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House Guest
bridgetrose
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I'm thinking of getting Erilthel but can't decide if house guests really adds anything to a home. For those of you that have them do you have many and do you think it was money well spent? Does it give a house a more lived in feel?
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seecodenotgames✭✭✭✭✭Having NPCs walking around your house definitely makes it feel more like a home (or business or whatever it is). I would say sometimes I forget they are there and I think there is a player visiting my home for a moment.
A limitation is that the only thing you can make them do is either stand still or have them path around your house. If the pathing is quite short or in a loop, it can get a bit repetitive with them walking in the same circle over and over.
Overall I would say they are worth it. Btw you can get two for free by levelling up your companions if you don't want to spend crowns. You can also use the banker and merchants, but they don't have as much dialog.Houses on PC EU (newest first)69. Bank of Necrom (Emissary's Enclave) - A second bank in Necrom has opened for customers to store their treasures
68. Aldmeri Mansion (Seabloom Villa) - The luxury home as an Altmer family
67. Dawnwood Village (Gladesong Arboretum) - A village built into a new forest
66. Undaunted Fortress (Mournoth Keep) - The undaunted have moved into these Orcish Towers
65. Wedding at Sea (The Fair Winds) - Have a lovely wedding ceremony at sea and relax in the bridal suite in the Captain's Quarters
64. Alikr Oasis Paradise (Sword-singer's Redoubt) - This grand home was built above a deep well to commemorate their ancestors
63. Azandar's Tea House (Kelesan Ruhn) - A tea shop/cafe in the shape of a life-sized teapot
62. Sand Castles (Fogbreak Lighthouse) - A literal life size sand castle
61. Riften Meadery (Old Mistveil Manor) - A new meadery has opened outside Riften
60. Helene's Writing Room (Golden Gryphon Garret) - A small room for Helene to get some quiet writing time
59. Picnic at Pelin (Black Vine Villa) - Based on the lore book Picnic at Pelin (A Horror Story)
58. Almalexias Temple (Forsaken Stronghold) - A Dunmer Tower with a shrine to the three
57. Pirate New Life For Me (Highhallow Hold) - A pirate tavern where they gift you loot
56. Woodvine Cathedral (Agony's Ascent) - A living cathedral thriving in the Deadlands
55. Dark Elf Town House (Quondam Indorilia) - A small and cosy town house on the edge of Mournhold
54. The Secret Tower (Exorcised Coven Cottage) - A hidden mage tower in the swamps on the Hag Fen
53. Knight Club (Frostvault Chasm) - A disco in a dwarven mineshaft
52. Dwemer Cave City (The Erstwhile Sanctuary) - A lost dwarven city has been found deep underground
51. Alinor Gryphon Aerie (Colossal Aldmeri Grotto) - A place where gryphons are trained
50. The Charred Towers (Doomchar Plateau) - Deadlands themed fortress with two towers and custom furniture
49. Argonian Sea Town (Tel Galen) - An Argonian sea port
48. Daedric Princess Tower (Seaveil Spire) - An underwater tower dedicated to the Daedric Prince Meridia
47. Fargrave Observatory (Ossa Accentium) - An observatory in the portal realm of Fargrave
46. Hundings Beach House (Hundings Palatial Hall) - Beach house and hottub
45. Crystal Gardens (Snugpod) - Enchanted Gardens with crystalline trees
44. Dawnlight Health Spa (Princely Dawnlight Palace) - Our spa waters are revitalising and ready to heal your aching body
43. Mountainside Retreat (Pariah's Pinnacle) - An orc mountainside hall with an amazing view
42. Volcanic Vile Villa (Kushalit Sanctuary) - A private hollowed out volcano for all your mad alchemist needs
41. Arenthian Water Temple (Strident Springs Demesne) - A relaxing water temple outside Arenthia
40. Woodland Cottage (Ald Velothi Harbor House) - A house in a tree, but not a treehouse
39. Winter Snow Meadhall (Enchanted Snow Globe Home) - A winter meadhall has opened to get everyone in the festive mood
38. Fire and Ice Hotel (Elinhir Private Arena) - An new hotel has opened with an ice bar and a lava room
37. City of Princes (Pantherfang Chapel) - Citadese is under attack from a dragon invasion. Prince Tarvia is leading the escape through the sewers.
