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Alright. Now, there's been plenty of good stories published recently. I've got some catching up to do !

 Tragic entry in so many ways....

To the story first, I like the tragic ending even though the death itself and the emotional distress it caused could have been explored a bit more. 

I wish her all the best even if we don't see a continuation of her story.

Btw. I really liked the dark bubble use throughout the story.

The obvious solution for a digital story would be something like DAZ studio which is actually not terrible hard to control and is certainly able to render some truly amazing imagery and from my understand the stuff you'd create with it would truly be "yours".

You will definitely be missed as a storyteller, I hope you will still stay as commentator and critic as your input will truly be missed. By the more experienced people but also the more novice story tellers needing a guiding light to the right path .

In a way you are the person keeping this little storyteller community together.

Nice conclusion to the story and finally a bit more Malicia to round things out. In many ways (as you hinted) it does feel like more of a start to things than a finish.

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This chapter concludes Mourning White book one, explaining its title, and fulfilling the elements hinted in the very first chapter.

 

It is not however the end of Tabrielle's story, but a founding event for her, which will condition many of her future whereabouts. That story has in fact already happened, and so it's, in its main lines, written. Nonetheless, I am unsure if I will ever publish it on LL. I've been giving a significant part of my freetime nearly each day since a few years now, I have poured my characters and with them a bit of my soul into it, overcoming many challenges. But due to Bethesda's/Zenimax minimalist "let's go for the simplest" terms of use, despite being my work I would not be able to claim it as such. And though I'm still proud of my work, an happy with the path walked so far among our community ; this is something I have trouble getting around. I have seen there authors that have so much potential and are already so much better than some of the traditional ones, that I just can't take that some stupid autoproclaimed juridic void-filler EULA robs us from even the possibility of being considered as creators. 

 

Yet, it's not impossible I will change my mind on the matter. I will take a pause from doing stories, and am considering starting an "official" one in a world of my own, far from Bethesda's one, but still with those characters of mine. That could take the form of a book, or... possibly even a comic, would I find an artist up to the task, and willing to try the adventure. Or an hybrid between those two.

And so I'll have less time as a storyteller on LL. I might still publish some smaller stories here though. And, would life drive me away from trying myself at those traditional ways, well, I might resume Mourning White's book 2.

 

What will be will be.

 

Alright. Now, there's been plenty of good stories published recently. I've got some catching up to do !

Well in all fairness you can certainly claim the story as yours and I don't think anyone (even Bethesda's lawyers) would deny you that. Just look at that godawful fifty shades crap and how it started as fan fiction. Ignoring the (lack of) content and focusing just on the legal aspect, once all the bits that were taken from twilight were stripped away the story belonged to the author and she was free to publish it. As you have implied the same is true here and without Skyrim assets your story (plot, characters and so on) are yours and you can do with them as you like. I think that all of the best LL characters have enough personality that they could easily be dropped into another medium, have a few location names changed and stand as their own thing free of any TES references. 

Really the only thing you can't do with your stories as is is sell them and IMO if that's your motivation then you're starting from the wrong place anyway. Everything else about modding has already become about cash, I think it's sort of nice that at least the stories are still about doing it because it's fun. 

If you heart isn't in making the skyrim stories for whatever reason then take a break or quit altogether, you don't owe them to anyone. Personally I'd say if you enjoyed the time you spent making them and the interactions that came from posting them for the community then you've "gotten your money's worth" already. 

Oh and for the record I got both a notification and the tag incase you're keeping track. 

So is life a sad tale? Only if you limit yourself. Is what I think to myself when reading this chapter and remembering so many other stories with sad outcomes. Deciding what to do with ones life could be a bit daunting if you let it. I'm pretty indecisive when it comes to deciding what I want to do with my life. I use to draw when I was in school between late 80s and all of the 90s and I was good at it but slow which led me to stop due to the neck pain I suffered while doing it.  Anyways Great Work and good luck on what you ever decide to do. And yes I got 2 notifications from you. SpyVsPie has a point.   

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This chapter concludes Mourning White book one, explaining its title, and fulfilling the elements hinted in the very first chapter.

