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[Grits]

The Count’s Arms advertises that they wash the bedding “after every third customer, no matter how soiled.” Wilbur makes sure that Jerric is always the third customer!!


It’s so fun to play in KC’s video thread! On to Fort Strand!!

Change her outfit? Vilja is just jealous of Aravi’s cute tail. But then Aravi does change her outfit.

Oh, NICE, that log smashed the summoned skeleton!! Incredible shooting from the stairs with Vilja fighting that archer. The third guy inside was sporting an odd look. Bald and ponytailed, a lovely scoop-necked cuirass, and it looked like he was wearing lipstick.

I’m not surprised that both of them thought this place was creepy. Especially since Vilja had to bring up vampirism on the way in. Aravi is not the only one to get walloped by those spiky things after cleverly springing the trap with an arrow.

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mALX, I love Maxical and Alix’s adventure! How cute when he showed her which way to go. I cannot imagine trying to hit a pissed off mouse with a healing spell. She’d be better off loading up potions into a fire hose! Whoa, looks like Maxical met the battlemage. I can see that log trap that nailed the skeleton when Aravi and Vilja were there – it’s fun to look at these having just gone through it.

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KC, I don’t think you’ve made it to the part in Jerric’s Story where Jerric and friends go to Fort Strand. Here are a couple of memories from that morning, without spoiling anything.

Lildereth looking for a shot after her Nord friend charges in like Vilja.

Jerric doing what he does.

Arrow or blade, the result is the same.

Darn narrow tunnels.

Illusion magic rocks. Lildereth learned how to congratulate the winner at the Buffy School for Bosmeri Bowgirls.

Darnand guards the exit. At least he didn’t bring a book.



KC, thanks so much for the fun!

This post has been edited by Grits: Aug 10 2011, 07:41 PM

[Acadian]

KC, Great job of sneaking around and clearing the outside and first level. At one point it looked like Aravi clipped Vilja with an arrow and I thought I heard Vilja yelp. If so, it only highlights just how darn good Aravi is at almost always avoiding friendly fire. I don't think I've ever seen her clip Vilja before. I loved seeing Aravi go 1 vs 1 with another archer at fairly close range - they can never match her ability to safely trade arrows, nor can they stand up to our feline scrapper once it comes down to short blade time. Well done!

mALX, fabulous screens of Maxical and Alix helping out! I agree that clearing the dungeon, then watching Aravi do it (or vice versa) is great fun.

Grits, I well-remember the tremendous trio's recent escapades at Ft Strand and your screens brought back wonderful memories!

[mALX]

Hey KC - your mailbox is full !!

[King Coin]

@TK: I haven’t noticed any major slowdowns because of this mod. Then again I have a very nice computer.

@mALX: You had me rolling with your screens of Maxical and Alix Poor Alix has to wait to heal because of Maxical’s aim.

You’ll see Vilja walking funny in this video as well. Aravi can’t take hits like Maxical does so she has to avoid as many as she can. It gets difficult to do that when Vilja’s around though. I’m always pleased when enemies spring their own traps

I’m glad you enjoyed heading out there! I know Acadian said very much the same thing when he started doing it.

Thanks mALX and thanks for the screens!!!

@Grits: LOL @ the Count’s Arms. Maybe Aravi needs to buy a house in Anvil then…

Vilja likes to criticize Aravi’s hunting outfit. Aravi ignores her and keeps wearing it. She did decide that maybe armor would be useful in Fort Strand.

Aravi was pretty fortunate that the log trap killed the summon. I love turning traps on the enemies! And thanks for complimenting Aravi’s shooting!

you’re RIGHT. I thought he looked particularly unfortunate among the residents of Cyrodiil but I didn’t look that closely at him!

Glad she isn’t the only one to get hit by the spike trap I thought about editing that out buuut thought it was more honest to leave it in.

I love the screens you put up! I think my favorite is:
Darnand guards the exit. At least he didn’t bring a book.

Thanks Grits!!!

