What do you folks think is a good amount of gold a character should keep on their person? Mira is currently carrying around 50k+ and Feng has around 20k+. So maybe, say 2000g for each character?

I just have everyone carry what they've earned, I never put gold in the bank. Once housing comes out I'll get Haa-Rei and Cirinwe's place sorted first, then they can send gold to Lagakha and Tsarakiri for their respective accommodation.

Most of my crew don't spend much, but Haa-Rei's armour repairs are usually about 1000 gold and he also needs to keep stocked up on food and riding lessons.

When Buffy hits the bank, she lightens herself down to 1K. Mostly for the stables. If she's going to shop with the guild merchants, she loads herself up with some bank gold first.

Ooh, thanks for that link! I noticed some of these have access to different items than I have been able to find either in my crafting lists or in the Crown Store = mostly food items.

But I watched a few other vids that showed some really great innovative stuff - like this one for a tiny house:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcg5HefUJ8s

Before going out dungeon crawling, I will pick up 1,000 just for armor repairs if needed. Otherwise, just for a mats run or something - no more than 500. If I am going shopping at wilderness guild stores, I'll usually bring about 25,000 to shop with; but I usually only do that when I have something specific I'm looking for.

Thanks for the opinions folks. On one hand, Khajiit likes to have the total amount on a character's person. On the other hand, it would be nice for this one's low level characters to afford basics like extra bag space, so withdrawing some funds from the bank would be a good idea.

My characters visit the bank daily to swap goods and deposit gold over 1,000. New characters get a care package from the rest of the crew that includes some starter basics plus a bag of gold to buy pack upgrades. Then they level to the point where they make at least 250 gold from one writ so that they can train their mount every day without making a withdrawal when they are not adventuring.

When someone is in shopping mode(for example collecting motif chapters) they keep their daily income from writs plus they get the mail from items that have sold in the guild stores. That usually fills their purse enough, but if they need more I don't hesitate to get gold out for whatever they need. With crafters, merchants, and adventurers all supporting each other I never considered having each character keep track of their own expenses and earnings.

Bold: Ditto. I put everything in the bank where I know exactly their combined net worth at all times. There are just too many characters and would get too involved having to account for each. The pot is drawn from for needs of any; (and all of them contribute to it by doing daily writs).

Woah! Those manors must be expensive, not even counting the cost to add furniture and shrines, etc.

But man do they look good! Better save on some coins and crowns!

SO who's exited for Homstid on Mondy??? I kno I em!

I do a final tally of gold tomorrow to see what I'll end up blowing it on, and I'm preparing for Master Writs in case I get one as early as Monday.

Meh, Khajiit may have enough gold to afford a house when Morrowind comes out lol

I'm about to blow from excitement!


Here is what I spent today making:


http://imgur.com/a/BE3w7









I'm still building up the funds for the one I want too. (I need 92,582 more).

Khajiit is liking the outdoor spaces!

I like decorating the outdoors better than the indoors, lol. I built a secret Molag Bal (cult worship) secret meeting place with all kinds of Achievement items; a place for lovers to meet on the beach; some nice stables; etc. - and a bunch of tavern style outdoor cafes (that was my favorite thing to make in Oblivion and Skyrim modding too, lol).

Wow, that’s amazing! What creative use of building materials! Thanks for showing us that!

I’m excited to see how everything is going to work and to go check out the furnished houses. It will be a while before I can buy any, but after tomorrow I’ll have a plan. From what I have read it seems that the medium and large houses both have a 12 player limit. At this point I think I’ll shoot for the Sleek Creek (medium) house and furnish it slowly as Elke and Pog’s crafting skills allow, but the Crown store offerings may change my mind. I like Sleek Creek for the outdoor areas and view. Even with just a fire pit and some cushions it should be a good place to party. (And go fishing!)

I've narrowed down my "communal" house option to these three, in order of most likely to be picked:

1. Strident Springs Demense
2. Matiisen Manor
3. Forsaken Stronghold

I had a huge effort post of why I considered them that I could easily copy-paste, but nah.

Best part is I'll have enough left over to get medium houses if I wish (especially if I go with Matiisen Manor). Definitely getting Ravenhurst for Eolan.

I went ahead and bought the Hunding house (furnished) from the Crown Store. It was too good a deal to pass up, I was so tickled by how low their prices were!

Chorrolites are set up as approved visitors already, in case anyone wants to visit!

The interior is furnished; but there are some things I plan to change/improve if I have enough Crowns left over to do it (or find the right recipes, lol). I most def want to at least do something in the courtyard so it isn't so empty, lol.

