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Post by Sniffles on Feb 21, 2024 2:57:36 GMT
Sniffles' adventures in Skyrim are guaranteed to venture into the surreal! I'm a complete victim of circumstance! If the truth be told, I never plan out scenarios. I just take screen grabs and lace them together as whim and fancy directs me, using the context of the shots to establish story lines. In the most recent, the NPCs created the logical conclusions.
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Post by Sniffles on Feb 21, 2024 4:46:48 GMT
OldRPMDaddy That is to say, I never use any pose mods, or any mods that alter how NPCs function, other than some newer releases from the mod authors. The new Serana dialogue and animations as example were a complete surprise.
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Post by Sniffles on Feb 21, 2024 8:38:31 GMT
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Post by Sniffles on Feb 21, 2024 14:47:57 GMT
Vilja, I'm going to take this as either the results of your expertise at teaching Serana new magics, or a reference to your present romantic entanglements ... or both. Just be glad Inigo isn't here to comment.
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Post by dogonporch on Feb 21, 2024 16:51:50 GMT
Sofia in my Skyrim build is always getting naked. I think she's just made that way...
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Renee G
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Post by Renee G on Feb 21, 2024 19:33:28 GMT
I love those unexpected moments. Even better when they get captured into screenshots!
Sniffles: which kid did you adopt?
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Post by Sniffles on Feb 21, 2024 22:33:28 GMT
I love those unexpected moments. Even better when they get captured into screenshots! Sniffles: which kid did you adopt? Lucia from Whiterun Sofia in my Skyrim build is always getting naked. I think she's just made that way... If the truth be told, unclothed is an ongoing theme throughout my games and game play. A counterpoint, sarcasm, and even irony. Being a 3rd world NGO worker in third world countries it is blatantly obvious clothing is a part of mental indoctrination utilized by religions and authority figures as a form of control and mental indoctrination. Their tools are very powerful, draconian extreme, where the young child is taught shame, degradation and loss of self esteem and self worth. All a part of enforcing a sheep mentality and obedience. Contempt directed at the child with ignominy, contrition, self reproach and mortification forcing the child into a follow-the-line mindset where they will be easily influenced by and obedient to the authority. Just look at your reaction to exposed body parts. Natural and normal, and strictly banned!
Clear in my mind, in a village, a naked woman sitting in front of her house weaving. Some farmers would bring their children by for her to breast feed, and the children in the village occasionally stopping by to tank up. She had excessive lactation and was simply sharing the wealth.
Bodies are beautiful, wondrous. They should be admired, appreciated. In humans, the apex of evolution. They deserve the utmost respect, not shameful degradation and objectification.
I was at a very elderly woman's house not far from here where she had a grainy black and white photo on the wall. Her and her female friends, all bare breasted, laughing and smiling. A glamor pose. Most had their genitals covered, but the covering was most often displays of theirs or others handiwork at weaving and creativity. Enter the missionaries and ......................... so much for self respect and respect of others. Lock those baby making sub human service provider tools away out of sight!
The elderly woman showed me that photo, her face beaming with pride and fond memories. In the photo she was wearing an absolutely gorgeous wrap skirt - needlepoint city!! WOW. Her words, "I worked on and off on my 'salat glap bonge' (market skirt) for years."
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Post by OldRPMDaddy on Feb 22, 2024 1:13:29 GMT
Sniffles : But the gruesomest violence still seems to be acceptable... 
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Post by Sniffles on Feb 22, 2024 1:28:17 GMT
Sniffles : But the gruesomest violence still seems to be acceptable... Torture and other abuses have been and are presently promoted by certain religious sects. Is this what you are referring to?
Whatever, abuse is simply a lack of respect, of self and extended to others. In groups, religions especially, that lack becomes a paradigm.
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Post by OldRPMDaddy on Feb 22, 2024 2:19:29 GMT
Don't get me wrong: I wasn't Making a Statement, just noting the irony. The awfullest stuff can appear on network TV, but a bit of exposed flesh will send everyone into a feverish frenzy!
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Post by Sniffles on Feb 22, 2024 4:27:33 GMT
Don't get me wrong: I wasn't Making a Statement, just noting the irony. The awfullest stuff can appear on network TV, but a bit of exposed flesh will send everyone into a feverish frenzy! Irony so often fails in text.
Yes, utterly ridiculous senses of what is right and wrong. Extreme horrific violence MAY get a warning label. Just a hint of the wrong body part receives extreme umbrage and automatic censorship from the hobnailed boots of the ultra self righteous zealots that masquerade as proper parents and modern societies moral weather vanes.
Meanwhile, in it's proper place, full frontal nudity, often explicit, draws drools from all fronts but the scene of an accident gets blurred out. Absolute bare faced hypocrisy.