@Acadain: Vilja was particularly difficult to avoid in this dungeon. In today’s video she charges with suicidal abandon.

Aravi does well with her bow but she’s really at home with a blade in her hand (or paw). Her ability to move really helps her avoid damage. It’s better than the finest armor.

Thanks Acadian!! !

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Aravi finishes Fort Strand. Vilja earns door guarding duty from here on.

TIME: 8:36

[Grits]

Good grief, Vilja is a maniac!! I think she took off that ebony armored warlord’s head! Then fisticuffs! Then pincushion!! What a battle!

I really liked that Llyr Angular Leaf Steel blade. Did Aravi give it to Vilja? Warbrand was nice looking, too.

Vilja: You wanted to talk to me?

Aravi: You crazy bi---!! You jumped into my shot! What are you thinking?! Enough with the vampirism cure already!!

Oh no wait, that’s what I wanted to say to her.

That was an adrenaline-fueled wrap-up of Fort Strand! Whew. Nice that Vilja knows what to do with the mace. I like that fort, it’s hard to get lost in there. Hopefully the weather will stay nice on the way back to town, and the ladies won’t find any parasites in their beds.

[Acadian]

Those darn old planks broke crossing over that room! Nimble Aravi made it, but not poor Vilja. Ya know, it says a lot about Aravi (all good) that she hopped right down there with Vilja.

After taking care of that marauder warlord, Aravi then had to deal with Bijalfi the Contankerous and the hornet's nest that came with him! Aravi sure showed her superb swordsmanship. Also her quick thinking in shifting her focus to the archers. Holy Troll! Vilja looked like a pin cushion! I'm glad she put on some more substantial armor for the next fight.

"I think I would fancy grilled mud crabs for supper." Hee! I guess it's a Nord thing. Vilja is starting to think like Jerric!

Wow! Aravi with her bow and night vision is so clever at dealing with those traps - seeing them and setting them off. Buffy, navigating by pink glows in the dark, sometimes ends up dealing with them by using . . . um, healing spells.

I was a little surprised that the times Aravi was able to plan and execute an opening bow sneak attack she didn't use any of her poisons.

I was so proud of Aravi and Vilja vs that last marauder. Aravi got over 7 sneak shots before being detected! And Vilja was brilliant to hold her charge until the marauder was full of arrows and within blade range.

Finally, that last transition you made where you faded to glowing white then unfaded right by the exit door - very artistic.

Fabulous combat, great camera work - just a great vid!!!

Sorry that Buffy was too late to be of much help. All she found was a rat and a few stray marauders. Don't worry, mALX, Buffy made extra sure this little fellow was not Alix - Screenshot
Of course I'm sure more of those pesky marauders will move back in within a few days. . . .

[mALX]

Holy Crap, that was some fight !!! I thought Aravi was aiming at someone I couldn't see at the end - but she was setting off the traps with arrows! That is the coolest thing !!! Awesome thinking, Aravi !!!

I have to agree with Grits here, Vilja seems to be asking that quite a bit lately!! What exactly is Vilja trying to say when she asks if you know a cure for vampirism? Is she accusing Aravi of being one, or do we need to start checking HER eyes ???!!!??? ROFL !!! This vid was awesome all the way around, some of the top fighting from both Aravie and Vilja - against really tough enemies (a LOT tougher than what Alix and Maxical faced in there !!!) - and as usual, Vilja supplying her comic relief to ease the tensions after a fight.
AWESOME VID !!!!!
I hope after it is graded that you post your ... other vid on here too, it is AWESOME !!!!

[King Coin]

@Grits: The Llyr Leaf sword is Vilja’s normal sword. She was disarmed in that fight and didn’t (for some reason) pull out one of the backup swords Aravi has supplied her, instead favoring her fists.

Oh Vilja really pissed Aravi off in this dungeon.

That was nice that Vilja knew right where to take the mace. After some stern words from a khajiit and some shouting from a nord the two dropped the mace off.

Thanks Grits!!

