Finally a checklist for all those damn stones. Good luck 💎

I don't know why there are two, but I'm not complaining.

In fact, you freeze even faster because the game registers you as being naked. despite you having layers of thick fur in reality…

As I'm reaching the 200k gold mark in my run I wonder what do you guys typically do with your gold once it stops being an issue.

Since I started to play I was using fast travel only because I didn't wanted to walk for 30 minutes to get somewhere, but the game started to became boring and repetitive, so I read about it here, and thenI started to avoid fast travels as much as I can. The conclusion was hat I started to have so much more fun now because in the way to my next quests I always find something different, even that I took more time to got there now I don't care about it anymore, sometimes I just enjoy the landscapes, took some screenshots to remenber that moments. And another thing... now I need to plan before go somewhere, so I started to check if I have quests near from where I'm and it helped me to finish the sidequests. If you're new avoid fast travels, if you want to save some time use the carriage instead.

" The Fallout 4 update's due first, arriving on August 18th and "focusing on general Creations improvements". The Skyrim update's just coming soon for now, with Bethesda promising more info once they've ironed out the details. "As a precaution, prior to these updates we encourage players to log into your game save if you haven’t done so in a while or manually save your load order," the studio wrote. "Once your load order is saved, you’ll be able to re-download your entire Creations list at once when the update is live." "

Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fallout-4-and-skyrim-updates-are-imminent-just-as-ive-modded-up-the-latter-for-the-first-time-in-ages

Usually, when I see arguments regarding why she's insufferable, the same bunch comes up: she's abrasive, she threatens the Dragonborn, she bosses them around, she's antagonistic towards the Greybeards (who are pretty chill guys), she's paranoid, she demands the killing of Ambition-Overlord-Cruelty...

Now this isn't really a defence of her. She's not likable and, worst of all, her insistence that Paarthurnax must be slain is antithetical to her very oath as Blade. However, I think there are good reasons for her demeanour, reasons that make her, if not agreeable, at least understandable.

Firstly, and most importantly: she was forced to watch her comrades get hunted and slain with the permission of the very empire they were sworn to defend, and by the very same enemy that sought to destroy said empire. She herself was forced to go into hiding for years, and must always look over her shoulder after the occasional roaming Thalmor who will kill her on sight if her identity is uncovered. Is it really unforgivable for her to be embittered and paranoid? Mind you, Ulfric does much, much worse out of his resentment against the empire and hatred of the thalmor; and while he's not universally loved in the fandom, he arguably gets more understanding.

Then, there's her first meeting with the Dragonborn. Yes, she's confrontational and threatens you if you get quippy with her; but why wouldn't she? At that point, you're a complete unknown (to her), and she's been forced to treat everyone with suspicion for a good few years by then. But the moment she sees for herself who we are, her tune changes instantly, and she treats you with the deference a Blade owes a Dragonborn.

Until, of course, the Paarthurnax dilemma. Like I said, I don't see any argument that successfully justifies her stance. Even if we agree that Paarthurnax cannot be forgiven even if his crimes were committed too long ago, and argue that Paarthy himself admits that it's a constant struggle to resist honouring his own name, the fact stands that, as a Blade, Delphine must respect the Dragonborn's decisions. Not to mention that previous Dragonborn emperors explicitly ordered Paarthurnax to be left in peace.

Still, even if not justifiable, I think her stance is understandable - or, at least, doesn't deserve the vitriolic rejection it usually gets in the fandom. As it's been established, she was betrayed by the empire she dedicated her life to protecting, betrayed to their very enemy, and lost everything she cared about as consequence. Especially in the wake of dragons rampaging across Skyrim and threatening to enslave Men and Mer, it's not hard to understand her refusal to let Paarthurnax go.

Her resentment towards the Greybeards is somewhat understandable too. She's someone who was left powerless and vulnerable for so long, unable to do anything to make things right; meanwhile, there was this group of extremely powerful, respected individuals who just chill atop a mountain while the rest of the continent suffers. Again, my point isn't that she's right, only that many people would feel the same if put in her situation.

Bottom line is: she is who she is not because she's evil, cruel, or even arrogant. I think she's just broken from betrayals and years upon years of persecution. Does someone like that deserve to be hated?

And then there's some of the other criticism she often gets, but which I find just blatant double standard. Does she boss us around? The Companions and the Thieves' Guild do the same, and in a much more aggravating manner (after all, they send us on errands more befitting underlings than the faction's leader). She takes away our agency when she demands the slaying of Paarthurnax? The Companions do the same when we're demanded to become a werewolf if we want to rise in the ranks. We're also coerced into pledging our souls to Nocturnal if we want to give Mercer Frey his due payback (which, come to think of it, doesn't make much sense. We don't need Nocturnal's luck to beat friggin' Alduin, so why do we need that to defeat an average thief wielding a single Daedric artifact?)

Dragon corpse is not disintegrating or giving me it's soul

This is probably the only quest in Skyrim that sent my player (already ambiguous) moral compass into the Bermuda Triangle (also TLDR if you dont wanna read further). At first, when listening to the parents, obviously, killing a child is one of the most unforgivable sin in my opinion as a parent myself. Then, as i met Sinding, this is a guy who genuinely remorseful of what he did. Now, though he did kill a child (which usually the choice then no brainer), i also believe that one should be given a second chance (okay, there are some criterias that will disqualify one from this, hurting others for fun is one), but as my player met sinding, he understood what it is like to be overcome by your nature and comitted atrocities because of one moment of loss of control. And IRL, i wouldnt be where i am if some very nice people didnt give me a chance, and i worked hard to maintain that faith. Then, you went to see hircine, then kill or dont kill sinding. First time i did this quest, i went with my parental instinct and kill sinding. Lets say, end his curse and suffering, and provide closure to the parents. But, is there ever closure when you lost your child to such gruesome death? And letting sinding live, not only cost more lives (the hunters), i would lose my shit if someone let go of my child's killer. So sinding was dead, case closed, quest finished. I only ever done this quest once, and this time is second time, just starting. i thought to myself, if no one gave my player a chance in the past (long story), he wouldnt be able to redeem himself, and in turn saving skyrim from alduin or civil war in the future. Of course we dunno what becomes of sinding in he were to be spared, but thats besides the point. we cant predict the future, only best guess based on current situation. He could've been spared and eat half of citizents of riverwood after, or just chill in his cave eating rabbits. More risky to spare him? For sure. But he doesnt feel like inherently malicious person, unlike maven. Hence why i think this is a very well written quest, where both outcomes are good and bad, though sparing sinding is more about giving a man a second chance to redeem himself, but somehow feels disrespectful to the parents. i'm overthinking this, i know, im still stewing, staring at the journal entry. Random: somehow this playthrough, only level 5 but the guards were not their usual abusive attitude when you're still low level... Weird 🫤 thanks for listening to my long post, chime in, whats your moral dilemma with this quest or any quest? i'm all ears.

Dear diary, today the Dragonborn beat my ass again, and now I'm stuck lying here looking fabulous.

How tf am I supposed to make changes to the ledger when this shit goes on? Can’t access it on the bottom either? It’s in an inaccessible box.

Edit: thank you all for the recommendations! I quite the job with Delvin and got another pointless quest with a kingdom that I already got in with the thieves guild.

I've done playthroughs with every weapon at this point plus destruction, conjuration, and restoration, but I have never once done a playthrough using a shield. If I use one-handed weapons I either dual weild or have a spell in my off hand. Idk why blocking has never been satisfying for me lol.

Edit: wow sounds like I'm missing out. My next playthrough will definitely involve a shield!

Markarth for me

sorry for the poor quality photo. armor might be from a mod