The Dark Quests of Skyrim, Thoughts

[ShadowHunter9999]

This is a companion post to “The Dark Quest Lines of Skyrim” found in the General Discussion forum.

 

If you had the skill/power, what quest line changes would you make to dark and nebulous quest lines of Skyrim?

 

A few of my thoughts:

 

The Dark Brotherhood: Rather than just simply opposing and wiping them out in one fell blow, be able to actively thwart some of the assignation attempts. Eventually, creating a competing assassins’ guild with ability to filter which contracts they accept. Possibly recruiting some of the existing DB assassins. The night mother has to go.

 

Some of the Daedric Quest: Some of the quests are so dark; I’d like to destroy some of the artifacts and weakening the appropriate lord. Example: the Ebony Blade and the Mace of Molag Bal. I think it would be quite fun to threaten to destroy an artifact and have the lord laugh “No weapon forged on Nirn can destroy my (artifact)” and respond with “My thoughts exactly”. Equip, say, the Ebony Blade and strike the Mace of Molag Bal and watch both shatter. You would then have to be prepared to face the occasional random Daedric bands sent by the offended lord.

 

The civil war: Both sides have positive and negative points. By the time I chose a side I was a level 81. I sliced through the opposition like so much wheat. I felt more like a butcher than a hero. Too many good men were dying. Become sufficiently powerfully to allow a negotiated peace. Allow Talos worship. Forge an alliance between the Stormcloaks and the Empire. Create “One nation out of many people”. Ulfric would have to be challenged and defeated three times in single combat before a crowd or in an arena. The fourth attempt would result in his death. Ulfric choosing death over yielding. He’d be buried with full honors.