Can You Make a Living in Windhelm?

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  • Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025

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  • @vikst.varlik726
    @vikst.varlik726  2 дня назад +17

    Support me on Patreon if you feel so inclined! Thank you in advance! patreon.com/vik_st_varlik

    • @daveyjones7391
      @daveyjones7391 2 дня назад

      I thought I wasn’t supposed to comply with something in advance? 🤔 😂

    • @bonefetcherbrimley7740
      @bonefetcherbrimley7740 День назад +1

      I am 1 minute into the video. I like Ivan!
      Edit: I did not expect the peaceful dark elf to end up locked into a horrible situation, which demanded he cave in the skulls of half a dozen armed men. Holy hell!

    • @daveyjones7391
      @daveyjones7391 День назад

      Well, if you need to get to a fire to survive…

  • @bt70a9
    @bt70a9 2 дня назад +310

    I enjoy these, because they're like an RP experience, instead of all those RUclipsrs that ruin it with random murders or stuff like that. It feels like you're taking part in the world, instead of being the main character.

    • @vikst.varlik726
      @vikst.varlik726  2 дня назад +65

      I love games where I don't play as the hero, but just someone else in the game world. Sometimes I don't want to save the world, I just want to exist in it.

    • @bt70a9
      @bt70a9 2 дня назад +9

      @@vikst.varlik726 Yeah I don't usually do that, but I sure do enjoy watching someone else do that. Thanks for bringing this content, I don't usually see anyone do it in a good way. I would love to see some longer videos too, maybe just improvise it as you go and do a live voice recording whilst playing. Make it into a series maybe? Perhaps semi scripted, like moving from towns to towns or even living in the woods, trying to join the guilds and such, while kinda roleplaying :)

    • @RyokoEarth
      @RyokoEarth 2 дня назад +14

      @@vikst.varlik726you are so right and this is what is so unique about Skyrim for me. Even other great roleplaying games, you are following the story or a narrative. In Skyrim you can literally do something like this, just set up shop in riften and roleplay as a low level thief in the guild and do whatever you want.
      Like 90% of my Skyrim games just don’t have dragons at all bc I never start the main quest, and I love the game for giving you the freedom to do that

    • @ravendelacour1917
      @ravendelacour1917 День назад +4

      Once upon a time I grew tired of the main story in Fallout New Vegas and played being a merchant running supplies, resources and salvage across the wasteland and for realism I disabled fast travel. I earned ten of thousands of caps from legitimate business before returning to doing actual quests. It was strangely catharticly Zen to not have the fate of the Wasteland on my shoulders for a while.

    • @MatanZlatan
      @MatanZlatan 5 часов назад

      still not as immersive becuse in beggining he just looted everything to make a sale and therefore coin, everything that you can't steal at least.and while this isn't stealing according to game its pretty obvious that taking peoples fish out of fish bowls, axes out of wood or weapons from graves would be stealing and nords would hate the third in particular becuse its also sacrilege so a dark elf doing sacrilege on nord graves in windhelm? yeah if this was realistic rp he'd already hang just for that these are just beggining examples not to menton all the gold he just steals in that tavern lol.
      i wonder will i ever find TRULY immersive rp where someone quite literally tries to live like everyone else, meaning no shortcuts like selling fish and weapons and tools that you didn't "steal" becuse game didn't recognize it as so its not what an average dark elf would do in this setting.

  • @westcoast1155
    @westcoast1155 2 дня назад +108

    Why am I more emotionally invested in Ivan's story than I was in, like, 90% of the traditional media I consumed last year?! You're a wonderful story-teller and your dad's an excellent VA. 'Can you make a living in [x]?' is quickly becoming one of my all-time favourite series on youtube. Excited for pt2!

  • @hhoop3876
    @hhoop3876 2 дня назад +81

    That crossing out of the 'no killing rule' was so good man. We got to put this video on the fridge

  • @chihiroisabelle8680
    @chihiroisabelle8680 2 дня назад +109

    Your dad's accent is on-point again, I actually figured that you must have gotten a different voice actor because he sounds so different. I don't know if your dad has done any professional voicework but he is IMMENSELY talented.
    And this video is so fitting to current events. I love that these are more than just challenge runs, not only do you create a narrative out of it but you link it back to a theme and message. Like father like son, you are an extremely talented storyteller and I'm looking forward to what you do next.

