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[haute ecole rider]

Or you can pop over to Maz's Mournoth Keep and check out the furnishings. I think you already know it's essentially done.

Easy to do if you have PTF add-on.

[ghastley]

Blossom is too busy getting her crafting levels up. She's reached mastery in equipment - Clothier, Smithing, Woodworking - this weekend, and will do provisioning next. The main shortage she has is skill points, as she's learned all the alchemy effects, has a decent portfolio of recipes, and knows all but one of the aspect runes. So she's doing main quest stuff, as that guarantees skill points, and hunting for the above-ground skyshards in all the areas she's been to for surveys. And doing more of those, to help empty the storage coffer.

Unna and Laurie have taken CP past 300, and are both doing Craglorn, aiming for that nirnhoned item, and gathering any materials they can for the chance of a nirncrux. Laurie added a second crafting station to her home, and will be able to add more as soon as her research completes for the next master writ. That helped her pass down pieces to Blossom, without having to make trips into town. The downside was that there's not a lot of space in the home storage, but that pushed us to cashing in a lot of surveys, which was a good thing overall.

Doing the master writs to get the stations meant buying a few motifs, but only after reviewing the option of working for them. We'd still like to buy more houses, instead, even though Taminwe and Cat Man Dhou live in the Mara's Kiss room, instead of their Mathiisen Manor and Moonmirth homes. Spreads would like a home that's either near a crafting writ location, or has a wayshrine right outside, like Blossom's does.

Everyone else is just crafting and mount training. Cat Man Dhou got moved up a level in his equipment crafting, so they don't all need the same materials. We still run out of Jute all the time. The RNG AI keeps giving us Rawhide, because we don't need it. CMD is also learning motifs as we find them, so he can follow in Blossom's footsteps.

We're collecting a lot of pewter, copper, ochre and platinum, because we can't use it, but ignoring the seams goes against the grain. I know I'll get Summerset eventually, and then I'll have it all saved up. However, I'm also putting a lot of jewelry in the bank for later, and that doesn't stack.

[monkeyemoness]

Hmm, y'know, I always wondered: do Jewelry nodes drop Nirncrux? They replace Blacksmithing nodes, but it has its own traits and stones.

Speaking of Master Writs, it looks like they went ahead and put the new motifs as possible drops for the requirements instead of waiting for the next patch (at least, Fang Lair and Scalecaler are). Also idk when it happened but they increased the voucher yield of Provisioning Master Writs that call for Perfect Roe recipes and Enchanting Master Writs that call for Hakeijo. idk if it's worth it, especially for the Provisioning ones, but it's a start.

[mALX]

Hmm, y'know, I always wondered: do Jewelry nodes drop Nirncrux? They replace Blacksmithing nodes, but it has its own traits and stones.

Speaking of Master Writs, it looks like they went ahead and put the new motifs as possible drops for the requirements instead of waiting for the next patch (at least, Fang Lair and Scalecaler are). Also idk when it happened but they increased the voucher yield of Provisioning Master Writs that call for Perfect Roe recipes and Enchanting Master Writs that call for Hakeijo. idk if it's worth it, especially for the Provisioning ones, but it's a start.

The equipment metal nodes are randomly dropping jewelry metals, so I would say you'd still get them through the regular equipment nodes in Craglorn. (I haven't gotten a nirncrux with a jewelry node yet, but haven't given up the idea that I CAN get one,

Oh, that scalecaller is a big glitch since the stations aren't set up to make them yet. But what you said about the provisioning and Hakeijo writs = WOO HOO! Any increase in vouchers is more than welcome !!!!






This post has been edited by mALX: May 30 2018, 02:06 AM

[ghastley]

Talking of nirncrux, and master writs, Laurie's first Nirnhoned researches have completed, and she was finally able to do a couple of writs that returned more than 2-5 vouchers. So now she has most of the basic stations at her home, and we bought the signs to celebrate. Twin Arches is starting to look inhabited.

She has a few more writs that are waiting on research completion, with the RNG AI ensuring that she has to finish a trait already in progress, before she can even start on the one the writ requires. And since she knows 7 traits on just about everything, there's an 8-trait set in there, too.

She's also been feeding research items down to Blossom, filling in her traiits grid. And anything for deconstruction goes to Cat Man Dhou. Although Unna's grabbing the clothier pieces, as she's getting close to 50 in that skill. She already smiths and works wood at max, but she's in line behind Blossom (and Cat Man Dhou) for traits, because we're just getting her out of the competition for mats. She gathers more than she uses at the top level.

