Friday, February 21, 2014

Stormcloaks VS Imperial Legion Debate

I have done both sides and currently feel like it should have been an option to be neutral and be able to stop the war. There are both good an bad things about being on each side and there is definitely no easy decision. I was going to post pros and cons for each but realized after writing them out that it would be pretty obvious which side I lean towards. So what I will do is give you all some things to think about which may (or may not) help your decision.

Things to research:
-The Forsworn Rebellion
        >Battle of Markarth
        >The Markarth Incident
-White-Gold Concordat
-Stormcloak Rebellion
-The Great War
-Ulfric Stormcloak (pay attention to his conversations with Galmar, especially their convo after his speech following the Battle of Solitude).
-General Tullius (pay attention to his conversations with Legate Rikke)
-What sides each Jarl has chosen and which ones you like and don't like
-Your race's history (this doesn't matter to some people, but it does to others)

I think it is up to each player to learn the inner workings of each side and choose for themselves. If there is any more unbiased info I find I will add it here.

Leave a comment and let people know why you chose the side you did (any comments containing spoilers will be deleted).

Pottermore Deuling Club Help

I know this isn't Elder Scrolls related but it you're on Pottermore and need help with the dueling club, here's some tips:

-Use the Full Body-Bind spell, it is the strongest spell at 145 points.
-Practice the first 4 letters (P-T-F-C, highest score is 83) and try to get a consistent score of 79.
-Use a metronome set at 3/4 time signature at 61 bpm (this signature will not work for the whole spell as the other three letters go faster.) I consistently get a 77-80 point score with this timing. I use an app on my phone.



Saturday, February 8, 2014

Alchemy Cheats 1

When you first start doing Alchemy, you'll quickly realize that there are some ingredients have multiple same effects as other ingredients. Here's a rundown of all of the possibilities:

Note: this includes all the ingredients from the plug-ins as well, I did not include Jarrin Root, Berit's ashes etc because they are quest ingredients. The numbers in the parenthesis are the effects that will be given by the other ingredient.

Gives all 4 effects:
Ancestor Moth Wing, Blue Butterfly Wing and Chaurus Hunter Antennae
Chicken's Egg and Hawk's Egg
Crimson Nirnroot and Nirnroot
Dwarven Oil and Taproot

Gives 3 effects:
Bear Claws (2,3,4) and Hanging Moss (2,3,4)
Charred Skeever Hide (1,2,3) and Mudcrab Chitin (1,2,3)
Ectoplasm (1,3,4) and Red Mountain Flower (1,3,4)
Elves Ear (1,3,4) and Fire Salts (1,2,3)
Falmer Ear (1,2,3) and Troll Fat (1,3,4)
Histcarp (1,2,4) and Salmon Roe (1,2,3)
Moon Sugar (1,2,3) and Frost Salts (1,2,3)
Poison Bloom (1,2,3) and River Betty (1,3,4)

