» Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:42 am
Hey guys, I have a crazy theory about the Great Collapse and what happened to Winterhold. I came up with this theory years ago and it gained a bit of traction on Reddit and this website as well. I made a short video about it if anyone's interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE4bdwI20uk&feature=youtu.be
So, what do you guys think? Am I just insane? Or does this make sense? What do you guys think of the Winterhold questline in general?
» Sat Oct 10, 2015 7:32 pm
Doesn't Savros Aren (Archmage) tell us that the explosion of Red Mountain 200 years earlier caused a great tidal wave that hit Winterhold hard?
The Psyjics, I thought, were speaking of our discovery of The Eye of Magnus when they said, "Your actions have done such and such. Judgement will wait until such and such happens." I never got an "other than CoW questline vibe" from that dialogue. Then again, I totally missed the SW: KotOR 1 plot twist 
Your theory does have merit. I can see the possibilities of it. But I took the Archmage's explanation at face value. And if you think about it, *I* still caused the collapse, just not as my Skyrim character 
» Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:02 am
A fun and interesting theory. That quest line could, indeed, have been much better. I was especially surprised when my weak wizard character was made Archmage. Who knows, Bethesda may originally have intended something more grand and elaborate.
» Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:02 am
Personally I always felt that the Augur of Dunlain had a hand in it. I also never believed Savos Aren, but I understand why he would want to cover it up.
