The blue bar and speechcraft..Personality is important?

Zoltan · 02-07-2003, 05:06 PM

I take speechcraft skill. It's useful plus you can raise it easily. I noticed that only way to raise this skill is option "persuade" when you select this option you can bribe, admire, taunt or intimidate any NPC. If you fail the blue bar gets lower. What's that for? I mean when shopkeeper's bar is zero he doesnot give me any goods. But I can practice this skill with guards or other useless NPC's? Right?

What's the role of personality in Morrowind? is it important? maybe I better put this skill into major one?

Night Stalker · 02-07-2003, 06:11 PM

Personality, Reputation, Faction Reputation, and Faction Membership all affect initial disposition (the Blue Bar). Speechcraft is your skill with words to raise or lower (affects Taunt as well) an NPCs disposition. NPCs remember what you do and don't do to/for them. High personality also affects your skill Speechcraft success rate when trying to convince NPCs.

Chris77Se · 02-08-2003, 04:26 AM

Personality adds to the disposition of the NPCs. As for all atributes, it affects the success chance of all skills, which use this atribute. You can see this with the magic skills, since the spell chance is noted in the Spell list. This chance increase with skill- and atribute increase.
At the beginning of the game the base-disposition seems to be 25. For every 2 personality you get +1 disposition (i.e. if your char has pers. 30, your disposition will be 40 with all NPCs). If the NPC is of the same race, you get a +5 bonus.

If you are member in a faction, your disposition with other members will rise. NPCs from other factions will like you less (if you become member of one of the great Houses, the disposition of the other 2 will become lower).

Chris

B_part · 02-08-2003, 06:54 AM

In my opinion personality is useful but not terribly so: is the disposition low? bribe a bit (10 gp increase) and it will rise... bribing is affected by the mercantilism skill (althoguh speechcraft has a part in it), which can develop quite fast, and vast amount of gold pieces start to be available quite soon in the game. So forget about personality if you have something better to invest your points on or if you don't simply want it because of RP needs.

Zoltan · 02-08-2003, 07:51 AM

About dispotision. It's not important for only 1 person or a guard right? I mean it's important for SPECIAL NPC's, merchants and such.

Kakero · 02-08-2003, 08:04 AM

personality and speechcraft are global variable, it will effect every npc's disposition in the game. even the enemies are effected.

Rageheart · 02-08-2003, 10:40 AM

people will give you better deals, and more info if they like you, and sometimes unlocks quests

02-07-2003, 05:06 PM	#1
Zoltan Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 17, 2001 Location: Waterdeep Age: 43 Posts: 1,222	I take speechcraft skill. It's useful plus you can raise it easily. I noticed that only way to raise this skill is option "persuade" when you select this option you can bribe, admire, taunt or intimidate any NPC. If you fail the blue bar gets lower. What's that for? I mean when shopkeeper's bar is zero he doesnot give me any goods. But I can practice this skill with guards or other useless NPC's? Right? What's the role of personality in Morrowind? is it important? maybe I better put this skill into major one? __________________ I can feel the touch of wind on my face. Strong wind was slapping my face. I can feel the ground shake. The sky roars with vengeance and fury. From the shadows, I heard the Archmage's words:"İbne Fenner!" And then..I can't remember the rest..

02-07-2003, 06:11 PM	#2
Night Stalker Lord Ao Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: Nevernever Land Age: 49 Posts: 2,002	Personality, Reputation, Faction Reputation, and Faction Membership all affect initial disposition (the Blue Bar). Speechcraft is your skill with words to raise or lower (affects Taunt as well) an NPCs disposition. NPCs remember what you do and don't do to/for them. High personality also affects your skill Speechcraft success rate when trying to convince NPCs. __________________ [url]\"http://www.duryea.org/pinky/gurkin.wav\" target=\"_blank\">AYPWIP?</a> .... <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[1ponder]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/1ponder.gif\" /> <br />\"I think so Brain, but isn\'t a cucumber that small called a gherkin?\"<br /><br />Shut UP! Pinky!

02-08-2003, 06:54 AM	#4
B_part Quintesson Join Date: September 11, 2002 Location: Milan (Italy) Age: 43 Posts: 1,066	In my opinion personality is useful but not terribly so: is the disposition low? bribe a bit (10 gp increase) and it will rise... bribing is affected by the mercantilism skill (althoguh speechcraft has a part in it), which can develop quite fast, and vast amount of gold pieces start to be available quite soon in the game. So forget about personality if you have something better to invest your points on or if you don't simply want it because of RP needs. __________________ Never attribute to malice that which can be ascribed to sheer stupidity

02-08-2003, 07:51 AM	#5
Zoltan Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 17, 2001 Location: Waterdeep Age: 43 Posts: 1,222	About dispotision. It's not important for only 1 person or a guard right? I mean it's important for SPECIAL NPC's, merchants and such. __________________ I can feel the touch of wind on my face. Strong wind was slapping my face. I can feel the ground shake. The sky roars with vengeance and fury. From the shadows, I heard the Archmage's words:"İbne Fenner!" And then..I can't remember the rest..

02-08-2003, 10:40 AM	#7
Rageheart Emerald Dragon Join Date: September 12, 2002 Location: ??? Age: 34 Posts: 929	people will give you better deals, and more info if they like you, and sometimes unlocks quests __________________ Matt never had been on the team before, so we knew he was lying.

02-08-2003, 04:26 AM	#3
Chris77Se Zhentarim Guard Join Date: October 10, 2001 Location: Braunschweig, Germany Posts: 335	Personality adds to the disposition of the NPCs. As for all atributes, it affects the success chance of all skills, which use this atribute. You can see this with the magic skills, since the spell chance is noted in the Spell list. This chance increase with skill- and atribute increase. At the beginning of the game the base-disposition seems to be 25. For every 2 personality you get +1 disposition (i.e. if your char has pers. 30, your disposition will be 40 with all NPCs). If the NPC is of the same race, you get a +5 bonus. If you are member in a faction, your disposition with other members will rise. NPCs from other factions will like you less (if you become member of one of the great Houses, the disposition of the other 2 will become lower). Chris

02-08-2003, 08:04 AM	#6
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	personality and speechcraft are global variable, it will effect every npc's disposition in the game. even the enemies are effected.

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