Skyrim
Main parent category for all posts about playing Skyrim
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Ongoing dragon spawn problem in Legacy of the Dragonborn run
Side post about Kendeshel's Legacy of the Dragonborn playthrough. I'm still getting a _lot_ of random dragon spawns in Solitude, enough that it bothers me, and this post is ruminating on what I can do about that.
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In Which the Dragonborns Fight Thalmor and Rescue Esbern
In which the Dragonborns raid the Thalmor embassy, with very messy results, but get the information they rampaged in there for; and in which they rescue Esbern from the Ratway in Riften, and escort him back to Riverwood to rendezvous with Delphine.
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In Which Elessir Investigates Serpent’s Trail and Alftand
In which Elessir seeks several Dwemer schematics for Sorine of the Dawnguard, including at the Serpent's Trail smuggler lair that leads into Cyrodiil; quests down into Alftand; and reaches Blackreach in his search for the Elder Scroll.
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In Which Finds-The-Way Quests for the Guild, the Fishery, and the Brotherhood
In which Finds-The-Way acquires the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal; continues thieving for the Thieves Guild; joins the Dark Brotherhood and carries out her first few contracts; slays a threatening horker near Windhelm; investigates Faldar's Tooth and Yngvild; recovers the Helm of Winterhold, and becomes thane of Winterhold; and takes control of Bloodchill Manor.
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In Which Kendeshel Fights Warlocks on Wyrmstooth
In which Kendeshel further quests across the isle of Wyrmstooth; fights warlocks at Krakevisa; recovers stolen enchanted pants for the witches at Belonir's Borg; and cures Gjalrunn the Nord of his paralysis at Wulfmere's Watch.
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In Which Elessir Explores the Soul Cairn
In which Elessir recovers another schematic for Sorine of the Dawnguard; rescues the priest Florentius from Ruunvald; sneaks into Castle Volkihar with Serana; quests through the Soul Cairn to recover another Elder Scroll from Serana's mother; and fights the dragon Durnehviir.
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In Which Finds-The-Way Finally Finds the Dark Brotherhood
In which Finds-The-Way learns how to find an Elder Scroll from a mad mage; slays a wave of frenzied mudcrabs in Dawnstar; is kidnapped by the Dark Brotherhood, and then invited to join them; recovers a lost clan sword from Silverdrift Lair; slays a treacherous Argonian in Ironbind Barrow; and takes out the Summerset Shadows to win access for the Thieves Guild in Windhelm.
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Skyrim updated, again, mods broke, again
Skyrim has dropped another new update, delivering some fixes to the Creations menu. So yep, my modded playthroughs sure are broken again! But I'm not very vexed about this, and here are my thoughts as to why. Call this a clement rather than a hot take, if you will.
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In Which Kendeshel Fights Vampires and a Lich on Wyrmstooth
In which Kendeshel continues her questing across the island of Wyrmstooth, featuring a fight with vampires, recovering the lost bones of a dead spirit, and discovering that this was not necessarily the wisest way to spend her time. (Contains spoilers for side quests in the Wyrmstooth Skyrim mod.)
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In Which Finds-The-Way Finds an Oblivion Gate
In which Finds-The-Way quests into the ruins of Rielle--and then into the Deadlands, when she finds an Oblivion Gate.