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AshesofWake
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fight in the arena, gold up the ass
[quote name='dafoomie']I resolved my mages guild problem.
What are you guys doing for cash? I barely have 2 grand and I'm level 10.[/QUOTE]
Same here. Just hit level 10 and I'll have around 2000 gold when I sell the crap I have on me. I know the Arena will give me some gold, but someone on here said they had 30,000 gold. I'd like to know how that's possible without stealing everything in every town and selling it.
Edit : Well I can see that by completing some side quests you can get items which you can sell for some good gold amounts. I just got a Spelldrinker Amulet and a Ring of Eidolon's Edge that both can be sold for 2,000 + gold. Still don't get the whole 30,000 gold thing, though.
What are you guys doing for cash? I barely have 2 grand and I'm level 10.[/QUOTE]
Same here. Just hit level 10 and I'll have around 2000 gold when I sell the crap I have on me. I know the Arena will give me some gold, but someone on here said they had 30,000 gold. I'd like to know how that's possible without stealing everything in every town and selling it.
Edit : Well I can see that by completing some side quests you can get items which you can sell for some good gold amounts. I just got a Spelldrinker Amulet and a Ring of Eidolon's Edge that both can be sold for 2,000 + gold. Still don't get the whole 30,000 gold thing, though.
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I have no gold, but I am loving this game.
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Im a level 2 with 1200 gold. All I do is just find stuff and resell, then I betted on the arena once for 25 (try 100, then if you dont win just reload, wil try that later) then I won once in the arena, and the rest is just from exploring, stealing and pickpocketing.
BTW, I was playing in waterfront, my 360 then just became quiet, the dvd stoped. Then a little screen poped up and said it cant read it, clean the disk and restart the xbox. The disk is perfect condition, must be my 360.
BTW, I was playing in waterfront, my 360 then just became quiet, the dvd stoped. Then a little screen poped up and said it cant read it, clean the disk and restart the xbox. The disk is perfect condition, must be my 360.
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[quote name='mmn']Same here. Just hit level 10 and I'll have around 2000 gold when I sell the crap I have on me. I know the Arena will give me some gold, but someone on here said they had 30,000 gold. I'd like to know how that's possible without stealing everything in every town and selling it.
Edit : Well I can see that by completing some side quests you can get items which you can sell for some good gold amounts. I just got a Spelldrinker Amulet and a Ring of Eidolon's Edge that both can be sold for 2,000 + gold. Still don't get the whole 30,000 gold thing, though.[/QUOTE]
I started the game on the PC and the first thing I did was hit the elven ruin across the river. In there I found about 20 magic gems worth 50 and a major magic gem worth 1000. So I haven't hit a city yet but I'm walking around with several thousands worth in gold. I'm only going to sell some of it though.
I know the gems can be used to recharge magic items so i want to hold on to a few.
Here's the trick to leveling. Pick 7 major that you will use a lot. For example, here's the class I made. It's made for balance.
Race - Breton
Sign - Lady
Class - Hunter
Main Stats: Str, Will
Focus: Stealth
Major skills: Heavy Armor, Block, Bladed Weapons, Security, Restoration, Destruction, Speechcraft.
If you want to be a power leveler you want to take skills you can self train. I kinda balanced it. The three weapon feats will go up when I get in combat, and they've been going at a pretty good pace. The two spell skills I can traiun on my own and I'm using them a lot.
Speech and security somewhat go against being good skills for leveling. But because I took stealth as my focus they'll go up faster than other skills. Also, I can use speech on any people I come across. The only one I cna't do as will is security. I gotta wait till I find locked chests and such. So it might have been a bad choice. It might have been smarter to go with steallth, which I use constantly.
As for stats, it seems like it's dependent on your secondary skills. For example, your main stats of you class can always go up at a min of +2. Your secondary stats always go up at +1 min. But if you raise a minor skill that is tied to a stat between levels, you get a bonus.
For example, after level 3 but before lvl 4, say I raise my athletics and light armor. Those are tied to endurance. When I hit lvl 4 normally my plus to endurance would normally be 1. But because those two minor skills tied to endurance were raised, my plus may be +2, 3 or even 4. So if you have a stat you want to raise in particular. focus on minor skills tied to that stat in between levels.
Edit : Well I can see that by completing some side quests you can get items which you can sell for some good gold amounts. I just got a Spelldrinker Amulet and a Ring of Eidolon's Edge that both can be sold for 2,000 + gold. Still don't get the whole 30,000 gold thing, though.
[/QUOTE]I started the game on the PC and the first thing I did was hit the elven ruin across the river. In there I found about 20 magic gems worth 50 and a major magic gem worth 1000. So I haven't hit a city yet but I'm walking around with several thousands worth in gold. I'm only going to sell some of it though.
I know the gems can be used to recharge magic items so i want to hold on to a few.
