure Poison 1 (60gp)
Scroll of Mageweal: Fortify Magicka 2 (40gp)
Scroll of Frostguard: Resistance [frost] 4 (80gp)
Scroll of Vitality: Heal 3 (60gp)
Scroll of Salen's Vivification: Cure Paralyzation 2 (40gp)
Scroll of the Oathfast: Fortigy Attribute [Willpower] 3 (60gp)
Scroll of Borrowed Time: Fortify Health 1 (20gp)
Scroll of Argent Glow: Mass Healing 4 (80gp)

Mixed Scrolls

Scroll of Baleful Suffering: Blind 1, Burden 1, Weakness 1 and Drain Attribute 1 (80gp)
Scroll of Drathis' Soulrot: Paralyze 1, Destructive Touch 1 (Poison) Drain Attribute 2 (80gp)
Scroll of Ilnea's Breath: Destrctive Blast (Ice) 2 and Paralyze 2 (80gp)
Scroll of Psychic Prison: Paralyze 1 and Soul Trap 1 (40gp)
Scroll of Windform: Levitate 1 and Invisibility 1 (40gp)
Scroll of Windwalker Levitate 2 and Invisibility 2 (80gp)
Scroll of the Ninth Barrier: Shield 1, Resistance 3 [fire, frost, shock] (80gp)

Elder Scrolls GLOG: School of Alteration

Practitioners of Alteration deal in the manipulation of the physical world. They can shield themselves and others from blows, enable travel across water and air, open and shut locks, and some can even transform other creatures.

School of Alteration

Cantrips:
1. Rub an opaque surface to turn it reflective or a reflective surface to turn it opaque.
2. Press your hands together and count as STR 20 for being pushed, shoved or moved.
3. Change the consistency of a liquid from goo to water to oil and back.

Apprentice

Slowfall
R: touch T: creature D: 10 minutes
You fall slowly and gracefully from any height, reducing fall damage by [sum] points.

Shield
R: touch T: creature D: 10 minutes
Reduce incoming physical damage by [dice] points.

Water Walking
R: touch T: [dice] creatures D: 10 minutes
You can walk on water as if it were solid ground. Wavy or stormy water counts as difficult terrain.

Adept

Lock
R: 50' T: object D: until dispelled/unlocked
An object, if it could conceivably be opened, is locked shut. Doors, mouths, shirt buttons and so on are locked unless either dispelled or 'lock-picked' with an opposed Dexterity check against DEX 10+[dice]x2 or with half an hour of work.

Water Breathing
R: touch T: creature D: see below
You can breathe underwater as if it were air, for a time depending on dice: 1(10 minutes) 2(30 minutes) 3(1 hour) 4(3 hours).

Burden
R: 50' T: creature D: 1 minute
The creature adds [dice]x3 filled slots to their inventory. Effects of being over-encumbered include a -1 penalty per slot to Movement, Stealth and Defense. With 6 or more points of encumbrance, moving quickly is impossible. With 10 or more, moving faster than a crawl is exhausting. When applying this to monsters, assume they have free slots equal to their HD.

Expert

Crumble
R: touch T: solid material D: [dice] minutes
Reduce a [dice]x5 cube of solid material to sludge. The process takes [dice] minutes.

Spiderclimb
R: touch T: creature D: 10 minutes
You can climb sheer surfaces at a speed of  20+[dice]x10'.

Knock
R: 50' T: [dice] objects D: 0
The object is loudly opened. Doors are flung wide, locks are broken, shackles are bent open, belts come undone. Treat this as a strength check made with STR 10+[dice]x4. If target is an armored creature, Save or armor falls off. If unarmored, Save or vomit for [dice] rounds.

Swietopelk

Master

Polymorph
R: 50' T: creature D: see below
If the creature fails their Save, transform them into another creature with no more HD than the original. Lasts for [dice] increment: 1: 1 hour 2: 1 day: 1 week 4: permanent

Levitate
R: touch T: creature D: 10 minutes
You can fly at a speed of 20+[dice]x10'.

Elemental Shield
R: touch T: creature D: 10 minutes
An elemental shield forms around you, giving you resistance to an element of your choice (fire, frost, poison or shock) and deals [dice] damage per round with that element to hostile creatures in melee. If you invest 4 dice, you gain immunity.

