Oh course they are - they'll have to be very skilled to get out of the haven with all that ice floating around! I'd say unskilled sailor in Skyrim is a very dead one Skilled sailors does not mean that they have Navy and pirates - not a good climate for such a lifestyle, the waters would be very dangerous without truing to fight in them, it just mean that they are good at it, be that fishing or trading, they had to become very good just to use the waters near the coast in the same way everyone else does.

Has great potential if they add these sailable boats and such. I doubt they'll make an appearance but think about the possibillities if they do:

Nordic North vs. Imperial Navy from High Rock.
Dragon's vs. Ship's Ballistae/cannons/catapaults/shouty Nords.
Pirate dens n'stuff.
Mages skyships!
VIKINGS!!! :celebration:

Isn't there lore about Skyrim Nords sending exploration parties and such through the Sea of Ghosts?

i would like to see just small patroling boats that actually move through the water, that would be enough for me.

At least include rowboats and such, so that modders can make the rest without working around the engine.

I think having navies/pirates and all that might be a bit much to expect (not that I don't want it) but real time boat travel, the ability to buy boats and ships should definitely be in.

As far as warmachines go, yes to ballistas and scorpions, the smaller versions. In addition to bolts, they also shot rocks, either rounded granite or rough stone covered in clay, for better consistency in firing. These would be better for actually sinking a ship by breaking the timbers near the waterline.

I think nautical themes would contrast brilliantly with the harsh barbarian-like inland. It would be great, ships, a symbol of trade and exploration, attract students and gentlefolk from around skyrim, while the land-bound brave the unnerving climates and weather to stick to their father's tradition in the harsh world within the wastes, shunning the weak who flee to the coasts. Constant skirmishes break out between the nomadic warrior tribes of the inland and the well equipped soldiers of the coast, leaving the nation rife with civil war. The battles would rage on until a great evil springs from over the mountaintop... All weapons are dropped and foe stood by foe, all quarrel forgotten as they faced an even greater enemy. Alduin, world-eater, has returned!
of course, that's a bit too much to hope for...

Yes I would like to have some sort of shipping active with pirates and privateers and some ballistaes

Yea.

Pretty much, only a idiot would go campaining in the Northern Part of Skyrim....

Even though I voted YES on everything - I'm pretty sure that we'll have to wait for the modders to do it.

I would like to see some form of waterway travel, but I doubt we would see anything complicated like navies. I would be happy if they have boats at all--but I sadly doubt it.


That said, there actually are a bunch of rivers and a good amount of coastline up north for ships and boats.

It would be really cool to have a navy and everything, bit that would take a lot of effort and work + I have a hard time seeing how they could pull it off in a good way. So no for me, even though I kind of like the idea...

I know right? I downloaded a mod and everyone was [censored]ing that they could not have the canons working and I laghed I did not want em. It was for oblivion.

Yepp!!!!!

Can anyone post imiges of ships and talk a bit about em I know only a little.