Here's the trick to leveling. Pick 7 major that you will use a lot. For example, here's the class I made. It's made for balance.
Race - Breton
Sign - Lady
Class - Hunter
Main Stats: Str, Will
Focus: Stealth
Major skills: Heavy Armor, Block, Bladed Weapons, Security, Restoration, Destruction, Speechcraft.
If you want to be a power leveler you want to take skills you can self train. I kinda balanced it. The three weapon feats will go up when I get in combat, and they've been going at a pretty good pace. The two spell skills I can traiun on my own and I'm using them a lot.
Speech and security somewhat go against being good skills for leveling. But because I took stealth as my focus they'll go up faster than other skills. Also, I can use speech on any people I come across. The only one I cna't do as will is security. I gotta wait till I find locked chests and such. So it might have been a bad choice. It might have been smarter to go with steallth, which I use constantly.
As for stats, it seems like it's dependent on your secondary skills. For example, your main stats of you class can always go up at a min of +2. Your secondary stats always go up at +1 min. But if you raise a minor skill that is tied to a stat between levels, you get a bonus.
For example, after level 3 but before lvl 4, say I raise my athletics and light armor. Those are tied to endurance. When I hit lvl 4 normally my plus to endurance would normally be 1. But because those two minor skills tied to endurance were raised, my plus may be +2, 3 or even 4. So if you have a stat you want to raise in particular. focus on minor skills tied to that stat in between levels.
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Spelunking caves and raiding forts is a sure fire way to get some gold and weapons, gems and other garbage to sell for high prices.
Once you've raided a cave, tomb or fort, you can return and there'll be more assholes to fight down there. Not sure what the timeframe of that is, though. I think caves stay empty, actually. I've returned to numerous forts and they've had tougher baddies in them.
Once you've raided a cave, tomb or fort, you can return and there'll be more assholes to fight down there. Not sure what the timeframe of that is, though. I think caves stay empty, actually. I've returned to numerous forts and they've had tougher baddies in them.
There is actually I side quest with that gem you find in the elven ruins just across from the sewers. The one that is worth 1000 gold. If you sell it to the stone seller in the Imperial City, a random servant will come out of no where and tell you his master want to meet you about the stones. Well, it turns out there are more of those 1000 gold stone and he wants you to get all of them for him.
Eastsidecracker
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[quote name='rabbitt']Does anyone know who is selling the house in Bravil? It's the building next to the archer's shop. I need somewhere to store my stolen goods [/QUOTE]
Im wondering the same thing, about any house. Whats the point of the items that are worth nothing? Do you decorate your house with them? What can you do when you get the house?
For now, I just store all my stuff in a box next to the prision, its all still there, so that works for storage. Dont understand the point of the 0gold items.
And where can I buy some lockpicks? Ran out.
[/QUOTE]Im wondering the same thing, about any house. Whats the point of the items that are worth nothing? Do you decorate your house with them? What can you do when you get the house?
For now, I just store all my stuff in a box next to the prision, its all still there, so that works for storage. Dont understand the point of the 0gold items.
And where can I buy some lockpicks? Ran out.
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I took the curse off of the haunted manor I bought in Anvil (fairly tough battle)... Prior to, I stored some of my expensive weapons and staffs in a drawer in the manor. After I finished the quest, the haunted manor looked like new again... and all of the shit I stored vanished with the renovation.
Thakfully I saved. Gonna do it all over again after work...
Thakfully I saved. Gonna do it all over again after work...
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Has anyone else found the fort with - literally - 10 or 12 Necromancers in it? Holy 
, was that tough.
It was worth it, though. One of the Necromancers had enchanted shoes that allow you to walk on water for as long as you wear them. The other Necromancer's had a ton of enchanted staffs and even some glass weapons.
I'll try to find the location when I go home. It's a really tough fort, though. I think I did well with a mixture of sneaking / sneak attacks, destruction magic and the staffs I took from ones I killed -- along with my own blades.
, was that tough.It was worth it, though. One of the Necromancers had enchanted shoes that allow you to walk on water for as long as you wear them. The other Necromancer's had a ton of enchanted staffs and even some glass weapons.
I'll try to find the location when I go home. It's a really tough fort, though. I think I did well with a mixture of sneaking / sneak attacks, destruction magic and the staffs I took from ones I killed -- along with my own blades.
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Also, and I don't mean to post three times in a row --
I found an Easter Egg in the game: the character M'aiq the Liar, from Morrowind.
He's almost impossible to find, because he runs (and fast) across the entire world. You'd literally need to be in the right place and the right time to find him. I spoke to him, and all he had to say was something like, "I don't see the point of burning a building down." And he ran off. Weird.
I found an Easter Egg in the game: the character M'aiq the Liar, from Morrowind.
