====== utils ====== [[https://gamemap.uesp.net/mw/?x=44179&y=35149&zoom=2.196|The Map]] ====== misc stuff I repeatedly forget ====== * **before you even start! turn off the Tribunal expansion!**. You can't handle dark brotherhood assassins for a while. And once you can, their armor is lucrative so you ought to be a good sport and sort all that out. * spend. your. gold. training is great. Bribing the mage's guild guides is great. * if you can sleepwalk through a fight with 3 city guards, you are indestructible. Don't even look through clutter at level 20 * lesser soul gems might as well be a backup pool of petty soul gems * that high elf apothecary in balmora replenishes her mark and recall potions, and while they're a pound each, they're cheaper than scrolls. * the puzzle canal: you have to be underwater and damage your health below 10. (meaning if you're an argonian who can't drown, you can still manually harm yourself). Also, it's level 3. the book saying it's confusing and dangerous is for bitches, other than the part where you drown yourself I could do the quest IRL) * peakstar's travel-stained pants mean you are immune to gravity * caldera (home of Creeper) is an instant mage's guild teleport away from balmora, and then almsivi intervention to get home is free. * your alchemy gear is heavy * ebony maces are free (ordinators respawn) * morag tong is easy mode - walk right up, stab a dude in the face in broad daylight, be showered with money. * amulet of divine intervention is like 20 gold, I think the imperial chapel at ebonheart has one * keep on the lookout for ring of toxic cloud. the game seems to not realize how great that is. * amulet of shadows is available right near ald ruhn * ald ruhn is a short jog from gnisis * keep a restore strength potion on you if you plan to investigate graves - bonelords (the dunmeri zombies) might drain you all the way to zero, and yes that means you'll be overencumbered unless you have nothing on you ====== alchemy ====== * the shit is heavy * there's a master's set in the caldera mage's guild ===== the recipes you want to know ===== * feather - heather, scuttle, ruby * fortify speed - moon sugar and kagouti hide * fortify intelligence - ash yam, bloat, netch leather * fortify strength - ash yam, dreugh wax * levitate - coda flower, racer plumes, trama root * restore health - saltrice, wickwheat, resin, emerald (this is the only alchemy use of emeralds. eat 'em up or sell them), and a bunch more * restore magicka - comberry, frost salts, void salts, deadra heart * telekinesis - bonemeal, alit hide ===== worthless ingredients ===== some of these have high gold value, go ahead and sell them. Some of these are fine to just eat so you can tank the effect and level up your alchemy. But the point is, don't stockpile them for potions. * rat meat * kresh fiber * raw ebony (too heavy) * scrap metal (ditto) * ghoul heart - unless you go to mournhold, there are no other ingredients with Fortify Attack * golden kanet - unless you're going out to pick flowers then immediately teleporting home to sell them * fire salts - the other atronach seasonings restore magicka * sload soap * diamond - if I boost my intelligence to 300 I can still only make an invisibility potion that lasts 9 seconds * bittergreen petals - see diamond ====== soul trapping for fun and profit ====== ===== tl;dr ===== * petty: skeletons other than champions, shalks * lesser: wild bull netch * common: ideally flame atronach (they're 105), but if you don't have a reliable source, the following are all 100: ancestor ghosts, bonelord, corprus stalker, ash slave, ash zombie, scamp, clannfear, dremora * greater: ogrim (165) **but not ogrim titan**. ogrim titans are 70. i don't get it either. * grand: ascended sleeper, golden saint. Yes, ascended sleepers let you make constant effect enchantments - it goes by "soul value", and the threshold is 400. There's also exactly 1 named dwarven ghost for some telvanni quest. don't bother. * azura's star: no it isn't a black soul gem. in MW. i think it is in oblivion and skyrim, though. gotchas: skeleton **champion**s are 200 - a waste of a grand soul gem. Ogrim **Titan**s are a waste of a common. Lesser soul gems fit bull netches and *diseased* rats, but I don't know