Foreword

I was totally inspired by this LOTR challenge for WOW classic and figured we could do something similar, maybe even better for Morrowind.

We are not trying to recreate the events and characters of The Hobbit or The Lord of The Rings, but merely using them to shape our Morrowind adventures.

Vanilla challenge: no mods, more characters.

How to win

Bring Calvus Horatius (Frodo) and the Pack Rat (Gollum) to the Red Mountain

He must carry: The Engraved Ring of Healing (The One Ring) Keening (Sting) Adamantium Cuirass (Mithril Cuirass)

Grand finale: Have the Pack Rat fall into the crater while carrying the ring.

Choose your character

You are Sam

Bard class (Sam is a gardener =alchemy and sings well)

No shoes or boots

Collect the rarest flowers: Wolfbane and Roland's Tear

Sam is a temporary Ring-Bearer: he can use the Engraved Ring.

He is however a simple Hobbit and will not use any Legendary artifact

You are Gimli

Warrior class

Axe only

Never increase your speed

Prove the Dwarves are superior to the Elves: defeat Gaenor.

You are Boromir

Knight class

2-Handed weapons only

Lord birthsign (You are the eldest son of the Stewart of Gondor)

Acquire the Lord's Mail

Never equip a ring (they make you lose your mind)

You are Gandalf

Mage class

Elderly face

Only fire element

Wear the Colovian Fur hat in lieu of a Wizard hat

Acquire the Staff of Magnus, the Warlock's ring and Goldbrand (Glamdring)

You are Legolas

Archer class

Lady birthsign (you're of royal blood AND pretty)

Male Wood Elf (I list this as a handicap ;) )

You cannot use anything made of metal

Acquire the Bow of Shadows

You are Aragorn

Scout class

Lord birthsign or Steed

Lawful good

Reforge Trueflame (Andúril)

Defeat King Helseth

Additionnal challenges

Defeat Umbra (Uglúk)

Defeat Divayth Fyr (Saruman)

Defeat the Fire Atronach in Mount Kand Cavern (Balrog)

Defeat the Goblin Warchiefs in Old Mournhold: Tears of Amun-Shae (Azog)

Modded Challenge

How to win

Bring Fargoth alive and wearing a mithril mail, Sting as well as the One Ring to Dagoth Ur (the place) and convince him to toss the Ring. Get the Mithril Mail from a Dwarven Specter Get Sting form a Solstheim troll Level your Speechcraft to 60



Alternatively, you can have a creature companion and have them jump in the crater with the Ring like Gollum did.

Fargoth is utterly useless as a companion, and he won't level up. However, if you give him the following item, he will get constant buffs: Mithril Mail: higher defense (duh), fortify Light Armor +100 and unarmored +50 Sting: fortify Agility and Speed +50 An Elven Cloak: frost immunity Elven-Way Bread: constant +50 fortify health Balrog (Fire Atronach in Mount Kand Caver) relic: immunity to Fire and Shock Shelob (Red Mountain Pass) relic: immunity to poison, and diseases Azog (Goblin Warchief in Old Mournhold) relic: immunity to normal weapons Uglúk (Umbra) relic: Reflect and immunity to paralysis Find the other Rings of Power



The relics have a limited effect on you.

Modlist

Must-have

My own Middle-Earth Challenge: Adds dialogues to Fargoth and items to make him a little less of a deadweight. Also adds perks to playing a given character and quests. WIP, still testing it.

Kalikut's Male Oblivion Mithril Armor

WanderRA's Supreme Follower System to recruit Fargoth. Or other universal companion mod (NPC Commands, Romance, ...)

Antares' Creatures - Trolls! by Arcimaestro Antares

Recommended

Easy Escort by NullCascade to not lose Fargoth. (MWSE)

Companion Health bar MWSE-lua script by Mesafoo

For Sam

For Gimli

For Gandalf

Optional: PC Voice Old Wizard male by PC VOICE MODDERS

For Legolas

You are Sam!

Chargen

Halfing, male

You are a Gardener, you go on a quest to destroy evil, travel long distance and like to sing: Bard, Witchhunter, Pilgrim or Scout.

Perks

Start game with Halfling clothing and a backpack.

The Friend powers (Let's be friends/charm, Patch up/restore health and Shrug It Off/dispel)

Fargoth lets you use Sting and the Mithril Chain Mail.

When havesting flower ingredients, you have a chance to find flower extracts (Slow regen effects from cheap to exclusive).

Handicaps

No shoes or boots

No bows or crossbows (thrown weapons are OK)

No armour other than leather or mithril mail

No enchanted weapons other than Sting

You are Gimli

Chargen

Dwarf, male

Warrior class

Perks

You start with a War Axe and a Helmet (fitted with brown hair!)

You start with a sturdy repair hammer, you may find more later on.

You get the Dwarven Sprint power as well as the Khazâd ai-mênu Shout

You may buy 2 new types of beer in pubs and inns. Being a Dwarf, the adverse effects of aclohol are lessen and the benefits improved.

Handicaps

try to role-play an inferiority complex! You are short and surrounded with mer (elves) so you always try to outdo them (have the final word when bartering, compare weapons (easier with Weapon Sheathing), duel in the Arena (BigMod lets you challenge NPCs)...

NEVER increase your speed when leveling up (fortify effects and potions are ok)

Additional tasks

You may find small chunks of mithril in ores. Bring them to Yagrum to have a new Mithril Chainmail reforged (one that Fargoth won't take).

Find Dwarven ingots in Dwemer ruins. Bring the ingots to Yagrum to upgrade your helmet and axe.

Be sure to defeat Gaenor to prove Dwarves are superior.

You are Gandalf

Chargen

Breton, mage

elderly face

Atronach birthsign

Perks

gets a defensive staff and a grey wizard hat

Starts with one Elven Ring of Power

Has insight on the other Rings of Power locations

You may draw magicka from the Ringing Crystals

You may find Pearls of Mana when slaying Daedra

Handicaps

fire element only

may only use staves, silver one-handed long blades or Goldbrand.

Cannot use rings besides Elven Rings of Power and Wizard's Ring

Robes only, and only common until you defeat the Balrog

Additional tasks

Acquire the Staff of Magnus and the Wizard's Ring and Goldbrand (Glamdring)

You are Legolas

Chargen

Bosmer Archer

Ranger birthsign

Child of Nature background

Perks

Craft you own arrows

Moonshadow, Voice of the Emperor and Eye of Night Powers (you can blend in shadows, you're pretty, you have good eyesight)

You start with a ranger armor (cuirass, quiver and skirt)

You snipe Cliff Racers clean, not damaging their plumes as much.

Insight on Elven Cloak location

Handicaps

You are a short annoying male Wood Elf, isn't that enough?

You cannot use anything made of metal

Only eat what you kill / forage

Additional tasks

Acquire the Bow of Shadows and Auriel's Bow and bring them to the Master trainer in Marskman to improve both bows.

Final Words

Coming up, Harry Potter challenge, stay tuned!

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Spoilers: where to find what

Information taken directly from https://en.uesp.net