He's almost impossible to find, because he runs (and fast) across the entire world. You'd literally need to be in the right place and the right time to find him. I spoke to him, and all he had to say was something like, "I don't see the point of burning a building down." And he ran off. Weird.
[quote name='Admiral Ackbar']I started the game on the PC and the first thing I did was hit the elven ruin across the river. In there I found about 20 magic gems worth 50 and a major magic gem worth 1000. So I haven't hit a city yet but I'm walking around with several thousands worth in gold. I'm only going to sell some of it though.
I know the gems can be used to recharge magic items so i want to hold on to a few.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, that's a good cave.
I'm doing much better on gold now - mostly because there's a mission for the Mage Guild to go and take out some vampires and some vampire hunters. Well the vampires drop some really NICE stuff when you kill them. I managed to go from about 3 thousand gold to 13 thousand gold just from that mission and finishing off the Arena challenges.
I know the gems can be used to recharge magic items so i want to hold on to a few.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, that's a good cave.
I'm doing much better on gold now - mostly because there's a mission for the Mage Guild to go and take out some vampires and some vampire hunters. Well the vampires drop some really NICE stuff when you kill them. I managed to go from about 3 thousand gold to 13 thousand gold just from that mission and finishing off the Arena challenges.
[quote name='Brak']Also, and I don't mean to post three times in a row --
I found an Easter Egg in the game: the character M'aiq the Liar, from Morrowind.
He's almost impossible to find, because he runs (and fast) across the entire world. You'd literally need to be in the right place and the right time to find him. I spoke to him, and all he had to say was something like, "I don't see the point of burning a building down." And he ran off. Weird.[/quote]
I ran into him too, but I can't remember what he said or where I ran into him. I remember the name, though.
Hey Brak, what was that quest that activates when you read the wanted poster? I looked like 5 pages back and didn't see anything, but maybe I missed it. I think you were the one who posted about it.
I found an Easter Egg in the game: the character M'aiq the Liar, from Morrowind.
He's almost impossible to find, because he runs (and fast) across the entire world. You'd literally need to be in the right place and the right time to find him. I spoke to him, and all he had to say was something like, "I don't see the point of burning a building down." And he ran off. Weird.[/quote]
I ran into him too, but I can't remember what he said or where I ran into him. I remember the name, though.
Hey Brak, what was that quest that activates when you read the wanted poster? I looked like 5 pages back and didn't see anything, but maybe I missed it. I think you were the one who posted about it.
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[quote name='Trakan']I ran into him too, but I can't remember what he said or where I ran into him. I remember the name, though.
Hey Brak, what was that quest that activates when you read the wanted poster? I looked like 5 pages back and didn't see anything, but maybe I missed it. I think you were the one who posted about it.[/QUOTE]
After you read the wanted poster, you'll be able to ask people about it. Ask a beggar about it (Gray Fox, or whatever the Hell his name is -- I can't remember). You might not be able to ask them about it, so persuade them so they like you 70 points. You can do this by bribing them, or just persuading them. Once it reaches 70, you can ask them about the poster and the Fox guy -- they'll give you info on who to see to join the Thieves Guild (promting a quest).
Hey Brak, what was that quest that activates when you read the wanted poster? I looked like 5 pages back and didn't see anything, but maybe I missed it. I think you were the one who posted about it.[/QUOTE]
After you read the wanted poster, you'll be able to ask people about it. Ask a beggar about it (Gray Fox, or whatever the Hell his name is -- I can't remember). You might not be able to ask them about it, so persuade them so they like you 70 points. You can do this by bribing them, or just persuading them. Once it reaches 70, you can ask them about the poster and the Fox guy -- they'll give you info on who to see to join the Thieves Guild (promting a quest).
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[quote name='Brak']I took the curse off of the haunted manor I bought in Anvil (fairly tough battle)... Prior to, I stored some of my expensive weapons and staffs in a drawer in the manor. After I finished the quest, the haunted manor looked like new again... and all of the shit I stored vanished with the renovation.
Thakfully I saved. Gonna do it all over again after work...[/quote]
I bought that house last night and now I have to find the guy I bought it from. Those ghosts were really pissing me off... but looks like a nice house for only 5k.
Thakfully I saved. Gonna do it all over again after work...[/quote]
I bought that house last night and now I have to find the guy I bought it from. Those ghosts were really pissing me off... but looks like a nice house for only 5k.
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[quote name='Moxio']How are some of you guys level 10 and shit? I've put in about 10 hours and I'm only level 2! [/QUOTE]
Dont forget to go to sleep, the little arrow will point up on the hud indicating you can level up. I can, I just dont want to right now.
What stats do anyone recommend to level up, out of the 3?
[/QUOTE]Dont forget to go to sleep, the little arrow will point up on the hud indicating you can level up. I can, I just dont want to right now.
What stats do anyone recommend to level up, out of the 3?
