[quote=mdk]
there's a PC mod that optimizes new-character-creation to where you skip that whole opening thing with the dragon attack. You just start in a house. Definitely seems like that's your speed.Also if you wanna keep things interesting, check out Frostfall.
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I just ran through the whole dragon level. He tried to break up the first fight with his voice of the emperor power but it didn't work so he just ran like a madman for the rest of the level. It's not too uncharacteristic of him to do so because he was in the middle of a dragon attack and was very frightened. There was nothing he could do to stop the fighting, especially not in the current circumstances, so he had no other option but to just run and hope for the best. I should be able to buy him some handy spells and can avoid fights easier now that that's over with. Not that I have much money right now.