Elder Scrolls GLOG: School of Conjuration

Practitioners of Conjuration deal in the manipulation of souls and Oblivion. They can summon Daedra and Undead, conjure spectral arms and armor, and command the minds of men and mer.

School of Conjuration

Cantrips:
1. You can call on the spirit of a recently dead creature by interrogating its body. Provided the creature died after the last dawn and wasn't the property of a Daedra Lord, it will answer three of your questions. At dawn, the spirit departs. The dead are rarely coherent or helpful. Answers may be cryptic. If the creature had 3 or more HD, everyone can see and hear the spirit, otherwise, only you can see it.
2. You can ritually protect a corpse against possession by unwelcome spirits. Alternatively, you can deliberately invite spirits to possess a corpse (you have no control over them). The ritual takes 10 minutes. The most dangerous time is between death and dawn; afterwards the body becomes less appealing to wandering spirits.
3. You may permanently lose 1HP to add 1MD to a spell. You may only lose 1HP per spell.

Apprentice

Conjure Undead
R: 0 T: summon D: 1 day
Summon one of several undead, depending on the number of dice: 1(Skeleton) 2(Lesser Bonewalker) 3(Greater Bonewalker) 4(Bonelord). Undead creatures follow orders loyally, even when out of view.

Bound Weapon
R: 0 T: self D: 1 minute
A Daedric weapon appears in your hand from the outer realms. Daedric weapons function as +3 weapons. 1MD(dagger, sling) 2(shortbow, sword, mace, axe) 3(longbow, spear, greatsword, warhammer, greataxe) 4(enchanted great weapon)

Turn Undead
R: 50' T: undead D: 1 minute
You cause an undead creature of [dice]x3 HD or less to flee for 1 minute and be unable to stand against you and your allies. Undead of greater HD still make Morale rolls, but are not magically compelled.

Adept

Conjure Lesser Daedra
R: 0 T: summon D: 1 hour
Summons one of several Daedra, depending on the number of dice: 1(Scamp) 2(Flame Atronach) 3(Dremora) 4(Frost Atronach). Daedra buck against orders, and will seek to undermine them whenever possible. If you lose sight of the daedra, it is likely to ignore your orders and cause chaos.

Command Creature
R: 50' T: non-humanoid creature D: 1 hour
A creature of [dice]x3 or less HD is compelled to follow your orders for the duration of this spell.

Circle of Turning
R: [dice]x10' radius T: self D: 1 minute
You create a circle of up to [dice]x10' in radius for 1 minute which no undead of [dice]x3 HD or fewer may enter. Undead of greater HD suffer -4 to all rolls while inside the circle.

Expert

Conjure Greater Daedra
R: 0 T: summon D: 10 minutes
Summon one of several Daedra, depending on number of dice: 1(Hunger) 2(Daedroth) 3(Storm Atronach) 4(Winged Twilight). These daedra are nearly impossible to order around, and they remain in Mundus for only a short period of time.

Bound Armor
R: 0 T: self D: 1 minute
Daedric armor appears on your body from the outer realms, replacing currently worn armor. The armor is more complete the more dice invested ([dice]x2 armor bonus).

Control Undead
R: 50' T: undead D: 1 minute
You may wrest control of an undead creature of [dice]x3 HD or fewer from its creator.

Elder Scrolls: Legends

Master

Grand Conjuring
R: 0 T: summon D: 1 hour
Conjure any single ghost, undead or daedra known to you by name. In the right place* you may even commune with the Daedric Princes(*Places can be in space or time. You may summon a Prince from their shrine, or on their special Day).

Command Humanoid
R: 50' T: humanoid D: 1 hour
A humanoid of [dice]x3 HD or fewer is compelled to follow your order for the duration of this spell.

Hallow
R: 0 T: location D: see below
Given an appropriate amount of time, you can anoint a given location as hallowed ground, acting as a circle of turning and granting you control of whether daedra and undead can be summoned on the grounds. Lasts for: 1MD(1 hour) 2(1 day) 3(1 week) 4(month).

Elder Scrolls GLOG: School of Destruction

Practitioners of Destruction control the four basic elements, fire, frost, poison and shock, to devastating effect in combat. They can also call down curses, sap power and enfeeble their opponents.

TheMinttu

School of Destruction

Cantrips:
1. Summon a flame the size of a candle by snapping your fingers. Cannot be used to deal damage directly, but can set things on fire.
2. Flash freeze up to a bucket of liquid in its current shape. May create fragile improvised weapons.
3. Poison a mug's worth of water by swirling it with you finger.

