Actually, Buffy's new armor is the duplicate of Misa's, not Calia's. But since making that one for Buffy, Calia is now wanting one too. She is only level 24, which is the change point for armor; so I'm making her wait till she gets level 26 before making her a new armor. Meanwhile she is wearing Whitestrake's Retribution (screens later).

Ooh, congrats on the new horse! I can't wait to see it!






I just saw that Palomino "Gold Edition" thing too; I wish when they make bundles they would take into account their loyal fan base who already paid for the game (twice in my household) - make a lower bundle price for any two DLC; or offer us the Palomino again!

But it (the Palomino) was popular enough that I'm sure it will be back.







This post has been edited by mALX: Sep 17 2016, 05:54 PM

Lildereth had a religious experience in Greenshade. Here's the aftermath:

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Jerric staggered up the stairs to his rented room at the Cold Moon Inn. Music and laughter sounded from the tavern downstairs as well as through the window at the end of the corridor. Something made him pause and set down his ale before he unlocked the door. He entered with a hand on his belt knife.

Lildereth knelt in the center of his bed in her white flannel nightdress, brushing her hair. Her packs sat next to his with her cloak folded neatly over them. She smiled at him.

"Sprig! You made it! In time for the—" Jerric gestured with his empty hand, then noticed its emptiness and picked up the ale. "The whatever this is!"

"Is this the same party as last time? It's hard to tell."

Jerric shut the door and kissed the top of her head in greeting. "How did you find me?"

"I heard Thane Jeggi was staying here. That seemed unlikely, so I checked the rooms until," she picked up a pillow and sniffed it, "I found yours."

"Yeah, I've been here three days already."

"So I smell. How was Kvatch?"

"Grim." Jerric pulled off his boots. "How was Greenshade?"

Lildereth crawled over and sat up on her knees so she could put her arms around Jerric's neck, gaining his rapt attention. She pressed her forehead to his in her most foreign and endearing gesture. They shared a breath.

"I am redeemed," she murmured.

There was a lightness about her that Jerric had only seen before in unguarded moments. She sat back down and picked up her brush again.

"What happened? Are you going to tell me about it?"

"No." Lildereth gave him a tired smile. "Can we just go to sleep?"

"Uh," Jerric stalled. He had planned to pass out, but now he didn't want to miss being awake with her. "Are you hungry? I can get us a meal."

"No, thank you."

"Do you want some ale?"

"I already cleaned my teeth."

"I could rub your feet?"

"No," Lildereth giggled, "but good effort."

He sighed. "Should I take a bath?"

"If you have to ask…"

Jerric watched her for another moment. Some wood elf thing I probably wouldn't even understand, he decided. Maybe she'll tell Darnand and he'll tell me about it.

Lildereth put down her brush and slid her legs under the furs. "I'll leave a candle burning for you," she hinted.

"Thanks." Jerric shed his tunic and socks on the way to the door. Then he turned back to look at her again. "Whatever it was, I'm glad about it."

"Mmm. Oh, wait, I almost forgot to ask you something!" She sat up and snorted the hair away from her eyes. "If you're not too busy, would you like to go with me to a wedding?"

So she and Jerric are going to get ... the "M" word? I got a kick out of her trying to share thoughts like Buffy did with Violet, lol,



I want to see her in the wedding dress! Misa tried them both on, and the man's wedding garb looked better on her, lol.

Ha, if Lil thought Jerric could read her thoughts that way, she'd wear a spiky helmet! That's just a Jerric's World Bosmeri greeting. No need to buy presents, they're going to an NPC wedding, lol. Maybe. It's a quest I haven't done yet, so who knows what will happen?


ADDED: I forgot to say I have never seen a female wearing the white wedding dress in game, but I've seen lots of huge orc and Nord males wearing it. Slim-hipped leggy Aninah looks great in the noble and wedding suits. It's neat to see how people dye them different colors.