This post has been edited by ghastley: Jun 1 2018, 02:23 PM

[monkeyemoness]

Jo'zira has done enough quests in Summerset to purchase the Alinor Townhouse, which is great cause I'm sick of a 1-storage-crate house. There isn't much furniture in there but they manage. :v (The Crafting Monkey needs to level up his Jewelry Crafting a bit before he can make some of the new furnishings lol)

[mALX]

I managed to reset all the skill points on all my characters but two (that I didn't want to mess with) during the special price period after Summerset dropped (1 gold per skill point reset; so instead of 13,000 gold they were all under 200 gold except Misa; she was 380 or something).

I didn't know Zen was offering it, didn't find out till actually after 1 a.m. this morning; and had to hurry to do them all before the Patch when they reset the prices to the regular 13,000.

While I was resetting them anyway, I went ahead and spent the extra 3000 gold each to reset their champion points too.

Anyway, took them all out for a spin with their new skills, and WHEW! Those changes were really needed!!!

All characters are doing MUCH better now!

So WOO HOO, thanks Zen for the discounted respec's!









This post has been edited by mALX: Jun 5 2018, 01:34 AM

[ghastley]

I noticed we had enough gold in the bank to acquire Sleek Creek, so Cat Man Dhou has moved house. He never really used Moonmirth, as it was just too far from the wayshrine and everything else. However, that place does make a decent warehouse for "outgrown" furnishings, like bedrolls. The interiors are about the same size, so after shifting all the furniture, SC looks quite well furnished inside, and almost bare outside (one light and a couple of crates and baskets).

Laurie finally got her Alchemy station, so she has the full six (no Summerset) at Twin Arches. We swapped the junipers for palms, having found out how cheap those are. The junipers were moved to Mournoth Keep, instead. Her home is looking quite cozy now, and she could upgrade her bed, but likes the size of the current wide one. She's looking for divider plans for all the houses, but especially her own.

We're determined to find and make all our furnishings (where possible, as some things like crafting stations can't be), so there's a bit of tomb raiding going on in Vvardenfell, looking for vellum lamp formulae. I tried those out on the PTS, and the St Delyn Penthouse really needs them. We looked at the market price of the formulae and decided that paying more than the price of a small house wasn't for us.

Blossom will go looking for Orcish stuff as soon as she returns from Coldharbour, where she's level-grinding right now. She has four crafting skills at Master level and the two remaining are the easier ones - Alchemy and Provisioning. We're waiting for her to gather more skill points during the Coldharbour quests before moving on those. Of course, once she gets back to Mournoth Keep, she'll remember how empty the place is.

When I get some time with Unna, she's working through the Craglorn quests, and finding the occasional nirncrux. Laurie has a few in the bag, more than her current writs need, and anyway her trait research is the limiting factor. She has writs for 8- and 9-trait sets that she can't do yet, as well as some for motifs we're not inclined to buy. Unna got a master writ for the first time, but passed it over to Laurie to do. Unna's crafting was always to support her own needs until Laurie could help, so she advanced Blacksmithing more than anything. She only mastered that and woodworking (because staves and shields drop more more often when you don't use them at all). Most of the others are still Rank 1.

[ghastley]

Well, Unna's well and truly stuck in Craglorn. She's trying to do the Missing Guardian quest, but the enemies have chickened out. No Lamia are spawning in the final chamber, and you have to defeat three waves of them before the boss is accessible.

Have /bug'ed and reported it on forums for good measure.

She'll have to find another quest-line to occupy her for a while.

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We went back after waiting long enough for the dungeon to reset, and completed the quest. Had to work all the way through it again, of course, but no matter.

This post has been edited by ghastley: Jun 10 2018, 11:25 PM

[monkeyemoness]

The Crafting Monkey finally reached a high enough level in Jewelry Crafting to gain the highest extracting passive, so I had him refine every single bit of dust I've been saving up.

Out of a combined total of over 1k Pewter and Platinum dust, I got 3 Chromium grains. Yeesh.

18 more levels till he maxes the skill out.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Today Khajiit’s crew acquired the Cyrodilic Jungle House in Malabal Tor. Bought it mostly for Feng but plan on furnishing it with a little something for everyone. The furnishings will be predominantly Khajiit, so, we are taking donations for low end furniture, lol. We need either Khajiit, Nord, Imperial, or any kind of savage/barbaric style furnishings, as long as it’s not Daedric. Also, we already have a Khajiit carpet, Khajiit single bed, Khajiit end table, and a Khajiit padded stool, so please keep that in mind if you care to donate. Thank you!

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Jun 12 2018, 07:29 PM

[ghastley]

I've been dumping duplicate furnishing plans in the guild bank, on the assumption that we won't all get the same ones. I think there may be a couple of Khajiit items there. All greens and blues, as the purples never seem to appear in the wild. Laurie can make you a banner or two, and the long cushion, if you have something to trade in other styles?

