Well, I finally set up my game just the way I wanted it, and the first fight I get into, the thief in the first room of Addamasartus chucks some pink bolt of magic at me that kills me instantly. I didn't think I had any mods that altered NPC spellcasting, and according to Mlox the Brittlewind Bug is fixed in the UMP, so what the heck is causing this?

EDIT: The spell bug has been taken care of, but now the Twin Lamps mod isn't working right. The slaves in Addamasartus are giving me the vanilla dialogue for "Go Free" instead of askimg me to lead them to a safehouse, etc. Where's the conflict there? I have all the patches I know of...

Here is my load order:

_001_ Morrowind.esm_002_ Tribunal.esm_003_ Bloodmoon.esm_004_ Morrowind Patch v1.6.4.esm_005_ Book Rotate.esm_006_ GDR_MasterFile.esm_007_ Texture Fix 1.8.esm_008_ MW_Children_1_0.esm_009_ Hilgya the Seamstress.esm_010_ Rise of House Telvanni.esm_011_ abotWaterLife.esm_012_ TR_Data.esm_013_ TR_Map1.esm_014_ TR_Map2.esm_015_ Starfires NPC Additions ver-1.11.esp_016_ NPC LCV Schedules 03.esp_017_ LGNPC_NoLore_v0_83.esp_018_ Vivec Expansion 2.0.esp_019_ Unique Banners and Signs.esp_020_ Better Bodies.esp_021_ Clean Sol-Fox The Mod.esp_022_ Key Replacer Trib & BM.esp_023_ Dagger of Symmachus.esp_024_ Clear Ice.esp_025_ Ice_GownOfAzura.esp_026_ K_Potion_Upgrade_1.2.esp_027_ abotGuars.esp_028_ Nevena's Twin Lamps & Slave Hunters 1.5.esp_029_ BE_ghetto_No_BE.esp_030_ Clean BB2_Falconer_Leather.esp_031_ Clear Glass.esp_032_ Lgnpc_SN.esp_033_ AscendedSleeperSFX.esp_034_ adamantiumarmor.esp_035_ BAR_PackRat_upgrade.esp_036_ Balance - game settings.esp_037_ Gameplay - Dialogue.esp_038_ Healers.esp_039_ Hold it-COM addon.ESP_040_ mel_teleportPlugin_1_2.esp_041_ UAR_Bloodworm_v2.esp_042_ UAR_ChodalaBoots.esp_043_ Vurt's AI Trees Replacer.ESP_044_ Scripted_Spells.esp_045_ Book Rotate - Tribunal v5.3.esp_046_ Book Rotate - Bloodmoon v5.3.esp_047_ PW_Cait_Moose.esp_048_ Dwemer Book's-TR.esp_049_ ale_clothing_v0.esp_050_ Realistic Pelts v1.1.esp_051_ LOCH_Red_Velvet_Dress_1.1.esp_052_ GovernerMansionReplacer.esp_053_ Syc_AtHomeAlchemy.esp_054_ Expanded Sounds.esp_055_ Universal Companion Share.esp_056_ PhijamaWeaponsCompanions_FreeArrows.esp_057_ Improved Bartering.esp_058_ Name Change v0.2.esp_059_ Less_Generic_Bloodmoon.esp_060_ New Khajiit Diversity(BEAST).esp_061_ LGNPC_GnaarMok_v1_10.esp_062_ LGNPC_AldVelothi_v1_20.esp_063_ Creatures.esp_064_ wl_rats_tr.esp_065_ DN-GDRv1.esp_066_ Better Creature (rev5_Kwama).esp_067_ Illuminated Windows.esp_068_ Illuminated Windows - Bloodmoon.esp_069_ New Suran.esp_070_ LGNPC_MaarGan_v1_20.esp_071_ LGNPC_HlaOad_v1_32.esp_072_ Protective Guards.esp_073_ Vality's Bitter Coast Addon.esp_074_ LGNPC_Aldruhn_v1_20.esp_075_ LGNPC_Aldruhn_v1_20_suppl.esp_076_ LGNPC_Pelagiad_v1_22.esp_077_ LGNPC_TelMora_v1_20.esp_078_ LGNPC_Khuul_v2_10.esp_079_ LGNPC_VivecFQ_v2_10.esp_080_ LGNPC_TelUvirith_v1_20_UI.esp_081_ LGNPC_SecretMasters_v1_30.esp_082_ Clean Key Replacer MW Renamer.esp_083_ LGNPC_IndarysManor_v1_51.esp_084_ LGNPC_VivecRedoran_v1_50.esp_085_ Less_Generic_Nerevarine.esp_086_ LGNPC_PaxRedoran_v1_20.esp_087_ LGNPC_SoulSicknessPatch_v1_00.esp_088_ Merchant Investments.esp_089_ correctUV Ore Replacer 1.0.esp_090_ ULM Great Tunels.esp_091_ earthly delights extreme.esp_092_ Alakazar's Lamp.esp_093_ Helms Of Sight 2.0.ESP_094_ Texture Fix -TR -1.0.esp_095_ DN_1st_Person_bodies.esp_096_ DN_1st_Person_Armor.esp_097_ ValityAIMod_VurtTrees.esp_098_ Sm_longspears.esp_099_ New Argonian Bodies - Clean.esp_100_ New Khajiit Bodies - Clean.esp_101_ Less_Generic_Tribunal.esp_102_ Unique Ghosts - M - T.esp_103_ Clean Glowing Atronachs.esp_104_ Psy_UniqueDremora_T.esp_105_ LeftGloves_Addon_v2.esp_106_ Hilgya the Seamstress Expansion 1.esp_107_ BalMagesGuild Storage.ESP_108_ CI_Global.esp_109_ Useful Summoned Creatures.esp_110_ UAR_EbonySarano_v2.esp_111_ CoM_Fix.ESP_112_ RoHT CoM Addon.esp_113_ RoHT TLSH Patch.esp_114_ WA_Signy_Signposts(!).ESP_115_ WA_Signy_Signposts(!)