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Married In Oblivion

Posted by Zonk on Fri Apr 21, '06 07:20 PM
from the a-touching-tale dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Thanks to an odd glitch in the game that prevents him from completing the Knights of the White Stallion quest, Shawn has figured out how to keep himself a mighty fine Orc wife, Mazoga. Once she went on adventures with him. Now she lives in his house in Tamriel, and he can't get her to leave. He visits her when he's in the city, tired after his days of adventuring. He's thinking about buying her a kitchen set. Maybe a living room. Hands down, it's the best Oblivion glitch to date."

The Elder Scrolls series is well known among PC gamers as the high water mark for an open-ended RPG experience. The series, set in the world of Tamriel, has a staggering breadth and depth thanks to the exacting standards of the team at Bethesda Softworks. The newest title in the line brings Tamriel to life in a manner that is renewing the faith of even the most jaded CRPG player. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion may not be the perfect game for everyone. For those willing to give it a shot, Oblivion treats gamers with a level of respect that is unique, uplifting, and (hopefully) inspirational for game developers in all genres. Read on for my impressions of a truly unique game.

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Sex
(Score:3, Funny)

by Feminist-Mom (816033) <feminist,mom&gmail,com> on Friday April 21, @07:25PM (#15178420)

I've always wondered what it would be like to sleep with an orc.
- Re:Sex
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  by Locke2005 (849178) on Friday April 21, @07:30PM (#15178441)
  (http://whitehouse.com/)
  
  Most of us have personal rules against dating outside our species... on the other hand, I hear they do taste just like chicken!
  
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  - Re:Sex by RoadDoggFL (Score:3) Friday April 21, @07:32PM
    - Re:Sex by Kjella (Score:2) Saturday April 22, @02:32PM
    - Re:Sex
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      by jb.hl.com (782137) on Friday April 21, @08:44PM (#15178692)
      (Last Journal: Saturday September 02, @11:58AM)
      
      +1 Uncomfortable truth
      
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      - Re:Sex by st1d (Score:1) Friday April 21, @08:46PM
      - Re:Sex by o'reor (Score:2) Sunday April 23, @09:05AM
      - Re:Sex by rehtonAesoohC (Score:1) Wednesday April 26, @10:53AM
    - Where did this myth start? by spun (Score:2) Wednesday May 03, @04:23PM
      - Re:Where did this myth start? by kaptron (Score:1) Wednesday May 03, @05:31PM
      - Re:Where did this myth start? by Jah-Wren Ryel (Score:2) Wednesday May 03, @11:20PM
        Re:Where did this myth start? by spun (Score:2) Thursday May 04, @09:16AM
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  - Re:Sex
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    by Feminist-Mom (816033) <feminist,mom&gmail,com> on Friday April 21, @08:22PM (#15178616)
    
    Oh I'm not interested in dating an orc. Just a fantasy of being kidnapped by a band of them, like Merry and Pippin, and being a sex slave of the all seeing eye...
    
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    - Re:Sex
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      by Sj0 (472011) on Friday April 21, @11:16PM (#15179144)
      (http://www.fbxl.net/ | Last Journal: Tuesday October 21, @10:56PM)
      
      This is the most disturbing thing I've read all week.
      
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      - Re:Sex by stanmann (Score:1) Monday April 24, @10:01AM
    - Re:Sex
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      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 22, @02:19AM (#15179509)
      
      I hear Sauron likes to watch
      
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    - Re:Sex by drinkypoo (Score:2) Wednesday May 03, @04:33PM
  - Re:Sex by Clay_Culver (Score:1) Friday April 21, @11:30PM
  - Re:Sex by KermodeBear (Score:1) Saturday April 22, @03:33PM
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- Re:Sex by HeavensBlade23 (Score:1) Friday April 21, @07:44PM
- Re:Sex by *no comment* (Score:3) Friday April 21, @08:01PM
- Re:Sex by Forrest Kyle (Score:3) Friday April 21, @08:08PM
  - Mod parent up as insightful by Gojira Shipi-Taro (Score:2) Friday April 21, @09:22PM
- Re:Sex by ultranova (Score:2) Saturday April 22, @10:43AM
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- Re:Sex by Channard (Score:3) Saturday April 22, @03:42PM
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- Re:Sex by I Like Pudding (Score:1) Saturday April 22, @11:26PM
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Article didn't mention the glitch
(Score:2, Informative)

by planetoid (719535) on Friday April 21, @07:36PM (#15178466)
(Last Journal: Tuesday May 24, @05:39PM)

The article didn't mention what glitch it was, but if it was the one where the bandit never shows up... try going toward the boundary of that country (don't remember its name, but it wasn't far from the ruins where you're supposed to ambush him -- and it was a general area I saw other named bandits walk from). I found him stuck between a couple of trees, pacing errantly back and forth until he saw me and attacked.

As for Mazoga, I always figured she was probably a lesbian.
- Re:Article didn't mention the glitch by Tasy (Score:1) Saturday April 22, @09:27AM
- Re:Article didn't mention the glitch by Kjella (Score:2) Friday April 21, @08:36PM
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Obligatory Futurama reference...
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by TheNoxx (412624) on Friday April 21, @07:56PM (#15178535)
(http://thenoxx.deviantart.com/ | Last Journal: Wednesday November 30, @04:14PM)

As soon as virtual sex partners become a reality, civilization will collapse completely.

