Will the dragons not kill all the NPCs?

Maybe they'l all be like in Oblivion some people wouldn't die just fall unconsious. That would be good cuz then you can have epic dragon attacks but not lose people that give you quests or sell you stuff.

I can't imagine that they would.Unless it's an event for a city that's doomed by the script,like Kvatch.

omg I wish Kvatch didn't stay all ruined the whole time. I hope if they do that in Skyrim the town will get fixed or maybe there can be like a quest to fix it to.

NPCs falling unconsious is a bit lame. Though necissery, it does break immersion.

... and what about all the minor NPCs?

Well if all the people died from a dragon attacking and you can't stop it that's not really fair so I just think that maybe they have to do it or maybe new people come and replace them if they die.

wait, we are like the only one that is able to kill those fowl monsters right?

they are not uncommon, they are every where, we are alone, this souds like the radiant AI that's gonna replace dead people with their family members, is gonna work full time!

Yeah,but what about the second and third times?I think possible that there's going to be stock characters that do the dying.

I'd imagine the quest givers will be scripted to run fro cover somewhere safe, they will have thought of this

yeah maybe they run away that could work but I bet they can't die cuz that wouldn't be fair.

Bethesda has a team that has been working on dragons for 2 years...I think they've got every feasible problem covered.

chances are, this wont be a problem... primarily because i dont think BGS made the AI in Skyrim soo bad that they ignore that there is a DRAGON ATTACKING THE CITY!!! more than likely most npcs will flee into housing, and the guards will be left, with some possible combat capable npcs to fight the dragon. guards are generic and can be easily replaced anyways, so the dragon can have a jolly time crushing about 30 of them, and it wont hurt anything.