Can I Beat Skyrim Legendary Survival Difficulty With only Summons?! | Skyrim Legendary Challenge!

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    Hello there you Beautiful people my name is Willow and today we are going to find out if I Can Beat Skyrim Legendary Survival Difficulty With only Summons! It's a fun run so make sure to like and subscribe for more just like it!
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  • @Ritchian
    @Ritchian Рік тому +1079

    For what it's worth. As I understand it, in the lore, the dragon claw puzzles aren't meant to be a clever puzzle to keep people locked out. It's meant to keep any draugr who might have happened to have picked up the claw key from getting through the door. Mindless undead creatures aren't especially good at solving puzzles, after all.

    • @brodyrichter8113
      @brodyrichter8113 Рік тому +173

      Essentially it checks to see if you have a working brain.

    • @cpt.arctourus7950
      @cpt.arctourus7950 Рік тому +31

      You are correct

    • @RyanJinxedCoffee
      @RyanJinxedCoffee Рік тому +26

      That would track if the "puzzles" weren't toddler level easy. I think even a brain dead undead could figure it out if they really wanted to leave. They seem pretty cozy in there barrow until we come along and bother them.

    • @beardedbear9901
      @beardedbear9901 Рік тому +58

      Yeah, this checks out most of the time.
      Until you remember that some named dragon priests are sealed by these puzzles as well. And these guys are supposed to be, you know, liches. As in, very intelligent undead.

    • @cpt.arctourus7950
      @cpt.arctourus7950 Рік тому +103

      @@beardedbear9901 yeah there on the side without the key

  • @CIoudStriker
    @CIoudStriker 11 місяців тому +285

    In case anybody wants to try this run, Bretons start with the Summon Familiar spell, meaning you wouldn't be completely defenseless at the start. Plus their natural magic resistance is really useful.

    • @skymciel7726
      @skymciel7726 7 місяців тому +9

      Pois é, eu tava pensando nisso aí, quando vi o bocó parado sem fazer nada.

    • @BotZFounder
      @BotZFounder 7 місяців тому +2

      I do this too, and I get the summon spell at the reanimate standing stone.

    • @Pluto-c4q
      @Pluto-c4q 7 місяців тому +3

      I would also use the Dremora Summon because in my opinion,its the strongest by far

    • @skymciel7726
      @skymciel7726 6 місяців тому +3

      Fazer um Summoner é muito foda, mas o que mais gosto é do illusionist.

    • @Alizudo
      @Alizudo 4 місяці тому +2

      Yes!! Exactly!! Breton is one of my favourite races, and I immediately knew something was wrong when we did nothing to defend himself.

  • @charlieawerbuch5352
    @charlieawerbuch5352 Рік тому +432

    "And then Alduin just stood there so I ran up and punched him. I guess that was a bug"
    Nope. That's how the fight ends - Alduin sits there until you directly damage him.

    • @greed140
      @greed140 Рік тому +82

      Yeah, that's the reason why a Skyrim Pacifist run is technically impossible from the start.

    • @haku8135
      @haku8135 Рік тому +69

      According to the lore, ONLY a Dragonborn can kill Alduin.
      The game takes that very seriously and makes him immortal unless specifically the Dragonborn deals damage. Summoning something and having IT deal damage, doesn't count. It's actually a pretty neat detail.

    • @ravenclawtom
      @ravenclawtom Рік тому +6

      yup, i did not know this when i was doing a pacifict illusion magic only run.
      killed my whole run.

    • @riteinthebutt2816
      @riteinthebutt2816 Рік тому +4

      You would think that would be an acceptable thing to break cause it's the game code that you can work around.

    • @Potato_tomato47
      @Potato_tomato47 Рік тому +12

      Ymfah was able to beat Alduin without even getting credit of the kill by summoning from a staff to push alduin off of sovengarde so it is still possible summon only

  • @superepicfuntime821
    @superepicfuntime821 11 місяців тому +73

    The "Where is Willow" has to be the best intermission / time killer I have ever seen someone do, I think it well worth your time. 👍

    • @dagrazytcom5492
      @dagrazytcom5492 Місяць тому

      Mmm, yes. Take a game with garbage graphics and put it through recording software then post directly to YT. Even 1080 doesn't allow half the graphics to be seen in this game. I love Skyrim but I don't understand how to do mods so I'm stuck with trucker bathroom levels of graphics when playing.

  • @rustyjones7908
    @rustyjones7908 10 місяців тому +77

    Regarding the greybeards: it's not so much they have a vow of silence, it's just they can't speak without tearing people apart. Argneir is the youngest of the crew so he can still speak normally. That's also why he immediately obeys Einarth when he tells him to stop being a gonk.

    • @Amaryllia
      @Amaryllia 5 місяців тому +18

      It's actually the opposite, Arngeir can speak normally because he is more powerful than the other human greybeards. Basically, he has mastered his thu'um so completely that he can choose not to use it and speak normally, while the others have no choice but to use the thu'um as they have not reached his level of mastery.