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[quote name='TC']How many Vampires we got here now? I caught it really and didn't understand that within three days I had to get it cured and now am faced with whether or not to do all the crap to get the cure. Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]
I am a vampire now, by a mistake. It's really annoying sometimes. I just don't want to do the quest to cure it. I guess i'm too lazy.
I am a vampire now, by a mistake. It's really annoying sometimes. I just don't want to do the quest to cure it. I guess i'm too lazy.
[quote name='Moxio']How are some of you guys level 10 and shit? I've put in about 10 hours and I'm only level 2! [/quote]
well I have just been using random magic spells on myself or a summoning spell while im walking around . If I am correct you level up when one of ur main skills go up 10 times . hmmm I have been doing conjunction magic kept summoning a skeleton , the other spells I used were dispel magic and another protective magic that boost ur defense .
It depends on your skill set that you use often thats all . I think you would level up easier with a magic user than say a theif . I would experiment and just use a skill and then check your stats to see if it goes up or not
[/quote]well I have just been using random magic spells on myself or a summoning spell while im walking around . If I am correct you level up when one of ur main skills go up 10 times . hmmm I have been doing conjunction magic kept summoning a skeleton , the other spells I used were dispel magic and another protective magic that boost ur defense .
It depends on your skill set that you use often thats all . I think you would level up easier with a magic user than say a theif . I would experiment and just use a skill and then check your stats to see if it goes up or not
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[quote name='Moxio']How are some of you guys level 10 and shit? I've put in about 10 hours and I'm only level 2! [/QUOTE]
See I'm not sure if your just walking around and checking the game out or not but maybe when you picked your class or made a custom class you choose the wrong Major Skills that you might not use. Your Dude will only level when 10 major skills gain points ( basically when each Major Skill mini levels up). As you can see if you don't use the skills your dude of course will not level. Good Luck Bro and remeber to use all of your major skills.
[quote name='jam3582']well I have just been using random magic spells on myself or a summoning spell while im walking around . If I am correct you level up when one of ur main skills go up 10 times . hmmm I have been doing conjunction magic kept summoning a skeleton , the other spells I used were dispel magic and another protective magic that boost ur defense .
It depends on your skill set that you use often thats all . I think you would level up easier with a magic user than say a theif . I would experiment and just use a skill and then check your stats to see if it goes up or not[/QUOTE]
I'm a Thief and I level just fine. At level 19 currently. I say its very easy to level just go raid some forts and shit. You'll gain Stat Boosts which will make you level, weapons, armor, and gold. Can't go wrong with raiding a fort or cave.
[/QUOTE]See I'm not sure if your just walking around and checking the game out or not but maybe when you picked your class or made a custom class you choose the wrong Major Skills that you might not use. Your Dude will only level when 10 major skills gain points ( basically when each Major Skill mini levels up). As you can see if you don't use the skills your dude of course will not level. Good Luck Bro and remeber to use all of your major skills.
[quote name='jam3582']well I have just been using random magic spells on myself or a summoning spell while im walking around . If I am correct you level up when one of ur main skills go up 10 times . hmmm I have been doing conjunction magic kept summoning a skeleton , the other spells I used were dispel magic and another protective magic that boost ur defense .
It depends on your skill set that you use often thats all . I think you would level up easier with a magic user than say a theif . I would experiment and just use a skill and then check your stats to see if it goes up or not[/QUOTE]
I'm a Thief and I level just fine. At level 19 currently. I say its very easy to level just go raid some forts and shit. You'll gain Stat Boosts which will make you level, weapons, armor, and gold. Can't go wrong with raiding a fort or cave.
[quote name='rabbitt']Does anyone know who is selling the house in Bravil? It's the building next to the archer's shop. I need somewhere to store my stolen goods [/quote]Not familiar with the city names yet, but is that the one with the log cabin houses and the guilds on the second level? It's just north of the Imperial City I think.
If that's the one I'm thinking of, then you have to go talk to the queen or something in the castle up the stairs. She'll be up on the throne, but if she's not in there then just leave the castle then come back in. She'll say you have to tallk to one of her assistants first and he should be right outside once you leave the castle. Then you can go back inside the castle, she'll give you a quest and you'll finally have the option to buy the house for 10,000 gold.
[/quote]Not familiar with the city names yet, but is that the one with the log cabin houses and the guilds on the second level? It's just north of the Imperial City I think.If that's the one I'm thinking of, then you have to go talk to the queen or something in the castle up the stairs. She'll be up on the throne, but if she's not in there then just leave the castle then come back in. She'll say you have to tallk to one of her assistants first and he should be right outside once you leave the castle. Then you can go back inside the castle, she'll give you a quest and you'll finally have the option to buy the house for 10,000 gold.
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[quote name='javeryh']Is there any kind of Xbox Live aspect to this game? Sorry if it has been answered but I didn't read this huge thread...[/QUOTE]
None besides the Live Aware that all 360 games have.
