ASkyrimfan has managed to amass a small army in-game by gaslighting quest followers.Skyrimhas plenty of followersfor gamers to explore the world with, and this player has brought lots of them together to form an unbeatable team.
Released in 2011,Skyrimformed the base for what many modern RPGs now try and replicate to this day. With the game having plenty of quests to complete and lands to visit, the addition of companions was the perfect way to ensure players didn’t have to adventure alone. Whether it’s hiring a mercenary for cash or taking a Guild member along on the journey,Skyrimoffers plenty of ways for players to adventure as a group. Many of the game’s followers, such as Lydia, have even become an essential part of the game’s online presence, with a plethora of memes emerging from some of the character’s dialogue.
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The small army was revealed in a Reddit post by user dumbeyes_, who claimed to be gaslighting every quest follower in the game to bring the group together. By claiming to be helping each character with their own specific quests, the player can take all of them on the adventure at once. SeveralnotableSkyrimcharactersfeature, including Delphine, Aela the Huntress, and even Fenrig the ghost. To display the power of the team, dumbeyes_ faces off against the Ebony Warrior, whom the team dispatches in just a couple of seconds.
While the plan will certainly make fights easier, it’s not all positive. The user describes moving between confined spaces as “hell,” with every NPC fighting for space. According to the post, the player can’t even shout them out of the way, as one of the NPCs, Thonnir, gives the player a bounty and attacks the other characters. However, it has proven useful as a way to level different skills safely and quickly. Fans of the game are always discovering new ways to level skills, with one fan reachinglevel 100 Two-Handed inSkyrimin the most disturbing way possible.
It’s amazing that this strategy has been devised while playing vanillaSkyrim. Usually, whenever a crazy scenario like this happens inSkyrim, it’s the result of a few different mods, but that isn’t the case here. If the player wanted to add to their team even further, there are plenty ofSkyrimfollower modsthat add brand new voiced followers, with many of them having more depth than the vanilla offerings.
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