thejeneral462

Oh your back story is awesome, I like that your char has a more animal feel and logic, and of course men themselves tend to be more straightforward and for the moment as well so it compliments it nicely! With my mod, I like the idea of having to tap into your transformation, and it being something you have to hone over time. I guess because, even though there is a successful union of man and animal (via sky woman) you need to go through the growing and trials involved with both. Animals can only grasp so much of human logic, and vise versa, so growing up should involve a lot of mental and physical training. I'd love to have the ability to roam as a regular wolf for scouting and travelling, but the lycanthrope form for fighting/combat. There's so much, just in the way actual wolf packs work that make for some awesome writing ideas, theyre actually quite honorable and have very set ways about things, haha it's neat! (geek mode activated) lol I'm actually female as well, but I guess gender is sort of lost on me when it comes to beauty, plus I just think Serana was a well written follower. Seems like most followers are pretty straightforward and don't even really converse with your character much. In terms of men, I think vilkas was the only collection of male pixels I got jazzed over haha. The men of skyrim are lacking in the looks department T_T I think it'd be great to collaborate with others on this, voice acting, story writing, etc. I'm totally open to constructive criticisms and pointers! I mean I know what i'm looking for in my mod, but I'd love to know what others want to see! Right now I'm just tinkering around with the worldspace in the creation kit, and once I learn more, then I can get down to brass tacks, i'm really excited about it!

very cool story, haha you and kanesghost have awesome back stories! I really enjoyed reading them :smile: It's true, lately i havent seen much on tv or in movies that i enjoy, a lot of them are very teenagey-love-drama-lame type shows. vampire diaries? teen wolf? Mmmmnnnoooope. lol, i think the last movie i saw about vampires and lycans that i actually liked, was underworld. even though it had a bit of cheesiness to it, it was still better than twlight lol. I think I might do some scouring for some old books and maybe some graphic novels, tv will always be glitzy and glamorous so probably not always the best place for good lore or deep stories. on the note of needles character having a true wolf form, ive been wanting to add the path of the druid mod so i can shapeshift into true wolf form. I like the idea of being able to shift into a natural wolf for scouting and sneak purposes, and then when in battle, i use the werewolf form, kind of like berserk mode haha =P anywho, seriously, again! great stories haha, it reeled my interest enough that i'm all like "damn well what happens next?!" great job guys, glad im not the only one with an elaborate back story for a video game character. RP nerds for the win

hmm i really like that idea with the transformation thing! it's interesting that many people romanticize the whole lone wolf thing, it does have that edgey sound to it, lol but what's funny is that in reality a lone wolf is usually always a wolf that was shunned by the pack for being useless or a bother, couldn't hunt, harassed other pack members, etc. Any other packs that see the lone wolf generally won't even adopt them into their own because a lone wolf is a mockery and a disgrace. There's a whole lot that happens within real packs that I think are so worth adding to a story. For instance, a wolf den is usually where female wolves birth and raise their young, and packs will hold onto that den for generations. They have holds sometimes 5km in distance and have their territory understood by surrounding packs. Ravens are also one of the wolves closest outer species ally, they scout out prey for them and the pack will be sure to leave scraps for them, so i think it would be cool to add that into my story somehow. There's also in-pack fights that determine ranking so that's a neat one, lol gah there's so much, i don't know how to process all the things! vampires are an interesting breed, i think for me though i don't just associate them with all things evil, i do think a vampire can have a good moral standing though it would probably be less common. I think I see them more as highly intelligent and extremely cunning, as well as naturally alluring to help them attract potential prey. I see them as very good with their words and powerful leaders. when it comes to the relationship between vampire and werewolf, i think perhaps some factions would have a mutually beneficial relationship (instead of the typical war between the two) and perhaps others would have a hate. I sort of like the idea of some vampire families managing to keep werewolves as slaves, which leads to the tension between both creatures (seems like at least a semi realistic one to me)

