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[Xombe]

Well there went 10 hours down the toilet.

WARNING: If you ever want to see the inside of the Arcane University, stay the hell out of wells behind Mage Guilds!

Know what I mean?  That quest where you are told to retrive the Ring of Burden from within the well, and you get a water-breathing spell to help you out?  Well, if you go down into the well, a body spawns which has the ring.  You're supposed to grab it and go.

But, you know how bodies dissapear after three days?  So does this one.  I went into the well, then once I realized it was FULL of water and I was proceeding to drown, I got the heck out.  Figured I'd come back once I was able to use Apprentice level Alteration spells...

So, long story short, the body is gone and won't spawn again, hence no ring, hence can't complete quest, hence no recommendation for admission to the University.

LUCKILY I was only 10 hours in.  I've read that purposely getting kicked out of the guild and then making ammends to rejoin *might* provide a workaround, but I am neither sure if that's true was able to get all that crap at my level just to get back in the guild to try..

So, can anybody confirm the workaround?  I just started over and finished that quest first goddamn thing.

[Master X]

That suck's man. I just got kicked out of the Mage's Guild three days ago and now I need to get 20 Vampire Dust and 20 Deadric hearts.

[davinator456]

so let me get this straight- you accept the quest.- then as soon as u enter the well the body spawns down there- then 3 days later its gone?

that sucks- what happened when u tried to talk  to the person who gave u the quest?  they just kept asking for the ring?

I try to keep like 3 or 4 game same files- leave one a few days old, and then u have a backup.- luckily it wasonly 10 hours.

This post has been edited by davinator456: Mar 30 2006, 06:46 PM

[Deftech]

that sucks bro (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

that was the first recommendation I did and it went smoothly. I cursed a lot when I retrieved the ring and realized what it did though, lol

so far it seems people are having troubles with mage quests, I fear its only a matter of time b4 one bites me in the ass. I need 2 more and Im in Arcane(crosses fingers).

man if I had to lose 10 hours for that, I think thered be some holes in my walls from either my foot, fist or a controller being tossed at it.



This post has been edited by Deftech: Mar 30 2006, 09:56 PM

[matsumoto]

that sux... i have the same situation with the recomondation from leyawijn..
when the betrayer comes to talk to you i didnt expect it and freaked out
and shot him and when he died it just said he was knocked out(means u need him
for a quest) at the time i didnt know what that ment so while knocked out i ran away
now i cant return the amulet even though i have it and cant go into the room cause
that guy has the key... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)  i feel the pain

[Carlo210]

The water-breathing spell helped me out, but if you can't cast it yet, just buy or create water-breathing potions.
By the way, when you make spell in the arcane university, you aren't able to make the highest-magnitude or duration spells. For example, you can only make up to a 100-point feather spell for around 120 seconds, while you can buy a 150-point feather spell that lasts 300 seconds at a mages guild.

[Hyper_Eye]

QUOTE(Carlo210 @ Apr 2 2006, 05:41 PM)

The water-breathing spell helped me out, but if you can't cast it yet, just buy or create water-breathing potions.
By the way, when you make spell in the arcane university, you aren't able to make the highest-magnitude or duration spells. For example, you can only make up to a 100-point feather spell for around 120 seconds, while you can buy a 150-point feather spell that lasts 300 seconds at a mages guild.

SPOILER!!!



















Get the ring from the "Go Fish" quest. It is quick and right outside Imperial City in Weye. You have to actually pass it if you want to use the bridge out of Imperial City. The ring you get will allow you to breath underwater as long as you wear it.

[saunders73]

or if you beat the theives guild questline you get the gray foxes hat and it has 200 feather as a constant effect

[krims0n]

QUOTE(Master X @ Mar 30 2006, 10:09 AM)

That suck's man. I just got kicked out of the Mage's Guild three days ago and now I need to get 20 Vampire Dust and 20 Deadric hearts.

I've been kicked out of the Mages Guild a few times, I just reload my last save since trying to find all that stuff would just be an annoyance. Did you try checking the Ingredient Shop in Imperial City for the items? I think he stocks both, and you could just buy them up, cycle 24 hours, buy them up again, etc.

[lowendfrequency]

QUOTE(krims0n @ Apr 3 2006, 11:34 AM)

I've been kicked out of the Mages Guild a few times, I just reload my last save since trying to find all that stuff would just be an annoyance. Did you try checking the Ingredient Shop in Imperial City for the items? I think he stocks both, and you could just buy them up, cycle 24 hours, buy them up again, etc.

He sells vampire dust?!   *runs off to play oblivion*

[Hyper_Eye]

"The Main Ingredient" sells just about any ingredient. They even have some Oblivion plane ones.

[Jangojango]

I just dumped all my inventory inside the guildhall so the ring didn't have any effect. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I'm being screwed by a glitch at the mo... on one of the university missions you have to activate a pillar with 4 spells which are found in a near-by chest. Unfortunately, only 2 of the spells were there when I opened it... I can't go any further without a spell that Fortifies Magicka on touch/on target... any suggestions?... because I'm like 50 hours in and reeeeeally don't want to to restart... or abandon the mage missions!!!

This post has been edited by Jangojango: Apr 3 2006, 08:54 PM

[xaragon]

One thing you can do to get all the spells in the chest again is to drop all the scrolls you picked up from the chest if you dont remeber you will probaly have to drop them all, then just wait outside for 3 days and they will be back, happend to me when i accidently used the spells on some other things

[blank16]

Dang glitches.  I dont wanna have to redo 20 hours.....  i'll just wait for a patch, i guess.

[Lpk32187]

QUOTE(saunders73 @ Apr 2 2006, 05:53 PM)

or if you beat the theives guild questline you get the gray foxes hat and it has 200 feather as a constant effect

The cowl sucks ass only time you can wear it is in a dungeon but as soon as you get near a city you have guards on your ass.