They amazed me with how low their prices were on the furnished versions!

monkey, I love Strident Springs. It combines my favorite architecture with my favorite outdoor setting.

mALX, congratulations! I'm glad you got the Hunding house, it's the one that you have sounded the most enthusiastic about. I'm looking forward to visiting!

Exciting!

I'll definitely pop over and visit, mALX! My house permissions are also open, so anyone can drop by whenever they like.

I went for unfurnished with Humblemud, so I'm hunting down furniture blueprints. There's a 'Mimic Hist Tree' for sale at the furnisher in Shadowfen - Haa-Rei NEEDS that in his garden. Ciri also wants an Auridon cherry tree, so that goes on the shopping list too.

I've found that there is a regular furnisher and achievement furnisher in each zone (even DLC ones), and each offers zone-specific items. Lots of cool stuff to choose from.

Party at mALX's!

Yeah, i was really torn over how high it was in Gold in spending that much - it would have left me broke in both Gold and Crowns furnishing it. This way I've got some Crowns left and all that gold I had built up - I feel much better about the whole thing now!

And you are right, I don't think I would have been as happy with any other place. There were several I liked, just not as much.







I want that Hist tree too, whether it goes with my desert motif or not, lol. They have some totally Awesome stuff for the Achievements, I could most def go broke buying them! Lol.

I'm legit considering buying a furnished house with Crowns. I'm probably going to wait for a sale, though. I'm buying Crowns for the Face/Body markings anyways.

Until I make a decision, I'm just hunting down furniture plans. I think I have enough to make a mismatched set of furniture now. I just need to farm for the materials to craft them with. Outside of surveys, the materials seem to drop from almost every other node for me, so there's that.

Some day will be move-in day.

D'AAAAWWW!!!!! That is AWESOME !!!! You have a great talent, I was instantly able to recognize your characters! (the armor on Jo'zira is the one worn at our last meeting!!! ) Amazing job!

I keep finding furniture crafting blueprints, but none of them are the ones I want so I just have to read them to clear my inventory. Is anyone after a specific racial style or anything? I'd much rather send this stuff to someone who will actually use it.

Khajiit is doing the same. Just learning what he can.

I have specific decorations in mind, but honestly I'm just learning everything I find just in case I or someone else wants/needs it in their home. Options are great. Right now I'm mostly concerned with getting an Altmeri single bed in my Mara's Pub. I can currently craft only Dunmeri single beds, but I'm willing to trade a crated bed for it.


Thanks. When the dl hit about 75% I got impatient and started doodling. Then the download finished and welp, had to run. :V

I need these recipes/plans:


Redguard: Almost anything

High Elf: Beds, Dividers, Chairs, Stools, Benches, Desks, candles

Dark Elf: Carpets, stools, counters. candles


I have found a purple quality Wood Elf tent (plan/recipe) that I'll trade for something I need if anyone wants it. I haven't had as much luck finding things, but traded some stuff this morning for a Dark Elf wall shelf recipe/plan.








Don't blame you there! But if that is just your doodling, you have an amazing talent !!! And I'm with you on the Altmer beds, they are my favorite.







Yeah, I have been having trouble finding many plans, I just keep finding provisioning recipes! Sounds like you are having better luck than me, lol.

That was one of the blueprints I read to clear space. I could craft you one once I have the materials.

Even Eolan is smiling!

Now that I’ve checked out some houses in person I find that I love the smaller ones. The fireplace is the most important feature, according to Jerric. Autumn’s Gate looks like the unfurnished version comes with a fire already in place. I wonder if that’s for real or a mistake.

Jerric is going about business as usual since Pog is too low level to craft much furniture yet. So far he has found two furniture plans. The materials seem to drop at a decent rate, which is a relief.

Does anyone have a working fire yet? I am confused because some of them look great while others look like only glowing coals and give off very little light. I wonder if they have an on/off like the candles, or if some of the fires just aren’t very nice.

Both. There are fires that are just glowing embers, and fires that are good fires for a fireplace - and can be toggled off so they aren't as bright; the flames go down close to the wood and don't throw off as much light. I think the difference may possibly be between 50 crowns and 10 crowns on the fire or without fire, unless prices have changed from the PTS server.

Neat, thanks! I can send over some materials in exchange.

But yeah, the empty houses come with at least one free light source. The quality and quantity depend on the house. Jo'zira's "abandoned" Auridon room has some basic furnishings now, though I could barely fit the bed in there. It almost looks like my old room, actually, and I don't know how to feel about that. Once I get some book stacks it'll be complete. For no good reason other than RP.

Thanks to Tsarakiri's...hard work... we were able to afford a mimic Hist Tree today - it's a perfect fit in the garden! We also bought some authentic Shadowfen rocks for Venatrix the lizard to sunbathe on.

