Thanks Acadian, yeah he's a very simple guy, and yup, no more tape. Home Depot is losing money, as I've stopped cutting up electrical tape to put on my TV.

I like Nassqa a lot though. His entire RP so far is looking for ores to mine, selling them, and dealing with very basic, mundane things, yet I can't get enough of him. I love looking for ore veins. Beth put them in some very interesting places.

This post has been edited by Renee Gade IV: Jan 4 2015, 04:59 PM

Nas does look asian! More so than when I tried making an asian character. I love that last pic of him looking out over Whiterun.

That looks like it was quite a battle at Eldersblood Peak. I see from how the ground is churned up, the dragon did one of those belly flop landings.

I love just casually sitting with the dead troll only a few feet away!

Renee, Naasqa looks great! I love the sleeping and Whiterun pictures best. Wandering and looking for ore sounds like perfect fun to me. What a great way to notice and enjoy all of the little things that might get missed rushing from quest to quest.

Lopov, Lucius is looking very good in the picture with the orc who has an arrow through his throat! Snowy Morthal is my favorite. What a pretty picture.


Lildereth and Jerric have been wandering in Lil’s game, enjoying follower Jerric’s new “stay back and out of sight” ability in the dungeons. Thank you Acadian for pointing out the Stealth mode in the AFT mod! Lil had been using a Fade Other spell (Cutting Room Floor mod), but that didn’t help when he’d stand up and charge into a room full of draugr. Anyway they’re getting along much better now. Here are some pics.

This situation is a new one for me, and for once not Jerric’s fault.

This surprise was waiting for Lil at the Rorikstead blacksmith’s right next to the forge. She had to react quickly, and she did not choose her Pacify spell. Even afterward she could not think of a way she could have coaxed it away from town. Surprisingly it did not eat the blacksmith or his wife.

We call this one Lildereth and the Three Bears.

Here Lil chats with fellow Illusionist and Court Mage Sybille Stentor. Lil is not entirely easy in Sybille’s presence. There was an exchange earlier between Lil and Jerric about why Lil needed three belts when she doesn’t wear a single blade. Lil threatened to wear her furs next time. Jerric shut up about it.

Can anyone name this location?

Grits- Those are great pictures from Lil’s game. I love seeing her with Companion Jerric tagging along and I’m so glad the ‘stealth’ function from AFT is of some help. Nice to see another user of 'Fade Other' - I added it via command console some time ago. Glad you said the dead cow was not Jerric’s fault, for it surely looks like something he might cause. I don't think I 've mentioned it before, but I Lil's dark Robin Hood outfit looks fabulous. Buffy's jealous but I've told her to simply appreciate the massive wardrobe she already has. Love the bears – add a few more hairs to a bear and you’d have a Jerric. I like Sybille – especially her thoughts if you talk to her about the civil war – and Lil looks great in her town clothes. Hey, if you’ve got the hips to hang those belts on, go for it! Hmm. . . looks like a shipwreck but I’d be at a loss to say which one.

Finding a blacksmith in Rorikstead would be a surprise to my characters, without the added problems Lil had. I assume it's mod-added and they didn't remove the nearby spawn point.

I have a few characters who would wear just the belts!

I'd guess the shipwreck is the Brinehammer, as that's the only one that leans that much. Well, there's the one in the middle of Solstheim, but that was a flying boat, and it's completely upside-down.

What was the bear situation? I know you get sent after a spirit bear by Froki, but that doesn't usually include a regular one (or Jerric).

Grits: I have no idea what it's called, but I know at least one of mine has been in that boat. ghastley probably got it right, right?

Some of mine also try to pacify wild animals rather than kill them. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do, though. Calm spells only last so long, after all.

I am thinking that is the ship wrecked on the north shore, between Dawnstar and Solitude. The one filled with mudcrabs *Looks at the UESP Map* Yes the Brinehammer.

Wow, I have never seen that with the farmer's painted cow being dead! And it wasn't even Jerric's fault!

That was some surprise! I wonder how that wandered into the middle of the village? I guess it must have smelled Sigrid's cooking.

Lil is cute with her one, two, Doh! three bears!

That Robin Hood outfit is Lil’s favorite. Also Jerric’s favorite.

The shipwreck is indeed the Brinehammer. It was close quarters in there with the two of them plus a summoned bear and a frost atronach vs the mudcrab army! Lil did not want to shoot for fear of hitting Jerric, since her arrows were bouncing all over the place. I personally avoid that wreck because I get motion sick with the tilted floor, but curious elf and curious Nord would not leave it alone.

I think ghastley is right about the mod-added Rorikstead blacksmith and the spawn point. It’s right up the hill from there, and at level 42 (ugh) Lil gets sabre cats all of the time. It was lying down on the porch where she couldn’t see it. Surprised the heck out of both of us! Maybe I can disable it in my Rocky Top mod, if I remember.

The bear situation was a Calmed wild bear on the left plus Lil’s summoned bear from SubRosa’s awesome Nature Summoning mod with Familiar visuals (I think that’s what it’s called) given to him so that he looks spectral on the right. That’s a bear cave with a treasure chest and a dead bandit. Lil cannot resist a treasure chest. She left the bandit corpse alone.

Fun times around Winterhold today, but none of the pictures turned out well. Lil got lost and completely freaked out in the Midden, finally exiting here. That was a first for me. She then went to sleep at around ten in the morning thinking it was night because it was so dark. She woke up and went straight back to bed again. It’s still snowing.