Gives 2 effects:
Abecean Longfin- Small Antlers (3,4)
Ancestor Moth Wing- Bone Meal (1,2), Spider Egg (1,3), Blue Mountain Flower (2,3), Spriggan Sap (3,4)
Ash Creep Cluster- Crimson Nirnroot (1,2), Bone Meal (1,3), Nirnroot (1,2)
Ash Hopper Jelly- Blue Dartwing (1,3), Felsaad Tern Feathers (1,2), Swamp Fungal Pod (1,3)
Bear Claws- Small Pearl (1,3), Blue Mountain Flower (2,4)
Bee- Honeycomb (1,2)
Beehive Husk- Hawk Feathers (2,3)
Bleeding Crown-Tundra Cotton (2,4)
Blisterwort- Rock Warbler Egg (1,3)
Blue Butterfly Wing- Bone Meal (1,2), Spider Egg (1,3), Blue Mountain Flower (2,3), Spriggan Sap (3,4)
Blue Dartwing- Ash Hopper Jelly (1,3), Swamp Fungal Pod (1,3), Daedra Heart (3,4)
Blue Mountain Flower- Wheat (1,3), Hanging Moss (3,4)
Bone Meal- Ancestor Moth Wing (1,3), Ash Creep Cluster (1,2), Blue Butterfly Wing (1,3), Chaurus Hunter Antennae (1,3), Spawn Ash (2,4)
Briar Heart- Ectoplasm (1,4), Human Flesh (1,3), Pearl (1,2), Red Mountain Flower (1,4) Tundra Cotton (2,4)
Burnt Spriggan Wood- River Betty (2,4), Spriggan Sap (2,3)
Butterfly Wing- Daedra Heart (1,4), Eye of Sabre Cat (1,4)
Canis Root- Rock Warbler Egg (1,2), Spider Egg (1,3)
Charred Skeever Hide- Eye of Sabre Cat (1,4) Felsaad Tern Feathers (2,4)
Chaurus Eggs- Luna Moth Wing (3,4)
Charurus Hunter Antennae- Bone Meal (1,2), Spider Egg (1,3), Blue Mountain Flower (2,3), Spriggan Sap (3,4)
Chicken's Egg- Nightshade (2,4)
Creep Cluster- Dwarven Oil (1,4), Taproot (1,4) Giant's Toe (2,3), Scaly Pholiota (3,4)
Crimson Nirnroot- Void Salts (1,4), Ash Creep Cluster (2,3)
Daedra Heart- Blue Dartwing (1,4), Butterfly Wing (1,3), Eye of Sabre Cat (1,3) Wheat (1,2) Namira's Rot (3,4)
Deathbell- River Betty (1,3), Poison Bloom (1,3), Small Antlers (1,4)
Dragon's Tongue- Fly Amanita (1,4)
Dwarven Oil- Creep Cluster (1,4), Jazbay Grapes (1,3), Salt Pile (1,3), Scaly Pholiota (1,2), Mora Tapinella (2,4), Fire Salt (3,4), Moon Sugar (3,4)
Ectoplasm- Briar Heart (1,2), Nightshade (2,4), Emperor Parasol Moss (3,4), Void Salts (3,4)
Elves Ear- White Cap (1,3)
Emperor Parasol Moss- Ectoplasm (1,2), Red Mountain Flower (1,2), Troll Fat (1,4), Void Salts (1,2)
Eye of Sabre Cat- Charred Skeever Hide (1,4), Silverside Perch (1,2), Butterfly Wing (3,4), Daedra Heart (3,4)
Falmer Ear- Human Heart (1,2)
Felsaad Tern Feathers- Ash Hopper Jelly (1,2), Hawk Feathers (2,3)
Fire Salts- White Cap (1,3), Dwarven Oil (3,4), Moon Sugar (3,4), Taproot (3,4)
Fly Amanita- Troll Fat (2,3), Dragon's Tongue (1,2)
Frost Mirriam- Silverside Perch (1,4)
Garlic- Slaughterfish Egg (1,2)
Giant's Toe- Wheat (2,4), Yellow Mountain Flower (2,4), Creep Cluster (3,4)
Gleamblossom- Netch Jelly (1,3), Namira's Rot (2,3)
Glow Dust-Hanging Moss (1,2), Human Heart (1,2), Nightshade (2,3), Glowing Mushroom (3,4)
Glowing Mushroom-Glow Dust (1,2)
Grass Pod- Read Mountain FLower (2,4), White Cap (2,4)
Hagraven Claw- Tundra Cotton (1,4)
Hagraven Feathers- Human Hear (1,3), Trama Root (1,4)
Hanging Moss- Glow Dust (1,3), Human Heart (1,3), Blue Mountain Flower (2,3)
Hawk Beak- Netch Jelly (1,3), Pearl (1,4), Pine Thrush Egg (1,4), Purple Mountain Flower (1,2) Silverside Perch (1,2), Small Pearl (1,2), Wisp Wrappings (1,3), Snowberries (2,4)
Hawk Feathers- Felsaad Tern Feathers (1,2)
Hawk's Egg- Nightshade (2,4)
Histcarp- Large Antlers (1,3), Silverside Perch (1,3)
Honeycomb- Bee (1,4), Pearl (1,2)
Human Flesh- Ectoplasm (1,3), Imp Stool (1,2), Red Mountain Flower (1,3), Briar Heart (2,3)
Human Heart- Falmer Ear (1,4), Nightshade (1,3), Troll Fat (1,4), Glow Dust (2,3), Hagraven Feathers (2,4), Hanging Moss (2,3)
Ice Wraith Teeth- White Cap (1,2)
Imp Stool- Human Flesh (1,3), Swamp Fungal Pod (3,4)
