Can you Make a Living Wage in Whiterun?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- Rory comes from a long line of beggars and he's ready to break the cycle of poverty by working a minimum wage job in Whiterun. Can he make enough to afford a hot meal, a roof over his head, and (eventually) a family?
[some mods had to be removed due to an update, but these are all the mods I started with]
Mods for posing NPCs:
Dovahkiinrelax
Puppeteer Master
Nemesis Unlimited Behavior Engine
Jaxonz Positioner SSE Converted
NPC Animation Remix (DAR)
Oblivion Camera for AE
Gesture Animation Remix
Dynamic Animation Replacer
True Directional Movement
Face Light SE
Visual overhauls and performance:
Static Mesh Improvement Mod
Skyrim Objects SMIMed (wSkeever’s whole collection basically)
Realistic Lighting Overhaul AIO
Himbo + Himbo Refits
BHUNP SSE + BHUNP Refits
Shrubs Redone AIO
Real 3D Walls
Pebbles and Underwater Grass Remover
HPP My Fixes
Expressive Facegen Morphs
High Poly Heads for AE
High Poly Vanilla Hair
High Poly Project
EVLaS
Distinct Interiors
Water in Wells
Script and utility mods:
Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch
Skyrim Script Extender
Papyrus Extender
NetScript Framework
MCM
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XP32 Maximum Skeleton SE
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"Yes you can, just chop wood all day." There, now you don't have to comment that! ;)
Legend LOL I was gonna comment that as soon as I read that title
You could hunt and sell the skins and furs. Or make those items into armors and sell that stuff. Ingredients too like Salmon roe for the positions. I went normal mortal human for my character which meant no ho potions. Cure poison and cure disease as medicine was ok. I could make simple poisons as well. To recover HP you had to sleep or eat food. Weapons could only be the wood axe, very simple bow, pick axe and torch. The only axe and pick that can be upgraded in the original game are the poachers axe🪓 and the notched pickaxe⛏️ but, you have to find a way to level enchanting in order to do that. Enchanting breaks the normal human as in from earth which means no magic. The only reason to get either of the above weapon/tools is to upgrade them. A special torch that casts shadows exists in solstheime. Must unequip and equip it so as not to lose it. No armor to be worn only clothes. For some reason archery 🏹 will affect the torch damage. I've been told that enchanting in fire damage upgrades the torch along with block for the bash. Not sure if this is all true. I'll have to test some day.
*Dammit.*
came for a silly challenge video, stayed for shocking amounts of storytelling
Legit the story telling is some of the best for a gaming video! literally teared me up
omg i wanted to comment the exact same thing lmao
@@manwho8177 my man made it!
Rightttttt
Lol I love his commentary 😂😂😂😂 it's on point
Rory being "born and raised from a long line of beggars" is both weirdly relatable and extremely hilarious. I too aspire to one day own a home
Me too on that
Not to mention "But he's looking for a change"
666 like hell yes😊
My man is giving up the gifts of Namira SMH
(If you don't get the reference look up The Beggar Prince store book.)
In a game with no end bro got the good ending, well done Rory.
I love how you flipped the script at the end and essentially gave Uthgerd the role of the player character and Rory the role of her NPC spouse
honestly if i were in skyrim... me too 😗 i already know id be collecting flowers and making potions to get by, definitely not messing around with dragons and draugr haha
@@echo8844 a much less dangerous life. And all those adventurers out there also need potions, food, and healing.
I would play that as a stand alone game
You can make 300,000 gold per year by chopping wood. It pays about 150g per in-game hour. Chop wood, sell to Hulda, repeat. Work 2 hours (300g), sell and have an ale, work 2 more hours (300g), sell and have a lunch, two more hours, sell and have a mead, 2 more hours, sell and have dinner. Listen to the bards, rent the hotel room. Total, 1,200g minus the cost for meals and the room. A player would never want to do that, but your character might.
If you wanted to be as efficient as possible, that's definitely the way to do it. Roleplaying as a logger could be really fun, actually! Maybe in a more wooded area like Falkreath.
