Help With Morrowind

[Eli]

Where's the ****ing Dwemer puzzle box? I've searched the agsomethingverylonghere place for more than an hour.

[loinburger]

No idea, nobody's asked me to find a Dwemer puzzle box yet. I've just been sent to pick fights and kill poachers.

[Eli]

Never mind. I found it.

I also killed that Rasomething trader in Balmora to get his money and weapons, finished the first 3 Fighters Guild quests and now I'm planning to finish couple of the magic guild quests, kill the 5 guys I need to kill to get that "present" from the Emperor and leave on foot to Casomething city.

I'm still level 1, but my progress is 7/10.

[Eli]

Originally posted by loinburger
No idea, nobody's asked me to find a Dwemer puzzle box yet. I've just been sent to pick fights and kill poachers.

The guy you was sent to find, Casius(?) something will send you to get info from some guy in the fighters guild, and he will send you to find the puzzle box.

[loinburger]

Ah. I haven't done much on the main quest (I talked to Casius, but I didn't meet any of his contacts). The "present" is pretty good, but the five thieves are very tough to kill (especially at level 1 ), especially since you'll go to jail if you just attack them without provocation. Might want to wait awhile on that quest.

[Eli]

Originally posted by loinburger
The "present" is pretty good, but the five thieves are very tough to kill (especially at level 1 ),

I couldnt even kill one.

On what level are you?

Anyway, I got two quests in the Magic guild, one to find the flowers in the Bitter Coast and another to get the skull of some guy from his tomb near that city whose name starts with P. I went on foot to that city, and now i'm in the entrance. On the way I met one women that wanted to me escort her to some place for 150 gold. I got the gold using the easy way.

[loinburger]

I'm level 3, but my character also seemed to be tailor made for the job. My Speechcraft and Personality are both very high, so I was able to Taunt them into attacking me (no murder rap for me). Then I'd Invisible myself, sneak, hit for a critical, repeat process (critical hits with a Claymore do a helluva lot of damage). I was born under the sign of the Golem, so if I needed a mana recharge I'd just let them cast spells at me before I went Invisible again.

If you're a no-frills Warrior class, then you'll probably want to wait until at least level 4 or 5 before you try to take on the thieves. You need much better equipment than what you've probably got at the moment--mages are crap without good spells, warriors are crap without good equipment. Somehow you've also got to get the thieves angry enough with you so that they attack you, not the other way around (unless you don't mind going to jail for murder), and that means that you'll need a good Enrage scroll (I doubt that your Speechcraft would be good enough to Taunt them if you're a Warrior).

[Eli]

Originally posted by loinburger
I'm level 3, but my character also seemed to be tailor made for the job.

How did you manage to become level 3 in Balmora? I became level 2 only on my way to Pegrain(is there something interesting to do there at all?) after finding and "cleaning" the tomb with the skull and three more dungeons?

Then I'd Invisible myself, sneak, hit for a critical, repeat process (critical hits with a Claymore do a helluva lot of damage). I was born under the sign of the Golem, so if I needed a mana recharge I'd just let them cast spells at me before I went Invisible again.

If you're a no-frills Warrior class, then you'll probably want to wait until at least level 4 or 5 before you try to take on the thieves. You need much better equipment than what you've probably got at the moment--mages are crap without good spells, warriors are crap without good equipment.

Somehow you've also got to get the thieves angry enough with you so that they attack you, not the other way around (unless you don't mind going to jail for murder), and that means that you'll need a good Enrage scroll (I doubt that your Speechcraft would be good enough to Taunt them if you're a Warrior).

You can also attack them and pay the fine. That's what I did with Ra'Vill(?), the trader from Balmora.

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What are those soul gems? And am I supposed to carry tens of potions and scrolls with me?

[loinburger]

Originally posted by Eli
How did you manage to become level 3 in Balmora? I became level 2 only on my way to Pegrain(is there something interesting to do there at all?) after finding and "cleaning" the tomb with the skull and three more dungeons?

I spent a fortune on training. I also have a mix of skills that get pretty evenly worked, whereas a Warrior tends to only have one or two skills get exercised at a time (the skill associated with your equipped weapon, and the skill associated with your equipped armor).

