I didn't notice that till you said that, then went back and checked to see what you meant! How funny, I wonder why the mod meters alcohol and caffiene? What does that do/how does it affect gameplay? Does she have to pee when the alcohol or caffiene line hits the full line? Or stagger drunk once the alcohol reaches a certain point? And what foods have caffiene in them?

Ha ha well, that's from Basic Primary Needs. We can add urination to this mod, but I have it turned off. Everything is configurable through an ini file. I have it set so that she can safely handle one bottle of mead, but if she drinks two, she might start seeing double (screen gets blurry) and if she has three, she'll be falling down and stuff. Renee Gade III, on the other hand, can handle more liquor, because she drinks nearly every time she finds some alcohol. That mod comes with some sort of tolerance settings.

Caffeine doesn't have any real effects, other than sleep deprivation. The more coffee one drinks, the less rejuvenation happens during sleep.

That is so cool! I love that the caffiene affects your sleep! What mod is that, I want it!


I wonder if you intake a lot of caffiene if it makes you have to pee more frequently?

I found a "realistic needs" mod for Skyrim that does include the pee - I haven't installed it yet, but when I do I'm leaving the pee active on it just because they made the pee toxic; so if you accidentally release on your enemies it kills them, lol.

Lydia beware! R.Kelly is here! BWAAAHAA !!!

Basic Primary Needs?, by the infamous Maskar. Just so you know, this mod adds a lot, it's one of those "hardcore" mods, but anything you don't like can be configured on and off. Apparently, caffeine also lowers the need for sleep, but when your char finally does sleep, he'll need to sleep for longer than usual, to get the full sleep benefit. Sleep deprivation causes loss of Fatigue in the long run.



I'm not sure, I don't use that part of the mod, but you can maybe try it out, see how it works?



Whoa, that sounds weird. What's that mod called?

I've heard of acid for blood, but acid for pee?

@ Renee - Thanks for the link! This mod sounds Awesome! And really well thought out !!! The mod was called "realistic needs" - it also causes the NPC's to pee occasionally too, so the Player isn't the only one. I can't wait to try it out, just not installing any new mods in my game till I finish the mod I'm working on.


@ SubRosa - I guess whoever made the mod heard it was the body's toxic waste and carried the idea one step further, lol. But if I read the description right, you can bottle your pee to dip your arrows in,

But before you "poo poo" that idea; the Vietnamese (in the Vietnam war) actually did use body waste on their weapons because it gets into the blood in wounds and creates a septic infection that spreads through the body very quickly in the blood. The infection was harder to heal than the wound, penicillin was scarce in wartime. More patients died from septicemia than from their wounds.

Foxy would know the name of this trick, I can't remember the name of it - but they used to soak their daggers in feces and urine; then bury them in the ground with the blade sticking up out of the ground. The soldier walking through steps on it and it cuts his foot - not enough of a wound right away to be carried out on a stretcher; but within a couple days he was dead from that foot wound = septicemia. Guerrilla warfare.

Stranger arrives to Cyrodiil
Stormy evening
To Leyawiin
Asking for directions
In Leyawiin
Doesn't sound like an inn
New guest
At the table
Gaspar Blenwyth

There ya go, Lopov. Back in Cyrodiil. Love the sepia-tones. Gaspar looks a little like Lucien, if he's wearing his hood.

mALX: Whoa NPCs also do .... that? That opens all sorts of possibilities.

You are thinking of punji stakes. They used feces on them, which does indeed cause infection.

Lopov - Welcome to Gaspar. Sounds like an ominous story in there. . . .

@Renee - maybe that's a sign of what is about to happen. He reminds me of Martin Septim in some pics.

@Acadian - I think we lack some "dark" characters.

Thank you both.

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Unwanted guest
For sale
Mages Guild
Friendly alchemist
Through Blackwood
Asking for directions
Mysterious island
Above the vile lair
Leaving...for now

Ya know, you're right - Gaspar does look a little like Martin Septim. Is that guy in his room related to Vigge the Cautious (who likes to stare at sleeping mages in Skingrad)? Neat that he found a Legion Forester to ask directions of. Stymied by the old hidden entrance trick, eh?

Ooh, is he any relation to ... Greywyn Blenwyth? Crimson Scars?








That is it, I'm sure. Gross, but deadly.


@ Renee - yeah, I mean they don't unzip or strip, just the girls go behind a building or in an alcove and squat; the guys go behind a building and stand as if they are peeing.

If you come up close and look you will see the pee stream, but nothing else. (No bodily organs). It doesn't leave a puddle or dark spot on their clothes; that will have to be an update











AHA! There has to be a connection to Greywyn Blenwyth! WOO HOO! This sounds exciting!

I just saw the email notification on this that caught the edit, I see that show being a popular hit,

Unfortunately he wasn't much of a help, he was too busy staring at the deer which he had just killed. And thanks!

