That would be awesome. It’s still fun to get together through screenshots, though, like we did for Aravi’s videos.

Lil had a friendly Young Wasp following her for a while, and I managed to get a picture of it. She’s presently wearing a mix of Khajiit and Bosmer style gear, since she is not a fan of her level’s long-sleeved Bosmer tops.

Okay, before I fire up ESO tonight and lose track of time (again) let me share a few screenies.

First, I started Julian in the Daggerfall Covenant. It was a natural choice for her. Due to the characteristics of this ESO game, though, ESO Julian is a different personality than the Oblivion Julian we all know. She is much more cautious, and will turn her back on a quest because it feels too overpowered for her.

Still, we progressed enough to handcraft a Rawhide Armor set for her (she prefers medium armor). Unlike Oblivion Julian, ESO Julian is using more magic. Weird, as this is 2nd Era Tamriel, and Redguards haven't yet fully assimilated into Imperial culture, so magicka aversion should be strong in this race, right? Nope, not as far as Julian is concerned. Her primary weapon is Strife. With magicka enhancing rings/amulets, she can get three or four strikes in before she runs out. And she seldom runs out unless she is taking on a big enemy (Specter of Lord Velian comes to mind - he took six tries before she finally killed him).

We did figure out how to dye the armor so it suits her taste and better reflects her origins in Hammerfell. We call it her Desert Storm armor. She made the various pieces at Levels 7-9 so they were useful. But she missed having a good strong sword to go with the shield she had been given as a quest reward.

Last night we had a surprise encounter with mALX's Bubba. He gave her a full Level 14 medium armor and weapon set (including sword and board). It is Breton style, not Redguard, but Julian likes it very much. She did find the color a little dark (!), so we went back to the dyeing station and turned it into her Desert Storm palette. I sense a theme coming on - it seems that she is so attached to this color combination that we will be dyeing all of her armor sets this way for quite some time! That's okay, we both like the way she looks in this outfit.

Julian is particularly fond of the curved sword Curved. Sword. she received along with the armor, and the matching shield to go with it is not too big. She can't wait to get back out in the field and try them out. We are discussing heading back to Stros M'Kai to gather more star metal just in case she decides to retire and go into blacksmithing/leather crafting (more likely she'll meet an Orc friend who will do that for her . . .).

In the meantime, she is considering her next adventure.

Julian is looking really good. One thing I do admire about ESO is the character appearance building. It allows you to create the best-looking characters of all the ES games.

Her Bubba armor is really cool. The big leather pieces in the first color scheme fit her skin tone better though. But I do think the lighter cloth of the re-dyed version goes better with her hair. It is too bad you cannot do with the dark brown leather and grey cloth, I think that would match up with her skin and hair perfectly.

Acadian, thank you! I love being able to change her hairstyle now. (I got the hairstyle pack from the Crown store.) I remember when I discovered you could dye clothing, I immediately thought of Buffy’s magically colored outfits in Skyrim. And now she can magically color them in ESO!

haute, ESO Julian looks fabulous! I love the colors she has chosen. The Breton gear looks great on her.

mALX, thanks! In that picture Lil is wearing mostly medium armor and a heavy belt plus one light piece, I think her invisible hood (so that she levels all three armor lines). Her shoulders are Breton, chest piece Khajiit, and the rest is Bosmer style.

Yes, the same armor motif will look at least slightly different in the various materials. Sometimes very different, for example the Bosmer female medium armor goes from the cropped top look in Rawhide and Hide to a more coverage look in the higher level materials.

Julian and I went back to the dyeing station and tried what you suggested. Then we took pics of Julian in Stros M'Kai so to take advantage of the desert sun and sand that she is used to. I do like how it changes the shield colors, but Julian thinks the cuirass is too dark.

And yes, that's her pocket dragon! Named Puff the Magic Drake, of course! Great for mosquito control, especially with Zika virus and malaria circulating around.

This morning we rolled a new toon, one I had been thinking about for support for Julian. Please welcome Mazul gra Duroch. She's a DragonKnight and is going to try playing as a tank. Accordingly, I built her to be a big, strong girl who won't back down from a fight. In fact, she does have a tendency to charge into the fray, and I have to hold her back and convince her to soften up her enemies first with a few spells. She's now at Level 3 (we skipped the tutorial dungeon) and is recruiting crew members for the Captain back in Stros M'Kai. We busted the Scoundrel out of the Grave, and now she is taking a few moments (more like the night in game) to think over what she has learned about combat and staying alive so far. She is also actively gathering materials for crafting - I think she already has decided she will be a Forge Master (as opposed to a Forge-wife), so that should be good for her as she progresses through the levels.

haute, Julian looks fabulous in the desert! I love how the darker leather looks on her with the light fabric. She will get a lot more colors including shades of brown and grey to work with as she adventures. Welcome to Mazul, she looks like she can take on anything that comes at her. I love how orcs look in ESO. I’d love to hear how tanking goes with her.

mALX, Lil wears her halter top costumes a lot. The Bosmer Rawhide medium set is still her favorite. Misa’s outfit looks great, perfect for steamy Stonefalls.

That’s really neat! I would love that mod. My Saxhleel crafter Stays-Up-Late uses the Cheerful personality, but it only makes him stand differently and occasionally whistle a little tune.

What is Misa wearing in these shots? I love the blue. She looks gorgeous!

Neat, mALX. Buffy got to see the animation mod at work on Calia. As you mentioned, even got some of it on her. . .

Misa bored shopppping? Not possible. Is it?