Let's Play The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall! Round Eighteen

[lacktheknack]

Hooray! Updates!

And I need advice. Like, really important advice.

My Daggerfall is broken.

I went around a bit, found that Lich the KoW wanted me to find, couldn't kill him 'cause my weapons suck, and then decided to do some Fighter's Guild to grind. I did a kill werethingy quest, and returned to the Fighter's Guild. I got the gold, exited that screen, and freeze.

Try it again. Freezes at the same moment. Then again, and again, and again... you get the picture.

So then I tried to follow up another quest, where I'd gotten a letter from Sentinel dude... fast travel there, *CRASH*. Try again, *CRASH*. Rinse and repeat.

So... have I just been screwed over by Daggerfall at last, or is there a solution you know?

Oh Lawd. I think you broke the storyline. I always have a save reserved for right before I talk to important people in case they give me a quest. If you didn't... DAMN YOU GLITCHY BETHESDA ENGINES! Install the patch if you haven't already. Sell any extra horses if you have more than one, as well.

Also: An update was supposed to happen right nao, but... things... happened. Sorry. I'll try again tomorrow.

 

[lacktheknack]

Round Sixteen: Simple Girl, Simple Quest, Simple Embodiments Of Fleshy Horror

A long time ago:

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And now, a conclusion.

Because I'm easily distracted by my constant sidequests to display my superiority and manliness (and RAWRness), I kinda forgot to... you know, DO IMPORTANT QUESTS. Now, after receiving a bit of a kick in form of royal letter, I figure I should go talk to Mynisera about that letter. Considering how she's single now... I'll dwell on that piece of joy later.

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And here I arrive in Daggerfall, after Lysandus' latest impotent temper tantrum. (Not that I'm still afraid to go out at night, of course. What would give you that idea?)

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Ominous? What's that mean? Omen? Pish-posh. There's nothing to worry abouAAAAHHHH

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This is me, headfirst in a town-square pond, ruining my chances with a pretty lady who's grinning manically at me. Poor me, poor me.

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Having magick'd myself dry, I approach the castle.

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Yes. And no, I will not say why my hands were behind my back. Just let me in. Hey! HEY! OW! FINE, I crossed my fingers! OW! Okay, okay, I swear! You were crushing my hands, so you know they weren't crossed this time! OW! Fine, fine, I'll behave!

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The NEW King and Queen. Sadly, not the people I'm looking for. So, faced with the royalty of this country, the Queen looking at me interestedly, how does a self-assured dark-elf heart breaker and thief respond?

"Say, where's your cleaning staff?"

The court will be scandalized for decades.

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The Queen, bless her soul, tells me anyways.

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Oh, I'll scratch your back all right...

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Oh. That kind of backscratching. Got it.

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I will say that it's a very nice palace.

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Considering how the local building has gone BOOM, I guess this shouldn't be surprising.

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Some of it is still upright, though. Shouldn't be difficult, though, it's notlike there's underground caves or anything under these, right?

I'm being naive, aren't I?

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In my continuing efforts to be naive, I shall attempt to ward off any underground tunnels by entering at a higher point.

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...This isn't too promising, is it?

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NOT PROMISING AT ALL.

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I shall attempt to describe what I'm seeing.

It's a humanoid with OH LAWD proportions, possessed by a BLOODY HELL spirit from Oblivion, and looks to be stitched together by a madman aiming for OMGOMGOMGOMGAAAAAHHHHH, but the truth is that it melted together via NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOES. Many pieces of it overlap with grotesque SQUIIIIIIIICKness, and it appears to have its head on fire in a very AAAH AAHH AAAAAAAHH sort of manner. Its scar patterns are best described as OMGWTFBBQ.

Truly, this is a true monstrosity from the AAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHest pits of Oblivion.

And it wants my soul.

And my delicious neck.

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My view a moment later. Notice that the flesh atronach isn't in the view. It is, in fact, a rapidly growing distance behind me.

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Did I mention something about "no underground caves"? Because MARA DAMN IT TO OBLIVION.

Here's an indicator of what I found.

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Cyndassa, you are an evil, evil laundry girl. I don't think I want to scratch your back when I get back to Daggerfall.

