One weird question

Post » Thu Nov 14, 2013 1:28 am

I notice something strange in the elders scrolls. I never seen toilets in the series and for me its a little strange this natural function to be cut off from Bethesda. Or maybe there is but i never seen them ? And i am sorry if my english is bad : )

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Trevi
 
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Post » Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:36 am

There are numerous examples in Skyrim of buckets in 'secluded' areas. It's not perfect, there should be far more latrines around, but it's a step in the right direction.

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Mizz.Jayy
 
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Post » Wed Nov 13, 2013 10:49 pm

Those buckets are not for mopping the floors.

Until have you running water and plumbing, the only way your going to get your poop out of the house is to carry it outside. And, I know of only two ways to do this so it does not make a mess.

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carrie roche
 
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Post » Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:05 am

Yeh got to get it into the river somehow, why do you think there are so many salmon? and what you thought it was salmon roe? no wonder the exploit did not work.

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Post » Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:27 am

There are various buckets and urns in Morrowind and Oblivion, too. Before the introduction of running water, people used "chamber pots" for this purpose.

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liz barnes
 
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Post » Wed Nov 13, 2013 8:50 pm

Not sure i'm being centered for the explanation of excrement disposal prior to interior plumbing... I called attention to said buckets under the assumption that everyone understood exactly what I was referencing, not some vague confusion over their purpose.

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keri seymour
 
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Post » Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:12 am

I only see where someone added to the post you made, not criticized it.

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Julie Ann
 
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Post » Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:46 am

Yeah, i'm clearly just being touchy due to lack of sleep. But i'm not going to revise my statement, because I disagree with historical revisionism for the sake of image.

I apologise for being snappy, though.

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Epul Kedah
 
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Post » Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:10 pm

For realism ,they could add a few full chamber pots to be kicked, grandma ma screaming when you walk in on her barrel bath, and young maidens bathing in the river.

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benjamin corsini
 
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Post » Wed Nov 13, 2013 10:35 pm

No problem. :) As CCNA suggested, I was only adding that there were similar "items" in the two prior games, not disputing anything you posted.

I was only adding to the conversation (hopefully something positive.)

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Anna Watts
 
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Post » Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:49 am

All i can think of now is the days of Daggerfall, when you could barge into occupied rooms at an Inn and discover people in various states of undress, who would promptly yell at you. All while running from Guards who couldn't figure out how stairs worked.

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