The Weekend Roundtable: Changing races?

• Posted by Paul November 5, 2011 - 622 views

  I would imagine that, by this point, you've all pretty well settled on the race of your starting character in Skyrim.

  Of course some of you probably decided that almost a year ago when we first heard that there was going to be an Elder Scrolls 5. Then there'll be those who always play exactly the same race. You played a Dunmer in Morrowind, carried that over into Oblivion and you couldn't imagine venturing out into the land of Skyrim without your beloved Dunmer...

  But I wonder if there are those who have changed their mind.

  Perhaps you always started with an Imperial before, but because Skyrim is set in the land of the Nords, you feel somehow that it wouldn't be quite right to not be a Nord. 

  Or maybe you have read up on all the various races - perhaps even via the Races series on the old blog - and thought 'You know what, I never considered playing a Bosmer before, but now that i know their incredible lore background, I'm going to make a Wood Elf'.

  Then there is the visual aspect. Were you one those people who felt a bit..well.. embarrassed to play as a goofy looking Khajiit, even though you really wanted the stealthy traits. But now you've seen how badass they look in Skyrim you're thinking of rolling up your long-desired Khajiit.

  So this Weekend Roundtable, the last before we get our hands on the game, is about Races. But not merely the race we plan to play - but why. And I am particularly interested to hear from people who have changed their thoughts about what they plan to start with in Skyrim.

  To complement this topic We have another race poll. Yes, we've had this poll before, but now that the game is only a week away, it will interested to see if the popularity of some races is changing since we did this poll a few months ago.

  So, vote in the poll and give your comments below...