 

It is not however the end of Tabrielle's story, but a founding event for her, which will condition many of her future whereabouts. That story has in fact already happened, and so it's, in its main lines, written. Nonetheless, I am unsure if I will ever publish it on LL. I've been giving a significant part of my freetime nearly each day since a few years now, I have poured my characters and with them a bit of my soul into it, overcoming many challenges. But due to Bethesda's/Zenimax minimalist "let's go for the simplest" terms of use, despite being my work I would not be able to claim it as such. And though I'm still proud of my work, an happy with the path walked so far among our community ; this is something I have trouble getting around. I have seen there authors that have so much potential and are already so much better than some of the traditional ones, that I just can't take that some stupid autoproclaimed juridic void-filler EULA robs us from even the possibility of being considered as creators. 

 

Yet, it's not impossible I will change my mind on the matter. I will take a pause from doing stories, and am considering starting an "official" one in a world of my own, far from Bethesda's one, but still with those characters of mine. That could take the form of a book, or... possibly even a comic, would I find an artist up to the task, and willing to try the adventure. Or an hybrid between those two.

And so I'll have less time as a storyteller on LL. I might still publish some smaller stories here though. And, would life drive me away from trying myself at those traditional ways, well, I might resume Mourning White's book 2.

 

What will be will be.

 

Alright. Now, there's been plenty of good stories published recently. I've got some catching up to do !

Well it took ages and a decade to see, you finally finish your story ^^, not gonna lie this was quite an unexpected ending.

Tragic ?.

Yeah, I can agree on that sentiment, I just wish I wasn't that lazy ass when it comes to my arts ?, since I plan to move to that from game-based stories.

Once I have a decent one of course, could be a years or even a decade.

I look forward for your official world and works my friend and wish the best luck for it.

Still I hope you stay in the LL, even if you no longer publish skyrims stories.

Oh, that was pretty epic.
    I really love the way you see the "adult story". Despite the fact that our community allows us to just stuff a lot of "honey-honey" thing into the story and get positive public response and sometimes aesthetic pleasure, you prefer to touch on the darker, grimmer and deeper sides of R18 (or we R21? ).  And I really like how you deftly release the degree of tension when necessary, as at the very end, only in order to then beautifully raise it again.

    I would like to once again highlight your unique style in terms of visual effects. Sometimes simple, but effective, colorful and pretty clear. I think this is exactly what makes the effects "Great". Not like some of us (ahem, ahem) do it.  
    Separately, two big pluses and a Sith Holocron for the choice of soundtracks.  ^_^

11 hours ago, Tirloque said:

Yet, it's not impossible I will change my mind on the matter. I will take a pause from doing stories, and am considering starting an "official" one in a world of my own, far from Bethesda's one, but still with those characters of mine. That could take the form of a book, or... possibly even a comic, would I find an artist up to the task, and willing to try the adventure. Or an hybrid between those two.

And so I'll have less time as a storyteller on LL. I might still publish some smaller stories here though. And, would life drive me away from trying myself at those traditional ways, well, I might resume Mourning White's book 2.

    I just want to add that there is always the opportunity to do what you want to do. Regardless of the platform, format and end result. The main thing is that you like it. But whatever it is, I wish you good luck and success in this. ^_^
 

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Back to her tale: What an outstanding and evil trap! Superior!

Yet, tragic

17 hours ago, Tirloque said:

...I did less enjoy seeing how we're left to ourself regarding the management of the blogs section...  

 

...and the sites we do publish in do get advertising money without anyone considering it an issue...

Well you know my thoughts on the blog section and you know I've suggested a dedicated site in the past (which would also cure the second issue). But hey, what do I know, apparently 400 retarded blog posts in a row is a mod and making 400 retarded blog posts in a row makes you a modder and deserving of respect ?! ?

6 hours ago, Tirloque said:

I mean, if someone decides your characters and plot are worth it, what prevents that someone to steal them ?

Probably lack of technical ability ?

Damn... I really felt this one. Such a contrast from past entries. A lot of people are using the word tragic, and I can't disagree. The word that came to me is beautiful, simple as it is. I could tell this was a conclusion from the very beginning and it saddens me to hear it's more than a seasonal one.

You've always been someone I've highly respected in this community. The story side of this community is small in comparison to modding, but the extra work you've done to contribute to it has made that unnoticeable.

And I totally understand your frustrations. Personally, the legal implications of it have never bothered me, but being restricted to a pre-existing world is suffocating.