If you hit when undetected (when sneaking), then you do x4 damage. Obviously, it's a lot easier to sneak when you're invisible.

What Birth sign did you pick? I was born under the Atronach (golem), so I've got a helluva lot of magic points but can't regenerate them naturally--however, if somebody casts a spell at me, there's a chance that the spell will be harmless and I'll just absorb the magic points from it. That's why when I'm low on magic I'll pick a fight with a magic-user.

What are those soul gems? And am I supposed to carry tens of potions and scrolls with me?

Soul gems are used to hold the souls of creatures that you kill--you then use the souls to enchant or recharge items. You won't need them for awhile (since I assume that you can't cast Soul Trap, that you have lousy Enchant skill, and that you're not a high enough level in the Mage's Guild to use their Enchanter), so just sell them until you have a use for them.

I don't carry any potions or scrolls with me, but I also have high magic skills and a lot of spells. You don't, so carry some healing, cure poison, and cure disease potions with you. Scrolls aren't as necessary--you won't be using offensive magic much as a Warrior, so only carry scrolls if you're going to need to go Invisible or Levitate, or if you need to magically open a door (or possibly if you need a boost in combat, but potions can also help you out with this). In general, try to use potions instead of scrolls, since you need to unequip your weapon to use a scroll.

[Eli]

I spent a fortune on training. I also have a mix of skills that get pretty evenly worked, whereas a Warrior tends to only have one or two skills get exercised at a time (the skill associated with your equipped weapon, and the skill associated with your equipped armor).

Yeah. The only skills that get increased are Heavy Armor, Longsword and Athletics.
How does the level advancment mechanism works? How much do my skills need to increase for the level to increase?
And where did you get a "fortune"? I robbed a whole shop and all I have is ~2,000. Training one major skill costs 300-500 gold, so even that wont help much.

If you hit when undetected (when sneaking), then you do x4 damage. Obviously, it's a lot easier to sneak when you're invisible.

How do I sneak on someone?

What Birth sign did you pick? I was born under the Atronach (golem), so I've got a helluva lot of magic points but can't regenerate them naturally--however, if somebody casts a spell at me, there's a chance that the spell will be harmless and I'll just absorb the magic points from it. That's why when I'm low on magic I'll pick a fight with a magic-user.

Warrior, I think. I chose the most agressive charachteristics.

Soul gems are used to hold the souls of creatures that you kill--you then use the souls to enchant or recharge items. You won't need them for awhile (since I assume that you can't cast Soul Trap, that you have lousy Enchant skill, and that you're not a high enough level in the Mage's Guild to use their Enchanter), so just sell them until you have a use for them.

I have a few scrolls that say something about trapping souls.

I don't carry any potions or scrolls with me, but I also have high magic skills and a lot of spells. You don't, so carry some healing, cure poison, and cure disease potions with you. Scrolls aren't as necessary--you won't be using offensive magic much as a Warrior, so only carry scrolls if you're going to need to go Invisible or Levitate, or if you need to magically open a door (or possibly if you need a boost in combat, but potions can also help you out with this). In general, try to use potions instead of scrolls, since you need to unequip your weapon to use a scroll.

But where can I store all the stuff I dont carry? I have plenty of weird potions with weird names.

I carry on myself only my heavy armor(the whole set, gauntlets, boots, etc), one long sword with 9000 value that has 55 "mana"(it casts protection from fire, and something with longsword/longblade in it), another stronger sword(two hands) that casts 3-7 point of fire when it hits, a steel bow with 150 normal arrows and 8 steel ones and a shield for the cases in which I use the 9000 value sword. And a robe, because I look like a bee without it.
All the rest are scrolls, potions, ~15 petty soul gems, 1 poor(? whatever comes after petty) and ~15 books(Do I need them? Some are pretty expensive).
Out of the 315 whatever I can carry, I use 312. Which doesnt leave me much choice when I find stuff on the roads between cities, when you cant sell them.

[loinburger]

Originally posted by Eli
How does the level advancment mechanism works? How much do my skills need to increase for the level to increase?

