So I just discovered Pinewatch for the first time.
I was going back to Helgen to clear the bandits, and after leaving I was distracted by an elk, and eventually found a hut while chasing said elk. I though I'd take a quick peek inside, I still had a few hundred kg of space. (I'm using a mod that add backpacks and pouches, my max carry weight is around 650 kg. Posting pics tomorrow, my character looks like a proper adventurer. No more storing items in your ass.) Two hours later I'm hauling back over 1800kg of loot. Good thing I have Faendal and Lydia with me. The final room in Pinewatch was awesome! I'm going to be rich!
That said, WTF mod is a must have for anyone replaying the game. Those bandits actually took a lot of effort to take down and there were so many of them. I died five times.
Part 1 of Demian's adventures in Skyrim
Edit: No need to bump.
It's kind of stupid that you can't cancel quests. I talked to that Fralia lady at the Whiterun market because she was apparently selling smithing products. Instead I got a Graymane quest but I don't want to help the Graymanes.
Edit2: Slow thread it seems.
The Hearthfire mansion is insanely beautiful inside though it could use a bit of polish outside. The north wing tower is kind of meh. I personally chose Lakeview Manor with bedroom on the west side for better views (and a better bedroom, the second floor one is tiny), alchemy tower on the north side for superb views, and a kitchen on the right side for exterior looks. Armory could have been nice but the second floor patio makes no sense against a mountain. The bugs listed in UESP scare me a bit though. Some of those are save breakers.
The cellar had a pretty sweet Amnesia feel when empty. I was a bit disappointed to find out that all three manors were identical but they did put a whole lot of effort into all the rooms. I just don't want to touch anything. It's so pretty.
Edit3: I forgot about the troll yesterday. I was so flabbergasted by the Lakeview Manor.
I was wandering around the Falkreath Hold in the early morning and the ENB I use makes shadows especially dark. Due to the limited light in the morning I passed by some trees that were just about pitch black underneath some 20 meters away. I was idly strolling by when I heard something that sounded like galloping except bigger. I turned to the direction of the sound and from the darkness under the trees a black troll charging towards me at full speed. My last though was I'm forgeted and shat my pants. In my final attempts to defend myself I crouched and took out my bow and started loading but the trolls was already within touching distance.
Much to my surprise the troll ran right past me and my followers. It almost nudged me. I believe it was chasing a fox I could see in the distance but I wonder if the crouching had something to do with it. I wasn't in shadow at all, I wonder why it didn't just instakill me right there on the spot. It ran some ways away and the foolishly brave Lydia drew her sword and ran after it. Soon after it stopped and got on two feet as if to look for something. Damn that thing was huge. Lydia was simply standing nearby looking at it. UFO might have broken some logic. I guess it gave up on the fox because it got back on all fours and slowly walked towards me after which I proceeded to sink seven arrows to it's head. It's a shame troll skulls are worth pocket money. Those things can take a beating.
Part 2 of Demian's adventures in Skyrim
A small update on my mod wizardry a few posts up. I was CTD'ing because I didn't read mod descriptions well enough. I had several conflicting mods enabled. I started over with less mods a few days ago. Hunting in Skyrim is still a bit bugged since I can't see any dialogue.
Edit4: So I killed my first mammoth today. I was wandering back to my camp when I saw a mammoth just strolling around my tent. Well I needed to use my camp so I decided to give it a shot. With my trusty essential followers I sunk +20 steel arrows into that things head. Eventually it only had about a third of health left when a frost dragon decided to pay a visit. I was stuffting my pants so I hid under if tree (as if that would help) and continued firing arrows in the mammoth hoping the dragon wouldn't see me. Soon after the dragon was flying still near me. I shot a few arrows into it's chest as I waited for my death. The dragon breathed frost.. into the mammoth killing it. Lucky me. After that it continued to ignore me and flew to Bleakwind Basin to attack the mammoths and giants.
I followed hoping the dragon would lose and indeed it did. Three mammoths and a giant was enough to take it down. One mammoth was hanging around the corpse as I snuck in to loot the dragon and get the soul. My first pair of pants today were ruined as the mammoth charged towards me. I ran away and sighed as my two followers ran in the opposite direct. Well I practically took down one already, I think I can do it again.
Half an hour, four dead mammoths, and two giant's corpses later I'm once again hauling 700 kg of loot to Whiterun. I'm on a roll. I used about 100 steel and iron arrows. Now I need to go and make more. I'm still using an improved imperial bow I got from the Riverwood trader when I was level 2. I'm almost level 16 now. I wish I found some orichalcum so I could improve the orcish bow. I also have an elven bow but it's not as good as the orcish one.
I also came to the realization that food is abundant in Skyrim. I am the Cabbageborn for I only feed on cabbages even though I'm always carrying about 20 types of meat and other foods totaling to over 100 kg. But cabbages are free and they're everywhere...
Part 3 of Demian's adventures in Skyrim
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