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[mirocu]

Breaking free

What's this? A headline? Why, yes indeed! For today, just now in fact, I did something I haven't done in a long time. You see, over the years I have come to treat Lothran's adventures around Cyrodiil pretty much how I treat Bruma and the Jeralls. But while I do want to feel isolated and stay in one place in the snowy mountains during the winter season, that shouldn't be the case with the other cities and areas during the rest of the year. I guess I projected my winter habits there as well and only strengthened that behaviour as years went by.


But no more! I think early Easter forced me to break free from that because even though I still follow what cities I visit and in what order, I no longer linger for weeks as I used to. No longer do I "wait for the right moment" to move on, instead I just move on and do what I used to do in my early years; roam free to my heart's content!

Staying in one place is nice in the cold months but now it should be all about moving around, covering great distances, which is what I did just now. Lothran was by the Isolated House but instead of going back to Skingrad as has come to be expected of him, he went N-NW and visited Brindle Home and Weatherleah before -gasp!- going back up into the Colovian Highlands! He went just north of Sanguine's shrine and then southwards toward Ales Camp, where he now has spent the night in his tent. Next session will probably be spent with more trekking whilst moving slowly towards Anvil County.


Funny moment: While trekking through the Highlands, Lothran spotted a deer being chased - by a ghost!

[Renee]

ghastley: Wow, Master of Speechcraft. You must have loads of patience!


mirocu: Breaking FREE? Oooh how intriguing! So does this mean you're finally rolling a new one?

Oh.. oh wait. Oh, my bad. No, you're not rolling a new character. Ooops.

no longer linger for weeks as I used to. No longer do I "wait for the right moment" to move on, instead I just move on and do what I used to do in my early years; roam free to my heart's content!

Holy [censored]. Okay, I think hell just froze over. I mean, the shock of this all! Lothran is becoming .. more spontaneous? Sat it aint so!



This post has been edited by Renee: Apr 4 2018, 06:28 PM

[mirocu]

Well, he used to be more spontaneous in his youth so he's basically just going back to his roots. At least now in spring/summer. I do reckon fall/winter will stay a bit more traditional, but that's why this spontaneousness is so important; to counterbalance

[Acadian]

May dear Lothie find green grasses and cool waters along his path. And let no moss grow under his feet!

[Renee]

Okay, that's interesting. So he goes through periods of spontaneity and predictability. What's Lothran's birthday? Do you know it? You can also look at his very first save (if you still have it) and tell me what time it was.


Fredas, 9:38 am Sun's Dawn 8 Joan of Arkay begins her journey back to the Imperial City, eager to see what all the dwarven cogs she's dredged up will fit in this so-called Orrery.

[mirocu]

May dear Lothie find green grasses and cool waters along his path. And let no moss grow under his feet!

Moss collecting season is over!

Okay, that's interesting. So he goes through periods of spontaneity and predictability. What's Lothran's birthday? Do you know it? You can also look at his very first save (if you still have it) and tell me what time it was.

I still have his first save but I have to dig out my flashdrive in order to get it, and I can't be arsed I do know though it's some time in February.



So Joan is fixing the Orrery? That's cool, I don't think I've heard anyone actually finishing it before.

This post has been edited by mirocu: Apr 7 2018, 07:22 PM

[Renee]

Take your time, crow, no rush.

I switched to Renee Gade III, like I usually do. See, if I have a lot of time, I'll usually start on Xbox, and then go to PC, ha ha. Anyway, Renee is headed back to the Imperial City to rehire her longest-lasting companion and friend, Felrika Stormskudder.

Felrika is a rambunctious sort of person, a true overeager Nord. She has a temper. She doesn't always get along with the rest of Renee's party. Her disposition toward Renee sometimes goes through huge swings. Some days she'll get along fine with my character, other times she'll start getting really snarky, and bickers a lot. Money usually picks Fel's mood right up, of course. But she still has adverse reactions to others, sometimes.

Usually, Fel will pick a fight due to friendly fire you see, but it's interesting because none of RG3's other friends will do this. They always seem to shrug off friendly fire mistakes.

So RG3 began to get sick of Fel picking fights, and left her behind in her Imperial City Waterfront Shack.

The truth is: Fel is the best, when it comes to melee combat. Fel is what the WoW crowd would call a "tank" I guess. Very good at what she does. I saw her go up against a giant once, all by herself, and eventually win.

The latest endeavor Gade has had to embark upon is yet another vampire raid, this time in Fort Hastrel. But the thing is, this time there's like ... a dozen vampires and undead to conquer, which is way more than Gade and her party have ever been up against! They're all in one room too, meaning that it would be tough to lure them out one-by-one. If she tries to lure one out of Hastrel, there's a chance ALL of them could follow Renee outside. Even if the rest of her party waits outside, and it's full sunlight out there, all dozen of those vampires + undead would still be way too difficult to take on at once!

So, her best warrior is needed, and like a true strategist, Renee Gade III decides to go all the way back to get her.

This post has been edited by Renee: Apr 8 2018, 01:09 AM

[mirocu]

Your Girl Gang makes me think of tmar and his crew. Wonder what they arew up to these days?

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Lothran had a bit of fun at Mortal Camp today. He ran in to get the bandits' attention and while they fought his Spriggan, he turned around on the rock he was standing on and spotted a troll some distance away. Being the fun-loving kind of elf that he is, he decided to invite the troll to the party via his Scout spell.

Surprisingly, the one bandit that was left at the end has serious trouble dealing with the troll. He won eventually but it did take him awhile. Of course, his victory was short-lived

[monkeyemoness]

@Renee - The game can be a lot more fun when you have someone along to keep the currently controlled character company. Aside from that, it definitely sounds like the best plan based on what's ahead of her.

