Miscellaneous
Why do Ordinators keep attacking me when I have no bounty?
The armour worn by Ordinators, called indoril, is sacred to them, and if they ever see you wearing it, they will attack you. There is also a sort of bug
where they will continue to do so in future, even after you take it off. Unfortunately, it is the best medium armour, so wearers of medium may end up fending
off Ordinators for much of the game.
How do I taunt people into attacking me?
Taunting is done by selecting taunt from the persuade menu in conversation. You must have the 'taunt successful' message about three to five times,
depending on factors like your skill and the target's disposition. When you receive a message saying 'taunt successful', and then a 'goodbye' option, the
person will attack you. Do not go straight for them, wait until they swing at you, otherwise you are still starting the fight, and will receive a bounty.
How do I travel more quickly?
To physically move quicker, increase your speed, athletics or bunny hop everywhere. Also try wearing less armour and carrying less. Fast travel methods
include boat, silt strider, Mages' Guild, Almsivi and Divine Intervention, and mark and recall spells. For super-fast physical travel, find scrolls of Windform or
Icarian flight, or enchant your own item with a vast jump spell. Make sure you are slowfalling at the right time when you come in to land using any of these
methods.
How do I get a house as opposed to a stronghold?
To get your own house, you must either download a plugin that adds one into the game, or simply find an empty one (or 'empty' it yourself) and take up
residence. Most guilds have living areas you can occupy, and some quest strings, such as Ahnassi in Pelagiad, give you houses at the end, although in this case,
Pelagiad is very hard to reach, and so not really worth owning.
I killed somebody and got a message about 'severing the threads of prophecy', what should I do?
Load a previously saved game, unless you are absolutely sure that person has played their complete part in the main storyline. After completing the game, you
can
kill whoever you want. Also, there are a few NPCs who have this message attached to hem, but make no difference to the game. One is Crazy Batou, guardian
of the Bloodworm Helm. You can kill him, and will receive this message, but it means nothing in this case.
My attributes (usually strength) have dropped, what has happened and what should I do?
Diseases can lower attributes, and will show up in the bottom right of the screen. If you have a red attribute but no disease icon, then you have probably been
the victim of a damage attribute spell. The worst are the permanent damage strength spells from Greater Bonewalkers. To get rid of these, buy or drink potions
of restore attribute, depending on which attribute has been drained.
My armour skills have dropped for no good reason, help!
This is a horrible bug involving the artifact, 'Fury'. Do not equip this sword, since each time you do so, your armour skills (including unarmored) will drop by
twenty. The latest patch added a service to temples and chapels which allows you to have your skills restored, as well as fixing the armour drop bug.
How do I increase my reputation, and what does it do?
Different kinds of quest give different degrees of increase to this. Guild quests do very little, house quests do a fair bit, and the main quest does a large amount. You get no reputation points from the Thieves' Guild, although some can be obtained form the Bal Molagmer quests. The best organisation for your reputation is the Morag Tong, who will gain you thirty reputation points if you complete all their jobs. Local quests are also quite valuable from this point of view. Reputation increases the disposition of NPCs towards you, and is a helpful requirement for a few quests.
What are slaves good for?
You can buy and then free slaves, and I think they count towards the total you have freed to access the Twin Lamps quests. Other than that, they can attack
creatures with you, but they are feeble fighters who only use their fists. And no, you cannot give them items. Would you trust somebody you treat like a
sub-humanoid with a magic sword?