    • @OnionyCabbage
      @OnionyCabbage 5 місяців тому +2

      @@Amaryllia
      Ohhhh, that actually makes sense!

    • @dashua1735
      @dashua1735 4 місяці тому

      ​​@@AmarylliaThen why does he obey when Master Einarth tells him to stop being a gonk?

    • @Amaryllia
      @Amaryllia 4 місяці тому +5

      @@dashua1735 i wouldn't say hey "obeyed" him. Arngeir in game even says something about how einarth reminded him of his duties. So he wasn't telling him what to do as much as he was saying "hey I think you are making a mistake and should reconsider" this made arngier realize he was indeed wrong.

    • @dashua1735
      @dashua1735 4 місяці тому

      @@Amaryllia He even calls him Master

  • @kingzalrax250
    @kingzalrax250 Рік тому +109

    The “Where’s Willow” bit got me, that was entertaining, thank you kind sir ❤

  • @mehlessmidori602
    @mehlessmidori602 Рік тому +93

    As someone who's been Skyrim for a little less than a year, seeing everything you were doing within the beginning from not picking the Breton to get the Conjure Familiar spell as a set spell, actually walking with Raloff and Hadvar and standing there when they cross paths to selling everything from Helgen Keep, even the Mage Hood that would've gave you the MP you needed to use the Summon Flame Atronach spell, I couldn't help but feel a hint of superiority.
    I've invested too much time into that game. And I found Willow only two times in the first round. Two in the second round.

    • @Magziesfuntime
      @Magziesfuntime Рік тому +30

      It is actually worse then you think. There is nothing keeping you from exploring the whole world at the start of the game after leaving the keep at the start. So once he got to whiterun he could have taken the carriage to the mage college and got free casting gear, a free place to sleep, food and drink, as well as a cheap start spell which can sometimes be the summon flame he bought in whiterun. ROFL.

    • @XDarkStrikerX
      @XDarkStrikerX 11 місяців тому +19

      @@Magziesfuntime One of my first few steps on legendary difficulty is to buy an orichalum ingot and a greater soul gem, steal some void salt from Whiterun alchemist then go straight to the Atronach forge. There's a broom there already, put the 4 items in the bin and craft a Storm Atronach staff right at level 1. You could just stay at that level and slay underleveled enemies for your atronach from there.
      That thing can also easily kill any encounters up until you get to level 14, by that point I already have the horse Frost and do the ''Night to Remember'' quest for the Sanguine rose to conjure a Dremora Lord. Then you're good for the entire game.
      Also not sure why he never went with Dremora Lords at all, which also work with Twin Souls. They're way more aggressive and damaging than Atronach from my experience. There's a very few encounter that can get through two of them at once.

    • @jackhanley3993
      @jackhanley3993 11 місяців тому +7

      @@Magziesfuntimea free place to stay in winterhold is useless in survival legendary mode. You’d freeze before you’d make it to a capital city

    • @Purriah
      @Purriah 10 місяців тому +3

      @@Magziesfuntimeyou can literally get a staff of summon storm atronach (multiple) within a few minutes of starting the game too by gathering simple items and going to the atronach forge. That way it doesn’t even cost mana and you can give one to a follower, and have two storm atronach at level 1… but that’s super OP

    • @Evarakeus
      @Evarakeus 10 місяців тому +6

      ​@@jackhanley3993You realize you can take a carriage, right?

  • @MythicByrd
    @MythicByrd Рік тому +151

    By the by: the fire trap plates are colored differently for "safe" plates and "trapped" ones. If you look at them they have a diamond symbol in the middle with the little fire nozzle in the center of the diamond. The lighter colored ones are safe, and the darker diamonds are trapped. Hopefully that helps you at some point in the future

    • @MrElgate
      @MrElgate 10 місяців тому +9

      About a thousand hours in skyrim (all version mixed) and I didn't know that.

    • @lechking941
      @lechking941 9 місяців тому +1

      good to know

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios 7 місяців тому +1

      I recently went through the thieves guild quest again and noticed that the plates in Mercer's basement look different. Some seem "burned", and for a good reason.

  • @hereticFox716
    @hereticFox716 Рік тому +61

    Todd howard: it just works
    Edit; btw, alduin staring at you at the end isnt a glitch, he stays at one hp until you hit him as hes coded to only die by your hands

    • @Halimat2.0
      @Halimat2.0 5 місяців тому

      you can use some special summons that do AoE damage on death to kill him i believe (like the flaming familiar)

    • @hereticFox716
      @hereticFox716 5 місяців тому

      @@Halimat2.0 i believe you are indeed right about that, the exploding familiar should be able to kill alduin when it dies, it would require testing however

    • @_Dingu
      @_Dingu 3 місяці тому

      @@Halimat2.0 watch pacifist runs from ymfah, IIRC Aldiun has the "protected" status so he needs to be hit directly by the player to die. "Environmental" damage like the flaming familiar won't kill him. It's been a while since I've seen the videos so it might be wrong but I believe that's how it works.