Apprentice

Destructive Touch
R: touch T: creature D: 0
Deal [sum]+[dice] damage of your choice of fire, frost, poison or shock damage.

Armor Eater
R: touch T: creature D: 0
Reduce target Defense by [dice] points. If target is wearing armor, the spell targets the armor and does not spill over onto natural Defense.

Destructive Trap
R: touch T: trapped object D: 0
Cast upon a trapped object, such as a door or chest. Choose fire, frost, poison or shock damage. When the trap is triggered, it deals [sum] damage, either in a 10' radius or a 30' line.

Nomax

Adept

Destructive Bolt
R: 50' T: creature D: 0
Deal [sum] damage of your choice of fire, frost, poison or shock.

Drain Attribute
R: touch T: creature D: 10 minutes
Reduce a target's attribute by [sum] for the duration of the spell. The attribute returns to normal after the spell ends. Relevant stats are recalculated. Save for half.

Weakness
R: 50' T: creature D: 1 minute
A creature with [dice]x3 or fewer HD becomes weak to a chosen element or normal weapons. Immune creatures go down to resistance, resistant creatures lose their resistance, normal creatures take 50% more damage. Save negates.

Expert

Absorb Health
R: touch T: creature D: 0
You steal [sum] HP from the target and add it to your own HP total. The total may go over your normal maximum, but cannot be healed above that threshold. If this effect is reflected, you may damage your own HP. Save for half.

Damage Attribute
R: touch T: creature D: 0
If the target fails a Save, reduce the target's attribute by [sum]. The attribute can only be restored with magical healing. Relevant stats are recalculated. Save negates.

Curse
R: 50', or through focus T: creature D: until removed or satisfied
You inflict a Minor or Major Curse on the target, Save negates. You must either have a piece of them (lock of hair, beloved locket) or see them in range. For a Minor curse, you must expend 2MD, for a Major curse you must expend 4. All dice you use are automatically exhausted. You may not dispel your own curses, but may set appropriate conditions for satisfying them. (See the Many Rats curse table for inspiration).

Nuare

Master

Destructive Blast
R: 60' T: 10' radius D: 0
Deal [sum] damage to all targets in the area, with your choice of fire, frost, poison or shock. Save for half damage.

Five Fingers of Pain
R: touch T: creature D: 0
Deal [dice]x2 points of fire, frost, poison and shock damage, and trigger a Morale check at a -[dice] penalty. Save negates.

Energy Drain
R: touch T: creature D: 0
You drain [sum]x50XP from your target. If the target has class levels, they may lose those. Otherwise, they lose [dice]HD. Save for half.

Elder Scrolls GLOG: School of Illusion

Practitioners of Illusion manipulate the senses of men and mer with light and sound. They create false sounds, block out a foe's vision, enhance their own senses, and even confuse the spells of others.

School of Illusion

Cantrips:
1. Dim or extinguish all non-magical light sources in 10'.
2. Transfer a blemish or a cosmetic feature from one creature to another. You could swap eye colors with an elf or take warts off a frog and put them on a princess. Effect is entirely illusionary and lasts for as long as you can see both creatures.
3. Create a shower of illusory sparks or a puff of illusory smoke from your hands.

Apprentice

Chameleon
R: 0 T: creature D: 10 minutes
You blend into your surroundings for 10 minutes. You gain [dice]x2 to rolls to hide, sneak or blend into crowds.

Phantom Noise
R: 50' T: location D: 0
The caster makes a noise appear from a location within 50'. If the noise is a word, only [sum] words may be used.

Light
R: 20+[dice]x10' T: item D: 3 hours
Object illuminates like a torch for 3 hours with a radius 20+[dice]x10'. If you invest four or more MD, the light has all the properties of natural sunlight. You may choose the color of the light.

Adept

Blind
R: 50' T: [dice] creatures D: 1 minute
Up to [dice] creatures are blind for 1 minute. They take -4 to Defense and -4 to Attack, and are unable to cast targeted spells. Save negates.

Calm
R: 50' T: [dice] creatures D: 1 hour
Target creatures loses the desire to fight you for 1 hour, or until aggravated again. Save negates.

Night Eye
R: 0 T: creature D: [dice] hours
Target creature can see in the dark as if in light.

