Welcome to Daggerfall! Dive into one of the largest game worlds ever created. Learn about guilds, quests, and the vastness of the Illiac Bay in this essential beginner's guide.
Prepare to experience your new obsession! The box copy for The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall couldn't have been more right. You're about to step into one of the largest game worlds ever created, packed with hundreds of towns and dungeons, dozens of guilds, and an infinite number of quests. Daggerfall will give you a whole new understanding of 'massive' – seriously, there are over 15,000 locations on the game map!
Now, writing a guide for a game like Daggerfall is a bit different from your typical RPG. Like other Elder Scrolls titles, Daggerfall is completely open-ended. You're essentially dropped into a world and left to do as you please. Sure, there's a main quest to follow (which we'll cover), but honestly, it's often more fun to ditch that story and forge your own path. Join guilds, raid dungeons, explore the various kingdoms of the Illiac Bay – there's an almost endless amount to do.
A lot of Daggerfall's content is randomly generated. Monsters, loot, store inventories, and most NPCs are randomized, and even quests are created from templates. However, all the town and dungeon layouts were procedurally generated during development, so they'll always be the same for every playthrough. The precise location of an item you're searching for in a specific dungeon, though, is randomly selected as you play – so I can't pinpoint exact spots for you.
Because of this, apart from the main quest walkthrough, this guide will focus heavily on gameplay hints and strategies. I can't tell you exactly where that one specific object will be in a dungeon, but I can guide you on the best skills to use, which guilds offer what services, how to craft excellent and useful spells, and much more. Everything you read here comes from my extensive playing experience, and any information borrowed from other sources will be credited accordingly. Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy this FAQ!
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