  • @APlayfulLittleBlend
    @APlayfulLittleBlend 2 дня назад +72

    Handled with compassion and kindness, the world could use a few more people like you

    • @Ray087-j1f
      @Ray087-j1f 2 дня назад +7

      @@APlayfulLittleBlend compassion and kindness…… the two things we truly severely lack in this world sadly…..

  • @MousaThe14
    @MousaThe14 День назад +15

    Between your writing and your father’s voice acting I gotta say, this is bloody awesome. A wonderful narrative well told and gods your dad is so skilled, totally unexpected. I am eagerly awaiting part 2, which I also didn’t see coming.
    But the mid point narrative turn of having to fight for survival was just excellent role play.

  • @CH-1060forEel
    @CH-1060forEel День назад +18

    i was worried it was gonna be like 'and through sheer hard work and determination i escaped the confines of my birth and became the most famousest and beloved dunmer in windhelm!1!' but you managed to keep it realistic but still have a happy ending which i really liked :) i also like that you broke your own rules for the sake of enhancing the story, i wasnt expecting that. im so excited to see more of ivan!!!!!!!

  • @junova7503
    @junova7503 День назад +21

    The dunmer aren't wanting to go back to an ashen wasteland, they just wanna go back home but can't because it's now an ashen wasteland. As for the argonians hating the dunmer... yeah...

    • @micheal7932
      @micheal7932 8 часов назад +1

      The Dunmer didn't leave Morrowind because of the Red Mountain eruption. They left because the Argonians invaded soon after.
      They sacked the captial city, Mournhold, and took over most of the southern region Before the events of Skyrim. Adril Arano comments on this.

    • @junova7503
      @junova7503 7 часов назад

      @@micheal7932 Ahh, I knew the argonians attacked after the oblivion crisis but didn't know how that timed with the eruption. Thanks.

    • @mrziiz6893
      @mrziiz6893 3 часа назад +1

      I mean it’s not like the argonians didn’t have very very very good reasons..

  • @ratspew932
    @ratspew932 19 часов назад +3

    I was obsessed with Skyrim back when I was 12-13, recently decided to pick it up again and watch some videos. Genuinely amazing stories aren't something I expected to find in a Skyrim challenge run, but here we are. And I mean it. I wouldn't call myself easy to please and some people call me overly critical, but your stories (I've watched this one and Riften) left me impressed - the characters are simple yet distinguishable by their key features, so it's easy to understand them and sympathise. They feel natural and realistic to the world of Skyrim. The stories themselves are wholesome and heartwarming. Subbed! Looking forward to Solstheim.

  • @lukerabon7925
    @lukerabon7925 2 дня назад +30

    I was already subscribed, but if I wasn't that opening would have clinched it. Thanks Vik

  • @MaxieSteele-fgie
    @MaxieSteele-fgie День назад +6

    Amazing! The portrayal of windhelm in this video is surprisingly accurate, you also got the dark elf discrimination of the stormcloaks mostly accurate I'll say.

  • @aran.m977
    @aran.m977 2 дня назад +25

    I absolutly love these videos with their heavy focus on rp and actually playing the rp and letting us be a part of it. I beg you to continue this series even after your done with all the holds with things like being a bandit or stuff.

  • @Kek393
    @Kek393 20 часов назад +10

    "I thought Argonians would be sympathetic" has gotta be the funniest line of the video considering TES3: Morrowind exists.

    • @maverickdarkrath4780
      @maverickdarkrath4780 15 часов назад +4

      Honestly, the dark elves in morrowind make nords in windhelm seem welcoming

    • @mrziiz6893
      @mrziiz6893 3 часа назад +1

      The events of the sacking of mornhold are pretty recent as of skyrim, and what the argonians have been through under the dark elves are a painful racial memory that’s never gonna fade. And I mean that literally, when they are born and nurse on the Hist sap they gain the racial memories of other argonians, so it’s literal racial trauma

  • @chaoticgood1905
    @chaoticgood1905 День назад +3

    These are probably the among the best and most creative "Can you..." style of challenge runs out there. The narrative and roleplay focus really makes these videos stand head and shoulders above the rest of the challenge run genre, in my eyes.

