Buffy's Basket of Potpourri, Musings, ask Buffy, etc Options

[SubRosa]

If it were not for the candlelight, I would not be able to see the American Sniper Buffster in that first shot either.

I see Buffy Met The Falmers. Probably not with as much comedy as the movies though...

I can only barely tell Buffy apart from her blood sister. It is the feathers that give her away...

"I'm Invisible!"

If an arrow to the knee makes you a guard, I wonder what an arrow there does?

Looks like Baby merengued all over those Falmer!

[Grits]

I think it’s admirable that Buffy is not afraid to change her mind.

Oh my gosh, I would never have seen Buffy in Sniper! What a fantastic shot!

Yikes, that is a hive full of buzzing Falmer! What a great picture to showcase the stealth and magic sides of Buffy’s skill set.

Ha, Buffy and Blood-Sister Ugor couldn’t be more opposite. I wonder how Buffy would style Ugor’s scalp? I love to see Buffy with her wide range of friends.

Yay, Buffy really can turn Gralnach invisible! Without the Fade Other spell it’s hard not to lie or disappoint the kid in that situation.

Great catch on the arrow enema!

Wow, the Falmer pile gave me shivers. She is deadly!

[TrisRed]

Just about managed to spot Buffy in 'sniper'. The little elf never fails to surprise me with her epic bow shots!

Some great pics Acadian! Arrow in the butt has to be my favourite... poor bandit didn't see what was coming

Good to see Buffy take out a crew of Falmer! Lissa often finds herself cornered by the things and rarely escapes unscathed, but looks like Buffy can more than handle felling the creatures!

[mALX]

One of the greatest things I enjoyed in Skyrim was the Orc clan storyline and quests - befriending an almost tribal race (they have this in ESO too!) - But after becoming their friend, they all remembered Maxical with a small gift of inheritance when they passed away. To me that was Awesome, very touching. I know Buffy feels the same about the clan of Orc as Maxical did. Awesome shot of Buffy in their midst, really soaking in the words in this shot! Love that shot!


Ha ha! That is cute, I don't remember doing that one! Is that part of an Orc settlement quest or just a random encounter? It sounds fun! (like the girl at the College whose spells always go awry, lol) .


BWAAHAA! How on Nirn did you catch this shot from this angle and right before the arrow hit? Awesome shot !!!!!!!


I don't even know what is going on in this shot, lol. What is that one half invisible one below aiming his bow at? He is way off if he is supposed to be shooting at Buffy, lol.


These are all great shots, I'm torn between the arrow in the butt or the Orc clan one as my favorite, but in the end it has to go to the Orc clan one because it is such a fantastic shot of Buffy!

"I'm Invisible!"

SPEW !!!! OMG, that is hysterical !!!!!







This post has been edited by mALX: Feb 23 2016, 04:31 PM

[Darkness Eternal]

The random encounters are neat – sometimes they’re peaceful and sometimes they’re ‘Fight’s on!’. Oh trust me, Buffy’s critters eat better than she does! And she can’t carry enough water for her mare – so watering holes are a big part of her navigational planning.

Oh we can never know. It is always best to be prepared. I believe Skyrim's watering holes are clean and just so clear. Buffy can adapt well.

Is Buffy . . . camping?! At the top of that tower? Awesome.

Sorry but I don't see the family resemblance . . . one is green, the other Bosmer

The arrow in the rump might be one of the most clever shots I've seen from Buffy and quite comical. Ouch.

I agree with mALX. The arrow in the butt is stands out the most. Well done, Acadian & Buffy!

[mALX]

What an adorable outfit Buffy is wearing! And reading a recipe too, how cute her "Screen of the Month" for March is!

[mirocu]

I agree, this month´s pic of Buffy is adorable!

[SubRosa]

I have to chime in on the monthly outfit pic too. It's cute, and the earth tone really fits into the woodsy feel of the rest of the pic.

[Destri Melarg]

I wonder if it's telling that Superian and Kitsune have chosen not to be around for Buffy's cooking.

I also want to thank Buffy for the 'arrow to the butt' shot. That bandit thug needs to be shot... if for no other reason than the anachronistic reference to 'aces' in a game where poker doesn't exist!

[ghastley]

I want a confession here. Did you really capture that arrow on the first attempt, or he did get several lots of pain trying to get it just right?

[Grits]

Oh my goodness, Buffy looks adorable and hot! She makes buckskins look fabulous. I’m sure the new recipe will turn out great and folks will flock to the cookpot once they smell what’s cooking. Hopefully they will all be folks that Buffy won’t have to shoot. I love the screenie for March!

[Acadian]

mirocu- Aww, thanks for the kind words, my friend!

