Talk:Brain Rot

Bug associated with this and Beast Blood
While exploring Raldbthar / Deep Market I'd come across a spinning blade trap that seemingly had no pressure plate or other discernible trigger. Not wanting to take damage (and hoping to find a switch / lever to possibly disable it -- these were two sets of spinning blade traps going up a two-tiered staircase, both moved towards and away from each other, staying active a few minutes) or die I used Become Ethereal to get around it. Now, funny thing is I'd completed the Companion's Questline and never used the Glenmoril Witches' heads to cure it, ergo I have 100% Disease Resistance, but, when I was struck by the blade in ethereal form I contracted Brain Rot and was subject to the 25-point Magicka penalty (and stigma from friendly townsfolk).

Obviously, this is not a big deal as at level 60 I never fall below 80,000 septims so potions are affordable, but I thought this could be significant to anyone who relies more heavily on magic and finds themselves exploring Dwemer ruins. Raldbthar in particular is still incredibly challenging even for a higher level player thanks to the variety of Falmer, Dwemer and Chaurus adversaries.

Haven't encountered or attempted to reproduce this elsewhere. Xbox 360. 68.170.117.141 23:52, June 23, 2012 (UTC)