I have been playing Skyrim for years now, and every year I try finding new ways to challenge myself and make the game feel fresh again.
As someone who usually plays Breton, Bosmer, Dunmer, or even Khajiit, I’ve learned the ins and outs of those races pretty well over time.
But there was always one race I never really touched:
Argonians.
I never had much interest in them because the race just never felt like it fit me personally. But recently, my very creative (and very autistic) brain came up with a build/challenge that somehow made Argonians insanely fun to play.
So, I introduce to you:
“The Raptor Challenge.”
A survival-focused Skyrim challenge inspired by feathered raptors/dromaeosaurs — built around speed, aggression, hunting, scavenging, and pack behavior.
If you want to try it out yourself, check out the rules below!
The Raptor Challenge
A survival challenge build focused on speed, aggression, hunting behavior, and immersive roleplay inspired by feathered dromaeosaurs/raptors.
Built around vanilla Skyrim gameplay + DLCs/Anniversary Edition content.
!! Mods are completely allowed and encouraged if you want to expand the experience. !!
Recommended:
⟡ Legendary Difficulty
⟡ Survival Mode enabled
Race:
→ Argonian ONLY
Core Idea:
You are not a knight, mage, or hero.
You are a predator.
Your character relies on:
⟡ speed
⟡ stamina
⟡ ambush tactics
⟡ scavenging
⟡ hunting
⟡ pack behavior
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Combat Rules
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Allowed:
⚔︎ One-handed swords
⚔︎ Daggers
⚔︎ Poisons
⚔︎ Sneak attacks
⚔︎ Followers
⚔︎ Pets
⚔︎ Scrolls
Not Allowed:
⚔︎ Axes
⚔︎ Maces
⚔︎ Two-handed weapons
⚔︎ Bows/Crossbows
⚔︎ Shields
⚔︎ Magic of ANY kind
Combat should feel fast and animalistic.
You are encouraged to:
⚔︎ rush enemies
⚔︎ isolate targets
⚔︎ ambush prey
⚔︎ retreat when overwhelmed
⚔︎ circle enemies instead of tanking damage
Heavy emphasis on:
⚔︎ Health
⚔︎ Stamina
⚔︎ Mobility
An Important Shout:
→ Elemental Fury is highly recommended/mandatory once unlocked.
(Attack speed fits the “raptor” fantasy perfectly.)
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Armor Rules
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ONLY Forsworn armor may be worn.
Allowed:
♱ Forsworn Armor
♱ Forsworn Boots
♱ Forsworn Gauntlets
Optional:
→ Headdress can be ignored if your Argonian already has feather/horn customization.
Jewelry, backpacks, and utility items are allowed.
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Survival Rules
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NO:
⁞ Fast travel
⁞ Carriages
⁞ Horses
You must travel on foot everywhere.
(Because what kind of raptor rides a fuckin’ horse?)
Followers and pets ARE allowed because raptors are believed to be pack hunters.
Exception:
→ If you have the DLC and want to hang out in Solstheim, then the boat ride there and back is acceptable.
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Diet Rules
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Primary Diet:
Carnivorous only.
Allowed foods include:
⊹ Venison
⊹ Fish
⊹ Chicken
⊹ Pheasant
⊹ Beef
⊹ Crabs
⊹ Eggs
Allowed ingredients:
⊹ Animal products
⊹ Insects
⊹ Eggs
⊹ Mountain flowers (Blue/Purple)
(and salts for cooking)
You should hunt/scavenge most of your food whenever possible.
Optional Rule:
→ If completing Namira’s Daedric quest, human flesh/cannibalism is allowed for roleplay purposes.
(Entirely optional for player comfort.)
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Alchemy & Items
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Allowed:
⊹ Crafted potions/poisons
⊹ Scavenged potions/poisons
NOT allowed:
⊹ Buying potions from merchants
Alchemy should feel survival-based and instinctual rather than magical.
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Roleplay Rules
(OPTIONAL but FUN)
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Play like a predator:
⋆ Hunt at night
⋆ Use rivers/lakes to travel or to kite enemies
⋆ Ambush isolated enemies
⋆ Avoid unnecessary towns (This one is a loose rule)
I know I never posted about this over here, but about a year ago I made a Nightcrawler meme for two reasons:
1. He is one of my hyperfixations.
2. I love the autism creature meme dearly.
I completely forgot it existed.
Fast forward to me chatting with a Marvel nerd and searching for a good Nightcrawler meme to send — and near the top of Pinterest, there he was. My low-quality autistic-crawler.
I literally went, “oh shit, I made that.”
Clicked on it and the mf has 54 likes?? Hello???
Anyway, whoever loved this little autistic fuck — thank you.
Well, I’ve started using this account again, so a proper introduction is in order!
Ground Rules
Don’t be a bigot. Plain and simple. I try to make this a safe space.
About Me
ׂ╰┈➤ Hello, my name is Kayla but I also go by Kyy or Kam! (some of you may already know me!)
☽ They/Them/She/Her (I’m flexible with any pronouns)
☽ 24 ♉️
☽ Lesbian
☽ 420-Friendly
☽ Neurospicy™
☽ Eclectic Pagan
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!!! I do not answer DMs! I’m not ignoring you—I just have severe social anxiety, and interacting with people makes me really nervous. !!!
What to Expect from This Blog
彡 This is my main blog, where I post things I enjoy that don’t fit my other blogs. Expect a lot of The Locked Tomb content, my own art, hobbies and personal thoughts or rambles.
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[Photo 1 (from left to right): dried lavender buds, my Green Powder, my Mushie Powder, and the new addition, Mato Powder, made from tomatoes grown in my own garden.]
More Information about these little bottles of whimsy here.
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[Photo 2: A harvest from my garden… a bundle of purple bush beans, a few sprigs of rosemary, a couple of lavender buds, and one single ripe tomato.]
Fifteen huge kale leaves today, which I spent most of my morning washing on the front porch. Tiny mushrooms have also started appearing throughout the garden… a little reminder that there’s a whole ecosystem working beneath the soil.
