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[Renee]

Yeah it was bugging me because on the Xena show, she never wears purple armor, it is supposed to be sort of black/brown, like leather. But I like the deep black color she's got on.

The only weird thing is ... shadows are backwards. If the front of her outfit is in sunlight, for instance, her front will be in shadow, while the back of her will look shinier, as though it's got a light source on it! I have no idea why this is, and it's not a huge deal, but I wonder why it does this?

Xena Renee Gade is back in black!

Oh yes, this brings me back to middle school. Hee hee.

[mirocu]

Leyawiin, Fighters Guild, early morning


After having some fun with the Azhklan trolls and enjoying the forest, Lothran is now taking the chill pill. Affairs will be taken cared of eventually but for now he sits on a bench at the top of the main hall in said Guild.

[Acadian]

Oh, Ashcan trolls in that Ayleid ruin north of Leyawiin are great fun!

I hope Lothie enjoys some relaxing time in the FG hall. Perhaps he will get over to the MG hall and say hi to dear Dagail.

[Renee]

Lothran has chill pills in his game? What mod is that?


Loredas, 6:49 pm, Frost Fall 20, 3rd Era 434

Joan of Arkay opens the gate to Battlehorn Castle, and decides it's finally time to do something about the rotting corpses lying in front of the place, since the men who have taken residence inside Battlehorn don't seem to be interested. She grabs each of these three bodies one by one, and drags him slowly down the small hill. The stench is overbearing to most folks, and perhaps this is why the men have refused to do it, But if they'd done it several weeks ago, these corpses wouldn't be stinking up the front gate in the first place.

As an agent of Arkay who deals with plenty of undead though, Joan had already become accustomed to this stench long ago. She drags each corpse one by one, moving slowly, thinking about the days to come. In fact, she is planning to go to Bruma, so she can buy a horse there. She's heard that she'll be able to afford a horse with the gold she's collected over the past several weeks.

Next Day, 11:53 am

"If you're looking to buy a horse, go inside and talk to Bongond," says Nardhil, the dark elf who works Chorrol's stable.

"A horse? How did you know? Well I cannot afford one of the chestnuts you have here. Fact of matter, I am going to Bruma during the upcoming days, to buy one there. You will see within a week! I am quite delighted by the prospect of finally owning my own steed."

"I can't believe that Glistel would live with that Malintus Ancrus,' says Nardhil, relieved to be able to spill some gossip. The Breton before her was obviously not going to buying one of her chestnuts today. "Shameful, and her being such a lovely girl."

"Yes well, the affairs of town, I have seen many such affairs," Joan replies, hoping Nirdhil won't notice her clear disinterest in small-town politics.

"Good day."

"To you, as well."



Days Passed: 55

Active Quests: 15
Quests Cmpltd: 3

Bounty: 0
Fame: 1
Infamy: 0

This post has been edited by Renee: Sep 4 2016, 04:45 PM

[mirocu]

Glad that Joan could get rid of those bodies while keeping her lunch. Not sure I would have


And good choice on the horses! Lothran has had two Paints and he can vouch for their usefulness.

[Renee]

I've always like paint horses not just for their cheaper cost, but also for their maneuverability. They aren't as fast, but they're easier to steer through rough terrain. A faster horse in my hands tends to keep getting stuck on terrain features--rocks, trees, etc. It's easier to move through cluttered forest or rocky outcroppings with a slower horse, while keeping enemies guessing.

[gpstr]

Nicely played - those permacorpses in front of Battlehorn are a distraction.

So I see how it happened in Joan's universe, but in ours, did you actually move them or did you console disable them? Just sort of curious - I used to actually move unwanted permacorpses somewhere in-game, but I've gotten lazy over the years, and now I just disable them, regardless of what I presume happened in the game world.

And I agree with you exactly about the horses. I'm not much of a fan of horses at all, but the few times that I have used them, I've preferred the slower ones. In fact, the most I used a horse was with Bob's first playthrough, and he ended up trading off Prior Maborel's horse and trying out pretty much all of the others, then finally going back to a paint horse.

[Renee]

Joan's game is on Xbox, so I had to actually use the Grab button. :yuck: if her game was on PC I would just disable them. But yeah, they are now at the bottom of that hill.

One of my favorite horses is Blossom, in Hackdirt. Blossom belongs to the Argonian who gets captured, Dar-ma I think is her name. but in one of my games Dar-ma got killed, so Blossom was up for grabs. Blossom has the speed of a bay horse, but the texture of a paint. She also behaves like a bay horse--she won't "return" to any stable if we dismount her.

[Acadian]

Clever girl, dragging those permacorpses clear. Much nicer I'm sure. Battlehorn is the one DLC I didn't get.

