Part 46: The Elder Updates XLV - This Update is Gross
This Update is Gross![](1-1-idontreallyhaveafilenamesorry.jpg)
So. One more spy.
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And I know just where to find them.
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Hah! She does not waste much time revealing herself.
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And I will waste no time in killing her!
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And that is that.
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Soon...
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A useful item to be sure, but I'd like to hurry the plot along. We'll find better things.
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Jauffre is right.
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The Gate does need to be closed.
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And I need to be prepared.
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There. This should give me an edge.
To say the least! As someone in the thread pointed out, 20 points of Absorb Health is pretty damn good. It outstrips the damage from the Elvemental Long Sword (at least magically speaking), and naturally it'll be providing a fuckton of survivability. We won't be dying much thanks to this.
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Now to rendezvous with Captain Burd.
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And in we go!
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This Gate layout, as far as I'm aware, is unique to the plot gate at Bruma.
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We've got Burd and a few guards as backup, but, uh...
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...they sorta die within seconds.
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Dammit. This isn't good...
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Jauffre is NOT going to be ha-
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...okay then.
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He's okay, ladies and gentlemen! NPCs that are absolutely needed for quests don't die in this game, they just fall unconscious for a brief time. It's a bit lazy, but on the other hand, I can see why they did it. I'm not really going to count it against Oblivion - it's just one of the game's characteristics.
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Perhaps can get a good view from that bridge.
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...!
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Hmmm. I wonder.
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Where has he gone?
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Damn it all...
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Nnnng?
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BURD?!
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No matter. He is here now.
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Best not to think about it, I suspect.
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And thus, shortly...
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*splash*
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Wait. Wait a minute.
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That would have to mean Burd's in here.
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Okay, I think we need to take a moment to acknowledge this. One of my Everscamps jumped to take a punch for that Dremora. What the hell.
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But where's Burd?
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...okay, he's out cold again.
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And once more.
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I can't see him, but he's taking damage so fast or so often that he's getting knocked unconscious left and right.
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Also hello Daedroth. Do I really need to do a writeup on this thing?
All right, all right. Hit points: giant fuckoff crocodile. Classification: giant fuckoff crocodile.
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Attack rating: yes.
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I mean he's a gigantic crocodile.
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Right. Now, let's see here. I heard a splash, and Burd is in some continuous damage source.
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As much as it breaks me to say it, this could only mean that, when I entered the tower, the man instantaneously found his way into the lava pit in the middle of the room. I mean, wow. That's...kinda hilarious.
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All right, hang on a minute.
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Let's see if we can get to the bottom of this.
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Okay, so EVERYTHING underneath the ground floor is lava. Probably everything below a certain Y value, really. I guess that makes things a little more plausible.
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No sign of Burd, though. I cannot fathom where he got to.
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All right then, let's just do this gate.
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Just your regular old Sigil Keep gauntlet. Did I mention that the main towers are called Sigil Keeps? Because I just now remembered that.
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Ooh.
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Nice!
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Oh god, what the hell?
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Oh. One of those physics traps.
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Hurts to even brush up against. Well that's a new thing!
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Oh geez.
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Okay, this is getting a bit hairy.
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ShitshitshitshitshitallrightI'mfine.
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Guess I gotta go through this place again.
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Whuh-oh.
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Sure why not.
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All right, let's just get that Sigil Stone and-
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...one moment.
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There.
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Oblivion's Not That Bad Points: (-4 +
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Right, let's try that again.
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hup
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Okay, Burd made it. Good.
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Let's just go right for the Sigil Keep.
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Annnnnnd...
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He's not broken!
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And whaddyaknow! I thought I was gonna have to step in to clean up his mess, but he's pretty capable!
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The rest of the tower went exactly as before, except with Burd by my side.
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Whoops, I take that back! Ebony is the second best Heavy Armor type in the base game.
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Whoa, it's raining upgrades! Glass weaponry is the third best in the base game. Not quite as upset about having to reload by this point.
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And speaking of closed hell-gates...
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There. A good, strong shield from the spoils of war.
I looked up the specifics of the Shield effect, and apparently it adds directly to Armor Rating.
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With our enchantments, we've got 33 points of Shield. That's just about equal to a set of Mythril Armor, and that's IN ADDITION to the innate Armor Rating on our gear to begin with.
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Job well done, Sterv! Next time, we'll be enjoying some well-earned freedom. Not pictured: buying a healthy stockpile of Repair Hammers and more Steel Arrows.