You have to have 10 points of skill increase in order to gain a level (the skills need to be Major or Minor, I'm not sure if Misc. skills contribute at all, but if they do then they're not very significant). So, f'rinstance, you need to increase Longsword by 10, or Longsword by 6 and Heavy Armor by 4, etc.

And where did you get a "fortune"? I robbed a whole shop and all I have is ~2,000. Training one major skill costs 300-500 gold, so even that wont help much.

I'm popular. My Speechcraft is very high, as is my Personality, so I can "admire" people until my reputation with them is 100. If people like you, then they'll sell you things (or provide services like training) for much cheaper, and they'll offer you more for your stuff.

How do I sneak on someone

The default is the cntl key. A symbol will appear next to your "equipped" icons (on the bottom left of your screen) when you're successfully sneaking.

Warrior, I think. I chose the most agressive charachteristics.

Warrior's a decent one for tanks.

I have a few scrolls that say something about trapping souls.

How much can you sell them for? If you can sell them for more than 200 gold, then sell your scrolls and empty soul gems. If not, then use them (cast the scroll, and kill the monster before the spell times out) with a soul gem, and then sell the soul gem with a soul trapped in it (it's worth a lot more). That's a lot of trouble, though, so I'd suggest you just sell the scrolls and gems.

But where can I store all the stuff I dont carry? I have plenty of weird potions with weird names.

In Daggerfall you could eventually buy a house, but I'm not sure if you can in Morrowind. You certainly can't at your current level.

I carry on myself only my heavy armor(the whole set, gauntlets, boots, etc)...

1. Don't carry redundant weapons. In other words, sell either the long sword and the shield, or sell the two-handed sword. Don't carry both.

2. Sell your books, there's no point to carrying them around. Read them first, though, since some of them will give you skill boosts.

3. Don't carry so many arrows. Unless you specialize in archery (and you probably don't with the quality of swords that you have) then you won't need more than 30 or 40 at most--the enemy is going to close too fast, and then you're right back to your sword.

4. Sell your soul gems.

[Eli]

I finished the Bitter Coast quest, for the magic guild and i'm back in Balmora now. I jumped to Vivec for a few hours, got a headache only from trying to find the exit of one of the buildings there.

So I'll sell my books, the soul gems and the soul trap scrolls(except one, for emergencies)... Many of the potions too, I'll rather buy more health potions instead of all the weird ones I have. I already sold the shield, but I really dont want to sell the 9000 value sword.
Also, more investment in training. I want those 5 guys in Barmola dead.

[loinburger]

Soul trap is not an "emergency" type spell. It does no damage, and it doesn't help you kill your target. The only thing that a Soul Trap spell does is that it traps the soul of your target in a soul gem if you have an empty soul gem of suitable quality and kill your target before the spell expires.

If you can't find anybody who can afford your sword, then hang onto it until you do. F'rinstance, right now I've got a soul gem with a 60000 value, but nobody in the backwater towns I'm running quests in can afford to pay that.

I'm planning on going on a run to Ebonheart/Vivec to see if anybody can prizes there.

[Eli]

Originally posted by loinburger
Soul trap is not an "emergency" type spell. It does no damage, and it doesn't help you kill your target. The only thing that a Soul Trap spell does is that it traps the soul of your target in a soul gem if you have an empty soul gem of suitable quality and kill your target before the spell expires.

Ok. I'll still leave a couple to try this out.

If you can't find anybody who can afford your sword, then hang onto it until you do. F'rinstance, right now I've got a soul gem with a 60000 value, but nobody in the backwater towns I'm running quests in can afford to pay that.

In what towns have you been by now?

I'm planning on going on a run to Ebonheart/Vivec to see if anybody can prizes there.

Let me know if you find who is the armorer in Vivec. Searching the city is a real waste of time.

[Eli]

Help, Help, Help.

I opened two trapped chests in some dungeon and my Strength and Endurance had fallen by 16 and 10 respectively. The numbers are now shown in red. I tried to rest for 10 hours, I tried dispel and cure common disease potions and nothing changed.

Btw, trapping souls is fun. I got 100 gold for some rat.