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

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HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!

Totally not annoying. Also, loved the bit about the guy and the cloak.

"I stole this cloak from some other guy, so its not yours"

Priceless.
 

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Irridium said:
HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!HALT!

Totally not annoying. Also, loved the bit about the guy and the cloak.

"I stole this cloak from some other guy, so its not yours"

Priceless.
Thanks. I stayed up all night trying to come up with that.
 

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Just informing you (lacktheknack) that this series is hilarious and I'm going to follow the updates.

Fetzenfisch said:
Don't know if mentioned yet, just found this great LP and started reading in thread one.
But for all of you willing to play without meddling with DOSBOX there are pre-configured packs of ElderScrolls Arena and Daggerfall that include DOSBOX

http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?title=Daggerfall_:_DaggerfallSetup_EN

http://theelderscrolls.wiwiland.net/?title=Arena_:_ArenaSetup_EN
Thanks, I downloaded the normal version and after about half an hour of meddling with it and DOSBox I could finally open the game - only to see it crash every time.

That instead worked instantly, and the additional stuff is easy to install and nice.
 

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Irriduccibilli said:
The horses name should be Lady Daftwager
I've named it Sebastiana. Good idea, though.

And sorry guys for the delay, IRL keeps dragging me off kicking and screaming... if I don't get the next update today, DEFINITELY tomorrow.
 

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Sorry for the ridiculous delay there, but real life wants me to pass exams and make food and stuff like that, and not play games and ramble for your amusement. I swear I won't be so long with consistency... I hope.

Oh, and another thing made this update really difficult:

Round Seven: I Desperately Try To Entertain You While Bloody Nothing Happens

I need to find a Mage's Guild and train.

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Ah, Cromwych Hill! What a lovely town.

So much to see and do...

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...and steal...

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...and have the sky bleed upon you...

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...as you desperately try to escape on horseback...

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...to the Mage's Guild, desperately trying to get in before the entire sky catches on freaking FIRE.

Oh... it's locked for another four hours. Fine, ruin my immature daydreams.

Anyways, I go in four hours later and see two things of interest:

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Never, in my entire life, have I felt the urge to chug something so bad.

Also,

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So... so... BEAUTIFUL. Seriously, I've never seen fabric so attractive as that. Where'd you buy it? It's LOCAL? Oh, I must remember that for when I rob this city blind. What? Oh, uh, nothing.

Anyways, I find the local trainer.

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So, I'm training up in Destruction, Illusion, and Alteration. It costs 100 * my level, so I can get it cheap for now.

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Destruction please, my good sir - NOT THE EYEBROWS! AAHHH!! Um, I'd like to learn about freezing magic firs-

So, anyways, after three hours of hell freezing over (many, many times), I'm exhausted.

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Room, ple-

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*head pops up* Five days, please. *falls back down*

After a bit of recovery (that most certainly did NOT involve the lovely lady that carried me to my room), I took a look around.

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Armory!

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Pleasant armory!

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Item repair! Wait, do I need that?

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Yeah, this blade is nearly destroyed. Maybe I should have told him I stuck it up a Werewolf's bum before he cleaned it off with his bare hands? Well, I told him after, and he told me to get out of his shop and don't come back for a day. Okay, then.

Anyhow, Illusion training time!

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It mostly consisted of him turning invisible and sticking his finger in my spine when inevitably failed to flying tackle him. Finally, I turned invisible and punched him in the back of the head as revenge.

He said that that would be enough for today.

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So I decided to use my newly acquired skills to steal everything this city ever loved. Assuming it's worth money.

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I was about half way finished robbing the general store when I realized that something was missing...

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Much better.

By the way, here's my target area.

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I feel like such a diva when I go into clothing stores. It tempers everything to have no one to order me about, or toss me outside on my ear.

AHAHAHAHAHA! THE CHOICES, THEY ARE ALL MINE!

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If only I had been a girl... I would have shrieked with pleasure. Probably like a SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! No, EXACTLY like that.

Someone popped out of their house and yelled at me to shut up. Up yours too, buddy.

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The immature thoughts... they return...

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I swear, if I find some good black robes, I'm taking them. I need to cover my very-not-dark armor so I can stick daggers up bums with impunity.

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A completely different armory!

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Nothing useful.

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Weaponsmith!

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SHINY THINGS!

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Me, so excited that I'm groping the door in a failed attempt to unlock it.

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I win.

