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what i figured on alchemy:

when your alchemy raises, it raises the succes chance, the potency and the duration of any potion you make

succes chance is fairly immaterial to power, but i have found no way to check things yet

I'm sure the increment is in partitions. Sometimes a health potion will increase duration, then healt gained per/x

What I am sure of is that each level in alchemy wil raise your price, even if the effects are not improved. I also know that 5 pts of int increase do not have a big noticable difference on you alchemy early on. I guess thats why the stacking potions exploits tries to bring it into the thousands

Played it for the first time.

And I find the lack of Quest Journal the biggest upset so far, cause I can't keep track of which quests I have completed, and which I still need to complete. (I know there's a journal, but it updates every time an update occurs, even on different quests).

I know it's on J, but I didn't know which quests I completed, which quests are active, and so on...

Ok, I'll try to configure it with mods and other stuff.

I recommend the Lady birthsign for new players since it gives the player at least 5 levels worth of attributes(personality and endurance). Not a bad choice for those who can't decide what birthsign they want.

Lady is a great sign for thieves IMO - Personality makes life generally easier (not to mention Illusion spells, which are pretty handy for a thief) and 25 points in Endurance are fantastic, because most thieves wear light armor and light weapons, so they don't get multipliers in Endurance and increasing it is extremely slow.

EDIT: One question - the journal is a bit crappy (even the version with quests and alphabetical entries). Can you recommend a really good mod to make it more functional? The possibility of adding your own notes would be especially useful... It makes no sense from the RP standpoint - if my character learns something important, she's going to write that down. Right now I have to look in a notebook to remember a potion recipe, but if I had a chance I'd keep my cookbook in-game, because that's what my character would do - write that stuff down. And not mixed with dozens of random remarks - there should be a list of priorities, or categories, or something. Or maybe an option of selecting "active" quests - not just the ones you currently have assigned and not completed, but the ones you're actually trying to do at the moment.

I did a bit of digging, and there is a mod that allows you to manually write blank books and scrolls, allowing you to make your own journal, or recipe book.
Im new to writing on forums and it wont let me post the link, so just look for Writing Enhanced on the planetelderscrolls site

How might you write on the Xbox? Maybe connect a keyboard with a USB thingy?

Thanks rpbraley868, I'll check it out.

I apologize if this is not the right place to post this question. I am new to both Elder Scrolls and Morrowind. I just started playing last night, and for some reason I'm taking a strength penalty. According to the Wiki, it should be 40, but it is 25 and the text is red. I'm wearing Light Armor (which I am proficient with), I am not encumbered, and I don't see any ill effects on me. I've tried resting and removing my armor, but nothing helps. Any ideas?

Can NPCs steal your stuff?! All of a sudden I don't have my best sword and shield, and I know I didn't sell them!

Well, what about Great House Guards?

hi guys. not looking to step on any toes, but I'd like to make a few observations.

first and foremost, there are several posts regarding combat and how it relates to attributs and skills, specifically agility. while this is great info for combat and stealth based characters, it almost completely ignores magic oriented characters. casters and spellchuckers could care less about agility. the primary attribute for sucessful spell casting is willpower.

on houses, I never see Shenk's in Caldera mentioned. there's a large spare room in the top back with decent storage, as well as various Fighter and Mage Guild halls, especially Ald-ruhn (sp?).

on the comparison of "combat" races, and this might just be a matter of opinion, but I don't really consider Dunmer or their racial ability to be combat oriented as much as stealth. Sanctuary avoids hits and does nothing for a combat character's armor skill. they seem more like a hybrid or jack-of-all-trades class to me. I always considered the combat races to be Nord, Orc, Redguard.

on that Orc racial ability Berserk, one thing that wasn't mentioned is the agility drain means Orcs get knocked down a LOT using it against strong or tough opponents. regardless of the attack bonus, you can't hit much after a full faceplant. I found this out from first hand experience fighting a Nord. regardless of the formulas and numbers, it looks a lot better in print than it actually works.

I don't know if the Orc's magic resistance applies to abilities and powers, but I know racial abilities work to either offset or enhance harmful magicka based effects from birthsign spells like the Serpent's damage health on self effect. bretons take half damage while high elves take 50% more damage. just another one of those minor nuances to take into account.

Would it fit to have Quantum Entanglement's in this OP, behind a spoiler? I mean, it isn't really beginner stuff, so I guess not.

Hey I bought Obilivion and Morrowind (both GOTY editions)for xbox and still can't get the hang of morrowind combat. any tips?