Skyrim
Main parent category for all posts about playing Skyrim
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Getting up and running on the new Steam Deck
My overall impressions of the new OLED Steam Deck I've acquired (picoreview: overall splendid, especially improved Bluetooth). Reinstating all my previous games was easier than expected! This post goes into detail on how I reinstalled everything, and has my general impressions of the device as well.
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In Which Kendeshel Destroys the Dark Brotherhood and Excavates at Rkund
In which Kendeshel brings about the death of Grelod the Kind; fights a mad mage in the hot springs of Eastmarch; slays the leader of the Dark Brotherhood, and then wipes out the rest of them, except for an old blind man who tells her of the Hand of Glory; helps a mage at Darklight Tower put an end to her hagraven mother; and works with the Explorer's Society to excavate the ruins at Rkund, making a number of valuable discoveries in the process.
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In Which Elessir Slays Mudcrabs and Commits Thievery
In which Elessir deals with an infestation of frenzied mudcrabs in Dawnstar; commits further thievery for the Thieves Guild; and slays a monster horker near Windhelm.
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In Which Finds-The-Way is Named Listener of the Brotherhood
In which Finds-The-Way is proclaimed Listener of the Dark Brotherhood, much to the surprise of Cicero and Astrid; reaches the Aetherium Forge along with the ghost of Katria, and forges the Aetherial Crown as proof of Katria's work and the forge's existence; quests into Alftand and Blackreach in search of the Elder Scroll; and brings the Elder Scroll and crimson nirnroot out again.
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In Which Kendeshel Slays a Whole Lot of Vampires
In which Kendeshel quests across the land in search of Crusader relics for the Dragonborn Gallery; slays draugr and Mikrul Gauldurson in Folgunthur; saves Morthal from being taken over by vampires; discovers the secrets of Shalidor's Maze in Labyrinthian; and claims Bloodchill Manor after clearing it of more vampires.
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In Which Elessir Defeats Lord Harkon
In which Elessir slays Lord Harkon at Castle Volkihar, with the help of Serana and the Dawnguard; retrieves Valerica from the Soul Cairn; joins a fishing contest in Morthal, only to discover it's not what it seems; thwarts a conspiracy of the Forsworn in Markarth; commits further acts of thievery for the Thieves Guild; and masters the school of Illusion at the College of Winterhold.
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In Which Finds-The-Way Becomes Guildmaster of the Thieves Guild
In which Finds-The-Way goes on a thieving spree through Solitude and Markarth; does additional special jobs to gain a foothold for the Guild in those two cities; helps the people of Markarth and is proclaimed thane of the Reach; is also proclaimed Guildmaster of the Thieves Guild; slays Alain Dufont in Raldbthar; and recovers the fourth and final aetherium shard.
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In Which Kendeshel Gets Married and Fights Pirates
In which Kendeshel defends a mad mage in the sewers beneath Solitude; also fights off two different dragons in the city; marries Rulnik Wind-Strider in Riften, and settles her family at Proudspire Manor; helps the East Empire Company reclaim Japhet's Folly; and acquires the Arms of Chaos to display with the relics in her museum.
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In Which Elessir Acquires Auriel’s Bow
In which Elessir quests into the Forgotten Vale in search of Auriel's Bow, and obtains it after confronting and slaying Arch-Curate Vyrthur.
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In Which Finds-The-Way Does Favors for the Jarl of Markarth
In which Finds-The-Way returns some aged flin to the merchant Ri'saad; recovers a third aetherium shard at Deep Folk Crossing; kills a Forsworn leader at Deepwood Redoubt for the Jarl of Markarth; recovers the Jarl's father's lost shield from Dead Crone Rock; begins a special job in Whiterun for Olfrid Battle-Born to get his support for the Thieves Guild.