Anyways, it's daytime, so I go back to the guild and watch him stick his head in water for three hours. He then surfaced and coughed up a fish. Hey! Conjuration comes in future games, you twit! For this grievous insult to continuity, I stuffed the fish back down his throat from where it came. I'm not evil, though, I set it on fire to cook it first.

He doesn't want to train me any more. Suits me fine.

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After much pondering, good stuff happened.

By the way, I sold my loot.

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The clerk told me I was creepy after that admittedly girlish squeal. Can't imagine why.

Oh, and by the way:

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Anyhow, I want a questy thing to make stuff actually happen.

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They don't even recognize a novice, nobody guild member any more. Sigh.

Anyhow, he had a letter.

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A letter! With intrigue! More death, mayhem, and romance? Maybe!

Coming Up: I really wanted to make this post a lot longer, but the quest is kicking my ass. I just KNOW there are algorithms to make dungeon quests as long and obtuse as freaking possible.

So coming up, a quest, much screaming, and a glimpse at the inside of a temple. Hang on to your hats!
 

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I laughed...so much. I'm subscribing to whatever let's play you do from now on. And you might consider doing another one after this. Good luck with the dungeons. Bethesda loves the complicated, senseless ones...

I'm sorry about the university and all. I know what it feels like. I still have two and they're both hard.

Either way, I was very entertained even without anything plot-like happening. I take my hat off for you, sir.
 

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Loving this LP, it's a shame some of the images don't load though.

Edit: Nevermind, I just learned how fail my connection speed is. Carry on.
 

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darth.pixie said:
I laughed...so much. I'm subscribing to whatever let's play you do from now on. And you might consider doing another one after this. Good luck with the dungeons. Bethesda loves the complicated, senseless ones...

I'm sorry about the university and all. I know what it feels like. I still have two and they're both hard.

Either way, I was very entertained even without anything plot-like happening. I take my hat off for you, sir.
If all else fails, add a squeeeeing hamster. That's what my motto ought to be.

Also, I'm definitely going to try this again. As I approach the end of this LP, I'll put a list of options for future LPs.
 
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Even though nothing happened, its still entertaining as hell. Well done.

Also, you should do an episode in nothing but the loincloth. It would be glorious.
 

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Irridium said:
Even though nothing happened, its still entertaining as hell. Well done.

Also, you should do an episode in nothing but the loincloth. It would be glorious.
*many, many comic ideas occur within my mind*

*adds 'Loincloth Spaz Attack' to my To-Do list*

Thank you for that, it might be the catalyst that gets the post after next up and running.

I'll get the next post up tomorrow, assuming I can get out of this FREAKING DUNGEON. Holy crap, Bethesda's random generators are EVIL...
 

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I tried playing this game because of your LP, made a Wood Elf Ranger once I learned that Khajiit looked like humans. Got one-shot by the imp in the tutorial, and ragequit.
 

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Aethren said:
I tried playing this game because of your LP, made a Wood Elf Ranger once I learned that Khajiit looked like humans. Got one-shot by the imp in the tutorial, and ragequit.
Save function is your friend.

The imp was a bit of a dick move, though. Your best bet is to open the door and hide around the corner and stab it as it tries to come around the corner. I once fought a ten-minute battle with a Daedra this way.
 

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Round Eight: Bethesda's Random Generation Algorithms are EVIL!

So, off we go to the Temple of Kyraneth!

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There it is. It's made of an unnaturally blue stone, which I imagine they use as further proof that their God exis-

WHOA.

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So many unfortunate implications could be made here.

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Better not mention them to anyone, though. I imagine that they don't appreciate having their dancers and old men mocked, and look like they could remove my soul at any given second.

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Also, it appears that everyone would sooner die a terrible, extended, and terrifying death at the hands of a vicious, toothless rat then give me any information whatsoever. Yay.

Well, let's check the last room.

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Awww... no falling in sweet, sweet love with the roguish young thief who's going to save your collective bums from the end of the political world?

No? Nothing?

Oh well.

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It was just a question. I didn't - HEY! Okay, okay, I'm LEAVING! Yeesh, some people can be so uptight...

Now, I need directions.

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Onwards, Sebastiana!

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What? Oh, uh, no. It was unlocked. Really.

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DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT. I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SAY!

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Oh, love. You make people do the most shoes-in-ear stupid things.

