Gaming

I could easily live without it and it wouldn't be missed.

But I did say Morrowind, didn't I?

I continued North despite Banj being afeared of all things North and made my way to Khuul (after rescuing someone from some greedy Ashlanders in Ald Velothi. (didn't have to fight them. Just paid them off. Greedy Ashlanders, see?) Despite it being not far on the map it was a considerable walk due to the rocky landscape and the rather meandering path that also included some long bridges that didn't look too safe.



But I finally arrived at Khuul and saw... a Silt Strider!
Could have fast traveled there.



But if I hadn't walked then I wouldn't have saved that person in Ald Velothi. Yes, let's think positive.
I then caught the boat to Solstheim!
Got killed there but I was just exploring after a save so it's all OK.

What's north of The North?

I did an Elder Scrolls switcheroo and replayed the opening of Oblivion "properly" now that I'm happy with my mods. (And it was nice to see Patrick Stewart's fine voice coming out of a better looking face than the weird original Emperor.)
Still not sure about my character choice though. That first one when I was messing about was just a default female so I tried this time I went for a male Nord Knight. However the male walking animation is a little odd. He wiggles that bottom a little too much for my tastes. It's like he's on the catwalk modelling the new stylish armour.
Like a lot of these games, just before you get out of the sewers it gives you one last chance to change again (I usually save at that point anyway) so experimented a bit more and switched back to a female High Elf and immediately found myself over-encumbered!
It seems that male character has a better carry weight so I might switch back again just for that reason.

Oh, I didn't necessarily mean "the sewers" in general, I was just talking about the specific point where some role-playing games (like Fallout, for instance) will give you a second chance at character creation after playing through the opening scenes. When a game does that it usually occurs when you leave a certain location to enter the larger world and in this case it was at the exit to the sewers.

Hmm, that carry weight thing in Oblivion isn't a male/female issue, it's the different races that have different stats.
Ignoring that, I stole a horse and was shocked by the clunky controls. Keyboard for steering?!
It was like driving a tank! A bad tank too!

There must be some more mods to alter the controls.