Morrowwind anyone?

[Skanky Burns]

It does work, you just need to pretty much keep going left and up over the mountain. Still, its easier to level up doing other things and then kill the guy when you are stronger. At level 25 the enemy doesn't pose much of a problem.

[MattH]

There are several ways to get a house:
- Great houses: Get to a certain level and the option will appear. This house is usually hard to get at and small (but expandable!)
- Quest deaths. An early house Hallau (sp, haven't played in a while) mission, something like "Find the Killer" will present you with a big house and a body. The house doesn't actually become yours, but no one complains when you use it.
- Homicide. Pretty obvious .
- Bloodmoon. Completing the 'build a house' seires will get you a house on Sloth.

[Felch]

I've got to get the House Redoran house.

[bipolarbear]

I need to train up in my short-sword skill. I sold off my ebony mace that I was using to kill monsters who are invulnerable to normal weapons because I now have (3)daedric katanas. I then realised my short-sword skill is at level 6. My spear skill for comparison is at 75.

Where did you sell the mace at? WHne I sold mine to Creeper, I still had to hold down the button to lower the price for like twenty minutes.
Are you able to use a shield whilst wielding a katna of Daedric origin?

I did. Under the bridge, then up the side of the mountain (remember I have acrobatic skills).

In most places, the mountain is really steep. I had to stay on "run" most of the time, or I'd slip backwards. There are some niches and crevasses which permits places to rest.

I did manage to get up to the foundation of some buildings on the left side of the mountain, but couldn't get any higher. I skirted the entire rim of the mountain but found nowhere to creep up those final few feet. I was also hoping for some secret passage down below but saw no place that looked promising.

Once again, I'd reccomend investing in a levitate potion or two. Personally I prefer the spell, because it weighs nothing, and ultimately costs less. The rea cost though, is in getting your alteration score up high enough.

It does work, you just need to pretty much keep going left and up over the mountain. Still, its easier to level up doing other things and then kill the guy when you are stronger. At level 25 the enemy doesn't pose much of a problem.

Is there a highest level that you cna reach in the game?

[bipolarbear]

I must say, that the biggest advantage to having your own house, is that you can create the overflowing loot bag, and just horde everything. Then you can make regular trips to the mages, and fighters guilds, and raid their supply chests, and keep your own personal stash. very nice or you can just sell it all off, and get training so that you can level up faster. Also very nice possibly more nice !!!!

[quantum_mechani]

Does anyone have a hint for the Test of Patterns? I found a book that mentioned it, but it was rather useless...

[Felch]

Originally posted by bipolarbear
Where did you sell the mace at? WHne I sold mine to Creeper, I still had to hold down the button to lower the price for like twenty minutes.

First sell things to him that cost less than the mace. An ebony mace is something like 13000 or whatever, so you'll want to maybe sell the Creeper a pair of common soul gems with Ancestor Ghosts (4000 a piece I think). Then when you sell the mace, you buy back the soul gems to bring the total sold down to 5000. Then you wait 24 hours, sell one soul gem, and then wait, and sell the other. Your goal is to get as near to 5000 a day as possible.

Are you able to use a shield whilst wielding a katna of Daedric origin?

A katana yes. A dai-katana, no. However, the shield still gives you the Armor and magical bonuses with a two handed weapon (I think) just no blocking.

Is there a highest level that you cna reach in the game?

You need ten skill points in you major or minors, so roughly in the 70s I think. However, there might be bugs. There's no real benefit after a while once you max out your stats, besides hit points.

[Verto]

Originally posted by bipolarbear
I must say, that the biggest advantage to having your own house, is that you can create the overflowing loot bag, and just horde everything.

What do you mean by "overflowing loot bag"?

[Zkribbler]

Actually, I found an even better way of handling my problems. The trouble with a high-elf thief (sign of the lover) is that he doesn't have a whole lot of muscle but instead relies more on stealth and subtlety. I was still pretty much at the beginning of the games, so I says to myself, why not go back and start over with a character with a little more muscle...just a squidge...just a tad.

Enter Thug Bogmaster orc barbarian, sign of the warrior. Oh yeah, that provided just the liiiiiittle extra muscle I needed. I tell you when, right at the beginning, the old hag directed me into the smugglers' cave & I parted that sorcerer's hair down to his navel with my two-handed battle axe, it felt sooooo good!

I'm now armored in bonemeal armor (AC=24). I flattened that wizard on the bridge and came back with the puzzle box, leaving a trail of chopped-up bodies in my wake.

I'm guessing that, like in most games of this type, my "tank" will top out early, and mages will be able to wreack havoc on me later on. But right now, I'm having fun.

[Felch]

Actually magic is relatively weak in Morrowind, at least in terms of direct damage. Mostly I only use magic for teleportation, concealment, soultrapping, etc.. A largely physical tank is quite playable throughout the game.

In my opinion it's one of the weaknesses of the game. Strict magic use just isn't practical.

Good call though on trying a new character design. High elves aren't a very good match with thief, but orcs make fantastic barbarians.

[Illuminatus]

Originally posted by bipolarbear



Is there a highest level that you cna reach in the game?

You can even get past level 70 if you commit a crime, then go to jail, get your skills lowered and then training them again to 100. You we progressed a level. But I haven`t tried this yet (long way to lv 70, especially ehrn you are god at lv 30).

[Skanky Burns]

Originally posted by Qilue
Finally found it's new home.

http://www.uesp.net/index.shtml

This site is a must-read.

Hmm, the site went down.

[Felch]

I noticed that too. You could try gamefaqs.

[Felch]

I finally got my stronghold started. WOOT

[Felch]

Bal Isra has finally been completed. And it's looking good.

How do you get the unlimited loot bag?