Buffy had Superian set to a speed of nearly 50. For referernce, a bay has a speed of 26. She would set Superian down to 26 in game (all simple command console stuff) when she wanted to travel beside a Legion Rider on his rounds. The reason Superian's speed was so high was for walking. Buffy rode at a walk all the time unless tactics required Superian to run. That high speed was set to be a brisk walked that still looked very natural. Now that all said, when Superian did run it was an OMG white knuckle experience astride the fastest horse in Tamriel! Now Buffy spent more time in the saddle than on foot (even in town) so she was darn good at maneuvering the mare. I do, however, know what you mean about how nice and controllable a slower horse is when running. /ramble.

[Renee]

Ha, that was a beautiful ramble, sir!

[Renee]

The following is a short RP moment I had with RG3, which came about during Giskard's Elder Council mod. Nobody can relate to it I'm sure unless you've done this quest, so no worries if it goes over your heads. RG3 gets as snarky as ever though during this one. She's supposed to be confronting a guy who's apparently some sort of contact for black bow bandits near Bravil & Leyawiin.


Morndas, 6:48 pm, Sun's Dawn 18 4th Era 21

A clear day developed quickly into rain. Renee changed out of her legion outfit and put on her custom-made Skyrim suit instead. Strode right into town. The Five Claws was the first place she found, and the man named Hojor Roflin was right there inside, sleeping in a room. Renee paid 100 gold to the Argonian innkeep to open the door to this room.

"Go ahead, please."

"Sure," Renee starts. "What do you know about a group of rabble-rousers taking up residence along the road to Bravil?"

"At least you are here. I was about to send some men to find you. So, the Khajiit have run off to Bravil, ha ha, it will not do them any good!"

"You got that right."

"Because we have pushed the Renrijra Krin back into Elsweyr," says Hojor, the elf who'd been mentioned in the letter Renee had found, back in some bandit's camp. She'd found this letter, which mentioned that she'd locate the bandits' 'contact' here in Five Claws Lodge. And here he is. "....and are ready for phase two at last. Look, stop making stupid comments and listen up."

"You sure you want me to stop asking stupid questions? Are you really sure?"

"Count Terentius and Count Caro have ordered me to assemble the men. They are just about ready and are waiting for orders."

"Which you are going to tell me of course. Because you like me so much," Renee says, realizing that the Bosmer she's speaking to is confusing her with some other dark-haried, white-skinned woman.

"In phase II, you and the rest of the men will march towards Bravil where you will join up with more men, and then head for the Imperial City."

"Yes sir. And how are we to arrange ourselves, strategically?"

"Who are you? You're not one of my men."

"Of course I'm not one of your men. It's because I'm not a man, you lowlife."

"YOU are an imposter!"

"If you say so. Now I'm scared, by the way. My cover has been blown."

"Well, enjoy your time in Leyawiin, because the moment you leave, you're dead!"

"And you're deader, if your men do not succeed with their kill. Which they won't. Trust me on that. You and your sorry men'll be nothing but boar's feed by the time I'm done with you."

"Be seeing you," Hojor replied, confident this would be the last time he'd see this 'imposter' woman.

"You can bet on that."

This post has been edited by Renee: Sep 8 2016, 02:58 AM

[Acadian]

Renee, thanks for the explanation preceding this one. Sounds like you and RG3 are enjoying some fun quest mods. She wasn't gonna take any crap from that guy it seems!

[Decrepit]

My decrepit avatar and Vilja are paused at the Bravil Gate, about to exit the city, reclaim their beasts, and begin the ride to Imperial Bridge Inn, there to gather taxes-due for the Empire.

The evening prior they dined at Silverhome. My avatar had Beef & Leek Savory Pie, a roll, and imported Ale, for the main course, and later a sweetcake washed down with his favorite exotic mead. He selected a Skingrad Wine and later a local mead for Vil, along with whatever it was she ordered to eat. They slept, as is their normal practice is Bravil, at the Fighters Guild hall. As is almost always the case, my avatar retired first, leaving his ward to her own devices. As only rarely happens, he woke to find Vil in bed next to him. Rest assured nothing untoward occurred. Their relationship remains purely platonic, much as my avatar sometimes wishes it was otherwise.

They dressed, returned to Silverhome, breakfasted, and as mentioned are now about to head out on their tax run.

This post has been edited by Decrepit: Sep 9 2016, 07:22 PM

[mirocu]

My decrepit avatar and Vilja are paused at the Bravil Gate, about to exit the city, reclaim their beast, and begin the ride to Imperial Bridge Inn, there to gather taxes-due for the Empire.

