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[Grits]

Great screenshots with the sword! Of course I like the last one best for its sheer badassery.

Aravi did look frustrated when she sort of lingered over her blades in her inventory after she missed that first shot. That’s the part where Jerric would have charged to his possible doom. Awesome catly leap to check behind the platform in that smaller chamber. Then a little bear jerky to stave off the hunger. Almost as good as goblin-style rat. Whew, the Last Mother was a nimble minx. Nice display of excess adrenaline after the fight, as Acadian pointed out.

I love what you did with that camera angle. This was another great video, fun to watch and a good balance of Aravi’s diverse skills. It’s one thing to be able to do those things, and quite another to remember them all in the middle of a fight. Well done!!

[King Coin]

@mALX: It was indeed the free camera. I was confident that nobody was going to stumble upon her for the short amount of time it took to record that. I’m glad you liked that. I’ve been trying out new things with the camera recently and for the most part I’ve liked the effects they’ve added.

Aravi has gotten really good at using all of her abilities to the fullest extent hasn’t she?

Thanks mALX!!!

@Acadian: She bought the sword from Buffy’s master! I guess he’s expanded his inventory since Buffy’s been gone eh?

It was the free camera, I haven’t even heard of the method you just described until now.

The line is actually “This place is too dark and creepy” but I always hear it as you do. Makes me think maybe the subtitles are incorrect. As much time as she spends in those dark and creepy places you would think she would get used to it. It must just be nerves.

I’m happy you and Grits liked the little extra whack that vampire got

Oh and I’m relieved that Buffy’s very careful about checking for tails. With Buffy’s ability with the bow, one shot is all it would take to kill my khajiit.

Thanks Acadian!!!

@Grits: You just got to this video and here I am posting another

Glad you liked the screenshot. I added that one at the last second.

Ugh! I cannot believe Jerric ate the rat!
The ‘display of excess adrenaline’ after the fight was just natural. I’m sure Jerric’s done the same several times.

Thanks Grits!!!

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The completion of Nornalhorst

TIME: 6:07

[Acadian]

I was glad to see Aravi tending to her fatigue a little better in this one.

Holy Troll Dung! My heart went to my throat as soon as that last fellow turned around to spoil Aravi's sneak attack. Oh my! Orc + battle axe + vampire = nightmare! Aravi took quite a beating. I'm so glad she prevailed and made it out of there with most of her fur. That last fight was a close call!

[Grits]

Oh my goodness! An orc with a giant axe!! For a minute I thought that was the Battle Axe of You’re Screwed. I’m with Acadian, I was jumping out of my seat when he turned around! What a bloodbath.

I had to giggle, the poor guy in the locked coffin was buried with no pants. Maybe he was one of the pantsless vamps of Fort Carmela.

Nornalhorst was a neat ruin, and a fun quest to watch. I think Aravi deserves another break to go swimming with Vilja!

[mALX]

I was in shock, first from that Orc using a spell like that - I did not expect that at all, and it knocked Aravi flat on her back instantly !!! Then at the amount of blood that flew from Aravi's head THREE TIMES from that Orc's hammer !!! I honestly didn't think she was going to make it out of there !!! That really freaked me out, and now she has a disease from him !!!! GAAAAAH !!!!

Your filming was great in this, I don't know how you were able to keep it up for that whole fight, I would have lost the vid or the fight one !!! All I can say is ... WHEW !!!!!

[King Coin]

@Acadian: Aravi built up her fatigue before going into that fight and it really didn’t make a heck of a lot of difference. That was a horrible fight! Did you see all the blood fly? I didn’t until mALX pointed it out!

Thanks Acadian!

@Grits: That fight would have been the other way if he didn’t turn around. Building up Aravi’s fatigue didn’t make much of a difference either.

Oh Aravi does take a break after this. She goes to Anvil!

Thanks Grits!

@mALX: When that spell knocked her over I was really surprised. It didn’t even have a paralyze effect. That orc knocked her over quite a bit now that I think of it.

Oh man I didn’t even notice all the blood until you pointed it out!

Thanks mALX and I’m glad you’re back with us!
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Aravi leaves Nornalhorst and gets to the safety of Skingrad.

TIME: 7:18

[Acadian]

I'm glad Aravi had a safe trip back from Nornalhurst.

Nice use of third person. It's tougher when she's fighting I know, but for a quieter sequence like this, I'm glad to see more of it.

Loved how you are using the camera to pan out now, like when Aravi went passed Derelict Mine.

Ooooh! That darn Alval Uvani. What a dirtbag. It's no wonder Aravi drew a dagger on him. We've learned that he actually is loathe to back up his bluster, so Buffy usually whacks him with a demoralize spell. It doesn't help much, but it does make her feel better to see him whimpering away.

Wow! Aravi's bedtime check reveals she is still quite the sick kitty.

Great fun to watch, as ever!

[mALX]

GAAAAAH !!! It happened again !!! Miss Buffy was in there helping Aravi and I missed the screenshot - AGAIN !!!! URG !!!! Be careful Buffy, we are all anxious for both you and Aravi !!!!

