Your Random Skyrim Moments

matty55 · 08-11-2011 8:35pm #1

I know its a few days early but I thought Id start a thread for people to post some of their random encounters in in Skyrim. From coming across a fight between bandits or a dragon attacking some pure unfortunate soul, anything!!!

matty55 · 09-11-2011 3:27am

Apologies for the double post! Does anyone know how to delete a thread?

tuxy · 09-11-2011 3:33am

It's not too early for the people that pirate the 360 version that was leaked.

13-11-2011 10:49pm

I got smacked 50 feet into the air by a giant. Not fun.

epiphony · 13-11-2011 11:15pm

I have been in some Dungeon called Forelhost for the past 2 hours getting my ass absolutely handed to me by these Draugr dudes. I don't think I was supposed to come across it this early in the game. Can't kill the boss at the end no matter how hard I try...

DarkDusk · 13-11-2011 11:50pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I got smacked 50 feet into the air by a giant. Not fun.

Same here, I'm not even going to attempt to go near one anymore! (for now anyway..):p

Temptamperu · 14-11-2011 12:58am

DarkDusk wrote: »

Same here, I'm not even going to attempt to go near one anymore! (for now anyway..):p

I quick travelled to some dwemar ruins to get to a destination and there was a giant being attacked by a black dragon me being dragonborn decided to help the poor guy... He one hitted me when the dragon flew up to do a circle :mad:

14-11-2011 11:48am

epiphony wrote: »

I have been in some Dungeon called Forelhost for the past 2 hours getting my ass absolutely handed to me by these Draugr dudes. I don't think I was supposed to come across it this early in the game. Can't kill the boss at the end no matter how hard I try...

Na they're weak against fire. Use the destruction spell.

Angeles · 14-11-2011 12:04pm

I was on my way to do a quest to retrieve sap from a special tree..
I stopped my character in the steam pockets area just before the entrance to the special tree for a few moments, as i had to answer the door *irl*
Apon returning i found my character and horse floating towards the sky *very Rudolf the reindeer like*

Anyway moral of the story!...randomly shouting "OMFG MY HORSE IS FLYING" out-loud tends to lead to some awkward looks from said people at the door!

PauloConn · 14-11-2011 1:26pm

Yeah, been a baseball for the giants a few times although did manage to kill a dragon on my own yesterday and was chuffed. But then a damn frost spider came up and finished me off in my weakened state. Needless to say, i wasn't impressed.
But after 2 solid days (maybe 15-18 hours) i feel i need a break. I'm going through Skyrim in my dreams as well......

vangoz · 14-11-2011 1:35pm

Being launched to the moon in my first giant encounter

Shooting a sleeping bandit in cave which made his sword rocket across the screen

humanji · 14-11-2011 4:43pm

I was wandering around Eastmarch, heading towards the Greybeards, and was passing by the pools with all the mini geysers in them. I saw a little camp ahead and thought there might be something nice to steal. When I got there, there were three hunters, stripped down to their underwear, sitting and laying down in the water. I thought it was a glitch at first (I've found a few people standing still in rivers for no reason), but it seems to be intentional.

Like some people (and I'm assuming it'll happen to everyone at some point) I was also attacked by a giant, a mammoth and a dragon at the same time. It did not end well.

And then there was the headless horseman I saw running around Whiterun. I tried catching up to him, but he was too fast.

Sephiroth_dude · 14-11-2011 8:30pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I got smacked 50 feet into the air by a giant. Not fun.

HA! same here! I thought they were friendly unless you provoked them

hypermuse · 14-11-2011 9:54pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

HA! same here! I thought they were friendly unless you provoked them

yea I found that out the hard way.. went over to have a look and maybe say hello..

BAM!! I've been put into orbit!

14-11-2011 10:20pm

Some biotch called Gerda hired a group of thugs to beat me up but kill me if they deemed necessary. Did a bit of research and she works in the kitchen of the Jarl of Whiterun. Random hatred like....

Goodguy Number1 · 15-11-2011 2:58am

My best skyrim moment so far was when i went to a bar in solitude, and was challenged to a drinking contest, so of course I accepted. After drinking too much of this guys home brew, I blacked out and woke up in some temple with an angry priest yelling at me, so i decided to leave. When I got outside I realized I wasn't in solitude anymore so I looked at my map to find I'm in Markarth, and I now have a quest to retrace my steps and find out where my drinking buddy got to, so I can claim my prize.

