Your best Skyrim moment
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I would say that my most awesome moment in Skyrim came extremely early. I mean, I've been amazed by the game in about every aspect, but the thing that truly made me appreciate the scale of Skyrim occurred right out of the starting gate, when I was deciding which Guardian Stone to take at first (the ones you come across before even reaching Riverwood).
I had just escaped Helgen with Hadvar (Imperials FTW. =P), and was walking down the mountain path to the Guardian Stones. Hadvar suggested that I pick one. Overlooking the Guardian Stones was a huge lake in front of me, with a large mountain in the background, completely devoid of clouds, majestically covered in snow. I walked up, chose my stone (Thief btw), and turned back to Hadvar, who made a comment about it never being too late to change my fate. I slowly started walking away from the stones, but then took one last, longing look at the mountain that had so captivated my gaze beforehand.
Right when I turned away from the mountain to rejoin Hadvar, I noticed a small red fox slowly trotting on the path right next to me. It stopped for a second, looked directly at me, and then continued its trek along this uphill path, disappearing into the brush right past the Guardian Stones I was standing at a moment earlier. For that one second where I watched this small creature slowly make its way across my path, I was completely enamored with the world of Skyrim. For that single moment in time, I wasn't playing a video game. I was watching a living creature make its way through the landscape.
It was at that moment that I knew I was going to enjoy every second I spent in the world of Skyrim, and so far I haven't been proven wrong.
I had just escaped Helgen with Hadvar (Imperials FTW. =P), and was walking down the mountain path to the Guardian Stones. Hadvar suggested that I pick one. Overlooking the Guardian Stones was a huge lake in front of me, with a large mountain in the background, completely devoid of clouds, majestically covered in snow. I walked up, chose my stone (Thief btw), and turned back to Hadvar, who made a comment about it never being too late to change my fate. I slowly started walking away from the stones, but then took one last, longing look at the mountain that had so captivated my gaze beforehand.
Right when I turned away from the mountain to rejoin Hadvar, I noticed a small red fox slowly trotting on the path right next to me. It stopped for a second, looked directly at me, and then continued its trek along this uphill path, disappearing into the brush right past the Guardian Stones I was standing at a moment earlier. For that one second where I watched this small creature slowly make its way across my path, I was completely enamored with the world of Skyrim. For that single moment in time, I wasn't playing a video game. I was watching a living creature make its way through the landscape.
It was at that moment that I knew I was going to enjoy every second I spent in the world of Skyrim, and so far I haven't been proven wrong.
Well, I got the attention of five dragons on my escape from Markarth(long story) to Rorikstead. When I got there I proceeded to kill them all in about 10 minutes. Never have I felt such satisfaction. I'm pretty sure one of them was named, though I forget the name.
I was infiltrating a bandit fort-tower thing and there was a room with 4 or 5 bandits, who all happened to be standing facing away. So with my level 100 sneak I crept up and slit all their throats and no one heard a thing. However, someone walked in on my victory jig, but just before they could call for help, I rolled over and knifed them in the stomach. Felt like a pro.
I was infiltrating a bandit fort-tower thing and there was a room with 4 or 5 bandits, who all happened to be standing facing away. So with my level 100 sneak I crept up and slit all their throats and no one heard a thing. However, someone walked in on my victory jig, but just before they could call for help, I rolled over and knifed them in the stomach. Felt like a pro.
It was the moment I fell in love with illusion. So I'm trying to assassinate this bandit ,but he sees me and goes hostile. So, desperate to actually do a successful back stab for once, I cast calm on him. Once he thinks we're friends, his mate runs in and doesn't like what he sees (namely, me) so I cast frenzy, and they fight to the death. I then cast calm on the survivor, sneak up behind him, and finally kill the bugger with a successful sneak attack. It's a wonderful thing killing two people while taking no damage, even though your plan goes awry.
It'd have to be that dragon today, that indecisive bastard kept plying away, the enemy health bar would disappear, the music would go back to normal and BOOM! 3 seconds later he was back.
I was walking up a mountain near Azura's Shrine when I heard a Blood Dragon; I ran to the tip of the mountain and fought the dragon on the edge. It was awesome because I was up against the edge, so I couldn't move and the Dragon kept trying to make me go backwards. Eventually, I landed a critical blow....RIGHT as I was falling off the edge. I fell down, I didn't die because I fell down a slope and stopped quickly.... Awesome xD
I was hiking up the mountains to Winterhold, to get to that college everyone's been talking about. I look up and see the northern lights above me as the snow falls lightly on my face. In the distance I see a goat. I start to run after it in order to try out my new soul trap spell I just purchased. As I move in for the kill a snow sabre cat comes around a crevice and launches at the goat, ripping it in two with a single attack. After that it turns its attention on me. I back away as I spray it with frostbite, but it's no good. It attacks me for over half my health. I know that another attack will kill me, and I run the other way. Just a few feet away a few vigilants of stendarr are patrolling the mountain roads, and they come to my aid. Together, the three of us manage to kill the sabre cat, but not without losing one of the vigilants in the process.
Yeah, I love Skyrim.
Yeah, I love Skyrim.
This one time I was walking near Dawnstar just minding my own business. When not just one but TWO dragons just landed right infront of me. Needless to say as a Dual Wielding Orc I just used Berserker Rage + Slow Time and decimated both of them within 10 seconds.
I was a tad overgeared for normal Dragons at that time but it still felt pretty awesome. And those "killing blows" on dragons always bring a big smile on my face. Jumping on his head and shoving your sword through its skull.
I was a tad overgeared for normal Dragons at that time but it still felt pretty awesome. And those "killing blows" on dragons always bring a big smile on my face. Jumping on his head and shoving your sword through its skull.
I came across that mining town. (forgot what it's called.' Suddenly, an Ancient dragon AND A frost dragon attack the town.
I think 'aw hell naw, fuck this SHIT.' and turned Ethreal, and fled as fast as I could. The dragons, bitches as they are, decided to follow me. Just so happens I ran straight through a bandit camp, and none of them seemed to notice me. They did however, notice the two dragons.
I think 'aw hell naw, fuck this SHIT.' and turned Ethreal, and fled as fast as I could. The dragons, bitches as they are, decided to follow me. Just so happens I ran straight through a bandit camp, and none of them seemed to notice me. They did however, notice the two dragons.
yeah i saw that too, at the graveyard near the ruin you go to with farkas to get the first fragment of wuuthrad. is that guy relevant to anything at all?kman123 said:
Decided to go pick up something's I had left at a dragons den. Unbeknownst to me dragons respawn there even though you "cleared" it. I'm merrily strolling along when a dragon appears. "ok" I think "it's not anything special." I proceed to dragonrend its ass to the ground, when HOLY CRAP another one! This time an elder dragon shows up to play. I proceed in dragonrending HIS ass to the ground. I start getting to work on the first two, when another goddam dragon shows up this one is an ancient. I proceed in guzzling ever buff potion I have hollar dearly for help from my dragon friend and spend the next few minutes throwing shouts left and right while having to pause every few hits to poison my weapons and refill my health potion IV... Fun times indeed.
Finding the Bard's summit completely by accident and thinking, "fuck it I'll take the plunge," surviving, and meeting the ghost of a bard who failed the jump and upped my speechcraft for my troubles.
probably not my all time favourite moment but it's the last thing to happen to me playing the game. I like the random encounters of the game.
probably not my all time favourite moment but it's the last thing to happen to me playing the game. I like the random encounters of the game.
One of my best moments in Skyrim was sneaking up to the word-wall at Shearpoint and killing Krosis with a single sneak attack while right under the nose of a Blood Dragon that was perched on the wall. Felt like such a badass.
I wish I'd gotten the throat-slit scene, though. That would have made it so sweet.
I wish I'd gotten the throat-slit scene, though. That would have made it so sweet.
Oh; another two! Though they're not my best ones by far.
Picking an expert lock on my first try at Riften as I entered
That lock-picking also led onto my hilariously short conflict with a 'watchdog' as I described in the OP.
The other one was successfully sneaking past all the guards in the Dwemer Museum in Markarth*. It was a shame I lost my little pet spider though =(
*Well, except for one at the beginning, who I lured into entering the room before lighting the ground beneath him aflame with that pink gooey liquid, before finally turning a wheel that shot him with paralysis darts, making it a simple slash from my sword before he was dead. That was pretty satisfying, too.
Picking an expert lock on my first try at Riften as I entered
Mercer Frey's house
That lock-picking also led onto my hilariously short conflict with a 'watchdog' as I described in the OP.
The other one was successfully sneaking past all the guards in the Dwemer Museum in Markarth*. It was a shame I lost my little pet spider though =(
*Well, except for one at the beginning, who I lured into entering the room before lighting the ground beneath him aflame with that pink gooey liquid, before finally turning a wheel that shot him with paralysis darts, making it a simple slash from my sword before he was dead. That was pretty satisfying, too.
I had just been through the Dwarven mine (where the Afflicted are camped out), and at the end I had about 800 weight units of stuff. I could only carry 250, so when I got outside, I dumped it all on the ground and quicktravelled to get my horse, then quick travelled back, picked up all the stuff, and quick travelled on the horse to my house, where I spent 30 minutes depositing it into my storage chest. It was only then I found out that my Elven Warhammer had disappeared.