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Regarding the Khajiit and Argonians, do any of you know how/why they came into being? The reason I ask is that I have a problem with their physical form(s). If they evolved over the course of many milennia, I question whether their heads, tails, fur, scales, etc would have remained as they are portrayed. If they were created through some sorcerous manipulation of their genes, than it's something else again and anything is possible. I've attempted to download and play the various mods such as the Omes-Raht, but my comp continues to run into problems with them so I've given up the attempts. BTW, in the various game mods it's become possible to have sex with the non-human races though I suspect that such an effort would be unsatisfying, particularly if the female was a member of one of the non-human grou[s. Iirc, in real life, toms have tackle that is noticeably different than that of us more simian sorts.

Lol! Some of the toons we create, when coupled with their physical performance, are very interesting. Frex, I was recently checking out a simply gorgeous bit of nude elfen eye candy. As I clicked through the various shots posted by the modder I came upon one in which she was sitting astride a saddled horse...while still totally without clothing. My first reaction was to salivate while, frankly, thinking some rather kinky thoughts. THEN, reality hit me. Do any of you realize what would happen to that gloriously delicate exposed flesh as she rode across the landscape! Lol! Rugburn isn't the word for it...much more painful. In addition, that gal's crotch would be so sore that her significant other wouldn't have been able to get close for at least a week. That's the nice thing about a game...we can successfully ignore reality. Same applies to the movies.

It's most likely due to my own personal tastes/view of the world, but I find the flawless beauty of anime based char mods to be enjoyable eye candy at first, and then kinda offputting later on as I play them. Sooner or later during the game I delete them and go looking for toons with more realistic physical characteristics. A bit like eating candy perhaps...very nice at first but a bit much later. I suppose that's why I dl as much in the way of realistic texture mods as I can. Frex, I really like Navetsea's treatment of muscularity in UNP based female toons. I also use as many of the realistic skin tone, scar, etc. mods as I can incorporate in my games. Hmmm, just a thought, Has anyone ever done a mod in which various bits, such as ears or fingers, are missing? Given the nature of life in Skyrim, it wouldn't be at all unusual to find crippled npcs or pcs.

Is it my imagination, or is the Dibellan priestess, Senna, just about the hottest vanilla toon in Skyrim? For those of you that've not seen her sans priests robe give it a try. A bit tricky being married to her though. I had to personally walk her out of the temple to my house before I could get her to transfer domicile. Even trickier to play her as a companion...which was rather interesting in itself. Calls for a bit of mod download (many thanks to the modders that made it possible). Further, one must stay right with her every moment when first leaving the temple...otherwise she disappears, never to be seen again. She simply won't leave the temple for another home if you don't. At least that was my experience. Lol! First time I took her on as companion in the field was on a dragon lair raid. There we were, on the final flight of stair, dragon giving us all the flame it can muster. I'm zapping away with an enchanted bow, flames wreathing my bod with the protective enchantments barely holding up, and I turn around to locate Senna. There she is, right behind me, face down on the steps, hands clasped behind her head and screaming: "I submit!" for all she's worth. It was a total hoot! ROFLMAO!! Simply amazing. Even more amazing is the fact that she learned, got better quickly, and the next few dragon raids she performed pretty well with no more of the total breakdown into terror. Sometimes the npcs seem almost human. Creepy in a way, a cool way, but still kinda creepy.

Truthfully, I can't decide whether I prefer TES series or the Dragon Age series. I prefer the free roaming of TES over that of DA. Modding seems to be easier with TES, although I really like the various cut scene mods to be had with DA. For me, the big difference between TES and DA is to be found in the story lines. While TES has a very definite story line as far as the central theme of the game is concerned, it's lacking in secondary personal interest. By that I mean the relationship(s) that can be developed in DAOrigins...as with Morrigan, etc. In that regard, TES is pretty sterile. Oh, sure, lots of phycality(sex) can be had in TES, but even that can be better in DA, plus, DA has the ability to develop a very strong emotional relationship between the various toons, which is something that's pretty much nonexistent in TES. OTOH, DA is definitely lacking when it comes to the physical feel of the game. TES feels BIG, by which I mean the scenic grandeur, sounds of nature, etc. to be found in Skyrim. FREX, these days I play without the background music. More immersive to my way of thinking. Besides, the music in Skyrim, while very nice as music goes, frequently doesn't fit the situation(s) in which I often find myself. Ah well, it's mostly a matter of personal taste I suppose. I like both games a lot. BTW, when I say DA I'm referring to DAOrigins, I wasn't very impressed with DA2. It felt much more shallow than DAO and TES Skyrim is certainly the best of the TES series. I hope DAIII marks a return to the feel and scope of DAO.

