Ebony Armor : V

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:37 pm

I was reading up on some of the changes in TES from Oblivion to Skyrim, and I read that Morrowind was pretty much destroyed. Isn't a place in Morrowind the main producer of ebony armor? If so, wouldn't ebony armor be much more rare now that it is being produced much less? Couldn't the same thing be said of daedric armor?

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:47 am

One would hope both armor types are already rare regardless.

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:39 am

Yes.

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:22 am

well..... Vvarvadell(sp) was destroyed, the rest of it was conquered by the argonians... with all that happeneing, id imagine it'll be more expensive/ rare, but probably more powerful too.

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:34 am

well..... Vvarvadell(sp) was destroyed, the rest of it was conquered by the argonians... with all that happeneing, id imagine it'll be more expensive/ rare, but probably more powerful too.

...wait, how would it be automagically more powerful?

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:31 am

...wait, how would it be automagically more powerful?

well...blacksmiths do handle rare materials with better care than materials he can just buy cheaply, making for higher quality work than normal.

it's not a matter of the material being more powerful than before but rather the craftsmanship.

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:20 am

...wait, how would it be automagically more powerful?

Gameplay-wise, not story-wise. Rarer item tends to = more powerful, in games.

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:10 pm

Gameplay-wise, not story-wise. Rarer item tends to = more powerful, in games.

It was already the second best tier.

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:01 pm

well..... Vvarvadell(sp) was destroyed, the rest of it was conquered by the argonians... with all that happeneing, id imagine it'll be more expensive/ rare, but probably more powerful too.

->conclusion: Argonians will make boots & helmets just for their race (& Khajiit).
Imagine ebony helmets/boots only wearable for beast races...:tongue:
(I'm kidding...just a quick thought which came to mind)

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:52 am

Has it ever weirded anyone else out that Ebony is not a mined stone but actually a type of wood?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebony

Just pointing that out, I imagine that the Ebony in Tamriel however is just a different thing with the same name as the Ebony in our world. Retcon'd!

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:21 am

Has it ever weirded anyone else out that Ebony is not a mined stone but actually a type of wood?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebony

Just pointing that out, I imagine that the Ebony in Tamriel however is just a different thing with the same name as the Ebony in our world. Retcon'd!

Yeah ebony in elder scrolls is a completely different material, the only thing being the same is the name. In TES ebony is a heavy dark colored metal mined from underground. I dont think they actually have ebony wood in TES, at least i dont remember hearing anything about it.

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:24 am

Has it ever weirded anyone else out that Ebony is not a mined stone but actually a type of wood?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebony

Just pointing that out, I imagine that the Ebony in Tamriel however is just a different thing with the same name as the Ebony in our world. Retcon'd!

Interesting, I didnt know that! I always assumed ebony was some made up substance...

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:16 am

Interesting, I didnt know that! I always assumed ebony was some made up substance...

Ebony is as real as an orc with clean teeth.

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:08 am

...wait, how would it be automagically more powerful?

Bethesda revamps it because its rare

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:11 pm

Interesting, I didnt know that! I always assumed ebony was some made up substance...

You've never heard of "Ebony and Ivory"? of some one who has "ebony skin"?

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:19 am

It's been much longer since they've produced any Dwemer armor and that's still all over the place. Maybe the eruption replenished the ebony and glass deposits for whatever miners are daring enough to go there now.

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:52 am

Its probably pretty rare BUT all those years of mining and trying to keep strict control of Ebony Traffic? yeah the Empire has them stockpile away somewhere....sweet ebony.....

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:11 pm

Bethesda revamps it because its rare

It was already almost the best in the game. Why does it need a revamp or more power?

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:43 am

Ebony is volcanic glass. Red Mountain is a volcano. It blew up. Hence, raw ebony is probably a lot more common.

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:46 am

It was already almost the best in the game. Why does it need a revamp or more power?

Because its even rarer... the main mining location is obliterated.

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:11 am

Ebony is volcanic glass. Red Mountain is a volcano. It blew up. Hence, raw ebony is probably a lot more common.

That would be obsidian, unless ebony = obsidian in TES. I don't really know myself, but ebony, which everyone is considering a metal here it seems like, would be completely different than real obsidian.

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:12 am

but ebony, which everyone is considering a metal here it seems like,

Thats because it IS a metal in TES.

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:00 am

You've never heard of "Ebony and Ivory"? of some one who has "ebony skin"?

I have just never put two and two together though XD lol

» Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:46 pm

Bethesda revamps it because its rare

It was already rare.