i think it would be cool if they applied more to sitting down than there was in oblivion.
one thing that annoyed me in oblivion is that i had to rest after every fight to restore fatigue, and that kind of jarred me out of the game.

so what if you could sit anywhere? like you are done with a fight and you sit down which makes your stamina regenerate super fast.
then to make it more immersive, they could have a list of other things that would encourage sitting or taking a breather.
for example, (in the wilderness) you have to be sitting to use the apparatuses that come with alchemy like a calcinator, alembic, or retort. and to repair your weapons in the wilderness (which really isn't plausible anyway) you must be sitting. and maybe you have to sit in order to rest. it could also be required to regenerate powers and stuff like that.

i don't know i think it sounds pretty cool.
i know i make lots of comparisons to the witcher, but i think that is another thing that they did right that should be brought over to skyrim.

edit: it doesn't even have to be sitting. it could just be called "idle mode" or "rest mode". something like that.

Sitting anywhere as a mechanic is just tedious micromanagement. Sitting anywhere just because, that is immersive.

I never ran out of fatigue in Oblivion. The only time I really recall it being used up was jumping.

indeed

Squatting down to rest.

Rest to restore fatigue? It increases automatically and pretty fast. What did you contract?

As for alchemy, I agree. If someone is already at the bench, you get notified that the bench is occupied. If it's not, you sit on the chair automatically and do your stuff. Out in the wild, hopefully *only* with mortar and pestle, you at least take a knee automatically to perform it. Don't think there is need to sit down first.

What did you do to cause your fatigue to slowly, if not at all, regenerate?

We thoroughly discussed this exact topic in another thread, use the search bar.

Leaning on my axe to gain my breath before using it to crush some more Bretons and Wood Elves skulls.

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1158869-sitting-down/