Whoa, did Jurgen get a little threat in there? I’m pretty sure Aravi is not hoping to come back to Sovngarde to swim in mead and eat a side of beef. Plus, Nords.

Oh she picked a good high spot for the Sky Clearing! That was an exciting fight, especially after the very close call in the beginning.

And Alduin is defeated. I didn’t get the sense that Aravi wanted to hang out and celebrate. More like, now let’s go home. I’m interested to see what happens next.

Screens:
Nice to see the fur cape in Climb. The detail is gorgeous in that shot.

Mountain trail is so pretty. If it’s where I think it is, Jerric and Darnand were there yesterday. I really enjoy the peaceful moments.

Can’t touch this is awesome! Was she on her way down or just checking out the view? I love it!

I think Reaping is my favorite from this group. She looks quite serious.

Vid: Wow! What a nail biter! I knew someday that neat Clear Skies shout would come in handy. All hail the Dragonborn!

Screens:
- You can almost see the ice in her whiskers after that cold climb. Great close up!
- A lovely view of Skyrim from that mountain trail.
- Hee! Kitty on a high perch!
- Twin bladed soul reaping!

Man, I'd forgotten about this thread; some awesome screenshots up here, and I'm going to need to catch up on them. Of the last crop, though, I've got to say that 'Mountain Trail' is by far my favourite; I like the contrast between the soft, bright rural foreground of the path with the much darker, harsher mountains further away. The way Skyrim just naturally provides excellent viewpoints like that without shoving the player into them on fixed paths is by far one of my favourite things about the game, and that's a great example of it.

Aravi, the Dragonborn! I've been waiting for this battle for a long time now. Aravi finally gets to face off with the legendary dragon himself! Alduin! Good battle and with plenty of (dead) allies fighting by her side. Couldn't get more epic than that. In the end, her two blades completely destroyed Alduin!

Aravi can relax a bit more now, knowing that she just saved the entire WORLD from being destroyed.

*bows*

Pictures: Aravi looks so fluffy here, and all cuddled beneath that fur. This made me smile. The second pic was quite the view. Truly a beautiful mountain trail shown here. I could stare at that scenery for hours. Can't touch this? I can't see that either. She found a way to really blend in there. Pretty soon she'll be sniping guys left and right like our dear Buffy. So, Aravi is a collector of undead souls? Wouldn't that make them twice cursed? One, for having been given undeath and two, for having their souls taken away? Twice the doom, double the misfortune!

Those statues look like the Greybeards! I am wondering if this afterlife has daylight times too or is it always nightfall there?

Tsun is awesome! Very cool climbing the dragon bones to the Hall, what a beautiful place! Awesome vid!


I am one vid behind right now, will try to watch it today and get caught up if possible.





This post has been edited by mALX: Sep 4 2013, 08:22 PM

@SubRosa: Freaking Jurgen! He was a windbag for sure. The other three are the same that Aravi saw when she used the Elderscroll.

I thought the mist part was neat. My game was running slow from fraps and a lot of mods, but the mist comes back a lot faster.

Aldy fell pretty fast, and I did some things to drag it out some. Later, I installed a mod that toughens up all dragons, and that made him all but impossible to beat. I can’t get a good balance.

There’s a little more to show, but the MQ is done.

She’s very happy to be out of the cold. The trail up the mountain is always windy.

In ‘Can’t touch this’, you have to jump down a hole to get to a part of the dungeon. Aravi stayed up on that beam and shot the draugr that was running around in there. His weak thuum couldn’t dislodge her! Thanks SubRosa!

@mALX: The fencing is actually where there is a turn. If you kept going that way, you’d go off the side!

I’ve never gotten all of the dragon masks, I really need to do that! Don’t tell me what happens either!

Aravi took a lot of damage actually, but the scroll heals you so fast that the priest couldn’t keep up with it. I love that scroll. I’m surprised you can stand to wait before seeing what’s beyond the seal!

I think the statues are supposed to look like the Greybeards. One of the three heroes is wearing a Greybeard robe.

I think it is always night when you arrive. It changes after you kill Aldy. Thanks mALX!

@Grits: Lol, yes, Nords. Too loud, too pushy, too much bravado for Aravi’s liking.

Aravi always stands on that rock so she can shout over the Nords instead of blowing them around.

You are right, after the fight Aravi doesn’t hang around for very long. Just a little poking around.

