Can You Beat Oblivion with Only Restoration?

You'd think having the power to undo wounds would make this trivial...
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Sunrise of Flutes
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - The Road Most Travelled
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Harvest Dawn
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Minstrel's Lament
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Auriel's Ascension
Old School Runescape - Book of Spells
Old School Runescape - Beneath the Kingdom
World of Warcraft - Goldshire Tavern Theme
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Unmarked Stone
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Peaceful Waters
Old School Runescape - The Guardians Prepare
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Caprice
Old School Runescape - Cursed
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Dusk at the Market
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Farron Woods
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - March of the Marauders
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Shed Your Travails
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Reign of the Septims
#elderscrolls
#oblivion
#challenge

[@UseZapCannon]

Excited for a Pickpocket Only run where you kill every enemy by luring them into water and reverse-pickpocketing overencumberingly heavy armor into their inventory

[@ThePaperKhan]

Yeah if only. Skyrim was the first game to allow that.

[@pyromasteralex]

@@Sletchman Reminded me of a modded skyrim playthrough i did. might have been ordinator, but a perk gave me a coin, enemies holding the coin takes 2 or 3 times damage. in the pirate cove section of the thieves guild quest i lacked the damage or health to take the enemies on as a sneaky dagger assassin, so i had to pickpocket the coin into every enemy then backstab them. it was fun, got my neurons firing trying to move enemies to facilitate this.

[@noble3696]

@@pyromasteralex Its ordinator yeah its called Death's Emperor ordinator really does have some amazing perks but is so hit or miss i find

[@creeper7722]

​@@Sletchmanaye what enchanteable has 0 weight?

[@Lernos1]

@@creeper7722 "Mage's hoods, short britches, dark shirt, wrist irons, and perma-bound boots". (from a forum thread) I did definitely use a mage's hood enchanted with constant fire damage on self to kill people in Oblivion. What's great is that most people don't have hoods and will gladly and immediately wear one. (if they don't, reverse pickpocket the hood onto them and wait for them to go to sleep, they usually put it on before sleeping or after waking up. wake them up several times if needed.)

[@DemonBlanka]

I'd consider a healer using a potion the same as a chef eating takeout, it's having someone else do a worse job for you for convenience. And yeah, I order takeout all the time, food for other people must be perfect and constructed with love and care, food for me just needs to go down the face pipe.

[@BrenLan]

And preferably not the air one, which is inconveniently placed right next to the face one.

[@frogtank4407]

I feel the same way. unfortunately, the night shift at harbor freight gets out just as Mcdonalds is closing the lobby, and i don't have a fucking vehicle.

[@dammagraham5345]

@@frogtank4407walk through my man, I’ve been there, had to do it a couple times at Taco Bell 💀

[@Marcara081]

When asked, a lot of celebrity chefs say that their favorite meal is anything they don't have to prepare themselves. Guess when it's your occupation you don't want to do it for leisure.

[@mikehawk8984]

Exactly. I've been a cook my whole adult life, and my skills aren't lacking, but I don't think I've made above basic level rice or microwavable food for myself for like 10 years lol. For other people, I'll craft them an experience, for me I will eat dog food 😂

[@AaronCorr]

Good thing you quoted the line about restoration right at the start. Otherwise half the comments would insist that restoration is a perfectly valid school of magic

[@kittyshippercavegirl]

He didn't let anyone tell him otherwise

[@Kabuto1651]

I quoted the line in my head before I clicked the video

[@EMPJetTrooper]

I was in the process of quoting her when I clicked the video, couldn't have been more perfect

[@n0vitski]

