Storing stuff in Oblivion

External Since: Mar 06, 2007 Posts: 42

OK, as I understand it, you can "dump" your stuff anywhere and reasonably
expect to be available to find it again later.

But dumping it in a pile on the ground isn't very helpful for 100 alchemical
ingredients and sundry other stuff - you want it in a chest or some other
container.

Now its pretty obvious that the large majority of chests "forget" what you
have put in them. The first thing I did when I got the Arch Mages chamber
was put all my high value soul gems into my "footlocker" so I wouldn't waste
them on lesser souls. I came back from adventuring and all my soul gems were
gone (of course, I now know that I can use the bedside drawers). As Duke of
Mania, I left some stuff in a cupboard in my quarters (as I couldn't get
back to Cyrodill), same deal, gone.

So here are the questions:

1. Is there any way of knowing which containers (eg chests) have persistent
storage?

2. Are any of these available "to the general public" in that you don't have
to own the dwelling - the equivalent of a locker that you can access almost
immediately?

3. Are the dead bodies (of people and animals) persistent storage? (I know I
could try this, but maybe somebody knows). So in the early game, could you
kill somebody and load their corpse up with your belongings for storage
purposes? I assume generic NPCs won't work, but how about a corpse that has
a special item such as a note used for quest or storyline development?

Thanks

Peter

External Since: Jul 07, 2006 Posts: 497

In article <46696ca2$0$995$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
Peter Webb <webbfamily DeleteThis @DIESPAMDIEoptusnet.com.au> wrote:
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>Now its pretty obvious that the large majority of chests "forget" what you

This is true for chests that spawn new items. However, if you buy your own
house via one of the town quest, the chests and other storage boxes
generally do not auto-spawn and you can safely store your posessions in
them. I think that in the editor, those chests are flagged differently so
that your stuff doesn't get blown away. This is different from Morrowind,
where you could put stuff in any container in a building without being the
actual building's owner.

>have put in them. The first thing I did when I got the Arch Mages chamber
>was put all my high value soul gems into my "footlocker" so I wouldn't waste
>them on lesser souls. I came back from adventuring and all my soul gems were

Ah, the Archmage's footlocker has a special magical property. You should
ask one of your wizardly minions about that chest and why it swallows up
certain items.

<snip>
>3. Are the dead bodies (of people and animals) persistent storage? (I know I
>could try this, but maybe somebody knows). So in the early game, could you
>kill somebody and load their corpse up with your belongings for storage
>purposes? I assume generic NPCs won't work, but how about a corpse that has
>a special item such as a note used for quest or storyline development?

Bodies are not persistent and get cleaned up as the game does its usual
database management. Bodies are not safe places to store things, and even
quest NPC corpses are 'alive' before they're killed, so as far as I know
they're treated like any other corpse.

-KKC, who wonders when Shivering Isles gets released as a normal 360 disk.
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