Falcon.ie · 15-11-2011 10:16am

Goodguy Number1 wrote: »

My best skyrim moment so far was when i went to a bar in solitude, and was challenged to a drinking contest, so of course I accepted. After drinking too much of this guys home brew, I blacked out and woke up in some temple with an angry priest yelling at me, so i decided to leave. When I got outside I realized I wasn't in solitude anymore so I looked at my map to find I'm in Markarth, and I now have a quest to retrace my steps and find out where my drinking buddy got to, so I can claim my prize.

I'm one step ahead of you...So far on this quest to find my drinking pal with the Staff he promised me, I apparently passed through Riekstadt whilst on the lash, robbed a Prize Goat called Gleda whilst hammered and sold it to a Giant to help repay what I can only guess was a loan from Zolada(Sp?) in Whiterun(Haven't made it back to Whiterun quite yet..)...

And that Goat was a git to get back. The Giant who I sold the goat to has it follow him around, so there's no other way to take it back other than move up fairly close and tempt the goat away...

Needless to Say, on first attempt I was one shotted about 100m into the air.. So on my second attempt I ended up being chased by the said Giant down the hill with the Prize Goat in tow.

Onto Whiterun now to see about my Drinking Loan now.. Hoping that I don't owe too much..

Dave1711 · 16-11-2011 2:02am

Best Quest Ever!!

Anyone do the quest in solitude with Sheogorath?

craze7 · 16-11-2011 4:18pm

I came back home half way through a quest today to drop off some stuff and caught something very suspicious!

Dean_Mc · 16-11-2011 6:21pm

I am finding the random dragon encounters amazing, two stick out so far!

* I encountered a dragon outside the fort were you fight your first one, it was attaching 5 or so mammoths with 2 giants in tow. After finally downing the dragon I found the mammoths had turned on me and chased me half way to whiterun.

* Went to pick up the wood elf for some dungeon diving and some archery training in riverwood, just as I get there a dragon descends and chews him up good. I gave him a proper burial by placing him in the river and letting his body float out of town.

Fluffy88 · 16-11-2011 11:01pm

craze7 wrote: »

I came back home half way through a quest today to drop off some stuff and caught something very suspicious!

I really hope the game looks a little better than that :P

17-11-2011 9:56am

Fluffy88 wrote: »

I really hope the game looks a little better than that :P

Visually the game is fantastic. I have to say that they really put a lot into it. I think the blizzard like weather in Winterhold is awesome.

Seen something cool yesterday too, I was walking from Riverwood to Whiterun and the river had salmon leaping off the surface, that was a nice touch.

Soby · 17-11-2011 7:16pm

Just found the "Storm call " shout.Epic

.Forelhost is a bad place to go when your only level 13 :P

17-11-2011 10:19pm

How do you make friends with someone so they follow you?

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Dean_Mc · 18-11-2011 2:10pm

There are loads of followers each requires you do something for them, a quest, a brawl, sometimes they are gifted to you.

Dean_Mc · 18-11-2011 2:11pm

Lol,

Just had some dude sneak up to me and ask to hold a sword for him, then two mins later another dude asking me if I seen some guy who stole his sword!

hypermuse · 18-11-2011 2:23pm

Dean_Mc wrote: »

Lol,

Just had some dude sneak up to me and ask to hold a sword for him, then two mins later another dude asking me if I seen some guy who stole his sword!

ah yea I remember that happening to me.. Was annoying thou coz I was try to stealthly take out some banits from a rock with my bow and next thing this chap appears outa nowhere and starts talking to me demanding I hold this item for him..

I was thinking right.. feck off now.. Back to trying to take out these guys... then 30 seconds later.. other weetard comes up behind me asking if I saw someone run this way!!

FCUK OFF and deal with your own problems

DirtyBollox · 18-11-2011 2:26pm

Dean_Mc wrote: »

Lol,

Just had some dude sneak up to me and ask to hold a sword for him, then two mins later another dude asking me if I seen some guy who stole his sword!

what was the name of the sword? IIRC its an enchanted sword? could be wrong. think i sold it

hypermuse · 18-11-2011 2:30pm

DirtyBollox wrote: »

what was the name of the sword? IIRC its an enchanted sword? could be wrong. think i sold it

I was given an enchanted warhammer.. so it prob varies..

I didnt even get a chance to look at it coz I busy at the time!! I gave it up before I even got to see if it was worth anything! I regret my decision. think I was over-encumbered thou

18-11-2011 5:41pm

hypermuse wrote: »

I was given an enchanted warhammer.. so it prob varies..

