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[Stworca]

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With this said, are you planning on limiting the extent of the artifact hunting to avoid it getting too ridiculous? I know ridiculousness is the point to some extent, but with all the mod content there's some danger of the game becoming a walkover. Obviously this is rather moot if you've already considered it.

I am slightly confused by your message, and not sure how to understand it. But here we go..

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We are going to hunt them shinies during the let's play.
But we are not going for a powergame run and it's more likely that we'll run in good looking sets instead of powerful ones.
There are some ball-breaking difficulty mods in the pack, nothing like BG2 though.
With this being said, dying isn't very likely anyway. I know a trick or two to stay alive against any odds. To count my deaths in the times i played : i died once in combat against an orc with a giant hammer. Twice against the ebony-armored elf in tribunal (who has 400 luck). Twelve times to the area of effect traps in Tribunal "Crazy" quest.. And a few hundred times i died from fall damage. (combat deaths are accurate)

[NRDL]

Good to see you post again Stworca, and nice job with the LP so far.  A question, how do you add a profile image?

[3]

I am slightly confused by your message, and not sure how to understand it. But here we go..

Don't worry, you didn't misinterpret me.

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lolGaenor

[Supercharazad]

What I meant was around that area of water. Not sure of the exact location.
Also, if we go to the lighthouse, onto a rock right beside a swamp and jump onto the stump in the swamp, we get a free axe.

Now, i didn't know about that axe  Did you find it by jumping around, or is it mentioned somewhere in dialogue / notes?
30 pounds / 100 septims is pretty low value, but it's GOLD Nonetheless.

I was looking around a "get started in morrowind" guide. It was there, I never tried it for ages. It was yesterday when I was starting a new character that I was going up to spy on fargoth and remembered it, so I jumped on the rock just left of the entrance and jumped on the stump for an axe.

[Stworca]

Chapter 1 : "First Steps"
Part 1

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Just look at this...


Bloody rain, ever since i arrived! Unbearable! Oh well.. selling stolen goods will probably cheer me up. All they have here is a.. tradehouse.. hmpf.


You must be Arrille? I expected someone.. taller. (Altmers - High Elves - are the tallest playable race in the game)


Wha-- don't you cough at people!
Arrille : Who might you be? I don't deal with convicts!
C--convict?! I'm a trader, and i shall not be insulted!
Arrille : Oh really..? Where might you come from? Prove that you're not a f-
Balmora, Southern Wall. I assume i will be receiving a discount, for these false accusations?
Arrille : ...
...
Arrille : ...Very well.

And thus begins my career as salesman! With this new outfit i finally feel ready for challenges ahead of me.


Arrille's behavior was understandable, and even if it was not, he repaid me generously for the incredible insults..


..Some day he may even realize just how generous he is. Or not. What do i care anyway? I wonder if i will be able to sell him his own equipment..


Is it really a crime? I would say it's Science. These studies of Altmer intelligence - or lack thereof - may prove useful for the future generations!
Arrille : What are you mumbling about?
Nothing, my friend, i'm still shunned by how high the quality of your goods is.


Arrille : Perhaps i can interest you in some spells too, in that case?
Very well, fair Arrille, show me what you've got. Nothing has picked my interest just yet-- except the fireball spell perhaps.
To self : One can never explore the wood without means to burning it down.
Arrille : What was that..?
I've said, that fireballs form the prettiest patterns when cast at dawn.


With pleasantries out of the way, and a sack filled with gold, i shall look for something to do. Taverns such as this one always attract the worst scum. Murderers, thieves, tax collectors. Just a single look at them tells me a thousand stories of pillaging, raping and necromancy.


Hrisskar : You were saying?
Ah yes, i have called you folks murderers, thieves and tax collectors.
Hrisskar : You won't survive long in this world if you don't make any friends.
I'm sixty two.


Isn't Fargoth that dried out shell of a wood elf? Stealing from such a pathetic creature would be unethical and cruel beyond imagination. Tell me more.