  • @riotd.r.8363
    @riotd.r.8363 12 часов назад +4

    I just realized most of the Jarls of Skyrim are like "You killed X? How about a house?"

  • @williams100292
    @williams100292 День назад +6

    One minute in, and I think you've more than earned my sub. This is great.

  • @ldcraig2006
    @ldcraig2006 2 дня назад +15

    Wonderfully told, and your father's voice was perfect! I felt so sorry for Ivan. He had such hopes! I hope he does better in Solstheim.

  • @Ray087-j1f
    @Ray087-j1f 2 дня назад +18

    I’m really enjoying your videos and the rp element in them!!! They are so well done and high quality too, your channel is extremely underrated.

  • @heyitsraexo
    @heyitsraexo 2 дня назад +24

    Vik remains my favorite RUclipsr to watch while both sleeping and awake

  • @dallydaydream
    @dallydaydream День назад +2

    Dang, your dad has range! Really looking forward to seeing more of Ivan. I also really appreciated the theme throughout of self-acceptance in a hostile world; sadly very apt right now ♥

  • @TheKoriKasai
    @TheKoriKasai День назад +3

    I absolutely Adore these videos. The immersive rp elements and the narration, mixed in with that god tier voice actor you brought in. I haven't gotten to far but I am excited to watch!

  • @cuteghostboy
    @cuteghostboy День назад +2

    man. whatever you do. please keep making these videos. this one was really good, and I cant wait for the sequel in solstheim.

  • @starbluemoon2232
    @starbluemoon2232 День назад +1

    Hahaha, what an ending! The voice acting was so good! I’ll be waiting with bated breath for the next one :D

  • @semisweethearts
    @semisweethearts 2 дня назад +4

    another great addition to this series! i love the way you blend your captivating storytelling with the chaos of skyrim gameplay. it’s the perfect combo of heartfelt and funny. also, your dad’s killing it with the voice acting!
    playing a dunmer living in windhelm was such a good and relevant choice. the city’s hostility feels a little too familiar these days but, just as there is always hope for a better future in skyrim, i believe there is hope for a better, kinder world for us too.

  • @lemongreed7916
    @lemongreed7916 2 дня назад +8

    Solstheim is gonna be tough... I have a Solstheim only playthrough, and every enemy there is extremely hard to deal with on level 1

  • @sile1727
    @sile1727 День назад +2

    first video of yours Ive watched and wow, what a wonderful story! I cant wait for Can you make a living in Solstheim.

  • @mx.woofers
    @mx.woofers 2 дня назад +14

    Intro has me so hyped! Absolutely adore the RP approach to the challenge!

  • @teravolt3261
    @teravolt3261 День назад +3

    *hugs you so very tightly* I needed this.

  • @sam_wilds
    @sam_wilds День назад +1

    10 seconds in and I love the intro you put in. Things are going to be rough for a while. Staying alive is resistance

  • @justahistorydork2974
    @justahistorydork2974 День назад +2

    ah yes my favorite series on youtube

  • @vaguevex7860
    @vaguevex7860 14 часов назад +1

    awesome video, i got shockingly invested in ivan's story. the line at the end when he got to solstheim had me rolling.
    also, youre dad has some serious potential as a voice actor. if its something he has any interest in doing professionally he should look into training and opportunities. its a competitive field, but i think hes got the chops lol

  • @caspenbee
    @caspenbee 2 дня назад +4

    Can't wait for part 2. Glad your dad supports you and your art. You make a good team. :) you deserve all the success in the world. May you outlive the ulfrics of the world.

  • @Reuventhal
    @Reuventhal День назад +1

    This got recommended to me out of nowhere and now I'm watching the entire series and wait patiently for Solitude and Markarth, we are in peak RP territory

  • @JaceShadow87
    @JaceShadow87 День назад +2

    Found my new favorite Skyrim RUclipsr

  • @FlippityStik
    @FlippityStik День назад +3

    I found you roughly a month ago and I've already binged the majority of your videos. Looking forward to more, I really enjoy your content!

