Racism in Skyrim

Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:21 pm

Generally, Argonians and Khajiit are hated among Men and Mer... Do you think the Beast races will be denied services, goods, and/or quests because of their looks in Skyrim?
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Matt Gammond
 
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:43 am

Generally, Argonians and Khajiit are hated among Men and Mer... Do you think the Beast races will be denied services, goods, and/or quests because of their looks in Skyrim?

I made a topic like this but ya i think it would be a great idea
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Isabell Hoffmann
 
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:50 am

Dang rohugh blocked me off after ALL that work anywho back on track of course they will.
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Jordyn Youngman
 
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:56 pm

I hope they dont completely shut off services like that,but instead lowered disposition?Or higher prices from the racists vendors?
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Princess Johnson
 
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:42 am

I think it is a good thing because it adds flavor and realism. I mean it would be pretty hard to treat a half-lizard creature as an equal
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:18 pm

you phrase the poll s if we know, not what we want to have o.O. and you should ad mer to that aswell. the nords think very little of the mer considering they.....something. ill go back and read the wiki, i know that between humans and men war were declared and they dont like eachother.

EDIT: and i voted yes, i think there should be racism. fantasy is about understanding baisc raw human behavior. thats why racism againsts ghouls is so interesting in fallout 3.
bioware does racism very well, with elves being looked down on in dragon age, and HUMANS being looked down on in masseffect. aswell as stero types for races such as qur.....quar....quarians? being seen as poor and theify, or volus being capitalistic.
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:50 pm

I am looking forward to walking into a village and hearing everyone talking trash because a lone Argonian wandered through the village and they are frightened by his looks.
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:06 pm

Mature?
In internet?
:rofl:

Anyway there should be different treatment against non-nords in general
Especially against Argonians and Imperials (lizards for conquering Morrowind, imperials because rebellion movement)
Others? Maybe.
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Marcin Tomkow
 
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:18 am

I asked the same question in the Sammu thread but about elves. Nords hate elves because of their wars and what not. I like the idea of a tavern brawl starting over your race or whatever but I wouldn't like price hikes or locked off content.
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:16 am

I Have a feeling there will be a lot of Racism in Skyrim, Argonian + Dunmer | Nord + Elf | Breton, Redguard + Orismer |
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Ludivine Poussineau
 
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:56 am

That would be limiting gameplay based on the race you choose, wouldn't it?

Nah, I don't think Bethesda would do it. Much like an Argonian could join the Redoran/Telvanni houses and still rise through the ranks, just like any other race, as ironic as it would be.
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:54 pm

I would love to be sitting in a tavern and join a conversation with a friend and suddenly have some other guy bud in (Yes multiple people can converse at once with you involved this time around) and he would be drunk and mocking my friend or myself and saying racist things, then i get up and punch him in the face and the tavern turns into a giant brawl.
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:51 am

I wanna roll an Argonian supremicist Rogue who murders all non Argonians in the entire world that he encounters :hubbahubba:

Edit : And probably make him hate every race EXCEPT Argonians... and Khajit because they can relate on being half animal , and he will have a gay marriage to a Khajit... just for laughs :D
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:56 pm

I remember Tood bluntly saying something along the lines of "This is Skyrim, home of the Nords, and they don't like elves".

I guess all Nords hate elves so racists rejoice! ;)
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:01 am

I would love to be sitting in a tavern and join a conversation with a friend and suddenly have some other guy bud in (Yes multiple people can converse at once with you involved this time around) and he would be drunk and mocking my friend or myself and saying racist things, then i get up and punch him in the face and the tavern turns into a giant brawl.

So what your pretty much saying is.......You want Tortuga in Skyrim? Yes please.
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:35 am

Changes in disposition and snide remarks are all I envision. Actually affecting quests/gameplay would be a serious drawback to playing anything but a Nord.
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:29 am

I remember Tood bluntly saying something along the lines of "This is Skyrim, home of the Nords, and they don't like elves".