I think the lore behind oblivion crisis is that dawn cultists believe that Mundus is the daedric realm of Lorkhan, and the rest of the Aedra killed him and took it for themselves (which you know, the last part is kinda true according to most mythologies of Elder Schools). So their idea is to help Dagon, prince of liberation and revolution, to invade Mundus and restore Lorkhan as the rightful ruler. I don't think it's communicated all that well in the game though. Either way, mythic dawn do not think that Mundus is part of Dagon's realm, at least not from what I know. Also, dremora aren't exclusive to Dagon's realm, and and neither other types of lesser daedra. A type of daedra can be more common in a certain prince's domain, but they are very rarely exclusive. From what I understand, most lesser daedra aren't really creations of the princes, they are just less powerful, less influential daedric spirits. If they so choose, they can probably travel between different realms of oblivion, serving the princes as people serve rulers of countries. It's actually a bit strange that dremora are so common in Dagon's realm, as they are supposed to like order and hierarchies a lot, and as I already said, Dagon is a prince of revolution, so I wouldn't think it would jive with strict social order of dremora. ...it's as if Bethesda wanted to have regular demon-like enemies in oblivion gates, so they just used dremora without a second thought. As a wise man once said, probably a game mechanic. Also, finally some main screen content.

[@JustBackgroundNoise]

I guess it depends how you feel about the whole Leaper Demon King becoming Dagon.

[@n0vitski]

​@@JustBackgroundNoise I thought Dagon was created by the whatsamacallit, the subordinates of Magnus? To defeat the underwater scorpion people and whatnot? I'll look up Leaping Demon King, haven't heard about that.

[@Rincewindus]

@@n0vitski the magna ge

[@Marcara081]

If you haven't heard the theory that Mehrunes Dagon had no intention of actually ruling Mundus, rather he was trying to create change (as per his nature), it's worth a listen. So he lost on purpose, as per his master plan, and got exactly what he wanted.

[@n0vitski]

@@Marcara081 ...so that dude in the cage talking about sigil key was a projection of Dagon after all...

[@SkyBlueFox1]

I remember doing a Mages Guild run similar to this, focusing on "non-offensive" skills like Restoration, Alteration, and Mysticism. When I did the quest to get the magic staff, I ended up picking Paralysis as the effect, and after that the game was basically over. As long as I had soul gems (or Varla Stones, more likely), I just had to keep applying the paralyze and then swoop in to slurp the HP away. In hindsight, the fact that Absorb Health is in Restoration in this game is kinda funny. My intention with that playthrough was to be a goodie two-shoes Healer type of character, but Paralysis+Absorb feels more like a vampire than actual vampirism does.

[@jabz1582]

The mudcrab story you made up felt like something that could genuinely be a bit of lore they could've hidden somewhere in a random book or sidequest!

[@RazzleTheRed1]

Ikr I completely believed him until he said he made it all up

[@robdavideogamer4119]

These jokes are actually based on real life. The mudcrab joke I'm fuzzy on, but I believe is based on the real life phenomenon of using predators to hunt pests, only for the predators to escape and breed and become part of, or sometimes destroy, an entire eco system. There's another joke he tells about rich people buying baby goblins, only to release them into the wild when they grow up and stop being cute, which is based on a real life joke of the exact same nature explaining how alligators end up in sewers.

[@Ryu1ify]

You mentioning Martin opening the gate is kinda funny. I do wish they touched more on Martin's implied past as a warlock.

[@adriancarter85]

Yeah he gets like one or two throw away lines about it then like that is supposed to explain everything

[@Marcara081]

He went on 4chan and learned how to summon a succubus. The rest is history.

[@Ryu1ify]

@@Marcara081 Why would that encourage him to abandon sorcery and become a priest who's probably celibate?

[@Ezio999Auditore]

Martin confirmed /gif /x poster…

[@Pixel-Lucas]

Agreed. He dabbled with daedra in his youth! I need to know. EVERYTHING. Martin: "I once possessed the Sanguine Rose..." Me: *props chin on hand, takes a sip of tea* "Go onnnnnn. Last time I got that, I almost married a hagraven."

[@Dingusdongus257]

Dremora Churl: "It's churling time!" 4:58

[@user-qq9xu9le5u]

churlious sweep

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

Martin does (can?) explain at some point that he used to be an avid Daedra worshiper, explaining why he leans into a crazy Dagon ritual so easily.