[mALX]

Uh oh, disease! Oh, this is not good! I was afraid her yelp of pain was from the daylight, and sure enough ... urg !!! Poor Aravi !!! Really great vid - an Awesome job showing Aravi's reactions when she realized what it could be bringing her pain !!! Her fear was palpable !!! Awesome job KC !!!


@ Acadian - Lol, Buffy getting a kick out of Alval Uvani whimpering in fear, lol !!!

This post has been edited by mALX: Jul 28 2011, 01:13 AM

[Grits]

Great shot of Buffy on the vampire hunt, it’s great to see that cuirass put to use protecting our bowgirl. I would suggest a black hood to cover her shining tresses, but I know that’s crazy talk. I’m cracking up over Buffy’s solution to Uvani’s nastiness.

Poor Aravi, that felt like a long, exhausting walk back to town. It was really neat the way the camera was above those maple leaves! And then the sun hurt her? Oh no! She had to run! And then Alval Uvani was a complete jerk! I was rolling when she pulled her dagger, but halfway worried that she’d use it. Her room was pretty, but I thought oh no, windows, I hope the light doesn’t hurt her! Whew. This video really shows the cost to her, it's still not over when the last vampire falls into dust.

[King Coin]

@Acadian: I am glad you liked the 3rd person views I provided. I certainly enjoyed trying out new camera angles.

Buffy has a great way of dealing with that twerp. Aravi really wanted to kill him. I had to remind her of her state of health and the eager guards to get her to back down. It was very close though!

She was very sick. Her fatigue was low and she was receiving sun damage as soon as the sun rose.

Thanks Acadian!!!

@mALX: You don’t miss a thing! Yes as soon as the sun rose, Aravi knew things were bad. Only one disease makes you burn in the sun like that. She had to run despite her exhaustion or die.

Thanks mALX!!!

@Grits: I’m glad you enjoyed the camera angles as well! I recorded that one a while ago and have used that camera angle since then, so if it was unpopular, well I’m stuck with it in future episodes!

Yes the sun burned her. Her condition worsened with all that close contact to vampires.

And when she pulled the dagger, she was going to use it. I really had to fight her to not do it. She was in no condition to take him and then there are the guards and jail and all that.

Thanks Grits!!!
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Aravi tries to rest.
TIME: 2:43

She decides a trip to Anvil is in order.
Video 1 *
TIME: 4:31
* A note on this one: that orc guy didn’t just disappear like it appears. He annoyingly walked away while I was reseting the recorder.

Video 2 **
TIME: 3:14
** These second two videos were supposed to be one, but MovieMaker kept crashing for some reason and I had to split it into two videos. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[Grits]

It strikes me now how foolish of Uvani to threaten to turn Aravi’s bones to ash, since that’s what she had just done to all of those vampires.

I don't want to accidentally spoil anything, so:

[mALX]

Uh oh, another nightmare !!! GAAAAH !!! Did she die in it? That was an eerie ending to it !!! The nightmare of attacking a friend - and then dying - WHEW !!! That was so vivid as a dream sequence! And that she woke up crying - poor Aravi. These nightmares are really getting to her.


I don't blame Aravi for wanting to go to Anvil ... GAAAAH !!! Those sheep freaked me out when they attacked! I did not expect that at all !!! I don't blame Aravi at all for avoiding fights on the road like that, if she gets a disease there will be no place to go get healed up and cured !!

GAAAAH !!! That courier really came at a weird time, lucky she didn't get attacked too, lol. I'm afraid with Maxical there, she would have jumped in slashing without thinking twice, poor courier, lol. Aravi really keeps a cool head in combat !!!


These vids are AWESOME !!! If I have to pick a fave it would have to be the dream sequence one - very powerfully done, especially with Aravi waking up crying !!! You are doing such wonderful work with these vids !!!

[Acadian]

Wonderful job with the effects in that dream sequence!

Caught in a lose / lose discussion with Vilja about her hair.

Oh noes! Now she has to watch out for sheep at night!

Aravi's getting very good at sneaking, like up on those bandits. I'll bet she's looking forward to a nice night at the Gottshaw Inn. I wonder what the letter from Kendrel is about?

Wonderfully done (as always). I again enjoyed your camera effects such as panning out or up.

This post has been edited by Acadian: Jul 30 2011, 01:37 AM

[King Coin]

@Grits: Ha! Well put about Uvani.

Sheep of all things! That was even weirder than when she was attacked by the horse a while back.

Aravi thinks those nightmares are worst part of fighting the vampires.

Thanks Grits!

@mALX: She did dream of her own death, but not only that, of betrayal as well.
The sheep were weird! How many times do you just walk by the sheep in the game without a second glance?

Note to any messengers: it is worth your life to wait for Maxical to CALM DOWN before approaching her

The nightmare is my favorite as well. It was the most fun (and tricky) to make. I look forward to the opportunity to make one.

Thanks mALX!

@Acadian: I considered cutting out the bit with Vilja, but then I wanted to show why Aravi gets so frustrated with her at times!

I have a screen of the message from Kendral but I forgot to upload it before leaving! I’ll get it up as soon as I can.

Aravi did stay in the Gottshaw Inn but that part got cut for some reason. Oops.