  • @Scatteredpast
    @Scatteredpast Рік тому +123

    My favorite theory regarding the claw keys is that those doors aren't meant to lock people out, they're meant to lock the powerful undead *inside*

    • @cpt.arctourus7950
      @cpt.arctourus7950 Рік тому +18

      That is exactly what it is

    • @RyanJinxedCoffee
      @RyanJinxedCoffee Рік тому +7

      My theory is bethesda wanted the game to be playable by slow children.

    • @haku8135
      @haku8135 Рік тому +27

      @@RyanJinxedCoffee Have you ever seen people do puzzles in games?
      Bethesda wanted their players to not rage quit cause the simplest puzzle they could think of was too hard. For fuck's sake, I've seen people that GENUINELY THINK the Elder Scroll dwemer machine, the one where you get the elder scroll by pressing the buttons, IS A PUZZLE! IT ISN'T EVEN A PUZZLE! LITERALLY NOT ANY KIND OF PUZZLE!
      According to the lore, the reason IS to keep the Draugr in. Without the claw it's impossible to get in (unless you rob a Daedric Prince) and with the claw you can then open the door containing undead even more powerful than what you fought to get there. You know, the smart thing to do.
      Keep in mind the Dragonborn is STUPID powerful. The vast majority of normal people who may attempt to delve these ruins would be DESTROYED by those stronger undead. It's basically an idiot filter.

    • @neoqwerty
      @neoqwerty Рік тому +12

      @@haku8135 Also in-lore most people wouldn't look at a puzzle door inside a BURIAL TOMB for their ANCESTORS and go "ooh treasure!". They'd just go "oh there's just more dead guys in there, probably, should leave that door with the old god totems sealed so there's no draugr invasion. Or something even worse sealed away in there by the old Atmoran gods."

    • @lechking941
      @lechking941 9 місяців тому

      @@neoqwertybasicly only the solars who will see thoes doors and wish to tempt them.

  • @vorips
    @vorips Рік тому +136

    i am so in love that you actually put in the mod "insects be gone" i have huge arachnophobia too and even kind of stopped playing few games because i couldn't get over this fear

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  Рік тому +29

      I can deal with it but hate anything with more than 4 legs

    • @vorips
      @vorips Рік тому +10

      yup, pretty much same here only spider species that isn't all that scary to me are jumping spiders, they just look super cartoonish and cute

    • @vhirtue0594
      @vhirtue0594 Рік тому +7

      I mean bears are stronger than frostbite spiders so he just made the game more difficult

    • @facefreak8170
      @facefreak8170 Рік тому

      I think he just reskinned the spiders and didn't actually turn them into bears

    • @nighttimeserenity2447
      @nighttimeserenity2447 Рік тому

      Wish me luck when i once more pick up Skyrim VR:
      *Alduin is MASSIVE ASF.*
      Doesn't mean that the Giant Frostbite Spider is gonna be small...
      x-x I shudder at the thought

  • @dima_keller
    @dima_keller Рік тому +71

    Surprised you didn't go for a Breton character instead. They start with conjure familiar spell and their magic resistance is almost op

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  Рік тому +42

      I've explained this a dozen times but I went nord because I was afraid of the cold mechanic, considering how the run went with me freezing to death a bunch.

    • @lechking941
      @lechking941 9 місяців тому +7

      @@WillowPlaysGamesthe kajeit also get some cold resistance. but i got the campign mod for my temp controll. i suspect though it dont entirly work with the camping mod still trying to learn though

    • @blazingswayze5518
      @blazingswayze5518 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@lechking941 There is a summon skeleton book not far from whiterun I can't remember exactly where I think the ritual stone. Costs 90 Magicka so as long as you aren't tired you can level conjuration with any race

    • @gorgeousfreeman1318
      @gorgeousfreeman1318 5 місяців тому +2

      @@lechking941 How did you butcher Khajiit that bad?

    • @silentj624
      @silentj624 4 місяці тому

      You knew what they meant. Thats all that matters ​@gorgeousfreeman1318

  • @benjadryl_7393
    @benjadryl_7393 10 місяців тому +11

    The flaming familiar spell might have been great for this run. It summons a familiar except the familiar explodes when it first attacks an enemy. Basically, it's a fire ball spell for the conjuration school. It doesn't sound like a vanilla spell but it's been in the base game since launch.

    • @TheHerbalist03
      @TheHerbalist03 6 місяців тому

      yea but you get it from a DLC soo

    • @benjadryl_7393
      @benjadryl_7393 6 місяців тому

      @TheHerbalist03 it's a vanilla spell, in the base game. Just Google it. But if it was a dlc spell, why does that matter?

    • @Ealais76
      @Ealais76 4 місяці тому

      @@TheHerbalist03pretty sure this guy has SE

  • @ruggedescavalier9654
    @ruggedescavalier9654 Рік тому +86

    The Wheres willow segment of the videos were such a unique way to spice things up!

