Morrowind:OXM Challenge

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The OXM Challenge for Morrowind is a save file that could be downloaded for the Xbox version of the game. It was distributed on a demo disc that was included with the 24th issue of the Official Xbox Magazine in November 2003. The challenge was called Treasure Hunt and had the following description:

Four objects belonging to the OXM staff are hidden on a small island. Check the disc pages for challenge details!

The save file can be downloaded here.

Challenge

Loading up the save will put you in control of a level 26 Nord named Phantom. He has a custom Magic Thief Warrior class and is in possession of nothing but an Icebreaker mace, a set of expensive robes, shirt, pants, and shoes, and 1,789 gold. He is located on a small island in the Bitter Coast containing the Sarys Ancestral Tomb and the slaver hideout of Aharunartus. The only hint you are provided with is that the four items you seek are located on the island.

The challenge could be completed by taking a screenshot of the four items in your inventory and submitting it to OXM in return for 5,000 Challenge Points. This was part of an ongoing series of challenges being run by the magazine at the time.

Treasure Hunt Locations

The four items you must find are custom enchanted items that have been hidden throughout the island. Each item has been named after an OXM staffer. They are as follows:

	Item	Base Item					Enchantment	Charge/ Cost=Uses	Location
	Ring of Frank	Extravagant Ring	0.1	N/A	120	N/A	Cast When Used  Fire Damage 1 pt in 2ft for 3 secs on Touch	10/1 = 10	Found within the hollowed-out tree stump located on the island's exterior.
	Salmon Helm	Redoran Master Helm	4.5 (Medium)	450	3000	45	Cast When Used  Telekinesis 0-3 pts for 8 secs on Self	30/1 = 30	Hidden underwater, at the end of the submerged tunnel within Aharunartus.
	Pauldron of Fran	Indoril Right Pauldron	9.0 (Medium)	450	2400	45	Cast When Used  Shock Damage 1 pt for 2 secs on Target	100/1 = 100	Inside a low-quality chest beneath a hammock in Aharunartus.
	Rees Boots	Indoril Boots	18.0 (Medium)	450	2000	45	Cast When Used  Light 1-7 pts in 8ft for 24 secs on Target	100/1 = 100	Inside the rightmost crate among a stack of three found beneath a stairway in Aharunartus.

Save File

The save is titled "OXM CHALLENGE". Its file size is 2.27 MB (150 blocks on Xbox), and it was created on 25 August, 2003.

Note that the save was created using vanilla Morrowind. As a result, you will need to sit through a long loading screen when loading it for the first time with Tribunal installed. This is due to the Parse Quests function that must be run to enable Tribunal's new journal system.

Gallery

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  Challenge details

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  Phantom, the player character, upon loading in

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  The Ring of Frank inside the tree stump

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  The Salmon Helm underwater

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  The Low Quality Chest containing the Pauldron of Fran

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  The Crate containing the Rees Boots (bottom right)

See Also

• Plugins — Official downloads for Morrowind on PC.