Skyrim - Thrice Bitten, Once Shy

[@theglowiesareinmywalls]

I like how Dengir gave you 500 gold for stealing a letter from a house across the street but 200 gold for slaying his ancient vampire ancestor

[@Blackjack-sr7mt]

Democracy at it’s finest

[@jacksonm6969]

8 days ago how do you get thay early content

[@xanethestrange7659]

​@@jacksonm6969The patrons get to see the vids a week early iirc

[@highlordlaughterofcanada8685]

@@Blackjack-sr7mt I think you meant Capitalism

[@Sp4rt4nSl4ya]

Well he's not exactly sane, dudes clearly got some screws loose

[@doomqwer]

somebody needs to make a compilation of zach giggling and getting all giddy at cute animals.

[@zombierobot5747]

I'd love that ❤😂

[@MainBrainVain]

I agree with this request as well

[@highlordlaughterofcanada8685]

Once they have enough footage for a video and enough requests they may

[@Darkfire7881]

Zach's love for Racoons fills me with joy. In the slim chance he reads this comment, I have a racoon story. One night while camping with my family, we were sitting around the campfire. A bunch of baby racoons come up to us looking for food, so we toss them some marshmallows. One tried to climb into our garbage bin and fell in, letting out the most adorable little squeaking, we got him out. While we watch the babies we wonder "where's momma racoon?" My step mom shrieks as she feels something move under her chair through her legs. Momma. She gathers the babies and leaves. It was so awesome they got so close (yes I know also dangerous.) Later that night while we're asleep, we wake up to angry chattering. Two babies came back and were fighting over left over bacon, literally having a tug of war. Cutest thing ever. Racoons are the best

[@johnholland5419]

I'm glad Mike didn't add one of the mods to improve settlements, because it's nice to see Zach react like we all did when we saw this legendary graveyard

[@lefteron6804]

I do hope they add it eventually.

[@suntiger745]

Compared to the other cities' graveyeards it is quite big. Which doesn't say much, but still.

[@Nuniixo]

@@suntiger745 Windhelm's bigger

[@suntiger745]

@@Nuniixo I think it's slightly smaller or about equal in size. Mind you, the Windhelm House of the Dead is much larger, and it should arguably included, so I agree that on the whole Windhelm has a larger place for the dead. :)

[@naxmorvigatore4168]

Zach turning into a vampire had me imagining Mike kneeling over Zach like "THINK Zach! If you really didn't wanna be a vampire you would've shot down a hawk and ate one of its feathers before this episode even started!"

[@walnzell9328]

25:26 Zach sends the papa bear to the Soul Cairn so his bear family will never see him again.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

Bruh

[@ThatOnePaperBag]

30:45 the devious laugh followed by the quick save is true comedy

[@MAUR19]

Man when Zach ignored Lucien my heart sunk

[@Cai_Mao]

Same

[@derigel9783]

Where was that?

[@highlordlaughterofcanada8685]

@@derigel9783 In the inn.

[@jazzyj7834]

Seeing a Deathclaw in Skyrim is lore-breaking until you realize that the Elder Scrolls universe has gone through like 12 apocalypses before Alduin even shows up.

[@renaigh]

the Deathclaw was created before the bombs smh my head.

[@KaizoeAzurum]

Just a little bit if CHIM happening.

[@FALLEN_CERBERUS]

“You got infront of me somehow” She says as she witnesses Zach throwing himself at 80 MPH towards the bridge

[@jimbobbyhutchinson313]

I'm sure you figured it out, but the guard didn't saw aged bread and cheese, he said aged BRETON cheese. Cheese from High Rock.

[@highlordlaughterofcanada8685]

I heard bread, so the VA just spoke a tad fast

[@SleepyVesties]

I thought aged bread is just beer.

[@LordElmo420]

Or cheese from aged bretons

[@kassandraofodyssey6475]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@SleepyVesties You don’t make beer by fermenting bread, you make beer by fermenting grain, mainly barley.

[@gronzen5451]

"A hive with a single bee in it. It was his bachelor pad." You mean his... bee-chelor pad?