@@vikst.varlik726 I could see a story where the Dragonborn escapes from dying, comes across Riverwood, and says "Eh, fuck it" and settles down to work at the lumber mill lol
@@vikst.varlik726 Ooh! If you do a run as a Woodcutter/Logger in Falkreath, Hearthfire would be a great Guideline. Purchase the Land and building your own Home, as a Carpenter, slowly filling up all the Rooms and Stuff :O With the Lake and the Forests around, there's probably a bunch of cool RP-Potential :D
@@MortimerFolchertyeah, the run would be like Joov's iron man challenge. Maybe he can do a pacifist run too to up the challenge and for RP potential.
That’s so much closer to what I was expecting. He cheated in my opinion.
16:29 “a powerful spell only mastered by the most proficient mages in tamreial and a homeless dude in whiterun” is funny as fuck
Genuinely snorted with laughter at that one. Perfect switchup
diogenes if he was a wizard
@@thatdumbguy2621 you mean he isn't? =(
I'm more invested in Rory's life than I've been in quite a few popular films' characters
the price of salt is insane in Skyrim considering that the price for a room for a night is 10 gold and a salt pile is FUCKING 6
There was a time it wasn't that different IRL
@@generalpenultimo6502 Yep, my memory is vague, but I am pretty certain that various ancient armies throughout history paid their troops with salt as the main body of the pay - It is seasoning, disinfectant, toothpaste, preservative etc. Needed to be mined or imported at expense if you didn't live near the coast as well.
@@BaseDeltaZero1972 True, it was part of the standart pay for Roman soldiers for some time if I remember correctly. Also the saying that someone is "worth their salt" stems from this
@@BaseDeltaZero1972 I just quickly looked it up and turns out even the word "salary" comes from the Latin "salis", which means salt
LMFAOOOOO
>Doesn't want to see a dead body ever again
>Steals literal bones from the skeleton floating in the river
In some way bones freak me out way less than a .... moist body. There is something about the cleanliness of bones that is so far removed from a human being.
@@HappyBeezerStudios Embrace the purity of the bone zone, kin
More "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps" stories should end with becoming a malewife
So a husband then?
@@456MrPeople malewife is very different than a husband haha
But for better understanding, same role, different personality
Househusband***
@@Likiita What's the difference?
@@kapitan19969838 it's basically supposed to feel like how people use the term twink.
Like there are types of men, bears, twinks. Pretty much a malewife is kinda like... A twink but doesn't necessarily have to be gay. Just a submissive man.
Another way I can think to explain, and what happens in the video is like a Tradwife (traditional wives) but just make her a dude. It mostly comes down to how your husband acts, also for an added layer of confusion, you don't even have to be married. It's not really an easy to grasp concept and I'm trying not to be vulgar with my language haha.
Stealing from the rich doesn’t count, while the music gets loud and a stealing montage plays-just perfect😂
Thanks, I'm glad I got the comedic timing right!
Yes, just beautiful.
My toddler heard the music and started dancing 🤣🤣🤣
I forced mu GF to play skyrim and this is litteraly what she did with her character. Except she never left riverwood.
Based AF
Folks, this is a perfect example of putting the ROLE PLAY in RPGs. Well done video!
Dang, Rory out here doing better than most of us who DIDN'T come from generational poverty. True chad right here if there ever was one.
That's the secret! If you're already covered in crass and got dirty hands, getting your hands dirty doesn't scare you as much lol
Generational poverty is such a fucked up concept
Especially in the modern day
The fact that picking crops from a farm isn't stealing in skyrim is wild tbh, if the next Elder Scrolls game doesn't have a random even of a farmer pulling out a staff of shotgun and telling you to drop the crops and get off the property I'd be a little disappointed
You drop those spuds laddie an’ clear yerself off me land, sharpish! :)
Yeah I agree though; you should at least have to speak with the farmer about offering work picking crops before allowing you to harvest them without it counting as stealing.
Same should be done with active mines too I suppose; ‘active’ being the ‘cave’ ones with clearly defined boundaries and with obvious signs of ongoing industrial activity such as employees labouring in the mines, operating the smelter and so on; not the ones which have become tenanted by criminal bandit gangs or the long-abandoned ones lying deserted or populated by undead.
