And this is the only line that indicates that crossbows are somewhat a rare weapon in Skyrim. Nothing better for putting down vampires' - then he gives you a crossbow. Lorewise, the only line that Durak says is: 'Never seen a crossbow before, eh? Nor surprised. I am a bit of a lore purist, and I would like my mod to be as close to it as possible - however I don't mind going for some compromise when my mod set up and character playthrough specifics require that :) I am going to check it out tonight to see what he exactly says in the dialogue. That would indeed indicate that crossbows are not THAT popular in Skyrim. When asked about the weapon he mentions it is common for people not to be familiar with it, as it is a Dawnguard specialty however, he will give the Dragonborn a standard crossbow and some steel bolts to try out.

He is later seen outside Fort Dawnguard practicing with his crossbow.

There is an NPC called Durak and here's what TES Wiki says about him: When I tested this mod yesterday the NPC that gives you Ancient Knowledge radiant quests to retrieve schematics for enhanced & dwarven crossbows and explosive bolts does mention indeed that they are forgotten and lost - that's why I did not include them in for crafting and and purchase. Well I was searching the internet today, but I did not find anything related. Is that somewhere in the dialogue or is it indirectly lore due to how crossbows are associated only with the Dawnguard in the game? Either way, I think I'll be playing with the non-purist version in this case. It's been a while since I played Dawnguard, but I don't remember them specifically talking about recovering crossbows (other than the schematics for the advanced versions). I really like the idea of making steel crossbows available in the world, and only being able to craft them at one forge never did make any sense. Patches for Ars Metallica and Skyrim Redone are available. Hearthfire and Dragonborn will be added in due course. Can be purchased at any blacksmith or fletcher shop Steel bolts and crossbows should be pretty common weapon in Skyrim in my oppinion and the availability should be quite similar to bows and arrows.Īlso, once you acquire knowledge of how to forge Dwarven crossbows and bolts and explosive bolts, you should be able to craft them at any forge, if you have the relevant perk. but I will anyway, as I think this is somewhat of a fix that should be in the game from the beginning.ĭid you ever wonder why crossbows and certain bolts can only be crafted at Gunmar's forge, even though it's not any special kind of forge? And why vendors never have any steel crossbows and steel bolts for sale, despite always being stocked on bows and arrows? I know we should not recommend our own mods.

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