[@empath69]

27:40 "A feral animal is one that has escaped from a domestic or captive status and is living more or less as a wild animal, or one that is descended from such animals" so, either these bears escaped captivity and returned to a wild state, or the modmaker doesn't know what the word means.

[@andrewcastellano1496]

"Fledermaus" means "bat" in German so that's probably why that grotesque monster was named "Fleder"

[@MisterBullyHunter]

Fleders are from Witcher 1 and the Witcher is Polish

[@mefistowski5292]

@@MisterBullyHunter Sapkowski's work is general Europe myths inspired, not only Polish folklore. Also, Polish language has a lot of words from our Germanic neighbors in its lexicon.

[@jazzyj7834]

@@mefistowski5292 Everyone knows Poland and Germany are best buds and even share language together.

[@mr44mag]

Doesn't fleder itself just mean bat, making the name mean bat-mouse? Unless it's a reference to the heavy tank. Then it's bat-tank?

[@AC1000Terror]

@@mr44mag Fledermaus comes from old-high-germanic "fledarmūs" which comes from "fledarōn" meaning "flattern" or "flapping". So Fledermaus translates to flapping mouse

[@DanteTorn]

I love that Zach has a specific voice for witnessing a treasure panda.

[@xanethestrange7659]

Zach's joy from seeing racoons is infectious

[@MisterHalt]

13:08 The music the bard is playing sounds like the mission briefing music from Stronghold.

[@DarthXelion]

LUUUUUUUUUUUCIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEN My FRIEEEEEEEEEND! for a split second he was on screen. One day Zach will talk to Lucien.

[@UnknownG2000]

I’ve never been the biggest fan of mods, despite spending an ungodly amount of time in Bethesda RPGs, but I gotta say - Thrice-Bitten’s voice acting is not only real well done, it actually fits within the game as well. Hats off.

[@jimbobbyhutchinson313]

That who mod of Interesting NPCs is very well done with a bunch of great VA and quests.

[@Nuniixo]

Its you!

[@nap0038]

I wasn’t sure if it was a mod or not because the Argonian accent/mannerism was perfect. Then again, probably would’ve remembered anything worth doing in that dull alchemist shop 😭

[@renaigh]

why, because he sounds like what you expect an Argonian to sound like? That's boring ngl.

[@noah1535]

@@renaigh the mod itself is intended to be lore accurate and vanilla-like, basically just expanding the pool of vanilla Skyrim npc's. So an Argonian with custom voice acting sounding and acting like a vanilla Argonian is the entire point

[@blackmoon8459]

Mike making the "Death and Taxes" joke caught me off guard, and I cant believe how much I enjoyed it.

[@Que3sadil14]

It's worth it to become a werewolf just for vampire immunity lol

[@gojiradestructor]

We need to give Zach a permanent, invincible Racoon companion. We'll call him Treasure Panda.

[@DanteTorn]

Chu chu chu.

[@Airburn19]

Someone else needs to mod in a racoon race for him to play

[@13shadowwolf]

Nibbler

[@Jvegas2281]

"Why are we killing baby bears!?" Zach said, continuing to kill baby bears.

[@ryanjones_rheios]

Twice-bitten, Thrice-shy. Thrice-bitten, Four Times Paranoia.

[@DSFARGEG00]

I like how Ingun isn't even really angry, Thrice-Bitten just hurt her feelings.

[@undervibes5042]

Zach screaming at NPCs is the funniest shit istfg

[@DanteTorn]

That's our Zach alright.

[@scifimisc9191]

Aww passed right by Lucien. My favourite companion without a doubt

[@spookydonutghosthouse]

Well knowing how things go Mike will probably mention Lucien and they will go recruit him

[@BonusQwack]

22:19 i love hearing the joy from zack whenever he sees a raccoon

[@vorelordjr9019]

The fact that Zach doesn't even want to be a vampire he just said damn it and you just screams no

[@Sky_Explorer]

Was that English?

[@DreamlessVoid]

Wait a minute... That book at the end wasn't Liminal Bridges!