It doesn’t make sense that you can just go into a mine where any loose ore, ingots and some other misc items are owned and taking them is stealing, you can usually help yourself to their mining tools and mine the veins yourself and simply walk out with as much ore (that isn’t tagged as being stolen but actually _is_ in a realistic sense) as there is available or that you are able to carry.
Again I think one should be required to speak to the mine’s owner about available work before being allowed to freely do so.
@@ianjames1754 With the mines I feel like the game has no way to mark the ore vein as stolen, and thus the ore isn't either.
A bit like with potion making or smithing. You can use all stolen components, but the created potion or sword isn't stolen anymore. So in universe the people seem to be unable to track things once they are different. Imagine if you could just steal gold coins, melt them down, cast them back into coins and suddenly they are legitimately yours.
Like in lord of the rings when they steal dudes crops lol
I've never done Ysolda's quest, so I was right there with Rory experiencing that shock of betrayal. I didn't expect to be genuinely moved by a Skyrim video today.
i love the idea of picking a fantasy adventure game with the purpose of living a mundane life, it's surprisingly fun to bring the mundane of real life into a game like this.
When you sell firewood to Hulda, the Argonian Ale no longer counts as stolen 🍻
And you get 10 G per swing! Man, that poor guy who has to just *give* his logs to Belethor because he *works* there
iirc she lets you stay a night at the inn for free as well. there's no dialogue from her about it but the bed becomes usable when you sell her the firewood
While disposition isn't as obviously shown as in Oblivion, it still exists in Skyrim. There might be no minigame and no charm spell, but by doing favours to NPCs increases their disposition towards the player, and at some point they consider you a friend and allow you to take some of their stuff.
Same with the first quest "Unbound" btw, whoever you join for the escape from Helgen, go with them to Riverwood and you'll be able to take stuff from their relatives house. Side with Hadvar and you get free gear from the forge and free, respawning crafting materials.
The narrative is really good! I'd actually forgotten about the twist with Ysolda. The way you characterize Rory is both fun and makes sense given his surroundings and background. Can't wait for your next video!
Thank you, and welcome!
I like the narrative twist on a region lock challenge. This was excellent.
in whiterun all you gotta do is chop wood once and beat up a bard for food and shelter for life in survival
At Carlotta's house?
@@Rayzorbladez chop wood and sell it to bannered mare and you can loot everything inside underneath 50 gold (i think you might be able to use one of the beds as well)
speak to carlotta and beat up mikael she’ll let you take anything from her stall in the market
Yeah, that's how I do it if I need some money early game. And you can literally chop wood infinitely and Hulda pays the full price too.
Yeah it's legit broken how you can amass a fortune just from firewood sales.
@@kotor610But it's super tedious, which is the point. Yeah, it's free money, but also a time sink. There's a wood axe you can grab in Riverwood for free at any time. It assures that no matter what, you should always have access to *some* form of money.
0:11 "See that mountain? You can actually go there."
the narrative you weave and how you characterize rory is so fun and engaging!!!
Thank you, that means a lot!
Agreed
@@vikst.varlik726like a bunch of stories of npcs like this is a gold mine of content i mean the people like it we like it
‘I’m not going to steal.’
Proceeds to steal every flower and item in town
Just like when you start a good character
If the game does not mark it as stealing it is not stealing
@@kamirostorino9416 The game had a giant's hammer floating in the sky. In reality, what he did would absolutely be stealing.
It's at the minimum exploiting a mechanic. For a video that's very roleplay heavy its odd for the character to just walk into a place and take every piece of food in sight, even if TECHNICALLY its not labeled as stealing.
If you went to your buddy's house and asked to join them for dinner they'd probably be cool with that. If you walked in and took every bit of food out of their cabinets they'd be absolutely livid.
@@DieLuftwaffelthe items in the castle started out with "steal" then after the dragon attack we're allowed to take whatever within reason. By reason is per item value. And for some reason one can take any size money bags.
