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Post by Sniffles on Mar 8, 2024 12:17:08 GMT
I have done little adventuring with Sindra in tow. She isn't as talkative as Vilja but she'll fight anything that gets too close. Of course, Sindra doesn't have magic skills or bard chants she can use. Tindra, if you bring her, will summon a familiar to fight. Well, Vilja's magic ability is as much of a liability as an asset. And the chants are useless. More useless than most of the shouts. The most useful shout as far as I'm concerned is animal friend. Walk the length of Riften woods without slaughtering a couple dozen animals.
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 8, 2024 12:12:24 GMT
Sniff, reference top photo: Are you using a foliage mod of some kind? That shot's pretty striking. A combination of Springtime for Skyrim and a video card that overdoes that mod much much. Turned out my ultra GREEN problem was that mod and my card conflict.
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 8, 2024 7:58:50 GMT
A: "That whirlwind sprint would come in very handy.................." Well, it certainly came in handy the other night when I discovered that slaughterfish casserole was a little ancient. A: "Did the cure disease potion help?" Of what little I was able to keep down only seemed to expedite matters. I'd rather not think about it. How about we just enjoy the view?
QUICK! Serana in the perfect pose with a new very beautiful outfit. So graceful! SLAM THE CONSOLE BUTTON! Now, TM, hmm, TFC, and TAI too... Ack! I better back up a little... AGGHHHHH!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Dammit. (Genius girl turned the AI off on the bed. Screen grabs can be SOOOOO!!!! frustrating)
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 8, 2024 7:39:38 GMT
wotan Two astoundingly boring sessions in taverns and I have Sindra in tow. The only problem I have is I feel I should have Vilja along as well but she is stuck repeating the same comment over and over about once a minute. I've tried everything to get her to expand her dialogue including her reset. No dice. I'm wondering of advantages and disadvantages of having just Sindra along and Vilja parked. Does Sindra have the same capabilities?
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 7, 2024 5:40:35 GMT
Conference time. Okay, go are we whereing? Serana, want to go back to Dumbguard, get this scroll read and snuggle up some more with Isran? S. "Right after I chew broken glass." Hrrm. Well.... Andi, how about another visit to Wintermold? A. "Hasn't that place been through enough without a slightly insane dragonized wacko wreaking more havoc with Magnuts stupid stick?" S. "Brilliant idea. Maybe be standing in the middle of the college when that putz Thalmor or you or the both of you deliver the coup de grace and everything does the ocean plummet." Well, what then? Go home and see how much wine we can pour into Soppy? S. "How about we go home, lock the sop in the cellar and check out Andi's new tavern while you take Vilja to the BC and get the assignment of caterwauling in taverns across Skyrim?"
A. "Just stay away from my place. I don't need screaming customers in agony dashing for the doors and dragon skeletons all over the landscape."
Is this a commentary on my beautiful singing voice? S. "If it wasn't for those shouts I'd draw a comparison to the frogs by the lake."
Wagon driver. "I'm feeling myself age here."
Love those carriages. No breast strap on the horse. Slap the reins and it strolls off dragging the carriage driver and leaving the wagon behind.
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 7, 2024 2:04:16 GMT
Off topic-icking, way back in my library, Sea of Death by Gary Gygax, signed copy from him.
I read his book while I was in involuntary residence at Changi Airport. Maybe should reread it in a better frame of mind.
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 7, 2024 1:55:29 GMT
Hmmm, if I recall correctly you have to do a few bard appearances with Vilja before Wilbert aks you to bring Sindra along. Thanks. I've been avoiding doing that lobotomy shuffle.
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 6, 2024 5:34:50 GMT
All quests for Vilja seem to have been completed. Tindra in residence. 20+ hours of other quests, Vilja in party for many hours but no further new dialogue from her. Parked Vilja at a home 20 hours. No effect. Used Vilja reset spell. No effect. Some radiant quests for Bards College are available - maybe more Vilja chants. But no mention of Sindra.
Suggestions?
Vilja has one quirk; repeating one of two lines. 'Tried so hard at spell casting...' or 'At the Solstheim mead houses we often.....'. Repeats endlessly.
I really could use a quest pointer to try and start the Sindra quest line.
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 6, 2024 0:08:15 GMT
Andi, hold still a moment...
Global warming over Markarth. Hot air from Windhelm is spreading?