[@Zach_Hazard]

Well, it’s like the philosopher Aristotle said: “Though other hyperagonal media may exist in theory, the only known transliminal artifact capable of sustained transpontine circumpenetration is the sigil stone.” …wait

[@TheRoseReaper]

That quicksave was gold.

[@Whitephoenix3224]

Just wanted to share the fact the "took an arrow to the knee" is an old Nordic slang that meant "got married". So when the guards say that they took an arrow to the knee instead of an injure they could also be saying that they had gotten married and had settled down and now work as a guard. Also reminder take this with a grain of salt I could be completely wrong but it's still nice to think about instead.

[@leopardslayer9718]

As the "Great White" always said, it's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy Baby". It's a 1989 music ref.

[@hrodga]

It was a saying well before it was a song. Hell, Great white didn't even have the first song with the phrase.

[@LocalNimrod]

new skyrim video, AND it's 36 minutes long? today is a good day indeed

[@gillettjames6]

Zach becomes a vampire [bloody tears plays]

[@beck-nightengale]

There are few things more uplifting in life than Zach cooing over adorable animals.

[@zer0alive304]

Mike missed a golden opportunity @ 26:39 by calling the bear the Grandbearant.

[@kawaiih3ll542]

Awe Zach talk to Lucian he's actually a really good companion 😊

[@glenngriffon8032]

Aged bread? Ah yes i want my baguette so stale it is hardier than a morgul-blade!

[@ashwolf2006]

A Baguette blade

[@tuethebuckshotsurgeon]

Bold of you guys to download even more quest mods. I’m drowning in quests and everytime I finish one, a courier slips 2 more into my hands.

[@highlordlaughterofcanada8685]

Just as Todd intended

[@tuethebuckshotsurgeon]

@@highlordlaughterofcanada8685 and TIL there’s a cap on side quests lmao

[@SKy_the_Thunder]

"To shreds, you say...?"

[@tsarvt]

Mike did a great job with this one

[@bommeljoschenjoyer]

I love donwloading skyrim mods for a whole week, to just play it for 4 days and then never again.

[@LocalNimrod]

literally me

[@jazzyj7834]

@@LocalNimrod Literally everyone who plays Skyrim in 2023 lol.

[@highlordlaughterofcanada8685]

Just as Todd intended

[@ODST_Parker]

I just now realized that Temba Wide-Arm is a reference to Star Trek, "Temba, his arms wide."

[@mr44mag]

Those vampires are really enjoying hands wrong. If you want to enjoy something like chicken or duck feet you steam them for about ten minutes to get that moisture going and things softened a little, and then (be careful because water plus oil can mean splatter but you want them to puff), gently dip the them in hot oil into they're all inflated but this is not when they're done. You pat off the grease and braise them in a super-thin version of the sauce you plan on eating them with. Usually this takes at least 45 minutes as you want the collagen to break down. This is how you eat the hands and feet of most animals.

[@plantainsame2049]

The problem is they also gotta be careful when cooking because if they bake out all the Blood, it's no longer nutrition.

[@itrysometimes9484]

20:22 a death claw then needing to kill a courier hmm…

[@vexsten6171]

I hope next episode Zach takes a chance on Lucien, he's easily my favorite modded follower and I feel like if Zach can relate to his nerdiness he'll find a follower he can really enjoy having around.

[@CrimsonFox36]

the Arlington Cemetery in Fallout 3 is bigger than Falkreath's. Damn, Bethesda, how do you screw that up?

[@renaigh]

probably because the Arlington cemetery has a real life counterpart and thus they were able to scale the game world around it.

[@KaizoeAzurum]

2 years of development for a game that needed 5.

[@renaigh]

if you don't recruit Lucien in the next episode, I'll open a new grave in Falkreath just for you.

[@doctorscientist7570]

Dengir paid you less for killing his vampire ancestor than he did for stealing a letter that didn't even have anything incriminating on it.

[@walnzell9328]

Poor Zach believing he can cure vapirism with a shrine.

