MDH Weaponeer Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 One day, I went to Mournhold to visit the local enchanter, and I bought about 50 grand soul gems (believe me it wasn't any loss of money, my guy has good mercantile and over 2000,000 big bucks - and note that the enchanter somehow has unlimited soulgems), and I summoned some golden saints and trapped them all in soulgems. I had about 34 golden saint soulgems, and was ready to make a whole "package" of constant effect armor and clothing (shirts to shoes, helms to boots). I had a 5 gold bounty for breaking into someone's house, and I happened to walk into a guard. I still had all the soulgems, and even though I had a 5 gold bounty, he charged me 30 gold, and not only that, he took all my soul gems! Even though I legally bought them and trapped souls in them, he TOOK ALL OF THEM! And when I try to get them out of the evidence chest, they get mad at me again. The guard had just lost me well over a million dollars, and a beautiful set of 15-35 constant effect items that I was going to equip onto my guy. For absolutely no reason. (Note that he is a level 40 breton, and those damn racist dark elves always seem to do nasty things to me, since of course they are nasty creatures.) P.S. There needs to be serious guard improvements. Like guards attacking people who attack you, they don't steal stuff, they are at least 10% friendlier, and don't over/undercharge you or anything... just more like real guards, rather than stupid biased creatures that act like they're straight from hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warring Paranoia Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Yeah that gets annoying but I do have a bit of advice for you. Pay attention to if your crime has been reported when you do things like lock picking and so on. If it has, then drop all your stuff except your gold or anything that is useless to you. It sounds like they caught you before you could though, so just resist arrest, drop your stuff, and then run away to another guard or something that will ask what punishment you want instead of just attacking. Sure you will pay more, but it sounds like money is no problem for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanateros Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 This is probably one of the most annoying things in the game, especially if you have a lot of equipment that was stolen. The only thing you can really do is drop it on the ground and then go pay your fine. Or you can join the thieves guild...they will get rid of your bounty if you pay them (of course). Just know that if you see a guard running around for no reason then he's after you to collect for your crimes. Lastly, the easiest way to avoid this mess is just not get caught when you commit a crime (amulet of chameleon and sneak work wonders). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 You should always save your game after you do something big, and soul trapping 30+ Golden Saints is big. That way you could have re-loaded the save game and just dropped your stuff before you ran into the big guy. ... or just don't do anything illegal. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Weaponeer Posted March 22, 2004 Author Share Posted March 22, 2004 Yes, I've done all what you guys have said, but what I'm asking is if Bethesda made it so that guards steal stuff that was LEGALLY bought in the first place? I payed good money for those soul gems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 AFAIK they do not take items purchased legally. What may happen is that if you MIX stolen and legitimately purchased items they will treat them all as stolen. Something to watch out for is that applies to attempts to sell to people you have stolen from. When I first played MW I would follow Habassi's advice for the first Thieve's Guild quest and steal a diamond from Nalcayra. However Nalcayra is the most useful person to sell unwanted gems to (convenient, with 3000 gold). If you stole her diamond - ANY diamond you try to sell her even if acquired legitimately will get you into trouble. Now I get my diamond elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvuruAgnost Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Well always save before doing something (use the quiksave) and if no one sees you doing a lockpick and you get no bounty. SAVE. But if you get a bounty becouse someone saw you just load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonspectr Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Can't you get your stuff back if you go somewhere in the prison.......... The best advice i can give you on not getting your stuff taken is don't go to the guards.. although if they do 1. pay them2. have a writ.........(you get them in the assasins guild) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 My suggestion is to just go to the local evidence chest and taunt the guard till he attacks you. Then you get your stuff out without them getting pissy at you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 My suggestion is to just go to the local evidence chest and taunt the guard till he attacks you. Then you get your stuff out without them getting pissy at you. Off-topic: The first time I ever played Morrowind I was messing around and taunted a guard in Ebonhart. He replied with a laugh (in the text dialogue, of course) and congratulated my efforts. His disposition rose about 10 points. Never got that to happen again. :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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