random things npcs say...

nine9six

Over there! It's Mereel!

Maybe out of the realm of these 'less appreciated' lines but he's so damn happy / excited it puts a smile on my face every time he says it.

Saoirse_Siobhan

bottleofsyrup wrote: »

"He goes into the city just for the pickpockets. Says it's the only love he ever gets."

LOL who said that? Or is it just random NPCs?

Saoirse_Siobhan

itehache wrote: »

"running on a mount is not the best way to lose weight" xD

OMG I never could make out exactly what they were saying. Sneaky nod to the mount bug.

Number_51

TheWhiteDarkness wrote: »

itehache wrote: »

"running on a mount is not the best way to lose weight" xD

OMG I never could make out exactly what they were saying. Sneaky nod to the mount bug.

Pretty sure it's "running at the mouth" though. Would be better the other way considering the bug.

Carokube

My favorite (that isn't already listed here), from Sanctum Ophidia: "Shut up, or I will shut you up!"

PUGs will hear that repeated to them several times throughout the trial if they aren't listening to me!!

Lysette

And one of the more common insults - "Is it you, I smell" - I think mainly argonian NPCs say this.

Lysette

The instructor of the fighter's guild in Auridon, who is training recruits is making me smile as well anytime - I play an Argonian in AD, so maybe that is why I can smile over it - the instructor is talking about that who cannot keep up will be left behind and so on, and then she says "now move it, even dozing Argonians are faster than this". hahahaha

Edit: after I thought about it, I think she says "move it" not "hurry up" - so I edited it out.

OutLaw_Nynx

HEY FANCY MAN, FALLEN ON ANY SWORDS LATELY?

Lysette

And of course the charming ways of the Nords - "one mug more and you will look pretty".

boldscot

Pandorii wrote: »

"if you want to be 10 pounds lighter, chop off your head." and "I'd bet you'd have to study just to be a half wit." these two insults have made it to the core of my heart =(

Isn't it "if you want to loose ten pounds of ugly fat, I can chop off your head".

jedtb16_ESO

Lysette wrote: »

And of course the charming ways of the Nords - "one mug more and you will look pretty".

mead goggles

jedtb16_ESO

another from windhelm...

two argonians on the dock

she says - have you tried this drink the nords call mead? it is rather sweet and tasty

he says (sounds grumpy to me) - yes, i had no choice. it seems you can't turn round here without some burly nord woman foisting it on you.

Kharnis

Female Dunmer guards in EP cities:

"A guard? What was I thinking? That's a job for Nords."

Saoirse_Siobhan

Number_51 wrote: »

TheWhiteDarkness wrote: »

itehache wrote: »

"running on a mount is not the best way to lose weight" xD

OMG I never could make out exactly what they were saying. Sneaky nod to the mount bug.

Pretty sure it's "running at the mouth" though. Would be better the other way considering the bug.

That's what I thought at first, but that never made sense to me. I need to turn the subtitles on to see. But "running on the mount" is funnier. Would be a good Easter Egg.

Beilin_Balreis_Colcan

Holgunn outside the Coral Heart in Stonefalls, at the completion of The Coral Heart quest:

Maybe we'll make you the new Thane of Whiterun. After all, they'll take anyone.

LOL.

Sheezabeast

Yesterday I killed a Daggerback and Bastian said "That was cruel and wasteful!"

and I thought.....boy, shut your Imperial mouth! This is a bacon-eatin' household!

jedtb16_ESO

heard today by the crafting area in mournhold...

a nord goes into his house carrying a duck.

his wife says..... what's that?

the nord says... this is the dragon i was telling you about.

his wife says that's not a dragon it's a duck you idiot.

the nord says shut up, i was talking to the duck.

WhyMustItBe

"The only fish that go where the rivers flow are the dead ones."
"Nine times out of ten the cynics are right."
"I cannot complain, but that does not seem to stop me."
"This is just... AWFUL!"

Tamriel NPC's edging on depressing.

At least the orcs still have a sense of humor:

"What is that TERRIBLE smell? It's making me hungry..."

DP99

Two Kajiit in Senchal by the docks:

"This one attended the ceremony to honor the Dragonguard. Quite impressive!"
"How come we never get a ceremony? This one caught seven fish yesterday!"

Eleanor_ESO

There's a Breton tailor in Elden Root who says something like, "You'll like the way you're dressed, I can guarantee that, I think" which is a reference to the Men's Wearhouse commercials with the founder saying, "You're gonna like the way you look, I guarantee it"

magnusthorek

I don't do many quests nowadays nor I can record catching phrases but some I find funny (or annoying, depending on the point-of-view) are from vDSA final boss Hiath the Battlemaster:

"Weeell that was unfortunate. Let's try this again, but remember people are watchiiiiiing", heard many times when you PUG the arena

But the best gotta be "I'd be insulted, but I do love the sound of my own voice", in a reply to Boethiah before the third Arena

There are many more on his UESP Page

Tommy_The_Gun

"I don't seem to be making much progress."
or:
"I hope to be done here, soon...."

^ Random npc in Stormhold, near alchemy station.
Kinda hilarious as this fits... um literally everything

BXR_Lonestar

"This one was three paces wide, and eating a guar!"

whitecrow

It was only recently (after 4 years of play) that I realized the wood elf tour guide at Elden Root, who I've seen/heard in the center and at the writ drop-off, actually takes her group all the way down to Haven, with at least a couple more stops, getting continually more peeved st them.

Finedaible

Wrecking_Blow_Spam wrote: »

"Atavar where are you?!?!" or
"Boss, I don't think he's lissstening"

I like that line, gets me everytime.

My personal fav is molag bal, his voice is epic. And the way he words things, very cool character. If only we had the option to go dark and play alongside him as an ally

"The skins of those you love will fly as my banner."

His lines are so metal, and much better than more recent writing. Made Nocturnal in Summerset sound like she hangs out at Super Weenie Hut Jr's by comparison.

SilverCoffee

"I've heard that the Library of Dusk is a trap for smart people. Guess we're safe then!"

magnusthorek

Finedaible wrote: »

"The skins of those you love will fly as my banner."

His lines are so metal, and much better than more recent writing. Made Nocturnal in Summerset sound like she hangs out at Super Weenie Hut Jr's by comparison.

Malcolm McDowell did a superb job voicing Molag Bal. Wish all of the lines, in all Dolmens (and under all circumstances), would've been voiced but it seems ZOS was short on money back then and most of them have only text.

whitecrow

magnusthorek wrote: »

Finedaible wrote: »

"The skins of those you love will fly as my banner."

His lines are so metal, and much better than more recent writing. Made Nocturnal in Summerset sound like she hangs out at Super Weenie Hut Jr's by comparison.

Malcolm McDowell did a superb job voicing Molag Bal. Wish all of the lines, in all Dolmens (and under all circumstances), would've been voiced but it seems ZOS was short on money back then and most of them have only text.

I think it's just bugged sometimes. I see only text for lines that I know I have heard spoken in other instances.