Hrisskar : Try following him after midnight, he often sneaks out somewhere, i was unable to follow his steps though.
I have no trouble believing that, you could hardly keep track of this conversation. Are you aware that i have insulted you seventeen times during your monologue? No, don't trouble yourself with it, i shall find your friends gold and return to you with it.
Hrisskar : Good. One more thing, friend. What might your name be?
Caius Cosades.

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I have to crash somewhere till nightfall. Standing in this rain will do me no good.
Teleri : Outlander, what dost Thou seek?
..What? No, i'm already a member of Temple of Almalexia.


Teleri : 'tis a strange way to respond. Can i help you with something?
Aye, anything interesting going on? Aside from the usual annual Seyda Neen dirt eating contest that is.


A tax collector missing.. Thank you.. You.
Let me think. Finding him, or his body, may lead to strengthening my position around here. Perhaps even earning trust of imperial scum? This, and bringing justice to these lands will be a reward o-- it's own--
..hahaha! Let's find his gold!
Child : Hello!


Child : ..Sir? I said hello!.
(You really, REALLY don't want to know what our hero is thinking right now)


...Yeeeees?


Oh, of course it's not true. It's not Dagoth Ur that comes to you. It's your parents that will use your in-
Bounty Huntress : You there! Don't i know you from somewhere?
Balls.. balls.. balls!


..err.. Perhaps. I was hired by local census office to find their missing tax collector.
BH : Carry on. The man i'm looking for would never aid anyone selflessly.
What? A dirty scumbag, this man! I shall keep an eye out for him.
BH : Say.. can i ask you a few questions?
I'm sorry, but i was about to embark on the rescue trip. Perhaps when i return? (Stupid huntress. I shall skip towns and forever remain hidden!)
BH : That would be great. Although i doubt i will find him anyway. There are hundreds of hunters going after the convict, i doubt he would waste time in Seyda Neen.
(Damn it all! I will have to find that bloody tax collector to have a solid alibi!)
BH (Damn it all, why am i wasting time with this Breton? It's a crazed Orc by the name of Umbra that i'm after)

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I am one with the nature. I'm the guardian of balance... I shall kill only in self defense..


..or when i'm feeling like it, have something to gain from it, and every second day of the week.


I think i'm getting a hang of this. Crabs, fish, some birds.. Nothing in this land can scare me anymor-- AAAAAAAAAAA!!! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING!?


FIRE! KILL IT WITH FIRE!


IS IT DYING!? PLEASE, AZURA! MAKE IT DEAD! MAKE IT-- I Killed it! I...


I.. am.. GOD!!
Now i shall continue on this path. The appearance is misleading. It may lead to hidden riches, forgotten civilizations and unbelievable adventures..
Or perhaps it's exactly what it looks like, a steaming, stinking swamp.


Yet another deformed creature dies to my magics!


Is there an end to the list of problems i can solve by killing things?! I don't think so!


Wait just a minute! There are some forgotten ruins here! Perhaps the official went inside this haunted, trapped tomb to hide from.. rescue teams, fresh air, water and any chances of survival. Stupid Imperial Scum.


Then again, i would probably hide in a corner and cry myself to sleep.


I should have listened to my minions, and learned more spells. But that's silly.. i'm a Breton! We are supposed to be good at swinging axes, heavy armor and taking hits to the face, not some fancy magics... Or was it orcs?


What is this.. a ghost? Meh, i destroy spirits such as you on my way to real problems!


..Five spells and it's still after me! What horror is this?!


Thankfully i am a skilled swordsman! Come on, let's see what you've--


RUN!

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Is it still after me..? I dare not to turn around!


Wait.. what am i saying? Ghosts can not follow me to the sunlight! I shall mark the location on that tomb on my map, and not return there without friends companions mercenaries slaves mindless minions that will cleanse this place! Perhaps it would be best if i avoided such dangerous places in the future. I could have died in th-- Look at this! Another ancient and forgotten tomb!


Its riches shall be mine! Mine, and mine alone!