We've bought quite a few plans recently, for as little as 500g. Surprisingly, that didn't make duplicates drop.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

I've been dumping duplicate furnishing plans in the guild bank, on the assumption that we won't all get the same ones. I think there may be a couple of Khajiit items there. All greens and blues, as the purples never seem to appear in the wild. Laurie can make you a banner or two, and the long cushion, if you have something to trade in other styles?

We've bought quite a few plans recently, for as little as 500g. Surprisingly, that didn't make duplicates drop.

Yeah stupid Khajiit forgot to check the Guild bank before Mira bought 2 Khajiit furnishing recipes. They were cheap though so, meh.

[monkeyemoness]

I'm always peeking in containers for jewelry an plans to furnish the Alinor Crest Townhouse, so if I find any I'll send some your way. (That said, you can't craft Imperial furniture. :T Breton's basically the same thing, only a lighter brown and with different knotwork)

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

I'm always peeking in containers for jewelry an plans to furnish the Alinor Crest Townhouse, so if I find any I'll send some your way. (That said, you can't craft Imperial furniture. :T Breton's basically the same thing, only a lighter brown and with different knotwork)

Wow, no Imperial furniture plans at all?!

[mALX]

I'm always peeking in containers for jewelry an plans to furnish the Alinor Crest Townhouse, so if I find any I'll send some your way. (That said, you can't craft Imperial furniture. :T Breton's basically the same thing, only a lighter brown and with different knotwork)

Wow, no Imperial furniture plans at all?!

That has been that way since the beginning, Imperial furniture has always been a Crown Store item. But like was said above: It is just Breton style with a grayish coloring and reddish trim (instead of light brown with dark brown trim).

[ghastley]

One of the level-up rewards was a furniture item and we took an Imperial bed. I think the other two choices were Imperial, too. That was the same level that gave out the storage coffer, so if you have that ...

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

I'm always peeking in containers for jewelry an plans to furnish the Alinor Crest Townhouse, so if I find any I'll send some your way. (That said, you can't craft Imperial furniture. :T Breton's basically the same thing, only a lighter brown and with different knotwork)

Wow, no Imperial furniture plans at all?!

That has been that way since the beginning, Imperial furniture has always been a Crown Store item. But like was said above: It is just Breton style with a grayish coloring and reddish trim (instead of light brown with dark brown trim).

Got it. No biggie. Just a little strange you can make Impy weapons and armor but not a table

[mALX]

I'm always peeking in containers for jewelry an plans to furnish the Alinor Crest Townhouse, so if I find any I'll send some your way. (That said, you can't craft Imperial furniture. :T Breton's basically the same thing, only a lighter brown and with different knotwork)

Wow, no Imperial furniture plans at all?!

That has been that way since the beginning, Imperial furniture has always been a Crown Store item. But like was said above: It is just Breton style with a grayish coloring and reddish trim (instead of light brown with dark brown trim).

Got it. No biggie. Just a little strange you can make Impy weapons and armor but not a table

Right? I thought it was strange too, especially since I bought the Imperial Edition and was playing an Imperial, lol.

[ghastley]

Blossom did her very first Master Writ. Usually any she gets are passed to Laurie, as she's the only one learning the motifs, but this was asking for Breton, so she did it herself. Now to finish levelling her up to champion (46 and climbing).

We already have the problem of three master crafters using up all the ruby mats, so a lot of time was spent cashing in surveys. On the plus side, Laurie isn't the only master/champion who gets all ruby any more, so Unna can do some as she quests. Once we get Blossom levelled up, she'll stop gather lower-level stuff, too.

At the other end of the scale, I may have to spend some skill points in crafting, so that everyone's not using up all the Jute. I was hoping that Cat Man Dhou would use linen, but earn jute, but he always seems to get rawhide, instead. I think I've seen more jute in the level 10 rewards that Blossom, Unna and Laurie receive.

When I find racial motif books, I've been passing them around the crew, as the guild bank has more than it needs already, but it looks like it won't be long before all of them know all the others. Even Minx, who was only rolled up when Morrowind became available via ESO+, knows four. Duplicate recipes get passed around too, but duplicate furnishing plans are being put in the guild bank. I can't see any benefit in having two character able to make the same item, so Laurie's doing all the furnishing.

My characters harvest anything they encounter; especially with the ESO+ craft bag, there's little reason not to do so. So we're slowly accumulating jewelry raw mats, and can't even refine them. Would the Summerset users like us to periodically dump them in the guild bank, or is refining a major chore? Without the use of the crafting stations, we don't get to deconstruct jewelry, so we're not accumulating any other kind.

This post has been edited by ghastley: Jun 13 2018, 02:16 PM