[@Seginus_Says]

28:13 To answer the question about the invisibility potions, it's a 50/50! The Feydnaz are a special leveled dremora type that only spawn in the great gate for Defense of Bruma. One of their inventory items is "MQ14DremoraInvisPotion", a leveled list with only a single item: a Potion of Invisibility. HOWEVER, the leveled list itself has a 50% chance of rolling "none" for its item, leaving it a 50% drop rate.

[@edgytarian3332]

5:26 Mehrunes Dagon's sphere is Destruction, ambition, revolution, change and whatnot; but do consider his sphere also includes hope. So what better representation of his sphere then a violent blighted chaotic battlefield with the occasional boon of healing/aid to keep you and the fight going? Even for mortals who's souls wind up ensnared there.

[@augustus6224]

That is a wonderful theory

[@splitman1129]

It's a video game, not real life. Y'all worry about nonsense instead of real life. The future of humanity has started its downfall.

[@avo478]

@splitman1129 "stuff sucks so don't have hobbies" my brother in christ, you literally heard someone give one nugget of knowledge about a game, and assume they have no interaction or care for the world. grow up, or stop watching videos that "don't relate to real life stuff."

[@BlackPaladinV]

@@avo478 Unfathomably Based

[@CallN0w]

@@splitman1129 buddy i can see your subscriptions I KNOW you're not worrying about real life yourself

[@SerbianKnifeFight]

15:21 No see thats the beautiful part, when winter time rolls around the goblins will simply freeze to death!

[@carltheshivan]

But what will happen to Chirpy Boy and Bart Jr?

[@Puroboi8894]

I was honestly expecting that was the payoff he was working towards.

[@Remorakx]

Funny thing I use to do as a kid. I'd run around picking up all the weapons in the beginning areas even the daggers bows and all arrows etc. I'd first use the rats at the beginning to level my light armor and heavy armor and then would kill everything and make it to the part where just right outside the room where the emporer dies. They continously come at you. On my old 360 I'd have so many cultists bodies stacked up from killing them that my 360 would be lagging. I'd go and create my class with the max sneak I got from the beginning and armor and weapons skills where higher. I thought I was badass as a kid being level 21 or 22 at the start of the game whenever you started.

[@jer12428]

To answer about contractors using cheap stuff around our houses: typically no, we might McGuyver something up for an emergency, but typically you find a brand you like for one reason or another and you use that, your house or customers.

[@thomasquwack9503]

Depends on the contractor

[@Keebrev]

@@thomasquwack9503 sure, but honest contractors will stand by what they use on their own time lol

[@Darth001033]

Burd deserved none of that hate by those guards. They were bullying the poor man! @26:30

[@JustBackgroundNoise]

I really wonder what caused it.

[@alexsitaras6508]

@@JustBackgroundNoise His bounty was probably above one. The game doesn't arrest NPC's outside of scripted events. So it just makes them hostile. You would need to use a command to set his bounty to zero. There are several that do that, but only one of them work and I don't remember which one of the top of my head.

[@Caladogain]

It was an ambush by mythic dawn cultists to attempt to take the life of the Countess. They knew the Great Gate wouldn't stand a chance against a fully powered and buffed Burd, so they attempted to kill him as well when his guard was down.

[@krislynn5965]

The guard at the end. LOL "He's right behind me isn't he? Guess I'll die."

[@abeshonest]

@14:35 - @15:23 Better writing than we've seen from Bethesda in a while

[@tholm891]

I love your random lore rabbit holes

[@Ninja1Ninja2]

i mean it wouldnt be morrowind or oblivion or skyrim without figuring everything out by reading books

[@Kryptnyt]

I always wondered how Welkynd Stones are used. Suppository?

[@JustBackgroundNoise]

Well, yeah. How else would you butt-chug magicka?

[@MissSepp]

Bretons are technically half-elven, so technically she looks lore accurate 😅

[@Dextear]

ACK-CHULLY, it's less than half!