  • @amargwari2431
    @amargwari2431 17 часов назад +3

    In skyrim, even the lowliest of bum can turn his life around and rise to become a hero and an asset to his community. This more than any magic or dragons...is what makes it fictional

  • @jay15951
    @jay15951 День назад +3

    This was a really awsome video, and thank you for that little message at the start, its a small thing but it means alot

  • @prxssia
    @prxssia 2 дня назад +2

    These RP videos are much more entertaining than a lot of the other challenge videos
    Plus the intro is very tone setting, I love it! Having your dad back on the channel is so nice, he adds a great touch. I also love how you approached living in Windhelm, considering the state of affairs there

  • @fallows-broadcast
    @fallows-broadcast День назад +2

    This is the on of the greatest series I found today. Subscribed so I can keep watching.

  • @NicholasGreen451
    @NicholasGreen451 23 часа назад +1

    Was absolutely delighted to see this video pop up on my feed!
    This week has been hell given the. State of the U.S. as a trans man. That opening message hit hard. Still watching the video as I type this, but your dad's voice acting, your storytelling, and your direction for this is always wonderful.
    Edit: Very excited for the next part!!! Aaa!!!

  • @jacobcrowley1675
    @jacobcrowley1675 2 дня назад +6

    Amazing video St. Varlik I really enjoy you working around your restrictions because you worked it into the narrative. I really enjoy you playing as a Dunmer who is trying to better himself instead of just accepting their terrible position in windhelm. I'm exited for the Solsteim video!!

  • @cheeseenthusiast1264
    @cheeseenthusiast1264 День назад +2

    These videos are incredible, the storytelling, voice acting, even the cinematography are so impressive

  • @snaileef
    @snaileef День назад +1

    I needed that message at the beginning, thank you

  • @commanderbilliam
    @commanderbilliam 2 дня назад +6

    This was great! I loved Ivan's journey through Eastmarch and Windhelm, sad as it was, and I can't wait for his time in Solstheim!

  • @TheMidnightdemon
    @TheMidnightdemon День назад +2

    What a beautiful journey! 😊
    Looking forward to the sequel! 😁👍

  • @happyChappy96621
    @happyChappy96621 2 дня назад +6

    Oh boy I’ve been waiting on this one.
    You’ve got a serious talent for storytelling.

  • @jincorgi8253
    @jincorgi8253 День назад +1

    I'm obsessed with your skyrim videos

  • @attackboss6
    @attackboss6 День назад +3

    Rock on Your Dad! He'd make a great Clavicus Vile

  • @tomwulff527
    @tomwulff527 День назад +2

    A nother cooking channel to subscribe to.

  • @bunnarchist
    @bunnarchist 18 часов назад +2

    That quote in the beginning. That one's really hitting me rn, especially with everything that's going on currently in the States. I know, weird to invoke politics underneath a Skyrim rp video but i just wanted to point out how much that hit with me as a trans person

  • @W4iteFlame
    @W4iteFlame День назад +3

    This farmer get so irritated by the wolf attack so he killed his goats...nords are weird

  • @VicariouslyVanna
    @VicariouslyVanna 2 дня назад +7

    Oh, hell yeah. Love watching these after a long day of work.

  • @emi5627
    @emi5627 День назад +2

    Dad st varik returns!!!!

  • @DumbWaysToDraw
    @DumbWaysToDraw 2 дня назад +2

    I am emotionally invested, I am so excited to see what's next!

  • @mgo5939
    @mgo5939 День назад +2

    sooo excited for the next vid! this was great

  • @altheeas
    @altheeas День назад +2

    oh i absolutely loved this! The narrative is so easy to immerse yourself in, and having Ivan both finally take pride in his race while ultimately realising just how ugly Solstheim is, was the icing on the cake. Such fun to watch!

  • @Fliegercantfly
    @Fliegercantfly 2 дня назад +4

    This was so well done

  • @justonerobin
    @justonerobin День назад +2

    Great video!

  • @lunathedragon5973
    @lunathedragon5973 День назад +1

    17:11 the only NPC that could have died would have been the farmer that you sold the crops to

  • @AnarchoJosh
    @AnarchoJosh День назад +3

    ... clams...

