Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-110.146.134.32-20130814063646/@comment-7311597-20150124073516

98.26.195.58 wrote: This situation cries out for you to RP your character instead of going "LAWL KILLING PPL IZ PHUN". You get what you give in this game. It's not Call of Duty deathmatch.

If you're RP'ing this situation, only the rational dark characters will do what Astrid asks. The rest will either object on moral or personal grounds, or they'll fly into a rage at being drugged, abducted and manipulated.

My Nord Warrior killed Astrid, because he's proud to the point of arrogance and nobody holds a dagger to his throat and makes demands. My Thalmor-aligned Altmer killed Astrid because he doesn't tolerate Nords telling him what to do. My Bosmer archer killed the Khajiit (because Bosmer don't like Khajiit) then promptly abandoned the whole questline because he's not an assassin by nature and rules bore him. My Dunmer thief was thrilled with the opportunity to join the DB and killed all three just to impress Astrid, then went on to a long career with the DB. My Orc Warrior killed all three and then Astrid because he was a sociopath who didn't like anybody. Nailed it. Thank christ somebody mentioned RP. Why does everybody insist on taking morally-weighted decisions in deep RPGs and blowing them off with "well, this is what I'D do!". Mentally playing Skyrim as a 14 year old kid from Earth c. 2014 is a waste of your time, honestly, at least for the first few playthroughs. It's like reading a book and insisting on acting like the main character is you. They're not.