[Basque]

Ha! XD Once again Stworca you have a good talent for writing some witty lines. Even not knowing a lot about this game in particular I'm enjoying this LP because of you writing (and to learn more about the game as a bonus). I was trying to follow some of the spoiler comments and didn't fully understand them, but I take it the sandbox nature of the game allows you to encounter enemies like Ghosts long before you're capable of actually defeating them? "RUN!" indeed.

As a side note, I like the laurels and regal theme we have going for the character here. If you don't mind me asking is that appearance from the mods or in the original game? Did the mods just improve the graphics or completely rehaul the models and everything?

Finally, yay fireballs! Every game is always better when you can throw fireballs. It was true for Super Mario Bros and it's true now!

[Iituem]

Enjoying this LP immensely, as I did Spain:TW.  Really like the justification for doing the tax collector quest and the characterisation of the 'smug dick' PC.  =D

[Stworca]

I take it the sandbox nature of the game allows you to encounter enemies like Ghosts long before you're capable of actually defeating them? "RUN!" indeed.

The game is open, and for the most part not level scaled (There are exceptions though. Daedra's are nearly all level dependant), thus : Yes, you can get knee deep in manure relatively easy. If you game the system, you can get out of any trouble, and beat the game in 5 minutes (main plot that is) but i never liked powergaming in Morrowind. It came too easy, and required no thought.

Ghosts are generaly easy (most at least) but we have some "DIE, PLAYER" mods installed.

Normally at our current state i would -rest-, to heal our wounds (The red bar is our health, blue one is mana, green one is stamina) but we go for it.

As a side note, I like the laurels and regal theme we have going for the character here. If you don't mind me asking is that appearance from the mods or in the original game? Did the mods just improve the graphics or completely rehaul the models and everything?

Faces, hairstyles and bodies of both our character and all NPC's are mod-based. The vanilla textures are.. old. Not incredibly ugly (back in the day the graphics were very good, and the water was amazing) but not appealing enough to let them stay.
The laurels are a part of a hairstyle

Edit : Ah yes. Any questions about mechanics or the -existing- parts of the LP, i shall answer whenever i'm able to. Questions about future parts of the LP will most likely NOT get answered in public. (Spoilers, et cetera)

[Mr.Person]

What mod are you using to have that lasting burning effect? It's badass to have a burning cliff racer flying around, that's what it is. I don't remember that in vanilla anyways, but hell, maybe I'm wrong.

[shadenight123]

i've got a technical question, playing morrowind, and using a stealth/bow character...it always seems i can't get to hit enemies until they get closer. and even then, i need to have the pointer a little bit "down" respect the monster (have to aim for the legs to hit the torso, to say)...is it some kind of physics gone awry, is it normal, or do i need to search for a bug fix?

[Stworca]

Are you sure you are not hitting at all..? (not damaging : Hitting)
You score a 'hit' when the hp of the monster is visible as a yellow bar.
Also, there are no hit zones. Your arrow can hit the enemy in the head, but the splash will appear on the foot.

The archery in this game, while ignoring wind and things like that, is quite accurate. Practice, young padawan, and soon you will hit cliff racers who are flying sideways, while being mid-air from a jump yourself.

What mod are you using to have that lasting burning effect?

Blood and gore. It has effects for all elements : also blood (and gore).

[shadenight123]

ah so maybe even if i'm hitting, having chitin bow+chitin arrows makes the damage so minimum it doesn't get marked? :/
seems strange though when i do see the damage, it gets half bar away.
maybe it's just the crits...hmmm...oh well.

[Stworca]

Read this.

Then this.

[shadenight123]

Read this.

Then this.

you are the bestestestest!

edit:
fatigue and luck as dump stats mine were.
NOW I UNDERSTAND THE IRONY.

[Miggy]

Normally at our current state i would -rest-, to heal our wounds (The red bar is our health, blue one is mana, green one is stamina) but we go for it.

Yeah, no kidding. Every picture I get twitches seeing the low bars.