This has probably already been posted, but a PC Gamer editor is playing skyrim as a NPC- as in a non adventure type character. A townie you could say. http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/12/17/the-elder-strolls-part-2-that-sinking-feeling/?ns_campaign=article-feed&ns_mchannel=ref&ns_source=steam&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0

Has anyone actually tried this? Put the difficulty on master, and I think it sounds awsome.