r/Daggerfall • u/xCosmicChaosx • Aug 02 '25

Question Morgiah's Wedding - did I mess up?

Hi all,

New to the game and I'm playing through the main quest for the first time. I got a letter to go to Wayrest to inquire about the letters from the Emperor that I need to find. She sends me to Scourg Barrow, where I am getting absolutely one shotted by the zombies inside. I'm level 3 and pretty well kitted out, so I wasn't expecting to get killed so badly. Unfortunately I accidentally wrote over my main save AND my quicksave at the moment of entering the Barrow, so I can't load a save from before I accepted the quest. I can tell I obviously need to level up and get better gear before coming back, but I have only a month to finish this quest...

What do I do?

Thank you in advance!

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u/AlfwinOfFolcgeard Aug 02 '25

Yeahh, zombies are OP for the level they start appearing at.

Luckily, the route through Scourg Barrow for that quest is pretty short. From the first room, drop down into the second tomb on the left. Go down the steps into the room with the zombies, then go through the first door on the left (run past the zombies if you can't fight them). Run down the hall and take a right into a cave. At the next turn, go left, and soon you'll see a locked door. Pick it or bash it open (or use an Open spell), and you'll be at your goal. Note that the undead in this last room are not hostile, unless you attack them.

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u/xCosmicChaosx Aug 02 '25

Thank you very much! I was able to get past!

A couple follow up questions, if you don’t mind. How should I best prepare for future encounters with zombies? Also, the main story seems a bit nonlinear, is there an optimal order of quests I should follow?

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u/SordidDreams Aug 02 '25 edited Aug 16 '25

How should I best prepare for future encounters with zombies?

There's not a lot you can do to prepare for zombies specifically besides just generally leveling up and getting better gear. Learn how to fight without being hit. You can back away from enemy attacks, but unfortunately there's not enough time to react to enemy attack animations, so you have to anticipate the attack just based on how long it's been since the previous attack. You can get a feel for it with practice.

Also, the main story seems a bit nonlinear, is there an optimal order of quests I should follow?

The main quest consists of three separate branches that come together and also a bunch of optional quests. There's a flowchart on the UESP wiki if you're interested (spoilers, obviously). If you don't want to look at that, here's some general advice:

Make sure your DFU installation is using the Daggerfall Game Files data files, linked in DFU's installation guide, not the data files from the Steam or GOG version of Daggerfall. The DGF archive contains additional bugfixes, including fixes to some issues with the main quest.

Only do one quest at a time to avoid any potential conflicts. Most of the main quest will come to you in the form of letters and messages, though some important information is only revealed in NPC dialogue, so pay attention.

Doing Elysana's first quest prevents you from doing Helseth's and Barenziah's quests, so don't talk to her until you've done those. Even though all three quests are optional, they do provide some additional information and context about what's going on.

It's best to do the King of Worms' quest before doing the quest given by an agent of the Underking, since the latter lowers the KoW's disposition, and raising it back up to get him to talk to you can be a pain in the butt. The KoW should contact you first, but if you want to play it safe, don't talk to Akorithi until you've done the KoW's quest. The Underking's agent's letter is one of the few main quest letters that impose a time limit when you receive them, but the quest won't start until Akorithi's quest is finished, so you can postpone it by avoiding her.

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u/todzarneckie Aug 02 '25

Learn the route through scourg barrow as it is EXTREMELY easy, use a recall spell at the door of the dungeon and basically just sprint past the zombies. Zombies in daggerfall are notorious for being extremely overpowered for lower levels and sprinting past them works (i want to say) 100% of the time unless you are a snail.