Elder Knowledge Quest

[stephen_d_l]

Up to the Elder Knowledge quest in the main story but have done lots of the side quests and up to lvl 42 including Dawn Guard ones. Have spoken to Paarthurnax. Spoke to Arngeir and then went to the College and try dialogue with Urag gro-Shub but while he has the pointer above him he has no new dialogue. Have seen Septimus Signus in the past and done the quest he had so he no longer exists. So went to Alftand into Blackreach and up the Tower of Mzark. I can no longer align the contraption as the lexicon is taken after the Septimus earlier quest - so what now? Do I just give up as the game save was months ago so no going back. Have I reached a point in the game where I can't go forward at all? If so I will delete it and move onto some other game and put it down to bad coding, or have I missed something?

[Docsprock]

If you completed Septimus' quest, you have the Dragon Scroll. That is all you need for your current quest.

[Ihateeverybody]

If the quest pointer is pointed at Urag did you sell him the Elder Scroll from Septimus's quest? If so, you may have an issue.

Maybe a mod problem (if you have mods, we just assume people do until they say different.)

[gondlyr]

Per the Uesp wiki
If you have already obtained the Elder Scroll during Discerning the Transmundane, as soon as The Throat of the World is completed, this quest will be automatically completed as well and Alduin's Bane will begin. This will skip some of Paarthurnax's optional dialogue.

Also this: This quest occasionally conflicts with the College of Winterhold quest line. For example, if you are doing the quest Containment, Urag gro-Shub will simply say, "we should never have brought that thing here" (referring to the Eye of Magnus). Urag gro-Shub will sometimes lack the dialogue options required to continue Elder Knowledge. At other times he may not even talk to you, or not place all the books on the desk.

Edit: Urag might also have a pointer if you sold him the Elder Scroll after Discerning the Transmundane so you should just need to buy it back from him.

I have learned to always complete the College of Winterhold quests if I am doing the main quest line, or I hold off starting the College quests until later.

I personally almost never do the main quest line. I have done it doing Season Unending, Imperial civil war and Stormcloak civil war. But always did them fairly early on and not getting involved with College of Winterhold, Dawnguard, Thieves guild, DB, Companions etc until later.

[Ihateeverybody]

Bethesda Games do have issues with an NPC running two quests at once. Fallout 4 (Daisy with McCready's). Urag in College. Any Vanilla mixed with Dawnguard. Clearing up the quest Blocking your way "May" help. But honestly temper your expectations.

[stephen_d_l]

Found it had left it behind and was able to re-enter and get it. Have now finished the main quests and lots of the side quests - was a very good game.