The Elder Scrolls Treasury III - The Imperial Library

Q.Q.QuestsAbout doing quests for → factions. If you try to complete every task you're given, sooner or lateryou'll run into trouble. Don't assume that, just because someone gives you a job, you ought to beable to complete it. When you get a job that's over your head, be patient. Go do something else fora while, and come back when you're tougher, better skilled, and better equipped. How do youjudge a job's difficulty? Consider three things: location, opposition, and payoff. Long walks intothe wilderness are usually tougher than local or town tasks. Tough opponents make tough jobs.Daedra, vampires, rogue Telvanni −− you'll learn which ones to look out for. And finally, if thereward offered is large, the dangers will be large, too. You have to decide. If it seems too tough, itprobably is. If you accept a task from a superior, you are honor−bound to complete it. Just becauseyour superior gives you a task, don't assume you should be able to do it. Your superior doesn'treally know what you can or can't handle. And some superiors don't care. But unless there is adeadline, or an issue of honor, you are not supposed to die trying. Use common sense. If you findyou are not yet ready to face a challenge, be patient, train, outfit yourself, and revisit the task at alater date. As long as you haven't been given a deadline for completion, it's usually smart to waitand tackle those tough jobs after you're stronger and better equipped. If you kill yourself trying tocomplete a job that's too difficult for you, it's nobody's fault but your own.161