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Togath
2013-09-23, 05:33 AM
First a note, this is my first Lets-play, so I'm still working out how many screenshots to take. And I did do a minor amount of wandering with this character, in order to get him suitably into the wilderness.

Notable Mods appearing in this lets-play;
Tropical Skyrim(total environment overhaul)
Immersive Weapons(many many new weapons)
Live Another Life(how I ended up with a non-standard start so I had a chest if i needed it)
Character Creation Overhaul(adds the ability to start with a guardian stone power, as well as +20 to one stat, as well as focus your starting skill levels into six chosen skills, leaving others at a baseline of 5)
Moonpath to Elsweyr
Falskaar

Journey's Start:
This tale is of Metz.. A rather odd Dunmer Bard, who'd recently bought a ticket to sail to "Skyrim" from a traveling Khajjit.. The nomad part should've been his second clue..

Today I've finally arrived in Skyrim after these months at sea, admittedly, I'd always heard it was a snowy inhospitable place.. but Old Joe did always spend his time drinking, I suppose he could've been wrong, and after all, when was the last time a Khajiit tricked anyone?
After a bit of wandering, I finally was able to rent a lodge from a kind old Nord named Anise..
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It's a bit smaller than I thought it would be, but I might as well check out the local scenery now that I've unpacked, and I heard someone talk about a bandit problem nearby, just the thing to start my journey to legend!

Setting out on my exploration, I've a warm lake, clear of any slaighterfish.. I hope
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Seems safe enough.. And there's even a path down to the water.. I wonder where to though?
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follow, follow, following the path~
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Stone Pillars? Why would someone leave these in the middle of a forest? Silly Nords...
What to call this place.. The Guardian Stones? Why do you say that Mr. Burney? They don't seem to be guarding anything..
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Ah well, you're the boss- wait, no, no, bad casting hand, I'm the boss you're just a talking hand.. But still, it is a catchy name I suppose~


After looking around the forest for any tasty mushroom, I heard a rustling in the bushes nearby, as well as the words "Now ain't this a surprise", shortly followed by "it burns!"
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I think Mr. Burney found one of the bandits, that or a hobo wearing jaguar skins, and I think I can see some sort of camp up ahead..
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I guess he was guarding this.. Embershard Mine? You've actually come up with a good name this time, Burney.


Current Stats;

Metz
Race: Dunmer
Body: Burly
Style: Spell-Thief
HP: 120/MP: 100/Stam: 100
Active Stone powers/Blessings: Steed Stone
Primary Skills;
Sneak(37), Alchemy(37), Destruction(35), Enchanting(25), Smithing(27), One Hnaded(26)
Secondary Skills(above baseline);
Light Armour(15), Lockpicking(10), Pickpocket(10), Speech(10), Illusion(10), Alteration(10), Archery(7)
Stat-Ups Available: 40 points
Perk Points Available: 2

Equiped;
Longbow
Arrows(iron, 50)
Iron Sword

Leather Helm
Leather Armour
Leather Bracers
Leather Boot

Torch
Pickaxe

Loot;
to be added in the next chapter

I've already played through Embershard Mine, but ended up with what seemed like too many screen shots for the opening chapter(originally 55.. I figure I can cut them down to 20-30 though, though it is getting late here, so I'll do so tomorrow), so I decided to split them into two.
Figured it'll give me time to see what the playground thinks would be interesting investments for Stats/Perk points.

Triaxx
2013-09-23, 06:00 AM
Pretty cool. Are you intent on being a sword wielder? Or archer type? If you're intent on being an Archer, then I definitely suggest getting the Recurve Longbows Mod. It adds well done and nicely balanced longbows, that do a little more damage, but take a bit longer to draw and are noisier than the regular kind.

Togath
2013-09-23, 09:33 AM
Pretty cool. Are you intent on being a sword wielder? Or archer type? If you're intent on being an Archer, then I definitely suggest getting the Recurve Longbows Mod. It adds well done and nicely balanced longbows, that do a little more damage, but take a bit longer to draw and are noisier than the regular kind.

While an archer might be fun.. I'm very bad at using them against anything other than a stationary target.
One advantage to one-handed is that I also haven't used it in a playthrough before(my main other playthroughs have been bow-based-assassins, unarmed, or in one case two handers[specifically the staffs added by immersive weapons.. that save got corrupted by an unstable mod though).

As a minor note, I also have a mod which allows you to destroy the thieves guild, though that's a ways off currently(and given that I'm playing a stealthy character, I might give the normal questline a go for a change, if it's fun gameplay-wise)

Togath
2013-09-23, 10:42 PM
Chapter 2; Into Embershard(WIP)
in which I finally get the rest of the screenshots up

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well then.. no time like the present to start our journey to legend. And flaming cheese, legends and cheese.
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It's.. a bit dustier than I expected.. At least they have free torches..

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Icarus?, Icarus, are you there?
Stop it you daft fool, that's just a trap
What do you suppose it does?
*fires arrow*
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Crushinates things..

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So it wasn't Icarus, just a jaguar-dude..
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bye bye jaguar-dude!
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Now for number two..
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I've.. Got to practice my aim..

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Nice little campsite..
Complete with fire!
And tasty stuff too =D

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Left or right, Mr. Burney?
Right.
Alright.
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I may have bee wrong there..
Free loots!, And a book.. Wonder what's in it?
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And you said I was mad when I thought this was Skyrim! Why else would there be a Nord here?
.....

Ok, Let's try left this time..
*grumble grumble..*
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Itsa Lever Room!
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Pull it.. Pull it...
Must pull it..
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*THUNK!*
That was much louder than expected..
Aye..
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And I'll Burney you!
That was a terrible pun

Ok, finally safe to cross..
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Treasure?
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Can't. Fit. Through. Gap...
Buggerall..
Maybe they'll be a door? if we just head on we-
"You Picked a bad time to get lost, friend!"
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Ah fudge..

He dropped a key =D
And a lockpick too!
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Let's see what's in here..
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Triaxx
2013-09-24, 06:19 AM
Awesome chapter.

Since they are so loud, Longbows are perfect for that first strike, on immobile targets. I believe the arrows fly faster as well. I know they're longer ranged, and more powerful. They also do extra sneak attack damage. An extra .5 at least. So instead of 2.0, they'll do 2.5.

Togath
2013-09-24, 06:36 AM
Ah, nice, I might try that mod then(part of the reason this chapter just stopped was because I forgot which order I'd taken the last 10-15 screenshots in)

Balmas
2013-09-24, 07:35 AM
This is relevant to my interests. Let's see what happens...

Togath
2013-10-15, 12:04 AM
Just now realized I never made a post about why I stopped this lets play;
In the end, the jungle mod turned out to be a bit unstable, both causing bugs, as well as a few npcs to spawn inside walls, or up top of trees and fall to their doom.. including villagers..