Anne G--Me too! SIGH......

Oldman-Thanks for that link, I didn't realize that because I was already a werewolf that I couldn't become a vampire. No wonder it wouldn't work! lol I don't really like the werewolf thing anyway so I'm going to go see if I can cure myself like I helped cure Farkas and Vilkas.

Wish me luck!

Tracy, hoping for fangs and living in Broken Fang Cave in the meantime just for fun

Oldman, I haven't done the repentance quest yet. I still have Lydia. Other than getting in the way of my arrows, she is not all bad. I love her sarcastic comment that she is sworn to carry my burdens when I make her carry some of my loot. I always get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when she announces that she has a bad feeling about some of the dungeon rooms we enter. She's always right as there is always a particularly nasty person or group ambushing us. I appreciate the warning.

I came across a dog who is now following me everywhere. He gets in my way way even more than Lydia. However, he is virtually indestructible as he has been attacked by huge mobs of evil beings and he just never dies. I think he is a "quest object" so he can't die which makes him invaluable as an ally. I don't think I'll give him back to his owner as then he may become mortal again.

I used to have a horse named "Frost". I lost him somewhere and have no idea where he disappeared but he used to help me fight, too.

For every quest that I finish I seem to pick up five more. I think I will be playing into old age.

Rowan, your horse normally shows up at the stables in whatever town you are in unless he was killed. I stopped riding mine though cos I like to herb along the way and whenever my horse died I'd reload and play the fight over.

Here's something interesting perhaps someone knows about (I did a search but could not find anything)

I was fighting some wrath-things outside the college - I noticed Lydia just standing there (not really fighting) but she had some black smoke coming out of her neck - I went away to kill a couple wraths hiding up the hill... when I came back Lydia was gone... but there was a chicken with black smoke where Lydia was... Did she get turned into a chicken?

Anyone know if that is part of the storyline? or a bug?

I reloaded several times... I even tried to keep her in my sights as I walked away to kill the other wraths... but its almost like the game waits for me to turn away before she disappears and the chicken appears.

Wow, that is odd....can't say I've had that happen yet.


Update: Are you using the Wabbajack?

That's the cool thing about skyrim... many different experiences for everyone...

No... not using that.

I reloaded and found that when I get near her... she is called "Arniel Gane's Lydia" then turns into a pile of ash... I did a search and I guess other people have experienced this too (or one other person atleast - however no one seems to know if this is supposed to happen or not.

Yes, it definitely is a different experience for each person......That's part of what makes it so fun!

The strangest scene I saw was a man riding along the path while standing on his horse.

This hasn't happened to me but I've heard of several people getting messages from that courier that goes around Skyrim. Nothing much odd about this except that the courier is in the buff at the time.

I haven't had Lydia with me at all, but if she can carry loot, she's coming with me from now on. My problem with hangers on is that they tend to mess up the stealth aspect of the the game - the fools DO rush in, and there's nothing worse than that if you were planning a cunning ambush from the shadows.

Wouldn't mind a dog, though. Maybe I'll hang around with that Barnabas for a while. He's still waiting for me.

I now rule the Assassins, too, I guess, though I still have a couple of things left to do. Completely lost track of main quest, though. No idea what to do or where to go.

AnneG, I've had the Courier but he's always been dressed.

Hagatha, Lydia can indeed carry stuff, which is why I always take her with me and replay the area if she dies. I don't know if the other companions can carry.

Hagatha, I've only played the Main Quest to just past the GreyBeards. Are you past that?

Hagatha, my dog is Barbas and he is indestructible and great at luring the bad guys away from me. I can just stand there and target them with my bow and arrows. He barks a lot, though.

Hmmmmm Rowan, I'd love an indestructible dog.

Son just called and said he accidentally deleted all his saved games

L4L how awful - can he do that system restore thing if he's playing on the computer. Or is there a file somewhere or the registry Or maybe glitches would know what to do.

I'm pllaying on PS and it doesn't play well at all and sometimes I just quit playing. When PS is online I'll get some updates and maybe that will help. All other games play just fine.

Met Barbas - is he an Irish Wolfhound - fine dog

Barbas is involved in a daedric quest. As long as he is in the quest he is indectructible. I'm not sure if he loses his indestructible status once the quest is over. So I'm not completing the quest for a long time just so I can keep him with this benefit. Is anyone else using him? Is my guess correct?