We're supposed to be able to marry Grelka. Can't be done. Bugged. Too bad. Interesting NPC. Anyone know how to fix the bug? One online source says try the following: Inidicate Grelka and then type "setrelationshiprank player 4". Tried that. No joy. Quite possibly not indicating Grelka properly. Who knows. Yours truly not particularly comp. literate. 'Course, fix may not work in any case. Many don't.

According to one source one is supposed to be able to fix the Grelka marriage bug by opening the console, indicating Grelka, and typing setrelationshiprank player 4. I've tried this and I can't make it work. Quite likely I[m not indicating Grelka properly...assuming that this trick works at all.

Up the valley, west of Whiterun as I remember, there's a rather sizeable mountain that seems to stand alone. It's located approximately where a line drawn between Broken Fang Cave and Dustman's Cairn would intersect with a line drawn between Swindler's Den and Ft. Greymoor. Anyway, I've often wondered whether anyone has done a player home mod that's situated on that peak. Make a nice location for one if not done.

As far as Housing mods go, I stii like Elysium Estate best, with Lakeview Extended running a very close second. E.Est. is VERY well laid out and has just about everything I'd want in a home mod. My hat's off to the designer(s). The only thing I'd like to see added is a defensive wall and gate, with sleeping arrangements for a couple of outside guards...though I can use the sleeping bag or tent mod and bed them down in the stable or out on the grounds. Lakeview Extended is also VERY well thought out and stable. My main problems with the mod stem from the original Hearthfire expansion and not L.E. Frex, why won't a companion sleep in the big double bed upstairs? Not enough bookshelves. Toxic fumes building up in the basement. Minor design flaws like that. The little wood pile mod in the corner of the basement shop is also very handy. Nice not to be required to constantly run outside to chop firewood. The thing I like most about Hearthfire, other than the expansion of housing possibilities, is the occasional Giant assault, bandit raid, critter attack(dragon, wolf, etc.)and so on. Kinda spices up homelife doncha know. Both E.Est. and L. Ext. come with heated outdoor bathing facilities, and E.EST. comes with a very large hottub upstairs. Now, some modding genius(certainly not me)needs to figure out how to cause a companion to get nekkid before climbing into the water. Looks really silly when I'm looking for them and they're sitting in the water in full armor and furs. I figure it's a really tough mod or someone would've already done it. Here's a thing though. Companion mods are quite frequently inpredictable in very interesting ways. On occasion I'll use the AP mod. Very often the ladies will run away after, be gone for a bit and then come running back. However, when upstairs in E.EST. the mod Alarynn Cruah would most often go and climb into the hottub while still in the altogether. The Cruah mod is the only one to have ever done so. That was almost creepy. Mods do learn. Don't know how, but they do.

Just a few quick observations on companion mods that I've found to be very useful...and those not so much. White Lydia, Uthgerd Kriegswolfe, Kitiara(though the dialogue reminds be of an old girlfriend...makes me twitchy...but she is sudden death on two legs), Glash(most attractive Orc gal-or so I think), Deaes the Mistress of Death(have a few awkward bugs on occasion, but she's VERY fast), Jamille Furann(very useful), Gabby the Cute Pastry Chef(not so much combat useful as just really decorative and different...particularly in one of the Tera outfits...and no, not one of the cheap Vegas runway getups). Atvir Dres and Vilja are both very interesting and involved, however I can't ever get AD to run for me(no idea what I'm doing wrong)and Vilja, while VERY interesting and complex, quite stable and well done, just became annoying after a while. Just one of those things I guess. Still, I do appreciate all the time and effort that went into both. I sure couldn't do what their creators did and I take my hat off to them. The lush, naked Saadia mod is very well done and most decorative, however, when I ran her she was not a whole lot of use as combat backup. I did keep her around Lakeview as eye candy...oh yeah. BTW, what do modders have against being able to remove Brelyna's duds? Most curious. I kinda decided that she inspired a protective, big brother feeling. On the whole, I seem to respond to the Orc approach to life best. To wit, if it tastes good, eat it. If it's a threat, kill it. If she's got all her parts in the right place, jump her bones. If someone else has control of the ground and you want it-take it. Anyway, you get the picture. I've come to the conclusion that I like Glash and Osira the Castrator for those reasons. They're not any more spectacular in combat than most other mods but they're dependable and always got your back...as does Uthgerd. They're just good 'ol gals with an uncomplicated, straightforward approach to life.

