Skipping the Main Quest

[Synaptique]

XPOST FROM SKYRIM-GENERAL BECAUSE I WAS TOLD TO.

This might seem borderline absurd considering the quality of the questline in Skyrim, however I'm looking to make an alternate start mod as soon as the Creation Kit is released for RPers.

Anyway, just prior to getting your head lopped off, you can coc riverwood followed by setplayeraidriven 0 and dpc then epc 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 to basically enable free-roaming, but quest-free. The only issue is that when you ready weapons, your hands are invisible. Does anyone know if there's a spell/effect/variable I can disable/enable to show the hands, or how I could go about finding it?

[Vendetta]

Here is just a terrible idea, I may as well burn in hell for thinking of such a thing, don't do the MQ straight outside of the tutorial!!11!!1!1!!
"JESUS MURRY AND JOSEPH, BURN V AT THE STAKE"

"But V, it haz yewu wurn whireruhn abut riverwuud havin low defenzezs"
As far as I am concerned, you are not dovahkiin. If you must, go warn whiterun, but then roleplay and tell the jarl "Screw dis, i aint doin dat krap"

[beny15]

I completly agree with the OP. the only ES game i dont have a MQ delayer mod is for Morrowind.

@Vendetta Mods like these really help for RP'ing purposes.

[enyamerT]

I had an idea for a "cold start" mod in this vein. You start off directly into the character creation screen while standing at the Guardian Stones.

In your inventory is:

• a set of lower class clothing (tunic, boots, gloves)
  iron armor (just the chest/legs)
  fur armor (chest/legs)
  novice hood
  novice robes
  iron dagger
  iron sword
  iron greatsword
  10 lockpicks.
  0 gold

You just choose your sign, equip the gear you want, and set off.

It would be scripted as if the Helgen attack had already happened, and you could talk to the blacksmith or mill owner in Riverwood to get the "Tell the Jarl" part of the MQ if/when you wanted to start it.

[Musicman247]

I had an idea for a "cold start" mod in this vein. You start off directly into the character creation screen while standing at the Guardian Stones.

In your inventory is:

• a set of lower class clothing (tunic, boots, gloves)
  iron armor (just the chest/legs)
  fur armor (chest/legs)
  novice hood
  novice robes
  iron dagger
  iron sword
  iron greatsword
  10 lockpicks.
  0 gold

You just choose your sign, equip the gear you want, and set off.

It would be scripted as if the Helgen attack had already happened, and you could talk to the blacksmith or mill owner in Riverwood to get the "Tell the Jarl" part of the MQ if/when you wanted to start it.

In that vein, could all the standing stones (or at least copies of them) could be placed with the guardian stones so you could actually "choose your sign" right away?

[beny15]

I had an idea for a "cold start" mod in this vein. You start off directly into the character creation screen while standing at the Guardian Stones.

In your inventory is:

• a set of lower class clothing (tunic, boots, gloves)
  iron armor (just the chest/legs)
  fur armor (chest/legs)
  novice hood
  novice robes
  iron dagger
  iron sword
  iron greatsword
  10 lockpicks.
  0 gold

You just choose your sign, equip the gear you want, and set off.

It would be scripted as if the Helgen attack had already happened, and you could talk to the blacksmith or mill owner in Riverwood to get the "Tell the Jarl" part of the MQ if/when you wanted to start it.

I was actually thinking you would start on a boat in solitude coming from wherever, you are equipped with rags and the first time that you get arrested the 'Helgen situation' will be triggered.

[Iaius Amaius Heron]

@Vendetta Mods like these really help for RP'ing purposes.

I would still like to know how it's even possible to roleplay in a computer game.

Why don't you just get Dungeons & Dragons and roleplay for real?

[pivotcreature]

I was actually thinking you would start on a boat in solitude coming from wherever, you are equipped with rags and the first time that you get arrested the 'Helgen situation' will be triggered.

I really like this idea. I would love to see a mod come out like this for when I buy the PC version.

[Wolfie]

I would still like to know how it's even possible to roleplay in a computer game.

It's easy, you make a story and stick to it, whats hard to udnerstand?

Why don't you just get Dungeons & Dragons and roleplay for real?

becuse D&D dont have awsome visuals, and have where you can live a life in a "real" world that you can see and "touch"

D&D is awsome, so is TES, RP'ing for thm all rules