religion

The gods are watching. Until then, no matter what crime you committed, you could be blessed by seeing the blessings of Tamriel's gods. Now, every action you take will be judged by them, and they will decide whether you are kind, funny, or interesting enough to earn their favor.

(These are instructions for version 3.0. For version 2.x, see LePage)

This mode adds a new role-playing game system that allows you to pray, worship, or otherwise summon the gods who watch over Tambriel.

Your actions, including the choices you make on quests; how you approach combat; your crimes, whether noticed or unnoticed; whom you align with and who you have become enemies; the spells you learn, the weapons you use, the armor you wear; the time of day, month, or year you worship, all of which will determine how the gods view you: either good, sinful, interesting, curious, or boring, which will determine whether they decide to help you in your adventure, or whether they decide to punish you.

Currently, you can pray and worship the Nine, Sixteen, Thirteen, and several other ancient spirals, including Situs, Magnus, Y'ffre, the Creator, Eboum, and the Race Ancestors. Below I detail what these gods do, how they will judge you, and what gifts they can give you.

You will interact with all the gods through their temples or lesser powers given to you by the gods. Lesser powers are granted through a vision, see below. You can either begin to worship, ask for guidance, or receive favor. Gods will also give you the option to repent of your sins, and Prince Deedric will also give you the option to ask them to remove one of their gifts from you. Constellations behave very differently, see below.

Worshiping or praying to God will slowly increase their disposition towards you. .The amount of game time you spend at the shrine will determine your character (remember, you can press T to wait and pass game time). You can enhance the effectiveness of your worship by wearing equipment related to the deity you worship and worshiping in locations associated with the deity. However, it still takes several weeks of worship in the game to make significant progress on a god, so you'll be expected to worship your god while you're on your holy/heretic adventure, rather than taking over your quest entirely. Remember, your actions always speak louder than your words.

Seeking guidance from God will increase your chances of receiving a vision from them for the rest of the night. Like worship, this can be more effective if you're in the right place, or if you're wearing the right gear. Additionally, reading books related to deities, or visiting places associated with deities, will also increase your chances of receiving a vision. These visions will give you clues on how to please your main god, and may even lead you to some vanilla quests. Additionally, you may gain a lesser power through a vision that allows you to worship your God anywhere. If you are about to receive a vision, a sound prompt will play.

Asking a god for a favor, blessing, or gift will have different results depending on which group of gods is a part of it. For most gods, if they value you enough, they will grant your request, and if they don't, they will ignore you. Others may be annoyed by your request and decide to curse you if you're too much trouble. Asking for a favor more than once a day won't work and is likely to annoy the deity you're pestering. Similar to coaching, if you have a talent, a voice prompt will play, but if you don't have a talent, a different prompt will play.

If you want the attention and favor of a certain god, you should do everything you can to find them. Find and visit their temples and shrines, talk to them and help their priests, and find any books you can that mention them. Eventually, they will reach out to you.

The patron saint of the Cyrodiic Empire is the most reliable and beneficial to the heroes of Tamir. They both praise those who help others and condemn those who st …