DON'T HAVE SEX WITH ROBOTS... or... MMORPG wives...! Or else!
- Re:Obligatory Futurama reference... by Loonacy (Score:2) Friday April 21, @10:28PM
- Re:Obligatory Futurama reference... by simcop2387 (Score:2) Saturday April 22, @01:11AM
- Re:Obligatory Futurama reference... by mwheeler01 (Score:2) Sunday April 23, @07:33PM
Funny you should mention it...
(Score:5, Interesting)

by Balinares (316703) on Friday April 21, @07:57PM (#15178548)
(http://slashdot.org/)

In Morrowind, you could actually get yourself a girlfriend [uesp.net], and as close to married as you'll get in that game. After meeting and befriending her, then doing a few personal things for her, she ends up giving you the key to her house in Pelagiad, which becomes yours for all intents and purposes. As far as I can remember, there's only one bed in that house, but so long as you don't mind catgirls [tes.ag.ru] that shouldn't be an issue. :)
- Re:Funny you should mention it... by figleaf (Score:2) Friday April 21, @08:26PM
  - and YOUR comment reminds ME... by PaulBu (Score:2) Friday April 21, @10:31PM
    - Re:and YOUR comment reminds ME... by figleaf (Score:2) Friday April 21, @11:06PM
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- Re:Funny you should mention it... by FnordX (Score:1) Friday April 21, @10:56PM
Nabokovian RPGs? Now I've seen everything.
(Score:2, Funny)

by jonathantu (957890) on Friday April 21, @08:39PM (#15178677)

"Ma-zo-ga: Light of my life, fire of my loins."

I'm surprised his character's name wasn't Pendleton Pendleton.
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When there are so many to choose from
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by NVP_Radical_Dreamer (925080) on Friday April 21, @08:57PM (#15178743)
(http://www.nvpclan.com/)

Hands down, it's the best Oblivion glitch to date."

Like you could ever know that, especially when there are so many to choose from

Disclaimer: Even with all of the bugs its still a great game :)
- Re:When there are so many to choose from by Sj0 (Score:2) Friday April 21, @11:30PM
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Sure it's a glitch?
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by TheBishop613 (454798) on Saturday April 22, @02:01AM (#15179484)

I read and enjoyed the article but was left wondering, is this really a glitch? The author described what he has done to complete the quest that he claims to be glitching. Sadly, he's not actually doing the right thing. Odds are the quest is working just fine, he's just not a very successful knight.
- Re:Sure it's a glitch? by Anonymous Coward (Score:1) Saturday April 22, @09:29AM
- Re:Sure it's a glitch? by mconeone (Score:2) Monday April 24, @01:28PM
Naked Man
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by Rowan_u (859287) on Saturday April 22, @08:55AM (#15180235)
(http://thegamechair.com/)

This reminds me of a story my good friend told me about Oblivion. During a certain fighter's guild quest, he had a well armored male companion. Due to an accidental pick pocketing during the quest, he was kicked out of the fighter's guild. However, his companion continued to follow him everywhere, helping out with ambushes as needed. Also turned out that his loyal fighter's guild companion was unkillable.

This wouldn't have been that funny itself . . . but, after awhile the Fighter's amour begin to fall into disrepair, eventually leaving him completely naked. So, currently, my friend has a naked man following him everywhere. On the 360 widescreen, you can just make him out . . . running behind, desperate to catch up.
- Re:Naked Man by chigun (Score:1) Saturday April 22, @01:32PM
  - Re:Naked Man
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    by RabbidRabbit (970165) on Sunday April 23, @02:36AM (#15183716)
    
    I happen to be the person experiencing the naked man problem with Oblivion. It wouldn't be all that bad if after resting at an inn you wouldn't wake up to seeing him standing at the foot of the bed with a wicked grin on his face.
    
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- Brokeback Oblivion by PaganRitual (Score:1) Sunday April 23, @08:54PM
Best glitch ever?
(Score:2)

by TJ_Phazerhacki (520002) <ellomdian.gmail@com> on Saturday April 22, @10:20AM (#15180573)
(Last Journal: Thursday December 30, @04:58PM)

Or simply the guy never bothering to explore the ruins Mazoga led him to?
Try going inside next time......
- Re:Best glitch ever? by Dachannien (Score:2) Saturday April 22, @10:27AM
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Developers digress
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by js92647 (917218) on Monday April 24, @02:17AM (#15188258)

In a recent stirr-up of events over the "Orc Marriage" glitch, the PR of Bethesda software stated that "it's a feature, not a glitch." Millions of fans across the globe have ceased holding down the Z on their keyboards and violently moving the mouse around, and decided to "stay home for the weekend" for "some hot coffee" with their female orcish partners.
Take her key
(Score:2, Interesting)

by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 24, @06:51AM (#15188958)

I pick pocketed the fugly bat... took her key to the lodge, and locked it inside the house.

Didn't see her for a while.

But then I found her, sans armor (nice green breastises..), sleeping in one of the beds.

Wiley little wench..
Re:Red tab?
(Score:1, Informative)

by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 21, @07:57PM (#15178545)

It's a bug in slashcode. Stories that are only section stories (the ones that only appear as one line in a grey box) appear on the front page before they're actually released from "the mysterious future". Non-subscribers (like me) see a link on the front page that gives them a friendly error 404 for a short time after they appear.

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Re:Red tab?
(Score:5, Funny)

by MobileTatsu-NJG (946591) on Friday April 21, @07:58PM (#15178549)

"Did anyone else notice that the background color of the "tab" for the story on the front page was red? Next refresh it was back to normal gray again."

What, you've never seen Slashdot go to Red Alert?

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Article didn't mention the glitch

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