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

[ghastley]

I have a choice to make:

Chairs with a leather seat demonstrated by the lovely Wizwen, but don't let her influence your selection

or

Chairs with a hide seat

Preferences? The recipe would have leather or pelt as ingredient, accordingly.

[mALX]

I have a choice to make:

Chairs with a leather seat demonstrated by the lovely Wizwen, but don't let her influence your selection

or

Chairs with a hide seat

Preferences? The recipe would have leather or pelt as ingredient, accordingly.

The leather in the first screen is a bit pink on my browser, is that just my view of it? If it is pink, can it be more brown - and like a bit darker brown color? I like the fur too; but agree with Acadian that the contrast of brown against the ivory of the tusks does add some appeal.

[ghastley]

The leather in the first screen is a bit pink on my browser, is that just my view of it? If it is pink, can it be more brown - and like a bit darker brown color? I like the fur too; but agree with Acadian that the contrast of brown against the ivory of the tusks does add some appeal.

Those used the existing leather (material created at tanning rack) texture, and the first of the floor pelts' texture. There are two other pelt textures that are more brown, and I can adjust the leather one to less pink, so anything is possible.

The first question is pilose or glabrous? (Hair or not?) That determines if the recipe specifies a pelt or tanned leather. I'm leaning to tanned, as that requires an extra step, and involves the player more in making it.

The model image I posted first used the Sabre-cat pelt texture, which is browner than the Sabre-cat itself.

[mALX]

The leather in the first screen is a bit pink on my browser, is that just my view of it? If it is pink, can it be more brown - and like a bit darker brown color? I like the fur too; but agree with Acadian that the contrast of brown against the ivory of the tusks does add some appeal.

Those used the existing leather (material created at tanning rack) texture, and the first of the floor pelts' texture. There are two other pelt textures that are more brown, and I can adjust the leather one to less pink, so anything is possible.

The first question is pilose or glabrous? (Hair or not?) That determines if the recipe specifies a pelt or tanned leather. I'm leaning to tanned, as that requires an extra step, and involves the player more in making it.

The model image I posted first used the Sabre-cat pelt texture, which is browner than the Sabre-cat itself.

Well, if it was a leathery brown, I'd like that better due to the contrast with the ivory tusks and fur rug. I'm not big on the pink, that is all. But I also like very much the look of the fur seats; they just don't provide contrast in that screen; and contrast is appealing.

But say if you set two chairs outside the cave and had no white rug near them; they would look awesome contrasting the green and browns outside.




This post has been edited by mALX: Jul 28 2016, 08:00 PM