[@Brandelwyn]

Yet they still sometimes sport pointy ears ​@@Dextear

[@Spellweaver5]

Not half. At this point, they are mostly human, with only some traces of elven heritage.

[@chrismanuel9768]

​@@Spellweaver5In Fantasy, "half-" means mixed race. A half elf can be third generation human with only 1/8 elven blood... still half elf. Because they're mixed race.

[@Spellweaver5]

@@chrismanuel9768 if you were right, the term "quarter-elf" wouldn't exist.

[@Ninja1Ninja2]

lmfao that one spell you get at the start has saved my ass so many times

[@KanarTheHusbando]

I like how many WoW references you put in these, I know what you are, Background Noise man...

[@billyherrington420]

11:48 GOD KING SKOVALD MENTIONED

[@EvangelineHawksley]

THEN THEY WILL SURREND IT IN DEATH!!! GIVE UP THE AEGIS!

[@nicholasyoung3786]

God. That boss rp bricked so many of my keys

[@EvangelineHawksley]

@@nicholasyoung3786 I hated it so much. Just like when magni says CHAMPION! AZEROTH NEEDS YE!

[@wowmaster888]

THESE MORTALS DARE NOT CHALLENGE MY CLAIM TO THE AEGIS

[@killertruth186]

A slightly off topic fact. The fire pillar in Oblivion has the fastest projectile speed in the game. Faster than lightning.

[@breadimus5486]

a perfect way to kill the last half an hour of my space marine 2 download, great timing

[@ackthegreat6697]

Fancy pants rich mc gee over here can do things on the internet without his downloads coming to a screeching halt 😂😂😂

[@noble3696]

Do tell how it is rich pre release tester

[@plaguenplay3516]

*sigh* piracy it is for me then!

[@Kekskuchen666]

Gotta make a shoutout to the fact that you properly caption your videos. Thanks for providing actual subtitles, the automatic captions still suck a lot, and sadly many youtubers do not bother providing real subtitles, including channels many times bigger than yours. Thanks for being considerate and making the effort.

[@HolyLich]

I wanted to let you know that you often keep me company during my anxiety moments. I am ultra familiar with the Elder Scrolls, so hearing your amble about them is soothing to me when I can't tolerate in-person company during an anxiety episode here and there. Thank you for that, you make me smile in those moments.

[@GetBodiedSon]

There was only one line this video could have opened with and you nailed it

[@DeltaFiend]

On the topic of zombies being tanky, they're extra trollish for mages because they have 30% magic resist for some reason. That makes their 60% weakness to fire have less bite than you'd expect. And random trivia about the deranged zombies in the Skingrad recommendation quest; they're "clean", as in they can't give you diseases.

[@Ryan-hz3eq]

The joke about the rats,mud crabs, and goblins reminded me of the old Simpson joke about the lizards, snakes and gorillas. I was waiting for you to say the goblins freeze to death in the winter.

[@OstroGothic]

27:00 Oblivion is truly the height of cinematic gaming

[@austinclements8010]

13:04 BABBYYYY I COMPARE YOU TO A KISS FROM A ROSEEEE ON THE GREYYY

[@Mothigans_Maddness]

Morrowind but only throwing weapons?

[@rockowlgamer631]

At least in Skyrim it can be, thanks to Mitten Squad doing it. RIP Mitten Squad.

[@ChuntyCops]

He is not dead. Check the community post on his channel.

[@vermilion1803]

​@@ChuntyCops he died sometime later after that post, i'm afraid. you should look it up in google

[@triatomicend]

@@ChuntyCops he is

[@ChuntyCops]

@@triatomicend what the devil??

[@OliBoom-q3x]

He is dead unfortunately ​@ChuntyCops

[@InsomniacFlaaffy]

I love these videos. I tend to watch these videos over and over until my autistic brain releases its monkey grip on me

[@NamirasAcolyte]

You know, all things considered, the final end scene with Martin breaking the amulet is honestly really badass.

