The balance of the game has been skewed to the point where it really does feel that I simply can not die. I know better though. The game can quickly turn and within a few seconds, I'll be dead, probably with that surprised look on my face as I topple over.
I feel that this over confidence is going to be my downfall.
The tactic that Rastas is using is either a stealth bow shot, or a sneak up and critical strike with 30 x backstab damage. Not many things withstand the first hit.
There was one recent point where it was touch and go. Roaming around the wilderness I spotted a battle tacking place in the middle of the night between some sort of wizard and a bear. It didn't last long, but I had positioned myself in the shadows of an overhang and waited. Sure enough, the wizard walked towards me. I had my dagger ready for a nice backstab. This is the ideal way to kill magic users, don't even give them a chance to fire off their magic.
As the wizard walked closer, the eye indicator for stealth opened right up and before I knew it I'd been spotted. It was night, I was in shadows, I have muffle spell on my boots, I have a stealth rating of 100. How? Well, it turned out what I was waiting for was actually a Volkihar Master Vampire.
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Volkihar_Master_Vampire
My health evaporated under some blistering spells. It was all I could do to keep my health high enough and not get taken out. I thought about engaging, but I was burning through health and stamina potions like mad. I ended up doing the sensible thing and just running for it. This thing seems to have infinite mana. It was destroying me. I ran down a rocky hill in the middle of the night and was lucky not to have fallen to my death. I finally got rid of it.
During my most recent session I completed the quest Waking Nightmare. I must say, the Daedric whispering orders into my ear has a high appeal. I know what they want is wrong, but still, acting out what they want feels good. That Erandur was deceitful and had it coming in my opinion.