Perhaps that's why this entry hit me so hard. I'm catching a glimpse of my own future and many other's as well. This won't last forever. ES6 can never fulfill the same role Skyrim manged to. Or maybe I'm just being pessimistic.

Either way, the beauty in this chapter stands out from any other. The music flowed so well alongside the writing to deliver a wonderful farewell. The emotion was captured perfectly in each frame. I was mesmerized the whole way through.

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Well I haven't said I'd be renouncing completely to doing some smaller publications, nor that I wouldn't one day decide to resume my work for Mourning White book 2. But I want to take some time to stand back, and consider all the options. DAZ studio is an interesting suggestion, and there might be a way to import some of the custom Skyrim assets into it. All in all its another option to consider. 

 

The other one could be for the legislation to recognize the owner of a story is the person who holds the pen, and not the one who built the pen. How did we get to the situation where EULAs try to persuade us of the contrary while the law doesn't says anything on it ?

Thanks a lot. Well, I haven't said I'd be going anywhere, did I ? I think of our little storytellers community as a place where I belong in a way. We lack recognition, but it doesn't means what we do can't make us happy. And I never cease to be amazed by the quality of the work some of our members can get to create. If anything, for a time, I'll have more time to read those.

 

Not exactly sure what you have in mind here and how much time you are willing to commit, but recently there are a couple of games/interactive stories released on steam using DAZ, just in case you're interested:

Fashion Business (of which there should be a free version out there somewhere... 
https://decent-monkey.com

and City of Broken Dreamers, (definitely look that one up via Steam, it's fantastic, an interactive xxx novel in a cyberpunk universe)

There's of course also a market for pure novel without any interactivity.

If I was in your position, that's what I'd do.

I did some porting from DAZ to Skyrim and overhaul the program is fairly easy to use, but of course if you want to create high quality content it takes some time as always.

And you can also port Skyrim characters/assets into DAZ if you have the technical skills, but it works.

There are also storefronts for selling stories but most of them are pretty heavy in the xxx area, but there seems to be a market and an infrastructure for it.

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1 hour ago, Tirloque said:

You know, now that I'm thinking about what to do... this might be an idea.

I mean, if we created a site of our own, with ads, where each access to a story entry provided monetizing not only to the site owners, but also to the authors... wouldn't that be a way to remunerate them despite the limitations of the law ? I mean, if it's access to the website page that is monetize, it's not the same than if the work was commercialized, right ? Imagine another LL, but with just stories, and a monetizing sharing system. Couldn't that allow for both sharing and recognition, while still using our ingame screearchery skills ? Couldn't that be great ? 

 

That might just be a workaround for two of our problems !

Yeah it would be no different than ads here and even starting a patreon or something to pay for the site would be kosher. What a great idea

1 hour ago, Tirloque said:

You need no technical ability to steal a scenario.

Scenario no but character yes, it's pretty tough to recreate one from scratch. Ideas get stolen all the time in every sort of creative medium so that's hardly a unique issue.

TL:DR Great chapter and a lovely, if sad, ending to Book 1. Hopefully we will get to see Book 2 at some point in the future. But even if we don’t, thank you for sharing your creation with us. It was a real pleasure to read and to follow Tabi’s adventure. ?

Somehow I get the feeling you’re not going to simply stop at the “TL:DR” mark, ? so let me tell you a story. I’ve read your new chapter yesterday and really liked all of the photoshop effects, screenshot setup, the writing and dialogues. But for some reason I just wasn’t ‘feeling it’. Sure, it was sad and grim but it was more like a favorite NPC dying, rather than a beloved companion and a partner. “Alright,” I thought to myself, “time to make some coffee and try this again. I’m obviously missing something.” Half a cup of heavenly liquid and one (ok, maybe 2) pastries later I returned to your chapter and this time around I clicked on the music links that you provided. Normally I read stories in silence but you include those soundtracks in your chapters for a reason which means they are part of inspiration for your scenarios and also part of the tale itself. I wanted to understand the chapter fully.

With the first notes of music the whole episode transformed. Benor’s last thoughts became audible. Tabi’s tears turned real, her anguish - palpable. Her despair echoed through the walls of the cursed burrow halls which now held one extra inhabitant in eternal slumber. “So that’s what you were trying to show” I whispered to myself, “the breaking point of a pure, noble, if at times naive, soul.” The music added that one last piece that turned a story chapter from an entertaining read into an experience. 

