Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

Originally posted by Nefrarya:

There actually are, and that's where I first thought I was haunted or pranked. It wasn't a 2* archer, but it was pretty bad for an early swamp experience. Took us forever to figure out who kept shooting us in the butt.

Edit: At least the stone throwing variety growls. xD

Yikes....
a 2 star drauger archer in a large stone would pretty much be a no entry death zone for any solo player... unless you got a troll/lox involved or something ... run in and pickax one hit/dodge?

In my 2nd crypt a regular Draugr was invisibly submerged in a muddy scrap pile. When I approached the pile to clear it I kept getting hit. Being it was only my 2nd crypt I was thinking, "OMG how do I defend against this? It'll take forever and a million deaths to loot these crypts!"
Finally chopped out a section and the Draugr was revealed and came out to its death. Would've been a different tale if it had been a stronger version of Draugr. lol

I've also been a target of a rock embedded dwarf in the Black Forest. It was associated with one of those small stone open structures with a single chest in it. The structure itself was slightly embedded in the big rock. This big stone was similar to the copper node type rather than just a big rock sitting on the surface.

Nefrarya's certainly right about never letting your guard down in new areas.

Thanks for the laughs, guys'n'gals. I needed that. :)

Originally posted by Nefrarya:

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

We can all be thankful there are no large rocks in the swamps that can house a two star drauger archer!

There actually are, and that's where I first thought I was haunted or pranked. It wasn't a 2* archer, but it was pretty bad for an early swamp experience. Took us forever to figure out who kept shooting us in the butt.

Edit: At least the stone throwing variety growls. xD

Yikes....
a 2 star drauger archer in a large stone would pretty much be a no entry death zone for any solo player... unless you got a troll/lox involved or something ... run in and pickax one hit/dodge?

Originally posted by Rich:

It could have been a bow skeleton from a nearby barrow. They go after deer and anything else.

That would make sense. How weird that I didn't see any, but I suppose my caution from not wanting to be shot at wasn't unwarranted

Originally posted by Nefrarya:

Don't lose that caution altogether, sometimes archers get spawned inside rock formations where they can still shoot out. Not sure if that has been fixed yet.

Makes for one hell of a prank though. :lunar2019laughingpig:

And now whenever I see a decently sized rock, I'm gonna be afraid of it launching an arrow rain at me-
Thanks for the warning though!

We can all be thankful there are no large rocks in the swamps that can house a two star drauger archer!

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

We can all be thankful there are no large rocks in the swamps that can house a two star drauger archer!

There actually are, and that's where I first thought I was haunted or pranked. It wasn't a 2* archer, but it was pretty bad for an early swamp experience. Took us forever to figure out who kept shooting us in the butt.

Edit: At least the stone throwing variety growls. xD

There are sometimes skeletons in the meadows near burial sites. Even though I have encountered them very rarely, but I think they do come out at night, although I haven't specifically checked on that.

Don't lose that caution altogether, sometimes archers get spawned inside rock formations where they can still shoot out. Not sure if that has been fixed yet.

Makes for one hell of a prank though.

Originally posted by Nefrarya:

Don't lose that caution altogether, sometimes archers get spawned inside rock formations where they can still shoot out. Not sure if that has been fixed yet.

Makes for one hell of a prank though. :lunar2019laughingpig:

And now whenever I see a decently sized rock, I'm gonna be afraid of it launching an arrow rain at me-
Thanks for the warning though!

You should be. I've had it happened to me often enough that I was pelted with stones and I wondered where they came from... ;)

It could have been a bow skeleton from a nearby barrow. They go after deer and anything else.

Originally posted by Rich:

It could have been a bow skeleton from a nearby barrow. They go after deer and anything else.

That would make sense. How weird that I didn't see any, but I suppose my caution from not wanting to be shot at wasn't unwarranted