further misdaventures in the land of Skyrim

It’s not all work, work, work. I had a little time to play Skyrim this past weekend.

I fought my third dragon in that swampy area a bit east of Whiterun, and I chased it for a while, until finally I forced it to crash-land in the foothills of the mountains.

Then the dragon’s red dot disappeared from my HUD.

That was…weird. Maybe it died in the crash? That would be convenient. Then I need only loot the dragon’s carcass and go on my way. I pick my way through the rocks, and suddenly I notice something weird.

The dragon crashed in a giant camp.

There’s a giant standing over the dragon. Specifically, the dead dragon. When it crashed, the giant clubbed it to death.

The giant is pissed.

Very suddenly I see the business end of its club descending at rapid velocity. Then I see my character tumbling head over heels, soaring hundreds of feet over the surface of Skyrim…and then gravity takes hold, and it’s time to load a saved game.

Admittedly, it’s a bit more dramatic of a death than getting eaten by a bear. Again.

-JM