how to tell on sight. The various "dagoths" are all just wastes of Grand soul gems. (except for Ur, who has no soul. apparently.) ===== the whole chart ===== source: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/913818-the-elder-scrolls-iii-morrowind/faqs/19700 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Soulless Tribunal Cr. Soul Petty Lesser Common Greater Grand --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Verminous Fabricant 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Petty Creatures Soul Petty Lesser Common Greater Grand --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Mudcrab 5 50 Gp 100 Gp 200 Gp 300 Gp 1000 Gp Diseased Mudcrab 5 50 Gp 100 Gp 200 Gp 300 Gp 1000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Kwama Worker 8 80 Gp 160 Gp 320 Gp 480 Gp 1600 Gp Diseased Kwama Worker 8 80 Gp 160 Gp 320 Gp 480 Gp 1600 Gp Blighted Kwama Worker 8 80 Gp 160 Gp 320 Gp 480 Gp 1600 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Scrib 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp Diseased Scrib 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp Nix Hound 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp Blighted Nix Hound 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Rat 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp Blighted Rat 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp Cave Rat 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp Game Rat 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp Blighted Game Rat 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Small Slaughterfish 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp Slaughterfish 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp Crippled Skeleton 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Kwama Forager 15 150 Gp 300 Gp 600 Gp 900 Gp 3000 Gp Blighted Kwama Forager 15 150 Gp 300 Gp 600 Gp 900 Gp 3000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Blighted Scrib 20 200 Gp 400 Gp 800 Gp 1200 Gp 4000 Gp Kwama Warrior 20 200 Gp 400 Gp 800 Gp 1200 Gp 4000 Gp Alit 20 200 Gp 400 Gp 800 Gp 1200 Gp 4000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Guar 20 200 Gp 400 Gp 800 Gp 1200 Gp 4000 Gp Wild Guar 20 200 Gp 400 Gp 800 Gp 1200 Gp 4000 Gp Pack Guar 20 200 Gp 400 Gp 800 Gp 1200 Gp 4000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Cliff Racer 20 200 Gp 400 Gp 800 Gp 1200 Gp 4000 Gp Diseased Cliff Racer 20 200 Gp 400 Gp 800 Gp 1200 Gp 4000 Gp Blighted Cliff Racer 20 200 Gp 400 Gp 800 Gp 1200 Gp 4000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Kagouti 20 200 Gp 400 Gp 800 Gp 1200 Gp 4000 Gp Diseased Kagouti 20 200 Gp 400 Gp 800 Gp 1200 Gp 4000 Gp Blighted Kagouti 20 200 Gp 400 Gp 800 Gp 1200 Gp 4000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Diseased Alit 25 250 Gp 500 Gp 1000 Gp 1500 Gp 5000 Gp Blighted Alit 25 250 Gp 500 Gp 1000 Gp 1500 Gp 5000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Skeleton 30 300 Gp 600 Gp 1200 Gp 1800 Gp 6000 Gp Skeleton Archer 30 300 Gp 600 Gp 1200 Gp 1800 Gp 6000 Gp Skeleton Warrior 30 300 Gp 600 Gp 1200 Gp 1800 Gp 6000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Shalk 30 300 Gp 600 Gp 1200 Gp 1800 Gp 6000 Gp Diseased Shalk 30 300 Gp 600 Gp 1200 Gp 1800 Gp 6000 Gp Blighted Shalk 30 300 Gp 600 Gp 1200 Gp 1800 Gp 6000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Kwama Queen (General) 30 300 Gp 600 Gp 1200 Gp 1800 Gp 6000 Gp Blighted Kwama Warrior 30 300 Gp 600 Gp 1200 Gp 1800 Gp 6000 Gp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Petty Tribunal Creat. Soul Petty Lesser Common Greater Grand --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Infected Rat 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp Wild Durzog (Weaker) 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp Diseased Durzog 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp Verminous Fabricant (?) 