Skyrim
Main parent category for all posts about playing Skyrim
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In Which Harrowhark Meets Paarthurnax and Hunts for an Elder Scroll
In which Harrowhark and her companions meet the master of the Greybeards; and venture to the outpost of a mad scholar and then into the depths of Blackreach to find an Elder Scroll.
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In Which the Dragonborns Try Very Hard to Deliver a Beacon
In which the trio of Dragonborns try to help Largashbur with a giant problem, but are rebuffed; in which there are a stupid number of bears and vampires; in which we have our asses handed to us by a dragon and a dragon priest; and in which getting into the Kilkreath Ruins to recover Dawnbreaker proves _surprisingly_ difficult.
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In Which Kendis Finds an Elder Scroll, Crimson Nirnroot, and Ancestor Glade
In which Kendis recovers an Elder Scroll from Mzark in the depths of Blackreach; brings crimson nirnroot to a very tired farmer in the Rift; learns the location of Auriel's Bow in Ancestor Glade; and quests into Darkfall Cave in search of the fabled weapon.
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In Which Harrowhark Has a Bit of a Reset
In which Harrowhark's player re-runs a bunch of things, including Moonpath to Elsweyr while trying to diagnose why this playthrough keeps crashing on the Steam Deck right now; and in which Inigo's dismissal is also retconned.
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Giving Inigo another chance
I decided to give Inigo another chance, after I rolled back to an earlier save that put me back before I dismissed him as a follower. This is a writeup of the conversation I think Harrowhark, Inigo, and Lucien had about the whole question of her taking dragon souls.
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In Which Three Dragonborns Quest for the Thieves Guild
In which Rhanys, Luciriel, and Kitty raid the Goldenglow Estate to lean on its owner; fight bandits just outside Riften; sabotage the Honningbrew Meadery; and trigger a surprise melee between Whiterun guards and Eorlund Gray-Mane at the Skyforge.
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A few more thoughts about Inigo and dragon souls
A few followup thoughts on the question of Inigo being opposed to the Dragonborn absorbing dragon souls, and bigger picture questions of character conflict and narrative resolution.
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In Which Harrowhark Takes a Moonpath to Elsweyr
In which Harrowhark ventures down to Elsweyr to help rebel Khajiit resisting their Thalmor overlords; reaches a contact in Markarth about a Dark Brotherhood contract; and quests into Arkngthamz to investigate what treasure can be found there. Features commentary on the Moonpath to Elsweyr mod, and why I am reluctantly deciding to give up Inigo as a follower.
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In Which Kendis Joins the Dawnguard and Seeks Elder Scrolls
In which Kendis joins the Dawnguard; discovers Serana entombed in Dimhollow Crypt; rescues the Moth Priest Dexion Evicus; helps Serana recover her mother Valerica's Elder Scroll from the Soul Cairn; gains the respect of the undead dragon Durnehviir; becomes thane in Winterhold; and seeks another Elder Scroll from Septimus Signus.
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In Which Harrowhark Opens an Oblivion Gate
In which Harrowhark raids the Dainty Sload to plant contraband on board for the Thieves Guild; robs Wintersand Manor, the home of Nazeem; buys Tundra Homestead; discovers the Oblivion gate at Red Scar Cavern, and ventures through it into the Deadlands; and helps the Vigilants of Stendarr defeat the Mythic Dawn and take control of the caverns.