  • @Ancusohm
    @Ancusohm Рік тому +16

    Oh, I've never beaten Skyrim either. I always kinda get bored before I finish the main quest line. Then I wander off and do sidequests or start a new playthrough or whatever.

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  Рік тому +4

      I didn't actually like skyrim much when I started this run, before I had always found it boring personally. by the end I figured out it's appeal and I like it.

  • @beardedbear9901
    @beardedbear9901 Рік тому +19

    I guess there's always the classic challenge of an entirely illusion and/or never killing anyone run.
    It's been done before, but it could be fun.

  • @Ancusohm
    @Ancusohm Рік тому +31

    Ooh, I saw your teasers for this. I'm super psyched to see you do this challenge run.

  • @crabcontrol3481
    @crabcontrol3481 10 місяців тому +4

    Not sure if this would have broken your rules; but, a torch can be equipped to the left hand. It has a weak block, deals mild fire damage, and provides warmth on survival.

  • @lucillefrancois150
    @lucillefrancois150 Рік тому +13

    A bit late to be relevant but you actually could’ve started with a conjuration spell by starting as a Breton. They always start with the conjure familiar spell, which could’ve made the beginning a bit faster
    The different races all have different attributes, both with survival off and extra ones with it on, like some having different spells, powers, passive abilities, and survival skills like how Argonians and Khajiit are resistant to eating raw food while other races can get sick from it

  • @thewardoggames2194
    @thewardoggames2194 Рік тому +11

    I feel like Ulfric is just having fun picking on you calling you ridiculous names. Pretty soon he’s just gonna call you something like Frost-Troll Skeever-Butt

  • @joffasaurfinch
    @joffasaurfinch Рік тому +7

    I’m so hyped to have found a new youtube channel with so much potential, loving the content 👌👌

  • @Mech299
    @Mech299 5 місяців тому +2

    Did you know that in Bleak Falls Barrow, there are actually 3 chests in the Overlord room? One on the right side of the word wall up some rocks, one near the Overlord, and one to the left, beyond the waterfall. They're both leveled chests I think, so they might not have *the best* loot and rewards, but it's still more stuff!

  • @darkdonc
    @darkdonc Рік тому +8

    Good job on the video. Did put a smile on my face after a tiring day and the mini game was a nice addition as well.
    Keep up the good work

  • @ScoutScoutScoutScoutScout
    @ScoutScoutScoutScoutScout Рік тому +26

    I kinda wonder how you were originally expecting the damage of your summons to do especially considering that anyone that isn't the player character is not affected by the difficulty on another side note that thing with Alduin at the end isn't a glitch, Alduin is a protected npc so that only damage dealt by you can kill him

  • @b-buggy1086
    @b-buggy1086 11 місяців тому +8

    I loved the finding Willow mini game what a great way to use these battles

  • @Wynn_Silver
    @Wynn_Silver Рік тому +6

    I'm only a couple minutes in so if you figure this out later in the video, I apologize. From my understanding of how Skyrim's difficulty system works, it only affects damage DIRECTLY ON OR CAUSED BY the player. I know it doesn't affect followers and I would assume it doesn't affect summons. So a summons only run would effectively be the same on any difficulty as far as damage dealing goes. So I suppose that makes the real challenge here not getting one-shot yourself while the summon does her thing and dealing with managing survival mode. I look forward to seeing how you fare.
    PS I enjoyed your Where's Willow minigame.

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  Рік тому +5

      Glad you enjoyed the minigame, I didn't know that going in but still was a challenging run for me and hopefully was an entertaining romp for people to watch. :D

  • @Kebelix47
    @Kebelix47 9 місяців тому +3

    Dude, what a hustle 😂 congrats on the patience!
    Some minor tips:
    1. Bretons start with conjure familiar
    2. You should get Spellbreaker, as it has a ward that protects against spells
    3. You definitely should use the conjure dremora (?) lords
    4. If you didn't want to level smithing and enchantment, you really should boost alteration, at least to combo it with your armor. You were dying too often
    5. You really should use a lot of restoration spells.
    Congrats on the playthrough, though! I play Skyrim since 2013, love this game

  • @norbertfinta8329
    @norbertfinta8329 Рік тому +7

    Liked the video but I have 2 small criticisms
    1: you said you won’t use glitches or exploits but the soul trap on a dead body is definitely an exploit/ glitch and it enabled you to speed run the conjuration skill making you stronger then you should have been kinda ruining the spirit of the challenge
    2: technically at the end alduin has to be killed by a source of damage directly from the player this isn’t a glitch it’s a feature, while I agree this shouldn’t invalidate the whole run it could have been a fun mention because this feature “failed” many other peoples challenge runs

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  Рік тому +3

      I don't see it as a glitch or exploit personally. It's programmed into the game to work that way. A glitch or exploit in my opinion is something the devs didn't intend.