_TR.ESP_116_ Animated Morrowind 1.0.esp_117_ Better Skulls.ESP_118_ TF_longboat_replacer.esp_119_ Uvirith's Legacy_BETA1.10.esp_120_ Vurt's Ashlands Overhaul.esp_121_ Vurt's Leafy West Gash.ESP_122_ SF NPC111 - Hilgya Exp1 Addon (Hold It).esp_123_ Clean Better Balmora river_v2.esp_124_ UF_HortRobeF001.esp_125_ Better weapons (rev4_Ebony).esp_126_ ULM Death Pass.esp_127_ ULM Manick River.esp_128_ ULM Death Swamp.esp_129_ ULM Stoneheng.esp_130_ UniqueFinery_NoRobe.esp_131_ RingsUnique_1C.esp_132_ NewMageBaneClaymore.esp_133_ Sixth House Advanced 2.1.esp_134_ KO_Bugmusk.esp_135_ TLSH Canton Patch.ESP_136_ NPC Replace Final+Hold.ESP_137_ Starfire Over Telvannis.esp_138_ Enhanced Detection.esp_139_ EBQ_Artifact.esp_140_ Odai-Cascade V2.5.esp_141_ Master Index 2.0.ESP_142_ Improved Caldera.esp_143_ W300_ArtReplace.ESP_144_ bcsounds.esp_145_ Vivec+MM Canton Replace Final.ESP_146_ Syc_HerbalismforPurists.esp_147_ Syc_HerbalismforPurists_BM.esp_148_ Syc_HerbalismforPurists_TB.esp_149_ ale_clothing_v1.esp_150_ LOCH_Felsaad_Revamped.esp_151_ Galsiahs Character Development.esp_152_ GCD StartScript for Trib or Bloodmoon.esp_153_ BUUG Alchemy- Bloodmoon.esp_154_ BUUG Alchemy- Tribunal.esp_155_ GCD better balanced birthsigns.esp_156_ GCD Restore Potions Fix.esp_157_ Cali's_BB_Mannequins.esp_158_ Natural Attribute Restoration - messageboxes.esp_159_ Dragans Renaissance Clothes and more.esp_160_ True Gems V1.05.esp_161_ Clean Caits Cats On Solstheim.esp_162_ abotWaterLifeTRaddon.esp_163_ Alakazar's Lamp_no_music.esp_164_ belladonna.esp_165_ OR_Fang.esp_166_ GCD_SS_patch.esp_167_ OR_SpiritEat.esp_168_ Clean Blighted_Kwama_Workers.esp_169_ Book Jackets - Morrowind - BookRotate.esp_170_ Book Jackets - Tribunal - BookRotate.esp_171_ Book Jackets - Bloodmoon - BookRotate.esp_172_ BB_Clothiers_of_Vvardenfell_v1.1.esp_173_ KRS_VG2.1.esp_174_ Ald Redaynia Extended COM.esp_175_ Clean Caits Bloodmoon Goldfinches.esp_176_ Mushroom Lights.esp_177_ Tribunal Relighted.esp_178_ Bloodmoon Relighted.esp_179_ Morrowind Relighted exVivec.esp_180_ IceNioLivRobeReplacerALL.esp_181_ Loot Sack.esp_182_ KS_Julan_Ashlander Companion_1.3.esp_183_ Visceral Discernment.esp_184_ Particle Arrows.esp_185_ Better Clothes_v1.1.esp_186_ NewBlood_MwTbBm1.1.esp_187_ Clean CB-illusionbolt1.0a.esp_188_ Uvirith's Legacy Book Jackets Add-on.esp_189_ UL_RoHT_1.3_Compatibility.esp_190_ UL_MWSE_patch.esp_191_ k7_auriels_bow_TRIB.ESP_192_ Fast Eddie Fix v .0001.esp_193_ Statue Replacer - Normal.esp_194_ Clean EB_FemaleVampireOutfit.esp_195_ Improved Skilled Magicka.esp_196_ Syc_Herbalism ES Patch.esp_197_ Better Cursed Items.esp_198_ Ice_ElegantGowns.esp_199_ Building Up Uvirith's Legacy1.1.ESP_200_ Vurt's Solstheim Trees & Bushes Replacer.ESP_201_ Herbalism+Vurt Patch.esp_202_ Neo's Unique Creatures.esp_203_ ShockCenturionCompanion_TB_V12.esp_204_ tharlennis.esp_205_ K_Scroll_Upgrade_MW_Trib_Bmoon.esp_206_ Piratelords Trade Enhancements.esp_207_ PTE - BC Patch.esp_208_ Mashed Lists.esp_209_ Merged_Objects_PTE.esp

