Admittedly I haven’t played Skyrim in ages, but surely Ralof doesn’t die during the intro? One of the prisoners does die when they try to escape but not Ralof.
… However, Alduin attacks Helgen, and Ralof is able to escape. After reaching shelter, Ralof frees the Dragonborn from their bindings and asks for help against the Imperial soldiers. Later, the Dragonborn has the opportunity to rejoin Ralof and escape from Helgen. …
he’s part of few quest lines later on as well.
edit: but truth be told, even with name, I wouldn’t have regognized him after helgen anyway.
Frankly, I didn’t even regognize Ulfric either once I got to meet him later in the game. Sidequests for days until progressing anything main plot related, heh.
could be, honestly not even sure - it’s been a while since last visit to Skyrim, and even then it likely was just random exploration and sidequests! :P
I think that I’ve only started the questline only a few times, and only for the empire, I think. I’m not even sure if I’ve finished it or ever met Ulfric.
Is the questline good? I fear that it’s too main questy, and Bethesda can’t write a good main quest to save their lives.
To be fair he’s gagged and and apparently in the middle of silent tantrum so he’s not very communicative in this scene, though even later when he’s back on his throne and even during Stormcloak questline he’s not very memorable too, you mostly talk with Galmar Stonefist who is more expressive. I guess it’s explained officially by him being apprentice to Greybeards and wielding some degree of Thu’um, you just don’t flap your gums carelessly when you can demolish everything around you accidentally.
I believe I’ve been to Ulfric’s throne room few times, but can’t remember why, probably some sidequests take you there as well? I do think I’ve done the war-quest but for the life of me I can’t recall which side I was on, or if it was good/bad/meh.
Usually in this kind of games I tend to do few runs to see each side of mutually exclusive paths, but… well, it’s been a while, like a decade according to steam.
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Admittedly I haven’t played Skyrim in ages, but surely Ralof doesn’t die during the intro? One of the prisoners does die when they try to escape but not Ralof.
according to hastily googled 'scrolls wiki: https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Ralof
he’s part of few quest lines later on as well.
edit: but truth be told, even with name, I wouldn’t have regognized him after helgen anyway.
Oh yeah you’re right, my bad, haha. Same, I cared so much for him that I forgot he survives Helgen smh.
heh, it happens.
Frankly, I didn’t even regognize Ulfric either once I got to meet him later in the game. Sidequests for days until progressing anything main plot related, heh.
Isn’t Ulfric optional? I don’t think the civil war is required for the main quest.
could be, honestly not even sure - it’s been a while since last visit to Skyrim, and even then it likely was just random exploration and sidequests! :P
I think that I’ve only started the questline only a few times, and only for the empire, I think. I’m not even sure if I’ve finished it or ever met Ulfric.
Is the questline good? I fear that it’s too main questy, and Bethesda can’t write a good main quest to save their lives.
He sits with you on the cart at the beginning.
I think that says a lot about how memorable he is.
To be fair he’s gagged and and apparently in the middle of silent tantrum so he’s not very communicative in this scene, though even later when he’s back on his throne and even during Stormcloak questline he’s not very memorable too, you mostly talk with Galmar Stonefist who is more expressive. I guess it’s explained officially by him being apprentice to Greybeards and wielding some degree of Thu’um, you just don’t flap your gums carelessly when you can demolish everything around you accidentally.
I believe I’ve been to Ulfric’s throne room few times, but can’t remember why, probably some sidequests take you there as well? I do think I’ve done the war-quest but for the life of me I can’t recall which side I was on, or if it was good/bad/meh.
Usually in this kind of games I tend to do few runs to see each side of mutually exclusive paths, but… well, it’s been a while, like a decade according to steam.
Skyrim SE (the remake) is just about a decade old. Mods have progressed a lot if you want to give it a try.