Umbra retuning? : V - Skyrim

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:58 pm

One handed personally, with a chance to get two. :toughninja:

I hope you're kidding -.-'

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:24 pm

They should give it an awesome special effect. Umbra means shadow in Latin I think so it would be awesome if it caused a shroud of shadow to form around the player, making him almost invisible and really terrifying, lowering the morale of anyone it approached.

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:47 pm

They should give it an awesome special effect. Umbra means shadow in Latin I think so it would be awesome if it caused a shroud of shadow to form around the player, making him almost invisible and really terrifying, lowering the morale of anyone it approached.

Umbra is clearly a warriors blade, not a stealth blade. I believe that name is chosen because the sword has a "soul", or a "shadow" of an actual person.

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:07 pm

Im not talking about using the shadow to hide, as a moving shroud of darkness is pretty easy to see. I agree with it being a warriors blade but I think it needs to have a darker nature, and stirring fear in enemies would be a great way to achieve this,

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:21 pm

Im not talking about using the shadow to hide, as a moving shroud of darkness is pretty easy to see. I agree with it being a warriors blade but I think it needs to have a darker nature, and stirring fear in enemies would be a great way to achieve this,

Oh yea I wouldn't mind some kind of effect on the wielder, but perhaps a smake shadow image thing is over doing it a bit?. Maybe just half glowing smokey eyes?

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:09 pm

It must be in. Same for the other Daedric legendary weapons.

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:10 pm

If skyrim is gonna follow the pattern of morrowind and oblivion then lots of the artifact level weapons armor and items will make a comeback. Goldenbrand was in both, so was umbra and they were always the same form a one handed fiery longsword you got from a daedric shrine quest (boethieths? ) and a two handed soul svcking claymore from the character umbra. Lots of those kickass items will show up i bet

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:42 pm

I should hope so...though perhaps the person wielding Umbra could be a larger part of the overall story...?

» Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:04 am

I believe "umbra" means "shadow" in Latin.

I believe Umbra is the darkest part of a shadow and Penumbra is, well, the other...part...I might be wrong.

» Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:14 am

One handed personally, with a chance to get two. :toughninja:

One handed. Use console command to copy it, and dual wield. haha epic

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:12 pm

Of course its returning umbra always comes back to find a new master. I remember when i saw umbra in morrowind i was a level 3 exploring and it was an mistake trying to actually fight him 2 hitter quitter and i was out it was originally a two handed blade. The umbra in oblivion looked like the old ebony blade from morrowind look at both of them and see.

» Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:36 am

@SyphuuR: Correct about Umbra

I'd want it back, two handed considering it's power. Maybe you start quest by finding a replica. Then some searching and book lookups, and you eventually track down who was supposed to have it. Check with family and person who had it went never came back from a dungeon crawl. You get the location of the dungeon, and after tracking through it you find nothing. Outside however, an avalanche has moved some rocks where you can find a corpse with Umbra, still well hidden. Not all things, especially these extreme things, should be obvious.

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:05 pm

I hope you're kidding -.-'

Perhaps... It might be overpowered but still.. Would be awesome.

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:37 pm

I believe Umbra is the darkest part of a shadow and Penumbra is, well, the other...part...I might be wrong.

You'r not wrong

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:12 pm

Two handed definitely, and I'm usually in the Oblivion camp. Want it to remind me of Stormbringer, the Stealer of Souls, from the Elric Books.

» Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:48 am

2-handed, for sure. One handed blades are for svckers!

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:23 pm

Ahhh Penumbra.Such a great game series.

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:19 pm

I don't know if there have been a thread about this before, but as far as I know umbra had a role in the Infernal City novel. I don't know exactly what happened to umbra, but is there a chance that it might return? And if it return would you have it as a one-handed or two-handed version?

The person Umbra was in the novel, not the sword.

» Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:31 am

I'd rather they added new things for us to discover than re-using things from past games.

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:20 pm

I'd rather they added new things for us to discover than re-using things from past games.

Yeah, but it's kind of a tradition and it will keep the lore geeks happy. Just imagine the spam on the forums if it isn't in.

» Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:23 am

Yeah, but it's kind of a tradition and it will keep the lore geeks happy. Just imagine the spam on the forums if it isn't in.

I don't think the "lore geeks" would be too bothered. I doubt there's anything pointing to Umbra's existence in Skyrim at this time. In fact, they could probably come up with a list of unique items which are far more suited to the setting.

Personally, I was quite disappointed when Umbra came up in Oblivion. It felt more like a cheap rehashed version of something from Morrowind than something that was really Oblivion's own. I really hope they don't continue it on into Skyrim, completely destroying any novelty worth it once had.

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:00 pm

MW -> 2 hander OB -> 1 hander SK- > shortwsord

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:49 pm

The person Umbra was in the novel, not the sword.

Thanks for letting me know.

» Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:50 am

Based on the book, I highly doubt Umbra will return.

If it does return, they better reference the events in the Infernal City.

» Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:20 am

MW -> 2 hander OB -> 1 hander SK- > shortwsord

SK-> 3 hander.