Yes, Gaspar is Greywyn's nephew.

Emerging in Deepscorn Hollow
Forgotten lair
New owner
Shrine to Sithis

Did he find the four hidden treasure sacks? I love that Crimson Scar armor and the wicked dagger that place comes with!

So Gaspar made it! Deepscorn Hollow is such an isolated and lonely place it never clicked for Buffy. Neither did Frostcrag Spire for the same reasons. She quite enjoyed all the friendly folks and activity in the Thieves Den DLC though.

Vion at the character creation screen (Alternate Start Mod - Arrive by ship)
Vion & his father
Vion in fine clothes which he couldn't wait to get rid of

I wanted to upload some more pics from his first day but Shrani.si has problems so expect them when it starts working again.

So Terentius had one son that out right! You did a great job on his facegen, he looks Awesome!

Wow, Lopov! You really did a good job making Vion truly look like a young noble and the son of Count Bravil.

Vion is looking like the studly noble. I see his father's genes are not in question, just his judgment.

I can't wait to see where this goes, Scoundrel. He's so boyish and innocent, Vion is.

Back in the slammer

Back in the country

Back in the wild

Back in Black

Three Blind Mice

Two wary travellers

Nine in Flight

One who roams forever

Thanks all. It wasn't just me, though, the randomizer offered me a great template to work with.

Kahreem really is a Redguard.

Back in the Country is a beautiful shot, my favorite from the selection. It reminds me of southern Italy.

It's Lady Saga and her mice!

Hey now I have another favorite - The Nine in the flight! You picked an appropriate title too.

Quite a thick fog over the bridge. Let's hope that the cell loads as it should so the bridge doesn't abruptly end.

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A neat meadow with abundant flowers which Vion found west of Bravil.

He decided to find out what is the mysterious statue about.

As soon as he got out of the water, he noticed unusual vegetation.

But even more unusual was the man on the other side of the "door". If you're wondering why he's shirtless, it's because he left his shirt and shoes at Bawnwatch Camp when going for a swim.

He had a short conversation with Haskill. And then butterflies appeared. Plenty of butterflies.

Seeing the Gatekeeper in action made Vion convince that he shouldn't tackle him unless prepared.

He met some sane and less sane residents of Passwall in the Wastrel's Purse and finally found a vest to wear.

And though he still found no shoes, he had to admit, that afternoons in the Isles were beautiful.

But to see more of the Isles, he had to get past the Gatekeeper. Jayred Ice-Veins was there to help him, and he also allowed him to take a pair of boots from his house. He called the Warden Power upon himself, and the battle could begin.

Though as he quickly experienced, the Gatekeeper wasn't the one to be underestimated. He sent Vion flying all over the battle place.

But in the end the size didn't matter, and Vion's sword finished Gatekeeper's reign over the Gates of Madness.

And so a new tourist entered Mania.

Khareem is back home!

Very cool pics! The sunset in the country one is magnificent, as is the greenery in the wild, and the cloaking darkness in black. The fog of course is really cool, like she is riding off into the mists of legend, like the end of Pale Rider or High Plains Drifter.


Vion has been working out with the ab-master!

The Warden power? Does that keep criminals in prison?

It looks like the Gatekeeper is bowing to Vion at the end there.

Renee – Thanks for the pics! They look great and I loved the three mice! I see Saga travels with her detect life on as well. Love the roam forever one - girl, horse, fog, neverending bridge, happy sigh.

Lopov – The area around Bravil is very pretty. It sort of seems natural that Vion would check out that mysterious nearby island. Butterflies!!! Wow, Vion must be made of pretty tough stuff to get past the gatekeeper. Hopefully, that’ll carry him well inside the isles.

I also like the pic of Saga riding across the bridge - such an adventureous image


Nice to see the Isles again, Lopov. Lothran´s battle with the Gatekeeper was so long ago both of us barely remember it

Thanks all! You guys/gals are great.

The 'three mice' are really carrion rats added by MMM. These little guys sometimes show up whenever a dead body is near. If you accidentally step on one, it'll go "SQUAWK!"

Pseron really liked the fog shot when I showed him awhile back. He's a lover of thick fog, being the inventor of the Morrofog mod for Oblivion.

It's so weird looking at pictures of SI, you know.... it's like some other game (other than TES) completely to me. That Gatekeeper dude is scary. Who are all the other folks standing around that courtyard?

The full name is Tower Warden Greater Power. Hopefully it will never be cast upon Kahreem.

Partially he's tough and partially he's reckless as is common for people of his age.

I guess there must be a certain charm to the fact, that all of this happened so long ago for you and Lothran, so you only see such events from other players.

Residents of Passwall, the first settlement you come across. The one clapping is the self-proclaimed mayor and the other one is afraid to catch a disease.

