You like the thief's story the most, it reminds you of your own cat-like sneaking and prowling.

Brave knight who fears nothing!

Name: Menrva Stark

Cleocatra of Amen RA. You like thieving better.

Come on a wizard is definitely your style.

You're such a sneaky kitty. That's where you got that cookie, in fact.

Your name is Gwen.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/10(Fri)15:13 No. 556459 ID: 100739
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Of course, how could you forget your names Gwen Stark! your so silly.

You love the thief storys the best cause the thief is smart! Why fight people when yu can move past without them even knowing you were thier! you think it would be great to grow up like them, picking the pockets of the big dumb fighter and stealing all the wizards fancy stuff!

Years pass..

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/10(Fri)15:19 No. 556460 ID: 100739
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Today is your birthday! you are eight years old and you haven't seen your parents in four years.

They left you in a inn one day saying they had to go see friends about some business. they never came back. you bounced from family friend to family friend before ending up here, the orphanage in the imperial city.

You stand in the play ground nervously clutching the bag that holds all you own, before you are all the other children at play, you think it might be a good idea to make some friends while you wait for your parents to come find you..

You see some older girls talking and laughing, a girl in the corner reading a large book, a kid fiddling with a large grate on the back wall, some kids fighting and lastly a redguard kid looking oddly happy at the prospect of a argonian shooting a practice arrow at the apple on his head..

Who do you want to talk too?

let's go talk to that kid getting shot at. Why's he so happy!?

first watch and see how the arrow and apple thing turn out, could be good for a laugh, then see what the grate kid is up to.

Go do sneaky things with the sneaky guy in the back fiddling with the grate. Like, ask him if he needs a lookout to tell him when an adult might come by.

That redguard has balls of steel. Talk to him, and then the kid fiddling with the grate.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/10(Fri)20:10 No. 556484 ID: 100739
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You introduce yourself to the little archery group and are welcomed into the little band with open arms, however you soon discover that your skill with the bow is somewhat.. lacking.

The redguard, Hileem, seems to take it all in his stride however, while wih-Gei the argonian seems to find the whole thing hilarious, Rirtha the khajiit regards the whole this with what you later learn is her version of delighted applause while Gromarag the orc is once again proven right in his accertations that this was a bad idea.

A little while later you walk over to the grate and chat with the altmer child Aicaion fiddling with it, you had assumed he was trying to flee but you soon find out that he is mearly interested in the dwarven lock adorning the gate, you soon fnd a common interest in both the mechanics of locks and the dwarfs in general.

While you grow close to all the children in the orphanage, those you met on your first day remained you closest friends for years to come.

Years pass...


++Skill's Archery, Lockpick.
+Skill Speech.

is this still a cut scene or are we meant to make suggestions? cause if so, you didn't really leave it open for us to make suggestions.

>years pass
Right, so where are we now?

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/11(Sat)10:55 No. 556612 ID: 100739
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[[yeah sorry, posted the last page at 4am, should have said pause -3-]]

You are now 16 years old and have finally been kicked out the orphanage, you friends all left the year before, Hileem and Gromarag both joined the legion and shipped out a month ago, Aicaion joined some gang, you haven't seen him in a while but you get letters every so often, Wih-gie is apprenticed to a wizard out in the country and strangest of all Rirtha is a trainee priestess in the temple of Dibella all the way over in skyrim.

You however are absolutely nobody, your simply standing on the street without a septim too your name, wondering what the hell your going too do now..

Turning onto the main street you see a few options jump too mind, you dont know if or how any of them will lead to employment, but frankly you have to take any option you can right now.

You can see a young orc trying (and failing) to gather up all the scrolls he's dropped, a rich looking high elf woman looking at a stall and paying far to little attention to her huge coin purse, two posters showing the Arena and Fighters guild are recruiting, a shady looking man lurking in a ally, a good sized crowd in front of a legion recruitment officer and way at the back the gates to the Dock district where no doubt any number of ships are in need of crew.

Choose your path, but beware, a few of these choices will offer no way back.

Help out the orc.

shady guy is legit.

help the person with their scrolls first, cause you aren't an ass. then talk to shady guy.

How good is your sneaking? cause if you think you can pull it off swipe the coin purse while just looking like a simple passerby and then notice the ork and try to help him.

Maybe the shady guy knows where Aicaion is.

You're the thief, it's you. Now take that purse while noone's looking.

Help the orc or go to the recruitment drive- they might need good scouts. But whatever you do, don't let that purse go unsnatched.

Talk to the orc, help him get his scroll together.
If that doesn't pan out? Go to the dock to become a PIRATE! to hop aboard a ship.

I'm kind of reluctant to join the military or a sailing ship right off the bat. Kind of high risk employment right off the bat.

The purse is tempting, but daylight robbery without a crowd to hide in or any practice isn't such a good idea. Especially when it's within 10 feet of what had been your home for years. If you're seen, people here can identify you.

Help the scroll orc. Maybe it'll get you something, or worst case you waste a few minutes helping someone for nothing. No real harm done.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/11(Sat)16:15 No. 556683 ID: 100739
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You help the young orc pick up all his scrolls and get to chatting, you find out that he's apprenticed to a wizard in the city who runs a small shop, he says the wizard is always on the look out for more people to man the shop since he tends to end up buried beneath items he dosent need.

After thanking you for the help the orc boy leaves and your left pondering his offer, as well as the coin purse, which is now so tantalizingly close you can taste it!

You dont think anyone is watching, should you chance it or move on?

Don't take it, getting locked up in prison isn't how you want to start life outside the orphanage.

Too many people around and you have a poor disguise. Not to mention you're a khajiit, so I guarantee the guards are already looking straight at you.
Investigate shady guy

move on. I've a feeling that coin purse is a bit TOO heavy, and was done like that on purpose-you try to take it and the elf will feel the weight gone right away.

Nah, don't risk it. Better to check out the wizard's shop.

talk to mr shade

You do not know the lay of the land yet so would get caught in a second if she noticed.

Also she is standing alone on the street so people can easily see you doing it. Now that crowd in front of the recruitment officer would be a good place to go pickpocket. Cept for the legion guy watching.

Take it, you thief.

You have no practice or training in pickpocketing, the area around you is wide open, meaning anyone from that crowd in front of the recruiter looked over would see, you're still right in front of the orphanage where the staff knows your face, and there are guards in front of that gate over at the end of the street.

I'm not saying you should never steal, I'm saying this is a bad time and place for it. At the very least, you need some kind of cover (darkness, a crowd, a distraction, anything, really). You also need a safe place to hide out if and when you're hot, which you don't have right now.

Honest work at the wizard's shop might get you some spending money (and maybe an in for magical tools eventually?), but you still need a place to stay.

And if we're going to steal, you either need to be taught, or a better enviroment to risk learning in.

[[[pausing it for tonight, im working from a majority vote type thing is you havent guessed and right now the votes stand at 4 for mister shady,4 for stealing the purse and 5 for moving on, this counts votes before you talked to the orc since that path hasnt locked you into a story yet. if there are no changes tomorrow youll talk to mister Defiantly-Not-up-too-something over there and see were it gose.]]

hmm seems to easy, leave it for now and try on someone else in a more forgiving area. As for what to do go talk to shady if you want to go kill time then lets see if we can't find that magic shop. Who knows what we could learn there.

Putting my vote towards checking out the magic shop.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/12(Sun)12:00 No. 556919 ID: 100739
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You move away from the purse, determined to not give in to the thieving stereotype. At least until the witnesses are gone.

You decide to head on over to the market district and take the orc up on his offer of employment, but first you think youll talk to this shady guy, hes been playing on your mind for some reason..

You stop a few feet away from him, making sure to not walk right into the dark alley, your chatty not stupid.

"Is there a reason your lurking there? or are you just going for the brooding stranger look?"

He dosent turn to looks at you but you here a voice come from the darkness of his hood, his voice is odd, it echoes despite the shortness of the alleyway.

"Im waiting, for you. or someone like you, someone abandoned by family, the world and all the silent gods. But there are others, and they are more then willing to take you in, should you choose to give worship."

AAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNDDDDD we are now brought to the daedra worshipers... joy.

Say thanks but you'd like to make your own name for yourself. then get to that damn magic shop.

Nah, not the religious type sorry.

Let's go work at the magic shop, it's a pretty good job. Maybe you can learn some camouflage or invisibility spells to help make stealing safer.

Deadra are pretty cool, assuming you chose the right one. Let's hear more of this.

...if there was anyone willing to take me in, they missed their chance years ago.

And my family didn't abandon me. (C'mon, an orphan has to be touchy about that kind of thing).

Let's go to the magic shop. Nothing wrong with having an honest day job for cover, especially if it leads to useful magic stuff. Then we can figure out how to do some proper thieving where we won't get caught. (We need practice, or training. And we want to do worthwhile stealing, not desperate survival level stealing).

Well that either means
A. Serve Sithis and Join the Dark Brotherhood
or B. Serve a brothel who's god is money

Rumor has it they only approach those have already done such a deed that there profession requires. Ask him about that. A deed penned in the red of another, if he knows what you're saying.
You're interested, but a little confused because you're sure you haven't actually... You've cooked ants as a child but surely that doesn't get your organization's attention.

you know I do have an idea on how to get some gold from that lady now that I think about it.

