I can't cope with Blackreach because there's no map. :-(
!¡!Spoilers!¡!
A map of Blackreach:
http://www.arxfiles.com/skyrim/guide/backreach-exterior.jpg
A) Exit to Mzinchaleft GatehouseB) Elevator to Alftand CathedralC) Exit to Blackreach Elevator (Raldbthar)D) Exit to Blackreach Elevator (Alftand)E) Elevator to Raldbthar Deep MarketF) Exit to Mzinchaleft Exterior
― Plato’s The Cave In Claymation (Sanpaku), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
why wouldn't sinderion just have a nice garden with two rows of fifteen
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 21:33 (twelve years ago) link
Several hours of this, followed by a meticulous cleaning of the area.
Granted, they're shambling zombies, but I found the Dragon Priest abodes to be pretty filthy.
― Plato’s The Cave In Claymation (Sanpaku), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
I'm trying to clear out all the miscellaneous quests I can and, in some crypt looking for some fine salt, I decided to let Lydia, the demon dog and a frost atronach fight the big bad dude as I just wandered around opening urns and chests. It was nice and relaxing.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 22:28 (twelve years ago) link
Key to that blackreach map, including a spoiler right at the end for something i know i'd never have figured out for myself:http://www.arxfiles.com/skyrim/guide/4874.htm
― ledge, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 22:49 (twelve years ago) link
So it turns out that you can craft spell tomes? Huh!
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 00:53 (twelve years ago) link
Played this for an hour last night, and p. much failed to get into it, but I think it was my fault for trying to watch Brian Cox at the same time.
― Also unknown as Zora (Surfing At Work), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 10:16 (twelve years ago) link
so, kill paarthurnax y/n?
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 16:01 (twelve years ago) link
Spoilers: I've heard (but have halted 2 characters at this exact point of main quest) that Paathurnax will give the remaining dragon word locations if you let him live. Plus, I like the guy.
― Plato’s The Cave In Claymation (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i let him live. f the douche blades.
― mute the wife (bnw), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
yeah that's what i'm leaning towards. he seems like a bro. christopher plummer and diane lane aren't really doing it for me.
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.charlesmartinet.com/color2.jpg > http://www.nndb.com/people/316/000023247/plummer-port.jpg + http://www.nndb.com/people/049/000025971/diane-lane.jpg?
― Plato’s The Cave In Claymation (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 19:57 (twelve years ago) link
Except for the fact that Arngeir/Plummer would prefer that you leave Paarthurnax/Charles Martinet to contemplate the voice in peace. The real turnabout is for the Blades scholar Esbern/Max Von Sydow.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_exAVWrUdZVc/TVCUf2O8AEI/AAAAAAAAACw/jtcs8bTtMt8/s1600/theseventhseal011.jpg
I may have to kill Paarthunax after a save just to see if Sydow has any more dialogue.
― Plato’s The Cave In Claymation (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
oh shit i got plummer and von sydow confused!
i meant the characters and not nec. the performers in my assessment. all the mystical royalism in these games seriously skeeves me out so i select against it if i have the choice.
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 20:06 (twelve years ago) link
lol i have used that phrase itt already
what is mystical royalism?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
a snootier form of magic realism?
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
the ruling clique really is a god-descended & ordained bloodline destined to rule, only they can restore and defend the land, and their absence from the throne is the source of all the bad things happening.
this is what all the old royalists claimed about themselves but in games like this it's just basically true.
blades = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobitism
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
AFAIK, Tiber Septim/Talos is unique amongst the Nordic Nine in not divinely intervening in some sidequest. The only indication of his divine favor is that his shrine still works to cure disease and offer a blessing. Moreover, its his decision to use the Elder Scroll to cast Alduin forward in time that is ultimately responsible for the current dragon predicament.
So there's a case to be made that the Elves version of Talos as a false god is correct.
― Plato’s The Cave In Claymation (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 22:21 (twelve years ago) link
idk as fantasy bs goes i still much preferred dragon age, which had some metaphysical business going on (to explain the existence of magic basically) but left all the religious questions attached to that unprovable and therefore political.
in skyrim even the thieves guild questline (SPOILER) ends up revolving around some dumb god. you're thieves! you work for money! no gods no masters live for today! come on.
but then most of the gods are also super vicious... this game has a bizarre mix of total cynicism and wide-eyed wonder, i don't really get it tbh
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 22:28 (twelve years ago) link
Probably confusing 8/9 Aedra (temples & shrines, but removed from creation) with the Daedra, all of whom associated with quests.
― Plato’s The Cave In Claymation (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 22:37 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i get that there is supposed to be a distinction. my point is the world isn't religious so much as mythical. you can't really doubt these deities are real.
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 22:38 (twelve years ago) link
Manifestly real deities are surely the norm in fantasy?
― ledge, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 22:46 (twelve years ago) link
probably. it creeps me out tho!
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 22:47 (twelve years ago) link
There's something strangely bathetic about the ones who manifest as regular dudes.
― ledge, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 22:50 (twelve years ago) link
As what if? hypotheticals, it pleases me that most fantasy worlds are pretty miserable/perilous places. One simply doesn't want gods/demigods taking up residence nearby.
