Yay! It's great to hear from Jensa again. She has always been one of my favorite characters of yours. I especially liked how she described Odavhig's name as a song in her blood.

Skaalz traveled to the inhospitable north of Skyrim to attend the Collage of Winterhold. He was interested in the dark magic of necromancy. Joining them, he soon realized that they didn’t offer what he was looking for. He wanted the knowledge to create undead servants. Disappointed, but eager to make some use of his long and cold trip, he began studying the schools of destruction and conjuration.

In the courtyard, off to the side where it went largely unnoticed, he found a curious trap door. He descended and found a network of caves below the college. Eager to explore this new area, he left to get his Khajiit friend, Inigo. His caution was well founded, there were creatures that needed to be removed.

Deep in the depths of these caves, he found what he was looking for: power. Beyond a locked door, the first signs that this is what he was looking for was the tools for stripping flesh and lots of blood. Then there were books on the subject. Finally, this is what he was looking for.

He packed up all the books and fled the College. There was nothing there for him now. He had what he needed. Not far from the cold road, he found a place to begin working. A freshly dead outlaw, and a less fresh mage provided the material he needed to begin. After a day of work, he had two skeletons.

Very cool, KC. I've only explored those lower areas of the College superficially. I don't think Crystal Beth ever found anything of use, so it's cool there's actually something down there worthwhile.

Looks like Skaalz is beating Darnand to the Necromancer punch...

Yesterday I played a bit of Persephone, and thought I might try out the Dawnguard questline with her. Things did not work out however. The moment she stepped inside Castle Dawnguard that Vigilant of Stendarr inside attacked her. An instant later so did Isran, and the new guy who walks in with you. I guess they don't much like undead vampire hunters...


Edit to add: This is even weirder. I have been playing Le Chevalier D'Eon again. She just cleared our Fort Hraggstad, but the game CTD'd every time she tried to exit the interior of the fort. So finally I used to console to coc to Riverwood (since it is one of the only places whose area name I could remember). Then I used the normal fast travel back to the fort. She found it was filled with Imperials already! It was only a nine hours in game from when she had left it. I think Tullius is sneaking around behind D'Eon to fill up every dungeon she clears with legionaries...

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Oct 28 2013, 09:44 PM

What? WHy would they all attack her like that out of the blue?

Well she is undead. I am not just roleplaying that. I made a new race for her, which has the undead keyword. Let me tell you, that Stendarr's Aura spell huts too when you are a deadwalker!

But they were probably getting riled up because I created a mod for my last undead character that makes the Vigilants of Stendarr hostile. It seemed appropriate after all. I could just turn it off to see what happens, but really, it does not seem right to do that.

Ahh okay, makes sense now. On the subject of mods, I'm trying to get my first mod into Sims 3. They make it sound so easy, but it's NOT. Okay? It's not! I am so frustrated, it is unbelievable.

But I knew this would happen, that I would get stuck. All of this is off-topic so I gotta go.

Jerric, Darnand, and Lildereth learned that Aravi is traveling with Kharjo’s caravan, so they took off on a trip to find her. It seemed like a good idea to head to Riften and wait for them there. Jerric said they could do some fishing, which means “spend all of our gold at the Meadery.”

On the way they stopped at the Heartwood Mill so Jerric could give Grosta a hand with the lumber business (chop wood) and hang out with Gralnach even though the kid has never asked him to play tag. Hope springs eternal. After they scouted the area and killed all of the hungry critters, of course. He worries about them even though there are guards that come by. Also he feels a little guilty for not tracking down Grosta’s husband yet. Plus he tends to hit on her a little, even though she is a hard-looking man-hater. He predicts that she would have a better outlook if she would let go of that tension, preferably with him in the sack. Which seems to support Grosta’s point that men are pigs who only want one thing. Anyway.

So they camped at the mill and got to Riften about mid-morning I guess. After fooling around in town a little they hit the Bee and Barb. Inside they found a crowd including one guy that Jerric felt like he’d met before. Check out the smile.

A drinking contest commenced. Here Darnand is saying, “Nord, are you certain?” while in the background Lildereth pretends she doesn’t know these fools. She prefers to skip straight to the part where she picks Jerric up outside of the prison.

Only this time he woke up in Markarth having humped a statue of Dibella. Really, that’s what the priestess said. Anyway they have some work to do before they get back to Riften.

Oh, and in Markarth things got worse as soon as they left the temple. Jerric saw something he didn’t like in the marketplace, and this was the result. He chatted with the woman he saved, but his heart wasn’t really in it.

Finally outside Rorikstead he found a female who was attracted to him. She followed him all the way back to town. Then in Whiterun he got his next clue. Since he has about 7 Septims to his name they’re off to return a wedding ring rather than trying to pay for it. I think it will be a little while before they catch up with Aravi!

Is that Sam Guevene with the black robes and cloak? I am sure Jerric is on good terms with him!