Mountain trail was one of the ways to get to Ivarstead. Usually Aravi takes the way with the fallen tree over the waterfall, but I think she was aiming for Windhelm in that one. Which can be seen in the distance.

Reaping was a fun cave. Kharjo got locked out of the room that was in and Aravi was on her own. Thanks Grits!

@Acadian: Aravi occasionally uses clear skies when she just wants a sunny day. Not too often though. Thanks Acadian!

@Colonel: Welcome back! Glad you enjoy the screens I capture. I have to agree with you, Bethesda makes a beautiful world for us to explore. That and the character customization is probably what brings us all into the game. I certainly wouldn’t play it for the merits of the story or the combat alone! Thanks Mustard!

@DE: I managed to drag out the MQ didn’t I? I really enjoyed the end of the battle, almost as cool as Oblivion’s end. Aravi would have moved farther back had she known he was going to explode!

You can’t see ‘Can’t touch this’? She’s up on the beam. If you can’t see her, then there’s something wrong with your display.

I really enjoy taking close-ups of Aravi because she’s so fluffy.

The undead, I’m not sure if the souls are supposed to be those of people or not. They don’t require black gems, so I assume they are some lesser creature. Even if they were some fragment of a person’s soul, they would be released as soon as the gem was used. If I understand how that works correctly…

Thanks DE!

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Rainy day

Solitude battlements

Sneaking with her bow

I love that Aravi went for a wade in the waters of Sovngarde.

That was sweet of Hakon to say, but I hope he’s not holding his breath for when Aravi comes back.

Call of Valor is an awesome Shout. Those guys love to bring the hurt to your enemies.

Good grief, Tsun sent her home at night during a blizzard. Whoa, all those dragons! I don’t remember this part at all. Wow, that was a surprise!

That was a suitably melancholy end. I like the way Paarthurnax’s comments about the other dragons plant a little doubt about him. It was a relief to see him back on his perch later rather than out filling the power vacuum left by Alduin.

Yay, Odahviing! He scared the crap out of me when he landed. I was worried about Aravi getting too cold.



Screens: Rainy Day is my favorite. I love Skyrim weather, and that’s a particularly gorgeous and moody rain storm. Nice to see Aravi minimizing the amount of laundry she’ll need to dry.

Wow, another great sky over the Solitude battlements! That looks like a real storm approaching. Realy neat!

What a great pose in Sneaking. I can imagine that Aravi is utterly silent in her little bare feet and soft bits of hide. Very nice!

Vid: A beautiful day in Sovngarde! The outdoors there is almost enough to make one stay! Loved hearing the thoughts of the heroes there. And yup, Tsun is as big as ever! Urk – back to the snow and in the center of a Council of Dragons! I’m with Paarth – how can one celebrate the tears of a dragon? Yet, it had to be done. As soon as she headed away from that snowy place, I knew she’d head for someplace warm!

Screens:
- Yay, fur kini in the rain!
- Battlements is such a neat capture of the light around Aravi’s face.
- Khajiit like to sneak! Argh, now that song will be in my head.

Is Aravi going to jump down the waterfall? I wonder if you die if you do. That would be ironic.

Tsun looks twice as big as Aravi!

Them's a lot of dragons. Its a good thing Aravi does not have to fight them, yet...

Parthy looked kind of creepy sitting there behind Aravi, when she was talking to Odavhig.

I loved the sneaking pic. That is a great shot in the middle of action.

God dammit, now I have to listen to that! And then it's going to be stuck in my head for the rest of the damn day, you monster!

That final part on the Throat of the World was one of the most memorable parts of Skyrim for me, and that video brought back fond memories of when I completed the MQ. Oh Paarthurnax, you so adorable.

I loved the pictures, especially the lighting in Solitude Battlements, and the action pose in Sneaking with a Bow (what an imaginative title! ) was great.

Out of interest, what program do you use to record the videos with?

These shots are all great, tough to choose between them!

Rainy Day is Awesome! Has to be my favorite, but running a very close second is "Sneak," - it looks like you caught her running, lol. The Battlements are gorgeous in that sunlight (I'm assuming the shot was taken after Alduin's fall from Nirn). All Awesome shots!

I'm coming back tomorrow to watch the two vids - today was way too busy from beginning to end, want to watch them when I can relax and enjoy them fully. <3

Oh, I can see her. But can the unsuspecting victims below spot her?

