Alduin wants to eat the world... what if we let him? : V - Skyrim

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:10 am

If he wants to eat it, I want my share too! :cookie:

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:38 am

Spoiler

You steal one in Oblivion

I know. But forging it/modifying it is not possible. :confused:

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:53 pm

I know. But forging it/modifying it is not possible. :confused:

If the Mythic Dawn gave it dirctly to Dagon himself, i'm sure Daedric prince could modify it, Jagar Tharn would have also had the power and authority to 'edit' them

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:33 pm

A thought: Alduin/Auri-El/Akatosh has http://media1.gameinformer.com/images/site/pages/esv/index.html?es=5, but was stopped by a plucky young hero, as these things often have a way of playing out. However, this didn't stop Alduin from coming back, and trying it all over again in TES:V.

So... what if the player in Skyrim were to... y'know... not stop him? What if beginning a new Kalpa is actually something that needs to happen? Akatosh, a nutbar though he may be, must have a reason for all this.

So... what if the player were to actively help him achieve his goal?

Game over.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:16 pm

If the Mythic Dawn gave it dirctly to Dagon himself, i'm sure Daedric prince could modify it, Jagar Tharn would have also had the power and authority to 'edit' them

Are you questioning the Elder Scrolls, sir?

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:20 am

Are you questioning the Elder Scrolls, sir?

You don't question the Elder Scrolls, the Elder Scrolls question you :toughninja:

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:06 am

You don't question the Elder Scrolls, the Elder Scrolls question you :toughninja:

Only in a certain kind of Russia. :mellow:

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:53 pm

It's actually happened many times before. Each time, the leaper demon tried to stop him, and each time he delayed it by a tiny amount. Eventually he hid a portion of the kalpa or something. It's been a really long time since I've read that story, but what I took away is that Anduin has eaten the world a great many times. And it seems like he doesn't actually eat the world, so much as he eats that age. Tamriel is still here, after all.

And he was stopped before.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:00 am

I think he is like a God. You can't really see him nor can he be defeated. Instead he summons the dragons to "devour" the world. The dragons are the "bad guys" in Skyrim, and they're the ones we'll have to defeat.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:45 am

I reckon that if you don`t want to let Mr Nastypants eat the world, then you will have to find and enlist the aid of Numidian, the Massive Bronze Golem, to kick Mr Nastypants in it`s daddybags and thus save the world.

Thats`s my Prophecy.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:24 pm

Series starts over, still has the TES name but not much that we recognize. I guess. In any event, it doesn't sound like the favorable outcome.

As for Anduin's motivations it depends on how you look at him. some say (by some I mean hyper-conservative Altmer) that he is trying to destroy the world and return the elves to their "rightful" godhood. Some others (usually humans) say he is angry at being deceived into making the world and wants to destroy it in vengeance.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:17 am

Series starts over, still has the TES name but not much that we recognize. I guess. In any event, it doesn't sound like the favorable outcome.

As for Anduin's motivations it depends on how you look at him. some say (by some I mean hyper-conservative Altmer) that he is trying to destroy the world and return the elves to their "rightful" godhood. Some others (usually humans) say he is angry at being deceived into making the world and wants to destroy it in vengeance.

Does this remind everyone else of the Pantathians in Midkemia?

It would certainly shed some light on why Altmer society is so inherently superior.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:26 pm

A thought: Alduin/Auri-El/Akatosh has http://media1.gameinformer.com/images/site/pages/esv/index.html?es=5, but was stopped by a plucky young hero, as these things often have a way of playing out. However, this didn't stop Alduin from coming back, and trying it all over again in TES:V.

So... what if the player in Skyrim were to... y'know... not stop him? What if beginning a new Kalpa is actually something that needs to happen? Akatosh, a nutbar though he may be, must have a reason for all this.

So... what if the player were to actively help him achieve his goal?

One thing Elder Scrools games do not do well or at all is choice/ consequence. They are way behind the times when it comes to this, many great RPG's allow the pl;ayer to change or mold the story, ES games are very linear despite their open world gameplay. If i want the world to go into ruin, you should be able to.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:04 am

A thought: Alduin/Auri-El/Akatosh has http://media1.gameinformer.com/images/site/pages/esv/index.html?es=5, but was stopped by a plucky young hero, as these things often have a way of playing out. However, this didn't stop Alduin from coming back, and trying it all over again in TES:V.

So... what if the player in Skyrim were to... y'know... not stop him? What if beginning a new Kalpa is actually something that needs to happen? Akatosh, a nutbar though he may be, must have a reason for all this.

So... what if the player were to actively help him achieve his goal?

Alduin is NOT Akatosh. He is the Nordic Counter-Part.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:58 pm

You'd fail the game.

Most likely, you won't get the choice.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:05 am

Alduin is NOT Akatosh. He is the Nordic Counter-Part.

Yes he is, the Nords just know him as Alduin.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:41 am

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Alduin

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Varieties_of_Faith...

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Five_Songs_of_King_Wulfharth

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:04 pm

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Alduin

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Varieties_of_Faith...

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Five_Songs_of_King_Wulfharth

Because he's different in Nord lore/mythology/whatever doesn't mean he is a different ...Something.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:13 am

We talking what would happen in game or what we think would happen in general? In game, most likely a save reload prompt.

Generally, I imagine something like this would happen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-oU9imTnIE

Maybe its the Norse inspirations but I keep drawing comparisons to Odin Sphere and Skyrim.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:08 am

"only superficially resembles his counterpart in the Eight Divines."

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:04 pm

You won't be able to fail the main quest just like always.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:04 pm

"only superficially resembles his counterpart in the Eight Divines."

I won't even bother, good day sir.

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:19 pm

Actually, I think you're misunderstanding me here, guys.

What if Alduin isn't the enemy?

You're the whackjob down in the marketplace preaching about the coming of the savior, aren't you? I killed you in my last game, and I'm sure someone else will in Skyrim too =)

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:15 pm

Aha! Alduin is to Akatosh as Jyggalag is to Sheogorath.

Why are we trying to kill him when in OB we were helping him get down here? explain that Beth...

» Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:51 am

You know what I think "World-Eater" means, its him devouring the world of Tamriel as we know it. He would destroy the land and create a hellish world similar to Oblivion.