Shivering talk:The Fork of Horripilation (quest)

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Contents 1 Fork Question 2 He's a Maniac 3 Reward 4 Fork duplication? 5 Iffy Wording 6 Weird Bug 7 Bolwing in the wall?

[edit] Fork Question

Hi. I have a question. I got the quest update after speaking to Bolwing, but then it said Big Head died before I got the Fork. Can I still go get the fork, or did it disappear with Big Head's death? I don't really care about quest completion, the fork is simply cool. P.S. This is the xbox 360 version of oblivion.--Kittyboymaxj 23:31, 16 October 2007 (EDT)

You can find the fork regardless of whether the characters involved are alive or dead - you obviously won't get the reward, though. --Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 01:34, 17 October 2007 (EDT)

Okay, thank you. I don't really care about finishing the Fork quest, but the Fork is such a weird bit of loot that I have to acquire it. Thanks for clearing that up.--Kittyboymaxj 10:07, 17 October 2007 (EDT)

[edit] He's a Maniac

Not only does Big Head's penchant for attacking New Sheoth citizens result in his untimely death, but the death of countless citizens. From Golden Saints to beggars, no NPC's yield to each other after accidental strikes. This escalates quickly into chaos, guards attacking bystanders, each other, eventually Dark Seducers will involve themselves. This can possibly ruin countless questlines. Avoid Big Head at all costs.---FromHereOn 20:51, 9 December 2007 (EST)

Wouldn't it make a lot more sense to just save before you talk to him? Big Head doesn't go retarded every single time he's spoken to. Well, not violently, at least--66.29.169.1 21:06, 4 January 2008 (EST)

In my case (PS3 with GOTY) soon after I gave him the fork he attacked and killed someone then the whole stinkin town joined in. The fight actually lasted quite a while with everybody attacking Big Head and then the guards attacking everyone else. There were 6 dead citizens and one dead guard so I could not have that. I went back to to Imperial City and created a Hood Of Death. The hood was a zero weight item I found somewhere so I enchanted it with shock damage then reverse pick-pocketed back onto Big Head. He did not put it on right away and he went into a crouch attack position. I was worried he would start an attack so I used the nudge technique to hold him against a wall until dark. He then gave up his crouch position and entered a building. The going thru a door caused him to put the hood on and he was dead a few seconds later. Using the Hood Of Death results in no murder or assault so it is the perfect way to get rid of annoying people like Big Head and the beggars. --TheOtherZack 4.246.21.180 00:00, 21 June 2008 (EDT)

Casting Frenzy or reverse pick-pocketing a poisoned apple would also work and it's more reliable.58.175.83.155 09:41, 23 August 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Reward

It appears that Big-Head can take you beyond the 100-point limit in Alchemy/Sneak/Blade. Can someone confirm this independantly, as I'm using a number of mods including KCAS, which might be allowing it where it otherwise wouldn't be. --Robin Hood (Talk • E-mail • Contribs) 21:00, 10 May 2008 (EDT) Yes it does. I was 100 alchemy and am now 101, but as mentioned elsewhere, all effects cap at 100 for these three skills -- The Other Zack4.246.21.180 23:41, 20 June 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Fork duplication?

- Theory: don't start the quest, get the fork. Can it be duplicated? Asuming it's not a quest item in this situation, the scroll exploit could work. Confirmation? If it did, one could have a fork, give Big Head the other and everyone's happy! ~Tryzon

-Sad news. Tried, fork is a quest item after all. Bottom line? No duplicating. Sigh. ~Tryzon

[edit] Iffy Wording

"It is best to do this quest first because the AI of Big Head puts him in danger of dying."

First, as in before what? Plus, "the AI of Big Head" is wordy. I'm for scrapping this note, but if it's important, it needs fixing. Somercy 01:50, 20 August 2008 (EDT)

I just reworded/reformatted the Notes section. It seems to be easier to read. As an aside, I didn't actually verify any of this, just reworded it. --GuildKnight^Talk2me 21:04, 21 August 2008 (EDT)

Big Head's AI causes him to search for forks, which also involves stealing them, and he may be killed before the player encounters him. So by first I think the poster meant as the first thing you do in the Isles.-Puddle ^{Talk+Contribs.} 21:43, 21 August 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Weird Bug

I came into the shivering isls and picked the fork up on the way to crucible: I then walked near him, and then he got killed (I know this is a bug detailed, but read on...) I then got the 50 alert box saying I should give the fork to him, and the quest was moved to completed. I hadn't even started it prior to this: this was the only alert I got. ^{—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 78.149.3.83 (talk • contribs) on 23 August 2008.}

[edit] Bolwing in the wall?

Hi, I follow the quest arrow, and I search ALL around it, and it appears as if Bolwing is stuck in a wall, near where the duelists are, above Bernices, IIRC. Is this a bug, Or is it supposed to be this way? If it is a Bug, Any fix? Is it like the bug of characters jumping off the bridge in skingrad. Ah well, Thanks in advance, Jetty. Four tildes? >89.240.170.156 15:44, 19 September 2008 (EDT)

It's a bug yes. You could try leaving and re-entering Crucible, and check if he still stuck. If that doesn't work you can try waiting for a while before re-entering Crucible, or in the worst case, wait for more than 72 hours. --Timenn < talk > 10:44, 20 September 2008 (EDT)

That did not fix the problem, I have been all over cyrodil since that, came back to check on MY isles, And he is still stuck above sickly bernices. Jetty 89.240.170.156 13:41, 23 September 2008 (EDT)

Are you playing on the PC? If so, bring up the console and type prid 698E8 and then moveto player. That should get him out of any sticky situation. If not... dunno, sorry. –Rpeh^{•T•C•E•} 13:57, 23 September 2008 (EDT)

Thanks. Yep, A PC here. - Jetty. 89.240.126.59 11:39, 24 September 2008 (EDT)