Video: Kodlak is one happy Nord now. She just had to find a place to swim, hehe. Get clean before the return to Tamriel. Kharjo is waiting. Quite the return, too. All those dragons grieving and roaring. Even despite everything that happened, Parth did not find pleasure in Alduin's defeat. He was a dragon, a brother, afterall. I completely see where is coming from.

A chilly but warm welcome from Odahviin as well! Aravi must swell with pride knowing she was acknowledge powerful by Alduin's right hand. Though she already knows this as she destroyed the black dragon himself.

Good to be back from the land of the dead, isn't it? At least it was more pleasant than that Soul Cairn buisness she got involved in with Serana.

May your worries about dragons be somewhat lesser!

Rainy day:"Fur kini" priceless. After a training session, long run or just for the sake of feeling the water, Aravi has a nice natural shower! Great picture.

Solitude battlements:She looks like a poster hero of the North. Standing there with that armor, and the light on her face. She's earned it, too, considering she just brought the world to one peace, or should I say one piece.

Sneaking with her: Oh now this pic I love. Definetly. She looks like a true huntress, running with a bow in her hand with eyes set on her quarry! Go! Aravi! Go!

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I am loving the look of this table feast and the urns and platters on the table! I see them on a spread in my home when I finally reach the point of venturing into Skyrim's CK !!!!


That girl fighting sounds like she is making cat noises, ROFL !!! "Reeerow! Maaroow! ROFL !!!

I like the way Aravi gaped at that splot of blood on the ground. Not sure if I said it before or not, but I love that they made a foot bridge out of a dragon skeleton!

Oh CRAP! Aravi almost died in the first hit from Alduin! This battle was epic! Amazing !!!

It kind of ticked me off that Alduin wasn't even done dying/Aravi get her bearings after battle and they cued up Tsun's voice talking calmly - Epic battles should have a chance for everything you've been through to soak in, to breathe and calm down and feel the relief of them before they cue up talking that way - Bad timing, Bethesda; ruining a moment like that!

(Not to mention he was telling her "Yeah, thanks for killing Alduin, but time to go now." No offer of a bite to eat/rest/time to heal - nice heaven! Lol.

Then Tsun invites Aravi to come there when she dies - isn't that Nord heaven? What is a cat to do up there? Oh wait, take turns letting the Nords beat you to a pulp like that meowing woman earlier?

Just kidding. LOVED this vid, Awesome battle, just Awesome !!!

Like Aravi, I would want to wash in those waters after battle - but unlike her, I'd want to explore the place! You can never go back there, so why not see everything you can while there?

Felden the Old could have been renamed - that is quite a shnoz he has on him! It kind of takes over his face!

I absolutely LOVED when the dragons were flying around roaring and speaking when she returned!

Immediately she is faced with the dual edged sword = everyone wants Alduin dead till they find out you have actually done it, then suddenly "Bwaaaargh, I didn't want him to die!" - and the possibility of another dragon uprising a few TES games down the road = Parthy wanting to rule where Alduin left. Very cool that Oolong will come to you on a summon, does this mean Aravi has two summunable dragons now?

Awesome vid, Loved seeing the main questline play out!

Caught up fully now!





This post has been edited by mALX: Sep 9 2013, 12:45 AM

@Grits: Aravi likes water! I really hope Aravi isn’t going to Sovngarde. Too many Nords being Nords.

I’ve had the opposite experience with the Call of Valor. He got his ass kicked so fast it wasn’t even useful as a diversion. Odahviing however…

Don’t remember the dragons? That WAS a surprise the first time.

Rainy day is my favorite too. I just love days like that in real life. Thanks Grits!

@Acadian: It was very pretty there after she defeated Alduin. Now if there were quiet wood elves, or other Khajiit, she might have liked coming back!

I can tell you, Aravi is relieved that she no longer has the threat of Alduin hanging over the world, and much more, threatening Kharjo!

Aravi takes after Buffy when it comes to rain gear! Thanks Acadian!

@SubRosa: That would be interesting… Aravi didn’t do that clearly though. Lol.

Tsun has a couple of steps on her, but yeah. He’s pretty F-ing big.

I’m assuming that the dragons that showed up there are ones that aren’t hostile… but who really knows? She could be killing some of them.

Glad you liked the sneaking pic. She looks pretty confident. Thanks SubRosa!

