Oblivion talk:Skooma

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This seems more specific to Morrowind than Oblivion. I often carry some Skooma with me, and I've never once had a merchant refuse to do business with me. I'm pretty sure they'll all buy it as well, unless it's stolen, which applies to everything, of course. (Of course, only vendors that deal in potions will buy it unless you're a Journeyman in Mercantile.) -- TheRealLurlock 14:48, 4 June 2006 (EDT)

• Should this page be moved to the Tamriel namespace, since it contains info on both OB and MW, and there is no Morrowind:Skooma page? --FMan 19:27, 2 October 2006 (EDT)

I've re-written this in a more "Tamriel" style at Tamriel:Skooma, which perhaps could be transcluded or redirected here? IMHO, the article should either go for an "In-Character" style (Tamriel) or a "Game Player Advice" style (OB and MW) but not a mixture of both. --Actreal 02:14, 3 October 2006 (EDT)

Yeah, I was just cleaning up the obvious errors, but it still needs some clean-up. For instance, there is no Moon Sugar in Oblivion. Really, I'm not sure this needs its own page, except as an entry in the Dictionary. --TheRealLurlock 09:28, 3 October 2006 (EDT)

[edit] Origin of Word

Is it possible that the name skooma was derived from the word soma. It was a drug used to escape pain and reality in the book "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. --Maniji 21:19, 9 March 2008

In fact the word Soma goes back much further than Huxley. Brewer: "An intoxicating drink anciently made, with mystic rites and incantations..." You could be right but it's definitely speculation so shouldn't go on the main article. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 02:55, 10 March 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Origin of Word

I believe Skooma did in fact come from the word Soma, an easter egg referring to Brave New World. And though it does not belong in the Skooma section, it is probably worth a mention in the easter egg section. ^{—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.187.83.65 (talk • contribs).}

Good grief... Soma goes back well, well before the discovery of electricity, let alone the invention of the computer. Believe it or not, many things in the world do not reference computer games. A little research goes a long way. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 15:39, 1 April 2008 (EDT)