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Feth I wish I'd never bothered editing that post now

Can we skip past the book-inspired naming conventions of a character and go back to Skyrim? Or is it now too late?

Amaya wrote:

Tibbsy wrote:

Amaya wrote:

pretre wrote:

Tibbsy wrote:
EDIT: Also, my character's name is Bronn... An internet cookie to whoever knows who he's named after

Considering the current media saturation on that source material...

It's okay, Tibbsy is probably new to the internet.

Pffft I'm not that new

I've just been reading the books recently... And he's an awesome character...

I would bet that at least 25% of posters on this site know who Bronn is or could guess the series he's from within 3 guesses.

Never heard of him but from your various responses i'm willing to bet Game of Thrones...

Looks like you were right Amaya....

Pfft, game of thrones was so last month.

S'all about the hunger games nowadays.

hunger games... is that that movie about kobiyashi?

Corpsesarefun wrote:Pfft, game of thrones was so last month.

S'all about the hunger games nowadays.

I no longer like you.

Time to be nice to purplefood...

For the record I haven't watched or read either game of thrones or the hunger games, I'm just aware of what's currently "the thing".

so I finally made another character, trying a 'realistic' play. Aka: a little as possible fast travel (only in dire need, or a massive trip ), eating meals, sleeping at inns, sleeping whenever ive been awake too long, no 'wait' function for more than a few hours, wear clothes in town, carry one set of armor, etc etc

kinda tough (to only hold one set of armor etc) because I dont have a house yet, but once I get one I'm gonna really start with earnest.

The easy way to get a house is to marry someone. Cheap and easy. I think Ysolda is an easy one in Whiterun, just have to get her a mammoth tusk and she has her own house.

Breezehome (in Whiterun) is quite cheap to buy.... I've bought it already and I've only been playing a few hours... Although it's still pretty bare at the moment

Although granted I haven't been trying that 'realistic' approach At least not to quite the same extent....

EDIT: Added bracket for more info

Yeah, if you're trying 'realistic' then it can be a bit more difficult. Also might be difficult to get to your wedding if you don't fast travel since Riften is quite a haul from Whiterun.

There are a couple containers that don't respawn that you can use if you are desparate. There's a house on the way to Windhelm that has a safe container and is abandoned.

Well, the guy with the wagon will take you on a trip to each major city for a small fee.

Its basically the same as fast traveling, but its totally justifiable realistically.

True, I was skipping it since it was fast travel, but I can see where it would be acceptable.

So earliest you could get a house would be:
Get to Whiterun
Find a Mammoth Tusk
Give to Ysolde
Go to Riften by Wagon
Go to Whiterun by Wagon
Propose
Back to Riften by Wagon
You're married!

Cost you 100g for the wedding + wagon fees.

Camilla Valerius is a good choice too. You can marry her if you complete the golden claw quest. If her brother has an 'accident' then she runs the store as well.

Or you could always use the free housing glitch (not sure if thats been patched though).

Doesn't that require you to have the money and use a container not to spend it?

I already gave her a mammoth tusk so I might marry her. What does her house have?

Umm, bed and some containers. It isn't huge but it is passable.

http://uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Ysolda%27s_House

Oh, nm, just saw this:

If you chose to live here after marriage, sleeping in the single bed will still give you your Lover's Comfort resting bonus, but none of the containers are safe for long-term storage.

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Oh well, here's a list of Safe Locations:
http://uesp.net/wiki/Category:Skyrim-Places-Safe

Skyrim's economy is horribly broken. Once you get 50 Smithing/Alchemy you can buy all the ingredients from a vendor, craft your items, and sell them back for a profit.

I've purchased the Solitude and Whiterun homes, all upgrades for them and the Dawnstar sanctuary and I still have 40,000+ gold left.

It's slowed.

Wait, so what you're saying is that a professional smith or alchemist shouldn't make a profit in an economy that isn't broken?

Ummm.

Amaya wrote:Skyrim's economy is horribly broken. Once you get 50 Smithing/Alchemy you can buy all the ingredients from a vendor, craft your items, and sell them back for a profit.

I've purchased the Solitude and Whiterun homes, all upgrades for them and the Dawnstar sanctuary and I still have 40,000+ gold left.

It's slowed.

That's the fun thing about a single player game. It's kind of fun to have the option to overpower yourself, but you don't have to.

It doesn't effect anyone but yourself. Options are always good in games like this.

pretre wrote:Wait, so what you're saying is that a professional smith or alchemist shouldn't make a profit in an economy that isn't broken?

Ummm.

There's no reason to bother with farming ore/herbs unless you're trying to craft specific items.

Amaya wrote:

pretre wrote:Wait, so what you're saying is that a professional smith or alchemist shouldn't make a profit in an economy that isn't broken?

Ummm.

There's no reason to bother with farming ore/herbs unless you're trying to craft specific items.

You'll find that in most mature economies that the manufacturers aren't the ones who obtain the materials. They get them from suppliers.

pretre wrote:Doesn't that require you to have the money and use a container not to spend it?

Yes it does but it means you can spend the money on other stuff afterwards.

vodo40k wrote:

pretre wrote:Doesn't that require you to have the money and use a container not to spend it?

Yes it does but it means you can spend the money on other stuff afterwards.

Yeah, but he can't get a house because he doesn't have the money. Lol

pretre wrote:

Amaya wrote:

pretre wrote:Wait, so what you're saying is that a professional smith or alchemist shouldn't make a profit in an economy that isn't broken?

Ummm.

There's no reason to bother with farming ore/herbs unless you're trying to craft specific items.

You'll find that in most mature economies that the manufacturers aren't the ones who obtain the materials. They get them from suppliers.

Which completely destroys the point of having ingredients in the world...

Only if you didn't murder all the shop keepers




What? I was bored

Grey Templar wrote:Only if you didn't murder all the shop keepers




What? I was bored

The Altmer sisters of Radiant Raiment deserve death.



One thing that annoys me is that no one comments on your armor or weapons. I have a full set of maxed out Legendary Daedric armor and weapons I get no comments on it. /cries

Amaya wrote:One thing that annoys me is that no one comments on your armor or weapons. I have a full set of maxed out Legendary Daedric armor and weapons I get no comments on it. /cries

They comment on most of the artifact weapons. And, I had a few comment on Dragonbone armor when I was wearing that.

Yeah, most guards actually comment a lot on your equipment. 'Light armor means light on your feet, amirite?' etc so on.

I actually find it amusing to click through the guard responses for a while, fills out your map pretty nicely when they give you a bunch of mini-hooks.

I'm annoyed that I'm getting "Is that fur coming out of your ears?" even though I was werewolf for one day and had it cured ages ago.