    • @norbertfinta8329
      @norbertfinta8329 Рік тому +5

      @@WillowPlaysGames an exploit is something that is possible in the game but (programmed into it) but gives an unfair advantage and I doubt the devs intended for you to be able to reach max conjuration by just standing over a dead body for an hr or two as that’s obviously not what conjuration is about

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  Рік тому +4

      I'd consider the dawnstar chest to be an exploit, that's kind of my bar. sitting somewhere for hours doing something tedious isn't really an exploit imo. If it were then making 1000 iron daggers to level up blacksmithing is pretty much an exploit as well.

    • @norbertfinta8329
      @norbertfinta8329 Рік тому +4

      @@WillowPlaysGames Yeah 100% dawnstar chest is definitely an exploit. it’s literally just missing collision and it’s out of bounds. making 1000 dangers should level up your blacksmith skill since you are smithing something but the issue is how is “trapping” the soul of a dead corpse that shouldn’t have a soul inside it anymore considered conjuration as you are not conjuring anything? Soul trap shouldn’t canonically work on corpses since with the spell you are trying to capture the soul before it leaves to whichever after life it’s going to and once it’s left there shouldn’t be anything to capture, the only reason it does give XP is because the devs don’t distinguish between using it on a living or a dead NPC in the code making it an exploit in my opinion.

  • @myassisonfire9143
    @myassisonfire9143 10 місяців тому +4

    I was looking for Skyrim challenges to watch and felt like I had to watch this one because My name is Willow too!! Im excited to watch more of you videos :)

  • @luxzen5544
    @luxzen5544 Рік тому +10

    Your so underrated I can just tell you put a lot of effort into these videos. You deserve to be as big as other Skyrim creators if not bigger ❤❤

  • @mistercastillo6517
    @mistercastillo6517 Рік тому +2

    never heard of you before but i clicked out of curiosity, quality like this deserves instant sub

  • @mrcoldmiser
    @mrcoldmiser Рік тому +5

    4 and 2 for finding you! That was a lot of fun, thanks for putting in the effort to make a game out of it!

  • @short0811
    @short0811 Рік тому +6

    Ooo. Im going to enjoy this one! Great content man! (Edit: also these really remind me of Major Slack playthroughs)

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  Рік тому +1

      Let me know what ya think when you finish it! ^^

    • @CDvoid_gamez
      @CDvoid_gamez Рік тому +1

      Yeah, i see what you mean definitely has the major slack feel

  • @davidwillis5044
    @davidwillis5044 Рік тому +5

    Having to punch Alduin at the end isn't a bug, you are required to land the final blow. which makes sense as you are the "Chosen Hero"

  • @gdsgooddaysir8363
    @gdsgooddaysir8363 Рік тому +1

    Ngl this channel is super cool i started watching it a few days ago and its kept me from boredom from my summer so far aslo the wheres willow parts are super funny 😊

  • @joaovitorr3251
    @joaovitorr3251 Рік тому +3

    The mini game is pretty fun, laughed hard for some of the spots u hid, really original ideia

  • @3personal5me8
    @3personal5me8 Рік тому +1

    Glad I have something to watch while I fall asleep! Keep up the good work!

  • @meegwunmatthews516
    @meegwunmatthews516 11 місяців тому +2

    You’re gonna blow up with these challenges, sick vids bud

  • @laurence4281
    @laurence4281 Рік тому +1

    I love love love your videos, i hope you find your happiness in doing them so we can be be the lucky ones to listen ! :)

  • @joshplace7615
    @joshplace7615 Рік тому +5

    I’m dropping a like… only cause I like your content… not because Skyrim belongs to the nords… cause it doesn’t.

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  Рік тому

      Don't worry, next skyrim run I'll join the imperials and make propaganda for them. I'm an equal opportunist propagandist.

  • @trustinid6721
    @trustinid6721 Рік тому +1

    The sheer quality of these vids are insane to me
    Like your vids kept pooping up in my recommended and I was baffled both by how you haven’t exploded and how I wasn’t subscribed yet. Fixed that second problem though, keep it up dude!

  • @menacingpankake4124
    @menacingpankake4124 Рік тому +1

    Love fhe minigame section lol & great video!

  • @amberthesalamander
    @amberthesalamander Рік тому +1

    I love your voice and these are cool videos. I subscribed☺️

  • @theantil7
    @theantil7 9 місяців тому +1

    Guy literally plays Pokémon on essentially vanilla Skyrim for 45minutes. Worth every minute lol

  • @MrDoobes
    @MrDoobes 8 місяців тому +3

    I know these videos probably take alot of time, but man am i enjoying them!

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  8 місяців тому +2

      they take a decent amount of time yeah, they are fun and people enjoy them so I'll keep making em!

  • @lilylezbean_alien5444
    @lilylezbean_alien5444 Рік тому +1

    My arachnophobia appreciates the removal of the spiders. Thank you

  • @spacebumpkin1565
    @spacebumpkin1565 Рік тому +1

    Love the format hope for more

  • @FishWithAGun954
    @FishWithAGun954 10 місяців тому +3

    Great vid! If ur gonna do a Necro run pick high elf they have extra magic benefits

  • @dragongirl1139
    @dragongirl1139 Рік тому +2

    I really like this its kind of like your a camera-man filming a summoning documentary :)

  • @werd3426
    @werd3426 Рік тому +2

    I remember doing this challenge and it's surprisingly easy if you know what you're doing, even without the restoration potions glitch

  • @rafael13u01
    @rafael13u01 6 місяців тому +1

    Love your videos, cheers!