I will admit, though, that Edwyval Reformatory sounds like an extremely awesome place. I think of an asylum, with gothic architecture, gargoyles...

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...terrifying spires, massive doors I'll need to unlock, a fog of gloom and elegance...

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...Ummm...

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I've never been so underwhelmed.

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Here we go, guys. The glorious Reformatory.

Because I'm not a complete idiot, I'm dropping a teleportation anchor here.

And now I'm being attacked by a rat.

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Mmmm, rat steaks.

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OH NOES! THE RATS ARE HYBRIDYZING! FLEE FOR YOUR LIIIIIIIVES!

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The floors around here levitate. Impressive.

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They also EAT people. Remind me not to climb any walls while I'm here.

By the way, this reformatory has some of the most messed up geometry.

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I nearly wrecked my wrist drawing the map of this place.

Also, I LEVELED UP.

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YAY!

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NAY!

DO NOT WANT!

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So my question is, after defeating the ethereal, how do they turn into to physical?

Oh well, I'll loot it anyways.

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Wow.

Here's a clip of me owning noobs. The first half is me having a brain fart.

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OH NOES! THE WALLS ARE BEING EATEN BY ROCKS!

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Apparently, this reformatory was designed by the crappiest architects evar.

It was about here I began to pickpocket the rats.

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What.

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After pickpocketing the unaware bats (and pushing knives through their skulls), I turned the corner into TERROR.

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IT STARES INTO MY SOOOOUUUULLL!

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HIGH RES ON LOW RES! HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE!

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So I decided to take out all my pent up terror on this poor, unfortunate burglar.

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Five gold if you can guess what happens next.

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HAH! I LIED! NO GOLD FOR YOU, SUCKER!

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Well, time to kick it down then.



OWWWWWW!

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NO - FREAKING - FAIR.

I ran off, yelping. I turned a corner -

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I yelped harder.

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Ooh, I nicked something! Take a guess what from.

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And more! Taken a guess yet?

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I win. Forever.

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I guess I was wrong, conjuration DOES take place in this game.

Anyways, it was about here that I began a descent into hell.

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MAGIC BRACELET!

Maybe there's more! I'll just ignore the sound that reminds me of an auto-cannibalizing elephant, and -

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OH CRAP!

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NOOOOOOOOOO!

DAIDAIDAIDAIDAIDAIDAIDAIDAI!

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Pain: I am in it.

i continued to wander this place for FIVE. DRATTED. HOURS. And then finally...

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A sweeter face can not be found. I think I'm in love.

Oh right. She's already taken.

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Quick rest -

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Wow.

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Teleportation is a wonderful thing.

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I GOTS THE GIRL!

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And now, to deliver the goods the lady back to her lover.

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Gah.

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If you can't go through, go over.

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And so we arrived. She rides a wonderful side-saddle.

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Reunion!

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HUZZAH!

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Coming Up: I'm sorry if this wasn't as funny as usual. I'll make it up to you by spending the entire next episode running around screaming in a loincloth.
 

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189 gold?! For a third level rogue? That's an insult. You should start working for the other guys. They'd know how to properly compensate a rogue or they'd know that they'd only have their trousers left after he's done.

After the picture of Ysona and the one in which there was a head, I briefly thought you beheaded her and put her head in a sack. My excuse: It's morning. Haven't had coffee yet but reading an LP in my third language. Feel flattered.

Also: new nightmare fuel. Zombie in a loincloth. *shudder*. It was very entertaining even if you think it wasn't as funny. That wall behind the door made me collapse in fits along with the "You do not succeed" and the description of the Edwyval Reformatory. The question is what in Oblivion's fancy magic was she doing around it?
 

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189 gold?! For a third level rogue? That's an insult. You should start working for the other guys. They'd know how to properly compensate a rogue or they'd know that they'd only have their trousers left after he's done.

After the picture of Ysona and the one in which there was a head, I briefly thought you beheaded her and put her head in a sack. My excuse: It's morning. Haven't had coffee yet but reading an LP in my third language. Feel flattered.

Also: new nightmare fuel. Zombie in a loincloth. *shudder*. It was very entertaining even if you think it wasn't as funny. That wall behind the door made me collapse in fits along with the "You do not succeed" and the description of the Edwyval Reformatory. The question is what in Oblivion's fancy magic was she doing around it?
In order:

1. Who says I'd leave their trousers?
2. I'm actually quite flattered. Thanks!
3. She probably thought it was a big rock. I did.