Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-11296535-20131117173125/@comment-25313753-20141215212150

I used to go on extended killing rampages when I'd get frustrated with difficult quests in Grand Theft Auto. Oh, the carnage ! Did help alleviate some boredom and frustration.

But the best and most memorable rampage ever was when my first Skyrim character, a Khajiit, and married to Jenassa, tried to do that  Forsworn Conspiracy  quest in Markarth. I did some of the combat unarmed, and got to see some interesting and different finishing cutscenes. But things really het up when I refused to be arrested in the Talos Shrine. The guards attacked, and me and Jenassa just brutally wiped them out in two seconds. Then, when we stepped outside the shrine, the fun REALLY began. Basically, every guard in Markarth swarmed after us. Arrows flew from every direction. The menu wouldn't let me fast travel out because  Enemies were close by... We fought our way to the gate, and I got out, and ran for open ground. But no Jenassa. Wtf ??? I barged into that farm nearby, thinking she would show up, but she didn't. The farmers panicked and screamed for help, and more guards swarmed into their house. That was hella tough not to kill those farmers accidentally. ( I don't kill noncombatants : it's just one of my personal rules ) I had no choice, as I saw it, but to go back for Jenassa. I didn't even think she'd still be alive, so I was going to hunt down every guard in Markarth, even if it took me days to do it. But when I got there she was just going berserk. It was really dark, and I couldn't see where she was, so I just followed the trail of corpses, fending off the occaisonal attacker, until I got to her. Together, we slaughtered the rest of them. It was eerily quiet. There was no movement whatsoever in the town. All the citizens were hiding indoors. I was still in a fury, and decided that that Jarl of Markarth must be responsible, so we headed up to the Palace, and fought our way to the Jarl, pausing to vent our rage on that strutting Thalmor contingent. I discovered then about  essential  npc's and their invulnerability. So we just gave the Jarl and the Imperial Legate a good beating, and then left by walking all the way to the front gates. The carnage was appalling. But man, was I jacked up on adrenaline ! I'l never forget that whole crazy battle. I haven't gone on a puposeful rampage since then, except for my Nord Werewolf character when he hunts down imperial patrols or camps. That can be fun.

Sometimes I just troll the roads to see what will show up, and something usually does, even if its just a bunch of haughty Thalmor.