― Plato’s The Cave In Claymation (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 22:51 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/mapstalgia/16293829297/1/tumblr_lxobzbW6hf1rn1cvh
From Video Game Maps Drawn from Memory
― Plato’s The Cave In Claymation (Sanpaku), Monday, 23 January 2012 06:51 (twelve years ago) link
http://christwire.org/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-130.jpgFrom Is Skyrim Teaching Your Children How to Perform “Rim Jobs” and Other Homo Erotic Sex Maneuvers?
― Plato’s The Cave In Claymation (Sanpaku), Monday, 23 January 2012 06:56 (twelve years ago) link
goole succeeding in making this game sound even worse
― junior dada (thomp), Monday, 23 January 2012 14:22 (twelve years ago) link
heh
"linen wrap x28" lol
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Monday, 23 January 2012 16:32 (twelve years ago) link
not sure how long they've been available, but looks like quite recent. the first two Elder Scrolls games now available free for download
http://www.xtcabandonware.com/index.php?id=1611
― Summer Slam! (Ste), Sunday, 29 January 2012 11:55 (twelve years ago) link
I downloaded Arena, but it says it's not compatible with 64-bit Windows. How do I get around that?
― polyphonic, Sunday, 29 January 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
haven't tried it yet myself, but sounds like you need to run it through good old confusing Dosbox!
― Summer Slam! (Ste), Sunday, 29 January 2012 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
yeah just got it working through dosbox.
every used that before?download here:http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1
Manual is included
― Summer Slam! (Ste), Sunday, 29 January 2012 20:34 (twelve years ago) link
what's arena? (I'm on iPhone and can't be bothered to google)
― i love pinfold cricket (gbx), Sunday, 29 January 2012 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
The first elder scrolls game
― Mordy, Sunday, 29 January 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
jesus, just going through the character generation screen and hard to believe someone has managed to create text fonts within a 4x4 pixel square!
― Summer Slam! (Ste), Sunday, 29 January 2012 20:42 (twelve years ago) link
I spent many a happy hour playing Arena back in the day, but I don't think it would bear repeating.
Listen out for the original, archetypal door sound!
― Also unknown as Zora (Surfing At Work), Sunday, 29 January 2012 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, its very slooow to move around and explore.
― Summer Slam! (Ste), Sunday, 29 January 2012 21:09 (twelve years ago) link
welp, i beat this finally. alduin was kind of nbd, but my character's final state was a little bit insane-o
after that, i whipped thru the civil war for the imperial side. i believe i had 'extra' stuff to do, since i negotiated the truce during the main questline. or maybe that just changes how the general talks about it? idk.
the civil war quests have quite a few massed-enemy-in-a-fort missions which are a lot of fun. lack of quest variety is one of the faults of this game.
god help me i've started a second character, to try things out differently.
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
what level did you max out with?
― i love pinfold cricket (gbx), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 01:23 (twelve years ago) link
low 60 something
― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 02:07 (twelve years ago) link
I completed the Sovngarde quest, while overburdened with dragon bones and scales and ebony greatswords and battleaxes and warhammers looted from Skuldafn that i was loath to part with. Didn't realise that for all that time I could have had the 'armour weighs nothing' perk which probably would have meant I could carry everything :/ . When I finished and was deposited back at the throat of the world, and realised I couldn't fast travel, I nearly ate my own foot in frustration. Climbed down the side of the mountain, and when I entered High Hrothgar Lydia came running in through the other door. I've nearly been so happy to see anyone in my life. *cough* videogaming life that is.
Got the 100k gold achievement after I'd sold everything. Now I've finally thrown my lot in with the stormcloaks.
― ●-● (ledge), Sunday, 5 February 2012 14:17 (twelve years ago) link
I've nearly never been so happy to see anyone in my life
― ●-● (ledge), Sunday, 5 February 2012 14:18 (twelve years ago) link
Unusual details in skyrim wiki articles:
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:BreezehomeAlso of interest is an over-sized loaf of bread that can be found in a basket on the kitchen shelves. Being several times bigger than an average loaf, it may be of interest to collectors.
― ●-● (ledge), Monday, 6 February 2012 11:28 (twelve years ago) link
hoarders
― Wub wub wub wubwubwubwub wub Pzzzzzzz WUBB wubwub (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 6 February 2012 11:36 (twelve years ago) link
"Why are you keeping your broken PS3 in 2025?""Big loaf of bread""k""Nah you don't understand mate, it's huge"
― Wub wub wub wubwubwubwub wub Pzzzzzzz WUBB wubwub (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 6 February 2012 11:37 (twelve years ago) link
Elder Scrolls sale
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/skyrim_midweek
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
FAT GIANTShttp://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/02/dice-bethesda-game-jam/
Think there's a patch for the 360 version due today.
― JimD, Thursday, 9 February 2012 08:49 (twelve years ago) link
Divorce! I wanna divorce!
― ●-● (ledge), Thursday, 9 February 2012 09:47 (twelve years ago) link