Bosmer Hearthfires?, Little Treehouse of Horrors Options

[ghastley]

So I'm currently playing a couple of Bosmer archers from the Gweden mod, who've made it to Skyrim. Darwen, who is very slender, with a dancer/gymnast's body, and Enilwen, who's a bit larger, rivalling Nords. Although they're taking different approaches, hunting bears and dragons respectively, they're both doing the usual sneak/archery/smithing thing for max damage, with little or no defence except RUN!!!

They'd each like somewhere to live, but haven't found anything they like. Darwen has taken over the Alchemist's shack, because it's in bear country, but she's not happy, because it's made of wood. Enilwen is sleeping in taverns, and has no fixed abode.

Dead wooden construction offends their Bosmer heritage, and neither has been to Solstheim to see Telvanni mushrooms. The options are pure stone, which isn't the best choice in cold climates, and living wood, which just doesn't seem to exist here. So I'm considering whether the latter can be fixed.

The CK has vines for wall and floor use, and I'd expect to use a lot of ivy for fill. There are bone and hide pieces that might be adapted as furniture, and mammoths have larger bones than most creatures, so their bones can be used for large items. Pelts everywhere, of course. Iron items from draugr ruins would be hauled in where they'd be useful. Even though they're not Bosmer-traditional, this is Skyrim, and they're available.

Can anyone think of any other stuff a Bosmer would use?

This post has been edited by ghastley: Apr 11 2016, 06:31 PM

[Grits]

You captured a lot in your banner image! Looks great. Loved to see Enilwen’s dog looking so happy.

Bone arrows are a great idea, and they give purpose to the bones you will continue to harvest from animals.

I think as long as you can build a bed and one storage container fairly early in the process, it will be feasible to live there while taking the time to gather materials and slowly finish it. Of course as you said, that won’t stop people from complaining.

I absolutely love the look of the green wall from the inside. This is really neat, ghastley!



Edit: I like both of the chairs, but like Acadian I prefer the brown seat for contrast and variety. Those chairs look awesome!

The best way I know to attract bees is to plant flowers. Can living plants be a constructable item? Harvesting plants goes against the idea of this whole Bosmer dwelling, but I suppose the resident elf would have to resist the temptation to pluck her bees' flowers!

This post has been edited by Grits: Jul 28 2016, 03:25 PM

[ghastley]

The best way I know to attract bees is to plant flowers. Can living plants be a constructable item? Harvesting plants goes against the idea of this whole Bosmer dwelling, but I suppose the resident elf would have to resist the temptation to pluck her bees' flowers!

You've summed up the dilemma perfectly. I considered putting planters outside, but the HF mechanism for planting requires you to have a sample of the plant, which a Bosmer wouldn't gather directly. However, pre-harvested samples exist, so she could reasonably "rescue" those by planting them. Planters just use clay, so they're no problem in themselves.

And there's always the argument that planting seeds is doing the plant's work for them. Eating fruit can be seen the same way, and a Bosmer may only avoid eating leaves and roots. Is pruning beneficial? It all gets complicated.

I may remove straw as a bed material, and just go with more pelts. There's no stuffing material other than straw.

Changing recipes doesn't need a game restart / new character, but adding the chairs will, as that adds properties to the building quest that starts with the game (or at least as soon as the mod is added).

The new download will be there as soon as I have the interface models of the chairs (without the furniture markers etc.) created and defined. I won't wait for the bees/planters idea to settle, but be aware that will cause another property change and require a new character again.

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More possible futures: Butter churn, cheese-making (smaller version of giants' mammoth equipment). These require a source of milk, which may not have to be your own cow, if you can buy from farms that have one, or from general stores.

I'd also like to restrict the cookpot to Bosmer-approved foods - not including root veggies, leeks, garlic but all cooked meats and fruits (including tomato, gourd, berries). Flour may be OK, too, so baking could be added, or soups thickened without potato.

This post has been edited by ghastley: Jul 28 2016, 04:29 PM