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Two gold says that when I arrive, it's filled with atronachs. Made of body pieces.

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Here, in an unprecedented move, we have a cage blocking my way into a room. Clearly, the werewolf isn't this way, as Bethesda aren't quite that mean.

I hope.

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It's a veritable treasure trove of maps down here!

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Ooh, I wonder what it does!

I bet that someone will identify it as "Gem of Inferno" and I'll immediately be set on fire. Curiosity kills the dark elves, after all.

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Alternative Werewolf blood: Seven.

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No, BUT THE DOOR DOES!

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As per usual, the locked room is empty. Probably because the dummies locked themselves out.

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Moar maps!

Anyways, I don't want to injure my weapons anymore, so RAWR RAWR RAAAAWWR

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RAWR RAWR RAAAAWR

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(Sadly, my video capturing derp'd, so the amazing massacre that followed is forever lost.

Fast forwarding to next photo section.)

ich then I picked up the glass that held the mushroom before and OH BLOODY OBLIVION WHAT IS THAT!?

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I stumbled nauseously out of the room and LOLWUT

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I'm having a psychedelic fit! I'd better go back in that room and SQUICK

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(Fast forwarding to coherent section)

I think I ate the wrong werewolf.

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I'm not even sure if I'm the one who ate it.

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I don't even know how I got here.

Oh.

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Damn.

It's only ankle deep, but I'd better be cautious and RAWWAR RAWR RAAAAWR RAWR RAWR

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RAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWR

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Rawr?

AROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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OOOOOOOOYELP!

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/rawr

Back to my normal self to loot these underwater tombs.

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This could be the worst omen I've ever encountered.

Time to get out of the water.

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Must... resist... cheap shot...

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Alternative werewolf blood: Eight.

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Moar water.

...

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Time to RAWR.

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WHIMPER

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RAWR WHIMPER

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SQUEAL

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RAWR RAWR WHIMPER. (Translation: Screw this junk.)

After reinforcing my desires to become a hydrophobe, I FINALLY find my damned werewolf.

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EPIC BATTLE TIME RAWR

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RAWR SNARL RAWR

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(What you are looking at is a first-person werewolf vs. werewolf uncaged deathmatch. WHY DID MY VIDEO SOFTWARE DERP!?)

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The plot thickens immeasurably.

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Minus the slaughterfish, I'd call this a win.

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Hi Cyndassa, I murdered your werewolf clone.

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Hate yourself for becoming a werewolf!? THIS! IS! MADNESS!

Anyways, Mynisera had the letter, apparently. Let's see what SHE has to say.

 

[lacktheknack]

PS: Don't ask me what that nymph is doing with herself. I have no clue and I'm afraid to find out.

 

[booker]

PS: Don't ask me what that nymph is doing with herself.

This sounds like a place to use imagination!

Spoiler

Nymphs attack by birthing magic death babies.

 

[TheAceTheOne]

Lack, I'm going to play Daggerfall again, more or less using this LP as a guide. Maybe I'll do pretty good.

This is coming along great, and I'm waiting for more :3

 

[lacktheknack]

Round Seventeen: Epic Short Update Because I Fail Planning My Schedule

Mynisera's letter is missing! I SHALL FIND IT AND WIN HER HEART!

Maybe the Queen, Abuk-i knows something about it?

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Hmmmmm! That's not what Cyndassa told me!

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Having Mynisera's room off to the side of the throne room is VERY helpful.

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Mmmmmmmh... Hel-looooo!

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But of course! We don't want to break the questline by refusing, do we?

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Great! Off to Deerbridge Hollow we go then.

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OOH! Letters can wait... free wine can't...

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Here we go... mishter What'syourface...

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MASTERTON! Right... Urgh... got any water?

Anyways... Midbury... okay...

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GLITCH WARNING: Despite him saying SEVEN days, my journal says FIVE... and the journal is always right. Use it when in doubt.

That aside, I'm two days early...

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I'll be sleeping in this inn, right next to the castle.

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(Above: Me oversleeping, not realizing there was a glitch.)

Up next: The quest is concluded, after my two week vacation.

