Phil said:
Zonnonn said:
Conflict of interest is always hard for me, but it always makes a more interesting character that's easier to relate to, at least in my opinion, so I'd definitely keep going. And being a Nordy Nord who loves Solitude is quite refreshing but not unrealistic considering it's importance in the province. The question to ask is will Solitude be better off with or without Stormcloak control? Because if it is, taking it over might be a necessary evil for long term prosperity.
A bawdy Nordy Nord at that! Thanks Zonnonnnnn :) I am actually very happy with this unexpected stall in gameplay. It's like a moment of self-examination and reevaluation of her life and circumstances, an opportunity to go off and do other things while she processes all of it.
That question, though, is a deep one. Hmm. It's like, my belief is that the reason Elisif survives and is made High Queen no matter what is down to continuity - the next game need only say that Elisif the Fair gets named High Queen at the Moot to preserve the ambiguity of player choice. In fairness to Ulfric his decision to let her have the crown is a very shrewd one in terms of PR outside of the province/former province. Life in Solitude, then, will go on much as it had done prior to the Siege of Solitude as Elisif will be the voice of reason to calm the people.
But my character doesn't know that, can't predict the outcome even with her seidr. So it boils down to my own and her biases. However strong you are, allies make you stronger. To think Skyrim can fight alone against the Aldmeri Dominion is pure stupidity. She abhors stupidity.
It seems the Imperials are in your character's future thenm which I think is great for such a patriotic woman, it provides loads of subtle gameplay things to do to make your character different from every other warrior on the battle field.
Sparing Stormcloaks whenever possible, going on preaching missions to Stormcloak held cities to try and sway minds, sneaking into camps to plant info that'll persuade soldiers to turn cloak and sign up with the Legion, challenging officers and other senior Stormcloaks to battle in order to prove which side is superior. 'Little' things like that to prevent as much Nord blood being shed as possible really brings a character to life in my eyes, it's easy to forget that a lot of the best and most immersive RP comes from how actually play the game.
AllSpark said:
Zonnonn said:
You PC players and racemenu, making everything so much more awesome. Thats an awesome idea Sparks, do you change at any other point in your playthrough?
And it's funny that the two things you plan the most are the two things I care the least about. For the name I either pick a generic real world one if possible (like Olaf for a Nord), or I use UESP to find a name of an NPC from an older title. And I barely spend any time on appearance, maybe add a beard and a tattoo, but that's about it. I know, I'm such a lazy RPer!
PC Master Ra...just...nevermind :P Names are important to me, they can tell a lot about the background of a character. Example: My current character is a female Breton named Gwynnifer Dubois. The french-sounding name seems very royal and noble to me, and indeed she is the daughter of a noble Breton lord. Dubois reminds me of 'Robin des bois' the french name for Robin Hood, which reflects her marksman skill and her good will to help others... cross the last part, she's an evil vampire, BUT she started out as a ranger character to help other people, until she got infected. In ESO there is a Breton Dark Brotherhood assassin called Mirabelle Motierre and I pictured Gwynnifer to be a very, very distant descendant of Mirabelle, and she's also a Dark Brotherhood assassin. I also gave Gwynnifer the nickname 'Gwyn' to show that she has abandoned her noble background and wants to live a simpler life,... as a blood-sucking, Sithis-worshipping vampire. That's kinda normal, right?
I mostly play in 3rd person view to see all the cool armor/weapon mods and of course my characters need to look badass when I take screenshots :P
Bloody hell, Sparks, I've never thought so hard about the implciations of a name before, it seems lie so much work though, but I'm definitely going to try this out on my next character!
[blockquote][b][url=/profile/Phil2]Phil[/url] said:[/b]
[blockquote][b][url=/profile/Zonnonn]Zonnonn[/url] said:[/b]
Conflict of interest is always hard for me, but it always makes a more interesting character that's easier to relate to, at least in my opinion, so I'd definitely keep going. And being a Nordy Nord who loves Solitude is quite refreshing but not unrealistic considering it's importance in the province. The question to ask is will Solitude be better off with or without Stormcloak control? Because if it is, taking it over might be a necessary evil for long term prosperity.
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A bawdy Nordy Nord at that! Thanks Zonnonnnnn :) I am actually very happy with this unexpected stall in gameplay. It's like a moment of self-examination and reevaluation of her life and circumstances, an opportunity to go off and do other things while she processes all of it.
That question, though, is a deep one. Hmm. It's like, my belief is that the reason Elisif survives and is made High Queen no matter what is down to continuity - the next game need only say that Elisif the Fair gets named High Queen at the Moot to preserve the ambiguity of player choice. In fairness to Ulfric his decision to let her have the crown is a very shrewd one in terms of PR outside of the province/former province. Life in Solitude, then, will go on much as it had done prior to the Siege of Solitude as Elisif will be the voice of reason to calm the people.
But my character doesn't know that, can't predict the outcome even with her seidr. So it boils down to my own and her biases. However strong you are, allies make you stronger. To think Skyrim can fight alone against the Aldmeri Dominion is pure stupidity. She abhors stupidity.
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It seems the Imperials are in your character's future thenm which I think is great for such a patriotic woman, it provides loads of subtle gameplay things to do to make your character different from every other warrior on the battle field.
Sparing Stormcloaks whenever possible, going on preaching missions to Stormcloak held cities to try and sway minds, sneaking into camps to plant info that'll persuade soldiers to turn cloak and sign up with the Legion, challenging officers and other senior Stormcloaks to battle in order to prove which side is superior. 'Little' things like that to prevent as much Nord blood being shed as possible really brings a character to life in my eyes, it's easy to forget that a lot of the best and most immersive RP comes from how actually play the game.
[blockquote][b][url=/profile/AllSpark]AllSpark[/url] said:[/b]
[blockquote][b][url=/profile/Zonnonn]Zonnonn[/url] said:[/b]
You PC players and racemenu, making everything so much more awesome. Thats an awesome idea Sparks, do you change at any other point in your playthrough?
And it's funny that the two things you plan the most are the two things I care the least about. For the name I either pick a generic real world one if possible (like Olaf for a Nord), or I use UESP to find a name of an NPC from an older title. And I barely spend any time on appearance, maybe add a beard and a tattoo, but that's about it. I know, I'm such a lazy RPer!
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PC Master Ra...just...nevermind :P Names are important to me, they can tell a lot about the background of a character. Example: My current character is a female Breton named Gwynnifer Dubois. The french-sounding name seems very royal and noble to me, and indeed she is the daughter of a noble Breton lord. Dubois reminds me of 'Robin des bois' the french name for Robin Hood, which reflects her marksman skill and her good will to help others... cross the last part, she's an evil vampire, BUT she started out as a ranger character to help other people, until she got infected. In ESO there is a Breton Dark Brotherhood assassin called Mirabelle Motierre and I pictured Gwynnifer to be a very, very distant descendant of Mirabelle, and she's also a Dark Brotherhood assassin. I also gave Gwynnifer the nickname 'Gwyn' to show that she has abandoned her noble background and wants to live a simpler life,... as a blood-sucking, Sithis-worshipping vampire. That's kinda normal, right?
I mostly play in 3rd person view to see all the cool armor/weapon mods and of course my characters need to look badass when I take screenshots :P
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Bloody hell, Sparks, I've never thought so hard about the implciations of a name before, it seems lie so much work though, but I'm definitely going to try this out on my next character!
