» Thu May 10, 2012 2:08 am
I came out of the Inn in Riverwood and walked right into three heavily armored mercenaries carrying two-handed weapons. The leader proceeded to tell me he was going to teach me a lesson and, as I drew my axe, he hit me for like 70-80% of my health. I sprinted away healing myself then turned quick and hit him with a fury spell. Then I charged past him, leading him into the other two where he aggroed and the three of them started fighting.
While they fought I got some distance and put a couple arrows in one of their backs. She then charged me and I took my ax back out and finished her. By then the fury wore off and the other two came at me. So I sprinted around the shop with them chasing me, but I gained a little ground and drank a couple healing pots on the way (the girl I killed got in a couple shots before I finished her).
Once I got back to the other side of the shop I resurrected the dead merc and she attacked the two live mercs. I helped my zombie merc finish one off before she was killed again, downed a couple magicka pots and backpedaled while throwing flames at the last merc, sending one of the locals running away begging me not to burn the place down.
When I looted the last merc, he had a bounty slip on him for me, taken out by the husband of the inn's owner (I forget his name). Apparently, he saw me stealing some of his gold and didn't say anything, but hired these guys after the fact to take me out. As I walked back to the inn, I passed a boy who was freaking out over his dog, which lay dead on the inn steps - collateral damage from the skirmish.
I walked into the inn and dropped the bounty notice on the bar in front of what's-his-name (Rognar? something...) and then turned and walked out.
Easy, no. Epic, yes. I love this game.
(OT - playing on expert)