Spouse

Aldeth the Foppish Idiot · Thu, 27th Sep '12, 2:48pm

From what I have seen, a lot of people tend to go for a spouse who can also be a follower, and I have never seen the attraction of doing so. The most popular options tend to be the companions - either Ria or Aela. If you're playing a female character and can marry one of the Companion trainers, so much the better. But there are a ton of options in the game that serve as excellent followers if you want them. In fact, if you're looking for a fighter-type follower, any of the housecarls will do as well as or better than any of the companions.

The other point is that I kind of like the income provided by having a spouse who opens a shop and makes you 100 septims a day. It's not a ton, but if you marry early in the game when money is definitely an issue, it helps. I find myself marrying one of two people in almost every game - either Ysolda or Muiri. And that's usually determined out of convenience. If I'm going to start the Dark Brotherhood quests early, it's Muiri, otherwise its Ysolda, as the latter starts putting out as soon as you bring her a mammoth tusk. Because I typically go to Halted Stream Camp early in the game, and because said camp has about 5 tusks, it's easy enough. (Also the spare tusks sell for about 70 septims each, representing a fairly good value to weight ratio in the early game.)

Sir Rechet · Fri, 28th Sep '12, 6:39am

I've heard that making your follower also your spouse (such as Hjordis) is a bad idea, but I haven't been able to find out why, exactly? I still get the 100 gold a day anyway etc.

Thu, 27th Sep '12, 2:48pm	#1
Aldeth the Foppish Idiot SPS Account Holder Mod Reviewer Armed with My Mallet O' Thinking Froggster Champion! Gold Miner Champion! Straw Game Champion! Tubin Champion! Worm Catcher Champion! Join Date: May 2003 Location: MD Posts: 12,321 Like: 26 Liked 47 Times in 40 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 30,027 Level: 46 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 88.52% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 110.85% Monthly Activity 93.38% Achievements	Spouse From what I have seen, a lot of people tend to go for a spouse who can also be a follower, and I have never seen the attraction of doing so. The most popular options tend to be the companions - either Ria or Aela. If you're playing a female character and can marry one of the Companion trainers, so much the better. But there are a ton of options in the game that serve as excellent followers if you want them. In fact, if you're looking for a fighter-type follower, any of the housecarls will do as well as or better than any of the companions. The other point is that I kind of like the income provided by having a spouse who opens a shop and makes you 100 septims a day. It's not a ton, but if you marry early in the game when money is definitely an issue, it helps. I find myself marrying one of two people in almost every game - either Ysolda or Muiri. And that's usually determined out of convenience. If I'm going to start the Dark Brotherhood quests early, it's Muiri, otherwise its Ysolda, as the latter starts putting out as soon as you bring her a mammoth tusk. Because I typically go to Halted Stream Camp early in the game, and because said camp has about 5 tusks, it's easy enough. (Also the spare tusks sell for about 70 septims each, representing a fairly good value to weight ratio in the early game.)
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Fri, 28th Sep '12, 6:39am	#2
Sir Rechet I speak maths and logic, not stupid Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,183 Like: 2 Liked 20 Times in 18 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 2,945 Level: 17 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 59.47% Daily Activity 69.54% Weekly Activity 11.37% Monthly Activity 4.6% Achievements	I've heard that making your follower also your spouse (such as Hjordis) is a bad idea, but I haven't been able to find out why, exactly? I still get the 100 gold a day anyway etc.