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What happens to my loot if I dismiss Lydia and hire Stenvar? [duplicate]

I'm playing the anniversary edition of Skyrim and am only about 100 hours into the game. I have had Lydia for a long time. Now, I have the option to buy Stenvars services, causing me to need to ...
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How to avoid the glitch in Gerimund's Hall in Forbidden Legend quest?

I could not retrieve Galdur's Amulet in Gerimund's Hall when I first killed the brother (Sidgis?) because it seemed to be stuck underwater with no option to retrieve it. How to solve this?
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Can dragons kill important NPCs when attacking a settlement?

If I fast-travel across Skyrim an occasional dragon may attack, and this is starting to occur in settlements, too. Last one happened in Riverwood, and both Alvor (the blacksmith) and Faendal (my ...
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Should I give money to my children?

In Skyrim my child occasionally asks me for money, I usually give her 100 coins because I don't want her to strive to live, nor being "spoiled". Jokes apart, is there any difference if I ...
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Do Piles of Gold like the ones in Gyldenhul Barrow respawn when the dungeon resets?

I couldn't find any information on the piles of gold on either of the wikis except for the ID and the amount of gold it typically yields.
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How do I remove a stuck armor enchantment from my character that doesn't go away when the armor is removed?

As the title says. In Skyrim SE, I created a set of enchanted armor, put it on, which of course applied the enchantment (magic effects) to my character. However, when I take the armor off, the ...
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How do I enter " character in console commands? [duplicate]

I'm 78 and not very computer savvy, I have a problem with entering console commands. I want "fire arrows" but don't know how to enter " " those 2 comma's in air? I have a key for ...
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Character keeps moving for seconds when I let go of the movement key in Skyrim

I play Skyrim (GOG) on Ubuntu (using Wine and Lutris), and this bug is an ongoing debate that seems to be related to the game itself. I have looked over Steam discussions, and most of the links shared ...
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I can't go back to the Soul Cairn in Skyrim [duplicate]

I tried going in as a vampire but it did not work. I had tried it with Serana as a follower and I tried it without her.
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Ending the civil war through a peace treaty, or by joining either the Imperials or the Stormcloaks—what are the consequences?

I just got the option to talk to Ulfric and Tullius about a peace treaty ("Season Unending" quest), and I just want to know if there are any consequences to end the war by joining a side in ...
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Skyrim SE crashing near Whiterun areas

I'm crashing at random places typically near cities so it seems but most common I've noticed is Whiterun. I've crashed near Windhelm once but it didn't happen again as well as some other random places,...
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Are Vampires disguised as Vigilants of Stendarr still called "Vigilant(s) of Stendarr" when fought?

Talking about what UESP calls World_Interactions#Vampire_Masquerade. Because I saw a clip of a "Vigilant of Stendarr" attacking a player out of nowhere, and was wondering why that happened, ...
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Bones for a Crow final objective glitch

I am attempting to complete Bones for a Crow, the bounty you can get from the innkeeper at the Bee and Barb in Riften, and get the dragonplate armor. However, when I kill Crowstooth—solidly inside the ...
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How to put Fortify Enchanting on gear? [duplicate]

I swear I've put Fortify Enchanting on gear before, but people are saying it doesn't exist, I've been playing Skyrim for many years. I swear I've done it before because I always made a set of 4 for ...
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How to use Creation Kit to make Nightingale Blade benefit from Daedric Smithing Perk

"The blade is not affected by any smithing perks. PC Only This issue has been addressed by the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch; it causes the weapon to benefit from the Daedric Smithing ...
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Quest objectives not updating, even though the quest is already completed

Are there any console commands or mods that can fix this? I tried these commands: setobjectivecomplete cwobj 1002 1 setobjectivecomplete cwobj 102 1 But they didn’t work :( It's for the “Liberate ...
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How can I enchant an item with the same (or better) stats and effects as the original item that was disenchanted?

I'm asking because when I disenchant an item, the enchantment shows a stat such as "10% frost damage". However, when I disenchant the item to learn its effects and apply them to another item,...
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Maximizing unarmed damage in skyrim

It's been nearly a decade since this was asked, and by now it's hard to find an installation of Skyrim without at least the DLCs. There's no guarantee that Khajit are the strongest unarmed race, and ...
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How do I open doors/chests that I can't find the key for?

There are some cabins and chests way out in the wild in Skyrim that don't seem to have any keys, as well as a couple chests in certain bandit hideouts. I recently found an Abandoned Cabin splattered ...
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No furniture bench in main hall despite several attempts

I'm trying to build the Lakeview house and no matter what, the furniture bench doesn't want to appear in the main hall. I'm not using a steward. I'm able to decorate the entry way and the east and ...
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My NMM unwarrantedly changed to GOG

I went into NMM, to Skyrim Special Edition, to download a mod for it. To my surprise, I was no longer able to, and got the message saying "Nexus Mod Manager is not set up to work for Skyrim ...
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I can’t get the “I do” dialogue during my marriage [duplicate]

I’ve been playing Skyrim for some time now, been bad, been good and been all of that but marriage is the one step I’ve yet to take.. so I decided to take it, I went to talk to Ulfric and we both ...
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What are the benefits of making a perk Legendary? [duplicate]

If I bump up a skill like crafting and get it to 100 and then make it Legendary, do I still have the ability to craft everything like Dragon Bones or do I lose that and have to build it back up?
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How do I get my housecarl to move with me?

I just bought the Tundra Homestead, and I'd like Lydia to move in there with me. I got her to follow me into the house, then dismissed her, but she immediately turned around and went back to ...
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Is it possible to rename pets in Skyrim?

