The cowardly Hlaalu guard

BaronFel · Post by **BaronFel** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 1:04 am

I was wandering around Balmora today with my Theif/Archer character, and I decided that I wanted blood.

So I took out my bow and shot a Hlaalu guard. He gave me the usual "You will pay, with your blood!" Warcry and charged at me, sword in hand. Then, as I was about to fire again, he suddenly said in a very cowardly sort of voice "Let me live!", turned around, ran into the river, and swam away.

Has anyone else ran into this? I think its hilarious.

Hoebie · Post by **Hoebie** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 3:48 am

I never had that and I killed many guards with my previous character. Are you sure you hadn't eaten/smoked any weird green stuff?

Loredweller · Post by **Loredweller** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 3:49 am

Most probably you were in sneak mode or chameleoned. It has weird effects sometimes if the opponent cannot clearly see you even if you aren't completely invisible for him.

BaronFel · Post by **BaronFel** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 9:32 am

Nope, I've been drug free for a week now.

And I'm certain I wasn't in sneak mode or chameleoned. Very... odd.

Coot · Post by **Coot** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 3:07 am

It happened to me a few times too. Not just with guards, but with different types of opponents as well. Maybe it's because your strength is maxed out and you hit them so hard they freak, or maybe it's because their hp's got too low, too fast. I don't know.

Dark Master · Post by **Dark Master** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 5:03 pm

It can happen. I've had Ordinators say "Have mercy Nerevar" before. But that was only after I'd completed the main quest AND killed Vivec (I was about level 70 at the time)

BaronFel · Post by **BaronFel** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 1:09 pm

...intresting. My Archer is only level 4 I think. And I didn't do very much damage to him at all. Wierd!

Masterhoser · Post by **Masterhoser** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 9:42 pm

sorry if this is off topic but could you guys give me some hints on raising my marksman lvl? Thanks. Oh and one time i was fighting a guard in balmora and he fell off the bridge i guess it was a glitch cuz he rocketed into the air and fell down about 50 feet away. It was hillarious, free bonemold 2

Hoebie · Post by **Hoebie** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 2:47 am

You are lvl 4 and you attacked a guard? I dunno but in the version I played when I was lvl 4 a guard would run faster than you and be able to kill you in 1 or 2 blows......

BaronFel · Post by **BaronFel** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 1:00 pm

That's my point. I expected to be killed very quickly. But he ran away...

Dark Master · Post by **Dark Master** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 3:20 pm

If you want a real hot challange involving the killing of guards, get yourself fully prepared, and at Level 60 or so (you'll have to be), and then head into Almalexia's supid hover chamber. Throw a punch and cast Almsivi intervention. THEN go back in. If you say inside you'll be surrounded and killed instantly hence no challange. but try to kill everyone in the room one by one, there are about 8 'Her Hands' blokes in there, and Almalexia herself. One hell of a tough fight. I've never managed it without Aroyns Helper and a hell of a lot of Golden Saints.

Loredweller · Post by **Loredweller** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 6:12 am

Originally posted by Masterhoser
sorry if this is off topic but could you guys give me some hints on raising my marksman lvl?

As usually - use skill or see teacher. If you choose practice just remember that the number of hits is what really counts, so take the bow what won't kill the target instantly. Learn levitation to avoid being hit and area without cliff racers. Another method is sneaking and chameleoning, best works in closed spaces (such as tombs). If you haven't noticed yourself i may say that the population of tombs are going to respawn (with variations and in corellation with your current level) on re-enter if you've removed the corpses before exitting.

The_king · Post by **The_king** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:27 pm

I have had a gurad run away from me, also.
with me, the only time it happened was when i was up in the air throwing fireballs and he couldnt reach me.
Did you happen to be on a tower or a rock at the time?

Coot · Post by **Coot** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 9:47 am

Originally posted by Masterhoser
Oh and one time i was fighting a guard in balmora and he fell off the bridge i guess it was a glitch cuz he rocketed into the air and fell down about 50 feet away.

Spoilerish:

That happened to me when I was fighting Dagoth Ur! I was ready for the fight of my life (it's my first run through the game), I hit him a couple of times and he fell in the lava! He didn't die, but talk about anti-climaxes!

unregisturd · Post by **unregisturd** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 8:56 pm

I was once duking it out with this guy, and he all of a sudden took off, ran across the room, ran into the wall, and fell down and died... I was confused, but I almost died laughing.

RebelousDarkElf · Post by **RebelousDarkElf** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:53 am

Once I was attacking some lady and she killed 3 slaves that I just set free then ran into a wall and died. I was kinda confused, but I laughed for an extremely long time. Has that happened to anyone else, someone killing their own slaves and then commiting suicide.