What personal rules do you play?

[Relinquish3d]

Some of my self-imposed rules depend on the character I'm playing but there are some general ones I always follow:

• Never fast travel (carriages are fine)
• Never run unless it's necessary (I use a mod that slightly modifies the speeds of walking/running which makes this manageable, default walking speed is horribly slow)
• Always stick to the current RP - do what the character would do, not what I would
• Only carry realistic-ish amount of stuff with me. Main and backup weapon, one set of armor, reasonable amounts of potions/food/misc.
• Disable most of the HUD - crosshair, stealth indicator, compass, rarely use world map (this one is recent but I like it a lot)
• SkyRe/Frostfall/Realistic Needs etc. for added immersion and realism

Here are for example some of the rules I follow on my current RP, a bloodthirsty assassin with quite a rich backstory I'm not going to bore you with:

• Only do quests if killing humanoids is involved in the process (might be a few exceptions with the character developing)
• Avoid combat at all costs unless I have clear advantage (1v1; stealth kills etc.)

Edited June 13, 2015 by Relinquish3d