I didnt even get a chance to look at it coz I busy at the time!! I gave it up before I even got to see if it was worth anything! I regret my decision. think I was over-encumbered thou

Yeah I got an Iron dagger of shock, useless ****e. And yeah I hold too many cucumbers too sometimes. Being over-encumbered is ****e.

hypermuse · 18-11-2011 5:44pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah I got an Iron dagger of shock, useless ****e. And yeah I hold too many cucumbers too sometimes. Being over-encumbered is ****e.

I don't want to know where you keep the cucumbers..

18-11-2011 10:19pm

hypermuse wrote: »

I don't want to know where you keep the cucumbers..

In my inVENTory. When I'm an Argonian. Only the herpatoligists will get that one.

Anyway I was on a contract earlier and the guy I was supposed to kill was in his house standing on the bed.

Wetbench4 · 19-11-2011 2:19am

Goodguy Number1 wrote: »

My best skyrim moment so far was when i went to a bar in solitude, and was challenged to a drinking contest, so of course I accepted. After drinking too much of this guys home brew, I blacked out and woke up in some temple with an angry priest yelling at me, so i decided to leave. When I got outside I realized I wasn't in solitude anymore so I looked at my map to find I'm in Markarth, and I now have a quest to retrace my steps and find out where my drinking buddy got to, so I can claim my prize.

Ya i loved the hangover quest. happened to me in the pub in whiterun though.

Sephiroth_dude · 19-11-2011 12:42pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Some biotch called Gerda hired a group of thugs to beat me up but kill me if they deemed necessary. Did a bit of research and she works in the kitchen of the Jarl of Whiterun. Random hatred like....

I thought she was in river wood no?

Dave1711 · 20-11-2011 1:45pm

Thought she was in Riverwood too ha!I killed her by accident and her husband got the Dark Brotherhood after me!
The assassin literally appears from nowhere there pretty weak though.
The thugs are much tougher.

20-11-2011 8:27pm

Dave1711 wrote: »

Thought she was in Riverwood too ha!I killed her by accident and her husband got the Dark Brotherhood after me!
The assassin literally appears from nowhere there pretty weak though.
The thugs are much tougher.

Yeah the thugs are better than the brotherhood. I joined them there a while ago. Good cash to be made on those contracts

Oh and thats Gerdur in Riverwood not Gerda.

Zomg Okay · 20-11-2011 10:46pm

I was attacked and almost killed by a pair of assassins. Inspection of their corpses led to the discovery of a note. Reading of the note led to the discovery that THE DARK BROTHERHOOD ARE OUT TO GET ME!

My brother was fighting a dragon at one of their Burial Sites. He almost had it dead when a second dragon appeared. Game over. :pac:

Another time, I was walking from Riverwood to Ivarstead (I don't fast travel) and I came across three Imperial Legion soldiers. They demanded that I pay a fine of 100 Septims for "interrupting official Legion business". I refused and they attacked me. The first one I killed fell behind a rock. When I'd dealt with the other two, I went behind the rock to loot the soldier and to my surprise, there was three dead Imperial Legion soldiers there, stripped of gear. The three I'd killed were bandits masquerading as Legionnaires. :eek:

And yes, I've also been launched into Orbit by a giant. First time I encountered a giant, I was of the impression they only attacked when provoked. He squished me but I didn't leave the ground. Some days later, I'd just unlocked the final word of Unrelenting Force and wanted to test it out. Went to the giant camp outside Whiterun. It was very amusing when the sheer power of the Shout made the giant do a back-flip. It was rather less amusing when his mate came up behind me. :rolleyes:

Dave1711 · 20-11-2011 10:59pm

Zomg Okay wrote: »

Another time, I was walking from Riverwood to Ivarstead (I don't fast travel) and I came across three Imperial Legion soldiers. They demanded that I pay a fine of 100 Septims for "interrupting official Legion business". I refused and they attacked me. The first one I killed fell behind a rock. When I'd dealt with the other two, I went behind the rock to loot the soldier and to my surprise, there was three dead Imperial Legion soldiers there, stripped of gear. The three I'd killed were bandits masquerading as Legionnaires. :eek:

This happened to me by some ruins was quite cool ha.

Another time i bumped into a small skirmish between Imperials and Stormcloaks!

TPD · 22-11-2011 3:16pm

I got an interesting glitch in the Sheogorath quest, at least I think it was a glitch (never know with Sheogorath :P )

In the dream world, I'd switch to third person and couldn't see myself, until I looked around a bit. Off in the distance was my ragdoll body, being dragged around on the floor as I walked, legs kicking as if it was standing upright. Pretty weird.