Get your claw out and cut a small hole in the bag when she isn't looking. Just saying in case anyone's actually interested in doing that and not serving deadra/sithis/pimps but still wants to be a thief.
Illusion magics are fine too.
My votes till not changed from learning more from the shady guy though because being an assassin is bitchin' if this guy serves the void.

Yeah assassin is bitchin' but he could be the wrong one.

NOPE! Daedra play you as much as you play their games. Let's not mess with them and go with the Orc instead.

Nope, nope! Best to stick with the orc for now.

Daedra are generally Bad News even for a would-be thief. The main exceptions worth looking into would be Azura (kind of sympathetic), Nocturnal (likes thieves), and Sheogorath (God of Madness; dangerous but at least entertaining).

[[paused for the night]]

Daedras? mo' like FUNedras! Lets hear the dude. Plan B is working for the orc's master, gaining his trust and absconding with his magical artifacts! (I'm assuming is a magical shop)

Nopenopenope, turn around and do not get involved with daedras.

[[[Still paused but heres a discusion thread http://tgchan.org/kusaba/questdis/res/79051.html ]]]

>>556919
"EEK! DAEDRA WORSHIPER!"

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/13(Mon)16:07 No. 557185 ID: 100739
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You back away from the figure, starting to get a little worried about all of this.

"I..i dont think i.."
"Understanding is not necessary, your choice is already made and your path set. i will leave you with Understanding, The deadra are powerful and wise but not unbeatable, when you come to deal with them keep your wits about you and you will succeed for a time, but in the end you will come to serve. Reflect on this."

The figure walks away down the alley.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/13(Mon)16:13 No. 557187 ID: 100739
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Suitably creeped out you run like a.. well a scared cat to the market district and apply for that job.

Fortunatley the wizard had been waiting for you after his orc assistant told him about you and the job was still open, you settle into a nice routine of working the shop floor Gaining skill in Speechcraft and Enchanting due to the work.

Over time the wizard take you both under hiw wing a little, taking you along to the collage of whispers were you pick up several skills in magick, mostly in Illusion.
Something about it calls to you, changing people view of you to slip past them or convince them they are paralysed seems like a more elegant solution then a arrow to the face.

Not that you bow arm gets much rest, your skill in the bow lead to the wizard sending you out to caves to unearth lesser magical artefacts, a task you prove surprisingly good at, which leads to you heading out to even more dangerous places.. which is why eight years later..





Skills increased
++Speech
+enchanting
+magical skills
++Illusion
++Archery

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/13(Mon)16:19 No. 557188 ID: 100739
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You are now twenty four years old, and your standing in the middle of Memorial Cave, you were sent in here after a couple of bandits moved in to see if you could grab anything worthwhile from their loot, and earn some good will from the guards while your at it.

Tha bandits are now dead and your just standing here.. spacing out for some reason..

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/13(Mon)16:19 No. 557189 ID: 100739
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Oh that's why.

In front of you is a huge pile of dirt, atop wich rests chest filled to bursting with gold, a barrel stuffed full of scrolls, several strange looking weapons and a couple of amulets glittering in the gloom..

What should you examine first?

>>557189
GOOOOOOOOLD

Then: snatch up your new bow, and identify those amulets. Then I guess the scrolls.

>>557190
gold comes and goes.
but good quality enchantments are harder to find

use your enchanting skills to figure out what is on the amulets.
then the bow.
then the scrolls.

>>557189
Check for traps
Guards said you could keep anything you find down here right?

Equipment first. See if any of the weapons are too your liking, and pocket the amulets for identification (unless your work in the magic shop gave you sufficient skill to recognize the enchantments? Never put on an un-ID-ed amulet). Then take any useful scrolls you recognize. Gold comes last.

That is a lot of loot for some rather wimpy bandit, meaning this stash likely belonged to somebody else before they wandered in. Keep an eye on the cave entrance in case the actual owners come back and you need to leave invisibly.

The bow should be taken first, because you actually use those and the one here looks like an upgrade.
Second, grab the jewelry, as jewelry tend to have the excellent value-to-weight ratios whether or not they have useful enchantments. (The red diamond-shaped one looks vaguely historical for some reason :V)
Third, grab the staff (because I don't think anyone even makes fancy non-magical staffs) followed by any of the other weapons that aren't too bulky or heavy.
After that get the scrolls, then the gold.

Bow, jewels, gold, scrolls, then whatever is left

>>557188
also what the hell is on your hand?

BOW! DAT BOW!
AND THEN THE GOLD! GOOOOOOLD!
ALL OF IT! YOURS! MONEY MONEY MONEY ALL YOOOOUUUURRRSSSS!!!!

Bow, then gold & other shiny trinkets, then scrolls. Then everything you can carry.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/13(Mon)19:25 No. 557219 ID: 100739
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You glance briefly at your hand and reflect on the toughness of the fight, that damn Bosmer tried to take chunk out of your hand, you didnt know they had fangs.. although thinking bout it they eat nothing but meat so that kinda makes sense.. your just glad you managed to take out most of them un-observed..

You pick up the bow and are immediately smitten with the skill of the craftsmanship, it feels perfectly balanced in your hands, and the metal tough yet flexible enough to give the arrow devastating power.
Not only that but you can feel the tell-tale tingle of magicka flowing through the weapon, but your skill is not advanced enough to know what the enchantment is without firing the bow.

[Paused for the night]

Getting bit by a crazy in a cave means a cure disease potion quick.

You wanna find a cure disease potion or an altar real quick.

please tell me you didn't just get bit by a vampire?

Can you tell what the other stuff there does, or at least give us an idea?

>please tell me you didn't just get bit by a vampire?
Even if he wasn't a vampire, he probably had some disease to go around biting people. Most likely a vampire though.

just visit a cathedral and get cured of any potential dieseases

Ayup, that there's a vampire bite. You've got a couple of days though, so no need to race out of here this second. A better reason to race out of here is that you haven't taken a good, careful look around with that feline night vision to make sure you got the last of them!

If nobody's trying to kill you, the next thing to go after is a handful of those amulets... But what's that wheel-like thing in the lower right? Doesn't look like a shield. Could it be some sort of Dwemer artifact?

F5
F9

>>557185
>nope / haha no, path set already
Jerk.

>we end up with illusion magic even when we don't pick it on purpose
Pff.

>Awesome new bow
Hey, just because sneaking and magic tricking people is more elegant, nothing wrong with having a kick ass way to fill them full of arrows when it comes time for it.

>not advanced enough to know what the enchantment is without firing the bow
...perhaps this merits a test firing, then? You've got two scarecrows littering the floor over there. Just make sure you stand clear, and test after examining the rest of the loot. In case the magic effect is particularly explosive.

>hand
Yeah, you want to get that checked out for vampire or other diseases when you get back to town. Make sure you take enough gold to cover the costs of fixing that, if needed. I don't think that kind of thing acts quickly enough to merit panic in this setting, but don't dilly dally around the wilderness either.

Assuming the rest of the loot didn't turn to dirt when you picked up the bow: the amulets are probably the next most valuable thing (high value / to weight ratio, and they might have useful enchantments. Never wear-ID an amulet, though. It could be an amulet of change, or strangulation). It might do to see if you can recognize any of the scrolls from the magic shop (even if you can't read them all, you might have stocked or sold some of them. Seen enough to recognize what they are). The remaining weapons might be enchanted and sell-able, but I'd think you'd have a hard time carrying all that.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/14(Tue)18:48 No. 557478 ID: 100739
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You pause before loading yourself up to give your hand another once over, your worried about sicknesses that the bite could transmit. You find yourself wondering what illness causes its victims to bite people.

All that comes to mind if kripsy, a illness that effects sheep and... uh..

Ok, dont jump to conclusions, there are plenty of reasons why a bosmer with fangs would bite you in a cave next to a empty coffihes a vampire isnt he..
Well shit

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/14(Tue)18:51 No. 557480 ID: 100739
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Ok dont panic, you know enough about vampires to know that it takes like three days for the sickness to take hold, your just outside the city so there's plenty of time to grab all the loot then head to a alchemist, or a temple.

..Or... you could not cure it.. you have to admit the idea of becoming a immortal creature of the night dose appeal..

[[Pause for the night!]]]

>>557480
Vampires aren't even much stronger than mortals at night (you just killed one, after all), and being out during the day is PAIN. This is a problem because all the shops are open during the day! Plus you have to keep drinking blood or you turn ugly as fuck. It's not worth it. Get cured.

Also test fire the bow on one of the corpses.

Its easy to go vampire later but honestly I never saw the appeal. If you want the immortal part wait until you are older and you can go get bit by a vampire then. For now you are young and full of life and probably enjoy being able to go out in the day.

So get cured when we get back to town and get back to looting before someone interrupts you.

No, werewolves have more fun. Wait for a werewolf to bite you because fuck a weakness to the sun. You can blend in better anyway and your transformation is voluntary aside from the first time, and it can be day or night.
You don't drink blood for a few days because you're afraid to get caught, or there's just no opportunities, and then EVERYONE knows you're a vampire and attacks you on site from now on. Even your best friends will shun you should you ever see them again after getting caught just once. Same with werewolves, usually, but again, MUCH less risky since you're more in control of the diesease than you want.

