Morrowind Newbie Requests Character Help

[Brayf]

Originally posted by NobleNick: O.K. I guess what I wanted to ask was: Do you FEEL compelled to do the story, for the story's sake, because you really want to know how things turn out; or do you just do other stuff, because the really interesting part is bobbling back and forth from town to town and exploring the countryside, and the story is just window dressing.

As I never tire of telling people ( ), I've never bothered finishing the main quest, or even getting a fair way through it, in about a year of playing.

[Stratos]

I haven't finished it either, but I have been spoiled beyond repair long time ago so I'm not really in a hurry to finish it.

Edit: Typos.

[ 11-11-2005, 07:38 AM: Message edited by: Stratos ]

[Sever]

I finished it with the first character i ever made and didn't play the game again for about 4 months. Don't let the devs rule you, man. Play it the way you want to...

*Edit: Itallics...

[ 11-11-2005, 11:07 AM: Message edited by: Sever ]

[Kyrvias]

Originally posted by Stratos: I haven't finished it either, but I have been spoiled beyond repair long time ago so I'm not really in a hurry to finish it. Edit: Typos.

Thats exactly what happened to me. Not in much of a rush either.

[Stratos]

All this talk about new characters have gotten me interrested in playing Morrowind again. And maybe this time finish the MQ.

Anyway, my new character:

Class: Custom
Race: Dunmer
Gender: Male
Birthsign: The Serpent - I know, the worst sign but I like the idea of it; the outcast among starsigns. The most blessed and most cursed according to some in-game book.

Major:
*Longblade - Goldbrand is fun with Dunmers.
*Unarmored - I use Aragorn Monk mod and some dodging mod, so I shouldn't have any problem. Besides, I'm a routined player.
*Mysticism - My favourite spellschool.
*Restoration - Handy for day-to-day healing. Alchemy works well but requires finding ingredients.
*Alteration - Useful spells.

Minor:
*Marksman - Always useful.
*Alchemy - Mixing potions is fun. It might seem overkill to both Restoration and Alteration in addition to Alchemy, but who cares.
*Sneak - Sneaking around is fun.
*Acrobatics - I don't remember why I picked this one really. Some form of roleplaying reason, I suppose.
*Speechcraft - My character should be a smooth talker as well as lightning quick swordsman.

[Kyrvias]

Soon enough everyone who reads this thread is going to create a new character... I just did [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Class: Bladesinger
Race: High Elf
Gender: Male
Birthsign: The Atronauch

Major:
Long Blade
Acrobatics
Mysticism
Alchemy
Speechcraft

Minor:
Conjuration
Athletics
Light Armor
Hand-To-Hand
Mercantile

Time to spend another chunk of my life in the world of morrowind...

[Sever]

Originally posted by Stratos: All this talk about new characters have gotten me interrested in playing Morrowind again.

Same. Though i've kinda run out of play ideas for new characters. There's still whole chapters yet discovered in Urival's career. Might have one last bash before Oblivion gets here. I guess thanks are due to NobleNick for a little inspiration. [img]smile.gif[/img]

*Edit: Link to Urival's story for those who may be interested.

[ 11-13-2005, 01:51 AM: Message edited by: Sever ]

[Sever]

Originally posted by NobleNick: I tend towards power gaming (as anyone familiar with the IWD/HoW forum will vouch).

IMO, Morrowind doesn't hold any long term interest for powergaming. Well, not for someone over 12 anyway. Before long, especially with a character like this, you'll probably find that nothing poses much of a threat to you. But you'll be the judge of that.

Originally posted by NobleNick: I picked light armor. Have seen a FAQ or two that says medium is NOT a sweet spot in armor choices: "Marginally better protection than Light armor at only twice the weight." Ha, hah, hah.. guess what I had dressed my Nord in...

The Orcish armour is none too shabby and, of the premium type armours, it's always the first to be found (unless you know where to look ).

Originally posted by NobleNick: Sever's suggestion was for a male character, I presume. Are there any niches where a female character would be a better choice? (Like I said, I am not beyond a re-roll.)

Gender is strictly for roleplaying purposes. There's no difference between male and female.

Originally posted by NobleNick: The bow skills *are* nice, Sever! This guy has been practicing a bit on the local critters. (I don't think my Nord ever killed ANYTHING with his bow!) QUESTION: You mentioned that stealth improves bow damage. Is this automatic; or is there something special I should be doing?

If you hit a creature with a ranged weapon whilst successfully sneaking, you'll pull off a critical hit. Double Damage.

Originally posted by NobleNick: So, after I get this character to CC in Balmora (see, I finally got the town name right!), which guild(s) would you suggest I join?

If you've been reading the FAQs, you've probably already been informed of The Morag Tong, the Assassin's Guild. It's suitable for good and evil type characters and is a career choice this character should excell at. They've some nice short blades too. Have a look around in the Arena Canton Waistworks...

[Kyrvias]

Finding the morag tong secret hideout?

Good luck with that

[Stratos]

Meh, I created a new character since I've played so many characters that look like the one I posted above. The new one is based on the Bard custom class but with a few small modifications.

Major:
*Long Blade
*Speechcraft
*Alchemy
*Acrobatics
*Block

Minor:
*Marksman - switched from Mercantile
*Sneak - switched from Security
*Light Armor - switched from Medium Armor.
*Illusion
*Enchant

All else the same. I gonna roleplay this character a bit more, using Enchant much more than I've done before and come up with fancy names for my custom spells. I'm also gonna carry a lute with me at all times.

I've just reached Balmora after exploring Seyda Neen and Pelagiad, and with a decent amount of money I got from selling items I, uh, "aquired" at Fort Pelagiad.

[ 11-13-2005, 05:36 PM: Message edited by: Stratos ]