I killed my follower but now I can't!

Post » Sat May 26, 2012 10:12 pm

So, I married Aela and she often follows me.

One day I was bored in Breezehome so I warhammered Aela, it was a one hit finishing move that completely decapitated her. She was a follower at the time.

I really love Aela so I went back to my previous save.

Immediately I tried it again - for fun - (she was still a follower) but this time I could not kill her. I bludgeoned her countless times, dragon shouted her ears off and still no death!

What the hell is going on???
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Nienna garcia
 
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Post » Sun May 27, 2012 2:10 am

She learned by the first mistake and bought an immortality potion from M'aiq.
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R.I.p MOmmy
 
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Post » Sun May 27, 2012 2:42 am

Nice joke but I'm baffled... Any clues? I'd really like to know how to kill some pesky NPC's.

I know followers can die if they take too much damage but how did I kill my follower in one hit, then reload in the exact same circumastance and not be able to kill her no matter how much I tried?

Anyone help with this one please?
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Ebony Lawson
 
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Post » Sun May 27, 2012 10:23 am

No finishing move second time?
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Steve Bates
 
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Post » Sat May 26, 2012 10:28 pm

Nup, no finishing move.

I'm thinking this made the diffrence. Weird though hey? You can kill them with a one hit finishing move but not bludgeon/shout repeatedly to death...
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JeSsy ArEllano
 
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Post » Sat May 26, 2012 10:35 pm

Nup, no finishing move.

I'm thinking this made the diffrence. Weird though hey? You can kill them with a one hit finishing move but not bludgeon/shout repeatedly to death...

I don't use companions, so I don't have a lot of experience with them, but I suspect it's because the finishing move is a fatality move.

I'll give this a try on some non-named companions I can get tomorrow.
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Tammie Flint
 
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Post » Sun May 27, 2012 6:33 am

Yeah, test it out, I find it rather bizzare. If there is a 'secret' to killing essential quest characters then I'd love to know - Olfrid Battle-Born has it comin!
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Prisca Lacour
 
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Post » Sun May 27, 2012 5:18 am

She killed you, and you went to a hellish afterlife were you try and kill her but she just won't die. Mocking you as you strike her down.
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