You'd also lock yourself into an afterlife. Go vampire and I think you go to Molag Bal's place, and go werewolf and I think you go to the hunting Daedra's place... you know on second thought do you really want to be one of those beasts either? Remember what that one daedra douchebag said, you'd get wrapped up in that business I'm sure.

The perks don't really outweigh the cons, it would probably be a good idea to get cured. So let's grab the loot and get going to town.

You may be good at walking the night, but, honestly, giving up the day completely isn't worth it.

You're a cat for crying out loud. Just imagine an eternity never being able to lay in sunbeam again!

Previous comments about looting still apply.

No to the vampire thing, you are not emo, are you? Anyway, loot everything that is not nailed to the ground and return to town, go to the temple, is cheaper/free.

No to AAAAH IT BURNS! Whenever the sun comes up. That's not fun, and not worth the shenanigans of being a vampire.
No vampire, get ye cure!

well unless you can become one of those elder vampire things you don't really gain much from becoming a vampire. And those fuckers are hard as oblivion to find.

Anyways lets just grab loot and get the hell out of here, we need to pawn/take this stuff before more people show up.

Check out the unknown shield/wheel object, then grab some amulets and whatever else you can reasonably carry. (Heh, are we dealing with the convention that gold coins are weightless?)

>>557480
Becoming a vampire is giving up on civilization, in favor of powers that would make you a scavenger and outcast. You have a home, a job, hopefully friends, all of which you'd stand to lose very, very quickly.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/18(Sat)13:24 No. 558253 ID: 100739
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You ponder the option for a while before deciding against it, you think that you may have read one to many bad vampire romance novel. After all being a corpse with a arrow in its eye in the bottom of a filthy cave isnt exactly Queen of the night material is it..

You place the weapons and scrolls into a large backpack, noting as you do that the scrolls are all relatively common spells, but extremely old versions of them, you think that the shop might make a pretty septim selling them to the collage as historical artefacts.

Examining the rest of the pile you notice a large wagon wheel leaning on it, wile it makes sense that they would drag passing merchants into the cave along with their carts to hide their activity, you don't understand why they decided to keep a wheel?
Yet another example of why its probably not a good idea to become Gwen the night-bringer just yet.

You find two last items among the dirt, two amulet's that catch your eye.
Examining the first one makes you feel strange, a simple circular design with a large red orb placed slightly off center, holding it makes your bite itch in a oddly.. pleasant way, so you quickly shove it in the sack to be rid of it.

You examine the second amulet and Holy crap if this is genuine you both hit jackpot and struck out at the same time!, if your right then what you are holding right now dosent have a official name, but is some times called a amulet of martin by the people who collect such things, according to the books you've read these were made after the oblivion crisis for the people who made it possible for Martin to reach the temple of the one.

They where mostly handed out to the blades and kept in cloud ruler temple so when the blades disbanded and vanished they all dropped of the face of nirn, making them hot stuff for collectors. Strangely enough the thalmor seem to absolutely hate them and arrest anyone who publicly waves one around, youve no idea why as there nothing special no enchantments or anything like that, so if you want to sell the thing youll have to be careful who you trust..

No matter, you pile as much as you can carry into the bag and sling it over your shoulders, you manage to stagger back to the cave entrance and out into the daylight, greatful that the city is within safe staggering distance..

alright head on back to the city, and don't be afraid to drop the bag if you need to fight, just make sure you pick it back up when you're done.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/18(Sat)13:38 No. 558257 ID: 100739
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[[[Third times the charm...]]]

As you stagger back you pull up you 100% accurate mental map of the city and plan where to go get healing once youve dropped the stuff off, theres five places you could go.

1. The temple District, all the eight have temples there so you can take your pick of who to turn too.
2. The collage of whispers should be open to healing you, if only to test weather their new vampire cure works or not..
3. the Docks. there's plenty of cheap and quick alchemists plying their trade down on the water front that will sell you as many cure disease potions as you want, of course they do tend to use the cheapest of ingredients..
4. The market district is the same, but a little more up market and a lot more draining on the coin purse. How ever you get what you pay for and youve yet to hear any rumours of them stiffing anyone over..
5. Speaking of rumours you could head over to the Pink Kitty in the Outer district, if the whispers you heard are true then the madam their remember how many divines there really are...

Who should you trust to heal you wound?

let's head to the temple district, you aren't a slummer.

>why they decided to keep a wheel?
Maybe it's more than just a wheel? We kind of don't have the chance to examine it anymore, and your enchantment is limited, anyways.

>amulets
One reacts to vampirism? Kind of weird neither of them was wearing it, then. You'll have to get it identified, later.

Does the amulet of martin actually do anything, or is it just valuable / dangerous depending on who sees it?

>what do
First stop is to unburden yourself. Drop off the loot and cut your gold down to a more manageable amount.

If you don't trust your house not to be broken into, you can probably store stuff in the magic shop's back room, assuming you're on good terms with the owner and trust each other. (It might then be polite or expected to cut him on a share in exchange for storing it until you can sell the extra equipment, or bank your gold, but the security is probably worth it. Shop-mage might be interested in those historical scrolls, or the staff).

>who trust
Cheap and experimental cures are out. So no to 2 and 3. Number 5 sounds kind of sketchy to me too- is that more Daedra stuff?

That leaves the temples and the merchants. Between the two, I'd be more inclined to trust the divine with this kind of thing, and you can certainly afford to give a little thanks or donate some coin.

1. Sounds the most useful, frankly. The rest sound iffy.
2-experimental, COULD work, but with side effects(too powerful)
3-experimental, but might not have enough power (weaker Vampirism, definitely NOT what we want, no matter what.)
4- pricy, but since there's a 'default' method that will work, then not as worthwhile. Plus, it could be things are quiet because of having deep enough pockets to keep it quiet...
5- if we were up for gambling with a choice, I'd go for this one. It seems like if it DID work, it'd be more reliable. If it fails... We're screwed and it's coffin time for us!

>>558257
I think you should go to 1 to cure your disease and then 5 to celebrate your success because the Pink Kitty sounds like where people go to have some fun.

Maybe the wheel was meant as some kind of map-reference-thing. The city is designed pretty wheel like after all. Do you remember if it had any weird markings or something?

Anyway, after you've stashed your loot somewhere safe (or sold it, whichever) go to the temple district. Letting the college try to cure you sounds like it could be good fun, but also like it could backfire in the most spectacular ways. The temples are the smart choice. It's guaranteed to work and it's free. What's not to like.

>>558278
This sounds good

>>558257
Temples cures are free, so get it from them.
Deposit your gold in the bank, since it's not reasonable to carry around 20,000 gold coils any more than it's reasonable to carry around 20,000 arrows - people do it, but why would you want to?

Concurring. Try to find someplace to quickly sell some of this stuff (or at least stash it) so you're not visibly walking around loaded with loot. Then head for the temple district.

However, if you see a cheap Cure Disease potion on sale it may be worth buying anyhow. Those are useful if you don't know the spell. I mean, not like anything could possibly interrupt our follow-up trip to the temple district, but you never know.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/30(Thu)14:58 No. 560174 ID: 100739
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You manage to stagger back ot the shop un-troubled and dump the stuff off, claiming the Bow and a good handful of gold as your pre-profit share. You inform the Wizard and golgothmog about the amulets and the rest of the gold left in the cave before heading out for some healing.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/30(Thu)15:25 No. 560183 ID: 100739
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As you head over to the Temple district you ponder exactly which divine you believe in and want to associate with.
Each has benefits and draw backs that you have to consider..


Julianos, God of magick and mysticism? A little distrusted these days..
Dibella, goddess of beauty, art and the female form? Although from what youve heard her worship is a little.. Adult in nature?
Stendarr, God of mercy? Although his Vigilants have been anything but merciful lately..
Kynereth, Goddes of air and wild things? Although you have to admit your practialy a house cat at this point.
Akatosh, Dragon god of time? Something about the Stone dragon worries you for some reason..
Arkay, God of the dead and the slumbering spirits? The dead derseve thier due but you cant help but find the arky priest a little creepy..
Mara, Goddess of Love? You like the idea but her worshippers are kinda tight laced about things like drinking..
Zenithar, God of work and commerce? While making huge sacks of cash certainly appeals to you, the idea of spending 12 hours a day in a mill to get them less so..

You also ponder the Pink Kitty, but decide that while the ban on talos worship is at the moment mostly ignored, the noise the nords are making about it is causing the Thalmor to poke their noses into more and more places these days, so you decide not to chance a visit. at least not for that reason anyway..

Kinda sucks that your not one of those legendary heros like the Champion, legends say the god blessed that guy all the time whether he believed in them or not.. Jerk..

Well, which of these gods have things in common with what you do? Would Julianos be good for enchanting? Or Kynereth for more ranger-y sneaky stuff? Dibella kind of makes sense, since you're trying to preserve your form.

I guess I'd go with Julianos if you want to an edge for enchanting. That or Dibella and just avoid the weird stuff.

>>560183
Yeah, it sucks how legendary heroes get all the advantages, but then again people usually expect them to go do some great act of heroism like stop Oblivion from invading so it kinda evens out. Let's go with Dibella, as a goddess of beauty she should be perfect for you, unless you think poorly of your appearance.

>>560183
Um, the benefits aren't mentioned at all for some churches, and the drawbacks are vague sometimes. More detail, please?

