Morrowind... any tips?

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I've had Morrowind for a while. But while I was impressed with the game, I never made it very far: My character was a BattleMage who wore a lot of heavy armor; consequently he walked very slowly, and I got sick of it. Now with Elder Scrolls IV coming out and a lot of free time coming up, I feel like I want to try playing it again... so any character class suggestions from people who've played it? Something similar to the Battlemage that moves more quickly?

Or just talk about how you think the game is awesome, thats always fun too

I'm BeeBee's son.

My favorite type of character is a warrior with a big axe and medium armor. I don't really know your problem because medium armor doesn't normally slow me down to noticable. But when you get strong enough, to make it seem to yourself to make it seem like you are walking faster, go to the island in the corner of Marrowind. That place is so small, it seems like you are walking fast. lol

I thnk medium armor is the best. Light armor is way to weak and heavy armor just isn't worth the extra wieght. Medium armor, besides glass armor, has the strongest class of armor, the crestration type armor.

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ps While you are on the island watch out for the guys who are riding on boars. They are very strong. I maxed out my axe ability and I still can't beat them.

pss It must be expensive to be a battle mage with all the spells.

d here.

when is elder scrolls IV coming out?

First off to David I think its coming out Q4 this year or Q1 next year but good luck trying to get a computer to play it from what Ive seen (although Im sure that they will try to make it playable to everyone.)

And as for hints I would suggest going to gamefaqs.com then to the Morrowind FAQ section and getting the beginers guide that will get you pretty far into it with a good character (though Ive played it countless hours and still never have beaten it, though now Im pretty close just have to kill a bunch of vampires and Dagoth.)

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PS just looked at IGN.com and they said it comes out in Nov. Ill have to get it for x-mas.

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there's no announced date, but most people are guessing December

Morrowind is at its best when played with mods

If you were to get any, I'd highly recommend this one:
http://lgnpc.sabregirl.com/index.php

The LGNPC mods- Less Generic NPCs. Basically it adds in all new dialogue and quests for all the NPCs who previously all had the same dialogue. This makes the world seem so much more alive, as all the people you meet have their own individual personalities.

Oh and I wrote two characters for the Pelagiad one.

(I also recommend the better bodies and better heads mods, which vastly improve the character models, and there are also others that improve all the landscape graphics, etc)

Any mods that make you walk really fast?

Haha yep of course! There are also ones that let you breed and ride horses, and even ones that let you fly dragons or other creatures! Oh not to forget the ones that let you get your own sailable ship, rowboat, galleon, fishing vessel, etc... floating fortress, teleport rings, flying carpet, hang-glider um... lots of transport options!

The horse and ship ones are particularly good imo. Keep in mind there are quite a few mods that suddenly dump the item at your disposal, but these ones have proper quests and costs and stuff to go through, so it's balanced and fun!

They have mods for all sorts of things. Even NPC companions who follow you around and quest with you, some can even have complex relationships and romances with the player, which can be quite amusing.

Oh and don't forget the gazillions of new clothes, fashion accessories, weapons and other items... It never ends!

Oblivion is going to be coming out soon. Just check by www.elderscrolls.com/forums and see what all they have. If you sign up send a PM to "Pokeapoke" as I use those forums often. There is going to be so much content in Oblivion, so many changes, too many to list here. Also check by www.elderscrolls.com and see what different stuff they have on information for Oblivion, just go to games, Oblivion, check the screenshots, etc. and look through what they have up there.

where can i get that horse mod ?

I miss thats aspect of the game from Daggerfall.

This is the official site of the Pegas Horse Ranch mod:
http://www.highpressure-morrowind.com/P ... Ranch.html

Heres a tip, Throw that game away and start playing WoW!

Nothing is more frustrating than aiming my bow directly at a dragons head, leting the arrow fly, watch the arrow hit dead center between the eyes, and 'MISS' comes up because my "bow skills" arnt high enough. This game was the bane of my existance. I am much happier playing world of warcraft now.

Anyway about ESIV its been delayed til Q1 next year .

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Here's my personal guide for character creation. Hope it helps...

Specialisation: Combat
Stats: Strength / Agility

Major Skills
Long Blade
Light/Medium/Heavy armour
Athletics
Acrobatics
Marksman

Minor Skills
Restoration
Alteration
Conjuration
Mysticism/Security
(Optional)

Stat Rationale
Combat Specialisation
Combat skills are used most.
Strength
Helps you carry things and do more damage.
Agility
Helps you connect more and avoid damage.

Major Skills Rationale

Long Blade
The most effective weapons fall under this category (Daedric Katana, Daedric Crescent and the Flaming Blade).

Any Armour Proficiency
This skill increases the armour rating of your chosen suit. Additionally, it levels quickly, as it raises whenever you're hit (Major skills level faster than minor/misc), and is tied to endurance, which helps you level health. If you have Tribunal and go light armour, around 6th level you will acquire a very nice suit of armour when the Dark Brotherhood attacks. Light armour also allows you to use glass armour, which is amazingly effective (Found mostly at Ghostgate). Medium allows you to use the Royal Guard Plate and Heavy allows you to use Daedric. Personally, it's up to you, all have their benefits.

Athletics
Increases your speed and stamina when running and swimming. Levels quickly because you're always doing it (Additionally, the stat attributed to it is speed, which makes you even faster if you choose to spend points in it when you level.

Acrobatics
Helps you to get to hard to reach places as well as speeding up travel if you jump while running (This levels quickly and the tied stat is strength (Obviously helpful to a combat class)).

Marksman
This skill can help you cheaply beat most enemies by running backward and throwing shurikens or knives at your opponent, regardless of whether your foe can beat you in hand to hand combat (Get ones with magic effects from Vivec Foreign Quarter). When a throwing star hits, it temporarily halts the approaching mob, so you can actually kill guys this way by stalling their progress without them ever reaching you.

Minor Skills Rationale

Restoration
This lets you cast healing and remove curse/disease spells... the advantages are pretty obvious.

Alteration
This lets you levitate, open locks, water walk and breathe water. All four spells are necessary in the game.

Conjuration
This will let you summon Golden Saints so that you can trap them in Soul Gems and make your own highly effective magic items.

Mysticism/Security
Mysticism lets you use telekinesis to open trapped objects from afar so that you don't get harmed... security lets you disarm them without magic (Also lets you pick locks, but you're getting alteration anyway).

Final Minor slot is really optional... sneak is fun, may want to sub sneak in for athletics/acrobatics, but it isn't necessary. I usually throw in an additional armour proficiency.

Notes:
I go for Medium armour and then kill off one of the King's guard on Tribunal. If you want, you can take light and then kill off one of the assassins that tries to kill you when you hit 6th (As a result of the Tribunal exp.).

Race doesn't really matter, but being a Redguard adds 15 to long blade which is very helpful for the early levels. I personally use Dark elves for the look and their skills aren't too bad either. Their fire resistance renders the spells of a large number of enemy casters/archons useless, for example.

As for star sign, get 'The Apprentice'. The boost to mana is a significant help, with no negative effects (E.g. The Archon).

Athletics and Acrobatics are kindof unneeded as there the two easiest to upgrade (first one run everywhere, second one jump everywhere.) Also I would go for a shortblade skill as there are alot of good shortblades in the game (Last Wish, the one you get at the end of the Morag Tong guild quests (which is probably the best), and Soul Drinker to name 3.)

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