The Thalmor, really. I suppose they're evil? So what? The Dark Brotherhood are a bunch of religious fanatic psychopaths, but you can still side with them. Bad reason not to be able to join the Thalmor.
Exactly, if no one remembers who the Nerevarine, a reincarnation of a god who saved all of Morrowind, was, it's not a stretch to think that no one will remember who a specific Jaarl of a specific hold in Skyrim was, so I don't see the problem with letting the player have that role.SajuukKhar said:No one remembers who the Nerevarine was though, just that he/she existed, and no one knows the champion of Cyrodiil became Sheogorath.Gatx said:Um, I would think that becoming Nerevarine was a pretty big deal, and also becoming a god at the end of Shivering Isles.
That would be really cool. One thing that's kind of missing from Skyrim is the ability to go into business and build it up.Emiscary said:1) An at least semi-legit business. (The East Empire company maybe?)
To be fair, this would be kinda be fucking with one of the biggest and most awesome mysteries in the setting. You do find examples of people taking apart Dwemer stuff, and they still don't understand how it works even after taking it apart and examining every component. Heck, people in "modern" Tamriel can't even recreate the metal the dwemer used to build their artifacts, they have to melt down scrap from ruins.Emiscary said:Put it to you this way: it's a massive tease that they filled the game to the brim with shiny geared Dwemer toys but refuse to let you take them apart. There's definitely room for metal-obsessed handymen in Skyrim. I wanna build steam-powered armor and trap filled citadels damnnit >=o
FUCKING THIS.Emiscary said:6) Your Own Hold to Rule.
I've already covered most of the stuff I feel is missing/would like, so this one's more on the wishful side of things. I really wish they'd let you actually play politics, at least to some extent, outside the negotiating table at High Hrothgar. Basically, I want another Great Hold/City added to the map, and the ability to rule it. Somehow.
Sadly this is a big enough wish that it'd probably need to be it's own DLC/a self contained mod, but it sounds damned entertaining to me. It'd be nice to actually run a city, and have the town guard answer to YOU for a fucking change. Set the code of law, behead dissidents, run businesses out of town, set your friends up with manor houses with nice views? The possibilities are endless.
As for explaining how a new city appeared on the map? City frozen in ice for centuries finally thaws. City that drifted off from the coastline aeons ago floats back into place. Is it really that important? It's a high fantasy setting, whole cities can literally appear out of thin air if you need them to![]()