Part of me wants start up Yannick and Guadalupe again alongside Elise, but track record shows that the saves will either corrupt, I will let one fall to the wayside, or both. :v

Anyways, last time I was in Oblivion, Elise finally tracked down the Khajiit from Border Watch. It turned out that she just wandered off somewhere and was found at the inn on the second visit. She had no idea what the Golden Saint was about, so that thread will be set aside for now, it seems.

In the meantime, Elise went out and searched for nearby buried treasure. She always seems to find treasure maps but this would be the first time she actually finds the location illustrated on them. After a bit of digging near White Stallion Lodge and fending off a Dwemer spider, she's several thousand gold richer and much closer to owning the nice manor in Skingrad.

Personally I think it'd be better if she bought a home in Nibenay since that's where she'll be operating most of the time (Riverview, maybe?) but she's set on Rosethorn Hall. Eh, I guess it keeps her motivated while she searches for more Daedra shrines.

Hard to say where she'll head to next. Bravil is closer, but it's filthy and she prefers to avoid it, while the road to Cheydinhal is much longer and practically devoid of civilization, but there are plenty of Ayleid ruins to plunder along the way.

[Renee]

Riverview would make a nice home! Cool to see you're doing daedra shrine quests, monkey. None of mine have ever done those. Renee Gade III is level 27, so she is certainly high enough to get one of these quests, but she's not the type that's interested. I have a future character idea who'd get into those more likely.

What sort of money does Elise have, that she can afford a place like Rosethorn? RG3 has a few thousand in the bank, but she herself is perpetually fluctuating in cash. One day she might have over a thousand, the next, she'll be practically broke, especially after getting everybody's gear repaired / recharged.

mirocu: What does his Scout spell do?

Oh, and RG3 sometimes has male followers. Not very often though. tmar and his girlz are still in action, over in the new Beth forums. Why don't you pay them a visit?

This post has been edited by Renee: Apr 12 2018, 06:33 PM

[mirocu]

mirocu: What does his Scout spell do?

It's an AoE spell. While not strong, it has a big range and Lothran uses it to find out if anything squishy is nearby

tmar and his girlz are still in action, over in the new Beth forums. Why don't you pay them a visit?

Simple; I can't stand Bethnet

[mirocu]

Lothran is now enjoying the seaside beauty that is Anvil town. He has already played with the bandits in the nearby fort and next session will see him having some fun with the undead at Crowhaven.


Now why do I like that name...?

[Acadian]

Oh, Buffy remembers spending a couple days in Anvil with Lothie. Didn't we go boar hunting to feed the Mages Guild. I mean before playing with horses on the beach and watching sunsets and stuffs.

Crowhaven. . .

[mirocu]

Oh, Buffy remembers spending a couple days in Anvil with Lothie. Didn't we go boar hunting to feed the Mages Guild. I mean before playing with horses on the beach and watching sunsets and stuffs.

One of Lothran's fondest memories, aside from Buffy coming to Bruma of course

Crowhaven. . .

Off-topic: I suggest changing name on this forum to this

[Renee]

Again, RG3 and her gang were just there, in Crowhaven that is. This was maybe a week ago. They are headed back into the Anvil / Kvatch / Sutch area again this weekend (if it's not sunny where I live) so there's a chance we could all finally meet. In theory.

[mirocu]

Again, RG3 and her gang were just there, in Crowhaven that is. This was maybe a week ago. They are headed back into the Anvil / Kvatch / Sutch area again this weekend (if it's not sunny where I live) so there's a chance we could all finally meet. In theory.

This is kinda cool; we're both in the same area at the same time


By the by; do you have a Sutch mod that adds a village etc? I looked into it but decided against it.

[Renee]

By the by; do you have a Sutch mod that adds a village etc? I looked into it but decided against it.

In RG3's game I have two Sutch mods, patched together. I've got Arthmoor's version, which adds most of the town's outer buildings like farms and an inn, shops, etc. And I've got a second Sutch mod which adds a walled inner town area. I like 'em both.

Let's see, it is Sundas, 4:50 pm. Renee Gade and her party are invading Cursed Mine, outside of Skingrad. So they're not in the Sutch / Fort Hastrel area yet. They'll probably make it there in another two or three days.

They are getting quite rich by the way, by my standards. I checked her bank account and she's got over 10,000 gold in there!

This post has been edited by Renee: Apr 15 2018, 07:53 PM

[mirocu]

Ms Gade is smiling all the way to the bank


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Lothran is currently roaming the Colovian Highlands again. Yesterday he explored Telwinque for the first time (yes, first time evah) with little to report and today has seen trekking to Infested Mine to play with the marauders, though just a few ones. Didn't want to go through the whole thing as the weather was nice and shiny.

[mirocu]

Today Lothran made his way to the Imperial City. He first offloaded some things in his shack, some of which will be transported to Bruma and some to Bravil, and then he decided to visit the Arcane University. Sadly, Buffy's old apartment now had a new occupant so she was not there.

The university visit had one goal in mind; upgrading the old Scout spell from 10pts/70ft to 5pts/100ft. Lothran often found that the old version was a bit short-ranged and for what it was meant to be; too powerful. So this change was much needed. He also took the opportunity to delete a few spells he has never used and only took up room in his spellbook.

The night was spent at the Tiber Septim hotel. Now it is morning and I think the wilderness is calling again.

[Renee]

Sadly, Buffy's old apartment now had a new occupant so she was not there.

Where is her apartment? Wait, is it the Abandoned Shack (which is not really abandoned?)

Interesting that you use the word apartment. I thought people in Europe always used the word "flat" instead.