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QFT. +1 for Whiterun here too. It just feels like home. We should do a poll for least favorite too *cough* Markarth *cough* :-p That cesspool of daedra worship, violence and corruption. If there ever was a city that could use a good oldschool nuking, it'd be Markarth. Edit: forgot the Thalmor strolling around which I am not allowed to slaughter and feed to the cannibals :sad: I was mainly thinking of all the winding stairways and narrow walk ways. #fatlazydragonborn :)

Always save first! :-p I've gotten stuck like this --- try using the console to place a chair at your position, and navigate around to sit on it if you can. That should reset the camera. Plus, now that dungeon will have a snazzy new sittin' chair for future travellers.

QFT. +1 for Whiterun here too. It just feels like home. We should do a poll for least favorite too *cough* Markarth *cough* :-p

Wow man, I just finished DG, and don't know if I noticed any of the gems. I'm pretty sure I didn't pick up Auriel's Shield either. Ugh, gonna have to go back sometime. Fortunately, I never really use a shield on this character though :) I agree with you on the Soul Cairn too. I feel like I spent way too much time in there. I think it was the main reason that I stopped playing Skyrim for several months too. I believe I finished everything there except for needing one more page, but not sure I can stand going back.

Not bad. A little gaunt for my tastes, but once you add in the Mask of Corvo mod, you'll never see his face anyway :) I would also recommend the Void Walker mod for your Dishonored Skyrim playthrough. I personally played Dishonored right before hopping back into Skyrim, and wanted to replicate the experience. Unfortunately, the stealth mechanics just won't work the same way, but it's still fun.

^ Like above, I think most people will recommend the Fallouts, but not necessarily ESO as I've seen it described more as a generic MMO with an ES skin (which is not necessarily a bad thing, but not what most people want). If it were free to play, I'd consider giving it a go, at least, but I like the single-player experience in games like Skyrim. Personally, I haven't been able to get into Fallout NV much so far. It's my first Fallout game, but I guess I just prefer the fantasy setting vs post-apocalyptic. I keep telling myself that I'll give it another honest go after I'm done with Skyrim, but that has yet to happen :)

It's been a while, but I don't really remember much with it. I don't think it's like part of the main questline,etc. *spoiler alert* http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Shalidor%27s_Maze

No travelling Dwemer enthusiast's trip would be complete without a fine set of Dwemer luggage!... http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=74996646 ;)

Khajiit assassin-type here too. Definitely work on your stealth and sneak attacks to get those perks. The sneak-archery boost is nice, but the backstab will really allow you to take down enemies easily. Do your best to stay hidden. Be patient, and don't be afraid to run. When in combat, I would always have to remind myself to always stay moving. You can see most attacks coming, so make sure to strafe or drop back out of distance. I would usually be able to take down most melee attackers this way. Archers and magic users were always the worst for me until I built up a decent magic resistance. For archers, you can still avoid being hit by keeping moving too. Also, in general, the vanilla game at least is almost comical in that enemies will forget you just hit them if you can hide again. This is often helpful to take someone out with your bow from a distance. I would play using a dagger in my main hand and a spell in the other (either healing or a good destruction spell). Once a fight devolved into a melee affair, it would be time to take out a good sword or war axe I kept around for bigger damage. For the most part now, I just stick with my dagger unless a huge brawl breaks out, then just conjure a bound sword. Edit: like was mentioned above, conjuration is not a bad secondary skill to have. You can summon something to take the attention away from you in fights. They can be frustrating if you're doing a stealth play-through, but followers can be helpful for this as well. Personally, I've strayed towards magic a little more, but Illusion and Alteration can also be helpful to make you harder to detect, calm enemies, or for armor bonus spells.

I love the armored trolls! I went Dawnguard all the way. Well, I actually did take the Vampire Lord "gift" at first, but I found it a little annoying as I was still happy with my normal character playstyle. I was also already a Wolfie (which I've never really used anyway, for the same reason). I've considered going vamp later on if I get bored. I assumed the quests are mostly the same, which it sounds like is the case.

*spoiler alert* Dawnguard adds some random visits by our night-time friends to town entrances.

Is it stuck pointing in one direction? This happens to me sometimes when I go to activate an object to do something, but must get interrupted. Assuming that's the case, try to navigate around to a chair or ore vein or anything else you can interact with. You may also try using the console to place a chair in front of your character, and then try your best to get him/her to sit. There may be a better way to trigger the camera to reset, but forcing an action that takes over your camera should whack it back to normal. Edit: Regarding the ENB question, I have a similar but slightly older GPU than you, and have already had to back off some graphics settings, so not sure how well adding an ENB would work out. I've kind of been afraid to even bother trying. You may want to try out this mod though: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/12525/?

I believe there is a sound. It's like a softer grinding noise, unless I'm just imagining it. When I play with a mouse and keyboard, I would be able to jiggle the mouse back and forth to easily find a good starting point. I've switched to using a gamepad lately, and was having a rough time, and then read some tips saying to VERY gently try turning the lock. When it's on or close to the right position, the pick actually shouldn't really move, only the lock/tumbler will turn. Once the pick starts moving/shaking, back off and move it slightly left/right and slowly try again. Edit: if you happen to play with a controller with rumble, you will also get some slight feedback with lockpicking as well.

