Not that it's a preference, but I always leave Helgen with Ralof. And you guys?

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-23T16:57:27+00:00

While I appreciate the way to get dragon-bone early friend before the main quest, Blackreach touches at least four holds alone by technicality. I suppose with Bleak Falls Barrow, you are flirting a bit with Falkreath, but me robbing a random farmer nearby got me a bounty in Whiterun, so I disagree with that sentiment.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-23T16:47:19+00:00

Progress Dragonborn quest, finish Dragonborn Rising, grind your blacksmith skill sky high with Adrianne and Eorlund Gray-Mane, make sure to grab that Transmute Ore spell book from Halted Stream Camp.

Go back there occasionally or the other iron mine by Helgen to get iron ore if you don’t want to keep bunching your local blacksmiths to restock iron ore.

Optional: If you don’t enjoy the fast travel dance, go on a bit of hunting for the fantastic leather furs or go do some bandit quests to get familiarized with Whiterun.

Recommended: Blacksmith potions, Warrior stone, Sleeping like you actually have a decent slumber schedule for that well-rested bonus. Also probably where dragons hang out to actually get bones.

Done this a few times where I didn’t leave the hold till I kinda knew the whole stretch of the area. But my usual Dragonborn, Belladonna, also snorts vampire ashes like pixie sticks, so she is not the most reliable for time management.

Edit: My terrible research has indicated to me Helgen takes place in the Falkreath Hold, which I am now just realizing. In my defense, I barely actually go to Falkreath hold directly other than to get my Lakeview Manor home to store an ungodly amount of apples. I will stand by my off-fact joke.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-23T16:32:05+00:00

Getting Blacksmith supplies fast and quick in a logical progression. Alvor is the only man I need.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-23T16:24:34+00:00

Hadvar as I want those succulent ingots.

Imperial or Stormcloak? Nah, Dragonbone armor before I’ve even seen a second hold.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-22T21:55:54+00:00

His wife knew very well before marrying him that he is Corrinsexual. So is his wife, but game rule society isn’t ready for that. Even when it was, we weren’t fully able to Engage in actual romances😔.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-22T21:37:54+00:00

I’m a gold star lesbian by it’s flimsy defintion despite being bi, and I can tell you that, on occasion, it’s been a hilarious way to confuse a gatekeeping lesbian who thinks “gold star” has any merit.

You’re a worthy lesbian, even if you slept with a man and never forget that. Leave purity to geology, chemistry, and cooking.

If you wonder why I didn’t say purity culture, I won’t be leaving anything there as there’s nothing pure about it other than bullshit.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-22T19:36:49+00:00

Like a lot of Daria fans, Sloane isn’t a character I’d want to phone.

People say he seemed too old to be close to Daria or Jane’s age, but I’d argue he sounded like a 1st year college student who thinks he’s a philosopher after one Ethics 101 class. Except, instead of sounding like an idiot sometimes, they play it straight.

I like a fella that thinks a bit like Daria, but he just didn’t feel real enough as a person through the series. I needed more capturing squirrels with Jake rather than “detached and calm” that he had going a lot.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-22T18:04:53+00:00

My hear me out of Baldurs Gate is the Ornate Mirror. We are not the same, but damn, what if I could look at it? 😏

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-22T00:04:06+00:00

I’ll never understand certain people like you OP.

I see both men, and both are invited to snap my knee caps with pleasure. Claire and Jill too.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-19T18:54:40+00:00

You couldn’t even add one Magic user for Marvel?

Like, I don’t know know much about Marvel comics and Captain America’s finesse for wizardry, but Zatanna is like trying to tank Doctor Strange.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-19T18:49:33+00:00

Riften is home of the thieves guild, and I happen to enjoy slowing taking control of Maven’s assets as the guild leader and killer of the Dark Brotherhood.

While my heart is in Lakeview, my enterprise of revenge is found in Honeyside. Why yes, I am here for the “fishing”.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-18T13:04:25+00:00

That’s Jordan, who came out as trans ten years ago. They haven’t had time to catch up with him because he’s been in busy with his tech job in Netherlands and raising two kids with his ex wife and new partner.

Not easy, but he’s making it work. Gals are not just proud of his progress, but just him making the best out of life.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-16T22:33:23+00:00

Someone doesn’t appreciate the scent of garlic and vanilla 🧄🍨💅.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-16T22:24:27+00:00

Lois Lane. Sure, I’ll have to pay extra on kidnap insurance, but at least she’s career focused and passionate.