>>560189
[Sorry im typing this assuming peeps are familiar with the elder scrolls, ill try to explain without spoiling possible paths over on the Discusion page to avoid clogging the main thread]

i vote zenithar

Hrrrm...I'm torn between Julianos and Dibella...Maaaybe Mara for something simmilar to Dibella if that's unplatable.
For now...
Julianos

>>560183
Let's go with Kynareth. Your skills lend yourself to the outdoorsy role.

>>560183
Dibella, she seems cool

I can't decide between Julianos, Dibella, or Kynereth.

I mean Julianos is good to have because we're not to bad of an illusionist if I do say so, even if we're mostly just doing to boast our poor thief skills.

Dibella is meant to be about Beauty in general, from music, art, uh... passion is in there as well but beauty in all forms. Since it's so open I'm sure you'd be able to find something you like in there

and lastly Kynereth, Truth be told your good with a bow and no one can say you aren't and you do spend a lot of time in the wilds anyways gather things for the magic shop.

I'd say Kynereth would get my first vote followed by Julianos then Dibella. I would be happy with any of them though.

Julianos, because magic is awesome.

>>560186
Okay, looking at the dis stuff, assuming Dibella's sex cult reputation just that, I think balancing out what we've already got with some social stuff isn't a bad idea. And there's nothing wrong with being comfortable with, uh, physicality. Actually getting dragged into sex cult orgies seems like more than we should sign up for.

Julianos is tempting, but I think I would kind of prefer our magic (enchanting and illusions) to a secondary thing. Something that augments our other efforts- not the main focus of our efforts. (We've made too many ridiculously abusive illusion mages, anyways. I'm looking at you- Chee, Liz).

I vote Julianos. Might be worth looking into Talos at some point later, when you're not in danger of turning bitey. While you're at the temple (whichever one), try asking about your unease about Akatosh.

Buy a disease-curing potion at the shop while you're here! How have your friend and boss been doing while you were out adventuring?

Hmm. In descending order of preference:

Kynereth
Zenithar
Julianos

Is there a particular reason Julianos is falling a bit out of favor?

>>560228
the oblivion crisis kinda put all mages in a poor light, and Julianos is usually worshiped by mages being the good of magic and whatnot.

[[[ok votes are more or less equal between julianos and dibella, ill draw up both and go with which ever pictures/path i like best ;) ]]

Go with Dibella.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/01/31(Fri)19:26 No. 560350 ID: 100739
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[[drew both and liked this one more ;3 ]]

In the temple of dibella you find something you didnt know was missing in your life, a love and warmth that holds you close and brings you peace.
At first you where embarrassed by the nudity during worship, fearing that the rumours of wild sexual escapades where true, but you soon learned that there was nothing sexual in this, mearley the veneration and glorification of the female form.

..of course that dosent mean you didnt sleep with almost everyone there, but thats another thing entirely.


Years pass..

+++Speech craft
+Gold
+Stamina
Items Gained!

[[pause for the night, the story proper begins tommorow!]]

...and they totally cured that pesky vampirism, right?

>you find something that was missing in your life, a love and warmth that holds you close and brings you peace.
Well that's certainly a good thing for an orphan to find.

Here's hoping she didn't completely blow off shop-wizard-mentor and orc-bro just to lez out all the time at the temple, though. I mean, a spiritual community and belonging are great, as is a healthy sex life, but employment is nice, and forgetting friends who looked out for you before isn't.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/01(Sat)08:56 No. 560397 ID: 100739
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You are now 28 years old, and life has taken you to some strange places. Friends, lovers, enemy's have all come and gone, the memories of them precious like jewels in your mind.

And now your road has lead to the north, to skyrim on a pilgrimage to the temple of Dibella here, but this place stirs something within you, the beautiful vistas, the rugged people and the ancient mysteries all call too you with a deep and terrible power. You feel that you are about to start on the greatest adventure of your life!

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/01(Sat)08:58 No. 560398 ID: 100739
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you just need to wake up first..
Waht? you where exhausted ok? it took you all day to get to this little fort town, and when you finaly managed to convince the guards to let you in you find all the rooms taken by the legion. Finding a empty seat to fall asleep in was frankly a blessing at this point..

Traveling alone, huh? Maybe it would have been smart to use our connections with merchant-mage dude to tag onto a bigger groups headed in the right direction. Ah well.

Didn't you have two buddies who joined the legion? I don't suppose luck (or plot, or the gods) landed you and them in the same place?

well if you're stuck here until you can start traveling again might as well see if you can't find your two friends from the orphanage. It's unlikely true but at the same time what else are we going to do? While you're at it maybe you could ask about the land, mostly about the where you're headed to see if there's anything we should watch out for.

A big public place with no friends present is less than an ideal place to rest. you're practically begging someone to empty your pockets.

>>560398
What, can't flirt your way into one of the legion's beds?

>>560424
that's why we're trying to find her friends, well mostly to catch up with them after all this time but if we can score a bed out of it I wouldn't complain.

>>560424
Dibella's church is not a sex cult and she did not become some simple floozy who sleeps her way through all lifes troubles, yes she did have a lot of sex that night but it's totally different.

>>560427
Well, I was thinking more along the lines that we'd have a fun time AND get a bed. So like we'd get two different good things. Two birds in hand yo. Also, it'd make a friend in Skyrim that might be an important connection.
So just find an attractive legion member, have a good, fun natural time that also just so happens to serve a practical purpose like getting a bed and making a connection in skyrim. You're not a floozy just because you like sex or use it to solve problems. You'd be a floozy if you didn't enjoy it and only did to solve your problems.
And it also wouldn't be floozy at all if you convert that person to worship Dibella.

Or you could bribe/trade a legion member for a bed. I guess it doesn't really matter how you do it. Flirting was just the first thing to come to mind since you're a Dibella girl.

next part is decided and is in the process of inking, might feel a little railroady for now but i think youll understand why soon ;3

>>560403
Well, we are surrounded by the legion, though. Unless they're corrupt or incompetent, I'd think any potential pickpocket would have to either be very good or very stupid to try anything in a place filled with soldiers. And it's still safer than sleeping by the side of the road, alone. If she couldn't get a room, it's about as much as we could hope for.

>>560424
Apparently not. Floozy arguments aside, that's not always the safest plan to find a place for the night, either (especially in the case of a bunch of bored soldiers all in town. There's a lot of ways that could go bad). And it's likely that idea isn't very attractive at all after stumbling into town exhausted.

Social was her highest stat, anyways. This is literally the best she could negotiate under the circumstances and tired as she was.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/01(Sat)16:10 No. 560473 ID: 100739
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You step outside some what groggily, hoping the morning air will wake you. As you lean on the railing outside you begin to wonder, remembering your friends Hileem and Gromarag and thier legion escapades. You wonder if the Lady had a divine hand in leading you here, meaning for you to reunite with your old friends.

As you ponder the possibility, a horn sounds on the far side of the town, causing the legion soldiers to explode into hurried activity, as they scurry about you wonder why a small fort town like Helgen would need so many soldiers..

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/01(Sat)16:13 No. 560476 ID: 100739
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You watch as most of the guards assemble in the main square, a important looking man in ornate armour looks them over as a captian yells at them, you cant quite catch what they are saying but it sounds like there expecting someone.

Looking up the road towards the gate, you see a large cart roll in with several bound figures on the back.

Oh hey I think a few of your friends are over there by that tower! I mean, not many Orc's and Argonian's in the service right?

I just got to say, I don't quite trust that figure I can't even see on the front-left side in the back of the wagon.

be sure to "redistribute" the bound people's stuff after they are done.

Looks like something important is happening so you probably shouldn't bother anyone while they do whatever this is. It should be okay to watch from afar though.

Listen in; this might be interesting.

You should probably try to not get involved, this looks like something important and we'd be best to not get in the way. See if you can't get closer though, they might say something worth hearing.

>>560473
Kitty's got a lot of piercings. What's that around our neck? Doesn't look like either of the amulets from before. A symbol of Dibella, maybe? (Did you ever get those amulets identified, anyways? Were either worth keeping?).

>can't hear
Even with them big ears, huh. Can illusion magic be used to amplify sound? (Auditory illusion instead of visual. All the spell needs to do is make something appear 'bigger' than it is. Simple for an image, why not for sound?). Or maybe one of those piercings is enchanted?

If you want to find out what the guard are doing in this town, listening to the briefing over there might help. The prisoners might provide insight too, but it's not as if they're talking. And it's not as if we have a good rescue to try a rescue, and that would be a little nuts surrounded by all these legion types.

>>560480
...we don't have much in the way of stealing experience (lockpicking might help if we wanted to free anyone, but aside from that all we have is reflexes and/or trying to use an illusion and hoping no one sees through it or detects magic). Taking from the prisoners and not getting noticed by any of the legion seems like it would be hard. And if there's actually anything valuable on the prisoners, it'll just be watched closer.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/05(Wed)19:21 No. 561073 ID: 100739
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1/3
As the legionaries spread out around the square, the cart roles to a stop in front of the inn and slowly unloads its cargo.
You dont recognise the armor, but from the legion presence you think its safe to assume the prisoners are stormcloak's. Important ones you'd wager..