Dave1711 · 22-11-2011 4:59pm

Saw a fox chasing a rabbit around :-D

Elmidena · 22-11-2011 5:11pm

Three memorable glitches:
Was near somebody the liar (forget his name) and he's being attacked by a wolf or something, I charge up a fireball and lob it at him but mid-blast I get the random encounter. Guy comes up a few seconds later asking had I seen yer man and somehow the fireball flies back from the wolf's direction and blasts the guard offscreen, screaming in flamy agony!

Stole a horse that was standing by its dead owner. Trotted it to a nearby cottage looking place and dismounted. As soon as I did, the horse levitated and gave me a good kick in the head before flying off back to its original standing spot and settling. Haven't laughed that hard in ages, wish I'd fraps'd it!

Finally, the giant thing. First encountered it when partner was asleep and nearly woke him up with laughter. Later on when he did wake up, I showed him the giants and sent Sven in. Watched the black dot disappear and then I wandered over to the giants for it to be my turn, and lo and behold Sven was on the ground! or rather in the ground...he was lying on his back with his left arm and legs going into the ground and as I ran around he "scuttled" around in that position on the ground after me.

Bethesda glitches r teh awesome

Zomg Okay · 22-11-2011 10:18pm

So, uh, today I encountered a jester on the road. His cart's wheel had broken. As part of a short quest I was sent to a nearby farm to ask for help on the jester's behalf. The farmer convinced me the jester was up to no good and I reported him to a passing guard, who arrested him.

Curious, I looked up the jester in the Elder Scrolls Wiki. I'm now afraid for my life. ;_;

TPD · 23-11-2011 10:21am

Zomg Okay wrote: »

So, uh, today I encountered a jester on the road. His cart's wheel had broken. As part of a short quest I was sent to a nearby farm to ask for help on the jester's behalf. The farmer convinced me the jester was up to no good and I reported him to a passing guard, who arrested him.

Curious, I looked up the jester in the Elder Scrolls Wiki. I'm now afraid for my life. ;_;

Link? I've forgotten his name. I did the same as you though.

Dean_Mc · 23-11-2011 12:01pm

His name is Cicero.... and this quest along with a later encounter with this guy is exactly the reason why Skyrim is such a good game.

The fact that you may not me him, before, after or at all is so cool!

Dean_Mc · 23-11-2011 12:04pm

The following link shows who he is but contains massive spoilers.... You've been warned....

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Cicero

23-11-2011 4:28pm

Wow you done goofed ratting Cicero out.

Ekib · 25-11-2011 8:36am

had a good time once.. about lvl 12-13 i happened to wander west of whiterun, near that fort that you clean of bandits and legion takes over.. anyhow, i find that peasant with a painted cow, tells me its a sacrifice for giants... so i follow him, since i was toying with giants and a bow for a few lvls. after a looooong walk, that lead me to some ruins with a chest, and a giant hiding place with a tree to get special sap out of i find my giant, with mamooths, a little bow time toying after and a dead giant with 2 dead mamouths.. i see an other giant with an other horny pet, shoot them all, then wander inside the cave near the tree, find an other giant, killed it, melee and magic (little armor buff, a good old rune trap and a sneaky arrow helped softening it up, not to mention the paralising poison on my blade

) after that i check the cave, turns out i wasnt the first, some dead guy with a giant's mace is inside, and i get some more tree sap. that i sell back for a fortune.
morality of the story : got to love peasants

humanji · 25-11-2011 10:08am

I actually love how you come across scenes like that. There's loads of little hunter camps with a dead hunter being eaten by a bear or sabre tooth. I also came across a scene where a bear had killed a couple who were trying to elope. It was kind of sad, reading one of their diaries about how happy they were to get away.

Elmidena · 25-11-2011 4:31pm

humanji wrote: »

I actually love how you come across scenes like that. There's loads of little hunter camps with a dead hunter being eaten by a bear or sabre tooth. I also came across a scene where a bear had killed a couple who were trying to elope. It was kind of sad, reading one of their diaries about how happy they were to get away.

Reminds me of a corpse I encountered in a lake in Oblivion with a love letter saying you'd know him by the flower on his jacket, made me feel a little bit sad and I'm not the sentimental type

25-11-2011 5:09pm

Found an Old Orc who wanted a good death. Sure enough it was doled out.
Made me feel good.

hypermuse · 25-11-2011 5:26pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Found an Old Orc who wanted a good death. Sure enough it was doled out.
Made me feel good.

yea I came across his east of Rifden.. He was a good orc while he was alive!

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