  • @REXTUGA
    @REXTUGA Рік тому +2

    Not gonna lie, had fun in the forts minigame!
    Nicely done

  • @3personal5me8
    @3personal5me8 Рік тому +3

    I did in fact fall asleep while watching it. Watching again today, I just want to let you know that Alduin can *only* be killed by the player. The summons and npcs can get him down to 1 hp, but the player has to damage him in some way to actually kill him and beat the game

  • @Aryan_Wilcox
    @Aryan_Wilcox Рік тому +1

    Found you 4 times in Round 1 and 3 times in Round 2! That was fun!!! Also good video!

  • @samvimes9510
    @samvimes9510 Рік тому +1

    39:36 it's funny you call the Falmer inbred, because they probably are. They used to be snow elves, but were betrayed by the dwemer. They were forced to eat toxic fungi that made them go blind, were kept as slaves, and when the dwemer zero-summed themselves out of existence, the blind snow elves were trapped in their abandoned caves and cities. Eventually they devolved into the form you see now. Their history is pretty tragic.

    • @haku8135
      @haku8135 Рік тому

      Whether or not they're inbred depends greatly on how many of them there are. Or rather how many they started with. Considering there's quite a lot of them around now and they seem to actually even be getting SMARTER according to some parts of the game, they're probably not inbred actually.
      The reason they look so horrifying is because they live underground in the dark. Things that evolve in the dark generally look like nightmare fuel.

    • @samvimes9510
      @samvimes9510 Рік тому

      @@haku8135 hmm, that's true. And I forgot that they are known to come out of their caves at night and steal children, and a lot of dwarven ruins are connected to Black Reach, so they likely wouldn't be living in small isolated pockets.
      Funnily enough, since I wrote that comment, I've been watching some of TheEpicNate's lore videos on them. In-game historians think the falmer were used as slaves, but it seems more likely that the dwemer were actually experimenting on them, which makes a lot more sense. After all, why bother with slaves when you already have a bunch of automatons that can do all your labor for you?

  • @colinwilliams6187
    @colinwilliams6187 11 місяців тому +1

    I saw you three times, it was only because I had died in skyrim and then looked directly at the video the whole time where I had full concentration during this video

    • @colinwilliams6187
      @colinwilliams6187 11 місяців тому +1

      Okay the second time it was only once but I must continue to look now for each time the bit happens to help this bit become more regular since I thought it was great

  • @roboticgamer5029
    @roboticgamer5029 Рік тому +1

    I found all the Willows. Also, great challenge video!

  • @liamstorey2260
    @liamstorey2260 Рік тому +4

    I love skyrim challenge runs id love to see more!!

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  Рік тому +2

      I'll sprinkle them in but I'm going back to fallout for a few, don't have the game knowledge to easily throw together a Skyrim run as quickly. I did a 60 hour fallout run in 10 days, this 30 hour Skyrim one took me 2 weeks cause I had to do so much more research and create new assets for editing.

    • @liamstorey2260
      @liamstorey2260 Рік тому +2

      @@WillowPlaysGames thats fair!! I honestly love any challenge runs you do

  • @mokeymale8350
    @mokeymale8350 Рік тому +2

    If you do end up doing a Necromancer playthrough, I recommend using the Anniversary Edition for the added undead summons. That way you can get Skeletons and Zombies as summons instead of having to break rules to get corpses where there aren’t any

  • @civilez7060
    @civilez7060 11 місяців тому +2

    Camping helps manage cold, also torches and fur armor.
    Clear Skies shout stops Alduin meteors.

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  11 місяців тому +1

      I didn't have the aniversary version of the game when I did this run, was running skyrim special edition using steam family share and it wasn't upgraded yet. next run I will have anniversary edition.

  • @kennethbuchczik1937
    @kennethbuchczik1937 10 місяців тому

    Dude you are amazing!
    Keep going ❤️

  • @FranciscoGomes-il3lh
    @FranciscoGomes-il3lh 7 місяців тому +1

    loved the minigame!

  • @deavntesmith6519
    @deavntesmith6519 Рік тому +6

    One of the elf races start with the conjure familiar spell not sure if you said why you didn’t start with them edit: Bretons start with it

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  Рік тому +5

      I started with Nord because of the cold and warmth system of survival. I'm glad I did since it became a regular issue and I would of hated it being worse than it already is.

  • @bluewarbler9034
    @bluewarbler9034 8 місяців тому +1

    I think the Greybeards haven't taken a vow of silence, rather they're so utterly immersed in the Thu'um that all of them except Arngeir literally can't speak without it being a Thu'um. So they keep quiet so they don't literally Shout apart the mountain. (The Thu'um is *much* stronger in the lore than it is in the game.)