None besides the Live Aware that all 360 games have.
[quote name='Superstar']I am a vampire now, by a mistake. It's really annoying sometimes. I just don't want to do the quest to cure it. I guess i'm too lazy.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I did a bit of research on the cure quest and it seems like a total pain in the ass. Carrot in front of the horse.
Yeah I did a bit of research on the cure quest and it seems like a total pain in the ass. Carrot in front of the horse.
[quote name='h2dk']quck question...I have noticed my luck is at 12 and should be around 50. All the manual indicated is that it is damaged, is there a way to fix it easily?[/QUOTE]
Go to a church or chapel and press on one of the restoration thingies (sorry I don't know the name). That should work.
Go to a church or chapel and press on one of the restoration thingies (sorry I don't know the name). That should work.
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[quote name='javeryh']Is there any kind of Xbox Live aspect to this game? Sorry if it has been answered but I didn't read this huge thread...[/QUOTE]
Also a dc area, cant wait to see what they have there.
Also a dc area, cant wait to see what they have there.
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[quote name='rabbitt']Thanks for the info Steve.
Oh, do you guys have any tips for haggling? It seems like I can't get the re-selling price past 59% for the Bruma fence.[/QUOTE]
You have to be charming.
Persuade 'em, bribe 'em or use some of the charm spells and potions.
Oh, do you guys have any tips for haggling? It seems like I can't get the re-selling price past 59% for the Bruma fence.[/QUOTE]
You have to be charming.
Persuade 'em, bribe 'em or use some of the charm spells and potions.
Alright, well I just closed my first Oblivion Gate 7 hours into the game and still a level 1 character. Anyone wanna fill me on how I could become a level 2? Level 1 is sweet, but why not double my pleasure? Also, I hid a ton of stuff in a barrel knowing I was about to be arrested(big fine, couldnt pay it, didnt want to run any ore...) well my question is, since the stuff that was in the barrel disappeared(all I want back is an armor set) any chance of me retriving my stuff again?
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I don't think you can hide items in barrels. I do know that if you just drop stuff someplace, it's probably gonna stay there. I dropped a couple red robe things in front of the Marketplace in the Imperial City, and 32 game hours and 90 some game days later, they still sit there.
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"I have been working on this for a while now. I submitted it to GameFAQ's, but it needs to be reviewed for manual conversion I guess. I figured I would post if up here since alot are asking. There are spoilers, so read on at your own risk. This guide is complete however, offering full direcions start to finish, including tracking down hard to find incgreadiants. I will split it into two posts, it is to long for one. Enjoy!
****SPOILER ALERT*****
The Complete Guide to the Vampire Cure
Prerequisit: Before starting off on your journey to curing your vamiprism, I highly reccomend you join the Theives guild. You will be doing alot of sneaking, lockpicking, pickpocketing, and stealing. You will level up in the Theivies guild which will make this easier, and most importantly, you will have access to all the lockpicks you could want via fences. They have 101 to sell you each day, and your going to need them. Also, you can clear your bounties in the theives guild for cheap, and not loose your stolen goods. Since your going to risk getting caught alot, this will come in handy.
Quest - A Cure for Vampires
There are a number of ways to iniate this quest. Here is how I did it: I went to Cheydinhal's Chapel of Arkay, though any chapel should do. Talk to someone in there about a cure. They will start you on the quest.
The first step in the quest is to talk to Raminus Polus about a cure. You can find him in the Arcane University located in Impereal City. He will tell you a bit about it, and refer you to Count Hassildor. You can find him in Skingrad. Talk to his stuard, then eventually he will talk to you. He will tell you about how he and his wife are vampires, and while he lives with it, she could not, and went into a coma. He needs the cure to get her out. He then tells you about witches long ago who could do it, and about one of them which may still be alive.
You can find the witch along the Corbolo river, which is east of the Impereal City. Here is where the fun begins. Before she will help you, you have to help her. She requests you bring her five empty grand soul gems. These are tough to find, and this is where your Thieves guild work is going to come in handy. Before working on this, go get some lockpicks from your fence.
Gem One: This is an easy one. Go to the Impereal City Market District. Find the Mystique shop. He has one gem for sale. Four to go.
Gem's Two - Four: Your lockpicking skills better be up to snuff now. Head to Arcane Univerity. Best to go at night, you will be theifing. Go inside, and on the first floor there is a chest with three Gems inside. All are Grand gems, but I believe two of them are not empty. Take them all wayways. Its a level 5 lock, so your going to have to work at it, but its worth the effort. Make sure no one sees you. Once you get it open, take them all.
Gem Five: Head to the Chorral Mage's Guild. Inside, there is a staircase, and display cases to the left and right. The one to the right looks tempting, three gems inside. None are grand though, save your picks. The one the left has one though. It's another level 5 lock, so good luck to you. Once you get this, you have five, but two probably aren't empty. No matter, the hard part should be over.
