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  • tirrene
     
    August 29, 2018

    Paws said: It appears as though jumping to conclusions on things is a habit of yours, tirrene. Quoting a reply is not so easy on mobile, so I improvised. Now I wish I hadn't bothered.

    Oh, sorry. I was just trying to help who(m?) I assumed was a newer member.

     

    Also what do you mean, a habit?

  • Vargr White-Tree
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    August 29, 2018

    The Exodus is one that stands out to me, very creepy.

  • Vezrabuto
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    August 29, 2018

    Vargr White-Tree said:The Exodus is one that stands out to me, very creepy.
     

    I'll look for it. Isnt that a Restoration Skillbook? I remember seeing that Name maybe as a Reward for "Hitting the Books"

  • Zonnonn
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    August 29, 2018

    Oops, sorry I haven't commented on this yet Vez!

    I love, LOVE Immortal Blood. Feels so badass reading about a guy who tracks down vampires but ends up getting tricked by one, a classic cautionary tale. Breathing Water is cool as well, just because it made me think about the process of learning spells and how to apply it to RP I think one of my first posts in the is group was about that actually.

  • Vezrabuto
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    August 29, 2018

    Zonnonn said:Oops, sorry I haven't commented on this yet Vez!I love, LOVE Immortal Blood. Feels so badass reading about a guy who tracks down vampires but ends up getting tricked by one, a classic cautionary tale. Breathing Water is cool as well, just because it made me think about the process of learning spells and how to apply it to RP I think one of my first posts in the is group was about that actually.

    Breathing Water is Awesome, The ending is Great :D

  • Furrion 17
     
    August 29, 2018
    I enjoyed "Amongst the Draugr". Was good learning just how those dragon priests survived so long. (I used that info to help one of recent builds backstory). And the Five Songs of Wulfharth was another good one.
  • Ebonslayer
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    August 29, 2018

    Lusty Argonian Maid ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    Serious answer, though, probably Amongst The Draugr.

  • Paws
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    August 30, 2018

    tirrene said:

    Oh, sorry. I was just trying to help who(m?) I assumed was a newer member.

    Also what do you mean, a habit?

    Fair enough, mate!

    As for habit, I meant that you readily jumped to a conclusion about this subject with the same speed of judgement displayed to those who read in-game books. But I was a bit waspish so I apologise for my irritated tone ;)

    ilanisilver said:

    I second Cabin in the Woods and The Doors of Oblivion - this one was an inspiration for a roleplay profile/build/story I wrote not too long ago.

    Also, Palla, both volumes. I loved them in Oblivion and was happy to see them back in Skyrim. 

    I think my favorite things to read, though, and keep on bookshelves are letters and journals I pick up from people, either people I’ve helped or failed to help, or happened upon in the wild, or bad guys I’ve looted. I mean lore is fine and all, but all those personal stories are just the best. Oh! I also should mention that I will always collect Alduin is Real and He Ent Akatosh. Always. 

    One of the small details I like about several modded homes is their little storage areas for notes and letters, so I think it's cool you gave them a mention :) Sometimes the best lore is delivered to us through those sorts of things, indeed the Charwich-Koniinge Letters demonstrates how much fun they are in book form, but even the smallest of notes is hard to get rid of.

    Both you and Karver mention Palla, and I admit it's been ages since I read that. You know, going back a long while, we used to have an idea about in-game book reviews/discussions. It might be worth doing that again for volumes in this thread people most enjoy.

     

  • ilanisilver
     
    August 30, 2018
    Yes! I forgot about them. And The Windhelm Letters, I always keep, too. I’d forgotten they were in book form. Right in the feels, every time.
  • GailOlm
     
    August 30, 2018

    One of my favorite books is Kolb & The Dragon, which is a choose-your-own-adventure children's book, probably in part because I've worked with children for over 15 years (as well as being the mom of 3 now adult children). That simple book captures the wonder of being able to choose an adventure based on personal decisions. It also serves as a teaching tool showing that each of our actions has consequences. It illustrates that an action we took "way back when" can affect outcomes in the future. It shows the importance of trying to think ahead and weigh each option before making a decision because that decision could have far reaching effects.

    Because most of my characters use archery, The Black Arrow (Part I and Part II) and The Gold Ribbon of Merrit. I like how the underdog characters come out on top in the end.

    A Dance in Fire and The Argonian Account because I love following the adventures of Decumus Scotti. I like that the viewpoint is from a simple clerk going on epic adventures. I like seeing how he copes with the unexpected as he struggles to overcome situations, sometimes successfully and sometimes not and other times quite by accident. Decumus Scotti isn't a larger than life, save the world hero but merely a "common man" and I thnk this gives a sense of realism to the adventures. I love the adventures of Decumus Scotti so much that I know I'll eventually create a character based on him who will probably a descendent.

    I also collect journals and letters because of the more personal nature of them. I don't put them on shelves with my regular books. Instead I keep the journals in a chest solely reserved for journals -- to reflect the idea of storing them in a keepsake trunk as we today might do with journals from deceased relatives. I keep letters in an end table (or desk if I'm using a mod with a desk) to reflect that correspondence of that type might be kept in a drawer of that type.

    No matter which characters I play, they almost always collect books. Sometimes I'll focus on  particular types of books (like history or battle stratgies with my Civil War character, bestiaries and alchemy with my Witcher character, alchemy with my druid character).

    My main character is an ex-librarian whose motivation in roleplay is to acquire books, either for herself, for shops, or collectors. Sort of like a Lara Croft Tomb Raider type character, only instead of obtaining artifacts, she obtains books.


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