Happy with my conclusion I headed out to sleep but as the morning came, something was still nagging at me. Somehow the events still didn’t paint the whole picture. Or perhaps they did and I wasn’t seeing it. I went back to LL and opened up your blog to the beginning entry of Mourning White, all the way  from 2017. And there it was, staring back at me from the very first screenshot. The whole thing was a flashback!  A memory!  By the time Tabi started writing this tale, Benor was already dead! So many things became clearer then. Tabi’s narration was always in past tense and always tinted with underlying sadness and self-blame. The encounter with the mage and then with Urunach, the strange black, miasmic magic - all of those weren’t random adventures, but a setup for a larger, epic tale, which I’m guessing was supposed to span over multiple books/seasons. I was both once again overcome with admiration for the scope of work, time and passion that you’ve put into your tale and also with a sense of light embarrassment. After all, I’ve discovered something that most of your readers have probably known from the start. Be it as it may, it was my take on your masterfully composed tale and my conclusion is the same as indicated in TL:DR version - it was an absolute pleasure to read.

And now on to part 2 ( you didn’t think I’d skip on your ‘author’s note’, did you now??). I can certainly understand your frustration with Bethesda’s EULA and your apprehension of publishing other parts of your work. But I have to agree with SpyVsPie there - regardless of the assets used for screens, the story and characters are all yours and no lawyer can take that away. The affront to literature that is ‘50 shades of gray’ aside, I know of a few examples where modders/storytellers who started out with sharing their work for free went on to successfully use their characters in a different setting and made excellent commercial products. One such example is a Neverwinter 1 mod called Demonheart. The mod and story was so masterfully written that it gained a large following. Seeing the story’s popularity the modder decided to try their hand at creating a game using the same general characters and plot but changing the setting of the story a bit (so not to have anything Neverwinter related in it). They ended up creating 2 games, one a visual novel and another an actual RPG which are now being sold on Steam and receive very positive reviews. From what I know they are now working on their 3d game but all of it started very much the same way we do things here on LL - writing an entertaining and lewd story and sharing it with the readers. Obviously you as the author know best what you want to publish and when and whether you wish to share your creations with others without getting any financial compensation in return. After all, our gratitude for your stories might feel nice but it won’t help you pay the bills or put food on your table. However if I may make a suggestion - you can always use LL as a platform to test out reader’s reactions and overall reception of your tales and scenarios. You can see what works and what doesn’t, what’s popular and what garners attention. This way you’ll gain an overall idea of how to adjust your story and turn it into something profitable should you decide to publish it by commercial means (making a book, comics, game and so on).

And so with regards to this chapter in particular, to the story as a whole and to all the time and energy that you spend helping out newcomers, maintaining law and order in the blog section and keeping our small storyteller community together, allow me to conclude in a typical Devianna fashion :

18 hours ago, Tirloque said:

 

 

You need no technical ability to steal a scenario.

You know, now that I'm thinking about what to do... this might be an idea.

I mean, if we created a site of our own, with ads, where each access to a story entry provided monetizing not only to the site owners, but also to the authors... wouldn't that be a way to remunerate them despite the limitations of the law ? I mean, if it's access to the website page that is monetize, it's not the same than if the work was commercialized, right ? Imagine another LL, but with just stories, and a monetizing sharing system. Couldn't that allow for both sharing and recognition, while still using our ingame screearchery skills ? Couldn't that be great ? 

 

That might just be a workaround for two of our problems !

 

Scenarios, ideas may can be stolen, but they not work without the creative mind who made them work ^^. Even if stole everything, they can't make a new chapter what match the quality or characters, or write..

I still remember Shockero's character and how much common the blue coldharbor daedras became, or Sashholin? Sasholin? Not sure the name anymore, but they had a certain slutty character design, which people still try recreate in the LL community or try make it as follower..

Devi told me a lot ^^ about how hard to re-create my style of screenshots, and we just talking about screen archery, not even the writing, the plans, the intentions and character, which all make it work.  You saw, how much I failed re-create Malicia, parody or not. My re-creations of Devi's Trinn had more with my own style then her, she looked someone way different.

