Enemies you won't fight.

Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:04 pm

Does anyone here have enemies in Skyrim that their characters refuse to fight (RP reasons or otherwise)? Perhaps an admiration of the creature or a phobia? Maybe simply because your character can't win against them? For example my characters don't fight Spriggans and Wispmothers because I find them both rare and very well designed, they add beauty to Skyrim. Wispmothers are also very difficult to beat. :P So who won't you fight?
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mollypop
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:58 pm

My soul.

/deep
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Jordyn Youngman
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 1:01 pm

Deathlords, when playing as a mage.

Simply for the sake of my own survival from that bow -.-
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adame
 
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 1:17 am

My soul.

/deep

That was deep indeed.
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Kelvin
 
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 1:26 am

Mudcrabs.

Mudcrabs and Argonians.

I adore mudcrabs. So cute.
And life for Argonians in Skyrim are rough as it is. Don't need one of their own killing them.
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Lou
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 1:52 pm

"Boys, girls, dogs, elders - there's nobody I wont fight!"

No but in reality, the only time I don't really kill people is when I'm on a Thieves Guild mission which I feel should be done stealthy and not have any blood shed.
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Scarlet Devil
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:40 pm



That was deep indeed.
You giving me lip, boy?
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Melung Chan
 
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:14 am

Essential characters.

On a serious note....no not really. I refuse to kill bystanders but that is pretty much it. If they've done a serious crime or something...yea they're gonna die.
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lucile davignon
 
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 1:47 am

"Boys, girls, dogs, elders - there's nobody I wont fight!"



Ahaha. Beat me to it.
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Janette Segura
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:01 pm

Only things I usually refuse to kill are rabbits, foxes, and deer usually unless I just feel like hunting, or am leveling up my werewolf. If eating in this game was essential, that would change. I also refuse to kill innocent people and Paarthurnax, but no actual enemy.
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Cedric Pearson
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:33 pm

I won't kill any innocent I accidentally aggro. Otherwise, no discrimination.
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scorpion972
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 1:31 pm

I hate fighting Chaurus's, it;s not that their hard, it's just that they're really annoying. I don't kill bystanders, nore do I like to kill foxes, deer or rabbits lol.
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Mark Churchman
 
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:08 am

I won't fight a single NPC because I know that they'll be gone perminently. Guards are another story, but they are also taboo to keep a clean criminal record.
The only "enemies" or monsters I can think of are giants, but now that I can destroy anything there's really nothing I avoid. I guess the ocasional dragon that refuses to fight me gets to live these days.

I guess when starting a new character I avoid giants, charuses, ice wraths, and snow trolls.
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Mario Alcantar
 
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 1:42 am

After a while, once a character develops into an unstoppable killing machine, I tend to become more "tolerant" of people and creatures. I won't kill a bear, if it can be avoided. I like bears, what can I say? Foxes, deer, rabbits, et al, get a pass, but, as mentioned previously, if the game required eating, that would change. Well, not foxes, maybe.

I won't kill Paarthurnax, ever, he's just too cool to kill. I *would* kill Delphine, if that were possible, and Elenwyn (in a heartbeat.) I tend to go out of my way to kill Thalmor in general, though; it's just so satisfying, "You are a dog, and I am your master!" Yeah, master this, bozo.

I would never kill a child, even if it were possible. Some things just aren't right, game or no.

In the war, i invariably wind up killing someone on my own side, can't seem to avoid it. I feel badly for it, but it's going to happen.

I will always kill Tullius or Ulfric, since they both really deserve it. "Here, use my sword." You betcha, boss.

I take no pleasure in killing Rikke, but she insists on dying with honor, so I oblige her.
As for Galmar, yeah, he's a goner. Nothing I like better than severing his head and watching it fly off somewhere.

I have a personal code by which i live and it seeps into my gaming. It may not be much, but it's mine, devil be damned.
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Arnold Wet
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:31 pm

I don't kill any animal that is not normally aggressive because I believe it's morally wrong.
I don't kill most of the natural animals that are aggressive because I am powerful enough to withstand them, so it would also be morally wrong to kill them for being true to their uncorrupted natures. (I use Kyne's Peace on most of them).
I don't randomly kill unaggressive named NPCs because they are finite and I don't want my world to feel empty.
I will sometimes avoid killing named enemies (where it's possible, like Rigel Strong-Arm) if I do not consider them beyond redemption (like Arondil) because I like having more named NPCs in my game.
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I never kill unaggressive dragons (fly-by encounters), since where I am in the MQ means they have probably sided with Paarthurnax.
I would never kill Paarthurnax for all previous reasons, plus he is a character I admire for his attitude.
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 3:44 pm

I avoid killing merchant, because only a few have replacements.
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Darian Ennels
 
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:28 am

Falmer, I'll fight them but I don't like it...
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Austin England
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 8:01 pm

Is it really horrible that I kill everything that needs killing, animal or not?
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Rachyroo
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:44 pm

Is it really horrible that I kill everything that needs killing, animal or not?

Nope, you just don't get sentimental over a game, nothing unusual there.

And welcome to the forums. Someone will be along shortly with your fishy stick.
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Stephanie Valentine
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:17 pm

Spriggans, for my own personal reason. I hate them.. well, afraid of them..

As for RP purpose, depends on my characters. My Khajiit refuse to fight his kin and even Thalmor.
My Hammerfell warrior, a Redguard, refuse to fight a women.
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brian adkins
 
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 2:19 am

Nope, you just don't get sentimental over a game, nothing unusual there.

And welcome to the forums. Someone will be along shortly with your fishy stick.

Cheers for the welcome, but I thought it'd be a sweetroll offer.
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Minako
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:40 pm

Is it really horrible that I kill everything that needs killing, animal or not?
From my perspective 'I kill everything that needs killing' as well.

Of course if this was a discussion about everything we do kill, rather than what we don't kill, my list would be very, very long.
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Vincent Joe
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:18 pm

From my perspective 'I kill everything that needs killing' as well.

Of course if this was a discussion about everything we do kill, rather than what we don't kill, my list would be very, very long.

But there's literally nothing I wouldn't kill. I even tried hunting the little bunnies. I may have no soul, I'm not sure anymore.
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Britta Gronkowski
 
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Post » Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:03 am

The only ones im not killing is giants and mammoths.. everything else is facing the dirt :)
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Siobhan Wallis-McRobert
 
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Post » Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:05 pm

Mudcrabs. Horrible creatures. I just pick them up and turn them upside down and run away. Tis not worth taking a life.
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