Morrowind experiences

[Jon Miller]

I am not a mage

I want to play the game twice

so this time I am doing no magic (just some alchemy)

next time I will be a mage (And go to the Telvanni)

I am actually mostly a fighter, but have been spending a lot on my theif skills because I like the stuff they do

Jon Miller

[loinburger]

If you're zero-mage, then yeah, avoid the Telvanni. In order to advance you'll need to go looking for spells and whatnot, which you'd never use.

If you're mostly fighter, then I think that Redoran is the way to go. Hlalu, AFAIK, focuses more on diplomacy than straight-up combat.

If you're Redoran then you're also in good stead with the Tribunal Temple. Hlalu will help your faction with Imperial guilds (like the Fighter's guild). Telvanni seem to do nothing but hurt your faction with everybody (albeit not very much).

[Jon Miller]

but I am a fighter/diplomat (and I have spent a lot boosting my theif scores)

merchant and speechcraft are both major skills of mine

(the others are long blade, armorer (bad idea), and medium armor)

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by loinburger
If you're zero-mage, then yeah, avoid the Telvanni. In order to advance you'll need to go looking for spells and whatnot, which you'd never use.

If you're mostly fighter, then I think that Redoran is the way to go. Hlalu, AFAIK, focuses more on diplomacy than straight-up combat.

If you're Redoran then you're also in good stead with the Tribunal Temple. Hlalu will help your faction with Imperial guilds (like the Fighter's guild). Telvanni seem to do nothing but hurt your faction with everybody (albeit not very much).

as far as guilds, I am heavily into the imperial cult and imperial soldiers

as well as the fighters guild and theives guild

(I have done a little alchemy with the mage guild also, they are not important to me though)

I am of course also a blade

I will probably try and become Mong Tong or whatever it is

Jon Miller

[loinburger]

If you're heavily into imperial guilds then you'll probably want to join Hlalu just for the faction bonuses. Hlalu are basically Imperials in funny armor.

[Jon Miller]

thanks

I will do that then

Jon Miller

[loinburger]

Wait, scratch that. If you're a fighter type then you don't want Hlalu. I had thought that Redoran and Hlalu were basically the same (with Hlalu having more focus on diplomacy), but Hlalu is basically a "thieves" house while Redoran is a "warriors" house. Redoran favored skills are all combat, while Hlalu favored skills are more light combat (light armor, short blades, etc.) and diplomatic skills (speechcraft, mercantile, etc.). Go with Redoran, the faction bonuses are better with Hlalu but they just aren't worth it in the long run.

[Jon Miller]

my other stats are aerobatics, atheletics, blocking, heavy armor, and spear

so now which is better?

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

oh and I have (for other reasons) spent a lot of money upping Security and Sneak (they are of the level of good minor skills or poor major skills)

Jon Miller

[loinburger]

Redoran. I don't think that Hlalu makes use of actual thieving skills (Security and Sneak), just pseudo-thieving skils (Light Armor, Mercantile, Short Blade).

[November Adam]

wow, this game is very difficult if you are a begginer mage. I decided to create an alchemist, with a minor in enchantment. With some weapon skills, and speechcraft thrown in, but no mercantile (silly me). I am at level 6 now and have a speech craft of 74, and a personality around there too. My character sat down with some slaves and asked them to help him with his admiration skills.

Now as I've never enchnanted, or recharged an item before how do you do it?

[loinburger]

In your inventory screen, you drag a filled soul gem over your character's portrait.

Edit: just in case you haven't bought any encantments either, you ought to know that creating a Constant Effect item is only possible with a Golden Saint or Ascended Sleeper soul. An Ash Vampire soul might work also, but AFAIK the Ash Vampires are immune to soul trap. (They may just be very quick to Dispel negative buffs, however.)

[November Adam]

Ya I still have the bug with changing soul gems, to be able to get constant effects with smaller soul gems.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Hmmm... who is Ascended Sleeper?

I don't think I have run accross one of them yet.

[loinburger]

They're these monsters in robes with tentacles coming out of their faces. You'll find quite a few in Sixth House bases and whatnot, as well as around Dagoth-Ur.