Rory realizing he wasn't an adventurer, but had the knowhow to support one, then proposing to Urthgerd then becoming her househusband was one of the most wholesome and empowering twists to the narrative I could ever think of! It'd be an understatement to say this would be a very validating story to other househusbands and working women out there IRL!
Thanks so much! I think it's important to show people that even if their life doesn't go in the direction they expected, they can still be happy and set new life goals.
@@vikst.varlik726💯
@@vikst.varlik726who'd you steal this video from
@@vikst.varlik726 No billions must seethe
@@IgorBogdanoffs Thank you for being a sane person
Your shoutout to Paul from Mitten Squad was touching. I bought a mug from his merch store with his iconic phrase “This is Where the Real Game Begins”
It’s on my desk at work and I drink out of it daily.
*Do not fly Spirit airlines, do not get on a Boeing plane.*
Despite being quite unbalanced at times
it still hardcore version of skyirm
Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill himself
I edited my comment, sorry guys, had to, BOEING is TRIPPING🤣🤣🤣
What did boeing do now? Besides the assassination.@@Jgfhujnggg23342
Spirit has never had a plane crash my guy what did they do to you lol
I wasn't prepared for a stay at home dad RP playthrough but I'm here for it.
Judging by your previous videos i assume you're a jack of all trades. But i find your storytelling ability to be the strongest in particular. Great video, do keep uploading and good luck.
Rip paul. Thank you for that ending.
A series where you play as Dexter would be fun. Serial-killing all the bad guys of Skyrim. Stalking your victims and getting away with your kills.
Oh, but not just going off rumors, but actually confirming that they deserve it.
The algorithm randomly suggested to me and what you said at the end about taking a more narrative approach made me wanna say I LOVE the narration and editing style of this vid and subscribed because of it. I'm not familiar with your other content but if you take this approach in your future videos I'm pretty excited to see what you do next.
Good stuff. Loved the narrative approach. Hoping you make more of these.
I might have to! Thanks for the support!
This was a surprisingly moving tale of hope, loss and loyalty. I was genuinely distraught for Rory as his dreams of courting and marrying Ysolda shattered, making his new home feel barren and meaningless. It really added emotional weight to the story's conclusion with a loving household in the safety of Whiterun for our non-adventurous hero. I wonder if there might be a follow-up episode, "Can You Adventure in Skyrim Without Killing Anyone?" in which Rory and Uthgerd go on various quests near enough to Whiterun to return home every night.
Great story writing. Great narration, tone and storytelling while still maintaining the parameters of the game, and those that you set on the playthrough. You deserve more subscribers.
Thank you, that's very kind!
I was expecting a humble living playthrough challenge and got a beautiful narrative, what a great video!
Rory's tale is so touching. Hope to see more of your narrative adventures!
I love that you didn’t just play this as a challenge, manipulating the game systems to make gold, you did it as a roleplay and told Rory’s story
Knowing what they're supposed to look like, all the modded faces look like creepy wax figures.
Great video!
Yeah, I don't care for a lot of the character retextures myself, but I thought it might make the video seem "higher quality" maybe? I don't plan to keep them for the next video (stripping back my mods overall so the game runs a little smoother).
@@vikst.varlik726For whiterun males I recommend Sons of Nirn. For females there's lots of options, but they'll only be compatible together if you learn how to use the easyNPC mod/tool.
the fact that this challenge run comes with _lore?_ Impeccable. Subbed
After you sell wood to the innkeeper, you can sleep in one of the beds upstairs for free.
I didn't know that, thanks for the tip!
@@vikst.varlik726 any time! One more thing, though, is that most of the containers indoors are safe. You can live out of the inn or dragon's reach, or ysoldas house (they all have cooking spits). You can also live out of Jorvaskr or uthgerds house, but there's no cooking in those. I believe you can also use containers inside warmaidens and other random places (like the apothecary) once you friend
@@vikst.varlik726 any time! I tried leaving a message, but I think I accidentally deleted it..
I was just saying that you can live out of the bannered mare and dragon's reach after you friend them because they have cooking spits and most of the containers are safe to put all of your stuff. Most of the containers at Jorvaskr are safe as well but there is no place to cook. Two other options are Ysolda's house and Uthgerd's house, but there's no cooking in Uthgerd's.
