Thoughts on sneaking, and the effects on leg muscles

MuseTheDrunkenDragon

Recently I had to do some work in my attic, which required me to move about while crouch walking in much the same way that the player character does while sneaking. The next day my lower thighs were quite sore. This led me to wonder what the effect on the leg muscles of the player character would be, in terms of size and shape, since those of us with sneaky play styles spend so much time sneaking.

Is that how guards in skyrim could tell you were proficient in stealth? By the size and shape of your leg muscles?

*EDIT* It has occurred to me that this would probably be better suited to the Bethesda elder scrolls forums, as it concerns the elder scrolls series as a whole, rather than just eso

Sallington

Squats skill tree confirmed.

AlexDougherty

If you do something often enough, your body adapts.
So our characters are probably fine, although the first month they were probably complaining about us when we logged off

MuseTheDrunkenDragon

Sallington wrote: »

Squats skill tree confirmed.

googleing the muscles used in squats shows me that many of the same muscles are used in squats and crouch walking. So perhaps crouch walking ≈ squats?

Sallington

MuseTheDrunkenDragon wrote: »

Sallington wrote: »

Squats skill tree confirmed.

googleing the muscles used in squats shows me that many of the same muscles are used in squats and crouch walking. So perhaps crouch walking ≈ squats?

Squats would build strength, crouch walking would build endurance.

So, crouching walking to maneuver in stealth, squats to spring out at your victim.

Merlin13KAGL

This is also why your stamina slowly gets depleted.

As a side effect, you may have some difficulty resuming the upright position after a while.

lecarcajou_ESO

MuseTheDrunkenDragon wrote: »

Is that how guards in skyrim could tell you were proficient in stealth? By the size and shape of your leg muscles?

Yep. Thighs like Godzilla = sneaky stealth type. Obviously.

Merlin13KAGL

lecarcajou_ESO wrote: »

MuseTheDrunkenDragon wrote: »

Is that how guards in skyrim could tell you were proficient in stealth? By the size and shape of your leg muscles?

Yep. Thighs like Godzilla = sneaky stealth type. Obviously.

Or chronic gardener.

lecarcajou_ESO

Or... chronic constipation.

Pyatra

Your upper legs should be the size of tree trunks. Should be a skill:

Pull A Hammy: Your upper leg explodes killing your self and everyone with in 30 feet.

Karnus

Power Stance! \m/

McLukos

The more you sneak, the faster you should be able to run!

k9mouse

Something else keep in mind -- Khajiit and Argonians both has tails -- thus a counter-weight to help in sneaking and keeping their balance. One of the reasons that make such good assassins.