Oh, Dungeon Keeper, Quiet? Is that the one where you make a monster dungeon to keep the heroes out?

Yup. Characterized by the fat read blob of a monster with the two flails hanging from his horns. There's one and two. The sequel allows you to take control of a creature and run around in it's body. In one quest you possess a drow body to assassinate a particular hero in your dungeon. I like posessing the imps, but they run so blinkin' fast that I usually can't make a turn before I smack into the wall.

I have an old DnD adventure called "Reverse Dungeon" where the players need to defend their dungeon from the DM's party, but I haven't gotten around to checking it out fully yet. I'll need to either take the time t convert it to a newer edition, or teach my friends how to play 2e. I still have some memory of how it works.

Well, if my memory is correct I have it and don't play it much anymore, after I move I'll check my PC games, and if so, I don't mind sending it your way. But that won't be until the end of July probably o.o

We have one or both somewhere. Just need to see if they are functional or not. Some new comps don't like old games which irritates me at times. I want to play Warcraft II again but I'll need to dig up an emulator for it.

Oh, really? I've only had trouble running some of the really old games. But then again I got the Windows versions of Warcraft 1 and 2, not the DOS ones. Though I do remember having some issues trying to run the old Might and Magic games....

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Not sure how to put the thread back on topic.

Has anyone looked up much of the plotline at all? I think I read something about another dead king - yet again. Seems to be the default - while on IGN but I wasn't into reading articles at the time. Maybe I just don't want to get myself excited.

No Skyrim until I get a job!

I believe the game will be starting off with your character about to be executed and having to escape from that situation. That was a while back when I read that, though, we'll have to see if that holds true.

Oh wow, you get to start as a convict? Though from reading these posts I think you all might have playstyles that suggest you belong there XP

I may make my first character a paladin-type just for that specific reason. :p

Of course, this game has no classes per se, so that requires a bit more dedication and focus than it would in other games. Which is kind of cool, I think.

That's three games so far where prison comes into play in some way at the beginning. Anyone recall how Battlespire or Redgard started?

No clue what I would be. I'll need to thouroughly explore the character creation details first. The Elder Scrolls games are one of the few with instruction books that I actually bother to read.

I don't think you actually get to create your character in this one. It's all reflective of how you play the game. Apparently, leveling will be a bit faster, because of this.

Sort of like Fable then? Become what you do, in a way? Or do your skills just get better as you use them and yoru character sort of grows according to what you do with it?

Well, it'll basically be like Morrowind/Oblivion except without any primary skills, and the current rank of skill that gets increased will determine how much experience towards leveling up it's worth. I think there'll still be archetypes, but I'm not positive.

Ah. That's neat, and pretty much what I used to do with theh game anyway. I used to always start Daggerfall with a short blade (ebony dagger) that was an item one could get by filling in the special background options. My short blade was always 2% or so. Couldn't hit the broad side of a bard for several hours but did eventually get lethal with it. Call me persistant ;).

You just made my day. :D

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Meh. that works. Enjoy! :D

That made me giggle a lot Quiet XD

Though "bard" is what I gravitate to in video games that have that choice because musical abilities enthrall me o.o

Instruments would be a curious edition to the elder scrolls games. We already have random glass cups and silverware that don't really get used, and candles and spoons and such.

I've never tried holding a spoon actually. I wonder if that would work. I've accidentally attacked bad guys with my lockpick on occasion.

In a general note, anyone ever tried to use torches or lanters in the games? I don't think I've ever used anything mundane beyond stuff to wear.

Oh, yes, that demo was delicious looking.

I do hope they make the main quest more rewarding in this one. That dragon armor in Oblivion was pathetic past level 10 or so.

I'm 99% positive that most, if not all of the old races will be back. That would be incredibly stupid, from a marketing perspective, of Bethesda to do, unless they introduced different races to replace them.

I had a really hard time adjusting to Morrowind, coming to it from playing Oblivion, but once I got into it, I really enjoyed it. There were definitely some aspects of it that I thought were done better than in Oblivion, namely level scaling.

I know about Mr. Mudcrab, though I've yet to actually find him. He's not exactly easy to bump into. I have a vague idea of where he is from seeing a friend find him. Hasnt' made much of a difference though. I'm rich anyway from persistant selling of the smaller stuff I get.

Maybe you just weren't skilled enough yet to hit anything with your bow. My character is good at it but I'm level 40-ish or so, and can kill most weaker things with one shot, and some tougher things too.

I know I had to level up my Cardboard Weapon skill a fair bit before I could hit anything with my boxes. These things take time. :D

And, more seriously, I found that reading the Morrowing For Oblivion Players guide on UESP was really helpful in making the transition. It would be cool if they had one of those in advance for Skyrim, but I doubt it, unless I wait to pick the game up.

Broad side of a bard, hey Suzerain?

(got me a daedric box!)

Stop trying to hit my broad bard Quiet XP

That was a rather funny typo though :3

I can't wait for it to come out. My girlfriend has pre-ordered the game.

I am looking forward to Skyrim's release since I finally got enough money to pre-order the special edition. Oblivion was the first Elder Scrolls game I played and i was really surprised at how much I enjoyed it.

im looking forward to Skyrim, i really didn't feel like morrowind was that great of a game but i absolutely LOVE oblivion.

loved oblivion.

*glomps Hoshi*

You didn't tell me we were getting the SP version!

I still like Daggerfall, but between that and Morrowind, it's hard to call because both games have things the other doesn't. I think it's the same with Obilivion too. I like MD though. Looting Daedra ruins is a favourite passtime, or searching out old Dunmer fortresses. :)

I can't wait to play Skyrim. I literally did everything in Morrowind and most of Oblivion. It's gonna be epic.

We ended up buying all the extras from oblivion XD I loved having a castle of my own on there.

Anyone play Nine Swords or whatever that was? It was an expansion for Oblivion wasn't it? I remember looking at it in the store. Or Shivering Isles?

Knights of the Nine? I played it on my paladin RP and had a blast with it. It's fun, flavorful, and gives great rewards for the sacrifices you have to make.

Then I accidentally killed an ally during one of the Oblivion attacks and lost my Knighthood, so I decided to Fall and became an anti-paladin rocking full daedric armor and a claymore. :D

Edit: Oh, and it's an add-on, slides right into the regular Oblvion world. Shivering Isles takes you to another locale entirely.

Heh. Nice. The only accident I've had was when I accidentally hit an orc I hadn't realized what standing nearby while swinging at a cliff racer. I spend some time on online *unnoficial* guide to make sure I hadn't killed anyone important. It's not like there were many people in that area to begin with.

You mean the UESP or something else? That site is amazing; can't play these games without it.