A while ago I went toe to toe with a gang off the self righteous in an ER. The mother, a good obedient indoctrinated convert in distress, serious to borderline critical condition from fetal complications. Abortion prescribed. The Thai medical staff, zero confrontation as per their culture stood aside. Two foreign gentlemen from the waiting room walked in, muscled me aside and offered to throw the zealots out the door and drag them down the driveway. The poop heads retreated, and one of the mountains of masculinity that came to my aid, bowed, kissed my hand, and apologized for my discomfiture and their gruffness in a thick Russian accent. 
(Incidentally, I conscripted one of those Russian tourists later to work for an NGO on his return trip. Turned out he was a field medic in their army. 300% can do attitude. Addedum. By sheer chance I was handed a phone in the office. The caller in a Russian accent told me he wanted to get somebody to a hospital in a hurry. What to say to the songtaew driver. Phone handed over to the driver I told him. I suspect it was that same guy. For reference, it's Ow pai roong priahbahn, pai ray-oh pai ray-oh, mai yeut!! In retrospect, hilarious. Him speaking terrible English, me speaking worse Russian, and trying to get other side of the universe Thai speech nuances across. )
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Post by dogonporch on Feb 22, 2024 6:05:42 GMT
Sniffles : But the gruesomest violence still seems to be acceptable...
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Post by Sniffles on Feb 22, 2024 23:24:36 GMT
Rigmor. The Elven helm seems to be her best look. Worst place goes to horns and Ebony.
The story line is interesting so far, and has moments of intrigue. The worst intrigue, probably in a large part thanks to my wuss computer, is the amazing vanishing caper of her and other central characters. Go into a new cell or a major script heavy dialogue scene and poof, actors vanished. This isn't helped with my realistically very dark nights and the tendency for the mod NPCs to suddenly dash off and can't be found come daylight.
Almost overly melodramatic but understandable in a traumatized young lady, the PC dialogue options range from somewhat acceptable on down to pure crap. The Dragonborn ends up seeming callous with superficial thinking with poor mature adult voice option making her seem a little bit like a selfish self centered moron at times. Not a mature capable responsible world shaker with deep seated care and consideration of others. But that is the general Dragonborn theme throughout the entire main quest. Dragonborn, superficial one-dimensional heavily melee combat oriented jerk. Big developer nod to the hack and slash mainstream gamers. Not the nurturing guiding admirable leader Rigmor needs at this time in her life.
My GTX 1650 ($100 overpriced) POS video card and I in a constant battle, occasionally beaten into submission.
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Post by OldRPMDaddy on Feb 22, 2024 23:38:54 GMT
Sniffles : Rigmor struck me as someone who, in real life, would be very difficult to be friends with. Though it's not her fault, you'd have to be very careful around her. The last time I played Rigmor, when the topic of romance came up, I had the Dragonborn demure.
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Post by Sniffles on Feb 23, 2024 0:06:11 GMT
Sniffles : Rigmor struck me as someone who, in real life, would be very difficult to be friends with. Though it's not her fault, you'd have to be very careful around her. The last time I played Rigmor, when the topic of romance came up, I had the Dragonborn demure. Speaking from the viewpoint of a person with a degree in social sciences, minor in psychology... coupled to my brothers very extensive experience as foster care provider for traumatized young women removed from their homes and placed in protective custody by courts, Rigmor is not all that unusual, and her care and assist is relatively easy. Essentially, pretty much the polar opposite of the dialogue the PC is given. Keynote caregiver traits, strong, reserved, silent, rigid unyielding unbending ethical conduct, and ever ready to drop everything and focus entirely upon the victim with few if any words, mien and conduct clearly displaying non judgemental care and compassion. Essentially, 'Here's your rock. Staid, reliable, go ahead and lean on me all you want. Vent your inner feelings freely as you wish. You now have a new life where you are free to follow your dreams and reach for the stars. Zero oppression, you make your own rules, following the guidance, demonstrated conduct of a deeply caring solidly ethical supporter. The mistakes you make along the way receive no reproach but are considered learning lessons by both parties.'
I always keep in mind one incident my brother had. A couple of his wards borrowed his truck without permission. His new bicycle fell out the back and was mangled. He came home to see the wrecked bike and added things up. Going into the house all his wards were gathered in the living room, cringing and waiting for the explosion. He sat and spoke four words. "Wow. "Well........? Group meeting." He sat on the floor and slowly they all unwound and got to talking. As he related it went on until midnight, about eight hours of them making excuses, reviling, finger pointing and venting. Slowly introspection crept in. Accusations and reviling each other and circumstances received frowns - NO. Let's not be judgmental, no recrimination please unsaid. They slowly let all the cats out of the bag, frustrations, gripes, grievances 'loads upon loads of emotional baggage'. And at last they ran out of gas, group hugs and off to beds.
He related later to me their unloading was well worth the price of the bike.
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