I see it is. Darnand is looking hot in his black college robes. Are those from a mod? Or is it just a vanilla robe and the lightning makes it look darker than it really is?

Yep, that is Skyrim alright: where men are real men, women are real men, and goats are real nervous!

Darnand is hot. Oh yeah.

What a funny story! They were so close to her too! Ah well, another day.

I haven't had a character take Sam's offer yet. I'm really hoping I can convince Aravi sometime. Maybe Kharjo will step up.

Such fabulous screens, Grits! I love the look of your characters and game. That first shot of Jerric is simply spectacularific! I can clearly see why wood elves, Bretons and even goats are attracted to him!

Makes note that Gleda should not be eligible to join the Bear Riders, even if the player manages to get her to the Lodge. I think that the current checks (female, follower) would allow it!

Yep, that’s Sam! Darnand’s outfit is from one of the mods that make black college robes available, either this or this. I think that’s the one that makes them armored, since the shoulder part looks more leathery. We’ve settled on a version from that mod that leaves them cloth combined with plain black gloves from the other mod. Darnand has been a real pain in the rear extremely particular about his attire. I think when I get the bandolier and belt pouch thing going he’ll finally be happy. Maybe.

The black hoods from both of those mods are likely candidates for Jerric’s hood whenever he scrounges enough ebony to make the Nordic Carved gear. He used up what he had on the black armored robes that Darnand won’t wear! Also when laptop Jensa gets stalhrim armor someday she’ll probably wear a black hood from the mage armor mod. She thinks the stalhrim bug antenna helm looks a little silly.

Thanks, folks! We’re having fun. There was a debate among the crew about whether to spend the winter months in Skyrim or Cyrodiil. The thin-blooded Bosmer and the furry-butted Nord declared that seeking warmer climes in winter and avoiding the Gold Coast’s heat by heading north in the summer was the way to go. Darnand said that as Bretons he and Abiene were above such petty concerns and they could cater to the more delicate members of the group. Abiene agreed with Jerric and Lildereth very quickly before Jerric could punch Darnand over the “delicate” remark. Then it was pointed out that her fur cloak was in Skyrim. She voted for spending the winter with her fur cloak. And once she spoke up, no one wanted to disagree with Abiene. Skyrim it is.


Gleda could wear bear rider greaves as an armored collar. That is hilarious!


Why Jerric Has Not Found Aravi Yet, part two

Jerric, Darnand, and Lil hauled tail halfway across the province to find the thing he should not have given away in the escapades after the drinking contest. While rummaging, Jerric spotted a shiny.

Jerric: Say, what’s this?
Lildereth: Wait, don’t tou—
Mysterious Voice: ~A new hand touches my beacon!~
Jerric: Am I still drunk?
Lildereth: Nord!! FFS!
Darnand: That… sounds like Meridia.
Grits: *palms face*

Well, maybe they can aim for Dawnstar after doing Meridia's bidding?

Hopefully they can get past Solitude without having Jerric join the Legion! That would be one hell of a side-track!

Why Jerric Has Not Found Aravi Yet, part 3

Outside Riften he saw a giant attacking some orcs…

Note to self: never, ever try and arrange a meetup with Jerric

Silwen, my Bosmer archer, just became Guildmaster of the Thieves Guild. She found the last part a real grind, with the repetitive burglaries etc. (often stealing the same item!) just pointless, and no real reward at the end.

So she thought she'd buy a home or two with the gold she'd racked up in the process. The Marharth house is nice - Vlindrel Hall - well laid out, and quite functional. But then she went looking at the Windhelm one, and was disappointed that you can't buy it without taking sides in the Civil War. That strikes me as an odd decision by the devs. I could see it depending on which side you choose, but excluding the neutrals is just pointless. So, since she's going to try and collect the Stones of Barenziah, she's keep saving up for Proudspire instead. She'll have to shut down the DB to get the stone from them, but that's not out-of-character, like joining would be.

Although I have the DLC's, they're not enabled in her game. I already checked out Dragonborn, Dawnguard and Hearthfires with Fleur, so my later characters have been running through quest-lines (e.g. Ra'vish in the College of Winterhold). I can't see a single character wanting to do them all, even though Bethsoft push you that way.



Should we ask how he knows what Meridia sounds like?

(Edit prompted by the "hardest games" thread)
Have you ever had your archer find herself surrounded by swarming Falmer, just as she runs out of arrows?

This post has been edited by ghastley: Nov 25 2013, 05:58 PM

In Chapter 13 Darnand and Lil handled the chat with Meridia (Cyrodiil shrine) while Jerric held the horses and debated buying rat meat skewers.

Congrats to Silwen! I agree about that guild grind. I just made unenchanted TG gear craftable since I’ll probably never go through all that again. Now it’s just different leather armor for my characters. Good luck with those stones!


Yes. But the chaurus poison killed her while she still had a few left.