[@randomjediness]

I scrolled this far hoping someone else noticed that. I was waiting for him to open the active effects window through the whole video. Next up, Zach goes on a quest to cure Vampirism! (It's Rising at Dawn, in Morthal) or does he? Dun dun DUN!

[@renaigh]

the Fledar is a type of vampire from the Witcher 3.

[@ShumaiAxeman]

The skeleton is there because they built this city, they built this city on ske-le-tons

[@mairaineplayzgames2205]

falkreath bragging about theyre giant cemetery, they got like...its tiny!!!!

[@MediocreHexPeddler]

Hey, Zach, if you like being a sneaky stabby shooty Dovahkiin, then you might like Meh321's "Uninterrupted Invisibility" mod, which prevents invisibility effects from instantly stopping the moment you interact with anything, attack, or cast a spell.

[@IncarnateSable]

I didn't know you could knock beehives off trees until earlier this year when I watched a friend do it on a Discord stream. Since 2011 I've been jumping up and down and hoping I can hit interact in the couple of frames the prompt pops up.

[@foproy]

Better a Midwestern goodbye than a southern Baptist goodbye.

[@dr.bright6272]

Zach's expectation: hey I've got bear pelts. Temba: I'm in love with you. Reality: I've got bear pelts. Temba: cool get some lumber now

[@chriskoloski32]

Wait till zach finds out once he learns about marriage in riften he can just marry temba. Unless he now has the hots for the Black Briars

[@DanteTorn]

I'm honestly disappointed that this may not become a thing.

[@chriskoloski32]

@@DanteTorn eh, it's still kind of funny that he went from being upset he was killing hostile bears, even babies, to immediately trying to flirt with her using their pelts

[@voicetest6019]

You guys might have the Kyne's Peace shout. It will help de-escalate tensions should you run into another bear family.

[@Satsuku]

I love the quest for a shrine when he can just buy a cure disease potion

[@thehittite6982]

33:55 Random skeever out of nowhere

[@arctrooperecho2654]

Always glad to see a new vid go up

[@TayTay-ru3ui]

You guys will always be my favorite

[@whensomethingcriesagain]

If a sow actually feeds her cubs human flesh, it is standard practice to hunt down the cubs and kill them too because bears eating people is one of those "once it starts it doesn't stop" kinda things.

[@sharpol7608]

You guys should play baldurs gate together

[@Luke32336]

I'd watch that.

[@jonathansotelo4877]

Pretty sure that you added a mod recently that adds a bunch of new dialogue generated by AI. "aged bread and cheese" stuck out to me so much.

[@kinagrill]

Hilarious how the courier lady says that once you give her a letter for delivery it's no longer your property... that's not how it works irl btw. You're the owner of something being transported until it is picked up by the one that it is being delivered to.

[@a.grimes4202]

*“i FeEl So GuIlTy FoR kIlLiNg ThEsE bEaRs ThAt KiLlEd ThIs InNoCeNt WoMaN! ☹️”*

[@tuffjiggly8566]

The bears didn't know any better. They're bears

[@a.grimes4202]

@@tuffjiggly8566 They should’ve been in Chicago losing a football game.

[@starblast16]

There's an option in Skyrim Immersive Creatures to toggle off baby animals. Useful because that means less hostile creatures, and you don't have to kill young wolves and bears.

[@ricklepick9556]

A very confused deathclaw indeed

[@ZacHawkins42]

Temba looks like Lucy Lawless and that's great 👍

[@kelsonm2627]

To shreds, you say?

[@noahstefan9427]

26:39 more like grandBEARant, Mike :)

[@mikesales5339]

22:54 aged Breton cheese I believe he said.

[@12gaugegaming10]

27:45 technically most bears are wild not feral because it had to have been domesticated prior to living in the wild

[@40kconquest10]

Chicken will not be beaten by mere vampires

[@chriskoloski32]

I dont know if Mike and Zach know anything about Zelda games. But at some point in the future i kinda want them to take a look at the Relics of Hyrule mod. Theres just so many dungeons, items, and enemies added i think it'd be fun

[@highlordlaughterofcanada8685]

I was never a huge Zelda fan myself. Is the mod still good for players like me?