Gem Six: Head to the Bruma Mage's Guild now. Walk straight in and slightly to the left into their little shop. If the shopkeep isn't there, wait for her. When she comes back, barter with her. She's got an empty gem. If you don't have money, you can try to pickpocket it off her, but I found it easier to just buy it.
Gem Seven: Head to the Cheydenhol Guild now. To your left and down the stairs, talk to the shopkeep. Same as before, buy it, or try and pick it from her if you wish. Congradulations, you now have your five emptys, and your probably a pro at lockpicking by now.
Go visit Melisande again now. She will take your gems, but you aren't done yet. She says she can probably make the cure, but you need a slew of ingreadiants. She asks you to find six Garlic Cloves, five Nightshade Leaves, 2 BloodGrass Shoots, The Blood of an Argonian, and the dust of the vampire Hindaril. Collect the first three items first. Much like the gems, this can be quite tedious. Below you will find locations for all the ingreadiants you need.
Garlic Cloves: These are fairly easy to find. Many Alchemy shops, Inns, and Mages Guilds have them. Just work your way from shop to shop until you have six. I know that the Alchemy shop in the Impeareal City has one. I also found two in an Inn in Chorral, and they restock every few days. This should not be to hard.
Nightshade: This proved to be the hardest. First, head to Impereal City, to the same Alchemy shop you got your Garlic. She should have two. After a few days, she will restock one more. After that, she will have no more. That gives you three. A fourth one can be found from the shopkeep in the Corral Mages Guild. Go purcahse that. That leaves one more, or two if you do not feel like waiting a few days for the Impereal City shop to restock. For these you will be hearding to Cheydinhal. Quick travel to the west gate, and then exit the city through the west gate. Turn to your left and follow the cities wall until it ends. Now look to your left, you should see a large right with a tree to the right of it. Next to that tree, you will find a Nightshade plant. To your left, there is a lake, and you should see some old pillars across the lake. Swim across to them. Now face South, and follow the edge of the lake until you come to a tree with small rocks on either side. You will find a couple different plants up against the tree, one of which will be Nightshade.
BloodGrass: This is the easiest part of your quest. The Alchemy shop in Impereal City has four, so buy two of them, and your done. If you are feeling like that was to easy, this stuff is all over Oblivion. Enter a gate and grab some. Your choice.
Blood of an Argonian: Melisande gives you a special dagger or this. You don' need to kill them, just give thema good stab and hide so the gaurds don't nab you. For those of you who don't know, an Argonian is the lizard looking people.
Hindaril's Vampire Dust: If you are at a decent level by now, this should be a breeze. At level 5, this was a cakewalk. Go to the location on your map. It is pretty straightforwared navigating your way there. Once inside the cavern, you will have a few things to pick off before you get to your vampire. I ran into a few rats, a few skeltons, and two lesser vampires before I got to him. I made short work of them all. Hindaril was the easiest of them all though. He did not use a weapon at all, he tried to kill me with his fists. I made short work of him. Maybe I just got lucky, but this was far from difficult.
So, you now have everything. Take it all back to Melisandre. She will tell you she can prepare the cure, and to come back in 24 hours. This is it. Go enjoy your last night as a Vampire. Feast on everyone you can get your bloody hands on. Then go take a nap. The next day, pay your friend a visit again. The cure will be done. Feel free to drink it. You are now officially cured, but your quest isn't over. Remember the count? Head back to Skingrad and pay him a visit. You will be taken to the place where his wife rests. Melisandre will be there also. After a bit of dialouge, he gives her the cure, but it kills her. He requests you give him 24 hours to greive. Go back into the Count's Mansion and just wait for 24 hours. Same as before, talk to the Count. He will thank for you putting his wife at ease, and reward you with 500 gold. The quest is now officially complete. Congradulations!"
"I have been working on this for a while now. I submitted it to GameFAQ's, but it needs to be reviewed for manual conversion I guess. I figured I would post if up here since alot are asking. There are spoilers, so read on at your own risk. This guide is complete however, offering full direcions start to finish, including tracking down hard to find incgreadiants. I will split it into two posts, it is to long for one. Enjoy!
****SPOILER ALERT*****
The Complete Guide to the Vampire Cure
Prerequisit: Before starting off on your journey to curing your vamiprism, I highly reccomend you join the Theives guild. You will be doing alot of sneaking, lockpicking, pickpocketing, and stealing. You will level up in the Theivies guild which will make this easier, and most importantly, you will have access to all the lockpicks you could want via fences. They have 101 to sell you each day, and your going to need them. Also, you can clear your bounties in the theives guild for cheap, and not loose your stolen goods. Since your going to risk getting caught alot, this will come in handy.
