I’m up at 4am on Day Three, ready to leave Anvil behind. Look, there are plenty of nice NPCs in town. I’ve gotten to know some of them. I’ve joked with them. I’ve admired them. I’ve boasted to them. Heck, I’ve even coerced them. I don’t even dislike the actual, physical town. It has a […]
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Nondrick's Non-adventure
Day Two: Taking a Dive
(Note: From here on, some pictures are clickable for larger versions.) Time to start Day Two, and I start it by stealing stuff. I don’t loot the entire hotel room, but I do help myself to the folded cloth on the dresser. Look, it’s a hotel. They expect you to take the folded cloth. I […]
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Nondrick's Non-adventure
Day One, Cont'd: Greedy for Ingredients
As Nondrick, I don’t have a whole lot of job options. I can’t start a shop — no one would ever buy anything. However, I can find things to sell to existing shops. There are some that’ll buy clothing, weapons, armor, jewels, and all sorts of other items, magic or otherwise. And, some will buy […]
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Nondrick's Non-adventure
Day One: Fresh Off The Boat
Nondrick’s non-adventure begins, as he arrives in Anvil, meets a harlot, and tries to find a room to rent.
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The Character
Hey Nonny Nonny
A few notes on the character I created for this, Nondrick P. Cairk’tir. Right off the bat, I tried to discourage adventure from finding him. I mean, just look at him. Can you imagine a statue being made of this guy? He sure as hell doesn’t look like the Champion of Cyrodiil, so maybe the […]
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The Mods
The Dragonfires Look Okay To Me
A quick word about the mods I’ll be using — no real need to read this unless you’re actually interested in Oblivion mods, or if you notice some things in my Oblivion that aren’t in yours. I already use a number of mods for Oblivion — one to make the natural environments a little prettier, […]
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The Rules
One Rule To Rule Them All
To get the full NPC experience out of Oblivion, I need to set some rules for my character. First and foremost, my character will have to eat and sleep. Sounds pretty basic, but Oblivion ain’t exactly The Sims. Your character isn’t required to do either of those things. You can do them, there’s nothing stopping […]
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What is this? Be Brief.
Just a Face In The Crowd
Simply put, this is an attempt to see if I can survive inside the PC game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion if I run my character like any old random NPC (Non-Player Character). You know, those nondescript, friendly-enough but not terribly important characters you brush by on your way to sell the hundreds of pounds […]
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