That was a fun read, valandril! I love a sneaky Khajiit.

Ra'mindra and Brave Hadvar bravely crept past the bear, and after leaving the cave, Ra'mindra agreed with Brave Hadvar that splitting up was wise. Ra'mindra may have been... not exactly correct. This one spent several hours wandering in the mountains, laden with items rightfully obtained in the keep and the cave. She sneaked past a fort full of Bad Men, and then had to sneak right back around the other side as there was only some kind of pond there, no way up into the mountains. She sneaked up a road, and found a closed border gate. This one does not see what is so bad about crossing borders if they don't even have anyone watching the gates! Finally, she found her way to a cave, with a warm fire lit outside! Unfortunately, the warm fire had been lit by a nasty Dunmer with spells and a sword. This one fought bravely, if a little rashly, and drank all the potions she had found - quite legitimately - in the keep, but it was not enough, the nasty Dunmer won, and is probably even now counting out Ra'mindra's coin.

SAH......Did I say I don't like bossy females? .....I married one !

Still..... Soz if it came over a bit .... I'll have to do something about that

( Cack! Hope Shell doesn't get to see this one, that's another good slappin')

So sad to hear of this ones demise. Loved your stories and hope you join us for more of out little competitions!

Thank you! I'm sure I shall, though I think I will stick to Adept if that's allowed! She did at least make it to level two, just outside Fort Neugrad (I've not been inside lately, so please don't anyone tell me it's nice and safe and full of kindly old ladies... )

Turija
Rasavi
Khajiit
Male
Master

Whaaaaat! Valandril ! So soon.....commisserations

Gaah, sorry to hear about Ra’mindra! I enjoyed your updates, Valandril. There’s also a regular, non-competition Dead-is-Dead thread. I hope we’ll see you there as well as in the challenge thread (if you’re interested). If Jace 0.1 Competition Edition dies too soon I’ll probably start him or another thief in the regular thread so I can still play along.

Rasavi made it to the Flagon. Those were some tough fights. Used most of his potion supply and a couple frostbite poisons. This one doesn't like fighting in cramped quarters but after loosing my mage to the pugilist, wasn't going to let the same happen to Rasavi.

Bummer... sorry your out so soon..... but then again so am I...lol

Ach'lys, dead lvl 4, in BFB... what killed her.. I don't know. She was standing right in front of the 1st set swinging axes, had not moved as I was timing them and next thing I know...killcam on the floor. What ever it was one-shot her, as she had full health.

score and it's horrible either way.

Sir Neil,

I didn't see a final decision on the Stones of Barenziah. Seems like a thiefy quest to me, but it does require infiltrating certain factions (DB, Companions, CoW) in order to obtain them all. Is this allowed, that is, use subterfuge to gain entry for the items required and then tell them tah tah, c u later gater?

Bram

Hello, sorry I'm a bit late for the party but I just came back from holydays.

Kaemrig

Sir Kaemrig

Dark Elf

Male

Master

Glargg

Weena

Bosmer

Female

Master

Same mod list as in previous competitions. (Will provide if needed.)

Condolences to the fallen....

I'm sorry Brambleberry, but I'm afraid that has to be a "No". By the time you get done infiltrating all those factions and doing what you need to get in, we might as well not restrict factions at all. As long as I'm addressing that, I may as well say that if you decide to help that boy in Windhelm, there are only two options open in the shack. You may choose either one, but you can not go to the sanctuary afterward.

I'd rather go a different direction, but I'm afraid it's my job to make everybody equally unhappy...

Aerial......Aw nooooo. Sorry to hear that hon. Maybe you were stood just a little too close? Are you sure all the bonebags were dead behind you? Well, for whatever reason, my condolences.......Rick

No worries, just wanted to know the rooolz I'm kool with that decision completely! You're doin' a good job fearless leader!

+1 for that. Clear unambiguous rules are a must and too often before, things have been left a bit hazy. So yeah....good job Neil.


