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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT2| Team Edward's Revenge
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Well then. Bethesda ain't so bad after all.
Now I'd like to say that this game's potential is fucking terrifying. It's beautiful, every aspect of the world is totally engrossing, and there seems to be an endless array of options. I can't stop inspecting everything. I don't know if I care about what Alvor's wife thinks about the war, but I ask her anyways. I think I need to develop some standards in how/what I engage with the world, else I spend the rest of my days carefully scrutinizing and scanning Skyrim with a fine-tooth comb.
Kong Fisso
Banned
OR roll up while your dude is slowly mining and smoke while smithing and selling shit.
Kong Fisso
Banned
toastyToast
Member
I'm looking to do a two-handed/heavy armour build and use the alchemy/enchanting trick to get super overpowered gear.
What race should I start with. I'm thinking Nord.
What race should I start with. I'm thinking Nord.
Go with a Nord. The whole off Skyrim is filled with them.
I'll settle for an easy access door for a later time then. I kinda figured it was substantially big enough to be a part of some quest I had not triggered yet, but once you walk in it's hard to just turn around and go home.
Kong Fisso
Banned
Just don't pick orc. That's straight up noob mode
One of the loading screens says that the Bretons get a 50% magic resistance right out of the box, I would probably pick that if I was starting over again.
eso76
Member
90 hours in and this deserves Game Of The fucking Generation.
i don't think it's even fair that other games retail for the same price.
That sounds suspiciously like my strategy for Oblivion and Skyrim as well
With Oblivion I stopped playing so that I could play Rome Total War. When I came back to Oblivion the second time, the modders had done so much that I sunk another fifty hours into the game thanks to their mods. Still, the amount of mods already out make me wonder if we will have to wait that long for great mods to come out. Now, if you want great mods that are stable, then we will probably have to wait a while for Bethesda to finish updating the game itself at least.Kong Fisso
Banned
At the end of the Thieves Guild questline, you're told that
and at the end of the Dark Brotherhood questline, you're told that
and at the end of the Daedric Influence questline, you're told that
.
Does any of that stuff happen ever? It seriously seems after hours of playing that it doesn't.
if the Nightingale sanctuary is ever in danger, the shadows will call you back to defend it
if someone ever needs someone murdered and calls on them, you'll be called back to do it
you and the ancient abyss are gonna fuck shit up together
Does any of that stuff happen ever? It seriously seems after hours of playing that it doesn't.
Nope. Maybe in DLC or something.
brotkasten
Member
Where can I find good spell books? I'm lvl 34 and my destruction skill is already at 100, but the strongest spells I have are incinerate and icy spear, which are only expert level spells.
I finally got around to maxing out my alchemy, so I'm ready to make my uber-gear. Question I have is: does the potion timer (specifically on fortify enchanting) still toll while I'm entering a custom name on gear? This might not be an issue on PC, but on PS3 it's a pain to type things quickly.
RukusProvider
Banned
I belief one of the people in the college will offEr you a quest for master spells once you hit 100 destruction.
Sanky Panky
Banned
You gotta be shitting me...
Final mission of the Civil War as a Stormcloak
Woe is me...
Final mission of the Civil War as a Stormcloak
we are storming Solitude to finally liberate Skyrim, and off the distance over the city, I see a dragon. AWESOME. Should make for an Epic fuckin fight!
After I ravaged through the city, into the Castle where the Imperial general surrendered, that damn dragon was too stupid to come down and join the fun (like every other dragon in this stupid game). The general is dead and Ulfric is going to deliver this epic speech honoring me after all these dragging quests, to his troops gathered in the courtyard.
We go out the door, and of course, the dragon is wrecking havoc upon the poor tired souls. In one last display of heroism, the Dragonborn saves the day... and the speech never triggers.
I load up before entering the room to kill the general, to try to catch the dragon's attention, and the fucker won't come down even if he has fireballs storming all around him.
After I ravaged through the city, into the Castle where the Imperial general surrendered, that damn dragon was too stupid to come down and join the fun (like every other dragon in this stupid game). The general is dead and Ulfric is going to deliver this epic speech honoring me after all these dragging quests, to his troops gathered in the courtyard.
We go out the door, and of course, the dragon is wrecking havoc upon the poor tired souls. In one last display of heroism, the Dragonborn saves the day... and the speech never triggers.
I load up before entering the room to kill the general, to try to catch the dragon's attention, and the fucker won't come down even if he has fireballs storming all around him.
Woe is me...
bengraven
Member
I married wife 3.
I liked Ysolda: pretty, has a cute voice, reminded me a bit of my wife. But the rags were too much and I wanted someone would could follow me and cause damage.
So I married Aela. Loved the sideboob, she was killer with a bow, and back to the boobs she looked fantastic in Forsaken armor. But her man jaw and Claudia Christian voice started to get to me. Besides, I think she had acne scars. So divorce #2 happened.
I relented and went with my heart. I knew it was inevitable. I mean, she was fucking sworn to carry my burdens.
And she looked soooo bored waiting for our wedding.
No you don't. Don't lie. Now make me a homecooked meal.