[@nihtgengalastnamegoeshere7526]

Who's Matt?

[@chriskoloski32]

@@highlordlaughterofcanada8685 I would say yes. Theres a lot of fun new dungeons and stuff added. There's a huge display storage area to keep track of everything found from the mods. There's multiple new crafting benches specifically for all the new items. The mod creator worked hard to make sure to mix the lore in a way that didn't conflict with the existing lore too. However there is no real guide or help for anything without the mods wiki or the KZbin videos. You're only hint for anything are the Fairies, glowing balls of light that tell you when something related to the mod is close by or inside a dungeon.

[@christianbyrd5938]

I'm surprised zack didn't come up with a random tongue twister like imaginary menagerie manager. Example: A long log loger logging long logs in a long log log

[@dylanwright4249]

You guys especially Zach should play gunsmith simulator

[@trenchcoatbandit]

OH ANTLER. YOU FUNNY!

[@DrumDestroyer1]

I love the reference in the title

[@LongWolf1987]

23:19 what is treasure panda doing out there? Is he looking for real estate too?

[@cameronbarber9732]

The guard said aged “Breton” cheese, not aged bread and cheese.

[@silentassason]

I was waiting for that chick in the beginning to say, "By the way, do you know what the fine for necrophelia is here in skyrim?"

[@rings2085]

Cant wait for the forgotten city mod UGHHH

[@terrariankitsune3732]

That priest mentioned something about Arkay becoming a man before becoming a God. If I recall correctly, that's the reason the Thalmor banned Talos worship. I don't see them banning Arkay worship! I call BS on their BS!

[@KaizoeAzurum]

Well, Arkay was contemplating the meaning and cycle of life and death. Talos was fucking shit up for the knife-eared bastards. Very different circumstances for their rise to divinity.

[@terrariankitsune3732]

@@KaizoeAzurumMaybe, but they're still pretty hypocritical. Ondolemar literally says "The Thalmor do not recognize Talos as a god. He was only a man, and does not deserve to have a place in our pantheon." Indicating that this is the reason that particular worship was banned. Perhaps that's just the reason they want people to think. If that's the case, I'm surprised they haven't been called out yet for that particular oversight

[@tashunagray7720]

23:00 I know i'm late but I think he said breton cheese (like the skyrim race) not bread and cheese

[@ethangerstein2534]

19:47 but vampires cant go over water

[@huntclanhunt9697]

I think he said "Aged Breton Cheese"

[@monkeymaddness3705]

10:48 that’s y I usually become a werewolf cause that just annoys me

[@RavenKing95]

What mod are you using to give Siddgeir his new crown?

[@mikeburnfire]

Immersive Armors, I believe.

[@krotan3845]

Yeah, definitely Immersive Armors.

[@scivixthecreep]

In the infatesmaly small chance that Mike or Zach see this, try the mod (LOTD) aka 'Legacy of the Dragonborn'

[@garenkijolfo4393]

I remember Zach complaining about the Orcish sword looking wonky and impractical in a (few) previous video(s). Perhaps the mod Believable Weapons would help out. Seeing those designs makes me wonder why Bethesda never took that approach, instead of the fat dull-looking weapons in vanilla game.

[@skeleton_craftGaming]

As a skeleton, I can confirm if I were to see a random femur on the ground like that. I would be absolutely terrified and run for the hills

[@Rizartha]

You said Taxes like a joke but there was at least 1 person who got flagged as dead during Y2K but since he was still drawing an income he jumped up to the 52% tax bracket hahahahaha

[@LordMalus]

Uncle ELK? You boneheads missed a chance to reference Uncle Buck. 🤣

[@nihtgengalastnamegoeshere7526]

It's 'Aged Breton cheese', not 'aged bread and cheese'

[@empath69]

Mike might wanna get an audiology exam...

[@Sp4rt4nSl4ya]

I feel a lot better about thinking Maven is hot now that I've heard Zach say the same, she's horrible yes, but definitely a milf, it only makes sense her daughter is a baddie

[@polarknight5376]

23:22 her parents are poly and just found two new secondaries?