Jazbay Grapes- Dwarven Oil (1,3), Salt Pile (1,3), Taproot (1,3), Salmon Roe (2,3)
Large Antlers- Histcarp (1,4), Silverside Perch (1,4), Torchbug Thorax (1,2)
Luna Moth Wing- Chaurus Eggs (1,4), Namira's Rot (1,3), Nordic Barnacle (1,3), Vampire Dust (3,4)
Moon Sugar- Dwarven Oil (3,4), Fire Salts (3,4), Taproot (3,4)
Mora Tapinella- Dwarven Oil (1,4), Taproot (1,4), Scaly Pholiota (3,4)
Namira's Rot- Daedra Heart (1,3), Luna Moth Wing (1,4), Nordic Barnacle (1,4), Gleamblossom (3,4)
Netch Jelly- Gleamblossom (1,4), Hawk Beak (2,3), Poison Bloom (2,4), Wisp Wrappings (2,3), Powdered Mammoth Tusk (3,4)
Nightshade- Ectoplasm (1,4), Chicken's Egg, Hawk's Egg, Human Heart (1,2), Small Antlers (1,3)
Nirnroot- Void Salts (1,4), Ash Creep Cluster (2,3)
Nordic Barnacle- Luna Moth Wing (1,3), Namira's Rot (1,3)
Orange Dartwing- Scathecraw (2,4), Slaughterfish Egg (3,4)
Pearl- Hawk Beak (1,4), Pine Thrush Egg (1,4), Briarheart (2,3)
Pine Thrush Egg- Hawk Beak (1,4), Pearl (1,4), Sabre Cat Tooth (1,3)
Poison Bloom- Deathbell (1,2), Trama Root (2,3), Netch Jelly (3,4)
Powdered Mammoth Tusk- Netch Jelly (1,4), Purple Mountain Flower (1,2)
Purple Mountain Flower- Hawk Beak (1,4), Powdered Mammoth Tusk (1,2), Silverside Perch (1,4), Small Pearl (1,4), Torchbug Thorax (1,3)
Red Mountain Flower- Briar Heart (1,3), Human Flesh (1,4), White Cap (1,2), Emperor Parasol Moss (3,4), Void Salts (3,4)
River Betty- Deathbell (1,3), Burnt Spriggan Wood (2,3), Trama Root (3,4)
Rock Warbler Egg- Blisterwort (1,3), Canis Root (2,3)
Sabre Cat Tooth- Pine Thrush Egg (1,4)
Salmon Roe- Jazbay Grapes (3,4)
Salt Pile- Dwarven Oil (1,4), Jazbay Grapes (1,4), Taproot (1,4)
Scaly Pholiota- Creep Cluster (1,4), Dwarven Oil (1,2), Taproot (1,2), Mora Tapinella (2,3)
Scathecraw- Spawn Ash (2,3), Orange Dartwing (3,4)
Silverside Perch- Eye of Sabre Cat (1,3), Hawk Beak (1,4), Histcarp (1,2), Large Antlers (1,2), Purple Mountain Flower (1,4), Small Pearl (1,4), Skeever Tail (2,3)
Skeever Tail- Silverside Perch (1,2)
Slaughterfish Egg- Garlic (1,4), Orange Dartwing (2,3)
Slaughterfish Scales- Thistle Branch (1,3)
Small Antlers- Abecean Longfin (1,2), Deathbell (1,4), Nightshade (3,4)
Small Pearl- Hawk Beak (1,4), Purple Mountain Flower (1,4), Silverside Perch (1,4), Bear Claw (1,2)
Snowberries- Spawn Ash (1,2)
Spawn Ash- Bone Meal (1,2), Scathecraw (1,4), Snowberries (2,3)
Spider's Egg- Ancestor Moth Wing (1,2), Blue Butterfly Wing (1,2), Canis Root (1,4), Chaurus Hunter Antennae (1,2)
Spriggan Sap- Ancestor Moth Wing (1,2), Blue Butterfly Wing (1,2), Burn Spriggan Wood (1,4), Chaurus Hunter Antennae (!,2)
Swamp Fungal Pod- Ash Hopper Jelly (1,4), Blue Dartwing (1,4), Wheat (2,4), Imp Stool (3,4)
Taproot- Creep Cluster (1,4), Jazbay Grapes (1,3), Salt Pile (1,3), Scaly Pholiota (1,2), Mora Tapinella (2,4), Fire Salts (3,4), Moon Sugar (3,4)
Thistle Branch- Slaughterfish Eggs (1,4)
Torchbug Thorax- Large Antlers (1,4), Purple Mountain Flower (1,2)
Trama Root- Hagraven Feathers (1,3), Poison Bloom (2,4), River Betty (2,4)
Troll Fat- Emperor Parasol Moss (2,4), Fly Amanita (2,3), Human Heart (3,4)
Tundra Cotton- Hagraven Claw (1,4), Bleeding Crown (2,4), Briar Heart (2,3), Void Salts (3,4)
Vampire Dust- Luna Moth Wing (1,3)
Void Salts- Nirnroot (2,3), Tundra Cotton (2,4), Ectoplasm (3,4), Emperor Parasol Moss (3,4), Red Mountain Flower (3,4)
Wheat- Blue Mountain lower (1,2), Daedra Heart (1,3), Swamp Fungal Pod (1,4), Giant's Toe (2,3), Yellow Mountain Flower (2,3)
White Cap- Fire Salts (1,3), Ice Wraith Teeth (1,2), Elves Ear (1,3), Grass Pod (3,4), Red Mountain Flower (3,4)
Wisp Wrappings- Netch Jelly (1,3), Hawk Beak (1,3)
Yellow Mountain Flower- Giant's Toe (3,4), Wheat (3,4)