36. Dark Brotherhood Home (Stay-Moist Mansion) - A Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary found beneath an Argonian village
35. Volkihar Courtyard (Velothi Reverie) - A castle courtyard modelled on the famous Volkihar Castle in Skyrim
34. Rada's Summer Getaway (Potentate's Retreat) - A Redguard mansion with a dark vampiric secret in the basement
33. Cascadia Wine N Dine (Sweetwater Cascades) - Vineyard and meadery with two restaurants and a chapel
32. Walled Kitchen Garden (Amaya Lake Lodge) - Fresh produce and cut flowers for sale. Hot food served in a family restaurant.
31. Luckycat Summerhouse (Lucky Cat Landing) - A khajiiti villa with spa and dining
30. Helene's Boutique (Water's Edge) - The famous dressmaker has opened a new dress shop in town
29. Alinor Garden Party (Mathiisen Manor) - A party in the flower gardens of a Altmer noble's manor
28. Markarth Bath House (Stone Eagle Aerie) - A relaxing spa and bath house with an arts and craft centre
27. Treeboat house (The Gorinir Estate) - No one know how an imperial ship ended up in the treetops
26. Varlaisvea College (Varlaisvea Ayleid Ruins) - An ancient library has been discovered deep inside an Ayleid ruin
25. City on the Moon (The Orbservatory Prior) - Moonbase with housing and an inn under the stars
24. Lakemire Water Gardens (Lakemire Xanmeer Manor) - Relaxing hanging gardens and a fish restaurant beneath the Xanmeer
23. Hircine's Hunt Club (Hunters Glade) - A relaxing villa for werewolves to feast in the ever refilling hunting grounds
22. Lost Dwarven Kingdom (Shalidor’s Shrouded Realm) - A lost Dwemer king's palace has been found in a mage's pocket realm
21. Replaced with 54. The Secret Tower
20. Topal Fishing Resort (Grand Topal Hideaway) - A resort in the middle of a fishing lake on a private island
19. Castleton Manor (Alinor Crest Townhouse) - The home of Lord Castleton and his daughter Sonja
18. Cave of BBQ N Ribs (Earthtear Cavern) - A secret rocky dome, hosts a BBQ and ribs restaurant
17. Who Lived in a Shoe (The Ample Domicile) - There was an old reach witch who lived in a shoe
16. Dwemer Party Tower (Hall of the Lunar Champion - Lion's Cradle) - A dwarven flying tower repurposed for parties
15. A Taste of Alinor (Sleek Creek House) - A small piece of Alinor beside a creek
14. Lava Submarine Base (Bastion Sanguinaris) - An evil vampire alchemy lab, accessible only via a lava submarine
13. Spirit-tree Library (Wraithhome) - A library built atop an ancient forest within an ancient Daedric ruin
12. Golden Beach Palace (Thieves' Oasis) - A dwarven inspired Redguard beach resort
11. Mad Scientists House (Cyrodilic Jungle House) - Workshop and garage with an experimental De-lore-ean
10. Big Toy House (Antiquarian's Alpine Gallery) - Two life sized doll's houses and a inn beneath the stairs
9. Icy Falls Inn (Forgemaster Falls) - Two Nord lodges on a lake, serving mead and fresh fish
8. Blue-ice Palace (Stillwaters Retreat) - Solitude, but on a frozen lake
7. Mushroom Manor (Coldharbour Surreal Estate) - Dunmer house built from giant mushrooms
6. Vampire Academy with wine bar (Daggerfall Overlook) - Come for the nibbles; stay for eternity
5. Three Pillows War (Grymharth's Woe) - Re-enact the three banners war with pillow forts and floof balls
4. Treefern House (Moon-sugar meadow) - Giant treefern treehouse
3. Artaeum Theatre (Grand Psijic Manor) - Tiered Balcony
2. Imperial Bridal Suite (Linchal Grand Manor) - Wedding venue with bridal suite extension
1. Dragonguard Penthouse (Jode's Embrace) - 3 Extra floors, with indoor conservatory and top floor gym2 -
bridgetrose✭✭✭seecodenotgames wrote: »Having NPCs walking around your house definitely makes it feel more like a home (or business or whatever it is). I would say sometimes I forget they are there and I think there is a player visiting my home for a moment.