I liked Ysolda: pretty, has a cute voice, reminded me a bit of my wife. But the rags were too much and I wanted someone would could follow me and cause damage.
So I married Aela. Loved the sideboob, she was killer with a bow, and back to the boobs she looked fantastic in Forsaken armor.
But her man jaw and Claudia Christian voice started to get to me. Besides, I think she had acne scars. So divorce #2 happened. I relented and went with my heart. I knew it was inevitable. I mean, she was fucking sworn to carry my burdens.
And she looked soooo bored waiting for our wedding.
No you don't. Don't lie. Now make me a homecooked meal.
brotkasten
Member
Doing my first quest after joining the companions and I reminds me how shallow the quests in this game are. Go from A to B and kill everything. That's usually just fine, but sometimes I'd like a bit more. This could've been such a good quest with a bit of story and tension and everything. But instead of that, I went there, killed the four dudes and now I have to escort that bitch all the way back to Winterhold.
toastyToast
Member
Played a couple of hours with my hamsom Nord warrior. Wailing on everything with a giant warhammer is seriously fun. I cbf with Master mode with this character, I wanna feel like a monster so I'm playing on Adept.
Got my smithing to 40ish and I crafted myself some Dwarven gear and it's ugly as fuck. Can't wait until I can use the ebony set.
Here's some wallpaper material
Got my smithing to 40ish and I crafted myself some Dwarven gear and it's ugly as fuck. Can't wait until I can use the ebony set.
Here's some wallpaper material
If you've already been to Winterhold, you can just fast travel there and your escort NPC will teleport there with you.
brotkasten
Member
There's no such thing as "fast travel" in my world, sorry.
I've been finding scrolls to be relatively useless for my particular build (one-handed/magicka, heavy armor) since I'm using my destruction/conjuration spells left and right. There are some nifty ones like firestorm and blizzard, but the 'make enemy X flee for 60 seconds' scrolls I haven't even touched yet. My main problem with them is that they all seem to be 'charged' spells in that you have to hold down the attack button to charge them up before they release. Which in the heat of battle is not always a convenient thing to pull off.
Any soul trap enchanted weapon will automatically fill an empty soul gem of the appropriate size when you kill an enemy. The caveat for most of them is that you have to kill the enemy within a time frame (highest I've come across so far is 4 seconds). Human souls need at least a Black Soul gem as their soul is too big for anything less.
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Soul_Gem_(Skyrim)#Soul_gem_types
Blue Ninja
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brotkasten
Member
Buy more houses.
ShinNL
Member
Spend your money on training stuff that you don't normally train. I'm lv66 now and training pickpocket and lightarmor is a pain since I never specialized in them. You can only get 5x training per level (doesn't matter what school).
Also buy all the alchemist ingredients, you might need them later.
You can use 'showracemenu' to reset how you look.
Damn. That's the first time I've been really disappointed with the game.
Used the command console. Right?I married wife 3.
I liked Ysolda: pretty, has a cute voice, reminded me a bit of my wife. But the rags were too much and I wanted someone would could follow me and cause damage.
So I married Aela. Loved the sideboob, she was killer with a bow, and back to the boobs she looked fantastic in Forsaken armor.
I relented and went with my heart. I knew it was inevitable. I mean, she was fucking sworn to carry my burdens.
And she looked soooo bored waiting for our wedding.
No you don't. Don't lie. Now make me a homecooked meal.
Didn't think you could marry Lydia. How does it work?
On the subject of stuff I learned recently:
120+ hours into the game, my 6 year-old shows me that pressing Y while riding my horse will make it jump. (I knew it would make it back up when standing still.)
Last night I discovered that the crossed swords on the shield racks on the walls of my house are actual swords I can take down and replace with other weapons. I thought they were part of the background design for the shield. Moar weapons to pimp.
Last night I googled a couple of the quest objects I'd been sitting on for weeks and found the people wanting them. Nice to be rid of the weight.
I have 100,000 gold and three houses. :\
Really should have been a couple of 100k mansions with 25k upgrades.
Complistic
Member
if you use the console command it works exactly like every other marriage.
Dunmers get 50% fire resistance, so that doesn't sound too off the mark. Imperials don't have great magic resistance, but they get a speech bonus. Something about their authority and 'when they talk, people listen'.
Speaking of pickaxes, anyone else here ALWAYS carry one with them? It's like my AmEx card in this game.
Also, anyone enchant their pickaxe for fun? I got a cubic buttload of soul gems so was thinking of doing it for fun.
Speaking of enchantments, list some of your uniquely named items! Here's a sample of mine:
Logan's Runners (boots w/ +6 stamina)
Raimi's Soul Swallower (axe w/ soul trap)
Dome of Thunder (helmet with destruction casting bonus)
Merlin's Mitts (gauntlets w/ +6 magicka)
I had a pair of Orcish Daggers I named Frigid and Scathe. Guess what kind of damage they did.
Dual wield them and power attack with both at the same time.
Dual wield them and power attack with both at the same time.
Yeah I've got a pickaxe and woodcutter's axe with me at all times, even though I don't know what firewood is used for. :lol