None Duplicates etc:
Ashen Grass Pod
Boar Tusk
Cyrodilic Spadetail
Giant Lichen
Juniper Berries
Lavender

I had to correct a couple things while I was typing this so if you see anything else that's wrong, please leave a comment.


College of Winterhold

Who hasn't wished that Harry Potter was real (ehm...I mean...for all those muggles out there)?

The College of Winterhold sits at the North tip of Winterhold sitting on top of great column of stone with the treacherous bridges being the only way to reach it.
After climbing up the first ramp, you will be greeted by Faralda who guards the entrance to the college, and is a trainer and seller of Destruction spells. Upon asking her if you may enter the college she will ask you why you want to. It's your choice which answer you give and all except the "I just want to see what it looks like" will continue the conversation to where she will require you to perform a spell. She will request either a firebolt spell, conjure a flame atronach spell, a fear spell, the healing hands spell, or the magelight spell. If you do not have the one she requests you can buy it from her for a cheap price.
After performing the spell she will lead you across the bridges, lighting each of the beacons as you go. and direct you to Mirabelle Ervine the Master Wizard. You will first see Mirabelle getting a lippy with Ancano, a Thalmor agent who serves as an "advisor" to Arch-Mage Aren (high five to Mirabelle). When you speak to her she will welcome you and give you your novice robes and a tour of the grounds. First she'll take you to the Hall of Attainment and show you your quarters (first doorway to the right). All the wardrobes are safe for storage. She will then lead you back to the Hall of Elements where you will attend you first lessons with Tolfdir, a master trainer and seller of Alteration spells, who also resides in the Hall of Attainment.

Tolfdir will already be addressing your four other classmates, who will be dogging him about actually doing some spells. He will ask you what you think, either way he will continue by doing a ward demonstration in which he will ask you to help. If you don't know any ward spells he will give you Lesser Ward for free. Stand on the sigil to the West of him and cast the ward, keeping it up until he casts a destruction spell at you. After this, he will talk about the ruins of Saarthal and the quest "Under Saarthal" will begin.

Other people at the College
Hall of Countenance:
Colette Marence- a nervous and paranoid instructor (up to Expert level) and seller of Restoration magic, she can be found in her quarters on the second floor.
Drevis Neloren- a master trainer and seller for Illusion spells. His room is on the first level.
Nirya- a critical and haughty scholar with a grudge against Faralda.
Phinis Gestor- an expert trainer and seller of Conjuration spells. His room is also on the first level.
Sergius Turrianus- an expert trainer and seller of Enchanting. His room is the second to the left on the first level.

Hall of Attainment:
Arniel Gane- a scholar and conjurer specializing in Alteration. He is involved in several quests. His room is the the first to the right on the second level.
Brelyna Maryen- a defensive dunmer and fellow student, available as a follower after helping her with a minor quest.
Enthir-a scholar that sells mage items as well as a few rare items, and will buy anything. He is also involved in several quests and resides on the second floor.
J'zargo- an arrogant khajiit and fellow student, available as a follower after helping him with a minor quest.
Onmund- another fellow student and nord, and is available as a follower after helping him with a minor quest.

Gelebros- a member of the Psijic Order, who appears during the quest The Eye of Magnus
Quaranir- another member of the Psijic Order, and appears a couple times during the College of Winterhold questline.
Tandil- another member of the Psijic Order, who appears during the quest The Eye of Magnus
Urag gro-Shub- an orc mage and the librarian at the College. He will supply the player with research material for several quests and will collect rare books. He can also make you Blood-Kin after doing a minor quest for him.