[@4L3K]

Dude, i was just thinking earlier today, "i'd watch a backgroundnoise vid, but I don't really wanna rewatch anything today" and here you come, to grant me my epic content with perfect timing. Thanky

[@sithguitarist698]

TDLR; I buy whatever is most cost-effective and will adequately accomplish the job. Carpenter, handyman, blacksmith here; in regards to your materials question, I use whatever will be best suited to the task at hand. If the "cheap generic" thing i need is pretty much identical to the expensive one, I'll use the more cost-effective option. There are a few areas where I personally don't skimp and will shell out for higher quality, like plumbing and electrical components. Screws too... I'll pay top dollar for good screws. I also try to repurpose things when I can, like turning an old ladder that can't ladder anymore into a storage rack.

[@djdexcat]

A playstyle I keep going back to in Skyrim is Restoration Only. Of course, this is only really feasible due to the Ordinator mod adding things like "Healing spells damage hostile targets" and "You can spew disease clouds because technically _any_ spell relating to disease/poison is Restoration magic"

[@TheMoonRover]

Yeah, that's an odd one. Poison rune is the only restoration spell which can damage living targets in Skyrim. Why is it restoration? Who knows. For undead, there are the sun spells you get from the Dawnguard.

[@ye4thorn]

@@TheMoonRover There is also Bane of the Undead in the base game.

[@renaryuugu984]

Just recently started binging your content. its honestly so fun to watch keep the good work man!

[@LegalSC]

You JUST found out that you don't have to liberate Kvatch!? Wowee...I love that about you.

[@lashamayim929]

Had a friend kite Umbra into the poison gas room of the Ayleid and just waited for him to die at level 1. He was argonian so he was immune to poison damage and just healed the weapon strikes while he kited him. It’s possible it’s just incredibly tedious.

[@NamirasAcolyte]

Ah Varon Valmori: Elder Scrolls's first Incel

[@Ireallylikeeggs]

Ahahaha

[@TransientWitch]

Today: can you beat Oblivion by using uncomfortable minor shoving? edit: Game became Final Fantast XIV for a minute there. If you know, you know. And please never stop with the free-associative talks, JBN...You're a clever one and your quick wit is a delight!

[@Pixel-Lucas]

There is something about your dry nonchalant humor that has me coming back to your videos again and again. I leave youtube on the TV for background noise, and your videos will often autoplay.

[@jaub1742]

subscribed cause of the Future Islands reference

[@rtyuik7]

10:37(ish) - that line about the Seer who can't Sear sounded like the rest of the script, to where i almost didnt even notice the joke...i like that kind of subtlety lol

[@DaniilHomyak]

New upload, yayy! Just in time for my dominos ❤

[@MournfulTears]

A shorter video to be sure, but a welcome one. Under sun and sky, outlander, I greet you warmly.

[@iamthehobo]

"Bonus" Lore about mudcrabs

[@Operator588]

C0da makes it canon

[@heroclixer]

Just found this channel. Love your content.

[@carltheshivan]

I can't wait until your next video, "Can You Beat Oblivion with Only Athletics?"

[@rowmacnezumi8953]

The whole conversation with Gwinas is kinda funny. You just made a Daedra worshipper invoke Mara out of fear! Also, I love all your fake lore bits. They're actually hilarious.

[@edyroc]

💯🦀 FREE THE PROLETARIAN MUD CRABS ‼️🦀

[@TemperedMedia]

I love Oblivion lol those moments when stuff breaks without breaking the run are just *chef's kiss*

[@EmoEwok666]

See when you’re getting the sigil stones, if you jump off the ledge (don’t touch the flaming spire) the gate will shut before you touch the ground. It’s a quicker way instead of watching the gate collapse around you!!

[@bobbob-dg1kt]

Love your videos Dude, they are really really good background noise, there is no 'just' about it. Keep it up.