  • @FloppeyPyro
    @FloppeyPyro 2 дня назад +6

    So, yes! If you're a Nord.

  • @eyesack6845
    @eyesack6845 2 дня назад +1

    This is the exact type of skyrim video i've been looking for. You've earned a sub.

  • @rtyuik7
    @rtyuik7 День назад +1

    great job on the voice of "Ivan"...almost sounds like one of the actual NPCs...

  • @goopy9068
    @goopy9068 2 дня назад +5

    as is expected from Vik St. Varlik, we have another incredible video! the characterization of each person in your 'make a living' videos delights me, but i really enjoy the way you played ivan here! the way you weave the actual gameplay in with the roleplay is so wonderful! not to mention the voice acting! im also white so i cant speak on how you handled the fantasy racism, but in my experience with other forms of oppression i think the way ivan tries to force himself to integrate, and hopes that he can be 'better' if he just proves it! that the other dunmer arent working hard enough to earn nord approval! it reminds me of bad queer community infighting at least. im so excited i was this early to the video, and im excited to see ivan try to make a living in solstheim, and to get to experience more of his own culture! (look at me, your characters are so convincing that im excited for ivan, like hes a real person!) thank you for making these videos, and congrats on 10k subscribers!

  • @dominic.h.3363
    @dominic.h.3363 2 дня назад +3

    I don't know why I just now looked at your modlist, but I downloaded several, two of which fix gripes I had since 2019 (and google didn't return these mods as a solution to them). Thanks a bunch!

    • @vikst.varlik726
      @vikst.varlik726  2 дня назад +2

      I'm glad you found some of them useful! I've tried to keep my mods very "vanilla +" if you will. I want to keep the magic of vanilla Skyrim while still fixing the little things.

    • @dominic.h.3363
      @dominic.h.3363 День назад

      @@vikst.varlik726 I see why you would want to keep Skyrim as vanilla as possible for storytelling. I like your approach, you don't live out a walking trope, instead you play genuine characters. You make the mundane appealing by grounding it in relatable experiences, quiet, deeply personal "human" moments, that even make the NPCs feel alive.
      As for me, I do not use overhaul mods either, I target each thing one by one.

  • @xarolino
    @xarolino 2 дня назад +3

    Wonderfull video! Looking foward to whats next! Making a living in soulsteim certainly looks inposible but lets see me be wrong!

  • @kit-san4846
    @kit-san4846 2 дня назад +2

    I wonder how Ivan will take to the Skaal on Solstiem? Correct me if I am wrong, but they are decently friendly, even offering you to join a hunt if you stumble across a hunting party.

  • @operator8014
    @operator8014 2 дня назад +4

    I like using a mod that removes the "essential" flag from all NPCs before I go to Windhelm... For reasons.

    • @Kek393
      @Kek393 20 часов назад

      Yeah, I also hate that Bethesda tries to stop us from getting rid of the outlander scum.

    • @yokaithedumb
      @yokaithedumb 18 часов назад

      is this mod avaliable for ps? because oh boy i have a few essentials i wanna make vanish

    • @dungeaterfancam
      @dungeaterfancam 16 часов назад

      To stop the Butcher before he does anything, obviously

    • @operator8014
      @operator8014 16 часов назад

      @dungeaterfancam Gotta move fast and stop that Aretino boy before he can summon the DB.

    • @dungeaterfancam
      @dungeaterfancam 16 часов назад

      @@operator8014 so true, can’t have poor innocent Grelod suffer any harm

  • @reguluscummins878
    @reguluscummins878 День назад +2

    dude... my name is ivan and right now i'm saving money to move to my home country (ireland) because of discrimination in the country i live in (america). this hits really close to home, especially the intro. i was thinking about going back in the closet, but i'm not sure i wanna do that any more. idk if this made sense but i really needed to see this today. thanks

  • @kaibricturner8836
    @kaibricturner8836 11 часов назад +1

    These videos are super dope 💯💯💯💯

  • @Sneepsnorp31
    @Sneepsnorp31 2 дня назад +1

    Dude I gasped when I saw a new upload from you!