I just wanted to +1 the above. The starting stats are pretty much just that, at least in vanilla Skyrim w/o any mods that change leveling and/or racial bonuses. For the most part, you can close the gap between the races in a few levels, and a lot of the abilities either aren't super important or have similar spells, etc, that you can find later. A Khajiit warrior-type character sounds really cool, btw.

Off the top of my head I would recommend Interesting NPCs (adds a lot of.... interesting NPCs), Immersive Armors + Immersive Weapons, Skyrim Wildlife Overhaul, and AI Overhaul.

Lol, whatever works :) I've actually yet to play a Nord, but I often get the impression that the player race really doesn't matter a whole lot. Even for roleplaying, you can kind of just make up a convoluted backstory. For the Stormcloaks, you can just put it down to how the Imperials tried to kill you and/or hating the Thalmor. Also, I love my current Khajiit assassin-y character :)

I have to admit I don't know a lot about Warcraft (I played the early ones, but didn't get too into the lore). However, you're right, I think it was smart to make ESO a super-prequel. That leaves the TES timeline intact, so if the past games are any indication, we'll likely be looking at TES VI occurring a few hundred years after Skyrim's setting.

I think we'll see VI. Skyrim was/is way too popular and successful, that I think it would be very surprising to not have a follow-up. That said, having ESO, it's possible it won't be out as soon as it may have been and/or it may end up being heavily influenced by ESO. Like others have said though, Fallout would seem to be next in line for a new game, and judging by past entries, we'd likely have to wait until at least 4 years and proably more after Skyrim.

Ha, I got paladin. I totally would have picked out Adventurer or possibly archer though. I think my other answers were too mixed, so my goodie-two-shoes nature shone through. Edit: From the D&D one, I also got: True Neutral Human Ranger/Wizard (2nd/1st Level) Ability Scores: Strength- 13 Dexterity- 13 Constitution- 14 Intelligence- 15 Wisdom- 15 Charisma- 9

FWIW, my current character is sort of a lawful assassin, if you will. I had just played through Dishonored before I started this character, and so I tried to model a similar character. Unfortunately, it's a lot harder to play Skyrim w/o killing anyone. However, I did also install the Void Walker and Mask of Corvo mods to help seal the deal. I've tried to play out of my comfort zone though, in general. I usually play as an archer-ranger character in games, given the option, and that's what I had in Oblivion. Like was said above, a mage might be a fun change of pace for you. If you can roleplay an interesting backstory, even better. After I tire of this character, I really want to replay either this or an earlier TES game as a full mage and/or a "bad" character (I always end up being a goodie-two-shoes).

It sounds like you haven't tried a mage build yet? I'd say maybe give that a shot if you haven't. After completing the main quest with an assassin-style character, I had him semi-retire at the College of Winterhold. My next ES game playthough, I intend to try going full-mage though, as I never have (was a bosmer archer in Oblivion, then an Orc warrior in Skyrim before my current Khajiit assassin+archmage). Before I decided to stick with the same character, I was going to start a new playthrough as either a fresh-faced Breton or Altmer college student, or possibly a new Altmer spy in the Thalmor (courtesy of Live Another Life). To be honest though, so far I'd have to say magic might need some mods or livening up in Skyrim. Granted, I'm facing tougher-than-normal enemies than if I started as a mage, but I often find myself going back to my dagger+bow playstyle rather than magic. Edit: I wanted to note also, that race doesn't seem to be a huge factor, so it might be worth switching things up and trying a non-Nord too. I started using the Khajiit speak mod recently on my main playthrough, and while it's a small thing, it helps add some unique life to the character (http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/14513/?).

I'm only on my 2nd playthrough (my first one kind of got boring and fizzled out last year). One thing that made a huge difference was role-playing a little bit more, and also pursuing the main quest (or just any quest line you haven't done yet -- and can even just role-play it more strictly). I would previously get mired in side-quests and get bored of dungeon-diving, etc. I also tried a different play style (played archer in Oblivion, started as a new-to-me warrior character in Skyrim then got bored) -- mostly an assassin-type character. I actually just played Dishonored before coming back to Skyrim so I kind of modeled the character after that game, and even installed the Void Walker mod to get similar spells. After completing the main quest, I semi-retired and went to the College, and started to transition into magic-use. I'm not sure if you've played a lot at higher levels, so it can change the game slightly. I'll agree with above that CCO can be fun -- I used that for my current character as well as alternate start and AFT. For additional mods, I would highly recommend the Vilja companion mod if you haven't used it before. I used it in Oblivion (and a little in Skyrim), and she really added a lot of life to the game. Other ideas -- have you tried playing as a strict bard? Or like others have said, just do builds with crazy limitations -- naked chef? sure

Only Khajiit have 10/10 skooma, yes?

Lol, I know what you mean. I'll often stop and stare at the sunsets/rises and the star shows. Sometimes I like to just run around and avoid combat. On a side note, I use the Voice of the Sky Forever mod which will mostly prevent wild animals from attacking. Some of the most memorable game moments have come from animal encounters. Once was stumbling into a family of sleeping bears, then noticing their little cubs next to them, or when two wolves ran into a hut with me before attacking a bunch of trolls together (they sadly were killed in battle, and thus began my personal quest to vanquish every troll I see).

Khajiit have the best skooma, yes?