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is there any way to drop a lit torch so that it stays lit?

I believe you have to drop it, then wait 24 hours for it to light up. Leaving the cell you dropped it in then re-entering might also work.

i thought if you dropped it while equipped it stayed lit.

The Most Unholy wrote:i thought if you dropped it while equipped it stayed lit.

first thing i tried. it doesn't.

then follow deathmists advice. may i ask what is this for?

The Most Unholy wrote:then follow deathmists advice. may i ask what is this for?

ive always wondered if you could, and Battlehorn Castle has manny dark nooks and crannies that I would like to enlighten so i may display some of my items

i see

yay! i figured it out! if you drop a lit one, exit the cell, save, load the save, and re-enter, theyre lit. thanks all

There's also a mod that does it. But I'm guessing your on a game console.

Quick thing, Dropped lit Torches create absolutely no light at all...I do not reccomend using them a a light source...

Little trick if you're ferrying a dead NPC down a road via The Staff of Worms: put a torch in the deceased's inventory. At night, they'll equip the torch upon reanimation, which will still remain in their hand (and burning) once they drop dead 30 seconds later.

If they happen to fall in tall grass or bushes (and they always do, it seems), you'll be able to quickly find them again through that torch.

Dark Spark wrote:Little trick if you're ferrying a dead NPC down a road via The Staff of Worms: put a torch in the deceased's inventory. At night, they'll equip the torch upon reanimation, which will still remain in their hand (and burning) once they drop dead 30 seconds later.

If they happen to fall in tall grass or bushes (and they always do, it seems), you'll be able to quickly find them again through that torch.

thats really clever actually *makes note to self to try trick*

why do you need to?

LunarSweets wrote:Quick thing, Dropped lit Torches create absolutely no light at all...I do not reccomend using them a a light source...

yeah, realized that after i dropped it. oh well, it still looks nice flanking my armor and weapons.

My Cheydinnhal home has a few hundred lit torches inside...

Yeah, I do that alot! I love it! I put some in my fire place, and the fire is bigger and more decorative! It love it. You just drop it and wait/leave the place you are. Eventually, it should be lit, I think..