May I assume you refer to the image of my avatar as Crusader seated at the bar in Imperial Bridge Inn?

I prepare most captured game images for posting with the freeware program Paint.net. It's a fairly basic program, but has most functions I need and is super easy to master. Almost all my posted images require cropping. The image in question needed only a bit of unnecessary ceiling shaved off the top. As to the 'blur', it was achieved via Paint.net's 'effects/photo/glow' filter. I didn't use its default settings but moved the three sliders until I got the look I wanted. I also monkeyed with the 'adjustments/levels' settings (NOT auto-level, which is worthless for game captures) for a bit of extra warmth. I'm not normally a big fan of soft-focus, so after adjusting color levels and applying glow I compensated somewhat with 'effects/photo/sharpen' at one of its mildest settings. (I did want 'some' soft-focus, the room being lit by soft candlelight.)

This post has been edited by Decrepit: Dec 10 2015, 01:02 AM

oh I see. Paint.net. Yes, I have this program too, as well as an old version of Photoshop. Pretty cool the way Adobe puts all its old programs up on its website for free. Well, thanks for explaining, yes I also crop almost all my pics, and resize the on-screen ones often too.

Kahreem, Lopov style*

Duuche Bayag (my first custom-made NPC)

Remember me?



* my Redguard looked away from the "camera" dangit. He's looking upward. Not a true Lopov pic then, but a cheap reproduction.

This post has been edited by Renee: Dec 13 2015, 05:56 AM

Kahreem's pupils look rather dilated. . . wonder what that means. . . .

The Duke of Bags looks sleepy!

Oooh, is that Ms Renegade herself? Edit: After looking at the posts below, I guess that is Ms Saga instead after all. Sorry, I get confused when my inclination of associating one player with one character begins to break down.

This post has been edited by Acadian: Dec 13 2015, 01:24 PM

Oh, my... Imperial City looks quite different. I like it, but I still wouldn´t want it in my game..


Lady Saga, right?

I think this is the first time we see Mr Weet from so close and without any headgear. How about buying some copyrights for taking such screenshots?

I'm sure he lives up to his name.

It's Lady Gaga! I mean Saga! Nice outfit.

Your names kill me! I can't see how Mr. Bayag is custom when he is sleeping, lol.

SPEW!!! Was that a Lopov you were going for in that shot? Kahreem most def changed the moment entirely from Lopov's face on look when he rolled his eyes;

These are great shots! Your game must be a lot of fun with all these guys (and their names! ).

Lopov: You haven't patented your famous picUtre-taking style yet, so

Acadian: Yep, that's Saga. One of her last pics. I haven't gamed with Renegade in a while, but I will do so pretty soon. All of tmar's fancy-clothes pics keep tempting me to see what Goddess Store is all about.

mALX & mirocu: Thanks! Yes, Mr. Bayag is a simple NPC. He eats, he sleeps, he heads off to Three Sisters' Lodge sometimes. That's about it.

The Goddess store is fabulous for more. . . Nordically built women. For those (like Buffy) whose cup size is pretty early in the alphabet, shopping there is more of a challenge. That is, the double d in the name Goddess is rather appropriate.

Oh no [censored], there are different cup sizes? That's amazing. I mean, wow. I wonder what RG3's cup size is. I'm guessing a C. She's got Robert's in her game.

Ok, lets get busy
Snow angels require snow, you know
Snowflake proved its worth
Upon coming back from the hunt, Lothran summoned a shield in case he´d gotten a visitor
Wow, it´s pretty far down
Inside the tent
Other side
The custom spell to go with Snowflake


Special pic

Now this last one is funny. Before going to Pale Pass, Lothran did some winter cleaning in his collection and decided to throw away a copy of this weapon. Well, just before entering Pale Pass he found another one in a chest. If that´s not a sign that he should have one I don´t know what is

Great pics of Lothran the Nordic hunter on his annual Pale Pass trip. Snowflake boasts with a powerful enchantment. Thanks for making screenies of tent interiors, it looks warm and cozy.

A humble enchantment I´d say, but with some help it does the job nicely


If I may speak for Buffy, she´s not as proficient with Destruction as with other types of schools. She usually says she can at the most chill down a beer, and I think that reflects in Snowflake. A nice gift which Lothran holds very dear

This post has been edited by mirocu: Dec 24 2015, 01:07 PM

Awesome pics! Lothran the Ogre slayer!

I forgot just just how high the mountains in Cyrodiil are. Scary stuff.

And do not knock the 'chill down a beer spell.' Tomorrow in Melbourne is 35 Celsius ( 95F) for Christmas. Send Buffy and her spell my way. I have never seen a white Christmas. Needless to say I will be playing FO4.

Hee, dear Lothie can speak for his pal Buffy any time! And you are quite right about her 'mostly for cooking' level of destruction skill. After all these years, Buffy and I are honored and humbled that her gift of Snowflake still finds a place in Lothran's arsenel.

The ogre getting snow angel tips from Lothran was brilliant!

Thanks, mr Wolf


I don´t wanna take liberties, but I remember Buffy talking about cooling a beer which was why I was daring enough to post that


Using that prep spell, Snowflake becomes quite dangerous. As the spell stuns the foe it´s very easy to get many hits on them before they get back up, and the weaknesses multiplies the dagger´s efficiency. Add to that its usefulness as a Frost collectible!

Hey I am loving some Lothie pics! Wow, he's got some great gear. I love that he still wears fur armor!

He has to, it´s cold!



And he sends his thanks

Colla Gius was a famous painter of the 3rd and 4th Era, most notably known by painting nobles of Cyrodiil at various points of their lives, but his most prominent works are still considered to be The Adventures of the Champion of Cyrodiil, informally called the Oberon's adventures. As Colla Gius often mentioned, portraying Oberon according to his tellings was not only extremely difficult because he had to picture events which he didn't witness personally, but because the Champion of Cyrodiil was a difficult man to cope with.

Not only were his tellings sometimes difficult to understand since it's widely known that Oberon was quite a drinker, but he was also dissatisfied with Gius' paintings and rudely chased him from his home more than once, when Gius showed him his works.

However, with time Oberon and Gius became friends and supposedly Gius made some unique paintings for the Champion, for which he never allowed to be publicly displayed. Nonetheless, we consider ourselves lucky to have a lot of paintings from The Adventures of the Champion of Cyrodiil to show you:

The Prisoner

The very first pic in the series features Oberon lying in his dank cell in the Imperial City prison.

A good find

A painting by many criticized to be too dark, it's supposedly one of Oberon's favorites, since it pictures him finding a bottle of ice-cold ale below the Imperial Prison. The ale didn't last long of course.

Death of the Emperor

One of the most famous works from the series it features not only the death of the Emperor but also the tense moment when Baurus trusted Oberon to carry the Amulet of Kings. Over the years, Men and Mer made up many quotes about what did they talk about but Oberon dismissed all such quotes as stupid, claiming that their conversation was very short and that all he said to Baurus was: "Yes, he trusted ME. Now stop staring at ME. And no, I'm not an assassin but an agent. It's a difference, you know?" As a result of this statement, the above painting is informally known as Yes, he trusted ME.

Nice pictures. The first one I almost thought was from in-game

Nice work, Lopov! Clever.