Skyrim
Main parent category for all posts about playing Skyrim
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In Which the Dragonborns Kill a Bunch of Bandits and Acquire Hendraheim
In which Rhanys, Luciriel, and Kitty head to Falkreath to see about getting the favor of the Jarl; speak with a werewolf in the guard barracks; are ordered by the Jarl to go kill a bandit leader for him, and take out bandits in both Knifepoint Ridge and Bilegulch Mine; kill a dragon near Cracked Tusk Keep; rescue a hunter at Moss Mother Cavern; have some stern differences of opinion with some Thalmor; and fight the warrior Eydvina Shield-Hearth to gain custody of her house Hendraheim.
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Initial Commentary on Tuxborn
A post with my initial impressions of the Tuxborn modpack for Skyrim. Including how leveling works; changes to the look of the world and the characters; UI changes; map and music changes; new armor on NPCs and available to the player; some bumpiness with settings I needed to figure out how to change; and more!
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In Which Nona Has a Long and Bumpy Start
In which the young Imperial Nona is left for dead at Steamcrag Camp; eludes a treacherous Khajiit by way of hostile giant; visits Kynesgrove and Windhelm; travels to Whiterun, and helps several of the locals there; travels to Riverwood and Helgen, and meets a former arena fighter named Gorr; witnesses Alduin's attack on Helgen, and reports it to Whiterun's Jarl; and is engaged by Balgruuf and Farengar to retrieve the Dragonstone from Bleak Falls Barrow.
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In Which Kendeshel Slays Alduin in Sovngarde
In which Kendeshel recovers the Elder Scroll from Mzark in Blackreach; learns the Dragonrend Shout; meets the Daedric Prince Hermaeus Mora; leads Whiterun in trapping the dragon Odahviing; flies on Odahviing to Skuldafn; and defeats Alduin the World-Eater in Sovngarde.
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In Which Finds-The-Way Joins the Dawnguard
In which Finds-The-Way carries out two contracts for the Dark Brotherhood; slays a dragon attacking her farm at Goldenhills Plantation; creates a feast for Gisli in Solitude; and ventures into Dayspring Canyon to find and join the Dawnguard.
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Mod review: Beyond Skyrim: Bruma
Now that I'm done with Elessir's run (even though I'm not done with his actual posts), I can now post a spoiler-free review of one of the major parts of Elessir's load order--Beyond Skyrim: Bruma! Picoreview: quibbled with the ending of its main quest, but otherwise found it very solid, and recommend it. Just keep in mind it's a preview for a larger release to come.
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In Which Elessir Steals Everything That Isn’t Locked Down
In which Elessir recovers a stolen silver mold for Endon the silversmith; commits several acts of thievery in Solitude; assists Erikur with framing a ship captain (but also robs Erikur's house); and commits more thievery in Whiterun.
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In Which Kendeshel Excavates a Sunken Barrow
In which Kendeshel recovers plans of the Silver Hand at Faldar's Tooth; excavates a barrow at the bottom of Lake Ilinalta; assists Madras with a project to build a planetarium in the museum; and quests into Alftand in search of an Elder Scroll.
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In Which Finds-The-Way Recovers the Crown of Barenziah
In which Finds-The-Way steals a horse from the Black-Briar Lodge on behalf of Louis Letrush; slays a necromancer in Ansilvund and puts the ghosts of two lovers to rest; and recovers the Crown of Barenziah from Tolvald's Cave.
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Next playthrough plan: Tuxborn modpack!
I've found the load order I'm going to use for my next playthrough: Tuxborn, a Wabbajack modpack designed specifically for the Steam Deck! Here's a writeup of my tests of installing it, including a bunch of screenshots!