Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-71.61.178.23-20130722105712/@comment-24489208-20130925202054

So true. I always found myself free but limited in a lot of Elder Scrolls games, I didn't necessarily want to be a great Warrior or Hero. I just wanted to be a Merchant, or a Bard. Someone who uses trade or words to bypass very difficult situations instead of putting war-paint on and charging in. Of course, I want the option to be a great Hero with a big pointy Sword in one hand and a sturdy Shield in the other but I also want to be an Alchemist, who purely uses Potions and Nature to bypass situations. Or a Bard who uses her words to make others change sides and fight by herside. I like the options to do these things.

That's one of my issues with Skyrim, while in Morrowind you just a person, you could choose to battle Dagoth Ur or escape from the Blades and cunningly use words to get yourself to the top of House Hlallu so you can bankrupt every shop in Morrowind. In Skyrim you were a big muscly person with a Brian Blessed voice which blasted Dragons in to tiny gory pieces.

Perhaps you could say that I should just play D&D, but in that case, I would but the D&D games are even worse! All you CAN be is a Dwarf with a Battleaxe and fantastic Beard.