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Mania was bright and luminous as were its sunsets.

Its dogs, however, were a bit unusual and not friendly at all. So Vion had to kill them.

He spent the night under (or inside) a large trunk. And finally met a wanderer that didn't attack him on sight.

He got lost along the way and crossed the border between Mania and Dementia. Serching for fabulous New Sheoth, the town of the Mad God himself, he finally spotted it in the distance. The path to it, however, was long and dangerous. Before reaching the town, he stopped at its graveyard and chuckled upon some epitaphs.

Gates to the demented part of New Sheoth were guarded by a Dark Seducer. After opening them Vion finally arrived to Crucible.

"This probably counts as the inn...and this as the general store."

Crucible definitely had the most unusual blacksmith. And he quickly attracted attention of the suicidal Imperial who wanted for Vion to kill him.

He ignored his plea and instead went to the inn. But he had to admit that the room wasn't bad for only twenty gold. Not bad, not bad at all.

However, he didn't feel comfortable in Crucible. Either its residents wanted to get someone else killed either they wanted to die themselves either they were kleptomaniacs or addicts. But Vion was on a lookout for doing something noble, so he agreed to find a cure for Sickly Bernice. She was sick, by the way. The cure was supposedly located deep below in a cave called Knotty Bramble northeast of Crucible. Fortunately, Vion found a deserted bedroll inside it and took a nap before descending further down.

New characters!! Welcome Gaspar and Vion. Gaspar’s pictures would not load for me, but Vion’s did. He is so handsome and very noble-looking. Shirtless is a good look for him. My favorite is the one where Vion strides through the mists of Mania.

Renee, I love that picture of Anvil from the fort courtyard. That’s gorgeous! Lovely to see Saga and my favorite Forrester. The mist picture is great. It makes a familiar place quite mysterious. Your picture titles are particularly awesome in this batch!

I was really surprised how nice the room was at Sickly Bernice's! Did not expect that at all! You did an amazing job on Vion's face; he has to be the best looking guy in Cyrodiil, lol.








I don't know how you managed to capture those butterflies in two screens, that happens so fast I've never been able to get even one screen of it! Amazing shots, those are my favorites.

This set is such a strong reminder of how awesome the quests and questlines were in Oblivion; that Gatekeeper was one of my favorite things - especially how it ties in to the whole SI story and having to build a new one, lol. Awesome shots!








One who roams forever - what an amazing shot, what made the fog so thick? Holy Cow, but it made for an amazing shot!

Vion in the Shivering Isles proper now! I so enjoyed exploring both Mania and Dementia and the night sky over Mania is spectacular - as you well showed us. What a fun adventure!

I agree! So much fun to explore the Isles so long ago and I really enjoy the pixies


"Sickly Bernice´s Taphouse" she calls it.... I reckon "Inn of Ill Omen" isn´t so bad after all

Thanks all!


I disable menus and then press PrintScr, because of disabled menu you won't get a notification that a screenshot was taken, so you can press it as many times you want and then choose best screenshots at the end.

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Vion found the cure for Sickly Bernice but got lost on the way back. It is quite difficult to get oriented in Dementia, especially if gaming without a compass. Nonetheless, with time he found his way back by following creatures which he killed on his way to Knotty Bramble.

In the following days he socialized with friendly citizens of Crucible and explored more of the town, so he found its chapel, and even got a blessing.

He also ascended up to Palace Grounds, realizing that the Mad God lives in a far more luxurious palace than the Emperor of Tamriel used to live. For now he didn't dare to enter the Palace itself, instead he took a stroll through its gardens.

Exploring a vicinity of Crucible, he found Deepwallow, a small settlement where residents refused to leave their houses. Ever.
Since swimming was his favorite free time activity and he had free time in abundance, he couldn't resist a swim in the unnamed lake close to Crucible. When he felt that he had just become more athletic, he returned to the town.

Exploring some more areas around Crucible and fighting Balliwogs on his way, Vion found the infamous Hill of Suicides.

But being in Dementia was making Vion feel gloomy so he needed a change. What better to do than to enter Crucible's counterpart - Bliss. Its streets were bright and tidy, but its residents weren't much more sane than in Crucible. Others just wanted some Saa-WEET-ROOOOL. And a seductive bookseller wanted to spend a night with Vion. Or with Vion inside her.

Oh, that was funny about Vion getting lost while using 'Renee' navigation. Following the trail of dead bodies was clever though. Nice that he got some swimming in before encountering balliwogs. Bliss is beautiful. Luvs Golden Saints.

If you are a female that seductive bookseller threatens you not to take any of her men,

I remember that bookseller. She always threatened my characters too!

Another nice batch from the Isles! Really nice ones too


Lothran doesn´t want to go back there so I´m glad we get these pixies from Vion

Thanks all!