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/05(Wed)19:39 No. 561077 ID: 100739
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2/3
As the guard's check off the prisoners names you inspect the large orc who took up position in front of you.
You cant be certain that he is Gromarag, after all there are plenty of orcs in the legion, but the more you look at him the more familiar he appears. If he is Gromarag then Dibella's tits he got HUGE! of course compared to you everyone is a giant, but he dwarfs even the nords!
You wonder why he isnt carrying a weapon or shield, and consider talking to him when you suddenly register the name of the last prisoner..

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/05(Wed)19:40 No. 561078 ID: 100739
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Ulfric Stormcloak.

>>561078
Glare at him. Congratulate Gromarag on the catch.

huh, well now this should be a good story to tell around a bar,

"I just got into skyrim when a cart rolls up and guess who comes walking out?" might get you a free drink or two.

anyways ask the ork next to you if he knows someone by the name of Gromarag or Hileem? That should let you find out quick whether or not if he's your childhood friend.

>Dibella's tits
Our god has the best curses. Proof we picked right.

>talk to him
Maybe when he's not busy on obviously important guard duty. He doesn't have time to talk right now, and might get in trouble for slacking off.

I think we should just watch the goings on, for now.

>no weapon or shield
Maybe he fights barehanded? He's certainly big enough for it.

>Ulfric Stormcloak
...I assume we're supposed to know who that is?

>>561078
Yeah who cares
Look at the others on the wagon, what if they're one of your friends?

Say hello to the Orc though, if he isn't too distracted, he should recognize you too if he's Grom

>...I assume we're supposed to know who that is?
Basically, Ulfric Stormcloak is this noble who leads a faction of secessionists who tend to be bigoted towards non-Nords. They have a sizable following because this includes especially hating the Thalmor (asshole elves who pressure the empire into various bullshit such as the ban on Talos worship).

Given how influential he is, chances are there is going to be a rescue attempt by his followers.

>>560488
">can't hear
Even with them big ears?"

Perfect example of a throwaway comment by a poster influencing your view of the charecter,im totaly writing the next bits ( up tonight hopefully) from the perspective of her having kinda crappy hearing XD

(Not bat hear you when your in font of her bad, more long range bad, she can hear the orc, but cant really hear the soldiers.)

MIght as well ask if the orc is your old friend. If not then leave him to his job.

Also, the idea of using Illusion magic to sharpen our senses is totally an awesome idea, we should definetly look into that in the future.

Dovahkitty Cthulhlu 2014/02/07(Fri)06:22 No. 561275 ID: 011678
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You briefly ponder the posability of creating some form of Anti-muffle spell to aid your hearing, deciding to look into the workings of the spell later to see if sucha thing is possible. that brief bit of pondering over you address the orc before you.

"You actualy caught him? wow, i bet this tale will net you a few free rounds huh?"

"Yes, we managed to launcha a sneak attacxk near dark water crossing that caught him off guard"
the orc brifley glances at you as he continues. "We had hoped t o be away through the pale pass, but avalanches have blocked it off so...Gwen?"

You smile widely as recognition floods the orc's face
"I was just thinking, 'Is that gromarag?' man its great to see you! you've certianly grown since i saw you last"
"And you..havent.. look i cant really talk to much right now i havce to keep attention on the prisoners, where are you headed?"
"Whiterun, then onto markath for a pilgramige to the temple"
"Alright, when i get off duty ill meet you outside markath and well catch up, but right now.."
Thunk.

Dovahkitty Cthulhlu 2014/02/07(Fri)06:26 No. 561276 ID: 011678
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You turn towards the dull, meaty noise that interuptd the conversation and seeHOLY CRAP THEY CUT HIS HEAD OFF!
Your somewhat shocked by this turn of events, youve seen bodies of course, even killed in your travels but that was always a do or die situation where the blood ran hot and high. To see a life taken in such a cold impersonal manner is a chilling sight..

As you watch the blood flow across the cobbles, a deep rummble of thunder echoes across the sky as if to mark the stormcloak soldiers passing.. although you dont know where the rumble came from as it looks liek a nearly cloud less day..

Hmm, nearly cloudless.... Saaaay, what's that little black cloud there?

>>561134
Thanks for the primer. I'm going to assume then, as one of the furry lesser races, we think this guy is a jerk.

>cut his head off
Wow. No trial, or dragging him to the capital or anything? Most governments like to make a show of political prisoners. Milk them for as much political capitol as they can. He must have really angered someone, or be really dangerous alive, for the orders to have been to kill him where he's caught.

...he's dead-dead, right? There's no resurrection options in this setting?

>a deep rummble of thunder
>Saaaay, what's that little black cloud there?
Dragon. There's a fucking dragon over the town.

Assuming that's not a regular occurrence, and a bad thing, you might want to sound the alarm. (Good thing Kitty's got good eyes! That markmenship paid off).

Presumably the legion is going to scramble to defend the town. We might want to get up somewhere where you can use that bow. Being able to shoot a dragon and not have it notice you is a handy advantage.

" uh, gromarag, I know you said not to talk to you but what the hell is that black thing over there in the sky?"

>>561276
Gromarag there's a dragon. A dragon, Gromarag. We have to get the hell out of here.

Begin running. Also consider sniping Ulfric since the soldiers probably have no time to execute him. (heheheh, let's end the war RIGHT NOW!)

Point out what looks to be a giant freaking bird on the horizon.

I don't think "dragon" would be the first thing that would come to mind. A giant bird however, WOULD be a much more likely thing than a mythical dragon.

>Point out what looks to be a giant freaking bird on the horizon.
...It can't be! They were supposed to be dead! Woe is upon us, for the Cliff Racers have returned to tamriel :V

>>561310
The sound fits a lot better with a dragon than a giant bird, though.

>>561276
"Uh, should we be concerned by that thing that looks like a giant bird thing heading this way?"

>>561315
well true Dragons have been extinct since the end of the 3rd era, right now we're in the 5th

Okay cue thief running away getting shot and the next guy up is supposed to be the dragonborn if there totally isn't a slightly modified Live Another Life mod running. Cannot confirm that we are the dragonborn until that thief runs and gets shot and the guy right after him dies somehow, or if the guy right after him is a stormcloak. I mean, it's not impossible that there's two dragonborns so even if that other guy lives and is the skyrim dragonborn we can still be the dovahkitty

"Wow Growmog they're getting right to the executing, eh? Little fast, no trial even. How is the public supposed to be sated with that? Executing the biggest traitor to the empire with so little publicity like this is like falling asleep in bed before you even do the deed with a pretty girl!"

>>561326
o the guy can live and not be the dragonborn, just a random lucky guy :V

>>561314

Hey new goal, import cliffracers into Skyrim to drive out the dragons.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/08(Sat)17:44 No. 561524 ID: 100739
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As you gaze into the sky, you see a dark shape approaching the town.

"Hey.. is that a cliff"

You get no further as the shape slam's into the tower before you, hitting it so hard the ramparts are blasted apart in a shower of rocks and dust.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/08(Sat)17:46 No. 561525 ID: 100739
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The massive shape wheels round and stares directly at you with blood red eyes, Hate and Rage boiling from it in almost physical waves.
as you stare you see its jaw move, and a deep rumbling voice echoes out across the town, drowning out the sound's of alarms and screams.

DAAR LOS FIN DOVAHKIIN DO GAE?
SALO MAL KAAZ, DIR KO YOL!

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/08(Sat)17:47 No. 561526 ID: 100739
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The creature, it can only be a dragon, leans back and screams at the sky in a ear-splitting volume, shattering glass around town.

LOK GAR GOLZ

As the words leave its jaw, the sky turns a terrible red and boiling clouds spill from nowhere. after a moment flaming rocks fall from the sky slamming into the ground and wrecking several buildings.

grab gromarag, drag him into the tower.
stone walls are better as resisting other stones then wood walls.

Ah crap, grab your friend and get off the streets.

Also you might want to get your bow out, don't think it well do much but it's still better then nothing

>>561526
Time to run! Bring your friend.

Also shoot the damn traitor king!

Oh, I see. We're playing that translate languages from games you never played thing again.

>DAAR LOS FIN DOVAHKIIN DO GAE?
>SALO MAL KAAZ, DIR KO YOL!
>LOK GAR GOLZ
This is the Dragonborn of <GAE>?
<Salo> little cat, die in fire!
Sky <GAR> stone

Incomplete, but dragon speak is way easier to crack than hymmnos. I'd guess GAE is a placename? And the last line seems to be the meteor spell.

>Alduin
>also called the World Eater, the Nordic God of Destruction
...right. So not someone we're going to kill with our little pea-shooter.

Time to seek cover, and get the hell out of here before we die pointlessly. And if he's really after us, we're not doing this town any favors sticking around. We're making it a target.

Get GROM and bolt this fucking place. Get right to that tower! He's right over it, it's the hardest place to attack! Also, the sturdiest building.

...Gwen, stop staring in shock and mentally narrating the scene and MOVE IT!

There's nothing you can do against THAT! There's nothing ANYBODY here can do against that! Your only choice is to run and get into cover from the rocks falling from the fuckin' sky!

None of the buildings here will protect from the falling rocks; They're all roofed with straw or wood and shingles. That also won't protect from a goddamn DRAGON dropping onto them. You've gotta get underground, where the dragon can't fit and the rocks can't hit.

Leap onto Gromarng's back and yell into his ear to run and that the only possibly safe place right now is underground. Then drop off and follow him.

Keeping up a steady stream of prayers to Dibella under your breath the entire time couldn't hurt either.

