Oblivion talk:Beggars

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Contents 1 Say What Again? 2 Blessed are the Meek, for They Shall Inherit the Earth 3 Cure 4 No Charity required

[edit] Say What Again?

I was walking along the streets of Bruma, associating with the locals, throwing a coin or two at the more-common-than-you-would-think beggars walking around. When I realised that every time I give a coin to the beggars their voices change. (as if they used a different voice actor or something) this works with both male and female beggars (although less noticable with female) and I found it quite amusing. Anyone know what's up with that? Progamming error? Lack of voice actor talent? If anyone knows please post here.

-They really should have either recorded more 'beggar voice' lines, or limited what you can ask them about. Oh well. ^{—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 58.170.203.26 (talk • contribs).}

Or it's a wry comment on beggars? Until they get the coin they're frail and helpless and once they've got it they're perfectly fine? Perhaps somebody at Bethesda is simply being cynical. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 02:41, 29 January 2008 (EST)

[edit] Blessed are the Meek, for They Shall Inherit the Earth

Okay, so they may not quite inherit the earth, but I've had some (real) people tell me that if a beggar collects enough gold, he might eventually get himself better clothes or a suit of armor. I'm not sure if this is true or not because I've never seen it happen. Have you? (Gromir the Wasted) 24.2.171.37 14:15, 14 May 2008 (EDT)

Nice theory but not true. There's nothing in the AI to allow any NPC to buy anything. I think your friends are winding you up! –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 00:50, 15 May 2008 (EDT)

Yeah, just had to make sure. I'm not the kind of person who would sit there and offer coin after coin after coin to a beggar just to see if he would buy anything. Thanks for the clarification! (Gromir the Wasted) 24.2.171.37 21:14, 15 May 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Cure

-Can Beggars Be Cured Of The Diseases? ^{—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.156.74.155 (talk • contribs).}

Nope. There's no mechanism to allow such a thing to happen as far as I can see. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 02:11, 18 May 2008 (EDT)

[edit] No Charity required

Just wanted to note that you don't actually have to give them a coin to complete this quest. Merely starting a dialogue with the 19 beggars is sufficient to complete the quest. Perhaps the main page should be adjusted to reflect this? ^{—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.74.221.152 (talk • contribs).}

Done. Thanks for pointing that out; the quest page was correct but that one wasn't. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 09:53, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

Just Wondering Do Beggars Eat I Never Seen Them Eat I Only Saw One Eat When I Had To Go Talk To The Countess Of Bruma To Meet Martin At The Chapel And I Saw Fetid Jofnhild Eating

Ehm, if you have seen one eating than yes, they eat! 82.95.155.246 10:18, 4 August 2008 (EDT)