Boethias calling sacrifice doesnt work

[hkital]

In the Boethia's Calling quest, nothing happens after I sacrifice my follower. I have the quest active, and my follower, the mercenary in Windhelm, activates the pedastal, but when I kill him, nothing happens.

[deltaagent26]

try loading a save from just before entering the cave with the priest. or the autosave from when you have just entered the cave.

[★Kelvy★]

Sacellum of Boethial I think you require?? To active pillar you must tell your follower to touch the piller when lit up. He/she is trapped and you kill. you come Boethiah champion and given weapon to cause more mayhem in its name(note you don't have to do it) there is no cave involved

[H3X]

This page lists a number of bugs with the quest, including one where killed followers may not be recognised if they were a companion. could that be the case here maybe? http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Boethiah%27s_Calling

[★Kelvy★]

I didnot use my followers I paid a dude (500 smackos) in the tavern in Solitude to follow me

[H3X]

Ah okay I must have missed that you mentioned that, sorry.
Here's a couple other things you could try if you've not already:

- Use the "I need you to do something" dialogue option to have the follower activate the pillar instead of a hotkey to command them
- Reload a save from before that stage in the quest (the sacrifice part) was active and replay up to it
- Wait in game a few hours after you've got to that stage then try having the follower activate the pillar

When activated is the pedestal drawing the follower in and trapping them, by the way?

[★Kelvy★]

Sorry H3X I should have mention what in first response

[wolfman]

Make sure that you disable your mods" That make followers essential" or they won't die