I guess all Nords hate elves so racists rejoice! ;)



Yeah I remember that too which is why I've been interested about what that entails. I usually play as a High elf. But if I get an inkling of them being really unfair to me for that I'll wipe out the town in question and start a Nord character :P
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:50 am

Screw the Thalmor :flamethrower:
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:35 am

Changes in disposition and snide remarks are all I envision. Actually affecting quests/gameplay would be a serious drawback to playing anything but a Nord.


Why?
There could be quests also unavailable for Nords.
For example Imperial espionage for Imperials (surprise isn't it?)
Some moon sugar smuggling for Khajiit
etc.
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 3:01 pm

if i was an argonian i would be just as scared as the topic starter ...

but ...

i mean ... i think skyrim will be more fighting and tension than any other ES before ... i think alot of issues and history is going to be coming out and will be basicly every man or "beast reptillian" for themselves ... i dont think it will be about race ... i think will be about the fact that all of ES is in caos cause of the dragons, and who is to truthfully being blamed as causing all these dragons to have apierd
i do think that reptillians are the actual blame for the dragons tho .. and as a result i will have to say yes ... they need to have some reward for all this mess that is and only can be blamed on .. yep ... you guessed it ... argonians did cause this ...

after all .. i mean arent dragons also reptillians?
seems to me argonians diserve alot more then just being viewed bad for thier race ...
i think once the rest of the races see what is the truth ... they will put those reptillians RIGHT BACK UP INTO SLAVERY ... chains and shackles just like it allways has been and allways will be!

seeing an argonian allways asking about daedra and how can they join the thieves guild and allways basicly into less then respectable activity ... has allways made me see the truth for what it is ...
what other race other then the reptilian, shapeshifting, morphing, argonians are there that you can say has caused most ... if not ALL of the problems in the entire ES series combined?

they try to hide behind thier slavery and acuse it as a reason for the problems ... but i know the TRUTH ... its because these snakes have been behind it and caused all of it from the begining~!

why do you think they were inslaved and put into maid and servant positions to begin with?
answer is simple ... is because they started all this stuff eons ago ...

if you dont stop them by not enslaving them ... then we will all end up in oblivion perminantly!
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:27 pm

Think of it as a racial penalty. You walk inside a tavern and they refuse to serve your kind. It would definitely make the roleplaying a little more serious, if that's what you're into.
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:06 pm

That would be limiting gameplay based on the race you choose, wouldn't it?

Nah, I don't think Bethesda would do it. Much like an Argonian could join the Redoran/Telvanni houses and still rise through the ranks, just like any other race, as ironic as it would be.

the only reason they were allowed to rise in strength in ANY Great House is not because of any other reason other than the reptillians have special powers to influance the governments ... remember ... they are of reptillian decent ... SNAKES ... you can be hyptnatised by these filthy shapeshifters simply by looking into thier eyes ... they have forces in governments world wide ... this is why they
NEED
TO
BE
STOPED!

you honestly think they are just lkike you and i?
no they are from another worldly place ... the pit ... viper pit ...
reptillians must be stoped and enslaved or we will be finished as a world!
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:16 pm

Why?
There could be quests also unavailable for Nords.
For example Imperial espionage for Imperials (surprise isn't it?)
Some moon sugar smuggling for Khajiit
etc.


Because, how would I do EVERY quest in the game? :P
I don't really do multiple characters. Two or three tops.
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:50 pm

the only reason they were allowed to rise in strength in ANY Great House is not because of any other reason other than the reptillians have special powers to influance the governments ... remember ... they are of reptillian decent ... SNAKES ... you can be hyptnatised by these filthy shapeshifters simply by looking into thier eyes ... they have forces in governments world wide ... this is why they
NEED
TO
BE
STOPED!

you honestly think they are just lkike you and i?
no they are from another worldly place ... the pit ... viper pit ...
reptillians must be stoped and enslaved or we will be finished as a world!


You overestimate Argonians and underestimate the other 9 races.
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Post » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:44 am

Mature?
In internet?
:rofl:


Exactly. So: no u! :stare:

Seriously, i don't expect anything but racial disposition modifiers like in Oblivion; some races like some races, and don't like some at all. I doubt there'll be loud and obnoxious racists, and even if there are you propably can count them with fingers of one hand and have plenty to spare :hehe:
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