Quick rule query.......Standing Stones.
Other than the Thief, Warrior, Lover.

Are we free to take other stones we my wish.....Lord? shadow? Etc etc

Yikes, sympathy for the fallen. Neil, thanks again for managing this cat rodeo!

Here’s a quick word from http://i.imgur.com/y2x3xUW.png as I sprint out the door.

“Anyone else feel like running?”

“Nope,” said Jace. “No, ma’am. I’ll take the axe. But, uhm, I have to take a piss first. So I’ll just go behind the wagon here, while you deal with these other… No?”

She didn’t fall for it, but Jace still didn’t get the axe.

A short time later Jace stood before a fellow Cyrod, mouth agape with wonder. This fool was telling him the exact location of a solid gold ornament that had been stolen.

“Sure,” Jace said, lifting his brows to make himself look trustworthy. “I’ll bring your gold… en thing back, mister.”

The guy even had his [censored]ty-looking sister show him the way.

Jace watched her backside as she led him to the bridge. To Oblivion with Lokir and his Hammerfell plan. Skyrim looks a lot better this time around.

Take whatever stones you like... if you have the stones to go get 'em....

It's possible she was to close, master is not my general difficulty, one swing of the axe and your dead? Lvl 4 all points in health. Three draugr in that room and the ones in the previous room also dead, sneaky kill, cause I don't like leaving enemies at my back.

She's dead and her saves gone, I'll play another thief in the DID thread at adept

Okay, still alive, had a few very hot moments but I found that somehow falling through a cascade has bigger chances of survival than facing a sabercat.

Neil.......Staves. Can we use a bought or found magic staff ? Is it to be regarded as a regular enchanted item?

I sincerely hope not.

Because if we can, I'm going straight for the Wabbajack.

THE WHITERUN TIMES

EXTRA!

EXTRA!

Read all about it!

The small village of Riverwood has suddenly become the epicenter of a wave of crime unprecedented in the area. Apparently almost every home and business in the small village has been burglarized within the last few days, and nearly every citizen has also had personal items of varying value stolen from their very pockets!

A local woodcutter by the name of Faendal claims that his favorite hunting bow was stolen from his home while he was away working, and the local bard, Sven, says that an exquisite enchanted silver necklace was stolen from his pocket apparently while he was singing for his supper! Meanwhile Sven's aged mother avows that gold was taken from her very pocket while she slept, and continues "Heaven knows what liberties the thief might have taken with my body while I lay sleeping and helpless... Did I tell you that I saw a DRAGON?"

The local mill owner Hod and his wife Gerdur say that a good deal of gold was taken from their home, while Hod personally bemoans the loss of several bottles of good Nord mead, along with a sweet roll.

Nobody it seems is safe, as bandits holed up in the defunct Embershard Mine also complain that a person or persons unknown have stolen literally ALL of their booty, leaving the bandits penniless. As the bandits wonder if they can depend on the generosity of their neighbors in town to feed them, the Bandit Chief of the mine has a message for the thief:

"When I find you... YOU'RE DEAD!"

While no bandits in Embershard or any of the local citizenry has been harmed, just this morning three known "thugs for hire" were found floating dead in the water near the ill wheel. "They had so many arrows in them they looked like pin cushions!" says Alvor, the village blacksmith.

Commander Caius states that the dead thugs are no doubt the result of a gangland killing over "turf" or a sweet roll deal gone wrong, and vows to get to the bottom of the keg... er, case. He intends to begin his investigation at the Honningbrew Meadery, and says he will leave no tankard unturned to get to the bottom of the crime wave.

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Since the lore for staves and scrolls states they can be used by anybody, I'm going to say they are allowed. Staves are essentially just enchanted weapons, and scrolls can be read by anybody... if you have the time...

...Except for that poor farmer lad who keeps trying to resurrect dead wolves...

Sounds fine to me. I was just rattling Rick's cage a bit.