The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim might be over a decade old at this point, but the game’s popularity remains high. The title has most recently appeared on the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S when Bethesda released the Skyrim Anniversary Edition. While the world has been explored countless times, this hasn’t stopped players from exploiting various bugs found within the aging RPG.
One such exploit revolves around Grelod the Kind, an elderly woman in Skryim who runs the Honorhall Orphanage in Riften. A mission presented to the Dragonborn throughout the game’s story is to eliminate her for terrorizing the kids that she is employed to protect. As Elder Scrolls V lets players determine the approach taken for this task, players will often choose a more direct approach. This will often draw the attention of nearby guards, meaning players must assess the situation carefully or risk being attacked.
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To this end, one player has found an interesting way of eliminating NPCs without causing suspicion. Posting a video to the Skyrim Subreddit, Walter-fring manages to kill Grelod simply by dropping several weapons on the NPC. The clip shows the player jumping and quickly opening the inventory and from here, selecting numerous large items that are then dropped on Grelod, killing her instantly.
Despite being in full view of the incident, a guard who witnessed the event instead hilariously warns of the dangers of leaving weapons lying around. After apologizing to one of Skyrim's most oblivious NPCs, the player is sent on their way with no repercussions of the crime to answer for.
The Redditor goes on to note that the kill is achieved because any in-game items are programmed to cause damage. The amount of damage
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