I couldn't join thieves guild due to a bug, but I just thought "hey who cares? - My main character is always a warrior hero anyway so thieves guild / dark brotherhood tends to be for a light armoured second character I always make anyhow".

But now I can't shout the dragon to the trap in Dragonsreach (whiterun). I have the shout but nothing happens. Gone back to start of peace treaty prior to quest starter... And still not working!! Tried it gain... No joy!!

So what now?? Go all the way back and start again!!

Or give the game up ?!! Not happy. Side quests I can handle but not the main quest!!


I'm curious if anyone else has had a problem with the main quest and had to give the game up?

Dude this is general, no spoilers in here. Ask a mod to move it to the correct section.

Keep trying I think you have to be in a certain spot on the balcony it took me a bit to get him to show up. Also make sure you hold Z down for a couple seconds.

sorry. Not thinking straight. Just spent ages trying to re-do by going back to oldest save time and time again to try save main quest story line.

oh... I didn't hold it down.... Oh please TES God.. Let it work??? pretty please??

ok now that it's in spoilers, the shout button must be pressed for a slightly longer time than previous shouts required, to get the name of the dragon out and actually cause him to appear (per wiki and my experience).

not a glitch you have to use the full shout in the middle of the balcany (behind the guard standing in the center) then lure it the rest of the way

ok. I'm just off to try. I've been re-trying the game keep going back to before the peace meeting with the grey beards. Three times now trying different things. That and the amount of time walking around dragons reach trying to trigger it, lol - sorry. Got my self way stressed out

no worries. the first time i got a shout to level 3 (fire breath) i was disappointed because it didn't seem to do any more damage than before. don't know how but i held the shout button longer one time and it was very obvious that it was a longer word that was shouted and it was much more powerful.

this is TES I mean I expected this to happen I ran into a bug where I couldn't finish the companions Fortunately the guild questlines are no where near as long as oblivion so you'll spend only a few hours doing the quests again

ok. Everyone. My utmost appologises. It just worked by holding the shout button down.

I feel so daft. I'd spoken to a friend who had did it and he said he just pressed it once and it worked fine for him - no probs.

After trying it a few times and going back on autosaves I tried going back to my last saves before the and during the peace talks. It didn't work so I tried again twice.

Sorry for jumping to conclusions.

I still can't join the theives guild. I think this was due to the thalmor attacking at the same time I walked into Ragged flag. Since then the Thieves Guild boss / joiner just stays in his little stand in the market and won't meet me down there.
Still - This I can handle. I always make a light armored thief / assassin type second character for these quests anyhow.

Sorry Bethesda Chilled out and happy once again