@Acadian: Yes, despite the trouble and irritations Vilja causes, she’s Aravi’s friend and she won’t leave her on her own.

Poor Buffy! Aravi wasn’t able to avoid a good whack despite seeing the trigger in the first Ft Strand video. That was painful and embarrassing.

She didn’t use poisons? That’s odd. Perhaps she felt time was against her. I don’t know everything.

Aravi was very unhappy (actually furious) with Vilja’s charge, that last arrow would have finished him and Vilja took it right in the back.

I use those fades quite a bit in the next video. I like using them now because to me it makes the scene change much less jarring.

Oh nice screen of Buffy! How many shots will that unfortunate rat give Buffy? I can’t wait to see how Buffy deals with the marauders when they return…

Thanks Acadain!

@mALX: Shooting the triggers is good practice! They can be pretty hard to hit, especially the trip wires.

Vilja seems to have a special fear of vampires. Too bad for her because Aravi’s in the vampire killing business. A vampire Vilja? AGGHH just imagine her walking around “I’m thirsty.” And those eyes on her would be really creepy.

I’m glad you thought Vilja was funny (and I’m sure she is) but Aravi was lashing the air with her tail after that!

I don’t think I’ll put THAT video on here. I’ll tweak a few things and then make another video. I’ll be sure to put that one on here.

Thanks mALX!

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Aravi will be in Beldaburo on the 16th. Screens welcome!
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This takes place a day or two after the Fort Strand.

Aravi goes for a walk along the coast and ends with a little swimming.

TIME: 4:34

This post has been edited by King Coin: Aug 14 2011, 10:42 PM

[Grits]

Oh, for some reason I was thinking that Vilja’s sword broke during the fight. D’oh!

I love a misty, rainy walk on the beach. It’s so nice that the critters aren’t always out for Aravi’s blood.

Aravi picked a beautiful little cove to go swimming. Who cares if it’s raining when you swim, you get wet anyway! I’m so glad Aravi dove down to look at that ruin, I was about to jump into my screen with curiosity. Well, maybe that was the Nord. Wearing her gold belly chain, I see.

I really like those fades that Acadian mentioned. Very soothing, especially in a calm video. What a great mini-vacation, she deserves it!


Acadian, I love the screenshot of Buffy. She even dispatches rats with elegance. I’m sure it never knew what happened, and neither did those two marauders!

[mALX]

@ Grits - GAAAAH !!! There they all are, just as you described them!! Except Darnand I always pictured wearing a robe, lol. Awesome screens !!!

@ Acadian - Look at all the pink shadows !! Urk !!! Great shot !!


@ King Coin - Oh, I loved this vid! And I like how the rats aren't attacking Aravi, that's nice! Aravi needed a quiet day like this. Aravi looks so tiny when you put the camera up in the sky and just her head sticking out of the water! What a beautiful scene at the end !! Awesome vid, and a nice relaxing one too!!! Thanks, KC !!!

[Acadian]

What a lovely and soft interlude. How appropriate that the rats and crabs did not attack. Tell us how you got so many rats on the beaches and why they were peaceful.

And nice walk up a beautiful coastline. Then a relaxing swim by Garlas Malatar.

Very enjoyable, Aravi. Thanks for sharing!

[King Coin]

@Grits: Aravi was hoping for some sun but the weather was not cooperating. So she had to settle for a misty rainy walk.

You really like that chain don’t you?

I’m happy you liked it. Aravi doesn’t have a very relaxing time in the next video, but at least it isn’t vampires!

Thanks Grits!

@mALX: I’m happy you like it when I back up the camera to show the scenery. Anvil really did her lots of good. She hardly had any nightmares.

Thanks mALX!

@Acadian: The rats are added by Fran’s mod. This isn’t the standard rat either, they are smaller than the other ones in the game and I’ve never had one of them attack. The crabs are a toss-up. Some of them will attack and others will ignore you. Also by Fran’s.

I’m glad you enjoyed her day to herself. She doesn’t get many of those.