This post has been edited by Grits: Sep 18 2016, 10:59 PM

I love how Lil is in many ways similar to Buffy but her striking difference is that she is so full of mystery - as opposed to Buffy's 'spill her guts in her diary and wear her emotions on her sleeve' style. If I was Jerric I'd be racing into a tub then back to Lil's bed to see what I could make happen.

Wonderful snapshot into their lives, Grits!

Good on Lil for finding some peace in the Second Age.

Jerric reminds me of Jonner in Alien Resurrection. "It must be a chick thing..."

Jerric's having a bath!? And here I thought the Planemeld was the craziest thing happening in Tamriel


Did a bit of thinking the other day, as one does, and decided that I needed a new character. Haa-Rei is a sorcerer/ranger, Trivea is a nightblade, and Cirinwe is...another sorcerer. The issue is that Ciri is scared of destruction magic (fire especially) so she was just using restoration, and thus struggling as a lone adventurer.

So I had a chat with Ciri and she decided that she'd like to try something new. A quick restart later and sorcerer Cirinwe has been reborn as templar Cirinwe.

The templar abilities all revolve around healing and Aedric light - basically what Ciri is all about. She's still the same womer, but now she wears heavy armour and hits people as well as throwing spells at them. It's a lot of fun, and it suits her perfectly.

Poor Haa-Rei almost had a heart attack when I told him to make Ciri some heavy armour, but after seeing her in it he quite likes the new Ciri too.

So Mazul leveled up to - I think it's 14 - today. She is still crafting and still adventuring, taking things steady and systemically. She has cleared the Skyshards and Lore Books from the southern half of Glenumbra, and only has the northern part left to go. While taking back Camlorn, she got an invite to join the Brothers of Troy guild. It's a group of people who just like to game (I whispered to the guy who invited me to learn more about it, then decided to give it a try). I figure if Mazul and Julian don't like it, we can just leave the guild. But the key here is that I can ask for help in group dungeons if I need it. We'll see how it works out.

After that adventure, it was time to take Julian out. We went back to the Koeglin Village area and relit the lighthouse and killed the slaver captain. Then we went into a dungeon and picked up a couple more skyshards before returning to Wayrest. I left her in the Fighters Guild waiting to find out what Sees-All-Colors needs. In some ways the woman reminds me of Kud-Ei back in Bravil. Julian also leveled up - 20 as of last night.

Both girls are buying horse storage like crazy. They also chipped together and bought more bank space. So things are easing up inventory wise. We are also starting to leave our raw materials in the bank and carry only our refined/crafted stuff with us.

I really need to start incorporating potions/provisions into our gameplay. It was never something we used much in Oblivion or Skyrim, as I found little value in those things. However, things are getting challenging for my two ladies, so I'm thinking about using more of Julian's potions and provisions.

Aaaand that's the update! Getting late, and I have another busy day tomorrow, so I'm off to bed now. I want to get a couple hours more of ESO in tomorrow morning before I leave for work, but I can only do it if I get up early enough . . .

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Yes, the Nord in his wedding dress is like the Scott in his kilt:


http://i.imgur.com/NOsai8p.png



How can you tell they are Nords? Easy:




http://i.imgur.com/ijfL1LU.png



But then ... huh?



http://i.imgur.com/Rtn2gqH.png




http://i.imgur.com/K2kCQOB.png



So not all huge bearded Nords? No, this is (or used to be) a Guild. All males in wedding dresses, and they had large enough member roster to have a bank!


But yeah, Misa and Calia both preferred the male outfit on them. Then again, Misa wanted the desert pirate outfit with the towel on the head like a Keffiyeh:


http://www.keffiyehs.com/wp-content/upload...515ZfIrMJTL.jpg




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Screens or it didn't happen!

Lol, looking at all those clothesless Nords looking for Jerric! Come to think of it, I think I also have only seen men wearing that white wedding dress.

Women like to make an impression that is unique to them; which is why they won't wear the same dress as another woman ... and why they would never dare try to compete with a big burly bearded man in one! Which would you remember? The one who makes the greatest impression would always be the man,

Acadian, I love that about our elves, too. It's also struck me that while Lil hides her heart, Jerric is the one who wears his on his sleeve. It makes Buffy all the more endearing to me. Thank you, Acadian! I think of these snapshots as magical between-the-worlds moments, so it's fun for me to see what happens.