If they were only a little more polite. Dark Seducers are very kind compared to hot-tempered Golden Saints. But in any case, Bliss is a really beautiful place as is entire Mania and its skies.

I just checked her responses on the UESP if playing a female.

Why is this? Did he get bored of the Isles or he just doesn't like madmen in general?

Aren't they funny? Oh, thank you for the screenshot tips up above, I really appreciate that. I have a LOT of trouble capturing good screenshots. (but my biggest problem is remembering to hit "PrintScreen" when the action is happening instead of after it is over, lol).

She has been to Skyrim, Baldur's Gate, Nevwerwinter, and the links at Augusta. Now it is time for Persephone to explore Cyrodiil

Who's on the other side of that door?

How about a room for the night?

At the helm

Docksider

Darryl has lost some weight...

That you, Agarmir?

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*mALX's head explodes*


Your textures are so tremendous here that I actually didn't recognize it! For a minute I thought you had started playing ESO, lol.

Agamir, oh no!

These are some great screenshots, and I am very excited you are touring Cyrodiil !!!!

Wowwwwwww you look so awesome, Persephone. I bet you are having fun!

Room for a night is my favorite. Just the contrast between shimmery, silvery Persephone and that elf's heartland tan.

Yay, Persephone finally makes it to Cyrodiil! She looks great - every single detail. And very recognizable as the Persephone we know and love fear.

Something tells me Agamir is going to have a bad day. . . .

An old/new dweller in Cyrodiil - welcome to Persephone!

Great shot with the Emperor, he looks as he is supposed to look.

Seems she safely led the Bloated Float back to the Imperial City.

Agarmir's days are numbered...great shots altogether!

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Leaving Bliss, Vion walked through what he called "the mushroom avenue". He passed the legendary ruin of Milchar and spent the night by a nearby lake, to be awakened by the warm Sun.

He found Hale, a small settlement of artists, among which was also Halion, quite a poet. To Vion's surprise, Hale was also a home to another dweller from Cyrodiil - Pyke. Pyke was a former Knight of the Thorn from Cheydinhal and he asked Vion to retrieve his stolen amulet from nearby Fetid Grove.

At night residents of Hale locked themselves in their houses and Vion climbed up a giant root to find a place to sleep. The next day he walked to Fetid Grove, found its "heart", and gathered some amber.

He returned to Hale in the late afternoon and returned the found medallion to Pyke. His words made Vion think whether he'll ever return to Cyrodiil himself. He spent another night atop the giant root, reading Saints and Seducers before sleeping.

I remember mushroom avenue. That is one of my favorite places in the Isles. Seeing all the pics is getting me in the mood to go there. Perhaps Persephone will take a trip to the strange door in Niben Bay?

"Really, do come in. It's lovely in the Isles right now. Perfect time for a visit."

Really cool-looking place. No wonder so many people like S.I.

Lopov - Like SubRosa, I also love 'mushroom avenue'. And camping up in the big mushrooms is a fun idea. Great set of shots from the SI. Such a wonderful and beautiful land to visit!

Renee: The truth is, I cannot count how many times I have remade Persephone's face since I created her late Friday night. Every time I think I have it good, I see it from a different angle and cringe. I have gone back to the drawing board and started over from scratch at least three or four times. I think I finally have it together now. I just hope I don't jinx it by saying that!


Lopov: Maybe Persephone will make it to the Isles. But I installed Unique Landscapes a while ago, and have not had the chance to see all the things it adds. I think I will finish up exploring those new areas first.

I am using a mod that makes Uriel and Martin Septim look like their voice actors. I have to say I love it.


mALX: It is nice to be back in Cyrodiil again, after being away for so long. Tbh, one of the big reasons I am not interested in ESO is that I could not play my favorite characters in it. It is has a class system, and there is no modding. I could not play Persephone because while she is mainly a fighter, she is also a necromancer as well. Conjuring the Darryls is just as much a part of who she is and what she does as swinging a greatsword. Likewise, while Teresa of the Faint Smile is mainly a woodsy archer, conjuring animals is just as much a part of her as using a bow. Of course I'd never be able to do either in ESO.

I am using Qarls Texture Pack 3, which really turns up the quality on the textures. It really makes it look like a different game. I am also using the face textures from Robert's Female Bodies (but not the actual body textures or meshes ) I liked the BAB body a little better, but I think Robert's has the best facial textures I have seen for Oblivion.


Acadian: Persephone has been everywhere else, so it is high time she visited Cyrodiil. Who knows, maybe I'll take her for a spin in Morrowind someday, and try out Skywind with her. She has rapidly become my favorite character. I just can't quit the living dead girl.

Agarmir just had a very bad day. Stay tuned.


That you too, Agarmir?

Visiting an old friend

Vilverin

Settin' for a spell

&*^%$#@*&^ Archers!

The sun sets on Nath Dyer

Help the light, find my face...

Looking back