Just started Skyrim xbox 360 and ran into this right away. I'm in the golden claw quest- just killed the outlaw bandit and I need to open the gate. I'm supposed to rotate the pillars to the right sequence to open it but when I try nothing happens. What am I missing here? It prompts me to hit my A button but nothing moves when I do. Any help out there?

Have you tried to move the anolog stick in circles as the arrows tell you to?

The solution is in the quest name.

Are you sure you have it on the right sequence? If you don't then obviously it won't work and nothing will happen.

I'll try that rotating it should work thanks

This is a puzzle. It's pretty clear just by its nature.

The golden claw holds the key,
use your inventory and you shall see
the answer to all your woes.
Finally knowing where this puzzled door goes.
If you really cannot think,
try your luck, your just on the brink.
The name of the quest holds the true path.
It's pretty obvious, just do the math!!


Like what i did there?

it is Snake, Snake, Fish. the solution the the door in the hall of stories is Bear, Moth, Owl

well that didn't work any other suggestions

ok I don't see any arrows just the A button. how do I move those pillars?

Errr... there are symbols on the palm of the Golden Claw. Try to take a look at that and then change the symbols on the wall according to the symbols of the Golden Claw (top to bottom).

Ok this is how

Only read this if you honestly can't figure this out on your own accord. Like it is meant to be.



*Spoiler"

Step 1. Check your inventory. Go to the golden claw, and look at the symbols engraved there. There will be a series of animals, remember the combination

Step 2. Walk up to the door. DO NOT INSERT THE CLAW IN THE EMPTY SLOT. This will trigger a trap. Instead, look at the first symbol, whether it be an owl, bird or whatever it is. Click on the symbol of the animal on the door. The symbol will usually be silver.

Step 3. The portion you clicked will rotate. Continue to click it until the animal symbol matches the first one on the golden claw in your inventory.

Step 4. Do the same thing to the rest of the rings. Click the second animal icon, and rotate it until it matches the second animal symbol on the golden claw in your inventory.

Step 5. Once it matches EXACTLY. Go to the door. There is an empty slot that looks like a key whole that your golden claw can fit threw. Click on it. And the door will open.

Step 6. Go in and enjoy

perhaps you don't understand, I do not have the claw I am trying to get it

anybody know what my problem is. it is at the gate not a door. the one in the room with the lever that shoots the darts if you pull it and the dead outlaw bandit. the sequence is supposed to be snake snake whale but I can't rotate the pillars. my quest indicator shows the claw is beyond this gate. how do the pillars rotate???

You should be able to activate them if you get close enough. If not, save and reload and they should work then.

Sorry m8 but it sounds like the games bugged out on you. I've had a few pilars and doors that wont work properly. The only way around it as far as i can tell is to reload a previous save

I've had that spot bug out on me about five times now. I always wait for the bandit to die from the arrows before walking in the room. It seems to bug out less that way.

Uh, stupid question so apologies, but have you tried pulling the lever after aligning the three pillars correctly? The lever only shoots darts when the pillars are not correctly positioned.

There seem to be two problems you encounter:
1. The pillar puzzle itself... is actually quite simple.. Look up.. You'll see the symbols and one of the symbol statues which is broken...
Look down on the floor. There it is.. the missing symbol. Simply copy the same pattern onto the rotating pillars and voila..

2. Wait... you can't move the pillars.. the infamous "can't interact with pillar or rings glitch". Possible workaround. Leave the cell. That's right leave the area. Save here, maybe quit to main menu or even system dasboard.. Load.. return to the area and in most cases the bugged out objects will now be active again.. (if not.. I'm afraid you're really unlucky)

yup reload ur game if the pillars wont change.
answer of the pilars is above...

the golden claw got the answer to the door.
even the door can bug,if so reload yout game from before u entered the dungeon.

You use the use key. The pilars that rotate are on the left as you face the gate. If you try to move the ones in front of you, they won't move as they are just there to tell you what the answer is to your puzzle. The sequence is snake, snake, whale from left to right.

the base of the pillars all have an arrow pointing to the location that it considers to be the "front" and sometimes this is important

if you're bugged maybe go back a save and head in again on a different "file"

each of the pillar puzzles has a different sort of answer, some of them more obvious than others... remember to watch the rooms walls and areas before each puzzle for clues... sometimes they're even right with the pillars.

be just as thorough when you get the claws. study them closely and you'll understand how they work.

Thanks everyone I think I'm bugged. I will try the leaving and saving method, if that doesn't work- seeing as I'm not that far into the game I'll start new. Thanks all