A limitation is that the only thing you can make them do is either stand still or have them path around your house. If the pathing is quite short or in a loop, it can get a bit repetitive with them walking in the same circle over and over.
Overall I would say they are worth it. Btw you can get two for free by levelling up your companions if you don't want to spend crowns. You can also use the banker and merchants, but they don't have as much dialog.
Thank you. I hadn't thought about the companions being house guests once they hit the level needed. I think I'll go ahead. I'm going to get Sweetwater when it comes out and there should be lots of room for paths in that place. Plus might make it feel less huge with people wandering around the grounds.0 -
MornaBaine✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I only have the non-speaking Dunmer alcolyte. He makes a good bartender in my vampire bar. LOL Oh and the girl who is reading a map. Honestly I'm not keen to acquire any of the others. They're too specific and their dialogue has nothing to do with my characters. I'd much prefer if they gave us more generic servants and guards to choose from with little dialogue. There's an argonian in the castle in Northpoint that sweeps a certain room I'd love to have. I also wish they'd get around to releasing the barmaid that's on PTS. And I'd realllly like a vampire thrall your vampires could feed on that doesn't look like a disgusting zombie. I've not really been impressed with the houseguests overall.
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M_Volsung✭✭✭✭✭I have a mount and a couple pets wandering around the outside of my house, makes the place feel a bit more alive to me."In the Deep Halls, Far from Men;
Forsaken Red Mountain, Twisted Kin;
Hail the Mind, Hail the Stone;
Dwarven Pride, Stronger than Bone"
—Dwemer Inquiries I-III, Thelwe Ghelein0 -
Lugaldu✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Even if the house guests (at the moment) can only stand around or walk around, I still enjoy meeting and talking to them when I visit my main house. But I would like the limit for house guests / pets to be increased, because in a large house with indoor and outdoor areas it is sometimes still "empty". And it would also be nice if a few new dialogue lines were added to existing house guests in between.1 -
LaughingGremlin✭✭✭I love to have a bard, but one that can sing. Some npc bards sound like they are calling out the hogs from a pig pen(Soo-Wee!).Edited by LaughingGremlin on August 6, 2021 1:03PM0 -
I have several house-guests and personally i feel they add a lot of "RP/Life" to my home. I have my guard on patrol, my serving lady back and forth from kitchen to bar to throne-room, my assistant scribe in my library, not house-guest but my merchant in my trading area, my thief hidden in her small dark shrine, my automaton in his laboratory, etc.
Adding them just to have them stand in a row along a wall, no they don't add much, but if you build around them as if they were actual people living/serving you, then i find it offers me a lot of inspiration.2 -
bridgetrose✭✭✭everseeing_njpreub18_ESO wrote: »I have several house-guests and personally i feel they add a lot of "RP/Life" to my home. I have my guard on patrol, my serving lady back and forth from kitchen to bar to throne-room, my assistant scribe in my library, not house-guest but my merchant in my trading area, my thief hidden in her small dark shrine, my automaton in his laboratory, etc.
Adding them just to have them stand in a row along a wall, no they don't add much, but if you build around them as if they were actual people living/serving you, then i find it offers me a lot of inspiration.
I'll remember this. It takes planning but makes a lot of sense.
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✭MornaBaine wrote: »I only have the non-speaking Dunmer alcolyte. He makes a good bartender in my vampire bar. LOL Oh and the girl who is reading a map. Honestly I'm not keen to acquire any of the others. They're too specific and their dialogue has nothing to do with my characters. I'd much prefer if they gave us more generic servants and guards to choose from with little dialogue. There's an argonian in the castle in Northpoint that sweeps a certain room I'd love to have. I also wish they'd get around to releasing the barmaid that's on PTS. And I'd realllly like a vampire thrall your vampires could feed on that doesn't look like a disgusting zombie. I've not really been impressed with the houseguests overall.
