Do not forget to set charisma high enough. People will give you certain items if your charisma (or the charisma of the person doing the talking) is high enough. If you say that you haven't gotten the antidotes for the spider quest this might be the reason. The rewards that you'll get for completing a quest also differ based on charisma.
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JR
Damned i lost cousin Jan's techno gloves