[@Silvarrus]

To your question to tradesmen about products of various quality; It literally depends on what it is. If it is something I am putting in a wall, covering up? Best I can get, made the best I can. I want it to last as long as possible. If its something that wont cause damage, wont make a mess, and is temporary, lower quality is fine until it can be taken care of properly. If I ever work in someone elses home, I give them the options and my opinion and let them make the decisions.

[@CondemnedInformer]

I'm sure chefs get takeout all the time...I mean, cooking, all of the time? No way, especially if it's a job. I could be wrong, but who knows.

[@lunaticscribbles6016]

Its the small puns and dad jokes for me man. Keep on doing what makes you happy these videos get me in a good mood

[@Kage_1831]

im a bit of a deviate. I would have named the 20pt absorb spell: "The Deadly Diddle" probably not very youtube friendly though XD

[@izanami9093]

If you sit in the room and the blades keep killing the cultists eventually you go to 1fps and either your game crashes or at least for me your pc just turns off

[@CarnageO31]

I literally came here to comment, "Restoration is a perfectly valid school of magic. " and you start the video with it 😅

[@AanzAriel]

Please play Arx Fatalis. I would love to see you play that game. Youre the best and i love your humor sense. Keep it up!

[@Vahn129]

I left my oblivion game running for over an hour at the start and the game crashed because of how many cultest body's where their.

[@SaltyGoodness]

Great vid but I disagree...you can make busted aoe absorb health spells that full heal you from low hp

[@someonetyping]

15:23 and here I thought I was learning some super obscure lore. The betrayal XD

[@ГлебКаменский-я7й]

33:25 I half-expected the guard to scream "Stop right there, criminal scum" as soon as whole dragon stuff will be over

[@ackthegreat6697]

Friendship ended with sleep, now Just Bg Noise new TES video is my best friend

[@jank6085]

11:15 Most tradesmen will not work on their own home (myself included).

[@Lr41Lr41]

Thank you for another oblivion masterpiece, the no XP run is phenomenal!!

[@chaosvolt]

8:05 oh you don't even know, hue

[@Dailo_Ma]

11:00 oh my god thats such an information, you are so right.

[@torthix7]

22:00 the harrada roots folded him

[@Moewenfels]

Big fan of your lore related bullshitting :D

[@faustslament]

Heya Fels! You are right his bullshitting is the best!

[@Headspr0uter]

12:10 The Bravil mages guild quest is pretty cool, because Varon Vamori does have a "silver tongue" and the ability to teach speechcraft, whereas the illusion magic focused guild raises peoples disposition via the magical method. Ardaline is naturally a shy and anxious girl which is why she joined the guild, and Varon stole her charm staff out of spite that his method won't work on her and make her return his affections. He's set up as someone more used to having success with girls and unable to accept when he doesn't than a "nice guy" type. Either way, excellent dynamic for this particular school of magic.

[@Pets_Cats]

Dude I was at GotR watching this in the background and when the music came on at 18:15 I was like "who unmuted my game??"

[@OliBoom-q3x]

Guardians of the rift like runescape? Or am I completely wrong

[@Astraldragon0]

Personally, I'd like to hear more of your lore musings.

[@Alexcxcxc]

I'm finally home after a long day at work. I needed this. Thank you 🙏

[@mikehunt3471]

HVAC guy here: no I do not ball out on repairs at my house, if I can keep it running I’m not too much worried about it

[@creaturewithashell1297]

Couldn't have come at a better time! I just started getting back into Oblivion

[@cesarpereira1625]

Another challenge of a game I never played. Must grab some popcorn , these are always good

[@faustslament]

King of Sweden song reference?

[@netcat22]

Hey would you be interested in doing a Morroblivion run?

[@Stoneforge1501]

Why wouldn't you just allow yourself to buy the spells? It's not like mercantile gives you a boost in combat.

[@agrippa2012]

because arbitrary rules are part of the challenge

[@sanguinius6815]

Always happy to see a future islands reference.

[@miasma82]

Saw a mudcrab the other day, horrible creatures.

