Please ... don't make me do it again ... : IV - Oblivion

» Thu May 26, 2011 11:05 pm

Anything that deals with Kvatch.

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:17 am

Absolutely - I should have mentioned it. http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=25591 When I finally had enough of the CharGen dungeon, I tried a variety of start mods; this is - by far - my favorite. Make sure you read the readme, because it spells out some pretty vital info - like when you do finally leave the dungeon, you have a bounty on your head ('cause, you know, you're an escaped prisoner). Kinda cool ....

I'm working on a mod - I need to get Tungol's permission before release - that would expand the start points to over 100. You could start by dining at the King and Queen or working for the Countess in Chorrol. If I can get the scripts to work, the choice you make will determine what you get - how much money, armor, clothing, etc.

But, as it is, it's still pretty cool.

~ Dani ~

This is a GREAT mod. Thanks ever so much for the link-- it's easily the best alternate start I've seen.

As long as I'm here--

I start new characters all the time, so I've done most of the early quests over and over and over again. And I really have to say that the only one that seems like complete drudgery is Unfriendly Competition. It's not the quest itself-- it's just all the standing around you have to do along the way.

The rest of them really don't bother me much. The backing and forthing for the Bravil MG recommendation is a bit of a hassle, as well as the backing and forthing south of Chorrol (for the Jemanes and Dar-ma and Fathis Ules), but I don't mind them much.

Honestly, I think I get some sort of satisfaction out of running the same quests over and over with different characters, different approaches, different strategies. I often find myself at a point with a character at which I've finished up all the MG recs and gotten Azura's Star and done a bunch of enchantments and custom spells and then I just sort of sit here and think, "Okay..... what now? I know! I'll start a new character!"

» Fri May 27, 2011 2:07 am

I get pretty tired of Oblivion Gates after a while. They pop up everywhere and they're all rather similar within. Also dislike doing some pleasant traveling through the wild, treading too close to a gate, and having the sky turn red and the thunder and all that start up. I really don't spend too much time in the gates. After the first few I just run through and console kill most stuff, only fighting when I feel like it.

The Mage's Guild recommendation quest is kinda repetitive too, especially because I need access to the University and can't put it off like the other guild stuff. Also it's rather easy, just time-consuming.