Elder Scrolls V (video game)

[slickwilly13]

Best Buy had a buy 2 get one game free. So, I purchased Elder Scrolls 5 *360* , Zelda: Skyward Sword, and Mario Kart 7.

[Tricky]

Well I managed to get some steel plate armour last night, it looks boss! stolen from the corpse of a bandit leader I killed. I havent really bothered with the smithing too much so far so I'm having to rob the dead for good kit.

[SymphonicX]

Well I managed to get some steel plate armour last night, it looks boss! stolen from the corpse of a bandit leader I killed. I havent really bothered with the smithing too much so far so I'm having to rob the dead for good kit. I just completed my Ebony armour set! Fucking hardcore - my companion now has an almost full set of stamina enhancing armour too. I've been enchanting all over the place, and have come up with a pretty good naming convention for the armour too...indulge! 8th Mage Steel Armour = Armour with 8%/point Magicka increase 24th Mage Steel Armout = Armour with 24%/point Magicka Increase 24th Swordmaster Ebony Gauntlets = One handed increased by 24%/points Weapons are simpler: Fireglass, Firesteel, Burning Skyforge, etc.... not very interesting but still fun i've also got a mask that regens faster magicka by 100%, and a set of boots or gauntlets that does the same by 34%, plus an amulet that does it by 50% - so with all of them on magicka regens really really quickly - meaning my destruction is now in the late 70s as is my one handed. -- -------- Post added at 03:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:45 PM ---------- In reality, I've totally reached the level cap for one handed. lol

[EvilNed]

I've got that mask as well. Morokei, right? I got the Arch-Mage robes as well, that enhances it by 100% as well, as well as making all spells 15% cheaper to cast. My amulet only does 9% faster Magika regen, tho... Gotta get better at enchanting. BTW, can you enchant something with soul trap?

[AcesandEights]

BTW, can you enchant something with soul trap? It can be done and it's not even a very difficult enchantment. I'm just trying to cap enchantment to be able to place that on my bow, as well as a 2nd enchantment. But I'm on my way!

[EvilNed]

I've yet to find a weapon with that enchantment so I can disenchant it. I want it on my dagger, damnit!

[Tricky]

I just completed my Ebony armour set! Fucking hardcore - my companion now has an almost full set of stamina enhancing armour too. Yep I need to get something like that sorted, cant be having the lovely Lydia harmed Oh god I'm one of those uber gaming geeks with a crush on a make believe game character, Skyrim what are you doing to me???

[AcesandEights]

Oh god I'm one of those uber gaming geeks with a crush on a make believe game character, Skyrim what are you doing to me??? Planning your wedding yet, Tricky?

[Tricky]

Planning your wedding yet, Tricky? The house is decorated ready, I just need the amulet that lets me! (refusing to cheat with console commands)

[AcesandEights]

The house is decorated ready, I just need the amulet that lets me! (refusing to cheat with console commands) I bumped into that amulet over the weekend, had no clue how marriage worked...speaking of, I hope I didn't sell that amulet by mistake

[EvilNed]

Managed to get a good 4 hour streak into this game. I'm really enjoying this more and more. While not being hardcore or anything, there are a few rules I tend to follow just to make the "journey" a bit more interesting. - As a mage (necromancer), I try to avoid any and all forms of melee combat. I keep Lydia around as a tank and if I don't have a zombie following me, I summon an atronach. Good fun. Chain lightning can be really devestating sometimes. - I avoid the Map-fast travel system that was introduced in Morrowind and then kept for Fallout and New Vegas. The only reason being is that it just takes so much out of the journey. It's no real fun just clicking somewhere and BAM, you're there. Having that said, whenever I'm going from town to town I try to catch a carriage as often as possible. - Whenever I come upon a town or an inn and it's dark (more or less, past shops closing hours), I usually rent a bed and sleep. Gives me time to explore the countryside a bit more and meet more characters. Also, the Well rested trait is great. - I switch off quest markers as often as possible and I manage quite well. I often take a quick look on the minimap to see "That's where I'm going, Okay". Then I turn off the quest markers and steer my course in that general direction. I'm currently on a quest that's taken me from Winterhold to Dawnstar to Solitude and Morthal. All on foot on my quest to find the three pieces of Mehrunes Razor AND the three pieces of the Amulet of Gauldur. Next stop is way over in Markath, where a nearby bandit has his hands on the next piece of the Razor. Man this game is really a blast. I take my sweet time, tho but I'm loving it. I actually DID manage to enchant my dagger with soul trap, by the way.

[Tricky]

Its been a long time since I've got into a game as much as I have with this, and even now I've had it 3 weeks and spent a long time in it, the visuals havent lost their stunning appeal. I sat on the Jarls balcony at Dragonsreach one night in the game just staring up at the Aurora Borealis and the mist blowing around the peaks of the distant mountains, and the soundtrack playing in the background, I honestly dont think I've ever felt as awe struck by a game! I've put hours into this and I bet I havent even seen a quarter of the things it has to offer. I'm looking forward to the time off work over christmas so I can just kick back and play it undisturbed

[SymphonicX]

I've got that mask as well. Morokei, right? I got the Arch-Mage robes as well, that enhances it by 100% as well, as well as making all spells 15% cheaper to cast. My amulet only does 9% faster Magika regen, tho... Gotta get better at enchanting. BTW, can you enchant something with soul trap? That's the mask, I got the arch mage robes too - but I only wear it when I'm selling stuff. Dunno bout you guys but in my house all my shit is arranged into the following containers: Stuff to sell Stuff to enchant/disenchant/forge Ingredients Food Sellable potions and poisons useable potions and poisons weapons and armour jewels Ingots and finally quest items (consumable stuff like find 20 deathbells for XXX and 20 nirnroot for xxx) So what I do, is go out adventuring, collect as much stuff as I can between myself and my companion - come back home, dump the quest consumables away, filling up the main containers with the new stuff then I empty EVERYTHING i can into a spare container, and fill myself up with the stuff to sell container, pop out to whiterun and the other towns, and flog my shit - all the time keeping one good sword and my arch mage robes handy just in case

[Tricky]

Where do you store all your stuff Symph? I own the house in Whiterun but it only has the one storage chest in there up in the main bedroom, can you get extra ones? I havent filled it yet but I'm not sure how much it holds...

[SymphonicX]

Where do you store all your stuff Symph? I own the house in Whiterun but it only has the one storage chest in there up in the main bedroom, can you get extra ones? I havent filled it yet but I'm not sure how much it holds... Yeah my house is in Whiterun - I saved up my cash and bought the house and all available upgrades at the same time - you can buy the upgrades from the same dude you bought the house from... When you've upgraded the house you get at least 8 storage containers I think, plus two bookcases and a weapon rack...