A Perfect Character - Morrowind Mechanics

Guide on how to create the perfect morrowind character: master alchemy

Redguard + Long Blade = easy start

Put everything into Jumping.

Breton + Cuirass of the Savior's Hide + Boots of Blinding Speed = 100% magic resistance + 200 bonus speed + no blindness

"It's impossible to play the game without raising athletics" Boi, I'll just pry off my caps lock and shift keys

A small FYI on a magicka route such as Atronach vs. a Health route via the Lady: Let's imagine a Male Altmer vs. a Male Nord, simply because I consider both of these to be solid candidates for best race when going for the "best character;" the Altmer offers the best offense, the Nord the best defense. The Altmer takes the Atronach, the Nord takes the Lady. Both tag Strength and Endurance. The Nord starts with the 60 HP seen here and starts out gaining 9 HP per level after the first level up provides +5 Endurance. The Altmer starts with 45 HP and gains 5 per level after the first level up. This means that there is an initial gap of 15 HP, as well as an additional 4 HP gap per level up. At level 2, the gap is 19 HP, then 23 at level 3, then 27 at Level 4, because both are leveling efficiently and thus the gap remains the same. Now things start to diminish. The Nord has maxed and the Altmer is still going on leveling Endurance. This means at level 5, we add 3.5 HP to the HP gap for 30.5, the gap continues to decrease each level from then on, so then we get 33.5 for level 6, 36 HP for level 7, 38 for level 8, 39.5 for level 9, 40.5 for level 10, and 41 for level 11. At this point, the gap in health gained per level no longer exists. This means that depending on your race, the HP gap between a perfectly efficient HP character and one specc'ed towards Magicka will only be somewhere between 30-50 HP depending on the race chosen. For the maximum efficiency character, they get 69 health (nice) by level 2, 78.5 by level 3 and 88.5 by level 4, at which point they receive 10 HP per additional level. This would mean we take 78 - 4 levels used = 74, then 74 * 10 for 740, and then add the 78.5 for 818.5 HP as the maximum possible HP. ...And then the Altmer would still get 778.5 HP. tl;dr The Lady is overrated. The sheer defensive benefit of the Atronach's 50% Spell Absorption - as well as the extra offensive capabilities of the extra magicka - is far superior. If we imagine facing Gedna for example, then the 41 extra HP has no realistic ability to save the player from death. It does up to 600 damage in a single shot, so two shots would kill you no matter what. The closest we get to this extra HP from the Lady mattering requires the following: A Nord with the Lady vs. a Nord with the Atronach, Gedna now deals 400 per shot due to Frost Immunity, and somehow the Nord with the Atronach both failed to absorb both shots and neglected to heal between shots. This is the only scenario in the game that I can think of where that HP realistically matters. Take Atronach instead. EDIT My math slightly off because the first level up sees the Altmer jumping to 55 Endurance whilst the Nord jumps to 90. This actually makes the gap even SMALLER than I calculated it out to be, since we start with a 3.5 HP-per-level gap rather than a 4-HP-gap. Still, leaving the above example as is because a Breton for example would see a larger gap, and the final suggested 30-50 HP gap seen by inefficient starting endurance characters vs. efficient ones ist still accurate. Small grain of salt though: the 50 end of that estimate is pretty much reserved for 30 Endurance races that DIDN'T tag Strength/Endurance at the start.

This is how I levelled in Oblivion. I got a notepad and tracked everything for every level.

I always found that alchemy in the game is a quick ticket to becoming OP.

Probably the best morrowind synopsis ever made.

I'm pretty sure that you can use jail time to infinitely level. Because every day spent in jail reduces a random skill by one (sometimes increasing Security and Sneak) you can still gain levels to level your character.

Its really cool know the exact science, but yeah, once you get to a certain point you can just make God tier weapons, armor, and spells, which buff stats way beyond caps. All the while flying at mach 5, turning completely invisible, and shooting fire balls that literally have the radius of entire towns. Try that in skyrim.

There are many perfect characters: there are characters for guilds, perfect characters for the main quest, perfect characters for the houses (you will experience you do not want to own a house after you beat the main quest).

I actually watched this and thought, "yeah this is how I play every time." We need a more strategic leveling system in ES6.

if you don´t care for the thieves guild quest, the bittercup can be used to get the max endurance at level 0, thus slightly increasing the total amount of health you can recieve by levelling up. I doubt it would make much of a difference, but i find it funny to just have ridiculous amounts of health. also, it saves you the hassle of raising endurance.

You are truly a genius. This video is amazing. I played Morrowind myself for a long time and I agree with what you say 100%. I will say however that there may be a way to do this ten times quicker while only losing about 65 endgame hit points in the end, and the method is far less tedious as well. I'm sure you know what I mean, and your method is still perfect, without a doubt. I salute you.

I used to abuse Regards. I don’t remember the exact names of the locations, but it was basically: 1. After character creation, run straight to (drevas?) plantation. Steal ebony armor and I think daedric leggings. Dash out of there asap. 2. Run to location of Ice Blade of the Monarch 3. Faceroll game.

FYI: I'm confident you can level up infinitely without using exploits. You can keep training at master trainers even after your skill has hit level 100, and even though it won't increase your skill, it will count towards leveling up. Not sure if this counts as an exploit.

I have been browsing through your videos because I got nostalgic and decided to re-play Morrowind, was looking up some stuff and stumbled upon them. It's easily one of my top 3 beloved games of all time, if not my outright favorite. I gotta say, you have some good stuff here. I also never expected something like this to pop up in 2017. I'm impressed with your work. I had to give you a subscribe, if only for the Morrowind content. Thanks for your quality material!

I have learned so much about this game thanks to you, it's greatly appreciated

Downloading morrowind today, and honestly, you're a lifesaver man. Great advice!