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  • Green Pact Alchemy

    Alchemy and the Green Pact; it makes alchemy more challenging in Skyrim, but it is still possible for a Bosmer (Wood Elf) to be an alchemist and stay true to the Green Pact.  Vix's Part 2 on the Bosmer explains the Green Pact in some detail if you are unfamiliar or wish to know more.  If anyone is i...
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  • Adventuring Tips

    Some Skyrim Adventuring Tips:   I wrote this for anyone wanting to improve their survivability.  Perhaps even the most seasoned adventurer may find a bit of knowledge here.  The tips herein are mostly general in nature, not specific tips about perks, character building, crafting, etc. – entire artic...
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  • The Future of Elder Scrolls. ES 6

    We had a discussion on the old blog about which region the next elder scroll was to take place.  But the big question is what will be the main plot device – how do you top dragons?  Well I’ve been thinking on this for some time, and I think I thought of a way.  This is for fun, although I think it w...
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  • Argonians in Skryim - by Tell-Tale-Tail

    I was sitting in a corner, at a bar in Whiterun.  At a table, a short distance from me, an Argonian was speaking to a small group of people.  This is what I overheard. - RuneRed.   I hear people say, ‘Argonians in Skyrim – they cannot survive the cold’ or ‘Argonians in Skyrim – that is stupid, doesn...
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  • Don't Mess with My Clannfear - A brief, but (slightly) humorous ES tale.

    Back when I was playing Oblivion, I had an Argonion that was a mage, “She-who-cast-spells”. I would often refer to her as my wizard-lizard.  I had worked out a combination of conjuration magic, along with stealth that was making her quite formidable. I realized that once my conjuration made it to ex...
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  • Imprisonment of Gaz gro-Shurgak

    This is the story of how my male orsimer (orc) mage gets imprisoned.  (Fyi, a 'herse' is essentially a type of chieftain.) Gaz gro-Shurgak wondered why he was under trial.  He had done nothing wrong.  'Heathens', he thought.  He should’ve gone to Whiterun instead of this backwater town.  But he had ...
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