I have the Demented Elytra Nymph from the Saints and Seducers quest, and I'd like to rename them. The name's really long in my favorited spells, which is a little annoying. Plus I just want to give ...
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How do I survive the vampire attack during the Bloodchill Manor quest? UPDATED

I've tried several times to live and not contract Sanguinare Vampiris (although, I've only been using Lifeblood, my dwarven warhammer enchanted with the health-point-steal and not the Flames spell, or ...
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Nemesis Engine: ERROR(2006): Missing behavior file

I've been trying to find out how to get Nemesis Engine to work properly, but when I update, I get the following error message: "ERROR(2006)". How do you fix this? Initializing engine update ...
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I killed Kesh before starting “The Only Cure”—how can I continue the quest? [duplicate]

In Skyrim (PS4), I killed Kesh the Clean before starting "The Only Cure". I’ve got all of the ingredients needed for crafting the incense, but nothing allows me to activate or do anything. I ...
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How do I bring my map back to normal in Skyrim?

I used the command that unlocks everything in the map, but I regret it and want to set it back to normal. Is there a way to do that?
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How do I load saved games from another hard drive in Skyrim?

My C: drive is getting full and one of the big issues is all of my Skyrim saved games. I've installed an internal SSD (A:) strictly for Steam games and have transferred Steam to that drive. However, ...
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Can I still get Steam achievements after taking mods off?

I am planning to mod my game of Skyrim. However, I have not collected all achievements yet, but I have played a lot of the game by now. I plan on changing the game completely with many mods, though I ...
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Skyrim special edition on PS5 "using PS4 disc" having follower bug

I'm playing Skyrim special edition on the PlayStation 5 using the PlayStation 4 disc to play the PS5 upgrade edition. After beating Dawnguard and going back to Dawnguard fort I decided I wanted to ...
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Is the modded Skyrim play time inclusive of unmodded Skyrim play time?

I've been playing Skyrim SE recently and I wanted to see my total modded and unmodded playtime. So I'm trying to see the time played when loading a character. It says I've played 58 hours on the ...
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How to shout in Skyrim on the Switch?

I have killed three dragons and it is equipped to my ZL button. Every time I press ZL, it just punches people though. What am I doing wrong? I'm trying to shout for the Greybeards and it won't let me. ...
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Bug with the Time Wound in Alduin's Bane on the Switch

This is a major, game-breaking problem. In the Alduin's Bane quest, I go to the Time Wound with the Elder Scroll and enter the vision but nothing happens. Everyone just stands around and the dragon ...
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Console command to set Lydia steward at a homestead?

I am trying to keep Farkas as my not-a-follower follower by keeping Proving Honor unfinished. Some time late in the game I decided to build a homestead and therefore need a steward. Unfortunately, the ...
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Skyrim character progress and Steam Family Sharing

I've allowed someone to try Skyrim through Family Sharing but I have one concern, when my friend plays Skyrim for the first time, will them creating a character wipe all my progress? Thanks for any ...
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How do I find Lydia? She disappeared after I told her to wait [duplicate]

I told Lydia to wait so I could go kill a dragon because I didn't want her being killed. She wasn't in a cave. She was in a witch's hut. I slowly made my way back to her (because I was over my carry ...
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Do I have to join any of the factions in Skyrim?

I'm new to Skyrim, probably the last person to try it and get hooked, I might add. I've mostly just wandered around kind of doing my own thing, I guess. I haven't officially joined any factions. The ...
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Pieces of the past quest won't start

I found the shards of Mehrunes' Razor before starting the Pieces of the Past quest, and just now went to Dawnstar to start the quest, nobody has died, and Silus was talking to someone in front of his ...
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Help! I can't share save files with my wife

I bought Skyrim VR a while ago, installed some mods (inluding Skyrim Script Extender) with the ModNexus Vortex tool. My wife created a character and played for a while, but our gaming PC was logged ...
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How do you obtain the pets for sale quest on the Switch version?

In Skyrim for the Nintendo Switch, how do you obtain the pets for sale quest?
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SSE Engine Fix loadFromRemoteSources error

I need to use the SSE Engine Fix mod in Skyrim Anniversary Edition, but after I installed part 2 of the mod I keep getting this error: An attempt was made to load an assembly from a network location ...
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How to become Thane of Riften if the required NPC died before starting the quest? [duplicate]

I was playing, and then either a dragon or a random fight accidentally killed the NPC and I don't know where or when it happened. I'm playing a modded version on PS4.
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Can't complete "No One Escapes Cidhna Mine" quest

I killed Madanach just before exiting the mine and got the note from him. However, I did not read the note. I exited the mine and had a drawn-out, exhausting battle with the Forsworn whom I finally ...
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Which race should I choose for smithing in Skyrim?

I’ve played as a mage, warrior, etc. Now I really want to play as a race that’s good at smithing, but I don't know which race I should choose.
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How to transfer Steam and/or Skyrim to another PC without drivers? [closed]

My school has restrictions on the computers, pretty much just not having access to admin stuff, and I want to put Skyrim from Steam onto my laptop. I can download anything to a hard drive and download ...
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Who is the most powerful mage in Skyrim?

I was wondering what's the strongest mage NPC in Skyrim. Like what one has the most spells or the master level spells? Who is the best? Is it the arch mage?
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My dragon masks are flipped sideways [closed]

For some reason, Dukaan and Ahzidal are flipped forward so you can't see the fronts on the dragon priest display in Heindhelm. Any fixes? I'm playing the Anniversary Edition on Xbox.
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Does the Creation Club eventually present all mods for free?

Throughout the years I tend to regularly reinstall and play Skyrim Special Edition and Fallout 4 (sometimes only to answer questions here). I've noticed that the Creation Club offers new content for ...
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