I meant to get a good sized update here on the day before I go to Vancouver for two weeks, but... blame my work and their desperate need for workers. See you all in two weeks! <totally ignores your cries of disgust and dismay, flees>

 

[busterkeatonrules]

And I had JUST noticed that you were back from your PREVIOUS hiatus! Dismay! Disgust!

Oh well. Do have fun in Vancouver!

 

[lacktheknack]

Round Eighteen: Breasts Everywhere!

Well, that was a pleasant vacation... yet, all good things must come to an end.

Not this, though. Not yet.

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Having slept for DAYS, I'm fully ready to take on the great and perilous task of LOCATING THE MAILMAN!

What have I fallen to? And why are my canine instincts taking over at the word "mailman"?

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The castle where the messenger should be!

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Maybe this important looking person knows where the messenger is...

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...Or maybe he'll just wave me away. Maybe I should stick around tonight and rob him blind.

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Are YOU the - No? Hey, don't brush me away like that! Yeesh...

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Like HELL I'm talking to her. She might emasculate me.

Anyways, after FINALLY checking the guest rooms -

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Well, whoda thunk.

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Look, Sparky, I could take you on any day. Anyways, it wasn't your fault. Back to Daggerfall I go!

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Lovely and totally not threatening, isn't it?

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Hallo! I am Rob the Blind. You sent me on a wild goose chase. Prepare to talk.

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Lovely... I guess I have to talk to Aubk-i, don't I? Thanks for the bracer, though...

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...As useless as it is...

Anyways, off to Wayrest.

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How delightfully not-creepy.

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LOOK! ORDERED FLOWERS! And around here, the only time there's ever order is when...

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...There's a PALACE nearby.

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Here's Morgiah again, and it's right about here that a smack my head and realize that the quest I did WAAAAAAAAAAY back revealed the information I needed to know. I have no reason to be here. I quickly excuse myself and apologize for frightening Queen Bahrenziah with my violent self-inflicted pimp slap, and flee.

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Well, since I'm here, I may as well join the Temple of Dibella.

Oh yeah, remember all those requests from oh so long ago?

BECAUSE THEY'RE FINALLY COMING TRUE, BABY!

(Note: I realized after recording this next bit that I should really only interact and do quests for the Temples of Dibella in a loincloth. My apologies for not flashing you in this update.)

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Personally, I think I'm WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more attractive than those meatheads. Maybe we can flex our muscles and compare later.

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...There's so many jokes and reactions that can be used here. Nice eyes, girl.

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The Mages' Guild couldn't have placed their friendship in a more beautiful place. I mean that in several ways.

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DEMONIC POSSESSION! My start to this religion couldn't be more awesome!

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Anywho, here's our contact.

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Shall try, Ma'am. Shall try. Hey, are you part of the Temple of Dibella? Are you wearing anything under that shir- OW! OWIEOWIEOWIE OOOWWCH! GOT IT! I GET IT! I'M LEAVING!

Bloody Oblivion, that was unnecessary...

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Here's the house...

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Well HERE'S the little tyke! D'awww, she doesn't seem possessed at all-

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...

........!

THAT DIDN'T RHYME!

So off we go to find the woman who can rid her of her horrible poetry skills.

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Okay, I'm SO ready for this! Time to start kicking out the demons! In the name of Breasts Dibella!

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Come here, dear... I have something for you!

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And with that, I'm faced by a DEMONIC HELL-LIZARD OF TRAUMA.

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I'm surprised I didn't turn into a werewolf right there... instead, I suddenly snapped and went completely ape-on-caffeine on its ass.

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They just don't have as awesome of demons as they used to.

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No, no, it was MY pleasure. Now, are you gonna show me your - OW! OK, OK, I get it, not everyone is naked here... got it... leaving... owwww...

Then again, getting spanked by these girls isn't TOO bad...

 

[booker]

And suddenly you're an absolute loin-cloth horn-dog. Or werewolf. Whatever. I like where this is going.

 

[lacktheknack]

And suddenly you're an absolute loin-cloth horn-dog. Or werewolf. Whatever. I like where this is going.

I just hope and pray that my parents never read this. >_<