For PC users.

Does anyone use console commands for role-playing purposes?

It does feel like cheating a little bit, but my new character's story involves him being a master archer (Ranger type build).

So I'm thinking about activating Quick shot and Ranger perks in archery, nothing else. Never done this before (console thing) so ...

What are you're experiences and thoughts?

Maybe since he's a "master archer" you should give yourself a strong bow from the start so you can one-shot everything, be super OP and prove how much of a master you are. (terrible idea I know haha).

EDIT: Just noticed how sarcastic the above idea sounds. My reasoning behind that is since you are a master already, why would a master who we assume is heavily trained in archery use something like a long bow? Unless he is proving his skill using a weak bow. Just my two cents though

I won't go that far. Already to far, that's why i'm just gonny try it and see what happens.

I understand where you're coming from. Becoming OP can be the death of an RP.

Yeah.

For me the fun of Skyrim is building a character and taking them to a certain level (until they become OP).

My character is fat and lazy. So 70% movement speed and -100 carrying capacity.

player.forceav SpeedMult 70

player.forceav CarryWeight 200

Perfect

How did you make him fat?

I've been wanting ask this since I first saw the legendary Fish-Breath.

Going a bit off topic here, but historically speaking, the longbow is an incredibly powerful weapon. It has basically decided the Battle of Agincourt and thus shaped England in what it is today. And those men wielding the longbows WERE masters of their trade They totally wrecked the french knights of the nobility and imposed the most humiliating defeat on them they ever had to endure ^^

On topic: I'd rather play without console commands, or maybe something like actionhitman suggested. You're an archer? You wanna travel light. Maybe set down your carry weight and only pick up stuff you need and/or valuables. Also, I believe there is a certain *.ini-tweak, that allows arrows to actually hit as far as you can see them fly. Lots of times, if you want to snipe someone far away, say a bandit at the Valtheim Towers, you just don't deal damage even though you hit, just because the target was "out of range" for the damage.

Yes, I have used it on occasion. Such as adding equipment via console, that I thought the character should have at the start.

Off topic, but I edited the male beast skeleton file with NifSkope program. All male beast characters (Argonian & Khajiit) are now fat in my game, but it doesn't bother me as the beast races are so rare in Skyrim. I never bothered trying to do a completely new race that uses the skeleton file in Creation Kit because there would be many problems like the race not being recognized as Argonian in characters' dialog.

M'aiq is also fat in my game.

Yes, I often use the console to edit my character for roleplaying reasons. I don't always play as a fresh-faced newbie adventurer so I see no reason to start as one. I admit that I also don't find the leveling system to be very enjoyable so this is a definite motivation for me.

It isn't restricted to just "buffs" however, often I debuff my character. One character was a sickly boy who had a slither of HP/stamina. Another was a man who was determined to be a powerful mage but yet he had almost no magicka.

On a similar note: in Oblivion I used the console to lower my health to something ridiculous like 20HP. I would then lower the difficulty to the lowest possible. This meant that my opponent and I would die from only a couple of hits, making the game far more realistic and balanced but by far most importantly, enjoyable.

I will abuse "showracemenu" to change hair and makeup to suit a character, adjusting the body sliders can simulate the effects of swinging a Sword. Dirt can be added for Sreenshots, the facepaints can be changed in shape and color.

I am also guilty of adding items by console, I have some Saves where a body has despawned in the Game and a Unique Item is no longer in the Game, like Trollbane.

A lot of people seem to use

to get high end armour and enchanted stuff early in the game.

I use it to see what apparel my characters suit.

Of course you do.

What's funny?

I don't use it to give myself loads of items. I just test things then I'll know if my character should craft it when she can.

I sometimes type "showracemenu" for my Breton so I make him grow a beard at times

Other times, I have him sit down in taverns and type "tfc" to have a better look around the place in free cam mode, view my character too, type "tm" to toggle off the hud and screenshot

I used it to make Chadric slightly older, to give him a facial scar, to grow his hair, and to bulk him up. That's about all.