  • @samhall5096
    @samhall5096 10 місяців тому +1

    Mage robes increase mana regen and decrease cost of spells.
    Legendary difficulty is 3x damage taken.
    Magic damage is only decreased by magic resistance or negated by magic absorbtion. So you were raw dogging those spells, which is why you get one/two shot.
    Falmer and chaurus have poison attacks. This damage is...by far...the most lethal thing without poision resistance. You CAN get full immunity though, which makes them significantly more manageable.
    Ebonyflesh with perks will give you 300 armor on vanilla, which should give you like 40-50% resist to physical attacks and should make arrow damage manageable. You could do the alteration master quest if you wanted the full 80% resist. It is likely to have been better than your armor at that level, especially since i doubt you smithed.

  • @patrickpanniello5490
    @patrickpanniello5490 Рік тому +1

    Damn storm cloak. Do you not know the lord of the imperials. We are trying to revolt and you kill the one person to help him with a shout in a dishonorable battle. You fool! GOOD VIDEO THO LOVED IT!

  • @rufus3399
    @rufus3399 11 місяців тому +1

    "I choose Raloff because he didn't try and chop off my head. And becuase blue is better color" i cant agree more

  • @CoregamerProduction
    @CoregamerProduction 10 місяців тому +2

    nice video watch it the 3rd time and still enjoy it. Even ask myself "is it possible t o beat skyrim with illusion spells only"

  • @demonic_myst4503
    @demonic_myst4503 Рік тому +5

    Bigest issue of survival mode for me is freezing to death the heat mechanic is not balanced at all

    • @haku8135
      @haku8135 Рік тому

      It really isn't. The mod is a lot better about it. Warm clothing and protective clothing in survival mode is NOT well thought out. Like TECHNICALLY it makes sense, wearing steel vs fur.... But you're not slapping steel plates onto your bare skin, there's gotta be padding under it.

    • @demonic_myst4503
      @demonic_myst4503 Рік тому

      @@haku8135 we talking the creation club not the better mods like ineeds sdurvival mode is a badly made version of said mods

    • @Mr-Trox
      @Mr-Trox Рік тому

      ​@@haku8135Frostfall, iNeed... Survival Mode is just a bad copy of far better mods.

    • @Xenbiotic
      @Xenbiotic 11 місяців тому

      with no mods just anniversary edition skyrim I never died to the cold on survival legendary. Even touched cold water once. But I also play a lot of hardcore. And I never ever used hot soups. I only recently been using a horse and they are so good because planning out paths into cold areas was a pain haha.

  • @jt-ux5jr
    @jt-ux5jr 8 місяців тому

    The fact you did this without "conjure demora lord" is crazy. Need 75 conjugation and to complete a quest at the college but they are so overpowered it makes everything so easy.

  • @HappyBeezerStudios
    @HappyBeezerStudios 7 місяців тому

    I tend to go with Hadvar, no matter which side I take in the civil war.
    For a very simple reason: Joining him and following him to Riverwood means you'll be a friend with the blacksmith and that in turn means you can take stuff from his house. Including respawning iron and steel ingots at the forge.

  • @mlparts9032
    @mlparts9032 10 місяців тому +1

    If you’re thinking about doing a necromancy only run, I recommend getting the Necromancer’s Amulet (can be obtained during the quest “Blood on the Ice” in Windhelm.) It grants you 50 xtra magicka and reduces the cost of conjuration spells by 25%. Just keep in mind it also affects your health and stamina regen.

  • @joshuahammons2992
    @joshuahammons2992 Рік тому +1

    Nice vid! By the way someone may have told you but Bretons start with summon familiar spell

  • @MrMusic469
    @MrMusic469 Рік тому

    crazy how i posted something just like this with the exact same challenge and got 13 views. either way cool video, deserves what it’s got so far and more.

  • @mlparts9032
    @mlparts9032 10 місяців тому

    There’s also a player home added in the Annivesary Edition called Gallow’s Hall that’s perfect for role-playing as a necromancer. It even has its own bone forge and you get the Staff of Worms which allows you reanimate a dead body to fight for you *permanently* (until they get killed). I used it on a Draugr Deathlord. Can confirm it works on pretty high level enemies.

  • @Lord_necromancer
    @Lord_necromancer 6 місяців тому

    Something that can help with a run like this is you can get a staff of summon Storm Atronachs at lvl 1. Just get a broom, greater soul gem (empty or filled), orichalcum (ingot or ore), and void salt. Then go to the atronach forge under the college of winterhold and combine them. Just like that, you have one of the most powerful summons in the game at level one that you can use for no magica. Also, the summoning range on the staff is insanely high, you can put it really far away.

  • @joaovitorr3251
    @joaovitorr3251 Рік тому +1

    I suggest a run using Wildlander modlist since it's a pretty hardcore survival experience. You can even turn it into a series of some kind. Did not see many youtubers covering this modlist yet

  • @karllelke2896
    @karllelke2896 3 місяці тому +1

    Love the Minigame! Although I only spotted you 3 times.