very cool and unique back story! i really dig it! I RP the same with the not having a home, my character just kind of roams and camps wherever. My character is a female lycan but right now, as far as she knows, only by the blood of the companion circle. She doesnt know who her family is and has been alone for as long as she can remember. Skyrim isn't the greatest place for orphans and strays, so she's led a life of thievery and cave looting to take care of herself, gaining her the name Nyx (lol because she nicks things from people) This is why she ended up being carted off to Helgen in the beginning of the game. For some reason, through out her travels, packs of wolves have never bothered her when she's in the wild, it's almost as though theyve been keeping watch and have some sort of connection with her, and it feels like the closest thing she's had to a family. Upon meeting the companions, she was intrigued to be a part of the circle, it felt oddly like home. what she doesn't know is that she's had the blood since birth, in a much purer form, the blood of the companions (hircines gift) only masks what was there the whole time. The pure blood comes from centuries ago, when more primitive men and wolves first encountered one another. The way the relationship formed is when wolves watched humans and their hunting tactics from a distance, until they felt intrigued enough to approach as allies. There's an old lore story of a powerful pack lead wolf being attracted to a tribes girl, she embodied everything he stood for and he wanted nothing more than to be with her. Sky woman, hearing his howls, granted him the ability to shapeshift into human form as she felt the relationship between these two powerful and honorable beings would be beneficial to order of both worlds. They form a union and created the first pack of pureblood lycans, balancing the knowledge of human and strength and power of wolf. My character is a direct descendant of this union but due to a pack threat (there's a story behind that, as well as how the dovakhiin ties in lol but i want to cover it in my mod), her parents, under the advice of sky woman, leave her near the home of a stable owner close by. This would not only keep her safe and her identity protected, but it would also be a trial of her strength and will to someday rule as pack leader, a position that requires the fittest of mind and body. The way hircine ties into it, is that somewhere along the lines of history, he discovered this tribe and created a darker version of the blood, that's why it doesn't really interfere with what she already is, mostly just muddles it a little. Becoming a companion is what opens her journey to rediscover who she really is. I've always been really jazzed about wolves in general, lol which of course is the reason i love lycans so much as well. When i was little, i used to trick my younger sister by telling her i was secretly a werewolf and could turn at any moment. I had kept a pair of gloves and mask from a werewolf costume my mom bought me for halloween, so id keep one of the gloves in my pocket and whip my hand out every once in awhile yelling to my sister "oh my gahd! i'm turning! what do i do?!" lol good times. Anyway, reading about how wolf packs actually work is amazing and would be so awesome to put into a story, i could write about this forever lol. On the subject of vampires, i think while they are usually a dark being, they are highly intelligent as well, hence why theyre able to pull off corruption so well, but some can see the benefit in having non vampire allies instead of enemies/foodsource. Which brings me back to serana and why my character bonds with her (theyre both in turmoil about theyre upbringing and feel alone for starters). A werewolf of hircines gift would be hardpressed to make friendly with a vampire, but the nature of purebloods is to remain somewhat neutral until they have a better sense of their prey or possible ally, theyre highly logical and tactical. because serana is very different from her father and most vampires alone, my character doesn't sense any kind of threat, and sees more of a benefit to their companionship. together, theyre both very powerful! (plus come on, that is one hot collection of pixels) anywho i feel like im rattling on about this like a total geek, but as you can see i kiiiiinda love this topic! id love to meet more people who are interested in this and maybe we can collaborate and make some cool stories. plus, it's not easy finding people in my real life circle of friends that want to discuss lycanthropy and vampirism lol, iiiiiiit's pretty geeky, but that's ok we can all unite on the interwebs =D

love the name! haha I'm only slightly in love with Serana :wub: I definitely agree with this, vampires to me have always seemed very powerful and cunning. Persuasion, darkness, intellect, etc. I think the reason I've always been drawn to wolf lore is the sense of honor and pack mentality (true old wolf/shapeshift lore, haha not so much the savage beast side) and yes, definitely the freedom and connection to nature and the wild. Awesome input!!

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Hey nexus family, So I wanted to get some thoughts on what others think of Lycanthropy and Vampirism in general. Growing up, I always had a love for the old werewolf stories and movies, and of course if a video game had the option to play as either vampire or lycan, I always rolled with lycan. I have a couple ideas buzzing in my head for a mod involving stories revolving around this topic, as well as a seperate video game (heh, I'd like to eventually create games!) So what I wanted to discuss, is what comes to your mind when you think of Werewolves or Vampires. What kind of personality do you think they need to embody, what are some of the most important things about them to you? What stories/lore about them do you think are awesome (movie,book,game recommendations) and what stories are terrible (lawl twilight) If you're playing a video game and RP as a vampire or werewolf, explain your choice and I'd love to hear your character's back story!

Hey nexus family! So I'm wondering if anyone would be interested in taking me under their wing and parting some good knowledgez to me! I'm an aspiring game designer (lol as most of us here probably are) and I'd like to start by creating a few mods :smile: Some ideas I have are for armors and weapons but my big idea is a full fledged story with factions and a custom race (yes, it's ambitious and i definitely don't expect to be able to just easily hash out a big complicated mod right away, though that would be the bees knees) I'd love to network with others, and just learn anything you think would be useful! Maybe you need help with something small, or maybe you have a great tutorial to recommend. Any pointers or things you think I should be prepared for would be great! I would love to be more involved in the community and slowly work my way up to design pro. I love writing stories, creating characters, I'm a digital art junkie and also create with pencil, clay and spray paints. I want to transfer these skills into game design as I've been an avid player since I was little, this is something that gets my engine roaring and I want to start doing anything I can to achieve that dream. If you are a game designer/developer yourself, i'd love to hear how you got to where you are now and how I can make my way there also. I originally considered enrolling into college for a Game Design course but have been advised by a few people to avoid that path, so if there is an alternative route or maybe some small courses I can take in place, I'd love to hear about it!