Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Are there any inherent rewards in quests?

Question

I just did a quest in Skyrim (might have been a random one) and I got no benefit from the quest itself. (No gold reward, and no plot advancement) Was there something I gained that I'm not aware of? Did my skills go up a bit or anything like that?

Answer

If the quest doesn't provide an outright reward, are you sure none of the following are true?

  • Did the quest pave the way for another quest?
  • Does the quest-giver NPC like you enough now to follow you or marry you (disposition raised)?
  • Fun loot somewhere in the quest-related area?
  • If NPCs died, did they drop any keys to doors or buildings?

Some quests are just there to be tasks, not all have awesome rewards. Some might be tutorial-like quests (especially if you got it in a town).

Also keep in mind that there are two quest-related achievements beyond the main quest and faction-related achievements:

  • Sideways: Complete 10 side quests
  • Hero of the People: Complete 50 miscellaneous objectives

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