New player (possible spoilers)

Fairmaiden · #1 (**permalink**) 12-08-2002, 06:11 AM

Hi, sorry if this is a daft question but what is the main character's ultimate aim or goal in Morrowind?! I played Arena through to the end a few years ago and the goal there was to find several pieces of a magical staff and overthrow the evil guy.

It would help if I knew what I was trying to achieve in the game.

Also, my new character had just got to Balmora and I'm having great difficulty killing a couple of big rats in some lady's storeroom. How can I level up and become tougher? I spent all my money on armour and weapons rather than training - I have none left.

Please help and yes, spoil me - the gameplay seems slow at the moment and I have no patience!

free_fall · #2 (**permalink**) 12-08-2002, 07:55 AM

Much patience in game this will need you to have, oh impetuous one.

The ultimate goal is to defeat the bad guy

Now, just who the bad guy is you have to defeat is something you'll discover as you move along the main quest and that voyage of discovery is one of the principle delights of MW.

For now, just follow the directions you've been given - take the package to Caius, he'll tell you to go out and get some 'experience', then return for 'orders'. Join a guild or a temple and a Great House, do the quests they give you, then go back to Caius to begin the main quest.

They are lots and lots of books in MW - READ THEM ALL. MW is rich in history and knowing what happened prepares you for what is happening now with your character and his destiny.

free_fall · #3 (**permalink**) 12-08-2002, 10:06 AM

UncleScratchy -

You misread me. I didn't say books on MW, I said books in MW, you know, the ones in the booksellers' shops or in people's houses.

This was one of the things I really liked about MW, as it contributed to the 'fleshed-out' feeling of the gameworld. Sure, there were books to read in BG and IWD, but I don't recall them being half as entertaining as the ones in MW. I walked into the bookstore in Balmora and spent 2 hours just reading the books.

I remember reading a volume of The Life of Berenziah (sp?) and, later, coming across a volume of The Real Berenziah, having to then track down all volumes of both books to find out what had really happened. In retrospect, this turns out to have been a clever bit of foreshadowing.

I remember the relief I felt, after reading about the origin of Bonemold Armor, at having already switched to another type, else I would probably have stripped it off then and there.

Many of the books contain extremely valuable information, the method to cure vampirism being a prime example.

And let's not forget that reading (or, at least, opening) many, many of these books increases the various skills by 1 point.

I was continually amazed, my first time through, at the tremendous amount of effort and care that went into just this part of the game.

Fairmaiden · #4 (**permalink**) 12-09-2002, 08:48 AM

Thanks, chaps.

To be honest, my patience was getting so low I threw in the towell and created a new tougher character.

I'm now a killing machine and am much more into the game!

Loredweller · #5 (**permalink**) 12-09-2002, 10:45 AM

The general rule i have heard and must agree is that any book worth 200 septims and more brings advancement of some skill. However, i do not know if there are exclusions to one or to another side.

Kameleon · #6 (**permalink**) 12-09-2002, 11:04 AM

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Originally posted by Loredweller
The general rule i have heard and must agree is that any book worth 200 septims and more brings advancement of some skill. However, i do not know if there are exclusions to one or to another side.

Almost always this is the case, there are a few exceptions though, like IIRC Vampires of Vvardenfell Vol. II is quite valuable, even though it doesn't actually give you experience as such

Rahvin · #7 (**permalink**) 12-09-2002, 01:07 PM

books are cool, i'm trying to get one of everything

needless to say, I'm not even close. I made myself a huge library in my house and its empty...i never really got into reading the books, i usually just open for exp....later on I might, I dont have the time to sit for hours and read though.

And to the newb:I must agree, it is hard to get into, but I finally have! after the first quest, once you get to it, it gets fun...I'm still only a few in, only having about an hour a week to devote to it.