@Colonel: That final scene is pretty epic. All those dragons everywhere? I want to know what they were saying.

Glad you enjoyed the pictures. I’ll be sure to come up with some more imaginative titles for you.

I use FRAPS for both screen shots and to record the videos. Thanks Mustard!

@mALX: I did catch her running, as much as you can while crouched anyways, in sneak. Rainy day is my favorite too. Love weather like that, especially if I don’t have to go anywhere. Battlements was taken just because of that light!

That girl fighting sounds like she is making cat noises, ROFL !!! "Reeerow! Maaroow! ROFL !!!
They sound more like cats than Aravi ever has!

The bridge was a neat touch, though I always feel uneasy going over it.

There’s another quest that’s like that too, at a point someone is speaking and someone else walks up and starts blathering about something. Oh well.

Aravi looked around some, though not much. The hall is locked again, so she can’t go in. The wilderness behind didn’t interest her. She was ready to leave.

Aravi does have two dragons she can summon now. Thanks mALX!

@DE: Oh, I can see her. But can the unsuspecting victims below spot her?
There was a draugr down there with an axe, he saw her and tried to shout her down. Didn’t quite work.

I’m not really surprised Paarth felt the way he did either. What’s important is that he came through when he was needed.

It does feel pretty good to have a powerful dragon willing to come upon command. Plus he’s good against other pesky dragons.

Aravi tends to wear less when it’s warm, in a nice rain, and when she doesn’t expect strong opposition. I think she was heading out on a hunt when I took that picture. Not a wolfy hunt though. Sneaking was one of those times where she didn’t expect something strong to oppose her. Thanks DE!

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Bane of the Undead II (another angle showing enemies)

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"Summon Undead" is amazing! Beautiful, but ... kind of scary at the same time!

Aravi looks like she is ballet dancing in water in the "Bane" screen, lol.

"Mountain Pass" is my favorite, but "Summon" came in a very close second. It is gorgeous, you can feel how still and quiet the mountains are in that shot! Awesome shots, all of them !!!

What a short vid! I'd kind of be tempted to smack him for that speech after all Aravi's hard work - if he is so wise and powerful, why did he not join her in fighting Alduin?

The truth is, I was kind of impressed by the Graybeards - I loved their little monestary and the quests that involved them - really glad you showed me parts of the game I hadn't seen with the main questline, kind of makes me want to try it!

Awesome update!

Vid: Yay! A&K get a break from dragons it seems! But she keeps her Thuuuuum – I am Kitty, hear me roar!

Screens:

What spectacular magical swirly bits and effects are going on in the undead shots as Aravi lays down the law vs old blue eyes and his ilk.

Gosh, that close up of Kharjo is magnificent! His eyes and that hood. Wow.

Mountain pass is spectacular. I love how crisp everything looks, from the rocks in the foreground to the detail on the moon itself. And the moonlight so nicely sets off Aravi’s silhouette.

I liked the "As Dead As I Can Make Him." response.

One thing I like about Bethesda games is that they allow you to be either a hero remembered throughout the ages, or a curse never to be forgotten. It is nice to have that choice. Even if my characters almost always go the do-gooder route.

Facing Undead looks really cool. But after reading Grit's latest update to Jerric's Story, I have to wonder if Aravi was eating beans beforehand...

Love her snarl and the pose in Bane of the Undead I

But yikes, look at all those baddies in BotUII!

Kharjo has a really neat mysterious look.

Mountain Pass is a wonderful study in purples and violet!

Curse your sudden, yet inevitable, title choices!

The Undead pictures in this were awesome; the poses and the lighting effects and everything were great. I loved 'Kharjo' because, well, it's Kharjo and Mountain Pass was absolutely incredible. Did you use a mod for Mountain Pass, out of interest (well, not for the specific picture, but you know what I mean)? Only I don't remember Skyrim's night sky ever looking that spectacular.

Hug like crazy, I bet they did!

I like Arngeir’s caution in the way he phrased his remarks. Aravi wouldn’t be the first Dragonborn to go mad with power, and the whole Way of the Voice thing is optional for her. The end was nice, fading out on the words about her future.


Those three Bane of the Undead screens are awesome. Together they show the scene very well. The last one is particularly great with the fire, healing circle, and running away effects. Must remember to use scrolls!!

Mountain pass is spectacular. That sky! Wow.

My favorite is Kharjo. What a lovely expression, and the hood makes his eyes so intense.