Thanks Acadian!
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Screenshot of Aravi. She finally got a good Gold Coast sunset!
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Aravi passes Beldaburo while swimming and decides to check it out.

TIME: 7:30

[Acadian]

Old business: Ah, thanks for the info on the rats & crabs. I know you enjoy Frans. I sort of wondered if Alix was out huntin' for gurl meeses; thankfully, he has a very distinctive coat color.

On the screenshot of Aravi in the sunset: I have seen it before, but wow! It is just as stunning every time I see it. Truly a magical shot of artistry in its own right, made even better because we have grown to know and love the precious Khajiit in it.

On this great vid: Beautiful job, Aravi! A 100% shock resist ring sure was handy vs that stormie! Loved how you dealt with those two skellies: Invite one to kill the other while you hide, then congratulate the victor with an arrow!

KC, I see you are turning the HUD off and on during filming. Your call of course, but I like the HUD display so I can 'see' how Aravi is feeling. I think you are making superb content choices about what to show and what to cut from the vids. A real joy to watch Aravi going through Beldaburo.

Oh, Buffy was in the Anvil area. . .
Hmm. So this is Beldaburo. Stormies usually mean there are conjurors about. . . . What do you think, Superian? Screenshot

[King Coin]

I’m happy she remembered to put the ring on. It made standing on that ledge much easier when she didn’t have to think about moving around.

Playing with the HUD off was just something I was trying in this dungeon. It continues through this next episode and then that’s the last of it. It added quite a bit of challenge not knowing everything about Aravi with a glance but it became tedious turning it back on to loot. I’m sure there are mods that have a more
elegant way of doing it but I’m no longer interested.

And there’s Buffy! She’s wearing the hunter’s top. The bottom looks like some sort of leather greaves. Looks like Superian is ready to leave already. Thanks for sharing!
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Aravi Continues through Beldaburo

TIME: 9:05

[Grits]

I love that screenshot, Aravi looks just beautiful. And the sunset is nice, too.

Beldaburo I: I find myself seconding everything Acadian said. I loved the fight against the storm atronach, especially the shots through the pillars. Aravi showed some steady nerves, he got pretty close!

Those steel swords that the skeletons had might be my favorite yet. I don’t think I realized that Command works on undead. Aravi said it perfectly after the weird dead undead skeleton noise. That place is creepy!

Beldaburo II: Oh, that looks like a varla HOLY CRAP WHATISTHATTHING!! Aravi did a great job against the ebony golem, dancing back where it couldn’t reach her. I wonder where it had the flawless sapphire stashed.

Those conjurers and their pets were no joke. I like how Aravi used a spell to stir up trouble on the lower level while she fought the ones who ran up to meet her. It looked like the one guy was using a light spell, it’s great to see the enemies using what they know.

Kind of a cliffie, ending with an enemy in sight! Very enjoyable, KC.

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mALX, you are so right to picture a robe on Darnand, Fort Strand is the only time he has been in trousers! Thanks!

Acadian, what a great screenshot of Buffy! Superian looks spectacularly unbothered by the rock pile.

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Darnand heard that an adventurer had cleared some conjurers out of Beldaburo, so he headed up the coast to check it out.

Got here just before the light failed.

These fellows did not have much stuff.

He saw some interesting corpses, but he was very disappointed by their lack of reading material. He was hoping to find some juicy notes. “How To Summon a Glass Golem” or the like. He decided that although there was evidence that these mages practiced necromancy, they did not seem to be part if the cult he has been investigating.

This post has been edited by Grits: Aug 18 2011, 06:52 PM

[Acadian]

More good stuff! Some interesting foes with Frans mod it looks like. Darn those conjurers - they're trouble once they see you and start summoning stuff. Aravi did a great job balancing her bow, magic and blade.

We got a screenshot of Buffy in that big room Aravi just cleared, but puter is in the shop for a couple days, so I will have to upload and post it after your next vid.

Grits, those are great screens of Darnand! I'm sort of hoping that if he meets a conjurdude, they might mistake him for one of their own. Lo.