No need technical skills? For stoling the pics and claim being made by them, sure, but they never able to make a new chapter or recreate anything from you.

Technicly we have users here who have patreon for screenshots, honestly I would argue about the quality content they charge accesss ? or want support. Cause, we have better quality for the same content, sound arrrogant? Maybe, but I think its objective, we are pretty top when it comes to screen archery and each shot of us have a story meaning, not just random pinups with a character who lacks anything. Making a character just from pics, are pretty hard, not impossible, but I think thats something artist pull off ^^.

New site with monetisation sounds a bit big quest ?, and of course getting a an user base and readers.

Noble idea for the creators and for those who enjoy the content, technicly might douable, but don't even sound remotely easy, let alone for the freetime.

Sorry for not commenting Essay's on the story, instead I commenting on complety different thing.

As bethesda being bought by microsoft, good news for future games? not too good for modding? We don't know.

Honestly, Im not sure if I want to do anything with skyrim or just not bother it, its been really a decade isn't it? 2011 was quite a while ago.

I can feel honestly the thing to have the own setting, at least something what not feel TES or a fanfiction.

Unlike others, I not really used anything outside modding and what I had to make the best out of it.

Other authors use photoshop extremly and ck for making their own assets, thats a lot of time.

You worked on 3 months or more for one release, not counting ck and photoshop, thats a lot of effort, I can see why you feel that way about it or even worried you can't claim your efforts of years and creative work as your own, due eula and things like that.

I worked on Gwynolda's story since 2017, thats 3y now, but I not regret anything, I improved a lot as an author, and my writing found its style. The former old authors, who's work were unreachable and all awe and awesome for me,.. Well I confidently can say, I feel I surpassed them, both visually and writing wise, but those persons are either dissapeared from LL, only to be found in your library.

As for the storytellers, we out grew them ?.

Maybe time to move to the next step for our full potential?

Look at yourself and others, some of them make comics, some just can dream of, I argue some better then then what others print out and sell in shops ^^. Some Vampire stories surpass anything in the tv-shows and movies ^^. And some try utilise horror as it meant be used, while the rest of horror movie makers forgot it. Some make better porn then what those studios and some erotic writers who sell their books can dream off ^^.

There is something, they can't take from you, no matter what. Your talent and skill and creative mind. As long as that is there, you can do anything, potential is limitless.

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               So I very told him he was completely silly, and that he should very fix it, yes. »

RESDAYN the saucy (with excuses)

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SPY

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Well that's a possibility. Though I think for DAZ to be usable, getting used to importing Skyrim assets or creating them from scratch would be somewhat mandatory, since DAZ's paid assets' prices quickly would become dissuasive.

 

I'll consider it, and might check those, thanks for the suggestion, ALter. 

 

There are less then reputable websites with entire libraries for 'free'. 

Could be a place to get started see how things go from there.

the editing and the effect are just oozing with love and care for the story. props to that.

Oh man...  you're killing it with the effects!! They were really well done!!

And the way you layer pics over others, reminds me of when I used to read comics!!

Super cool, and very enjoyable read ?

The return of @Tirloque.  Glad to see you're still posting ? ,  makes 2020 that much more bearable.  

Even with the darker themes in this final chapter of the book, I appreciate that you took the time to add some levity.  The wavy arm effects in the bathroom, Jolkas being a stand up (perverted) guy, even the Interaction between Frabbi and her man were very funny.  I can't help feel the fight with Jolkas' was inspired by your first under leveled fight with a Draugr deathlord. 

It hurts to talk about Benor, but he went out in an honorable way.  Looking forward to seeing how this shapes Tabrielle in the future.  Great Entry!  

15 hours ago, Alter Native said:

There are less then reputable websites with entire libraries for 'free'. 

Could be a place to get started see how things go from there.

I'm not too fond of less then reputable materials, if we're thinking at the same thing.

DAZ is a possibility, but I think having Bethesda contacted by a comics editor, going for a regular book or drawn comic, or even creating a website tailored for our needs are viable options too.

14 hours ago, Aristoslowpoke said:

the editing and the effect are just oozing with love and care for the story. props to that.

Thanks ! I'm kind of a perfectionnist, and as since Endeavors of the Prince I gained enough experience to get close to what I want, I use the opportunities to do so. It's pleasant for that to get noticed ! 