Quest - A Cure for Vampires
There are a number of ways to iniate this quest. Here is how I did it: I went to Cheydinhal's Chapel of Arkay, though any chapel should do. Talk to someone in there about a cure. They will start you on the quest.
The first step in the quest is to talk to Raminus Polus about a cure. You can find him in the Arcane University located in Impereal City. He will tell you a bit about it, and refer you to Count Hassildor. You can find him in Skingrad. Talk to his stuard, then eventually he will talk to you. He will tell you about how he and his wife are vampires, and while he lives with it, she could not, and went into a coma. He needs the cure to get her out. He then tells you about witches long ago who could do it, and about one of them which may still be alive.
You can find the witch along the Corbolo river, which is east of the Impereal City. Here is where the fun begins. Before she will help you, you have to help her. She requests you bring her five empty grand soul gems. These are tough to find, and this is where your Thieves guild work is going to come in handy. Before working on this, go get some lockpicks from your fence.
Gem One: This is an easy one. Go to the Impereal City Market District. Find the Mystique shop. He has one gem for sale. Four to go.
Gem's Two - Four: Your lockpicking skills better be up to snuff now. Head to Arcane Univerity. Best to go at night, you will be theifing. Go inside, and on the first floor there is a chest with three Gems inside. All are Grand gems, but I believe two of them are not empty. Take them all wayways. Its a level 5 lock, so your going to have to work at it, but its worth the effort. Make sure no one sees you. Once you get it open, take them all.
Gem Five: Head to the Chorral Mage's Guild. Inside, there is a staircase, and display cases to the left and right. The one to the right looks tempting, three gems inside. None are grand though, save your picks. The one the left has one though. It's another level 5 lock, so good luck to you. Once you get this, you have five, but two probably aren't empty. No matter, the hard part should be over.
Gem Six: Head to the Bruma Mage's Guild now. Walk straight in and slightly to the left into their little shop. If the shopkeep isn't there, wait for her. When she comes back, barter with her. She's got an empty gem. If you don't have money, you can try to pickpocket it off her, but I found it easier to just buy it.
Gem Seven: Head to the Cheydenhol Guild now. To your left and down the stairs, talk to the shopkeep. Same as before, buy it, or try and pick it from her if you wish. Congradulations, you now have your five emptys, and your probably a pro at lockpicking by now.
Go visit Melisande again now. She will take your gems, but you aren't done yet. She says she can probably make the cure, but you need a slew of ingreadiants. She asks you to find six Garlic Cloves, five Nightshade Leaves, 2 BloodGrass Shoots, The Blood of an Argonian, and the dust of the vampire Hindaril. Collect the first three items first. Much like the gems, this can be quite tedious. Below you will find locations for all the ingreadiants you need.
Garlic Cloves: These are fairly easy to find. Many Alchemy shops, Inns, and Mages Guilds have them. Just work your way from shop to shop until you have six. I know that the Alchemy shop in the Impeareal City has one. I also found two in an Inn in Chorral, and they restock every few days. This should not be to hard.
Nightshade: This proved to be the hardest. First, head to Impereal City, to the same Alchemy shop you got your Garlic. She should have two. After a few days, she will restock one more. After that, she will have no more. That gives you three. A fourth one can be found from the shopkeep in the Corral Mages Guild. Go purcahse that. That leaves one more, or two if you do not feel like waiting a few days for the Impereal City shop to restock. For these you will be hearding to Cheydinhal. Quick travel to the west gate, and then exit the city through the west gate. Turn to your left and follow the cities wall until it ends. Now look to your left, you should see a large right with a tree to the right of it. Next to that tree, you will find a Nightshade plant. To your left, there is a lake, and you should see some old pillars across the lake. Swim across to them. Now face South, and follow the edge of the lake until you come to a tree with small rocks on either side. You will find a couple different plants up against the tree, one of which will be Nightshade.
BloodGrass: This is the easiest part of your quest. The Alchemy shop in Impereal City has four, so buy two of them, and your done. If you are feeling like that was to easy, this stuff is all over Oblivion. Enter a gate and grab some. Your choice.
Blood of an Argonian: Melisande gives you a special dagger or this. You don' need to kill them, just give thema good stab and hide so the gaurds don't nab you. For those of you who don't know, an Argonian is the lizard looking people.
Hindaril's Vampire Dust: If you are at a decent level by now, this should be a breeze. At level 5, this was a cakewalk. Go to the location on your map. It is pretty straightforwared navigating your way there. Once inside the cavern, you will have a few things to pick off before you get to your vampire. I ran into a few rats, a few skeltons, and two lesser vampires before I got to him. I made short work of them all. Hindaril was the easiest of them all though. He did not use a weapon at all, he tried to kill me with his fists. I made short work of him. Maybe I just got lucky, but this was far from difficult.
