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[Rolan7]

I never even use the bosmer call-familiar ability, and I'm not sure what other racial bonuses they have.  I just like being a woodsy elf and hunting animals (particularly nords).  Except I always get distracted stealing their barely-pawnable shinies, so I should probably be khajjit instead.  A cat with a bow seems weird, though.

[Reudh]

One thing about Skyrim that pissed me off was the lack of Unarmed. There are ENCHANTMENTS THAT INCREASE IT'S DAMAGE. MAKE IT A SKILL.

monk4lyfe

No seriously, playing Oblivion while RPing as a Monk with no fast-travel is a fun experience.

It was dummied out - it was originally going to be a skill, but I believe it was unfinished by the time Skyrim shipped. (Also it would've made the perk menu asymmetrical.)

I like Bretons, actually. They're the best magicky race that isn't a snooty elf.

Dark elves are also pretty cool, but the whole obsession with corpses throws me off a little.

I was referring more to the fact of them being manmer, which must infuriate the Thalmor.

Well, aren't they barely manmer? Like "somewhere along the line, you have a presumably Altmer ancestor"?

I never even use the bosmer call-familiar ability, and I'm not sure what other racial bonuses they have.  I just like being a woodsy elf and hunting animals (particularly nords).  Except I always get distracted stealing their barely-pawnable shinies, so I should probably be khajjit instead.  A cat with a bow seems weird, though.

They get a free shout similar to Kyne's Peace, basically. They also get disease resistance, and bonuses to sneak and archery.

For me, in Skyrim, from most to least, here's what I play:

Orc - cos they're pretty damn awesome, plus Berserk is goddamn OP in this game. Who cares about huge armor ratings when you can just go berserk and smash straight through them?
Altmer - damn good mages, plus you get to roleplay a snooty shithead if you so want.
Khajiit - Always Khajiit for unarmed runs, because that extra 10 unarmed damage is nice. Also funny shouts and damage noises.
Dunmer - I always thought Dunmer were pretty badass.

Least played:
Argonian - It just doesn't appeal to me, plus their bonuses aren't exactly geared towards anything in particular. Also, they use the DEFAULT HUMAN SHOUT SOUND for males, but not for females. Weird.
Nord - yawn, boring
Imperial - yawn, slightly less boring because Voice of the Emperor
Breton - yawn, boring
Bosmer - sneak thief par excellence gets boring quick

[Shadowlord]

I actually like Argonians. The swimming-underwater-forever thing is nice.

[KingofstarrySkies]

FrostFall is unkind to them. :c

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

In oblivion with an argonian, I recall my sister had spent a half hour straight underwater trying to escape guards.  also drank several gallons of skoom  on the same game and got 600 speed.

[KingofstarrySkies]

...I want that, but with the song Smoke Weed erryday playing.

[Reudh]

In oblivion with an argonian, I recall my sister had spent a half hour straight underwater trying to escape guards.  also drank several gallons of skoom  on the same game and got 600 speed.

Pretty sure that 1. Skooma's effects don't stack and 2. Speed like all other stats cap at 255, then wrap around to 1 in Oblivion.

FrostFall is unkind to them. :c

Well, they are cold blooded.

[Shadowlord]

Solved if you become a vampire! But that makes FrostFall kind of superfluous, since it doesn't affect NPCs.

[WillowLuman]

In oblivion with an argonian, I recall my sister had spent a half hour straight underwater trying to escape guards.  also drank several gallons of skoom  on the same game and got 600 speed.

Pretty sure that 1. Skooma's effects don't stack and 2. Speed like all other stats cap at 255, then wrap around to 1 in Oblivion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyvIOootKVQ

[Reudh]

In oblivion with an argonian, I recall my sister had spent a half hour straight underwater trying to escape guards.  also drank several gallons of skoom  on the same game and got 600 speed.

Pretty sure that 1. Skooma's effects don't stack and 2. Speed like all other stats cap at 255, then wrap around to 1 in Oblivion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyvIOootKVQ

Welp, I stand corrected. Also, i think that it is hard stats that cap at 255, but buffs can go higher.

[miauw62]

I like Bretons because they are like Altmer but without the implied snootiness.

[Putnam]

Okay kiddies! Time to explain why Online has the best lore of the series since Morrowind.

The main character is the Soulless One, the Vestige; there is only one of you, yet you see many around.

Consider this and read these books:

The Heartland of Cyrodiil by Phrastus of Elinhir, an essay on errors in previous depictions of Cyrodiil.

Subtropical Cyrodiil by Lady Cinnabar of Taneth, a thorough debunking of Phrastus's "transcription error" idea and a speculation on the true cause of Cyrodiil's climate change.

Ruminations on the Elder Scrolls by Septimus Signus, an essay on the Elder Scrolls claiming to be from the 4th era.

Varieties of Faith in the Empire by Mikhael Karkuxor: uh.

You may see a pattern here.

Bonus:

Exegesis of Merid-Nunda by Phrastus of Elinhir, a tract on Meridia's Magna-Ge origins.

Aurbic Enigma 4: The Elden Tree by Beredalmo the Signifier, a straightforward description of the Towers, with extra detail placed on Green-Sap of Valenwood.

[Graknorke]

Not everyone is a huge lore nerd Putnam. Explain what you're getting at or else I won't understand.

[Putnam]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Time's broke, so weird shit's going down in the realm of books and stuff

[Xantalos]

Wasn't that standard in Elder Scrolls anyway what with all the Towers collapsing?