Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-120.28.157.86-20140406014559/@comment-30317136-20170226210920

Blademaster Jauffre wrote: And the reason you don't see it being more than just annoyance is because you're too deep into your own little fanfiction. It's not really being deep in fanfiction but rather to consider what is needed to effectively counter the Aldmeri Dominion. Besides, I am not saying a faction that acts like the Empire but on Guild scale can take on the entire Aldmeri Dominion on its own. Its supposed to counter the Thalmor's strategies and I even said that this is an exceptionally difficult thing to accomplished.

Since you don't get what I'm saying as you don't need to get defensive or try to dismiss everything I say to hide the fact that you are totally lacking in strategy side because it is not shameful to be as lacking as you are in strategic acutement.

First when I say what it needs, it means what is necessary, not what can or cannot happen base on the limited options in the game. By becoming leader of various Guilds, it would means the Dragonborn would've spent at least 5 years in Skyrim. I've also stated you need to strengthen the Guilds meaning for this to work all the Guilds needs to be way stronger. Preferably about 10 to 1000 times stronger. Again, this is not base on what you see in the game but what must be achieved in the next 2 to 3 years for this to work against the Thalmor.

I believed I mentioned a lot of times that you have an insane amount of goals to accomplished. Insanely difficult but not impossible. That includes Preparing the Guilds to be ABLE TO FUNCTION on the assumption that the Dragonborn will be killed or trapped. Since it doesn't register to you at all, I will spoon feed you with an example of what can be done for this to work. Have the Guilds form a Council of Guilds or something who can make decisions in case the Dragonborn is not available this. Out of all the options, I choose this because you have the Emperor and Elder Council as a comparison. The Guilds themselves are like the Provinces, the Council for the Guilds are like the Elder Council and the Dragonborn who is the leader of every Guild is the Emperor.

Like the Empire, the Elder Council were able to run the Empire in absence of an Emperor just fine. I am not talking about during the years after Oblivion Crisis. By preparing the Guilds this way it is one of the many ways you can prepare.

The Thalmor are actively looking for ways to weaken the Empire at the Empire's own expenses proven by how they would go as far as helping the Stormcloaks or Imperials to ensure the Civil War to continue.

There is no guarantee another one will not break out in another part of the Empire or if they've already have half or more of the Elder Council under their control making it even harder for the Emperor Mede II or his Successors to fight AD.

They don't need to let members of the Elder Council know what the Thalmor is really after. They can always let the Nobles think that the Great War was solely religious and as long as they don't worship Talos in front of them, they'll be fine while the Thalmor cite the Empire to keep attacking the Stormcloaks in case of a Stormcloak victory or if the Imperials won, the Thalmor can continue their political games with the Empire, taking out dangerous individuals who are a threat to their interests without really going into war, Tullius is ultimately a Soldier and does not have real say whether to fight or not.

The Emperor can desire to fight but if the Thalmor hasn't been slacking which they obviously are not, there is simply no way they haven't bring at least one member of the Elder Council under their control. The Thalmor can use Ulfric, they can definitely use Elder Council to undermine the Emperor.