Rhianna Redux
by Jumonji
Version 2.6
July 29th, 2008

Rhianna is a goddess, in more ways than one. You played with her when you were kids, now she's well on her way to mastering her craft. She will support you fully with ranged magic from day one, and with heals and some surprises after level 3. You must be level 2 or higher to find her.

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OBSE REQUIRED

You MUST install OBSE Version 15 or better (http://obse.silverlock.org/) to play with Rhianna now.

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NEW FEATURE - GESTURE KEY

Rhianna comes with a special command key for "gestures" that enable you to point things out to her. You will be asked to select a key when the quest starts - I recommend the "G" key. Then, when you ask Rhianna to do certain things she will ask you "where?" or "which way?", and then you must use the Gesture key to point in the direction of your cross-hair.

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Version 2.6 bug fixes:

1) Removed buggy dodge behavior. Watch your back.

Version 2.51 bug fixes:

1) Really Clean Rebuild

Version 2.51 bug fixes:

1) Clean Rebuild

Version 2.5 changes:

1) Rhianna will now try and dodge around you or your companions if you are in the line of fire. Emphasis here on the word, "try."
2) Rhianna will now loot dropped items as well as what the dead enemy has in their inventory.

Version 2.1 bug fixes:

1) Should not CTD when overloading her loot inventory.
2) Should not CTD when accessing her inventory while she's holding a torch.
3) Her gold should not increase boundlessly.

Version 2 changes:

1) Looting behavior is now optional - use the Request menu to ask Rhianna to loot or not, as you choose for the situation.
2) Rhianna will now appreciate it when you give her a sweet roll. (Thanks and praise to HerrBaron for the script modification!!)
3) Rhianna should heal herself even of the player attacks her. Still don't know why that was a problem.

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NEW FEATURE - RHIANNA IS MORTAL!!

That's right - Rhianna can die. Luckily, you can bring her back to life with a simple touch. After you are out of combat, you can activate her and she will come back to you.

Two rules:

1) If she dies, you must win the fight by yourself to get her back.
2) Don't lose her body! If she drowns in lava, for example, you will need to drag her to shore before you can resurrect her or she will just die again.

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Rhianna, The Character

Race: Demigod (custom - Half Breton, half Divine.)
Skill Bonus:
Restoration 10
Destruction 10
Mysticism 10
Illusion 10
Alteration 10
Marksman 10
Athletics 25

Class: Demigod (custom)
-- Primary Attributes: Willpower and Intelligence
-- Specialization: Magic
-- Major Skills: Destruction, Restoration, Ilusion, Mysticism, Alteration, Sneak Marksman

Combat Style: Goddess (custom)
Prefers ranged magic, but uses whatever it takes.

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Rhianna's behavior:

She is biased to use magic at a distance, but she will use her staff or whatever weapons you give her. She can't always win by herself, but she she can be pretty clever.

She will try and heal you when your hurt, if she has enough magik to spare. (After level 3.) However, if she's in combat and you're not, she will let you suffer.

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Bealteine

Bealteine is Rhianna's personal mount and protector. She will summon him whenever you are riding and she is with you. She may also summon him if she is in deep do-do.

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Limitations:

What limitations? She's perfect! Well, ok, there are a couple:

- I created her face while using Facial Textures by Enayla. I have no idea what she will look like on a vanilla version.
-She often makes poor armor/weapon/clothing choices. If you don't like her choice, take it away from her and put it in her loot inventory.
-uh... that's all I can think of. Let me know what I missed.

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Feedback requested! Let me know what you think of Rhianna's behavior, design, and the scripts.