SubRosa, thank you! That was my most intensely emotional game experience with Lil. I didn't know if she would ever find peace in her story, but now I see what it will take for her.

hazmick, I love the Templar skills. They just feel so righteous. What does Templar Ciri hit people with?

hautee, my crew all rely on provisions to beef up their attribute pools. They use the drinks for specific situations, but mostly they all use food. And of course they all learn the basic recipes so they can cook when they're traveling. I love that you can catch a fish and turn it into a meal.

mALX, those Nords must be in a naked boots-and-beard guild, lol. That looks like a fun party!

It was a party one had to get drunk at to forget what they had seen,

Swords, primarily. Tried out an axe earlier but it just didn't feel right, and hammers look too...heavy. Thinking of going for resto staff on her second bar once we unlock more skills for it.

Hazmick, I'm very interested in learning more about Templars. I have a concept for a magicka templar using destruction staves and no melee except aedric spear. Light armor.

I'm interested in Templars, too.

Still think the Dragonknight build is a good pick for my Mazul. She just joined the Fighter's Guild.

Hazmick, I keep thinking about you every time I talk to Sees Many Colors. Someone said Argonians in this game are beautiful. I have to agree - I've always liked them since Oblivion, especially for their coloration. But the expressions in ESO make them especially compelling to talk to!

Progression for my two ladies have slowed down since the launch of the iPhone 7 has required my presence for longer hours at work. Still, I manage to log on daily at least long enough to buy more horse storage for each character . . .

And today the Crown Store had a sale on bag inventory space, so I picked up a set for each. Now both have over 100 carrying capacities. Too bad the bank isn't keeping up, but we have almost enough gold stashed in the bank to buy the next upgrade soooo . . .

It would most definitely work. I think all the Templar abilities are magicka based anyway, and staff damage scales off magicka. Light armour should work too, with its magicka bonuses. Templar is a really mage-y class, with some great damage-dealing spells and the best healing in the game.



Haute - Colors is a great character, and Argonians are more beautiful than ever in ESO - I love all the water metaphors they throw into conversation, it gives me loads of stuff to work into my own stories. The Fighters Guild questline is pretty good, plenty of things for Mazul to hit with a good storyline mixed in.

Thanks, hazmick. That is encouraging. Buffy is interested in trying out destruction staves but she is pure stamina. Great bow damage and bow skills and enough magicka to summon Spike. It seems a staff mage would be almost the same as Buffy the bow sorc except be all magicka. Too similar, actually; that is why the concept of a magicka templar intrigues. Instead of Spike, she'd have to rely on some of that aedric spearing and self healing to compensate. Still in the concept stage.

My absolute favorite Argonian saying in ESO is "I erect the spine of (insert word here: Friendship, Suspicion, Inebriation, etc). LOVE that !!!!

Acadian, you have just described Aninah. This playstyle is just glorious. Jerric is presently leveling Destruction Staves (while using sword and board/ greatsword) so he can re-spec and take a turn at magicka-based Templar with an ice staff, that's how awesome it is. Templar self-healing is strong from the very beginning, even Stamina-based, melee Jerric has been able to rely on it. Mage-ranger Aninah rarely needs to heal herself, but when she gets stuck with numerous foes she can get through it by herself. I think you are making a great plan.


Another favorite Argonian expression is "Stay moist." Jerric had to bite his cheek the first time a grateful Argonian called him "Moist One." He is generally awed by the mystical Saxhleel folk.


Lildereth has started using her fear spell along with Mark Target and her bow. She finally feels like herself. Her skill set is stealthy and manipulative, and I doubted that it would ever come together. My other Stamina Nightblade uses the melee-type Nightblade abilities with dual daggers, and he has been easy to play from level 1. The last thing Lil needs to get is the Summon Shade ability, but she's getting by without it. I think she is going to be able to go solo through a lot of things that now she has to wait around for backup to do. Whew!