Thanks Acadian!

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Aravi passes through Kvatch and heads to Mongrel’s Tooth.
TIME: 4:46

She starts to clear the cave of the monsters.
TIME: 6:30

[mALX]

Oooh! Kvatch looks AWESOME !!! I froze the film to see if that statue was of Aravi, lol.


If Aravi was fighting one of those glowing gas balls with a plain weapon that is why it wasn't dying, Mythic animals need magic weapons to be harmed. I don't know how she can fight so close in with Vilja and not hit her in melee like that !!! Aravi is spectacular in combat, the way she switches so easily from magic to bow to sword is tremendous to watch !!! Oh, and that is the first time I've ever seen Vilja knocked unconscious, lucky she is essential - I don't think she would have survived that fight otherwise. Whatever disease Aravi caught fighting those creatures is sapping her fatigue really badly!

Both interesting vids for very different reasons - Awesome job KC !!!!!

[Grits]

Oh, Kvatch looks great!! Nice to see Savlian smiling.

I like how Aravi gives Vilja a look when she starts griping about this is not what she thought they’d be doing today. Was that the Reman Rune Stone and the Sithian Stone? It looked like Aravi was using them for landmarks. I just read the Daggerfall version of The Real Barenziah, too. Vilja is not kidding!!

Nice work fighting that minotaur with Vilja so close, like mALX said. Oh my gosh, that troll went right in the fire!! Awesome.


Jerric headed to Mongrel’s Tooth Cave to give Aravi a hand. He found imps and evidence of recent mayhem.

Whoa, imps.

It smells like burned troll in here.

That’s odd, this one’s empty too.

Heading deeper in. Aravi? …Vilja?

Two more down.

Heading back to Kvatch. I’m glad it stopped raining. Wait, I wonder if she meant meet her at six bells yesterday evening?

[Acadian]

Nice tour of Kvatch! I liked your technique of toggling the camera free to pan around the city.

Then to Mongrel Tooth Cave - where the elite meet it seems! Wow, that first fight showed why we call Aravi a scrapper! Then, roasted primal troll (urg) as the beast fell fully into that bonfire. That land dreugh was pretty scary. I didn't realize there was an imp about, so I thought the dreugh was slinging lightning! Getting some help from Vilja there was a great idea. Mutton mongering riff raff! I echo what mALX said about Aravi's flexibility and skill.

And what a delight to see Jerric show up! Thanks, Grits, for the screens of our handsome mountain of Nord!

So. . . Buffy went to Mongrel's Tooth Cave recently also, searching for the elusive Aravi. Here's a couple snips and screenies from her scrapbook -

"Hmm, from left to right I make these four glows to be: an ogre, a land dreugh and a pair of wills-o-the-wisp. Not a Khajiit in sight; not even a Nord." Screenshot1

"Well, looks like I was right so far. Gosh these guys are big!" Screenshot2

"Let's see if I can command one to kill the other. These things aren't dangerous if you keep your distance." Screenshot3

"I'll congratulate the victor with an arrow, recharge my bow then continue searching for Aravi." Screenshot4

Wonderful job, KC, and thanks for letting us play!

This post has been edited by Acadian: Aug 1 2011, 12:37 AM

[mALX]

@ Grits - AWESOME !!! The names of the screens tell the whole story !!! This is great - and seeing Jerric in these screens is going to add to the story tremendously - not that you need any help creating visual images !!!

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@ Acadian - Buffy used magic! WOO HOO !!! I always see her with the bow in screens, this was a great treat - and what a pretty ring on her finger! Great screens and storyline too, Buffy is all about business with that bow in her hand!!!

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@ King Coin - I forgot to mention that in my comment earlier - I thought that was fantastic how you used the FC to view all of Kvatch being rebuilt - and came back to Aravi and Vilja !!! The first time I saw it I thought ... "hey, that Khajiit looks like Aravi!" - then I saw Vilja and realized what you did! What a great touch that was !!!

[King Coin]

@mALX: Her sword ignores weapon resistance, that ball of gas just needed more firepower!

Aravi has gotten quite good at fighting with Vilja in the way hasn’t she?

I couldn’t believe that Vilja went down in that fight! The thing she was fighting didn’t have much health left.

I’m glad you liked the little camera pan through the city. That was the first time I did that and I’ve done it several times after too so it’s good that people like it!

Thanks mALX!!

@Grits: It was the Sithian Stone. That troll just went into the fire perfectly! That was a good fight. Needed help with the next critter though.

I love the screens you put up! My favorite is “That’s odd, this one’s empty too”
The burned troll one is a close second.

Looted chests, heavy stench of burned troll in the air, maybe he did miss the party?

Thanks Grits!

@Acadian: Glad you enjoyed the camera panning. It’s always nice when something new works out.

It took me forever to figure out that it was her shield that was preventing her Illusion from being effective.

She sure is a scrapper! Wonderful term you applied to her.

I’m glad Buffy wandered in too! My favorite is the second one. She’s pretty good at identifying enemies with her life detection. Buffy did much better against the Wills.

Thanks Acadian!

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Aravi completes Mongrel’s Tooth.

TIME: 6:59