Spellmaking

[galraen]

Personally if I usually use a weapon I've enchanted to capture souls; typical example:

Silver Shortsword - Soul trap on striking for 4 seconds+absorb healt xdamage for 3 seconds on striking (both touch).

I make a point of having the soul trap last for one second longer than the absorb health, and absorb health because it doesn't get reflected.

Golden Saints are the most difficult because the crafty wenches have a habit of dispelling magic on themselves; this doesn't work if you use a weapon.

However ST doesn't always work, for some reason it occasionally glitches for no apparent reason. If at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again.

I've attached a zipped .ESP that I created, it does a couple of things

1. Impliments the fPCmagickaMult we've discussed previously, I discoverd when testing this however that the change only affects characters created after making the change. Hence our problems in the past. I've left a present on the table next to the Orc in the Balmora mages guild that overcomes this. Note this is only intended for a character that was created prior to using the ESP

2. It increases the carrying capacity by 50%

3. It places a Master Medium armour trainer in the game (Tel Fyr)

4. It makes Qorwin non hostile as ML suggested. NB this might not work if you've already fought him, not sure on that.

PS Unzip the ESP into your Data Files folder

[joe05]

Galraen - thank you.

Well 5+hrs of Indorayon.
Here's what I've discovered..........>
* trapped 2 Golden Saints (...cheated = gave myself an Azura Star ...no; I did not keep the soul)
* trapped 2 Dremora ... kept one I earned in my Greater Soul Gem
* trapped 1 Dremora Lord
* trapped 1 Storm Antonach
* trapped 1 Frost Antronach

Daedroth and Hunger ... never trapped

Now, I played every battle the same ?
I saw the Soultrap whirling, yet most often, I came up empty.
That's only 7 souls in 5+ hrs ... not good :-)
Died many times = when I got "too close" ... only Levitate saved me
Distance made no difference on those I trapped = I was either reasonably close OR all the way on the back wall of the cavern

Guess it is hit or miss on Soultrapping.
That's it fot Indorayon for "awhile" ... did add many nice weapons + loads of $ which allowed me to up my Enchant

Did add an Ebony Spear + Daedric Tanto ... will have to use my gem on one ?

Time to start questing and find a real Azura Star.

[galraen]

Happy to help.

Grand Soul gems are all you need for Golden Saints and Ascended Sleepers, the only soul you need Azura's Star for is Vivec.

[AmpaSand]

Don't bother using a big enchentment on either as they cost a fair lot or have a small chance of success. Plus those weapons are relitively rare so i'd keep them until you can put on a good enchantment or have a better weapon to pay to get enchanted....

What type of weapon are you using?

[galraen]

You could get the Daedric Tanto enchanted with the greater gem with a Dremora soul by Dabienne Mornardl in the Sadrith Mora mags guild. I just checked and you can enchant it with Trap Soul for 15 seconds and Absorb health 10 health points, she charged me 4815 Septims for it, but her disposition was only 75, so would have been even cheaper had I increased it.

Make sure its set to 'On striking' not 'On use' before finalising the deal, on use weapons are a pain in the derriere.

The first CE enchantment I always buy is restore fatigue, usually on a pair of boots, it really takes the pain out of running and jumping.

[joe05]

AmpaSand - been using a Spear.
Since I pumped so many points into it, in order to up my Endurance, it zoomed up to 60+.
But, I'm loaded with $ after Indorayon ... took awhile, but I was able to buy/resell Creeper $70,000
Think I'm going to up my Shortblade skill to roughly equal that of Spear.

Galrean - just found a Grand Soul Gem.
Don't ask me how :-)
I'm just hitting new towns and wandering ... it was just lying in an empty ship ... no fighting at all = game confuses me (LOL)
I'd better remove the gem as to not trap a Mudcrab !
I also found a Ebony Shortsword = fought two Dremora in Khuul ... luckily they jumped in the water on both sides of the cavern = first try they beat me down in a 2:1 on land ... seems Ebony is pretty good ?
Dumped the Tanto.

Does the game rachet up the dufficulty as I level ? ... ran into two Daedroth's just on the edge of Sadith Mora
Also, seems what I find is better in fights and caves.

I still have the extra gems I stole + I'll bet I add better weapons.
Plus, I'm still going to hit the Azura Coast and look for the "Star".

