A hypothetical challenge

IsharaMeradin
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This is more for discussion but if someone wants to give it a shot, they are more than welcome.

I have a character that I made on my Epic account for ESO. The purpose of which is to hold some crafting materials between ESO+ trial periods. At any rate, I skipped the tutorial and have only ported to my primary home on my Steam account for ESO for the purpose of deconstruction, trait research and bank access. Somehow, I have gone from level 3 to level 4. That got me wondering, how much of the game could one complete without moving their character from the initial start position? I suspect I gained EXP from learning the blue motif books but not 100% certain as I hadn't paid attention just noticed one day that I was on level 4 and pretty close to level 5.

The rules would be:
  • Must be a new character
  • Must skip the tutorial
  • Moving even one step from the initial position is considered a failure
  • May port to content
  • Must reappear at initial position upon login

I haven't tried it, but I think one could port to IA and run what they can until reaching level 10 where they could then begin to access Cyrodiil and IC. Also, at level 10 certain group dungeons can be accessed. Trials might be doable once high enough level, I don't recall if they send you back to the last overland position on exit or if they put you outside their door when you exit. But either way, one could port to a player home that is either unowned or owned by another because logging out there should return one to the last overland position on next login.

Can anyone think of any other content that could be completed without moving the character?
PC-NA / PC-EU
ID @IsharaMeradin
Characters NA
Verin Jenet Eshava - Dark Elf Warden (main)
Nerissa Valin - Imperial Necromancer (secondary)
Lugsa-Lota-Stuph - Argonian Sorcerer
Leanne Martin - Breton Templar
Latash Gra-Ushaba - Orc Dragonknight
Ishara Merádin - Redguard Nightblade
Arylina Loreal - High Elf Sorcerer
Sasha al'Therin - Nord Necromancer
Paula Roseróbloom - Wood Elf Warden
Ja'Linga - Khajiit Arcanist

Characters EU
Shallan Veil - Wood Elf Warden

ID @IsharaMeradin-Epic
Characters NA
Ja'Sassy-Daro - Khajiit Nightblade
Natash af-Ishara - Redguard Warden
Shallan Radiant Veil - Dark Elf Arcanist
  • DestroyerPewnack
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    What if I initiate a duel with a friend of mine, and have him use a knock back ability on me, to get me all the way to the NPC that takes in master writs, and hand in a bunch of pre-crafted master writs, with a 150% xp potion? Does that break the rules?
  • kargen27
    kargen27
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    If you log off while still in Cyrodiil does it put you back to your original place? It would have to be a campaign you know will be full.
    and then the parrot said, "must be the water mines green too."
  • IsharaMeradin
    IsharaMeradin
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    What if I initiate a duel with a friend of mine, and have him use a knock back ability on me, to get me all the way to the NPC that takes in master writs, and hand in a bunch of pre-crafted master writs, with a 150% xp potion? Does that break the rules?
    A brand-new character that skips the tutorial is put on one of the starter islands. There are no master writ NPCs there nor are there daily writ turn-in locations. So that is not a possibility. Plus having a knock back applied to you means that you will not be able to log in at the initial starting position. Thus, it would be a failure.
    kargen27 wrote: »
    If you log off while still in Cyrodiil does it put you back to your original place? It would have to be a campaign you know will be full.
    Logging off in Cyrodiil does not put you back in the original place (unless perhaps it is a full server), but going to the wayshrine and using it to port to an owned home and then porting to an unowned or other player owned home should allow you to be put back in the starting position when logging in.
    Edited by IsharaMeradin on June 29, 2025 11:21PM
    PC-NA / PC-EU
    ID @IsharaMeradin
    Characters NA
    Verin Jenet Eshava - Dark Elf Warden (main)
    Nerissa Valin - Imperial Necromancer (secondary)
    Lugsa-Lota-Stuph - Argonian Sorcerer
    Leanne Martin - Breton Templar
    Latash Gra-Ushaba - Orc Dragonknight
    Ishara Merádin - Redguard Nightblade
    Arylina Loreal - High Elf Sorcerer
    Sasha al'Therin - Nord Necromancer
    Paula Roseróbloom - Wood Elf Warden
    Ja'Linga - Khajiit Arcanist

    Characters EU
    Shallan Veil - Wood Elf Warden

    ID @IsharaMeradin-Epic
    Characters NA
    Ja'Sassy-Daro - Khajiit Nightblade
    Natash af-Ishara - Redguard Warden
    Shallan Radiant Veil - Dark Elf Arcanist
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