Unfortunately this has left us with absolutely no money, so we'll have to keep working hard in order to afford a cherry blossom tree for Ciri, and then a home for Tsarakiri. It's kind of nice to have things to work towards like this.

Thanks, mALX! I will keep digging through the lists. The fire logs that Jerric bought to try filled up his whole room, but not with fire. Probably for the best!

hazmick, congrats to the new homeowners! I love that house because of the garden. The location is great, too. I agree, it's fun to have things to shop, gather, and save for.

Here is what I did with the Mara's Pub inn room:


http://imgur.com/a/pSUm7



The placement of the bed in that room is crucial to the comfort of the room because of the tiny size and shape of that room. I played around a while before finding that place for the bed, after that the desk and dinner table fell right into place and left plenty of room for stacks of books, lol.








Oh, I would love to see that hist in the yard!!!! If there is anything you need, (any of us) - post it on here, and maybe one of us can make it and send it, or if we have an extra recipe to send, etc.






I'm not positive since my Crown Store furnishings ability hasn't worked since the release of housing; but on the PTS it was under "Lighting/Fires" - I think.





I got my first Redguard recipe from Hazmick today, that was so awesome - and sweet!

I have been farming all day for furniture recipes/plans; and - not doing very well. I did find an Orc block counter if anyone wants it. Other than that I found a Breton Bookcase that I did read; and an Orc bowl that I did read.

By now I would have bought what I wanted from the Crown Store, but it is still broken on my game.


Meanwhile, if anyone wants to duel each other in my courtyard before I find any furnishings for it, that would be a perfect spot to do it!

Feel free to drop by anytime. I had a mooch around your Stros M'kai house earlier - it's absolutely gorgeous!


I'm looking for anything Argonian, but mainly a bed (the proper bed, not one of the floor mats).

That looks so nice! :0
I did the same with the bed, but I never would have thought to use the tapestry as a rug. Although I'm going for a messy "shut-in" look for the room, I might steal that idea for myself.

Anyways, Eolan bought and moved into Ravenhurst, but it's not that great yet. Also I don't know that classic house cat's deal. He was the original Winceslaus before the Abecean Ratter Cat replaced him. I'll just pretend he's a recent adoption. And probably an Alfiq bumming off of Eolan by pretending to be a stray. (I mean, it's right in the flavor text, that its particular breed is a distant Khajiit relative, even if it's meant to be unreliable at best.)

I DID find several Breton-style furnishing blueprints shortly after, though! Including a blue-rank desk that I was unable to craft because I used up my Regulus and Heartwood making furnishings for the inn room. So there's that. (for reference, I can also make an open drawer, an amphora for plants, a trestle dining table and a blue-rank clay lid??? in Breton style)

I'll start letting visitors in once I get the houses in decent shape.

I will most def keep you in mind if I pick up any Argonian stuff!






Thank you! I played and played with that bed before finally finding that sweet spot! And I don't care much for that particular rug, but it was the right size and added a touch of color.

Also, that was done on the PTS server, where all the furniture is all but given to you - in the real game where I have to search for furniture plans and can't find them = my rooms only have a bedroll in them now, lol.

Ooh, you learned how to make those candles? Awesome! Those cats are really cute!

I got all three free hotel rooms, so it is possible to do that. So far the Crown Store is still offline on my game, urk. So it looks like until I learn how to make some things, these rooms will stay empty or with just a bedroll.

mALX, that room looks great! I’m amazed that a bed even fits in there, and you made it look cozy. The Crown Store is acting funny for me, too, but if I go back to it right away after it tells me that it’s down, it works fine. I hope it starts working for you.

monkey, congrats to Eolan! I love that house. I thought the same thing about the spotted “housecat.” An undercover Alfiq could make things interesting for the homeowner.

Elke has almost gotten her Vulkhel Guard apartment, then the crew will need to get busy questing so they can purchase (and afford) their houses. Jerric is unsurprisingly not much of a decorator. He feels perfectly comfortable in his austere Ebony Flask room. I think he’s spent too many nights locked up in the drunk tank.

Jerric would look comfortable sleeping on a rock, and he really does look at home no matter what is around him (or isn't, in this case, lol).

Thanks for your kind words about the room = that was done on the PTS server where access to all the furniture was free to me, I had access to every furnished house in the game for one Crown a piece and could just yank whatever I wanted out of each house to put into my little rooms - plus was given 5500 Crowns per day to spend buying anything I wanted from the Crown Store.