[@Kryptnyt]

I've actually seen some of the bodies of the Mythic Dawn agents at the beginning of the game start to despawn as the blades fight them for an extended period.

[@HXRDWIREDGaming]

Gonna go ahead and make breakfast and then have a nice watch through this. hell yeah.

[@Fuhrious]

Big fan my guy. You're blowing up.

[@Montyrex18]

Alternate title: "The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic"

[@grakalockheart2980]

nice too see oblivion working like I remember

[@Skip-Towne]

I have an 'elder scrolls' playlist that's slowly becoming mostly a "just background noise" playlist. Thank you for these videos! They're so fun. Edit: Oh my god, that guard at the end 😭😭

[@uidsea]

Generally I'll use whatever I think has the best value but errs on the side of cheap. If I had some beautiful car that I wanted to take care of then sure but generally just whatever gets my car fixed up and running. (Mechanic for the tradesman question)

[@quinnwasson2399]

1, it's called vore. Yer welcome. 2, i really wanted to see fall damage in the montage! Cherry on top, lol. Awesome vid yo.

[@undergravitydownforce714]

I scrubbed through some comments in case someone said it first but found none in the 60 or so i read :) at the 1:45 mark you sais you have a net -50% weakness to magic, this isnt the case 🧙‍♂️ You have a net Zero% weakness Using Flare as an example (6×2)-50%=6 A high elf would take 6+25%=7.5 ❤ Hope this helps and to let you know hitting 100% resistance to magic would always full resist magic, the school of restoration has such a spell you start with accesss to as a breton The main reason your dying is because because you have 60 health and most dremora mages use spell of roughly 15-20 damage even in the early game The solution? probably a sigil stone of resist magic even 5% is fine since its as effective as 10% (ie a spell doing 10 damage now is (10×2)-55%=9 and any hard earned gold could be used to make a spell of resist magic 10% 👀 Good luck in future runs!

[@JustBackgroundNoise]

I assume the weaknesses and resistances are additive from the base value. So flare would be 6 * (100-50)% rather than 6*100%*(-50%). If it were multiplicative, a breton with the mundane ring would only have a 75% resistance, not 100%.

[@undergravitydownforce714]

​​@@JustBackgroundNoiseIts quite simple to test in game why its not 50% weakness to magic, also u are correct they are not multipicate, when you put on the mundane ring they add together onto the 50% resist magic in a simple manner, its just Weakness to magic and Resist magic dont actually interact multiplicatively, they are 2 separate things that happen one after the other, lets reverse* it, You take 50% less damage from spells it outputs half the damage, then You take 100% more damage from spells is applied, resulting in it doubling back to normal damage happy to teach *miss spelled

[@undergravitydownforce714]

​@@JustBackgroundNoisesorry if I came off as rude, thats my bad ❤ i have a lot of love for this game, and discussion about it and its mechanics are fun for me

[@NewiarkNevermore]

Average Oblivion W

[@Lewis_ST]

I fired up oblivion for the first time in maybe 5 years the other week, and bro, you must have some bloody good patience... Restoration only? Brother eww

[@XUndergroundRap]

Psudo tradesman here.... depends but more often than naught its whatevers easiest and most effective not an engineer here overbulding shit lol

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No but I actually think that assassinating the Emperor was the most important operation for the Mythic Dawn. Think about it: the Daedric Lord of Revolution (and Desctruction and Change) wouldn't be appeased by killing some no-name argonians for a few years. His whole thing is breaking the established order, so if you're going to make sacrifices to him, you'd want to sacrifice nobles, lords, dukes, kings. Emperors. The killing of the Emperor and his heirs WAS the ritual that they NEEDED to complete to empower and embolden Dagon, and gain his favor and protection for themselves. That's why they had all that manpower and organization to overwhelm his bodyguards on their own escape route, but are so ineffective for the rest of the main quest. They spent all their resources, they blew their load, and after finding out about Martin they're basically just trying to do damage control while still in the refractory period.