[mALX]

@ King Coin - I'm so sorry I missed this post!! What a beautiful screenshot of Aravi in the setting sun! I love that pose, and it suits her personality perfectly!

I would never think you could ever take down a storm atronach with unchanted bow and arrows !!! That floored me both times I saw it !!! Aravi is so skilled with the bow - and very cool under pressure!! ... I was wondering what that noise was, was that skeleton still hissing after she cut it's head off? That really was creepy!!! Awesome Vid !!!!

Now for todays post:

GAAAAH !!! What the heck is that thing? Is that from the KOT9? Man, Aravi is WICKED with that blade!! Awesome fight after she ran up onto the balcony !!!

I have to agree with Acadian, it kills the immersion a bit to see the console keep popping up in the vids - lets everyone know it is a game.


@ Acadian - Looks like Aravi is not the only one who can take one down with a bow !! Maxical didn't make it to Beldaburo, she was ... mourning the loss of her friend Alix the Mouse.

@ Grits - Now that's how I pictured him! It is so cool how you've brought all your characters to life in your story, and to actually see them in screens and they match what we know of them !!!

I love "setting sun" screens, you and KC did an Awesome job of capturing that so we know about what time they arrived at the ruin !!

[King Coin]

@Grits: That’s my favorite screen of her by far.

She holds her ground when something comes after her. Many times it would be better if she’d turn around and run or at least pull out a sword.

Those swords were really cool, I really should have had her grab one. I’ve seen them other places too so I’m sure that isn’t the last of them.

Oh, that looks like a varla HOLY CRAP WHATISTHATTHING!!
Darnand!! You know he went from being a character that I disliked and didn’t think was important to being a favorite.

Heh, Aravi took all the stuff worth taking. I like it that the scene matches what Aravi did. Everything’s untouched except the two missing soul gems and the loaf of bread she grabbed for some reason.

Thanks Grits and wonderful screens!

@Acadian: Aravi isn’t quite as good as Buffy is at taking those conjurers down. She’ll have a few scars from this dungeon. She’s generally pretty good at getting past the summon and getting the summoner.

I really like the variety of baddies Fran’s adds. That was the biggest problem I had playing Oblivion on the 360. Everything was predictable. I don’t think I could ever go back to playing TES on a console after seeing the power of the PC.

I just heard you got your computer back so I’m looking forward to those screens!

Thanks Acadian!

@mALX: As I said that’s my favorite screen of Aravi! Everything was perfect. The expression on her face, the pose, the sun and the color of the sky, and the faintly visible stars.

You can take the stormies out if you shoot them enough! Aravi was sure that he was about to fall so she held her ground.

The skeleton was still alive. That was from the fatigue mod. Injuries apply fatigue drains and that skeleton couldn’t reform its self. But those suckers have been known to come back after they’ve been put down once. Luckily that wasn’t the case.

All these baddies are either vanilla or Fran’s.

Both our khajiits are more talented with a sword than other forms right? Aravi just has better aim when it does come to those other forms lol.

Thanks mALX! Sorry about Alix. Will you fix him? I know that was tons of work and I frankly don’t know if I could muster to do it all again.

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Continuation of Beldaburo. *

TIME: 8:22
* I was mistaken when I said HUD disabling was through the previous episode. It continues through this dungeon and then that’s the last of it.
There is one more video of Beldaburo after this one.

[mALX]

Holy Crap !!! That was the fight of the century !!! It was killing me not to be able to see her health bars !!! I can't believe her fatigue didn't drop, no hard breathing !! Has the fatigue mod quit working? ... no, she just started breathing hard. That was heartbreaking when she collapsed against the bier! What a fight !!! WHEW !!! AWESOME VID !!! WOO HOO !!!

This post has been edited by mALX: Aug 20 2011, 04:15 PM

[King Coin]

This is a short (< 30 seconds) unrelated video of an impressive modded thunderstorm I just recorded last night.

I'd get inside too.