10 100 Gp 200 Gp 400 Gp 600 Gp 2000 Gp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lesser Creatures Soul Petty Lesser Common Greater Grand --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Diseased Rat 40 -- Gp 800 Gp 1600 Gp 2400 Gp 8000 Gp Bull Netch 50 -- Gp 1000 Gp 2000 Gp 3000 Gp 10000 Gp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lesser Tribunal Creat. Soul Petty Lesser Common Greater Grand --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Wild Durzog 50 -- Gp 1000 Gp 2000 Gp 3000 Gp 10000 Gp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Common Creatures Soul Petty Lesser Common Greater Grand --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Lesser Bonewalker 65 -- Gp -- Gp 2600 Gp 3900 Gp 13000 Gp Ogrim Titan 70 -- Gp -- Gp 2800 Gp 4200 Gp 14000 Gp Dreugh 75 -- Gp -- Gp 3000 Gp 4500 Gp 15000 Gp Betty Netch 75 -- Gp -- Gp 3000 Gp 4500 Gp 15000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Bonewalker 75 -- Gp -- Gp 3000 Gp 4500 Gp 15000 Gp Greater Bonewalker 75 -- Gp -- Gp 3000 Gp 4500 Gp 15000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Ancestor Ghost 100 -- Gp -- Gp 4000 Gp 6000 Gp 20000 Gp Bonelord 100 -- Gp -- Gp 4000 Gp 6000 Gp 20000 Gp Corprus Stalker 100 -- Gp -- Gp 4000 Gp 6000 Gp 20000 Gp Ash Slave 100 -- Gp -- Gp 4000 Gp 6000 Gp 20000 Gp Ash Zombie 100 -- Gp -- Gp 4000 Gp 6000 Gp 20000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Scamp 100 -- Gp -- Gp 4000 Gp 6000 Gp 20000 Gp Clannfear 100 -- Gp -- Gp 4000 Gp 6000 Gp 20000 Gp Dremora 100 -- Gp -- Gp 4000 Gp 6000 Gp 20000 Gp Flame Atronach 105 -- Gp -- Gp 4200 Gp 6300 Gp 21000 Gp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Common Tribunal Creat. Soul Petty Lesser Common Greater Grand --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Goblin Grunt 100 -- Gp -- Gp 4000 Gp 6000 Gp 20000 Gp War Durzog 100 -- Gp -- Gp 4000 Gp 6000 Gp 20000 Gp Goblin Footsoldier 120 -- Gp -- Gp 4800 Gp 7200 Gp 24000 Gp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Greater Creatures Soul Petty Lesser Common Greater Grand --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Frost Atronach 138 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 8280 Gp 27600 Gp Storm Atronach 150 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 9000 Gp 30000 Gp Lame Corprus 160 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 9600 Gp 32000 Gp Ogrim 165 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 9900 Gp 33000 Gp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Greater Tribunal Crea. Soul Petty Lesser Common Greater Grand --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Imperfect 165 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 9900 Gp 33000 Gp Hulking Fabricant 165 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 9900 Gp 33000 Gp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Grand Creatures Soul Petty Lesser Common Greater Grand --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Daedroth 195 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 39000 Gp Dwarven Spectre 200 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 40000 Gp Skeleton Champion 200 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 40000 Gp Dremora Lord 200 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 40000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Hunger 250 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 50000 Gp Ash Ghoul 250 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 50000 Gp Ancestor Guardian 280 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 56000 Gp Winged Twilight 300 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 60000 Gp --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Golden Saint 400 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 80000 Gp Ascended Sleeper 400 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 80000 Gp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Grand Tribunal Creat. Soul Petty Lesser Common Greater Grand --------------------- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- Goblin Bruiser 200 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 40000 Gp Goblin Handler 200 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 40000 Gp Greater Ancestor Ghost 200 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 40000 Gp Goblin Officer 300 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 60000 Gp Profane Acolyte 300 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 60000 Gp Lich 300 -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp -- Gp 60000 Gp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -