Tag / 2018

by DayandKnightly

Skyrim Scripted, Page 16

A bounty on a nearby giant is what sent me there, but the city of Windhelm has much more to offer. This was my first time walking up to the imposing gate and taking the in sights, and the city looks amazing.

City of Windhelm

Home of your Friendly Stormcloak Rebellion

I love the architecture, the windows, etc. The whole place has a Viking-vibe that I appreciate and it was great to be in another fully-developed city besides Whiterun.

Don’t get me wrong, Whiterun is great – but variety is always welcome.

A new city means new people, and the Continue reading →

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by DayandKnightly

Skyrim Scripted, Page 15

What had originally started as an ambient quest to get Roggi Knot-Beard’s family shield back ended up pulling me into a much larger quest that ended up being more epic then I ever saw coming.

One of the (many) things I enjoy about Skyrim is how the questing unfolds; some of them you know they’re going to be epic in scope, others seems like a drop in the bucket of the world and yet they pull you in deeper then you ever saw coming. The Ansilvund quest is the latter.

Two tragic love stories – Fjori and Holgeir and Lu’ah Al-Skaven and Saeel – are woven together in the depths of Ansilvund and I was surprised at the depth this story offered.

Lu’ah using her power to raise Fjori and Holgeir as her pawns to attack me, wanting to extract vengeance on the Imperial Empire for the death of her husband Saeel (after losing him to the senseless war), then the two attacking ghosts being at peace after it was all over and thanking me; it’s these surprises and extra narrative layers that make this game so special.

The interior space of was great to explore as well, having Lu’ah’s draugr mine what they could, the one follower just sitting there supervising. Ah, the life of an evil lackey.

Skyrim Ansilvund quest

“When I signed up for this, sitting in poison while making Draugr dig holes is not where I thought I’d end up”

The most comical moment was when after all this – all this story and adventure I didn’t expect – Roggi Knot-Beard just said, “thanks for the shield.” I guess he can’t be blamed, that’s all he cared about.

My travels next take me the capital of the Eastmarch hold. Stay tuned!

 

 

 

 

by DayandKnightly

Skyrim Scripted, Page 14

There was a journal by the side of a fallen adventurer right next to the Mzulft ruins, and it points me to the next step in the Lost to the Ages quest.

At this point I’m not sure if I was deliberately trying to start that quest, but I know I’ll pick it up when my travels take me to the right spot.

Those travels have currently landed me in Kynesgrove where my first task was helping Iddra the barkeep out with Roggi Knot-Beard’s too-high tab.

I listened to the troubles of Ganna and Gemma Uriel, but it seems there’s little I can do to help the Imperial sisters as they try to carve out a living in the town. Continue reading →

by DayandKnightly

Endeavour, Series 4

Series 4 of Endeavour furthers the adventures of “young Morse” at the venerable Oxford constabulary, our hero finally getting his promotion.

Endeavour series 4 screenshot

Detective Thursday continues to be the more relatable of the two policemen, but Morse needs to remain an enigma for decades more so the show’s job is not to give us all the answers. Or at least all the answers that make sense.

Finished the fourth series on April 11, 2018

by DayandKnightly

Big Hero 6

We viewed this semi-recently as a family; the kids liked it more than I did although I’m not sure why I didn’t like it as much.

Big Hero 6 Title

Still Big Hero 6 was fun and had heart, especially when dealing with the loss of a loved one. It didn’t provide all the answers, but acknowledged the loss and the grief that accompanies it and that was well done.