Lopov- Thanks! That invisibility picture is at Heartwood Mill west of Riften. If you cast a spell near a kid, they will often ask you to turn them invisible. If you pretend that you do so, they pretend to be invisible and go about trying to scare folks. The difference here is that Buffy has the console-added ‘Fade Other’ spell so she can actually do it. Actually doing so, however, has no bearing on how the encounter plays out.

Renee- Thank you for stopping by! In that first ‘sniper’ shot, she’s near the dead center of the pic – all you can see is the tiny candlelight spell she has over her head. If the pic doesn’t fill your screen, click on it make it bigger. Then you can click on it again to make it even bigger. Yes, the frenzy spell can really help clear a room as long as you can stay out of the fray.

SubRosa- Thank you! Yup, good sniper shots are hard to showcase via pics. I love the comments about Buffy and her blood kin sister! And that invisibility clip is very much like how the vanilla ‘make me invisible’ encounter plays out in vanilla! ‘Dances with wolves Falmer’.

Grits- Thanks again for your always warm and encouraging support. Buffy certainly embraces the concept of a woman’s prerogative to change her mind.

Rihanae- Thanks for stopping by, and the kind words. We do run some ini tweaks that allow arrows to fly farther. And her bow is the slowest bow in the game at 0.5 speed; this makes it ‘fight’ more like the slow, cumbersome sniper weapon that it is supposed to be and puts her at distinct disadvantage in closer range ‘skirmishes’. That forces her to rely on magic when foes get in her face. We also discovered (and UESP verifies) that slower bows actually have a flatter trajectory which makes calculating a long range aim point a bit easier. Increasing the arrow speed and eliminating gravity can both make long shots easier, but we use neither of those tweaks as we find our current challenge just about right.

mALX- Aww, thank you, mALX! It is nice to know that Maxical and Buffy both share an affinity for ‘primal tribes’ like the Orc clans and the Skaal. I very much wish there were clans of dryads or spriggans that you could befriend. Ugor was talking about the new chief (in the shot behind them, sporting Volundrung). The arrow in flight shots rely on the tfc 1 command and luck as far as timing. Even then, it is sometimes thwarted if the game decide to take over with a kill cam. I have kind of a love/hate thing with the kill cams but have chosen not to disable them.

DE- There are certainly plenty of beautiful waterfalls! In the shot at the top of the tower, that is the body of a sniped bandit; Buffy’s on the ground waaay down below. I’m glad the ‘arrow in the butt’ shot was popular; I was lucky to catch it just right. Thank you!

Destri- How funny, your comment about Superian and Kistune staying well-clear of Buffy’s culinary experiment. And nice catch on the anachronism of aces in TES. Thank you!

ghastley- That was the original shot. That it happened to be a butt shot by chance instead of by planning drove the captioning. Thanks!

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Announcement. Buffy and I have just launched a new book in the Chorrol’s main fanfic forum! Due to my limited ability to multifocus / multitask, I want to reduce the role that Buffy’s Potpourri thread has. My intent is that our fanfic efforts will go there of course. I plan to post future screenshots (when we have them) primarily in the Skyrim Screenshot Thread. That leaves this Potpourri thread mostly as a ‘social media’ type venue for well wishes, questions or even such things as the letters that Buffy and Lothran enjoy exchanging. Going forward, I will answer any posts we get here in a timely manner rather than the more traditional fanfic thread approach of delaying and consolidating replies until updating.

This post has been edited by Acadian: Mar 31 2016, 11:59 AM

[mALX]

Oh my gosh, Buffy is really blending in and camouflaged well in that setting with her outfit! But ... where is this? I don't remember seeing palm trees in Skyrim !!!! Awesome screen of the month, Miss Buffy!

[mirocu]

Welcome to the jungle,
we´ve got fun and games!

We got everything you want,
honey we know the names

[Acadian]

Why, thank you both! That is an older shot from a new world space added to Skyrim by a mod called Oasis.

[SubRosa]

I love the April pic. Welcome to the Jungle!

[Acadian]

Aww, thank you, SubRosa. I think Buffy was hunting for waterfalls that were warm for a change.

[Lopov]

She looks awesome in the jungle, like a true predator.

Is her outfit Hircine's vest or just something similar?

[Grits]

What a delightfully lush picture for April! Now when I think of Buffy in Valenwood or the jungle-y parts of Elsweyr, I’ll imagine Skyrim Buffy. Excellent warm-weather huntress attire.

[ghastley]

She looks awesome in the jungle, like a true predator.

Is her outfit Hircine's vest or just something similar?

I only noticed that (and the Amulet of Articulation) because the camera angle means you can't see her eyes.

However, I can't get the extra points for determining what spell she has ready.

This post has been edited by ghastley: Apr 4 2016, 07:44 PM