I'm trying to decide between Erandur or the Skull of Corrupt

Post » Thu May 31, 2012 6:05 am

Any advice? How good of a follower is he? Is he worth leaving behind the Skull?
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Chris Johnston
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 10:50 am

I used him for a while, not bad. I wouldn't say he's the ideal follower. Brelyna from the mage college seems better to me.
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joeK
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 3:57 pm

Judging by how worthless Ithe Skull is, I'd say Erandur is superior. A wheel of cheese would be more useful than that piece of junk.
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jesse villaneda
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 4:27 pm

I'm gonna kill him..The skull will look cool in my house
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Jesus Lopez
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 9:31 am

I always give the Skull of Corruption to Martin in Oblivion so it wasn't something I cared about in Skyrim either. My choice was easy and Erandur is one follower I'm thinking of recruiting if I find I can't really keep Lydia alive at the higher levels. I met him early too though so we'll see.

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mimi_lys
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 7:20 am

WARNING: The skull falls off weapon racks
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Allison Sizemore
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 5:18 am

WARNING: The skull falls off weapon racks

Okay, so it wasn't just me. As worthless as a decoration as it is in combat.

And stealing dreams seems to wake up the target. No, Maven, go back to sleep!
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Celestine Stardust
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 4:07 pm

How exactly does the skull work? It says that it steals dreams to do 50 damage, but is that only for one attack? Or does it last for longer than that, or...?

because if it can do a consistant 50 damage, and you can get it at level 1, it would be pretty epic for quite a long time. 15-20 levels, anyway.
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 10:14 am

I couldn't get the stupid thing to work the first time around so I let Erandur destroy it and made him my Companion. he's a total Badass and to be honest I WAS SO SUSPICIOUS OF HIM then when he actually destroyed the Staff and said lets be brows I was like

*Bro fist*

I wonder if Erandur will pay a visit to this thread.
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Riky Carrasco
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 1:07 pm

There are many other followers, but remember the acheivement for getting the daedric artifacts.
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Naomi Ward
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 9:42 am

You guys are all missing the point here, which is whether it is right to punish Erandur for his betrayal of Vaermina's faith or support him in his new lifestyle as a priest of Mara.

OK, I am an RP nerd, so sue me :)
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Dustin Brown
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 6:08 am

I picked Erandur because he kicked ass during the quest, but I actually didn't use him that much afterward.

Besides, there's always J'zargo and Marcurio.

Morally it just seems a little dikeish to kill the poor guy. Yet the thought of him alone in that old temple makes me sad.
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Mark Churchman
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 9:09 am

I didn't want to kill him when I did the quest, and have found him to be a very good follower. With him and Vigilance the dog I can sit back in a fight and shoot a few arrows in occasionally :-)
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Minako
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 5:44 am

I'd keep him and ditch the staff. Whilst he may not be the best ever companion in a fight he seems to have more dialogue than the other followers. Has a comment wherever I go about the location, less repetition. Makes a more interesting fleshed out follower.
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Lexy Dick
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 3:53 pm

I think you guys are totally missing the point of the Daedric quests in this game.
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 6:03 pm

I think you guys are totally missing the point of the Daedric quests in this game.


which seems to be: be tempted do stuff you're really uncomfortable with: Canibalism, Betrayal... I do have the skull though i liked that guy. I don't think the daedric accievement will be something one can really be proud of...

but the skull really seems to be rubbish.
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 7:39 am

which seems to be: be tempted do stuff you're really uncomfortable with: Canibalism, Betrayal... I do have the skull though i liked that guy. I don't think the daedric accievement will be something one can really be proud of...

but the skull really seems to be rubbish.
Same here. I didn't want that crappy staff and I really like Erandur's character, but on my second playthrough I decided from the beginning to finish the Oblivion Walker achievement because I couldn't on my good character. Still, killing him all for some crappy staff made me feel bad even though my character betrays people all the time (this assassin of mine is one conniving jerk).
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le GraiN
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 8:57 am

Erandur, he is more powerful than so call daedric artifact.

Unless you are collector.
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Dylan Markese
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 7:17 am

Considering the really bad companion AI, I'd go with the skull. :obliviongate:
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 9:19 am

Still, killing him all for some crappy staff made me feel bad even though my character betrays people all the time (this assassin of mine is one conniving jerk).
It's not about the Skull at that point; it's about taking vengeance on someone who betrayed his pledge to Vaermina :)
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Silvia Gil
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 6:55 am

I think you guys are totally missing the point of the Daedric quests in this game.

Aren't they supposed to tempt us to follow the Prince's whims? Because I'm just letting Vaermina know... she's gotta put a little more out there.
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 3:15 am

It's not about the Skull at that point; it's about taking vengeance on someone who betrayed his pledge to Vaermina :)
Well so far neither of my characters are really big on Vaermina. My Paladin of course approved of his turn towards Mara and the Divines (allowed the Maran rites and now has Erandur as a friend and companion semi-frequently) and my Assassin is just looking for power wherever he can get it, he helps the Daedric Princes for their artifacts rather than for any genuine care or preference towards any of them.

Heh, in that way I suppose he's just like the Daedric Princes, he uses them for his purposes and they use him for theirs. Everybody wins!
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Madison Poo
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 12:21 pm

So it sounds like a few of you killed Erandur because you believed that the Skull would give you astronomical powers. Sounds to me like Vaermina fooled you good :)
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 3:55 am

Incidentally, my first character accepted the Skull and he's damn glad to have it, but maybe that's because he has no direct damage capability on his own.
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Janette Segura
 
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Post » Thu May 31, 2012 5:11 am

Erandur, he is more powerful than so call daedric artifact.

Unless you are collector.
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