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Can't Kill Balgruuf
You all know who is Balgruuf, the Jarl of Whiterun.
I want to kill him.
I Know that this is a stupid and useless thing but it became a personal matter.
At the beginning I didn't know there are essential NPCs.
I tried to kill him and i was unsuccsessful.
Later i tried to use console command. I was able to kill everyone except him.
It happens that with each essential NPC i go to console command, I search his/her help code, i use the command "setessential <help code> 0, and I kill him/her.
With Balgruuf anfter this command if I write "isessential" it continues to show "1,00".
I subscribed two different mod (one of which shows in the images Balgruuf died on the ground) and he continue to go down and go back to combat after few seconds.
What do I do?
Please help me!
Last edited by [XVII Leg.] Asp. Trench; Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:13am
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I think the high king of Skyrim mod should allow you to kill him.
raubrey Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:15am 
You can't complete the main quest without a Jarl of Whiterun, if not him then it has to be Olfrid Battle-Born when the Stormcloaks win. Or maybe you know that or talking post-Alduin?

P.S. I think it's better to just Storm shout the city later in the game :)
Last edited by raubrey; Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:19am
raubrey Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:17am 
Originally posted by MorningLightMountain:
I think the high king of Skyrim mod should allow you to kill him.

I think I would be leery of a mod that breaks that but I get the desire to get rid of him.

Otherwise you can use the console at the risk of your save game.
http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/121863/how-do-i-kill-the-jarl
Last edited by raubrey; Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:22am
I can kill the Jarl of Morthal, but not Balgruuf
Now I'll try to subscribe your mod.
Originally posted by raubrey:
Originally posted by MorningLightMountain:
I think the high king of Skyrim mod should allow you to kill him.

I think I would be leery of a mod that breaks that but I get the desire to get rid of him.

Well it does contain the option to execute NPCS and I think allows you to do that to essential ones.
EbonHawk Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:22am 
Here's a mod http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/33929/? that would probably work. But like others have said, you can ruin your game and halt progress by using it.
raubrey Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:22am 
Originally posted by ALPHATrench44:
I can kill the Jarl of Morthal, but not Balgruuf
Now I'll try to subscribe your mod.

The Jarl of Morthal isn't essential but bad on you for killing her. She's quite an interesting character. :)
Last edited by raubrey; Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:25am
This is why I use only mod of steam workshop.
Last edited by [XVII Leg.] Asp. Trench; Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:24am
raubrey Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:24am 
Originally posted by MorningLightMountain:
Originally posted by raubrey:

I think I would be leery of a mod that breaks that but I get the desire to get rid of him.

Well it does contain the option to execute NPCS and I think allows you to do that to essential ones.

Thing is some "Essential NPCs" aren't really essential. Balgruff is so essential to the main plot -- or more so Dragonreach -- there is much coding around him. It seems like a dangerous road to walk -- breaking that code.
Last edited by raubrey; Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:24am
EbonHawk Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:26am 
Originally posted by ALPHATrench44:
This is why I use only mod of steam workshop.
Doesn't matter where it comes from, they will all be equally dangerous to your questline progression.
Anyway I want only to see him on the ground. I don't save the event.
raubrey Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:29am 
Originally posted by ALPHATrench44:
Anyway I want only to see him on the ground. I don't save the event.

His face and dialog when you support the Stormcloaks and capture the city is much better. ;)
Though personally I don't like that route.
Last edited by raubrey; Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:29am
Originally posted by ALPHATrench44:
This is why I use only mod of steam workshop.

Then you're missing out as there are some very good mods on Nexus which will never be on Steam.
Very Proud Cuck (Banned) Sep 25, 2014 @ 11:57am 
Originally posted by ALPHATrench44:
This is why I use only mod of steam workshop.
You download mods for Skyrim from the workshop and not the nexus?
Filthy Casual.
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Date Posted: Sep 25, 2014 @ 8:10am
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