I am not exaggerating when I say it´s so nice to read this again, Decrepit. Cyrodiil needs its relentless guardian

[Acadian]

Woot! What a joy to hear that Decrepit and his Viljan ward are back in Cyrodiil!

[mALX]

My decrepit avatar and Vilja are paused at the Bravil Gate, about to exit the city, reclaim their beast, and begin the ride to Imperial Bridge Inn, there to gather taxes-due for the Empire.

The evening prior they dined at Silverhome. My avatar had Beef & Leek Savory Pie, a roll, and imported Ale, for the main course, and later a sweetcake washed down with his favorite exotic mead. He selected a Skingrad Wine and later a local mead for Vil, along with whatever it was she ordered to eat. They slept, as is their normal practice is Bravil, at the Fighters Guild hall. As is almost always the case, my avatar retired first, leaving his ward to her own devices. As only rarely happens, he woke to find Vil in bed next to him. Rest assured nothing untoward occurred. Their relationship remains purely platonic, much as my avatar sometimes wishes it was otherwise.

They dressed, returned to Silverhome, breakfasted, and as mentioned are now about to head out on their tax run.

WOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They're Back!!!!

[gpstr]

Always nice to see a Decrepit update.

I haven't mentioned this before - I hadn't even really fully considered it before - but he sort of exists in my games. He obviously doesn't really exist in them, but there are times when it feels like he's really out there, riding his route, not just in your game, but in mine.

[SubRosa]

Yay! The Decrepit Avatar is back!

Haha...
Ooh, I'm back (back), the fog is lifted
The nirn has shifted, and raise the gifted
You knew I'd be back, so pack your bone

And hit the road Jakben, cause daddy's home
With the funky hot wrists, thick like Yagrum Bagarn
Pumpin out hits, gettin chips like Olava the Fair
Bitch I told ya, do not hate
Or question the music I make, ugh

I make NIBENEAN ROCK, and I mix it wit the HAMMERFELL-HOP
I getcha higher than a GRAHT-OAK
You want to roll wit the DECREPIT AVATAR (yeeaah!)
I make COLOVIAN ROCK, and I mix it wit the HAMMERFELL-HOP
Got money like WHITE GOLD TOWER, I'll forever be the Decrepit Avatar
FOREVER!

The junky's are, still skooma smokin
Still the same cause I ain't change nuttin
Huffin, and puffin; I got two rookies
All in check doin the nordic boogie

The emperor is back, to retract the wack
Re-pack my sack, wit the double fat back
Forget all that, I'm still singin (yeeaah!)
And like kids on imga bars I'm still swingin

Thought I got dusty, thought I'd get rusty
Thought I'd get rich and quit, oh he must be
Fat and ugly, broke black and blue
But I'm trim fit, rich and back for round two

Red, white and the Tamika's Blue Ribbon
Dead right, that's how I'm livin
Givin you more, that the false and fakes
They can't make the kinda music I make, eh-huh

The black khajiit is back, in original form
The legible, credible, inevitable storm
Way past the norm', still misbehavin
Finger in the air and the flag still wavin

Don't come, don't test the boss
Cause I got this sewn like Mephala the Webspinner
You can floss and front, you can taunt and tease
But you can't [censored] with rhymes like these

Thumpin like a drum kit wit wrists that slit picks
Bumpin for the kids who twist splifs and sips fifth
I got the gift I'm about to unravel
(Eight ball, side pocket) Eight ball in my jerkin

Khajiit and skooma, you know how I live
"You can't say that Decrepit, " [censored] off, I just did
Watch me twirl, the earl, the pearl
Or just keep on Decrepit Rockin in the free world

The black khajiit is back, in original form
The legible, credible, inevitable storm
Way past the norm', still misbehavin
Finger in the air and the flag still wavin

NIBENEAN ROCK - FOREVER! HAMMERFELL-HOP - FOREVER!
GRAHT-OAK - FOREVER! DECREPIT ROCK! (yeeaah!) [Repeat until fade]

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Sep 10 2016, 05:45 PM

[mALX]

Always nice to see a Decrepit update.

I haven't mentioned this before - I hadn't even really fully considered it before - but he sort of exists in my games. He obviously doesn't really exist in them, but there are times when it feels like he's really out there, riding his route, not just in your game, but in mine.

I wish he was a mod I could add to my game!!!!! I would follow them around just to hear every word! His voice is exquisite; his responses to Vilja are a combination of enduring patience and long-suffering (and I have had Vilja before in my game - she could try the patience of a saint!) - and the humming and singing as he rides is solid gold! Decrepit's vids are the best watch I've had in gameplay vids ever, hands down!!!!

[mirocu]

@SubRosa -