Expert

Invisibility
R: touch T: [dice] creatures D: 10 minutes
You become invisible to normal sight for 10 minutes. You become visible if you interact with your environment, such as by grabbing something, pulling a lever, attacking etc.

Charm Person
R: 50' T: humanoid D: [dice] hours
The person regards you as a good friend and ignores the obvious spell you just cast on them. If you invest 4 [dice] or more into this effect, it becomes permanent.

Silence
R: 50' T: creature D: 1 minute
The target's spells are cast with [dice] fewer dice. When they roll for a spell, the [dice] lowest dice are treated as fizzles and returned.

Master

Paralyze
R: touch T: creature D: [dice]x2 rounds
Target creature is unable to act for [dice]x2 rounds. Save for half.

Mass Silence
R: 50' T: 10' radius D: 1 minute
The spells of all creatures in the area of the spell are cast with [dice] fewer dice. When they roll for a spell, the [dice] lowest dice are treated as fizzles and returned.

Mass Charm
R: 50' T: 10' radius D: [dice] hours
All creatures in the area of the spell consider the caster to be a good friend and ignore the obvious spell just cast on them.

Elder Scrolls GLOG: School of Mysticism

Practitioners of Mysticism manipulate the little-understood energies beneath magic itself, prying back the veil of this world, seeing its true nature, and traveling great distances unimpeded.

School of Mysticism

Cantrips:
1. Meditate upon the true meaning of an object. With an hour, you may learn its name, with a day you may learn its purpose and nature. More meditation may reveal its path through time and space.
2. You can tell the size of a creature's soul at a glance.
3. Move a light object with a wave of your finger. You could cause a coin to roll along the ground or turn the pages of a book, but not open a door or lift a stone.

Apprentice

Detect Key/Gold
R: [dice]x20' T: self D: 1 hour
You sense the location of coins, keys and similar valuables in the given area.

Telekinesis
R: [dice]x20' T: object D: concentration
Pick up and move items, open containers and doors, trigger traps etc.

Identify
R: 0 T: magic item D: 0
The magic item this is cast on is immediately identified. Names, effects, curses etc. are known by the caster.

Adept

Detect Living
R: [dice]x20' T: self D: 1 hour
You sense the location of all living things in the given area.

Reflect
R: 0 T: creature D: 1 minute
The target reflects spells cast with [dice] or fewer MD while the spell is active.

Soul Trap
R: 50' T: creature D: 1 minute
A target with [sum] or fewer HD is marked, and if it is killed while the spell is active, its soul will enter a crystal in the possession of the caster. Requires a crystal of appropriate size or larger. Creature's souls range from Petty to Grand. Humanoids have Black souls.

Balmora Strider Scuffle

Expert

Dispel
R: 50' T: creature or object D: 0
The target is dispelled of all magic effects cast with [dice] and fewer dice. Summoned creatures or items of [dice]x3 HD or less targeted are banished to their home plane. Cannot disenchant enchanted weapons or remove curses.

Mark
R: 0 T: location D: permanent until dispelled
Place a mark at your current location. It remains there until it is dispelled or you cast another Mark elsewhere. When you cast Recall, it will transport you to the Mark. Can be dispelled at will without having to cast anew.

Recall
R: 0 T: [dice]x2 willing creatures D: 0
Transports you and a certain number of willing creatures (must be touching) to the location of your Mark. If cast without a Mark, transports you to a random location.

Master

Wizard Vision
R: touch T: self D: 1 hour
If you invest one die, you can see invisible creatures. Magical traps, scrolls, and enchanted items appear differently to you, betraying their nature, and you can tell much more about spells cast by another caster.

Investing two or more dice let you see through magical darkness and illusions, including the disguises of shapeshifters. You can only cast this on yourself. You can permanently see the invisible as a vague warping of the light. This comes at the cost of your mind, as you permanently lose 1d6 Willpower (you reject the true nature of creation) or Charisma (as you embrace it and become alien for it).

Divine Intervention
R: nearest divine temple T: [dice]x2 willing creatures D: 0
Transports you and a certain number of willing creatures (must be touching) to the nearest temple of the Nine Divines.

Daedric/Almsivi Intervention
R: nearest daedric/almsivi shrine T: [dice]x2 willing creatures D: 0
Transports you and a certain number of willing creatures (must be touching) to the nearest Daedric shrine (or Almsivi shrine if in Morrowind).