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Was looking through my small collection of non-drawn proxy cards, and found this gem.

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clap ur hands if u hate killing falmer and giants in skyrim and taking their body parts because they are clearly culturally advanced and only protecting their homes and it reminds u of the horribly desecrating colonialism and genocides we perform on cultures that have existed far before caucasians

Falmer are way more aggressive, but they were tortured for millennia by other races using implements they couldn’t understand or fight against. They attack man because they saw it for years as the torturer, the pain bringer. Ages upon ages of endless violence, and they now have the know-how to fight back.

Giants are borderline peaceful. They grieve their animal guides. They make their own food. They live in relative peace (that one Orc stronghold is an outlier) and make bargains with men. Attacking them for simply wanting to have their land untouched feels…wrong.

Maybe TES VI will put more wild desert fauna in the next game as enemies, like jackals or huge beetles or sand snakes. Given the high likelihood of it being in Hammerfell, we could get territorial beasts like Daggerback boars, Clawrunners, Wickeders, and Bounders. Maybe even Stros M’Kai pirates.

Just…no more feral ‘monsters’ that, despite appearances, have genuine sapience and are living as they wish.

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Engraved depictions of the Nordic gods, found on the stone walls of their ancient ruins all across Skyrim:

1. Shor, the fox totem- The missing god.

2. Mara, the wolf totem- Handmaiden of Kyne and concubine of Shor.

3. Kyne, the hawk totem- Widow of Shor, Goddess of the Storm, and Mother of Men

4. Alduin, the dragon totem- The World-Eater

5. Orkey, the snake totem- The Death-God

6. Tsun, the bear totem- Shield-thane of Shor.

7. Dibella, the moth totem- Goddess of Beauty

8. Jhunal, the owl totem- God of Runes

9. Stuhn, the whale totem- God of Ransom

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Low-key hilarious how 95% of Dragonborn end up with a Hoard. Absolutely peak intersection of narrative and game design. You consume ONE dragon soul and next thing you know you’ve got 175 wheels of cheese. You learn like 3 whole words in Draconic and you’ve got poor Lydia pack-muling candelabras across the fjords. I personally mostly Hoarded precious metals and gems, but I’ve seen people who Hoarded books and pelts and, like…there is No mechanical reward for this. Players just love to Hoard shit in that game. Absolute Dragon behavior.

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i’’ll will never not  crack up at “hadvar im you”

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"I asked ChatGPT-" okay well I asked one of the skyrim innkeepers, and she told me to slay the dragon at Autumnwatch Tower and then she glitched through the floor and I had to reload a save

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i made this frantically in like five minutes because my phone autocorrected malborn to marlboro and i went “MEME OURHRHRH”

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The stomping of boots and the roar of battle cries echo over the hills of Tamriel. The sun rises on a new day, a day of conquest, a day of victory!

Why? Because General Tullius leads the charge against the Stormcloak rebels, ready to cut down every traitor to Tamriel!

We are BACK IN BUSINESS y’all! I told yall I had something cooking, but I couldn’t wait to post this! I will have more cards coming, a General is no use without his Legion of course, but here he is!

General Tullius, the Military Governor! The first TES:C card y’all will see made with MSE, sporting our set symbol and everything!

I don’t usually ask this, but if you could reblog or otherwise share this post with your fellow MTG or Elder Scrolls enthusiasts, I would be so so grateful! I’m trying to get back up on my feet and get the project moving again, so any help is super appreciated!

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Man I know that elder scrolls is a stupid series and all that but I really think they did concepts like orcs and dark elves mostly correct. More correct than a lot of franchises I’ve seen anyways.

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Not playing the oblivion remaster so I'm trying to get skyrim running only to find that I now need to be in mod update hell so 🙃

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Questing in Oblivion vs Questing in Skyrim

Oblivion: Some women are robbing and blackmailing married men. I need you to find the suspects, let them try to seduce you, and catch them in the act. Skyrim: Some women are robbing and blackmailing married men. I need you to go into this dungeon full of Draugr and kill them.

Oblivion: These ghosts are haunting my ship. Here’s a silver sword. Can you kill them for me? Skyrim: These ghosts are haunting my ship. Here’s the location of a dungeon full of Draugr. Go and find an item from there to help me drive them away.

Oblivion: Climb into the well out back and fetch me a ring that sunk to the bottom. JOKES ON YOU! That ring is going to make you drown. Skyrim: A bandit stole my ring, man. Can you go into this dungeon and get it back for me? Oh, and watch out for the Draugr.

Oblivion: Guess what? You’re trapped on an island where hunters hunt people for fun, and you’re the prey. Have fun! Skyrim: Some guy is running a game on an island where people hunt other people for fun. Word has it he’s in a dungeon nearby looking for treasure to fund his game. Go and kill him. What? You want to see this game for yourself? Nonsense, the dungeon will be far more convenient. Off you go. Try not to trip over any Draugr.

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"Always shoulda come here" -The Happy Skyrim Bandit

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What if Meridia fuckin partied

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They're gonna push some fuckass anniversary edition update to Oblivion to celebrate and publicize the remaster that's gonna break every single mod and none of them are gonna get fixed because the guy who made the loadbearing Goblin Pregnancy Redux upon which every slightly complicated mod is built now has a wife and kids and a mortgage and is too busy to fix it

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Hey hey, guess what! We’ve got new cards! Some are miscellaneous, others are College of Winterhold, but they’re all TES!

And in TES: Commander news, we’re nearing on being complete with the College’s main cast of characters!

(Credit to @misty-seashore for the art on Savos’s Expedition, I found it being stolen on Pinterest and had to make sure they got proper recognition!)

We also have new rewordings and changes to older cards, to make them 100% official sounding and fun to play with!

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happy ides of march guys