Pink sunrise!
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 5, 2024 1:47:12 GMT
Nods to Gary Gygax filling and sawing dice as he created D&D. Sad sad that D&D was stolen from him in an unfriendly corporate take over. Wonderful game maker, lousy at business strategy.
I briefly worked with a man who was a close friend of Gygax who was present creating those dice and gave me the low down on how D&D came about.
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 4, 2024 23:39:27 GMT
I thought I recognized Tagore's influence in your last two posts! "The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence."
Tagore did not reflect and expound upon existentialism, but rather he gave insights in how to embrace it as an integral part our our lives.
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 4, 2024 23:22:49 GMT
Onwards! Post her quest, I quickly discovered Rigmor was a simple tank with nearly all dialogue "HEY! WAIT UP!" and "YOU STEPPED ON MY TOE!", every minute or so, often interrupting crucial quest progressing dialogue. Time for a little reorganizing. Going back to Lakeside to swap out followers Anduniel from the crowd parked there instantly became the best. For reasons best known to herself she had shed all clothes and was spending most of her time cooking. In the buff, she has texture and seam problems. Additionally, her attire was inappropriate with children present. She is definitely several classes above the also naked wanton slut that sleeps in stables. And thirdly, she adds a compassionate thoughtful presence as a keynote.
Checking Andu's gear she had a hodge podge mess. Not about to undertake yet another careful smithing enchanting session, I took all Sop-fias and Riggsy's gear and dumped it on her as well. Then took her out for a stroll and a couple of encounters and started removing all the gear she had chose to not wear. HOLY CRAP.
Oh sweet sweet irony, be-ith thee as my guide this fraught rainy night. Roughly up to 2400+ armor depending on circumspices? Ms. calm and charming hath selected herself as the new tank of our little party.
A little further shuffling, the undead maiden of magic and mayhem is given the role of close support of Dragon girl.
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 4, 2024 22:41:41 GMT
Renee G "You do the wrong thing, it gets baked into the save, yikes!" Amen to that. And as your game progresses, "I am the past come back to haunt you, David Lo Pan!"
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 4, 2024 22:33:12 GMT
Oblivion start in a nutshell. How to get going without a leveling mod. Escape prison, go swimming. Place the PC to swim against a rock where it's stable. Leave game to run for around 72 hours. When a stat is near 100 proceed to Bruma then return towards the lake overland, carefully jumping down slopes to take damage but not dying. Repeat the trip until another stat is near 100. In and around a city, sneak, avoid getting seen. Difficult at first but as the stat progresses it gets easier. Third stat nears 100.
Now make a special START save. Never restart from inside the prison but instead use this save with the leg up stats. Additionally, make a pre leveling save. Level up and check the aggregate of all leveling points. You should have 15. Open the console and distribute the points appropriately for your style of game play. Make note of extra points to be applied for your next leveling.
At this point, start game play to your personal preference. As you progress always make a pre leveling save, note the aggregate points, then use the console to distribute appropriately while keeping track of unspent points. Always be aware of if you are exceeding the 5 point cap. Level again before this happens or points will be lost.
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Post by Sniffles on Mar 3, 2024 23:53:04 GMT
The blood of dragons within the dragonborn stirs. To ascend, going beyond self, or be found wanting.
I have a dilemma, a quandary my ancient friend, and you, by no means your intention, are the cause of it. It was your imprisonment, and seeing you freed of it, more than deserving of that freedom after you were so fouly duped, misled and abused, stripped of your life and freedom. It has come to pass, as one of your brethren has counseled me, that I must employ a vicious trap and ensnare a dova. All these machinations, working towards the intent of confronting and slaying another of your kind lest he wreak wanton destruction throughout Nirn. And so I turn to you as I have turned to your brethren Parthunax for sage counsel. Have I been irrevocably fated to undertake this deed? Is there any possible less bloodthirsty resolve, a truce, possible between men, mer and the dova? Have I any alternative course of action? Must all ultimately be decided by blood and death?
Perhaps the three, dragon and dragon blood, and possibly others, are destined to live out their days in silent contemplation atop the throat of the world. The middle path, so treacherous, fraught with peril upon all sides.
(Screenshot was as difficult to compose as the bleak prospects of the dragonborn. This post brought to you in part by alternating reading between Tagore and Sartre at 02:00 as I wait for an email response.)
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