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[Micro102]

So I got back into this game with the intention to finish it, and of course the second quest I take I run into a horrible bug (maybe?).

I have to rescue this guy's daughter and have tracked her down to this hideout. In the hideout there is a vertical drop with a chain above it that granted slowfall. I realized what i had to do so i go open the gate that was blocking the hole and go to activate the chain again. It makes a magic noise but does not cast the magic on me. I now have no way to get down. I reloaded my save and it still doesn't work. I waited a couple of days to see if it recharges, it doesn't. I try dropping down, it's just constant death.

Am I missing something, or am I just unable to complete the quest now? Is there a way to cheat in temporary invincibility or flight?

[Gunner-Chan]

It's not a bug I think, those chains are one use I think. Dungeons in daggerfall tend to be super large and interconnected though so there's more than likely another way down.

... Or you might not even need to go that way. That's another possibility.

[Micro102]

Nope the entrance is incredibly small and I have searched for all possible secret doors. Unless there is another dungeon entrance from the outside, I don't see how this is possible.

[itisnotlogical]

All exterior doors lead to the same point inside the dungeon, there aren't really multiple entrances in Daggerfall.

How small is the tunnel downward? You might be able to jump or fall on to the opposite wall and activate climbing mode, although I've only ever managed to climb upward in Daggerfall.

[Akura]

Spoiler: You'll need to know this for later, but (click to show/hide)

Magic, particularly thaumatergy(for Levitate), or really high Jump and Climb skills, are required to complete the game. I'm not sure if any of the random dungeons require them, but I doubt I've seen every random dungeon layout.

although I've only ever managed to climb upward in Daggerfall.

If you jump while running forward, you should jump forward. Might be skill-dependent, but I don't know for sure.

[Micro102]

All exterior doors lead to the same point inside the dungeon, there aren't really multiple entrances in Daggerfall.

How small is the tunnel downward? You might be able to jump or fall on to the opposite wall and activate climbing mode, although I've only ever managed to climb upward in Daggerfall.

The tunnel is long and climbing does not save you. I tried.

Spoiler: You'll need to know this for later, but (click to show/hide)

Magic, particularly thaumatergy(for Levitate), or really high Jump and Climb skills, are required to complete the game. I'm not sure if any of the random dungeons require them, but I doubt I've seen every random dungeon layout.

although I've only ever managed to climb upward in Daggerfall.

If you jump while running forward, you should jump forward. Might be skill-dependent, but I don't know for sure.

You need to get some sleep

[Gunner-Chan]

What kind of dungeon module is this though? Is this the large pit around the raised hole with the water in it? I think a properly built character can survive a fall from the top to the pyramid thing in that module.

If anything this just proves you should save often, and in multiple slots. Though if it wont fail the quest you could always just exit and re-enter the dungeon. But you'll really likely not have a way up if it's seriously the way you described it. (Odds are even if it looks like there's no alternate path there's a secret door that leads to the bottom. ... Eventually.)

[Akura]

Might also be a one-way teleporter somewhere around there.

[Tawa]

If you don't have anything against cheating and have updated your game to the most recent patch, you can just use the [ and ] keys to teleport between the quest target spawn locations and the exit.

[Micro102]

Ok as it turns out, the thing regains it's charge if I X out of the game and turn it back on (indeed a bug). But now, when i activate the slowfall I just don't fall. I stay in the air moving in one direction until the spell wears off. Honestly, it's like they didn't even bother testing the things they put into the game.

If you don't have anything against cheating and have updated your game to the most recent patch, you can just use the [ and ] keys to teleport between the quest target spawn locations and the exit.

I don't have any problem using cheating to get past bugs, but the buttons don't work. I do have the latest patch.

[Mech#4]

I would suggest getting a means of levitation, either making a cheap spell from the mages guild or a magical item that gives it on use. Slow Fall does make you fall slowly but you keep forward momentum and are unable to control yourself while falling. Levitate is much easier since you can use page up/page down (or whatever you have up/down bound to) to fly up and down.

(Looking on the UESP, levitate magic items are called "Venom Spitting" unless you have installed Daggerfall with a third party patch.)

I think you may have to activate the debug teleport cheats in a config file in the Daggerfall directory.

[Micro102]

Slowfall does not make me go down AT ALL. I get stuck unmoving until it wears off.

I would get levitate but I have limited time and my character only has 22 magic points. I can't cast even the starter spells.

What are the consequences of failing a mission? Because I'm pretty much done trying.

[ollobrains]

snowfall is the downfall

[George_Chickens]

I wish Daggerfall had more procedural generation. I'd like to see completely randomized levels, but I suppose that's a bit too much to ask for a game older than many Elder Scrolls fans.

[itisnotlogical]

What are the consequences of failing a mission? Because I'm pretty much done trying.

Lost reputation with the questgiver's faction, I think the entire region if the questgiver is a rando and not somebody from a Guild or other faction.

You'd have to ask somebody that got further in Daggerfall to tell you what lost reputation means. UESP says you only lose 2 rep for a failed quest, you start at 0 with most factions and it goes down to -100, so it's probably fine to fail a quest here and there as long as it's not a main story thing.