Love the storytelling! Challenge videos are fun but the way you brought these once uninteresting characters to life would keep me coming back
You sir have done a great job. I hope to see all the excellent content after this. I was truly blown away with Rory’s story
I'm so glad you enjoyed!
04:26 fish existed in the game before the Anniversary Edition and the fishing mechanic, and they worked that same way: they were physical moving object that you would harvest and then the fish was added to your inventory
Not what I expected when I clicked on the video, a nice surprise! Thanks for the content, this was great
I'm glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching!
This little skyrim video means so much to me
Man this deserves way more views this video was brilliant. You did a great job with the narrative too, well done
Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it!
@vikst.varlik726 looking forward to more 😁
You have done something that no TH-camr has done in 6 years. You've made me want to go back to Skyrim.
Great story my dude. You've earned a sub.
Amazing story! Thank you so much. I really hope you follow-up on the story in the future.
Thank you! Rory might have to make a return, since people like him so much!
Ending the story to the track "The Streets of Whiterun" is just... chef's kiss.
oh this video fresh asf,, oh this CHANNEL fresh asf,, hell yeah count me in 🥳
Wow ! This is great, really liked the whole narrative and that didn't had overly strict rules, keep it down to be entertaining! hope you make more certainly looking forward to it
Only 600 views??? Man, this content is worth so much more, keep it up!
Thank you! I'm blown away by the attention this is getting!
I cried at the happy ending. Either you’re a wonderful storyteller or I’m a big baby. Probably both
Stealing from the rich doesn’t count is such a great line
It’s still a horrible thing
@@Lady_Evelynlick thst boot
@@bongwaterbaptist Theft is theft, I hate the Uber wealthy just like everyone else who's poor, but having your mindset will keep you there.
Your writing and storytelling ability is phenomenal. This video is genius.
I really liked this! Its a beautiful, peaceful story told for an unexpected angle. I quite liked the editing too! Keep at it!
I was expecting this to be more “do it as quick as possible”/exploitative in nature but this was pleasantly surprising! I love the narrative style and I think you did really well in making a seemingly boring challenge interesting and engaging
Just discovered your channel. I hope you bless us with more Skyrim
Rorikstead is still in the Whiterun hold, it is the biggest hold in the whole game.
Came for background noise, ended up pausing my game and becoming enthralled by the life of Rory. What a fun video haha great work thank you for making it!
A beautiful story, I am definitely subscribing for more amazing tales! Keep it up!
Welcome! Thank you for the support!
Your storyteing is impeccable. I nearly teared up a time or two 😭 when you mentioned the strong warrior woman deserving a second chance, to come home to a warm meal and to have her wounds dressed, I almost lost it. 😂 I LOVE this idea and I'm definitely using it for an OC couple one day
i realy liked the more narrative approach of this video, its not something a lot of other people do but you pulled it off realy well! have you considered trying similiar challenges in other skyrim settlements like riften or markarth?
That could be very fun, thanks for the suggestion!
"Stealing from the rich doesn't count" I wasn't expecting a gameplay video to be so based.
If Rory creates a market stall and sells items himself, he’ll make way more money…😊
What an inspiring underdog story. Rory deserved to find love! Great writing, this was very entertaining.
TH-cam finally showing love to new creators
They always do
I do not understand how this video has 374k views but YOU on have 5k subs. What I do understand is you are a legitimately descent writer and story teller. I'm here for it. Never stop climbing.
Glad it ended before Rory went to bed and got abducted by mistake and dragged into the terrifying world of assassination.
This was such a fun way to re-experience parts of my favorite game which I've experienced a hundred times over from a new angle. Thank you so much for your delightful storytelling!
So rory will kill animals but not skeletons? My brother in talos they're already dead
Can’t believe the production value on this. Keep up the amazing work!