In the real game and without all that free access = my three rooms each have just a bedroll in them (and may be that way for quite a while due to the cost of mats in crafting. Making the three bedrolls used up a bunch of my stored resources!

The difference in the real game (vs the PTS server) of having absolutely no access to furniture and having to search for each piece (or pay real world money for it via the Crown store) - I think we will all be in austere circumstances together for a while. I am kind of stunned that they didn't have any NPC vendors just selling beds, rugs, etc. for gold (instead of the housing vendors just selling trees and rocks).

On the PTS server, I did put in a big complaint about that. They gave us no way to buy any actual furniture for our homes using gold, it is either buy with Crowns or craft them (and good luck finding the recipes).

And to craft them, they require a really high amount of mats, too. My friend Aussie used up half her inventory last night making one pumpkin!

Thanks for the tip on the Crown Store access, I will most def try that!

And whenever I get the access to furniture to do it = here is what I had done with the Ebony Flask room on the PTS server:


http://i.imgur.com/ggt3ZnX.png



(and that was made before I learned that they didn't make sitting accessible on that comfy pink sofa for some reason. As soon as I realized that couch and tuffet couldn't be sat on: I changed them out for furniture that could be actually used = a stool to replace the tuffet, and the other pink couch for the sofa).

Hazmick - I saw your house last night, that is Awesome! I LOVE the achievement stuff you have there, especially the Hist Tree! That thing is huge, I thought it would completely take over that courtyard, but it fits perfectly in it! And also the ones inside you have - LOVE that stuff!

I am def keeping my eyes out for a real bed and one of those cute chests; and those nice wicker shelf units, etc. (Argonian style) .

Gosh, your Ebony Flask room looks even prettier! Too bad those tuffet seat are not usable, they look so inviting. A lot of stuff is plain wood, and those cushions add a lot of softness and color. Very nice!


I found the perfect bed for Jerric. It’s huge and looks recently used. Now I just have to find it again when he’s shopping.

Yes, I wanted to sit on cushions; the hard wood ones do not look very comfortable for sitting! But OH! I noticed one tuffet in game was suddenly sit-able yesterday; hadn't been the day before because I had tried it! And the day Homestead was released the Crown store was selling different colored tuffets suddenly - they didn't have those on the PTS at all! So, I hope that was a good sign! That is my favorite couch, especially since it has the matching tuffet. But unsit-able made it unusable for me.

Thanks on the room - that was the first room I did, and I continued to go back to it and spend time - it felt really comfy and nice in there!

Lol, Mira's Ebony Flask room has nothing but a stool and a tea table in it!

*edit*
Not that kind of stool!

Thanks! Yeah I was worried the Hist might be too big but it's a perfect size for that corner - managed to fit it in without any clipping through walls.

I've encountered an annoyance today though - the floor of the house isn't level. Took me a few minutes to put a rug down and it still clips through the floor in places. I think I'll have to get some sort of wooden planks and make a proper floor.

There is a clipping issue with the floor in that ourtyard at the Hunding place too - only noticeable if you are putting a carpet down.

Thanks to Haa-Rei and Buffy, I have a good start on some things I need to get the courtyard going up! Table, chairs/benches - even a nice cart for yard decoration! I can't wait to get it set up!

** Any visitors to the house might notice some new items!

There is a nice cart set up by the stables, and a new table set up in the courtyard = Thank you Hazmick!!!!

Then as you step inside the house via the front door, you may notice there are now two benches to sit on in the entry hall = Thank you Buffy !!!!

Really awesome surprises, thank you both so much!

I haven't gotten any Master Writs yet; but when I do get them the first thing I'm going to shoot for is getting the standard crafting stations set up in that courtyard (like I had them set up in the screenshots) - or if there is a way to buy them with gold. (I can't afford the thousands per each Crown Store price).

But with those set up, you can instantly (and free) travel from anywhere to the house and do your basic crafting - even travel there from inside dungeons.

(And then in the far distant future I hope to eventually get a target skeleton and start setting up attunable crafting stations there with input from everyone about which).

BWAAHAA! Your still doing better than me on that, mine has just a bedroll and some rocks and barrels, lol.

I didn’t realize that you could fast-travel from anywhere to a home for free. I thought you had to go from a Wayshrine or travel to a player who was already there. That adds immense value to homes! Some of them are very handily located.

mALX, Elke stopped by your Stros M’Kai mansion today – it is gorgeous! Private beach!! Yay! I love how you have arranged conversation groups and put the fire pits inside. Very nice!

Elke finally got the keys to her Mara’s Kiss room, which she promptly named “Elke’s Closet.” She is apparently a touch claustrophobic.

Jerric bought a bed for his room at the brothel. Now he is all moved in.