Indeed, out of sudden he crashed to the ground. Maybe it has something to do with hurting them while flying and they are too wounded to land properly.


Thanks!

Poor farmer, he'll be killed by his wife. Good to see Jerric of Kvatch's name displayed.

If you didn't mention the blacksmith being alive, I'd suspect that he was able to transform into a sabrecat. How would this be called in TES? Sabresmith perhaps?

Two bears and one teddy bear.

I really like the shot with Sybille's face hidden from us.

I had no idea about the location and even when I read its name, I didn't have a clue. Looks like I still have a lot of exploring to do.

Great shots!

--

Lucius, a friend of animals
Madwoman returns
This is for the 2nd time that Lucius met her and he even didn't do Sheo's quest which is according to the UESP a requirement for her to spawn. He met her for the first time on his very first day in Skyrim, she was the second friendly NPC that he met after Talsgar, not counting NPCs from the tutorial.
Friendly ghost of a betrayed bard
Let's jump!
Ethereal
King Olaf's Court
The deceitful King awakened

Lopov:

I'd been wondering why you met the Madwoman, but I didn't (with many characters). I believe the answer is that my first character - the one who does everything to explore the game for all the one that come later - did Sheo's quest right after talking to Dervenin, and completed it. All the others ignored him completely.

She only spawns while the quest is active - i.e. after you talk to Dervenin to start it, and before you complete it. So Fleur completed it, and turned her off, and all the others haven't started it, so she won't spawn for them.

Has Lucius met the Headless Horseman yet? I was on about my fifth character before I saw him, and then he popped up just about every day!

Like the pics in King Olaf's tomb. Did you let the ghost bard do most of the work? I confess that most of the characters I've had doing this one have been ranged (archer or mage) so they let him wade in while they stay back and pick off the stragglers.

Grits:

Have you ever found out if you can get INTO the midden that way? I can never track down the entrance from outside.


This post has been edited by ghastley: Jan 8 2015, 05:14 PM

In my case Sheo's quest isn't active, Lucius has never been to Solitude and never spoke to Dervenin, so it's a mystery why she appears. Unless it has something to do with Timing is Everything mod which allows us to set a level requirement for the quest to start. But I doubt that's the reason because I set requirements to Lvl 15 but Lucius met her on his first day in Skyrim.

And surprisingly, he has never met the Headless Horseman but most of my previous characters met him more than once.

The bard did most of the work in the tomb but some Draugr ran past him so Lucius or Lydia took care of them.

I have been able to get into the Midden from the outside that way. It isn't easy. You have to go from side to side, jumping as high as you can, until you can get up onto the ledge.

Grits – I was aware of the exterior exit from the Midden, but have never used it. Aww, an elf on her horse enjoying (what I think is) a sunrise.

Lopov – Wow, Lucius is not only handsome, he’s nice to Bambi. That says a lot good about him. Buffy’s run into the Madwoman once or twice; I had no idea what she was about, but Buffy’s never done the Sheo quest if she’s somehow related to that. Some great dungeon shots there!

Thanks Paladin!

Almost there
The arrival
First steps
New outfit
Imperial on Solstheim
Outside Miraak's Temple
Inside Miraak's Temple
The easiest way to avoid traps
"This one's mine, Lucius. Ah well...too late again. "
Dragon on display

These are great, Lopov! I am really pleased with how great a job they did with keeping Solstheim so close to the original feel of Morrowind! I can't wait to load up that DLC and go!

Lopov – Great shots! Nice to see an Imperial in Solstheim, and I see he quickly learned to dress the part. Also happy to see that he took his burden-carrying sidekick with him. Very clever to ethereally walk right through those traps.

This shot looked just right for the title image for the mod (if I ever get it finished, that is). Her name is Mama, at least that's what Uzi calls her, and I'm not arguing. Not now she's got that Superior Orcish Dagger. (Who gave her that? ... I did? ... Well, why didn't you stop me?) You can just see Uzi next to the hut door, so I know she's listening.

I rolled another character to test the Orc Favor Quests, and she might become the Wise Woman later. Her name is Yarob, and she's wearing the Dragon Priestess outfit I made for Genevieve. I have an idea for rescuing her from the tomb where she got the costume, but the door closed behind her. I just need to figure out how she survived to be rescued. Her next task is to do the Cursed Tribe quest and check that it starts the Stronghold one when she leaves. She may need console help with the giant, as she's only level 9, the minimum for that quest.

And I also let Gol and Borgakh have some quality time together at Greenspring Stronghold. They may have to build it again a few more times as I get the bugs out.

This post has been edited by ghastley: Jun 6 2015, 07:26 PM

ghastley, I love the orc stuff and your screenshots look great! Not arguing with orcs is a really really wise policy.

This has nothing to do with Buffy or my game, but I recently stumbled across what I believe to be the most beautiful and awe-inspiring TES screenshot I have ever seen and thought I would share it - here.

Thanks. Solstheim has a special feel to it and it's a fun place to explore overall. I have never been on Solstheim in Morrowind but from what I read, they are similar.

Thanks. A nice pic you have there!

Great oufit!

Lucius in the air (Draugr Deathlord shouted at him and that's what happened)
Strange statue
To the Skaal Village
Saering's Watch
Sunset
Crossing the bridge
At Brodir's Grove
Close-up

This post has been edited by Lopov: Jan 17 2015, 12:19 PM