About Silt Strider
Morrowind Build Planner & Challenge Run Generator
Silt Strider is an unofficial fan project. It is neither directly nor indirectly affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, or ZeniMax Media.
It exists as a free reference and planning aid for players of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. It is not intended to infringe upon the copyrights of Bethesda Game Studios or its parent and affiliate companies, and reproduces no game assets, art, audio, or text.
Races, classes, birthsigns, skills and gear are checked against data read straight from the game files: Morrowind, Tribunal and Bloodmoon, and for Tamriel Rebuilt, Tamriel_Data and TR_Mainland (26.08 Poison Song). Restrictions and objectives are human curated.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® (Tribunal, Bloodmoon) was developed by Bethesda Game Studios LLC, a ZeniMax Media company. ZeniMax, The Elder Scrolls, Morrowind, Tribunal, Bloodmoon, Bethesda Softworks and related logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of ZeniMax Media Inc. in the US and/or other countries. All Rights Reserved.
System Accuracy & Game Mechanics
Calculations across Silt Strider reflect verified engine source code transcribed directly from OpenMW 0.51.0 (apps/openmw/mwmechanics/). Game math is evaluated using exact engine algorithms rather than approximations:
- Alchemy: Mortar and pestle quality sets base potion strength and duration; the Retort amplifies positive effects, the Alembic suppresses negative side-effects, and the Calcinator magnifies all effect magnitudes. Brew chance scales directly with Alchemy skill, Intelligence, and Luck.
- Level Progression: Health gains on level-up are strictly non-retroactive, calculated as 10% of current Endurance (⌊Endurance / 10⌋). Governing skill increases generate 2× to 5× attribute multipliers (10 skill increases for a 5× multiplier) up to the 100 attribute cap.
- Travel Routing: Fewest-hops pathfinding computes optimal routes via breadth-first search across silt striders, boats, river striders, and Guild Guides, accounting for Mages Guild membership and rank requirements.
- Spellcraft: Magicka costs derive from effect base cost, magnitude, duration, area, and range. Casting success chance accurately evaluates governing magic skill, Willpower, Luck, and fatigue state.
- Enchanting: Enchantment point capacity, soul gem charges, and constant effect thresholds (strictly requiring 400+ soul capacity, such as Golden Saints or Ascended Sleepers) match engine formulas, alongside barter pricing and self-enchant success chance.
Multi-World Coverage & Privacy
Full data pipeline support is provided for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (Tribunal, Bloodmoon), Tamriel Rebuilt 26.08 (Poison Song), and ARCE.
OpenMW save inspection (.omwsave) and character permalink sharing are zero-tracking and strictly client-side. All binary parsing and progression planning take place in your browser—no saves or character data are ever sent to an external server.
Credits
Typeface: Pelagiad by Isak Larborn, used under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
Game data: read from Morrowind.esm, Tribunal.esm, Bloodmoon.esm, Tamriel_Data.esm and TR_Mainland.esm. References: the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages (UESP) and tamriel-rebuilt.org.
Tamriel Rebuilt and ARCE are community projects by their respective teams; Silt Strider supports them but is not affiliated with either.
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The site's code was written with AI assistance. Builds and gear recommendations are checked by script against data read from the game files. Restrictions and objectives are human curated.
Corrections
Spotted a mistake? Email tmarcalferreira@gmail.com.
Support
Hosting and tools cost roughly $60/year. If the site is useful to you, a donation helps cover it: Ko-fi.