Can't remove her headgear, unless it's to replace her hood with something else. I'd like to see her head. Any suggestions?

Why? I'd settle for ANY mod that focuses on Igrog or her daughter. By preference, I'd like to be able to marry the daughter and become consort to the next Jarl of Morthal.

Are there any mods that focus on Idgrod or her daughter Idgrod the Younger?

Gorgeous mod. Possibly one of the best looking on SN. One thing though, I took her on as a companion, traveled back to team base at Elysium Estate, suited her up in some classy Tera gear(not skimpy mind you) and then parted company with her. Picked up Nystona and headed out on quest. Came back, parted company with Nystona, and then went looking for Illia. Couldn't interact with her at all. She was just there, wandering about the house doing busywork. On approach I was asked by AI if I wanted to talk with her. Hit E and nothing happened. She just sat there and continued to ask me if she could help me. Now if I can't get Nystona to follow me all I need to do is pick up some booze and feed it to her. Then she's good once again. Wonder If I'm missing something with Gothic Illia?

Dunmer Follower Merchant named Nystona. Mod no longer in data banks. Anyone know why? I've still got her downloaded and she's my favorite companion on quests. Author pull her or did she get the boot?

Regarding the mod "White Lydia", does anyone happend to know what her max level is?

Because I wanted to.

Tried it. Deleted it and dropped back to earlier save. Relative to my own player home preferences I found it to be far too time consuming, strung out all over the place and awkward to live in. Further, not quite as follower friendly as I'd like. Technically very well done, particularly given the awkward space in which it's built. Just not my kind of place.

No need for replies. Just venting. Having lots of trouble navigating site. Slow or nonexistent searches, etc. Understand tht's general at this point in time...or at least I sure hope so. If not general my server and comp are totally psycho.

Attempted Hoth DL. NMM says file doesn't exist. NMM messed up or Hothtrooper44 pulled file? File site stiil on SN.

What's best way to tone down a follower that you've put on night guard duty? Mine go completely out of control, become unmanageable, and attack everyone in the place...except me.

After having sampled a number of player abodes, I've decided that either Lakeview with all the extensions or vanilla Sutvaka are vying for most preferred. Of course preferences evolve from personal taste and mine probably aren't compatible with others. I also really like Rorik's Keep, Farview Cabin and Eagles Nest, but those are for the times when I'm only running one, or at the most, two companions. All three are short on follower bed space. Farview will handle five in a pinch...if you don't mind having your toon share one. Lol! I entered the basement of Farview on one occasion to find three of my naked ladies sharing the bath. Too bad we can't tweek the mods so that they can immerse themselves and actively engage in washing all their various attractive bits. Eagles Nest is very well done, however, I'm a bit put off by the fact that the crafting area is wide open to the howling winds and snow to be found at Skyrim's higher altitudes. Rorik's Keep is also very well done but I don't use it unless I'm only running one companion. There's only one shared bed...unless I'm missing a pallet here or there.

The new Mandu armor set is very well done. I'm particularly fond of the black male set. It may well be the best looking heavy set I've put on my toon, but then I've always been a fan of decorative clothing motifs from eastern Asia. Plus, it seems to complement the beat up, rough complected Dark Elf characters that I tend to prefer.

Almost from the beginning I've occasionally had dead Dragon remains flopping(literally)around in the middle of a main thoroughfare(usually Whiterun), in front of my door in Lakeview Manor, or following my toon around the countryside. Dratted thing spawns all over for no reason that I'm capable of understanding. Now I've got one cluttering up the grounds of my new estate dl outside of Whiterun. Anyhoo, can someone explain why this happens and how to fix the problem?

Lol, I have a member created mod companion who occasionally shoots me in the back during combat. This can be a bit awkward at times 'cause she has a paralyze effect that she can use on her arrows. Only fair, really, as I occasionally zap her accidentally. Crazy toon continually moves into my line of fire.