Thane or "Common rabble"

[Rebecca2042]

So I help out the good people of an area and buy a house. Or I buy property and build a house. The people in Whiterun seem appreciative and speak kindly to me. But in Solitude, or some other areas, the guards are still more than a little snotty. I have had them tell me to keep my hands to myself and even call me names like sneak thief. I ask you, is that any way for them to speak to their Thane? I think I should get to jab them in the eye with an arrow. Just saying.

 

[dunklunk]

Yeah, those Solitude snobs can get like that. Such a pity you can't get in their face and body slam them. If necessary, of course.

 

[Rebecca2042]

Actually, you can do much worse. My son got caught stealing an apple and didn't want to pay the bounty. So he killed the guard and all his friends. Then he called two dragons and killed everyone in Solitude. Needless to say, he isn't welcomed in that town anymore. But I bet they don't call him names anymore, either.

 

[dunklunk]

Not a problem, cuz if he killed everyone, he owns the town, right? WooHoo, look at me!!! Solitude is mine!

 

[Swaggajack]

I prefer building my own place with the Hearthfire addon, i think that requires being a thane, so id rather be a thane.

Its really only good for the houses/property....the weapons the give you as a symbol are pretty much worthless once you start levelling up for real, and you can only get out of trouble one time with the guards by swinging your weight around...

I wish you could become Jarl somehow - i dont play on PC so i cant mod without going through a bunch of tedious steps...

 

[-The Ice Queen-]

If the holds change Jarls in the Civil War questline change, I think you can actually "re-thane." The change of government will also drop any bounty you've had in that particular hold as well, so choose your assassinations carefully! Unless, of course, you simply don't give a crap.

 

[Rebecca2042]

I think they repopulated the town and he has a $100,000 bounty there. So he's very popular. They all know him.

 

[Mercutio]

I prefer building my own place with the Hearthfire addon, i think that requires being a thane, so id rather be a thane.

Its really only good for the houses/property....the weapons the give you as a symbol are pretty much worthless once you start levelling up for real, and you can only get out of trouble one time with the guards by swinging your weight around...

I wish you could become Jarl somehow - i don't play on PC so i cant mod without going through a bunch of tedious steps...

Same here, I love building my houses but yes, those weapons are useless. I wish there was a way that Bethesda added mods or a list of mods that you could add in (i.e The High King Of Skyrim Mod). It's probably impossible but hey, it's worth a shot. Or even better, let the player use the internet to find mods, download them and boom! Modded Skyrim in less than 5 minutes. I'd so download the apocalypse magic mod.

 

[Nocte Aeterna]

Yeah, those Solitude snobs can get like that. Such a pity you can't get in their face and body slam them. If necessary, of course.

You can, you just need to get away with it. My DB character does a lot of side contracts...

 

[dunklunk]

My bad then. Guess I never tried hard enough.