So, you now have everything. Take it all back to Melisandre. She will tell you she can prepare the cure, and to come back in 24 hours. This is it. Go enjoy your last night as a Vampire. Feast on everyone you can get your bloody hands on. Then go take a nap. The next day, pay your friend a visit again. The cure will be done. Feel free to drink it. You are now officially cured, but your quest isn't over. Remember the count? Head back to Skingrad and pay him a visit. You will be taken to the place where his wife rests. Melisandre will be there also. After a bit of dialouge, he gives her the cure, but it kills her. He requests you give him 24 hours to greive. Go back into the Count's Mansion and just wait for 24 hours. Same as before, talk to the Count. He will thank for you putting his wife at ease, and reward you with 500 gold. The quest is now officially complete. Congradulations!"
I f'ed around and didn't follow the guy who was supposed to lead me .
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The only problem I've had is that the third-person camera ed up. It followed extremely close behind my character, and I couldn't rotate the camera -- it controlled much like first person. It was ed up, even when I saved and loaded the file.
I had to load a previous save in order for it to be fixed.
ed up. It followed extremely close behind my character, and I couldn't rotate the camera -- it controlled much like first person. It was ed up, even when I saved and loaded the file.I had to load a previous save in order for it to be fixed.
[quote name='dafoomie']This game has frozen on me 4 times now... Anyone else have this happen?[/QUOTE]
Yes - its frozen on me at least 3 times. But thankfully it didn't mess me up too badly.
Join the Mage's Guild. When you go around trying to get recommendations from them you'll find Grand Soulgems everywhere in the local Mage Guild chapters.
You're not using your major skills enough. For example, I'm a Mage, so during battles all I really do is use magic. I'm level 15 now with 20 hours put into the game and I keep leveling at a pretty quick pace. If you put stealth, for example, as one of your major skills and you aren't using stealth, well, it won't help at all.
There's a house you can buy in the Imperial City on the Waterfront for only 2 thou. That's where my shack is.
Yes - its frozen on me at least 3 times. But thankfully it didn't mess me up too badly.
Join the Mage's Guild. When you go around trying to get recommendations from them you'll find Grand Soulgems everywhere in the local Mage Guild chapters.
How are some of you guys level 10 and shit? I've put in about 10 hours and I'm only level 2!
You're not using your major skills enough. For example, I'm a Mage, so during battles all I really do is use magic. I'm level 15 now with 20 hours put into the game and I keep leveling at a pretty quick pace. If you put stealth, for example, as one of your major skills and you aren't using stealth, well, it won't help at all.
There's a house you can buy in the Imperial City on the Waterfront for only 2 thou. That's where my shack is.
Eastsidecracker
CAGiversary!
[quote name='Technique']Also, what does the icon to the right of the compass mean?[/QUOTE]
The arrow up? = you can level up.
I need any place to buy a house and store items in, I have about 4000 gold. But I havent progressed thro any main quests. +instructions on how to buy, since Ive seen some but cant buy any.
House info^^ thanks mmn. What can you do in your house?
The arrow up? = you can level up.
I need any place to buy a house and store items in, I have about 4000 gold. But I havent progressed thro any main quests. +instructions on how to buy, since Ive seen some but cant buy any.
House info^^ thanks mmn. What can you do in your house?
[quote name='Eastsidecracker']The arrow up? = you can level up.
I need any place to buy a house and store items in, I have about 4000 gold. But I havent progressed thro any main quests. +instructions on how to buy, since Ive seen some but cant buy any.
House info^^ thanks mmn. What can you do in your house?[/QUOTE]
In your house you start with a table and a bed, that's all. All I bought were some storage bins (a chest and two dressers) and some wall hangings. I store stuff there (mostly ingredients and things to sell later) and level up there or waste time there if a mission requires me to "come back" at a later time.
I think you can buy the house for 2 thousand from one of the stores in the Imperial Marketplace. But I was also already Arena Grand Champion before I went to buy a house, so maybe that's why they sold it to me. Not quite sure.
I need any place to buy a house and store items in, I have about 4000 gold. But I havent progressed thro any main quests. +instructions on how to buy, since Ive seen some but cant buy any.
House info^^ thanks mmn. What can you do in your house?[/QUOTE]
In your house you start with a table and a bed, that's all. All I bought were some storage bins (a chest and two dressers) and some wall hangings. I store stuff there (mostly ingredients and things to sell later) and level up there or waste time there if a mission requires me to "come back" at a later time.
I think you can buy the house for 2 thousand from one of the stores in the Imperial Marketplace. But I was also already Arena Grand Champion before I went to buy a house, so maybe that's why they sold it to me. Not quite sure.
Crap, I got vampire disease. I drank a cure disease potion and nothing happend, maybe I have sleep? Don't you have 3 days to cure it? Also, whenever I got to a chapel and press on the altars it insults me saying I am a thief or something. Can I change that?
bread's done