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  3 місяці тому

      Check out my latest vid for more where's willow! Glad ya loved it!

  • @SAVAGE-qs2yb
    @SAVAGE-qs2yb 2 місяці тому

    On the second mini game, i found you on the third one again, but this time i actually saw you because your back drop was the light colored sky and the outline of your head was pretty obvious lol i think the mini game is a clever idea.

  • @medievaljedi
    @medievaljedi 5 місяців тому +1

    I enjoy finding willow

  • @Raf-SM
    @Raf-SM Рік тому

    during the jagged crown quest i did the very same thing after spending a good hour looking around expecting a more obvious spot until i searched up how to do it

  • @gibb0ne-bri0s0
    @gibb0ne-bri0s0 Рік тому +2

    The minigame was super fun and original😂😂!

  • @tsutl84
    @tsutl84 Рік тому +1

    I've done this on the hardest difficulty but NOT with survival. Personally I don't like survival. You got me there.
    Just an FYI, legendary difficulty is the best for this kind of challenge. Summons get the buff from difficulty that enemies do so they take reduced damage on legendary. On the easiest difficulty a lot of summons die in 1-2 hits for the same reason, they take more damage from the difficulty scaling.

  • @cephaleaorion4888
    @cephaleaorion4888 9 місяців тому +1

    **drinks fire resistance potion and summons fire atronach**

  • @MykeyG84
    @MykeyG84 3 місяці тому +1

    Love the game and music. Please, more of that. Also, you might want to edit the name a little. So many other willows, if someone tells their friend about you (which happened to me), took some time to get to you.

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  3 місяці тому

      glad you persevered to find me, and honestly, I don't think the name matters. Willow is a common name but realistically if someone wants to share my content then grabbing a link isn't difficult. I've used the name for years and changing it would feel wrong tbh. if you type willow fallout or skyrim you should find my channel. I appreciate the concernthough!!! Also super happy to hear you loved the game! My next video going out in the next couple days has more!

  • @FaustIoM
    @FaustIoM 9 місяців тому +1

    Loved the where's Willow Game!!

  • @amberthesalamander
    @amberthesalamander Рік тому +1

    XD the where’s Willow was the best part

  • @webbierfoil274
    @webbierfoil274 Рік тому +3

    Great video, though if you choose Breton you would've started with conjure familiar.

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  Рік тому

      I thought about that but decided against it because the cold system, Nords are stronger against the cold debuff and it's easily the most difficult one to handle! ^^

    • @webbierfoil274
      @webbierfoil274 Рік тому +1

      @@WillowPlaysGames Understandable.

  • @MyRageness
    @MyRageness 9 місяців тому +1

    Minigame had me chuckling.

  • @rocksnrolls
    @rocksnrolls Рік тому +1

    It was pretty fun

  • @Azido-Azide
    @Azido-Azide 10 місяців тому +1

    Where's Willow is the shit ive seen in a youtube vid in a long time. Very much worth 11/10

  • @thenerdybrony7784
    @thenerdybrony7784 8 місяців тому +1

    I had fun playing Where's Willow. I thought that it was a fun game.

  • @thebois8048
    @thebois8048 Рік тому +3

    Does Carrying a torch effect your temperature? That might be a better way to do sections on the mountains for future runs

    • @superclodd
      @superclodd Рік тому +1

      Nah it doesnt

    • @Halimat2.0
      @Halimat2.0 5 місяців тому

      ​@@supercloddit does affect it though torches burn out if you hold them for long time if i recall correctly

  • @NapoleontheLesser
    @NapoleontheLesser 3 місяці тому

    This has taught me that stormcloak armor is great camouflage for skyrim forts

  • @Phlarx
    @Phlarx 10 місяців тому +3

    The "Where's Willow" segments has to be one of the best ideas I've ever seen for spicing up a waiting montage! Missed the first one in round 2, otherwise got them all :D

  • @joelpierce1453
    @joelpierce1453 7 місяців тому +1

    I think if you play as a Breton you start with the Conjure Familiar spell.

  • @XTrueSmoke420X
    @XTrueSmoke420X 11 місяців тому

    Loving where's willow got my sub

  • @jmcMateo
    @jmcMateo 10 днів тому

    I've been thinking of doing this but I also just like playing Skyrim as mages or conjure mage but I'm gonna try this challenge now only summons and legendary survival seems fun as heck and torture!

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  6 днів тому

      Legendary survival is brutal but does feel so good when you win

  • @neoqwerty
    @neoqwerty Рік тому +1

    I'm bad at Where's Willow but I do enjoy it!

  • @user-fu9jn5gm2g
    @user-fu9jn5gm2g 5 місяців тому +1

    The mini game was fun, had me squinting at my screen with max brightness. My retinas are fine ☺️

    • @WillowPlaysGames
      @WillowPlaysGames  5 місяців тому +1

      xD yeah I was worried when making it that Skyrim's color pallet being so washed would make it hard but it seems everyone loved the minigame!