They did release the barmaid a few months ago. But she wasn't in the crown store; instead, she was a daily reward for the month.1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭They are definitely worth it because you can make paths with them, and they liven up a place. The only downside is they share slots with assistants and other special collectibles, so there's a limit of how many you can place in each home.1 -
They are definitely worth it because you can make paths with them, and they liven up a place. The only downside is they share slots with assistants and other special collectibles, so there's a limit of how many you can place in each home.
Agreed, favorite mount, favorite pet, merchant, banker, outlaw merchant, and your already half filled on the largest houses.
If nothing else I'd love an increase on these slots as they are regularly selling more house-guests and even more-so, now they will have companions you can use as guests... to have even just your few favorites leaves little else for the "worker/servant" NPC types like the barmaid, guard, (upcoming) blacksmith, etc.
I understand spreading them through various homes, but i am one of those who has a main house and basically that's it, I've used Daggerfall Overlook from its release. I can work with limits, but i would like a little more of this type.2 -
LaughingGremlin✭✭✭Same here. I had to bump off the historian houseguest in order to fit Erilthel in. Not to mention I can not display any of my mounts. I wish ZOS would increase the collectable limit by a little, but that's just screaming into a void.2
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✭✭✭✭✭I never thought I'd use houseguests but I have placed a couple. I haven't taken the time to path them yet because I just find it a royal pain, but some day I'll get it done. These are the ones I've placed so far.
The historian is outside the Curator's office cataloging new items that have come in to the History of Tamriel Museum I set up in The Hall of the Lunar Champion.
The barmaid is serving guests in the bar at the Silver Light Lodge set up in the Antiquarian's Alpine Gallery, and also serving guests at Mighty Orc Ales tavern set up in Ravenhurst.
Bastian and Mirri are the massage therapists at Le Masseuse massage parlor set up in Sugar Bowl Suite in Rimmen.
Bastian is staying in the guest house over the barn at my Necromancer's home, Serenity Falls Estate.PCNA1 -
SkaraMinoc✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭AngryGremlin wrote: »Same here. I had to bump off the historian houseguest in order to fit Erilthel in. Not to mention I can not display any of my mounts. I wish ZOS would increase the collectable limit by a little, but that's just screaming into a void.
Elinhir Private Arena only has 10 special collectible slots which is very low. The arena looks empty.
That said, the house guests do add a sense of life to the arena. 2 guards, a coordinator, Mirri, and some others. They are getting ready for tonight's spectacular battles.
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MornaBaine✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭MornaBaine wrote: »I only have the non-speaking Dunmer alcolyte. He makes a good bartender in my vampire bar. LOL Oh and the girl who is reading a map. Honestly I'm not keen to acquire any of the others. They're too specific and their dialogue has nothing to do with my characters. I'd much prefer if they gave us more generic servants and guards to choose from with little dialogue. There's an argonian in the castle in Northpoint that sweeps a certain room I'd love to have. I also wish they'd get around to releasing the barmaid that's on PTS. And I'd realllly like a vampire thrall your vampires could feed on that doesn't look like a disgusting zombie. I've not really been impressed with the houseguests overall.
They did release the barmaid a few months ago. But she wasn't in the crown store; instead, she was a daily reward for the month.
Ah during the time I had stopped my sub and wasn't playing. That just figures. LOL Thanks for letting me know!PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!0 -
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✭✭✭I have Jorn being chased by a very angry scamp, in one of my homes.
He hides and stops and runs again, it was a total pain to path so the scamp didn't end up overtaking him all the time and tbh even now after I while I think Jorn must get tired it's a bit weird.
However on entering the house the first thing I see is him run by scamp in tow it always makes me smile!
When people say to me........
"You're going to regret that in the morning"
I sleep until midday cos I'm a problem solver!4 -
Lugaldu✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭I would like to have more scholarly houseguests (apart from more slots for them...). My Antiquarian's Alpine Gallery is a "research facility", besides first-class scholars like Biro-Dar and Phedre, Lyranth spreads good humor here and various Scamps and Banekins hop around.2 -
No matter what they release, mounts, pets, house-guests or companions, with the amounts currently in place it will always be a fairly unfortunate limitation to those "fun" setups as mentioned.0