At a time like this there is only one thing to do, and to be done without distractions, RUN!

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/12(Wed)17:10 No. 562266 ID: 100739
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As everyone scatters you stand dumbfounded staring at the great dragon, your snapped back to reality by the feel of your amulet of dibella digging into the flesh of your hand. You duck under the railing and run to gromarags side, not a moment too soon as the inn is soon showered in red hot shards of rock.

"WHAT DO WE DO!"
"THIS WAY, INTO THE TOWER!"

You both dive into the tower and throw your weight against the massive ancient door, pushing it shut as the dragon vomits a gout of fire onto the tower. As the ancient, near stone hard wood glows red but holds fast slamming into the frame and wedging shut, you step back and take a breath, glad to be safe at last in..

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/12(Wed)17:10 No. 562267 ID: 100739
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SHIT

Lets hope they are willing to work together in the face of certain doom.

Ask Ulfric if he can shout at the dragon so we can get everyone to safety. If you keep everyone focused on the dragon you should be able to keep the two sides from killing each other.

... "don't go this way, dragons be this way"

but yeah, you may as well just head up if for no other reason then to make a choke point to better hold of these guys should they attack, plus I think everyone has more problems worry about then some silly war right now.

So, how about that dragon that is trying to kill everyone? That is certainly the most important enemy here, yes?

"we can kill eachother later, there is a dragon outside that wants to kill ALL of us. so more people is a good thing."

...how about we say that now, and we shoot him with an arrow he won't see coming and escape with illusion magic later. Seriously. The dragon is bad enough, we don't need this prick free to start a war back up too.

>>562267
Speech check. Convince them to not fight you and Gromarag, but instead to work together to escape.

>>562267
Perhaps this would be a good time to prep a Calm spell.

....."can we not kill each other right now and try to make it out of here befor aldein kills us all?

...I think for the moment the giant common enemy trying to immolate us all to death takes precedence over petty personal politics?

Grab Gromarag's arm and ready a calm spell to channel into him if he looks like he's gonna do something stupid like charge Ulfric. Then pull him towards the stairs, saying that we can't stop for anything and hopefully the dragon'll take care of them.

>>562267
"Dragon first, infighting second!"

Kinda late to mention but wouldn't you think there would be a god for the male form? I mean the girls are rockin' but one half needs the other right?

>>562443
Hmmmmm if there isnt one there needs to be one

>>562443
Short answer: the game was made by heterosexual men.

>>562498
putting a bit about that in the discussion thread as itll take up ALOT of room, gonna wax philisophical about this XD (long story short Dibella technicaly is the goddes of all forms of beauty, but her followers focus on her femmeninaty. Warrior culture means that the aspects traditionaly reguarded as a male trait have been co-opted by deadra. its almost as if letting giant men who fight all the time and distrust difference run society is a Bad idea!?..)

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/16(Sun)12:54 No. 562913 ID: 100739
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"Before you do anything remember that there is a Giant dragon out there vaporising people indiscriminately! if any of us want to get out of here were going to have to work together!"

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/16(Sun)12:58 No. 562914 ID: 100739
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As you finish talking you hear someone yell from up stairs

"ITS CO-"

They get no further before a impact rocks the tower and a blast of fire thunders down the stairs, the force of it propelling the stormcloak's corpse like a grim puppett

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/16(Sun)13:05 No. 562916 ID: 100739
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You stand staring in shocked silence as the body burns in front of you.
as he removes the rope from his hands ulfric addresses you.

"Id consider that a ample demonstration of your point. until we are free of the dragons rage ill consider you a ally, just make sure you keep your imperial friend on a leash. I think the dragon may have given us a exit route, if its distracted we should be able to jump across to the building next to the tower, unless you think the front door is a wise choice?"

>>562916
There's no cover outside the door. Jump across.

you're a cat, you can handle a little jumping, it's either that or running like mad to the gate from the front door here and hope you can get into some forest cover or something before it catches up... the jumping is sounding more and more appealing by the second isn't it?

Ulfric, why don't you raise your intelligence level before deciding to insult an orc like he isn't even here.

Now then, let's all try to jump from a two story fall and not break our legs.

Sounds like a possible plan given that the Dragon chased us in here. The rock crashing into the wall on fire is a bit worrisome but the dragon's spell did call down flaming rocks and death all around soo...I guess his plan works.

Jumping sounds good, jumping sounds like the best plan. To oblivion with using that deathtrap of a door.

>>562913
...does our top get tighter when making desperate diplomatic rolls? I suppose that's an advantage.

>which way?
I guess jumping sounds good? Nimble kitty has a decent odds of making that.

...if our spell list includes any kind of agility or speed or lightness buff, we might want to consider putting one on orc-bro. He's pretty big and heavy, and wearing armor besides. The jump might not be so easy for him.

Not sure if we can use illusion magic at all to conceal ourselves, or make us less noticeable. Or if the dragon will just sense casting and that will draw his attention.

>>562940
nah thats just caused by me being sick as hell and barely awake drawing this update -3- be thankful i double checked it all or else you would have had updates where gwen had no arms..

Ok, the next up date is huge, like 9 pages so far, do you want me to post them as they are done or in one huge lump?

>>562965
shes also supposed to be leaning forward somewhat, guess that didnt come across -3-

>>562965
If it's a cutscene post them all at once.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/24(Mon)15:51 No. 564182 ID: 100739
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1-10

As the stormcloacks ready themselves you and Gromarag head upstairs to see if the way is clear.
you find a hole in the wall more then large enough for you all to fit through, as you try to judge the distance Grmorag leans out of the hole and checks on the dragon.

"Alright, change of plan, if i or any one else in heavy armor tried to jump across theyd just drop right into the fire, so ill throw you across then head out the front"
"Wait What!?"
"No arguments, when you land try to roll, then just run, do not stop for anything till you out of the fire"

Before you can object Gromarag grabs you by the scruff of the neck and hurls you across the gap towards the burning building

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/24(Mon)15:57 No. 564183 ID: 100739
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2-10

Twisting in the air you manage to hit the door with your shoulder and turn the momentum into a forward roll, the flames Roar into life as fresh air pours in after you.

leaping to your feet you run fast as you can for the door as the roof collapses behind you.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/24(Mon)16:04 No. 564185 ID: 100739
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3-10

Bursting out the end of the building you see the dragon crouched in the street before you, roasting a figure to ash.

as you stand staring at the horrifying sight a nord in imperial armour runs past clutching a child. You follow him over to a building, its stone wall being preferable to the heat of the building behind you.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/24(Mon)16:15 No. 564186 ID: 100739
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As you reach the Nord soldier, the dragon launches itself into the air, pounding the air with its massive wings.
As you get close you hear the Soldier talking to the old Nord comforting the child.

"Gunnar, wait till the coast is clear then get the child to safety!"
"Gods Speed Hadvar..."

The Soldier turns to you and yells over the roar of the flames.

"You, Follow me, we need to find general tullius"

He then turns and heads off towards a ally way with you close behind

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/24(Mon)16:19 No. 564187 ID: 100739
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You follow the soldier over a pile of rubble into the alleyway, wondering why you decided to follow him, it was possibly due to the fact that he is one of the few people here who seems to be in any sort of control.

As you reach the end of the alley your both thrown back against the wall by a blast of air

"Oohhh shiiiiittt.."

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/24(Mon)16:20 No. 564188 ID: 100739
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6-10

You Really Regret following this guy..

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/24(Mon)16:24 No. 564190 ID: 100739
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7-10

The dragon seems to have not noticed you, instead choosing to vomit a searing torrent of fire towards someone you cant accompanied by a ear splitting shout.

YOL TOOR SHUL

The heat is almost unbearable, you can feel your fur start to singe on one side, after a few seconds that felt like hours, the beast leaps into the air once more and the Soldier pulls you onward.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/24(Mon)16:34 No. 564191 ID: 100739
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8-10
You both run through the burning ruins of a house, the stench of burning flesh is terrible, you try to block it out but you know you'll be smelling that for the rest of your life..

You manage to quickly make your way through the smoke and out to the main plaza where a group of soldiers are trying to regroup, one of them is firing ice towards a burning gate apprently trying to extinguish it, another is healing a fallen nord whilst trying to cast ward around them.

The man in the back with the more ornate armour see's you both and yell to the Soldier

"HARDVAR! We are Leaving! Get the civilian out of here! go through the Keep and regroup in solitude!"

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/24(Mon)16:40 No. 564193 ID: 100739
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9-10

You follow Hadvar as he runs down toward's the large keep on your left, as you approach you see a stormcloack clamber over the rubble of the breached wall, followed by a slightly singed Gromarag carrying a length or burnt wood sharpened on one end like a enormous spear.

Hadvar and the Stormcloak seem to recognise each other and begin shouting, you leave them to it and try to talk to Gromarag. Before you can get a word out however he interrupts you. "No talking! Just Run, get through the keep and head to Solitude!" he barks, rushing past you.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/02/24(Mon)16:46 No. 564195 ID: 100739
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10!

As he disappears into the smoke once more you turn back to Hadvar and the stormcloak, there argument seems to be drawing to a close and no one has been stabbed, you count that as a win.

As you watch the Black Dragon swoops down from the sky, spearing one archer in his talons and Biting another clean in half. This seems to get through to the soldiers that now is not the time for bickering, and they head of in different directions, both of them yelling for you to follow them.

