Namira Shrine quest

Abuse · Post by **Abuse** » Sat May 06, 2006 5:35 pm

I've read that I need to get my Personality down to <=20 in order to start this quest.

Only problem is.... I'm level 38, and my base personality is @ 91.

Does anyone have an idea as to how I can reduce my personality by 71 points so I may start this quest???

I've tried the 'drinking lots of cheap wine' approach, but each bottle only gives -10 points - and obviously there is the '5 potions active at a time' limit.

I also cannot manufacture a potion with drain personality effects greater than a pathetic -3 points.

I've also had a look through all my magical gear, and don't have anything with -ive personality effects.

So, any ideas? or have I uncovered a design flaw in this quests requirements?

fable · Post by **fable** » Sat May 06, 2006 5:38 pm

I also cannot manufacture a potion with drain personality effects greater than a pathetic -3 points.

Have you tried buying and imbibing multiple drain personality potions?

Abuse · Post by **Abuse** » Sat May 06, 2006 6:04 pm

Do any potions exist with a large -ive personality effect?

I thought that if a potion has only -ive effects, it is considered a poison - and cannot be consumed.

Only as a 2ndary effect (to a +ive primary effect), can a potion have a -ive personality effect.

Ashen · Post by **Ashen** » Sat May 06, 2006 6:44 pm

You only need that cheap wine thing. It drains personality 10 points I think, so you just need 8 bottles or so. Be careful though to drink them quickly right in front of her etc, it wears off fast.

Abuse · Post by **Abuse** » Sat May 06, 2006 8:04 pm

You can only have 5 potions active at a time though.... there-in lies the problem.

I found a solution in the end - there is a unique spell available in the Imperial City that gives (as one of its bad effects) -50 to Personality.
When coupled with 3 bottles of wine, it was enough to get below 20.

The spell set me back 6000 though!

Good thing money is not a problem anymore

ashtaroth · Post by **ashtaroth** » Sun May 07, 2006 8:28 am

Time Limit?

My case might perhaps be caused by a bug but it seems that there is no actual time limit regarding consumation of potions. I merely drank about five bottles of cheap wine, turned off the menu, turned it on again and continued consuming the cheap wine until i had met Namira's requirements.

Abuse · Post by **Abuse** » Sun May 07, 2006 8:33 am

[QUOTE=ashtaroth]My case might perhaps be caused by a bug but it seems that there is no actual time limit regarding consumation of potions. I merely drank about five bottles of cheap wine, turned off the menu, turned it on again and continued consuming the cheap wine until i had met Namira's requirements.[/QUOTE]

PC or xbox?

I'm playing the PC version.

ashtaroth · Post by **ashtaroth** » Sun May 07, 2006 8:36 am

Phreddie · Post by **Phreddie** » Sun May 07, 2006 9:29 am

[QUOTE=Abuse]I've read that I need to get my Personality down to <=20 in order to start this quest.

Only problem is.... I'm level 38, and my base personality is @ 91.

Does anyone have an idea as to how I can reduce my personality by 71 points so I may start this quest???

I've tried the 'drinking lots of cheap wine' approach, but each bottle only gives -10 points - and obviously there is the '5 potions active at a time' limit.

I also cannot manufacture a potion with drain personality effects greater than a pathetic -3 points.

I've also had a look through all my magical gear, and don't have anything with -ive personality effects.

So, any ideas? or have I uncovered a design flaw in this quests requirements?[/QUOTE]
Try raising your alchemy, the higher the alchemy the more potions you can drink, and the stronger the potions that you make are.

woody + · Post by **woody +** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:21 am

I had the same problem at personality 82
first remove your Alembic when making your potions (the retort can go too).
then make your potions (I think mine were restore endurance/damage personality),
the effect of these won't wear off like the cheap wine will so you don't have the potion limit.
then go back to a temple to get healed after completeing the quest !

fullymodo · Post by **fullymodo** » Mon May 08, 2006 8:54 pm

The other option, available to members of the Arcane University, is to create a high effect, short duration drain personality spell at an altar of spellmaking.
I think you can create a 90 point drain attribute spell with like 4 or 5 second duration with a mysticism (or alteration?) skill of 50.