Skyrim shenanigans

[a_driftamongopenstars]

I am back at it again, playing Skyrim! I started last winter, but never finished it and eventually uninstalled it, but as nostalgia would have it, I decided to give the game another go. Yep, actually playing Skyrim for the "first" time.

I am enjoying it so so much. The views of the game are really stunning (I installed some mods to make the graphics and immersion of surroundings a little better). I keep pausing here and there just to stare at the trees or the sky or the rivers, at the cities and villages.

This time around I'm playing a high elf warrior lady named Xillith, and I thought, "oh, I'm going to play her like she is haughty and mean". Well, that didn't really work out :D Skyrim is not the best for developing your character that way, but it definitely gives you grounds to develop your OC "off-screen". I've already started putting together an aesthetic board on Pinterest!

I have to say that I really enjoy the quests and storylines in Skyrim. While they are a kind of fetch quests, they don't feel that way? There is often impact, the story is developing, you get more quests out of it. And it is often rewarding, not just in money or items, but getting reputation, larger gifts, friendship. I feel like I haven't touched upon even 20% of the game, things just keep happening :D

By now I am a Thane of Whiterum (I love that city???), a member of the Companions (though not turned into their "secret" something, and not sure I want to), I got Lydia tagging along with me everywhere, I got land from the Jarl of Falkreath - I have a HOUSE, how amazing is that! I trained as a Dragonborn, killed a few dragons... damn, there is just so much going on.

I want to play on and to see how it all unfolds. Not sure who to side with yet in regards to the Imperials/Stormcloaks conflict, but I'll see how it all works out and which allegiance or taking side with works best for my character. Oh and I definitely want to write some fics about my Xillith and Lydia, because you bet they are making out during camps by the fireside <3

Comments

[a_driftamongopenstars]

The amount and quality of mods is amazing! I can't get out of Nexus, just keep downloading armor and browsing through other mods that I might like. And I'm so glad the graphic ones exist. I am ready to wait for my game to load a few minutes longer, if I can have better lighting and textures.
This is my first Elder Scrolls game! Should I play any others? I have previous Elder Scrolls on my steam wishlist, but I don't know if I should get it? It is sort of just hanging there.

[itblue]

You should definitely check out Brodual if you haven't, it's a youtube channel that makes lists of mods by category and gives a short explanation. It's very professional sounding dude talking and they have soooo many mods showcased that I wouldn't have found otherwise.

I played Elder Scrolls Oblivion as a kid. I wasn't very good at fighting or doing quests, but it was still very fun to just go around. I remember liking the expansion pack Shivering Isles a lot, it includes a long questline with a character you only meet briefly in Skyrim, which is a chame bc it's a very fun character.
If you ever run out of things to explore in Skyrim, or if ya get super into the lore and wanna experience Skyrim's history in Oblivion (or earlier, but I haven't played those), go for it!

[a_driftamongopenstars]

Thank you so much for the rec, I browsed the channel and found plenty of fun things to add to my game! And here is to many more.
I look forward to playing other Elder Scrolls games, that look so interesting. I also own ESO, but 90gb of space is not something my computer can either handle or have :D