13 hours ago, WANOBI12 said:

Oh man...  you're killing it with the effects!! They were really well done!!

And the way you layer pics over others, reminds me of when I used to read comics!!

Super cool, and very enjoyable read ?

Praises from the master of the effects !

It's partly to you that I owe managing to get there (for the blood and tears effects in particular). You've been away from our community for quite some time, but your lessons weren't forgotten !

As for the layout, it is in fact intended as a comic one, to try myself at using every bit of space like comic makers do... and possibly ease an export to that format. It's about the same size than Joe Benitez's Lady Mechanika, which in terms of layout and drawing is for me a work of art.

Thanks for your praise, Wanobi !

7 hours ago, djregs said:

The return of @Tirloque.  Glad to see you're still posting ? ,  makes 2020 that much more bearable.  

 

Even with the darker themes in this final chapter of the book, I appreciate that you took the time to add some levity.  The wavy arm effects in the bathroom, Jolkas being a stand up (perverted) guy, even the Interaction between Frabbi and her man were very funny.  I can't help feel the fight with Jolkas' was inspired by your first under leveled fight with a Draugr deathlord. 

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At least it reminds me of mine.   

 

Well, the story is darker, but it's still a Tirloque story. So even if it's more obvious when Malicia has the first role, there are still sparks of that very same humor here and there. Glad someone noticed all of them. In particular Jolkas having a soft spot for women (though he didn't let that interfere too much with his warrior's duty), and Tabrielle frenetically trying to redress upon being caught half naked. As for Frabbi, I tried to add more depth to her scorn towards her husband, by turning it into some kind of feminism... but a rueful, bitter one in fact. Making Kleptr the °1 target of her puns.

And you're spot on about the draugr. In fact, the way it happened during my ingame playthrough is close to what I described here, as while Tabrielle (as a PC) was indeed confronted to a high level draugr that regenerated too quickly for her to beat him with her lightning or even her scimitar. So, being used for Benor to get up after being put in an out of combat state, I decided to lure the draugr away, while I would let Benor handle the small fries. And the fight lasted for extremely long (30 maybe 40' ! ), with me discovering that fire was the only thing non costly enough for me to regenerate the mana faster than the draugr would regenerate his life. However, what I had forgotten is that the Monolith fireballs was scripted, and so that it didn't stopped firing at followers even in out of combat state. So when I finally came back, I indeed found Benor dead.  

I didn't go for an Inspired from real facts stamp, though.

7 hours ago, djregs said:

It hurts to talk about Benor, but he went out in an honorable way.  Looking forward to seeing how this shapes Tabrielle in the future.  Great Entry!  

She considers him as the most honorable, loyal and strongest man she has ever met. Though he was physically impressively built even for a Nord, she has the bias of the lover regarding the strength part. But the honorable and loyal part are true I think. He was truly devoted to her ; and had all the principles of an honorable warrior.

1 hour ago, Tirloque said:

DAZ is a possibility, but I think having Bethesda contacted by a comics editor, going for a regular book or drawn comic, or even creating a website tailored for our needs are viable options too.

So there is nothing about creating a website, that actually sounds pretty interesting. However I don't think that you as author are big enough for even getting a response from Bethesda. If this was a super big community maybe, but Bethesda is not even communicating with the modding community which way way bigger then the storyteller community. 

In the end this is all fan fiction and all of that is in a legal grey area. Technically every cosplay is a copyright violation (that is not persecuted of course, but technically it is) same goes for fan fiction. You are reusing, characters locations etc. that are not your own creation.

Maybe have a look at similar cases in other communities with a larger fan fic community.

Harry Potter, Twilight comes to mind with plenty of fan fiction. Maybe you can get some legal clarity there.

1 hour ago, Alter Native said:

So there is nothing about creating a website, that actually sounds pretty interesting. However I don't think that you as author are big enough for even getting a response from Bethesda. If this was a super big community maybe, but Bethesda is not even communicating with the modding community which way way bigger then the storyteller community. 

 

In the end this is all fan fiction and all of that is in a legal grey area. Technically every cosplay is a copyright violation (that is not persecuted of course, but technically it is) same goes for fan fiction. You are reusing, characters locations etc. that are not your own creation.

Maybe have a look at similar cases in other communities with a larger fan fic community.