  • @reemm6270
    @reemm6270 День назад +2

    Aww that was so sad

  • @W4iteFlame
    @W4iteFlame День назад +2

    Oh, cool, part two)

  • @magikarpg
    @magikarpg День назад +2

    all that for some clams :'(

  • @ravendelacour1917
    @ravendelacour1917 День назад +1

    Skyrim cottage core.

  • @tiagopereira966
    @tiagopereira966 2 дня назад +4

    just from the first 10 seconds i feel a banger video coming.

  • @ezzy8319
    @ezzy8319 5 часов назад

    Had full body chills when Ivan started killing the bandits and not just because of the snow. Can't wait to see where his story goes from here!

  • @Kathbunny2
    @Kathbunny2 2 дня назад +3

    Excited for this!

  • @wyvvernstone
    @wyvvernstone 2 дня назад +1

    This is how I play RPGs...way more satisfying than being a murderhobo...

  • @jackiespaceman
    @jackiespaceman 2 дня назад +3

    Beautiful stuff

  • @ayayaybamba3445
    @ayayaybamba3445 День назад +2

    Yeah Argonians hating dark elves makes sense given how dark elves basically used them as slave labor for the hundreds of years...

    • @gobbo1917
      @gobbo1917 День назад

      People only care for the racism allegory if they can point it at a white person stand in demographic.

  • @Sweyn.Vagabond
    @Sweyn.Vagabond 2 дня назад +3

    Yay! A new video! 🎉🎉🎉

  • @LaylaSpellwind
    @LaylaSpellwind День назад +2

    It's good that you factor in things like racism. If not for that pesky no killing rule that you broke anyway, you'd have the perfect cure for racism. >=D
    The inheritance letter might be from the barmaid as part of the blood on the ice questline.
    I hope he'll enjoy building the earth stone instead of sleeping.

  • @kitten-blades
    @kitten-blades День назад +5

    this video? in this political climate?????
    jokes aside, this video was really good. I'm transgender and have faced discrimination in the past, even though i am very white, and i think you wrote it really good. you're right, we should comply for no one. stay strong in these times, and thank you for showing your support with this message. it means a lot to people like me, or people of color, or anyone facing hatred for a thing they cannot change

  • @Bluesand10045
    @Bluesand10045 День назад +1

    Dunmeri Forrest Gump

  • @octonautical
    @octonautical 2 дня назад +1

    everyone SHhHHHH, my show's on 😤

  • @BloodandlatexFX
    @BloodandlatexFX 2 дня назад +1

    Your dad is a legend

  • @wearytaco1641
    @wearytaco1641 19 часов назад +2

    0:02 👏🏻

  • @bloatedmarshmallow7836
    @bloatedmarshmallow7836 2 дня назад +3

    You are so underrated

  • @Garret-cain
    @Garret-cain 2 дня назад +1

    These are great new sub earned keep it up

  • @infinitely.
    @infinitely. 2 дня назад +1

    This is sooo good!!

  • @Kavira111
    @Kavira111 День назад

    I loved this video! You and your dad did a great job!!!

  • @fuhyfelax8218
    @fuhyfelax8218 День назад +1

    You can’t make a living in winterhold tho

  • @MasoTrumoi
    @MasoTrumoi 19 часов назад +1

    Recent events

  • @zandernewson9933
    @zandernewson9933 8 часов назад

    New to this series, amazing !

  • @softreyna
    @softreyna 2 дня назад +4

    Can't help but notice that you have Legacy of the Dragonborn installed on this save...

    • @vikst.varlik726
      @vikst.varlik726  2 дня назад +4

      I do indeed! It's my all time favorite mod to play on my personal saves. As a certified loot goblin, having a place to display all my garbage is wonderful.

    • @softreyna
      @softreyna 2 дня назад +4

      @vikst.varlik726 Oh, neat! I didn't notice it in your other videos so I thought you were dropping a hint about where this story might be headed lmao

  • @VerluxUA
    @VerluxUA День назад +4

    This feels really poignant considering current events.. gosh

  • @flamingoshrooms8594
    @flamingoshrooms8594 2 дня назад +1

    OMG THIS WAS TOO GODD

  • @Enoonb
    @Enoonb День назад

    Please look into "Cathedral" texture mods. The flowers, specifically. The vanilla ones are hideous, to say the least.