Who should you go with?

Follow the imperial guy.

>>564195
Follow the imperial and ask what that argument was about once you have some time to talk.

go with the guy how likely has the keys to open locked doors and would actually know the layout to the keep, imperial nord go!!!

imperial, ho!

So apparently the key to surving arial bombardment is following the right people?

Follow Hadvar, it's worked so far.

The Stormcloak seems to be taking the shorter route, follow him.

>>564195
Part of me wants to stay to make sure Gromarag gets out as well. I guess following Hadvar would be the smart thing to do.

It would make more sense to follow the one we know a better. Plus with us being buddies Gromarag going Imperial is pretty much set. Might as well go with the ones you know.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/03/03(Mon)03:28 No. 565022 ID: 100739
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You hurry after Hadvar, silently praying to Dibella for Gromarag's safety. You hurry inside as he pushes the heavy iron door shut with a loud clang.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/03/03(Mon)03:30 No. 565023 ID: 100739
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2/2
As you try to get your breath back hadvar scoops his sword from the floor and sheathes it within its scabbard.

"We should be safe here for a time, but we better get moving soon, these forts are strong but i dont know how long they would stand against a dragon.."

if he is pulling out a weapon, you should as well.

Since this building is going to be pulverized you may as well let your kleptomania, what it's a standard condition for all true adventurers, take hold and take everything that isn't nailed down and on fire.

grab anything that looks like it could be useful and get ready to move. Just follow this guy and hope he knows where he's going because right now the only exit we know of is towards a fire breathing dragon so hopefully this guy knows of a less death inducing exit.

Oh hey, forgot to translate some of the shouty dragony spellcasting.

>YOL TOOR SHUL
Fire Inferno Sun

>>565025
I doubt his sword is going to make much of a difference against that thing. Nor would our bow, really. Unless there are secondary threats, our weapons are basically useless.

>what do
We need a way out of the city. What are our exits?

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/03/04(Tue)18:55 No. 565255 ID: 100739
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A quick inspection of the room reveals little of interest, it seems this area was mostly a dormitory for the resident legion soldiers, and last you checked no one had found a way to weaponize dirty laundry, something you thank the lady with all your heart for...

Moving over to hadvar you spot several weapon racks in the corner as well as a shield and battered old chest. While you do have your bow stowed in your pack you wonder whether it might be best to take something you can use in the close corridors, or perhaps its time to brush up on your destruction skill?

grab sword

If you brush up on your destruction skill you don't *need* to carry a mele weapon with you, which can free you up to carry more loot. Of course in this case the melee weapons are the loot, so pick up one or two of the more expensive looking anyway. Take the shield as well. The more protection the better. You can always leave it behind later if it turns out to be too heavy.

Check the chest for anything useful too.

Those swords seem kind of big for a tiny kitty trained in enchantment and archery. If you were to pick up a melee weapon, I think you'd be more suited to something lighter and more finesse oriented.

Chest the chest. You do have lockpick skills.

Talk with your guide about possible exits to the town. What options do we have?

how comfortable are you at using you claws? khajiit are some of the best unarmed fighters in all of tameral so other then things you're just going to pawn I really don't think there's much a reason for you to grab anything other then parrying and blocking. unless you want to practice your enchanting later, then loot away.

Go for the sword. While a mace and axe may be good weapons, a sword is more of a finesse weapon than the others are. How heavy is the shield? If it is light enough to stay manuverable, take it. If not, leave it. Be sure to take a look at the chest, but ask Hadvar if it is okay if you look for anything of use.

Then strip the place of anything valuable and lightweight while he isn't looking like the hero you are.

I'd got for the small axe. The dragon crashing around is bound to have bought down some walls and ceilings, so something to chop through wooden beams in a pinch may be a good idea.

Personally, think I'd prefer using the spells you already know to trying to unwieldy use a weapon you don't know how to. (Unless there are mana constraints? Although I suppose if we're not burning magic, you're tiring yourself swinging something around). Especially if those things are just going to weigh you down as we run. Bonus points if destructive magic means people don't know you're a threat till it's too late (no visible weapon until you're attacking).

>a sword is more of a finesse weapon than the others are
Well, depends on the sword. Those both look big enough relative to her tiny stature that I think she'd end up wielding them like a two handed broadsword.

>>565268
The small axe for tool use in busting through broken parts of town isn't a terrible idea.

Those weapons look heavier than they are worth, let's stick to what you know and maybe add some destruction to that.

Also, loot the chest, loot it like there is no tomorrow!

walk the path, of DESTRUCTION!!!!

An arrow from point blank is just as deadly as one from afar, stick with what you are most comfortable with. Grab a second set of weapons in case you run out of arrows. Magic in one hand and a shield in the other, You can burn your foes while remaining completely safe from there reprisals.

>>565255
Loot the chest, then take the small axe.
You're not trained in melee combat, so ONLY use the axe as a weapon if an enemy gets too close AND you're low on magicka.

Axes are damn useful when disaster strikes.

cthulhlu 2014/03/09(Sun)13:31 No. 565753 ID: 100739
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The chest is disappointingly sparse of treasure, how ever you do fine a healing potion that you pocket as well as several thin bits of metal that you could use as lockpicks in a pinch.

You decide to take the one handed axe with you as the other weapons look far to big for you to even lift let alone wield, you think that this along with your destruction spells should see off anything that tries to jump you. Of course a arrow to the brain dose that to but that relies on the thing your shooting not getting the jump on you..

You ask hadvar how your going to get out of the keep and he explains that there is a emergency exit into a series of caves under the dungeon's that will lead you out to a cliff a short distance away

Gained
1 Healing potion
4 Lockpick

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/03/09(Sun)13:33 No. 565754 ID: 100739
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You follow Hadvar down a short passage that leads towards a large gate, before you get there he suddenly stops and motions for you to stay back in the darkness of the passage, he mouths what you think is "Stay here" then sneaks towards the gate

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/03/09(Sun)13:37 No. 565755 ID: 100739
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3/3
As he looks out you manage to hear two people talking, a man and a woman possibly, you hear them saying something about how the plan is recked and that they need ot leave, but the man seems to be out of breath and needs a moments rest.

Hadvar turns back to you and mouths "Stormcloaks", This is bad, you dont know how they will react to you and this is the only way you can go..

Suggest to Hadvar to yell out that we come in piece and should work together for the time being to get out of a collapsing fort. We might need the extra manpower for dealing with fallen debris, broken doors, etc.

Well actually maybe just you should do it. They're not going to react to you. Tell Hadvar to back off and stay out of sight until then.

We get them to promise not to hurt imperial troops trying to escape, no fight happens, we all get the fuck out of here, and then the war's back on when both factions can decide what the fuck to do about the return of dragons. I'm a pilgrim from the sexy church and do not give a shit about your faction war, so we clearly demand that no fighting happened. In fact, as a future skyrim citizen, we demand that both the imperial's and the stormcloaks deal with the dragon first. Because clearly defending skyrim from threats like this should be top priority and civil wars second.

Can we all agree that seems like the most logical solution people?

>cave exit
Well, I suppose underground caves are harder to crush and/or burn down that buildings, so that's a good route for hopefully avoiding the dragon.

>acquired lockpicks
That raises the question as to what we used to pick the lock on the chest in the first place. (I suppose we do have enough piercings. The right earring pin would work in a pinch).

>Stormcloaks
Well, the aggressive option would be to start killing them from afar with your stealth bow.

However, we've already established the dragon attack kind of takes precedence over smaller mortal conflicts, and you managed to reach a cease fire with the stormcloak boss earlier. How much harder could these two be?

Try to talk your way past. Put them ranks in speech and diplomacy to use. Use your meeting with Ulfric if you have to. They'd probably be relieved to know he's alive, and if they believe you, they're not going to go against his decision.

Assuming that works, you may have to mollify Hadvar. It's not like you approve of the Stormcloaks' politics or what they're doing, but it kind of pales in comparison to the monster trying to kill you all right now.

yes try diplo first. but your fiend hides in the shadows waiting to jump out and stab someone if it fails.

>>565755
We'll have to agree on a plan of action with our ally. Options:
1) Just wait for them to leave.
2) Shoot one through the gate, maybe even shoot the second one too. Your buddy can trigger the gate opening mechanism once they know you're there, at which point it's 2 vs 1.
3) Tell them to give up and enter custody or you'll execute the both of them.

Trying to go pure diplomacy here is foolish, as it will accomplish nothing except give them an opportunity to backstab us. Keep in mind the dragon is not an immediate threat here, so an alliance is out of the question!

tell your new friend to hide for a just to the side of the door so they can't see him while you try to get them to leave. I mean what would this guys have against a priestess of debila? If they do attack however your new friend will be in a good spot to attack them should they rush the doorway and you would have plenty of time to take out your bow and shoot them, or if not you could still easily pull out your destruction spells before they reach you. I recommend using fire should it come to that, it cost less then lighting and nords are resistant to frost.

I'm pretty sure Speech craft is our best skill, so let's make a cease fire so we can ALL get out of here alive. Fighting each other can wait for another day when we aren't escaping from a dragon attack.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/03/15(Sat)18:17 No. 566448 ID: 100739
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Hadvar moves back towards you.

