MyNameIsJon
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So, I just got this game. I was playing around with it and heard about mods. I found some mod called Skyrim Scaling Stopper. So, I installed it.
I got through the starter dungeon I guess you'd call it, with the Imperial guy, and then he told me to go to Rivenwood. I did so. Along the way I met a fisherwoman. She seemed paranoid about her fishing. I left her alone though. After all, I don't care what she does out there. I'm not the boss of her.
So, I make it to Rivenwood and meet a shopkeeper. In casual conversation, he told me about some kind of golden claw of his that was stolen. So, I decided to go to Bleak Falls Barrow. Some thugs apparently are holed up there with the claw. Ok, fine. I just started this game. This is my first quest, so this should be easy.
So, I make my way up the mountain around the windy road. I get close to this castle like structure and there is someone standing outside next to a tree. I get closer and figure out it's a person. A woman. So, she sees me and comes out after me angrier than a hornet. She gets closer and I find out she is a Bandit Plunderer. Whatever that is. Just then something hits me and I lose more than half my health. One of the other brigands has a bow. So, I ran for my life. These bandits hit harder than the crab I killed, or the deer, or even the wolf.
I ran away from the archer, but the female bandit followed. I jumped up on a rock where she could not hit me. I used my flamethrower spell and it seemed to work well. I jumped off the rock and in the process of running after me, she fell into a crevass. I jumped down to a point slightly above her and was able to roast her alive. First, she taunted me, but as her health ebbed, she was reduced to whimpering. lol She finally died and ragdolled down the mountain.
In all this commotion, I leveled up to level 2. Oh good.
I looted her, then went back for the archer. I thought I could toy with him a bit and get him to make a mistake like the woman. Well, he came out after me and I tried to hide from him around a spire. I made a mistep and he shot an arrow into my face. I was killed instantly.
I tried again. Same thing.
I tried again and ran all the way down the hill. He followed and I got tired of trying to make him do what I wanted. I ran back up the hill and ran all the way to his fort. I looked behind me but he did not follow. I went into the fort.
I quickly looted a bowl and ladle. Then a change purse. I was so nervous, I didn't even see how much gold was in it. I feared the guy would come back at any second.
I then ran up some stairs and was about to jump out onto an outside ledge when I heard a sword being unsheathed. I went back down the stairs, out the door, and ran for my life. I went over the rocks and into the river. I made it back to Rivenwood.
That was enough for one day. I was exhausted.
So, my question is this ... is the mod I installed doing its job? Are those enemies the ones that normally inhabit that place? Regardless, Bleak Falls Barrow is clearly over my head at this point.
I got through the starter dungeon I guess you'd call it, with the Imperial guy, and then he told me to go to Rivenwood. I did so. Along the way I met a fisherwoman. She seemed paranoid about her fishing. I left her alone though. After all, I don't care what she does out there. I'm not the boss of her.
So, I make it to Rivenwood and meet a shopkeeper. In casual conversation, he told me about some kind of golden claw of his that was stolen. So, I decided to go to Bleak Falls Barrow. Some thugs apparently are holed up there with the claw. Ok, fine. I just started this game. This is my first quest, so this should be easy.
So, I make my way up the mountain around the windy road. I get close to this castle like structure and there is someone standing outside next to a tree. I get closer and figure out it's a person. A woman. So, she sees me and comes out after me angrier than a hornet. She gets closer and I find out she is a Bandit Plunderer. Whatever that is. Just then something hits me and I lose more than half my health. One of the other brigands has a bow. So, I ran for my life. These bandits hit harder than the crab I killed, or the deer, or even the wolf.
I ran away from the archer, but the female bandit followed. I jumped up on a rock where she could not hit me. I used my flamethrower spell and it seemed to work well. I jumped off the rock and in the process of running after me, she fell into a crevass. I jumped down to a point slightly above her and was able to roast her alive. First, she taunted me, but as her health ebbed, she was reduced to whimpering. lol She finally died and ragdolled down the mountain.
In all this commotion, I leveled up to level 2. Oh good.
I looted her, then went back for the archer. I thought I could toy with him a bit and get him to make a mistake like the woman. Well, he came out after me and I tried to hide from him around a spire. I made a mistep and he shot an arrow into my face. I was killed instantly.
I tried again. Same thing.
I tried again and ran all the way down the hill. He followed and I got tired of trying to make him do what I wanted. I ran back up the hill and ran all the way to his fort. I looked behind me but he did not follow. I went into the fort.
I quickly looted a bowl and ladle. Then a change purse. I was so nervous, I didn't even see how much gold was in it. I feared the guy would come back at any second.
I then ran up some stairs and was about to jump out onto an outside ledge when I heard a sword being unsheathed. I went back down the stairs, out the door, and ran for my life. I went over the rocks and into the river. I made it back to Rivenwood.
That was enough for one day. I was exhausted.
So, my question is this ... is the mod I installed doing its job? Are those enemies the ones that normally inhabit that place? Regardless, Bleak Falls Barrow is clearly over my head at this point.