Harry Potter, Twilight comes to mind with plenty of fan fiction. Maybe you can get some legal clarity there.

That's why creating a site is an option, because it would allow some fanfictions to be monetized while staying in the grey area.

As for being contacted from a book publisher, I imagine that if Bethesda was contact by ShonenJump, Dargaud or Marvel they wouldn't instantly cast away the request. Of course, it's unlikely for those precise publishers to be interested in fan fictions, but we might get a shot at catching the eye of smaller ones, which might in return contact Beth. 
Another option would be to modify the content by erasing TES references from it. In your case for example, you're using custom chars into custom areas, so it's not obvious it's done using Skyrim assets at all.

14 minutes ago, Tirloque said:

As for being contacted from a book publisher, I imagine that if Bethesda was contact by ShonenJump, Dargaud or Marvel they wouldn't instantly cast away the request. Of course, it's unlikely for those precise publishers to be interested in fan fictions, but we might get a shot at catching the eye of smaller ones, which might in return contact Beth. 
Another option would be to modify the content by erasing TES references from it. In your case for example, you're using custom chars into custom areas, so it's not obvious it's done using Skyrim assets at all.

Ture, I think the only vanilla character I'm actually using is Harkon the rest could fit in a random fantasy universe. 

However the real problem is the usage of the engine. Just by taking screenshot within the engine creates the problem.

Even if Bethesda were to allow it. You'd still have to deal with the mod authors whose work you are mostly using. Technically they need to be compensated to. The whole thing quickly turns into a nightmare that's probably not worth it.

Best thing could be something like a patreon for story content, but I doubt many people would be will to pay large amounts of money for mediocre fan fiction when you can just get a book for a couple of euros.

That website however sounds interesting, something like curated fan fiction and screenshot stories posted there, maybe with some boni not directly linked to the screenshots itself if you throw in a couple of bugs. Maybe that could work, but again I doubt there'd be rivers of money.

19 likes for an entry without sex scenes ! That's quite a lot considering we're on LL...

Thanks for your appreciation, guys !

55 minutes ago, Alter Native said:

Ture, I think the only vanilla character I'm actually using is Harkon the rest could fit in a random fantasy universe. 

However the real problem is the usage of the engine. Just by taking screenshot within the engine creates the problem.

Even if Bethesda were to allow it. You'd still have to deal with the mod authors whose work you are mostly using. Technically they need to be compensated to. The whole thing quickly turns into a nightmare that's probably not worth it.

When you do use a pen, what you write with it is your property, not the pens makers'.

When you do use Phostoshop, what you create with it is your property, not Adobe's.

There is no law that enforces that the screens you do take, of videos you could make of you playing Skyrim are Zenimax's property. Their EULA is made to make you think the contrary, but so far the laws do not cover that aspect.

As for modders, well I've donated to some, and for those who consider their work should remain free, nothing but support and appreciation can be shown. 

55 minutes ago, Alter Native said:

Best thing could be something like a patreon for story content, but I doubt many people would be will to pay large amounts of money for mediocre fan fiction when you can just get a book for a couple of euros.

 

That website however sounds interesting, something like curated fan fiction and screenshot stories posted there, maybe with some boni not directly linked to the screenshots itself if you throw in a couple of bugs. Maybe that could work, but again I doubt there'd be rivers of money.

Honestly, particularly at first, its probable the amount of money would be quite low. But, as Spy and you rightly mentionned, if we were doing it for money, would we be there in the first place ?

However :

• There might be a lot of people searching for a place to share their 3D stories or their fan-made works. Having a stable place to do so might give them the exposure some of them want. Kind of a deviant art, but for stories.
• The website could be thought in a way that redistributes part of the gain to the authors (would they wish so, it won't be mandatory for those explicitly not wishing it) ; but also as a platform to ease the support to the authors/website/or both via Patreon. So if some readers really like some content, and start being significantly many, it might lead to not so negligible amounts.
• It would also be partly structured like a "super" small library, and tailored for our needs.
• And  : the web type of media would also increase the chances of gathering people liking "niche" types of works (such as adult fictions) — Also it wouldn't be a site featuring purely adult content, so there are chances it wouldn't be defamed from regular sharing medias as LL is.

So... considering the fact we love what we do, and that nowaday's world evolves towards new forms of publishing, I now think the idea could be interesting. ?