Halp?

Sounds like an autocalc problem. I've heard the latest version of UMP may cause this (I'm not using it but it came up in the UMP forum IIRC)

Oh, that happens to me all the time. The first fireball spell is a killer. The worst part is when I forget to even make my first save game before taking on that spell caster. I try to sneak down, then I rush/jump spastically at him and hope I don't die. Ideally, I'd poke him with arrows, but at level one, my character's aim stinks.

Not the spellcaster - the woman who should be stabbing you with a dagger, not hucking spells!

Apparently it was caused by Wakim's Game "Improvements." Once I took them out, she stopped doing it.

Oh, good to know! Was it the module version of WGI? If so, which one(s)? I was thinking of using them - it'd be good to know which ones I should avoid or attempt to tweak to remove the issue (i.e. doing reckless things in the Morrowind Enchanted Editor).

It's possible that RoHT is to blame for your inconvenience. I accidentally set a powerful "absorb health" spell ("Alighiere's Bloodthirst") to "Auto Calculate Cost" which means that low level characters can use it as well. I've fixed it in the upcoming version 1.4. For the meantime, http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=8437. I'm really sorry for that unfortunate oversight.

B

Ah, that must be it! I suspected it was an Absorb Health spell from the pink color. I'll give that a try too.

EDIT: And now a new problem...

Um - if you are at Addamasartus is it becuase you have started a new game? If so these 3 should be the first slaves you have released and therefore the Twin lamps topic don't kick in until you have released 9 or more slaves - so they will just ask to go free and then wait until you have left the cell before they are disabled - I don't think I've ever led those ones anywhere before

In previous games, they have asked me to lead them to a safehouse, but not mentioned the Twin Lamps.

What happens if you move "_028_ Nevena's Twin Lamps & Slave Hunters 1.5.esp" lower in your load order? Have you tried using TESPCD? If you try a "single vs all" check it might pick out the conflicting mod...

This isn't one I've heard of before

Moving it down close to the bottom fixed it. I think.