Jan 2020 Anthology BotM: Unfettered edited by Shawn Speakman

[Ala]

First words spoken in the game.

[Becky]

Ala wrote: "First words spoken in the game."

I am completely lost. Apparently I either don't know what game you're referring to, or that is a story that comes after my stall point. LOL

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

Opening of Skyrim:

[Felina]

Wow. Creep5000!!

[Becky]

Oh. HA! THAT game. LOL

I didn't start new this time... I just picked up where I left off from a million years ago and my memory is shit, so... yes, that makes much more sense now. Thanks, Colleen! LOL

[Ala]

My bad. Figured you were one of those who just keeps restarting to try different classes before wandering off to steal all the cheese in the land or something.

[Becky]

Ala wrote: "My bad. Figured you were one of those who just keeps restarting to try different classes before wandering off to steal all the cheese in the land or something."

You are not wrong. I am one of those people. This is my 3rd iteration... but I started it probably a year ago at least, and then just picked it back up instead of starting over because I actually didn't intend to throw hundreds of hours into it, I just wanted to play a little bit.

Which turned into a lot. LOL

[Ala]

I never finished it either. Every time I played I just went into thief mode. If it wasn't locked down, I stole it.

Why? No idea.

[Becky]

Ala wrote: "I never finished it either. Every time I played I just went into thief mode. If it wasn't locked down, I stole it.

Why? No idea."

I tend to gravitate toward archery and sneaking, without any particular focus or school. I just try to do different things that I did the previous playthroughs. Like if I agree to take stolen goods from someone this time, it's because I would have turned him in last time.

[Ala]

I just go with whatever helps me steal in games like that. I think Lockpicking and sneaking will usually be the first, sometimes only, skills I max.

And whatever skill lets me blow up stuff.

So stealing and splodey. That's my RPG experiences in a nutshell.

[Becky]

Ala wrote: "I just go with whatever helps me steal in games like that. I think Lockpicking and sneaking will usually be the first, sometimes only, skills I max.

And whatever skill lets me blow up stuff.

So s..."

I have been relying heavily on atronachs in this run through. I like hanging back and sniping the baddies while my peeps do all the heavy lifting.

[Gabrielle]

I technically have finished Skyrim multiple times over and I usually just turn into a barbarian swinging my sword with a mage partner as backup. I only say technically cause you can never really finish the game and I've play every DLC and plot line.