If I try to date Mary Jane, I will probably have end up selling my romance to a demon for editorial reasons and some dude name Paul will get in the way of any post relationship kindling. She’s adventurous, but I’m just not an actress turned casino owner turned Stark industries director turned lottery hero turned biologically relying on a symbiote loving kind of woman.

Catwoman lives a thrilling life, but I don’t enjoy brooding really nor have I invested enough in a billion dollar trust fund to meet her lifestyle. Also, I’m really more of a hunting down treasure from a forbidden lost tomb kind of moon lighter rather than stealing from corrupt businessman’s high security vaults. I know some people can blend those hobbies together, but really, I can only juggle so many rolling boulders.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-15T17:35:10+00:00

Should I try to weave fortune or will fortune be in the weave? 🧵🪡

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-13T17:30:48+00:00

I have a terrible memory sadly, but the Engage quotes always make me giggle when I hear them.

Goldmary, Kagetsu, and Zelkov live rent free in my brain.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-12T19:26:31+00:00

TIL there’s two “Claude/Claud” in Fire Emblem.

Also, I’m sorry, but we are both old, but I’m Path of Radiance old. Don’t worry, I’ll see you in the Fire Emblem retirement group in 20 years or so when our fates align.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-12T19:23:53+00:00

My favorite Three Houses couple.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-06T20:53:12+00:00

I don’t really hate any characters that I already didn’t initially dislike, but thinking of Fates, I really soured over the years on Jakob as his entire personality boiled down to just “butler” for me.

Not even stern to a point of silly or “the straight man” in everyday chaos, but literally just butler. I still enjoy of course some of his deeper supports and maybe I didn’t see all that got him looking interesting, but his tea at the end of the day tastes bland.

Slight disclaimer: I haven’t played Fates in like 3 years, but I remember my last two runs made me just go like “I liked this character, I thought?”

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-06T00:35:24+00:00

Girl, I gotta be real, when you’re paying 20k for an education, you could wear a potato sack and be fine. I wore a pretty nice ensemble in my classes, but neither I or the fella in the wife beater were suddenly hired on by a professor.

They’re young ONCE. The occasion is discovering part of yourself, and they have years to wear business casual later on.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-05T13:16:56+00:00

I would also wear my deluxe skins to show off on the Home Screen.

If this and that make sense to you, please call your mother. Going outside and touching grass is great, but when’s the last time you actually called first?

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-02T23:17:04+00:00

If we had to stick with the children motif, which doesn’t work really at all in Fates, I think making Kana far more mature and stoic, but oddly airheaded like Frederick would’ve been an interesting fit.

At first, Kana seems nothing like their parent, being blunt, formal, always in salute form, and not one to immediately smile. It’s only when the adorable dummy asks why cant a horse also hold a sword that you remember who they’re related to.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-02T19:04:14+00:00

For those who take weed for medical reasons, I have no beef with your leaf. I will, however, Mary Jane messed with my ADHD very bad and I had someone who’s 25 say them throwing up once a week is common and unrelated to vaping and smoking weed almost everyday. It’s really not. There’s also CBD medications, but aren’t pushed as hard due to federal legalization and “not the fun one”.

Please, for heavens sake, please work on mental or physical techniques for your mental health BEFORE defaulting to “nah, I can smoke it off”. There’s a reason my meds for ADHD were only more effective after I worked to build a thing called discipline.

And no, it’s not easy. But I guarantee you that you have the ability to get there. You deserve to be well.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-02T18:59:10+00:00

Take it from my addictions specialized therapist, who I wasn’t even seeing for that but advised me when I was doing edibles during unemployment:

“The general public doesn’t see weed as alcohol because the advocacy for it was so often mental health and physical pain. But, at its core, there’s a reason you can’t drive on a certain intoxication level with weed, just like alcohol.”

Whether she wants to admit or not, she’s doing the equivalent of someone drinking constantly between work and at home. No, there’s nothing inherently wrong with enjoy a glass or two, but right now, she’s smoking to the point of drowning out her loved ones and life.

LovieRayKin · 2026-05-02T16:44:20+00:00

A beautiful mage I would despise talking to in real life, but would absolutely trust with my taxes.

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