"Theres two stormcloacks out there, if we can get passed them with out fighting id be glad, but be ready in case they turn violent"

You hold out your hands to stop him moving forward

"Wait, let me try to talk to them first, i might be able to get them to leave without bloodshed"
"Very well, but ill be ready if they start anything"

He slowly pulls his sword from its sheath, and moves further back into the shadows.

You take a deep breath and pull on the chain that opens the door. As the gate grinds open you quickly duck under and hold your arms out, the Stormcloak in front of you pauses in drawing her sword.

"Wait! we mean no harm, we seek only to escape the dragon and its wrath, Surely you can see that this thing cares little for the distinctions between us?"

[[Speech check. Difficulty 35]]

[[[Sorry this one is a little BLeeegh, RL stuff =3=]]]

rolled 55 = 55

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Speech skill result

Whoo, diplomatic success. And if looking at what we rolled, that apparently only had a 46% chance of working.

sweet, now what?

Ok, so I guess you still need to tell them that the other guy's an Imperial guard, but he's ok with everybody getting out alive. Sooo, try to do that tactfully, too.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/03/20(Thu)17:25 No. 567148 ID: 100739
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1/3
The stormcloak pauses drawing her sword, uncertainty darting across her face.
As you stand there waiting for their reply a large impact rocks the tower, sending dust and small stones falling onto you all as the dragon rages outside.

The seated stormcloak leaps to his feet and grabs the other ones arm, dragging her away from you

"Leave them! that damn thing is going to bring the whole tower down on us, we need to get out of here!"
"But what about.."
"Forget them! we need to go Now!"

The stormcloak hesitates briefly before running after her companion, you hear there footsteps rapidly fade away down the corridor.
After a moment Hadvar joins you in the main room

"Well done lass, glad to see we could get past without blood shed, of course id prefer it if they hadn't run off down the path we need to go but beggars cant be chooser's. Come on we need to hurry"

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/03/20(Thu)17:29 No. 567149 ID: 100739
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2/3

Hadvar takes the lead as you both hurry deeper into the fort, your eyes rapidly adjusting to the barely lit corridors.

As you both round the corner at the end you spot a group of stormcloaks waiting weapons drawn at the far end of the corridor, evidently the two that ran on had friends waiting..

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/03/20(Thu)17:32 No. 567150 ID: 100739
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3/3

As they begin to run towards you, a massive tremor runs through the whole building as the entire ceiling of the tunnel collapses in on you all, filling the corridor with dust and rubble.

As the noise dies away you hear faint vocies comeing from the door to your left.

huh, well the divines protect I guess.

Sneak in if you can and see what's going on, seeing as how those stormcloaks felt it was better to charge you before anything else I think it might be smart to draw your bow.

So even though they new you were peaceful, and let you go already, they still decided to attack. And then got buried under a mountain of dirt. Sounds like divine justice to me. Jerks.

Use thief skills to crack open that door quietly and peer through at what's going on on the other side. That's the only path we have, but we want to know what's on the other side before we make an entrance.

>>567150
Sneakily scout the door.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/03/28(Fri)20:01 No. 567937 ID: 100739
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You thank Dibella for the obvious intervention and pray that she carries the souls of the dead into Aetherius and eternal love.

You crouch down by the door and press your ear to it, concentrating you manage to determine that there is indeed a room behind this door, Goddess your hearing is Terrible!.
Carefully opening the door you poke your head in ready to dart out the second they spot you. You see two uninjured stormcloaks talking to a third, while you cant see there body or hear there words, the facial expression's tell you that they are not happy about what they are hearing...

>>567937
Can we just shoot them this time? Aim for the knee or something if we must go nonlethal. Actually wait why are there so many stormcloaks here? Are these escaped prisoners? There should've only been like five in line for the chopping block.

Tell your buddy about the situation before we take action.

...great. Why are these guys everywhere. And the last group was openly hostile, and we're outnumbered this time.

Not sure talking is such a great idea (we're even more exposed than before) and archery doesn't look so good ether (we'd be hard pressed to drop 3 separate targets in quick succession, and they have the corner for cover. And worst case, there's more we can't see past the third guy, around the corner).

...could we use magic, maybe? An illusion or trick to get them out of the way would be nice, and that is the school we trained in. Fear to make them skittish and move on?

We seriously need to look into the anti-muffle earring idea.

A thought- it's 3 on 2 right?
If we can shoot two of them, that Imperial soldier with us can stall out the third until we can drop the guy, if not finish him on his own.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/04/03(Thu)16:26 No. 569065 ID: 100739
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Quickly withdrawing from the room, you arm yourself while you explain the situation to Hadvar.

"What did you see lass?"
"Theres at least three in there, two unhurt and one who might have been caught in the collapse, id say we have about twenty seconds before they ready a ambush. If we rush them we should catch them off guard but ill only have enough time to shoot one or Fear one before they close the distance, what should i do?"

how about fury, can you hit one with fury to make them attack themselves to give you more time to launch more arrows at them? If not arrow one in the head and start firing away and once they get close switch to fire and let them burn.

Let's go with fear, and see if that's enough to get us past. If not, you can start shooting.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/04/11(Fri)18:46 No. 570155 ID: 100739
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1/4
"Lass you cant plan for a fight, you use what ever you have in any way you can to stop the other guy from cutting you down. Now lets get this done!"

With that he throws open the door and charges in, gwen darts behind him and takes aim, letting a arrow fly true into the eye of one of the stormcloaks.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/04/11(Fri)18:50 No. 570158 ID: 100739
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2/4
While Hadvar neatly blocks and cuts down the other, you send a fear spell straight into the last stormcloak, who staggers away from you only to be cut down seconds later.

With the last of the enemy's dispatched you both run further into the fort, eager to get as far away from the rampaging dragon as possible.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/04/11(Fri)18:55 No. 570159 ID: 100739
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3/4

You hurry through dark chambers, clambering over rubble and abandoned cages before finding a place where the brick work has been removed. You stay close behind Hadvar as he plunges into the cave's beyond without stopping.

After a short while you find yourself in a large cavern, light shining in through a crack in the wall, you must be close to the exit now.

You hope that the Stormcloaks had not left anyone at the cave entrance as a guard, you'd hate to run right into a ambush now..

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/04/11(Fri)18:56 No. 570160 ID: 100739
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4/4
WHY DID YOU TAUNT FATE!!

>>570160
AH, GAINT SPIDER! KILL IT! WITH FIRE!

two handed fire spell!

...Is it wrong that I want to tell Havar to just run along and we'll catch up? I feel like an repeat of the arrow to the eye thing SHOULD make 8 legs retreat long enough to excape, that or the fear spell if it works on this thing ( I doubt it will though.
Buuut we probably won't be so lucky, and will have to fight it.
As far as that goes, standard archer fighting here- keep distance and shoot from afar. I would add that as we're fighting a giant monster, we should reserve attacking to trying to focus on weakpoints, but because of that style, attacking only when it is safe to do so, Gwen is the Dovahkitty, but not the iron kitty! She can't take hits!

Right, arrow in an eye, fast as possible.

Keep your distance from the giant spider, and keep moving. If you know any enchantments that make you harder to notice, or that confuse or hamper an enemy, use them. Hopefully these tactics, along with your bow's enchantment, will keep the spider from getting to you until you've blinded it and made a pincushion out of it.

...we have a lot of arrows, right? Chipping away at this thing might take a while.

Keep a fire spell loaded and ready to use- you may need to burn some webbing in a hurry. The axe might as be useful if we need to chop through a strand (especially one holding something up, or together).

Kill it with fire, burn it burn it now.

Big frosty spiders mean big burning fireballs.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/04/14(Mon)15:52 No. 570707 ID: 100739
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There is a time and place for the Finesse of Archery, Being attacked by a giant spider is not one of them.

Summoning all your destruction skill, you blast a jet of pure fire right down its throat, blowing the thing to bits instantly.

Hadvar is suitably impressed by this display of both magicka and arachnophobia.

Mini boss that was not! Now let's keep going because Havar is waiting and the Dragon won't!

>>570707
Destruction skill up!

Take a second to calm down, see if there's any loot to be found in the lair and then let's go.

"I hate those things"

well come on you're not out of this yet.

Pant for a minute, while you catch your breath, and your heart rate comes down from triple digits.

...can we get out of here now?

Check to see if the spider killed any unfortunate saps who might have wandered in earlier. See if there's any loot.

Otherwise keep moving in case of more spiders.

Try not to get hit by flaming spider bits.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/04/15(Tue)12:57 No. 570887 ID: 100739
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After picking burning spider out of your hair you give the cavern a quick once over in case of treasure, and while you find a kings ransom in old cattle bones and bits of web, you unfortunately come up short in actual gold.

Following hadvar you run into a large cavern with a lively stream running through it, tha air is fresher here, sharper, you must be close to the exit!

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/04/15(Tue)12:58 No. 570888 ID: 100739
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You run to the end of the cavern and turn a corner, shielding you eyes from the sudden daylight. And then you see it.

Dovahkitty cthulhlu 2014/04/15(Tue)13:01 No. 570889 ID: 100739
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Skyrim.
The mountains rising from the fog below like islands on clouds, the promise of sunlight peeking through above, crisp snow underfoot and the scent of pine on the air.

You felt odd the moment you entered the country but couldn't put a name to the sensation until now.

your Home.

bitchin... now what?