Hey! I don't mean to be invasive. I just went to go watch your last video and your voice gave me whiplash a bit. I can't know your situation, but I know mine: trans and took T for 3 months before being forced to stop due to an immigration out of America. I don't know if I'll ever be able to go on T again, but I know my voice now sounds like yours did, two years ago. The thought that maybe, possibly I could sound like you do in another two years if I'm able to start T again - if I decide to - is completely stunning.
It's good to maybe potentially see another lifelong TES nerd maybe possibly achieve a similar dream.
This made me tear up, thank you. I hope you're able to get back on T in the near future, if that's what you want to do. I'm happy you were able to get out and I hope you're safe wherever you are now. The US has become so dangerous for trans people so quickly.
This video was freaking amazing. Loved the narrative approach.
4:50 i have a literal irl Disorder called sca-13 aka spinal cerebral ATAXIA, the first time an npc stopped me to tell me i had Ataxia i was so shocked i had to stand and blink at her for like ten full minuets lol
That dedication to Paul at the end was genuinely touching, and it made me feel good to hear
"Stealing from the rich doesn't count."
Rory got so desperate he forgot his morals. But I guess once a beggar, always a beggar.
It’s morally righteous to steal from the rich.
@@justinb864 yeah the rich could just replace what was stolen
This was very enjoyable. The immersive style of storytelling really made it worth listening too =D
IM SUBSCRIBING!!! ALSO YOU NEED MORE SUBS!!!! I’m glad I’ll be apart of the first 50!!!!👍👍👍
Thank you for the support, welcome!
@@vikst.varlik726 and thank you for the great vids brother! Honestly I don’t know your reason for video making but you have a NACK naturally for Skyrim content brother! But whatever your plan is you got a supporter and cancel culture won’t stop this subscriber!
@@vikst.varlik726 and at almost 4K subs, I’d say congratulations brother, congratulations 🤙
You’re a really good storyteller, this seemed fun to make! I hope you make more like this
338 VIEWS WHAT
I don't even play Skyrim and I loved this.
I loved the narrative, espescially the part where Rory deatroyed the local ecosystem of the city lmao. First time catching a video from ya, and I'm sticking around to see more stuff like this, Elder Scrolls is about the narratives you make as your own character, and playing them in different ways, like a commoner, really makes for cool and fun playthroughs and videos
Great video, if you ignore the cringeworthy politics.
You are a brilliant story teller, man. That was really good, please continue the good work.
Acab is cringe
Bootlickers are cringe
No Stealing
No Killing
No Leaving
Is literally every priest character you make.
This was shockingly wonderful. I'm so glad I stumbled on this.
The narrative woven in this video is worth so much more than 40k views and 874 subscribers. Beautiful man. Just beautiful
That was incredible. It's one of the best skyrim videos I have ever seen. Mitten squad will be missed. Great job man!
You're such a good storyteller. So much so that I almost forgave you breaking the rules and leaving whiterun because the reasoning was so sound.
How dare you, you beautiful person
This was not the video I was expecting. This video was 1000x times better! Subscribed
This is probably the best Skyrim video I’ve watched. This is my favorite way to approach this game.
Awesome chill video, your voice is so soothing and your storytelling skills are refreshing! I'm looking forward to seeing a part 2 for this episode 😁
This video is great! Love your style of narration! I would enjoy more of this type of videos
I absolutely love that you made this into both a challenge and a roleplay.
You're a good story teller as well, very enjoyable to watch. I almost forgot this was a challenge video until you started talking about that instead of Rory.
Genuinely and unironically this is one of the best videos I think I’ve ever watched on TH-cam. So wholesome, and frankly very enjoyable! You did an amazing job with it, and I can’t wait to see more!
In a sea of Skyrim content this video instantly became one of my favorites. I LOVED not only the challenge but also your storytelling. Amazing job!
You are deadass a masterful storycrafter. Good job man
I really really hope you make more videos like this. it's the first video of your's that I've seen and it felt really special to me. a simply story, even a bit of a silly one but it felt very genuine. it's how I play skyrim. always trying to find a narrative reason WHY my character is doing something and use the person that develops from it to figure out what to do next.
That's something I love about Skyrim, you can just exist in the world and there isn't really any pressure to play the "correct" way.