When I get the Star, I will CE my robe with INTL ... will have to find Mr_Sir post on the correct option = don't want to Fortify when I should Restore ... then I should be able to use my spells more often(... which is how I envisioned this character)

I wonder when I'll get to questing (LOL)
I'm having a blast exploring and fighting.

Side note: "I hate Daedroth's" ... would really like to trap one
Still have not seen a Ascended Sleeper.
Trying to get accustomed to the creatures/humans and their weaknesses.
But, I do know this, " my character can't win a mano e mano fight" ... all my wins are chessy chicken wins :-)
I'll be hard pressed when the game/creatures diffuculty approach my level per se ... since I bought level ups, my point/attributes/skill are as close to optimum as I believe I could make them ... now it's a few 1's and 2 when I level

Then I'll need that CE robe + time to make better spells.

Maybe I'll throw in a quest ... I'm stubborn; I want that Star + get my END to max

[BlueSky]

Looks like you're going to be a pro at this before long or is that an addict Joe
Answer to one of your questions....
Yes, enemies and booty get to be of better quality as you level up.
Ebony One of my favorites.

[galraen]

You can buy grand, greater and common soul gems in the Crafstmen's hall in Mournhold, Petty and lesser soul gems from a shop in Tel Branora. As long as you have empty soul gems of each type there's no need to worry about ending up with a mudcrab's soul in a grand SG. The game uses the weakest available gem by default.

Don't get obsessive about Azura's Star, as long as you have grand soul gems you won't need it until the end of the main quest. Why some people rave about it baffles me.

OT: Even some people that play Oblivion seem to think it's the bee's knees, whereas IMO it's the weakest Daedric artifact in the game, and is always the one I give Martin.

[AmpaSand]

Originally Posted by joe05

When I get the Star, I will CE my robe with INTL ... will have to find Mr_Sir post on the correct option = don't want to Fortify when I should Restore ... then I should be able to use my spells more often(... which is how I envisioned this character)

CE foritfy attritbute is one of the most point sucking enchantments i have found.... I suggest searching for items already in the game that do it for you, as they are often much better and seem to have more enchantment than the base item actually holds.

Originally Posted by joe05

Still have not seen a Ascended Sleeper.

Found in sixth house bases mostly inside the ghost fence but also outside.

TOUGH!

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:A...cended_Sleeper

For the stats.

[dragon wench]

Originally Posted by galraen

You can buy grand, greater and common soul gems in the Crafstmen's hall in Mournhold, Petty and lesser soul gems from a shop in Tel Branora. As long as you have empty soul gems of each type there's no need to worry about ending up with a mudcrab's soul in a grand SG. The game uses the weakest available gem by default.

Also, somewhere between level 15 and 20 you start finding Greater and Grand Soul Gems in smuggler's caves. It might be earlier than that for some, but it's always been my experience anyway.

[Bob Dole176]

Originally Posted by joe05

I also see, using a Spear(...a MISC skill) does not level me up ?
I went from 45-47 and my character level never budged.

I think It says on a loading screen that Major and minor skill increase lets you level up. I saw it and tested it one time, and found that misc skills don't help.

[AmpaSand]

but they do add to they atribute modifier....

[fable]

Originally Posted by AmpaSand

but they do add to they atribute modifier....

Right, and that's a very important factor to remember. Especially if the miscellaneous skill takes the form of one you use regularly, or one set so low that it's easy to raise. This applies even more when there are several such skills (as in the magic schools) applied in tandem.

[Magelord648]

Originally Posted by galraen

I've attached a zipped .ESP that I created, it does a couple of things

1. Impliments the fPCmagickaMult we've discussed previously, I discoverd when testing this however that the change only affects characters created after making the change. Hence our problems in the past. I've left a present on the table next to the Orc in the Balmora mages guild that overcomes this. Note this is only intended for a character that was created prior to using the ESP

2. It increases the carrying capacity by 50%

3. It places a Master Medium armour trainer in the game (Tel Fyr)

4. It makes Qorwin non hostile as ML suggested. NB this might not work if you've already fought him, not sure on that.

PS Unzip the ESP into your Data Files folder

I've just had a look at this Esp and it's very dirty. I'd clean it myself but I don't know what to take away. There are all the usual GMSTs that aren't supposed to be there and not just the ones you created. There are quite a few other changes as well. I think you should clean it.

[galraen]

Please explain, as the only ESM I used was Morrowind, I didn't add any meshes, and only one object.