Moonshadow on 13/11/2004 at 02:55
Hi guys,
Just got my hands on Morrowind a coupla weeks ago, but it's a re-released version that's very cheap ($20 Aussie!) but with no documentation. So, here's the questions:
First, what is a "bound" object, and what's its effect on gameplay?
Second, do you need much skill in enchanting if you go to the enchanters in the guild?
Cheers,
Steve
SomeGuyNamedAl on 13/11/2004 at 03:01
A bound object means that when you use it (as a magic item, not as a weapon), it summons a really nice, light, daedric item for you, for a limited amount of time. For example, if you have a sword with bound longsword, you can use the sword as a normal weapon, or you can use it as a magic item, which will cast a spell and summon a magical weapon which will be in your hands.
You don't need any skill at all to have a enchanter enchant your items. However, you will need a lot of money, and a soulgem. However, it will always be sucessful. If you do it yourself, you have a (very large) chance of screwing it up and losing the soulgem.
Moonshadow on 13/11/2004 at 03:07
Thanks for the quick reply. Seems it makes as many questions as it answers, though! :confused: :)
Is there anywhere I can see some sort of explanation of the enchanting process? TIA
Steve
SomeGuyNamedAl on 13/11/2004 at 05:10
To enchant an item, you first need the item, and a soulgemwith a trapped soul. This can be a bit difficult to acquire: you will need to have the soul trap spell (in some form or another), cast the spell on a creature, then kill it before the spell effect ends. This will trap the soul of it into the cheapest soulgem in your inventory (You can find smaller ones reasonably easily, but you want to save the grand and large soulgems for really valuable souls). Now that you have a soulstone, and something to enchant, you get your choice of method of enchanting: either do it yourself and risk screwing it up and losing the soulgem, or pay someone and get charged a lot of money. I prefer paying people.
The actual process is really quite simple. The enchant dialog box can be gotten to by either the dialog option with an enchanter, or by dragging the soulstone over the paper-doll in the inventory/map/stats screen. It works just like creating spells. Pick spell effects, set how powerful they are and how they are activated.
Pay attention to the spell activation part. If you have a grand soulgem with the soul of a really powerful creature, like a golden saint, you will get the option of a "Constant Effect" spell. These are really bloody expensive, but amazingly useful, since you simply need to be wearing or holding an item for the effect to work (try a constant effect heal, or levitate, or chameleon to make things really easy). Other options are cast on impact (used with weapons mainly) or cast on use (must use as a magical item to work).
To play with spell effects, I'd try doing some spell creation (only possible through an NPC) before doing enchanting to get an idea of what things do, since it is much cheaper and you don't lose a valuable soulgem.
Moonshadow on 13/11/2004 at 05:53
Thanks again!
Actually, I was thinking of putting the cheapest, silliest little enchantment into my nordic claymore, just so it could hit those ghostie things that only can be hit by enchanted weapons. Should work, I figure, without being too expensive.
Cheers,
Steve
Z on 13/11/2004 at 19:12
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Actually, I was thinking of putting the cheapest, silliest little enchantment into my nordic claymore, just so it could hit those ghostie things that only can be hit by enchanted weapons. Should work, I figure, without being too expensive.
You don't need enchanted weapons to hit a ghost. If you enchant a weapon to do fire damage or something when you hit, that will affect the ghost, but what you really need is a "magical" weapon - ie one made of a magical material. A Nordic Claymore, while powerful, is just steel, but magical materials (like Silver, Glass, Ebony, Daedric etc.) will affect creatures that are immune to normal weapons (like ghosts and daedra) even if they're not enchanted. So if you are having trouble with those kind of creatures, I would look for a Silver Claymore or something.
Z
