The narrator attempts to beat The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim using only shouts, without physical weapons, spells, or scrolls. They start with no means of attacking and must navigate the game world while finding ways to obtain and use shouts to progress. Along the way, they encounter various challenges, including fighting dragons, navigating puzzles, and dealing with NPCs. The narrator also has a side goal of collecting as many buckets as possible. After many hours of gameplay, the narrator finally defeats the main antagonist, Alduin, and completes the game using only shouts. They also succeed in collecting 127 buckets, surpassing their initial goal of 54.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The player is attempting to beat Skyrim using only shouts.
2. They chose to play as an Imperial, which starts with +10 to Restoration and +5 to Heavy Armor.
3. The player's character is named Shouter McGavin.
4. They encountered a glitch at the beginning of the game that prevented the execution scene from starting.
5. The player had to restart the game multiple times due to the glitch.
6. They eventually managed to progress through the game and obtained their first shout.
7. The player discovered that they could use the Amulet of Talos to reduce the cooldown time of their shouts.
8. They obtained the Amulet of Talos and used it to reduce the cooldown time of their shouts.
9. The player encountered a dragon and was unable to damage it due to the long cooldown time of their shouts.
10. They lured the dragon to a group of enemies and let them fight it.
11. The player obtained a new shout, Frost Breath, which deals significant damage to enemies.
12. They encountered a group of Draugr and used their shouts to defeat them.
13. The player met with the Greybeards and learned a new word that allowed them to ascend the mountain.
14. They obtained the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller and used it to summon the Greybeards.
15. The player encountered a Dragon Priest and used their shouts to defeat it.
16. They obtained the Elder Scroll and used it to learn the Dragonrend shout.
17. The player fought Alduin for the first time and managed to defeat him after a long battle.
18. They then went on to fight Paarthurnax, but were unable to kill him.
19. The player attended a peace treaty between the Imperials and Stormcloaks.
20. They obtained a new shout, Call Storm, which deals significant damage to enemies.
21. The player fought Nahkriin and used their shouts to defeat him.
22. They then fought Tsun and used their shouts to defeat him.
23. The player finally defeated Alduin and completed the game using only shouts.
24. They collected 128 buckets throughout the game.
25. The player's final battle with Alduin took around 15 minutes.
26. The player used the Call Storm shout a few times during the final battle, but its 4-minute cooldown made it less useful.
27. Tsun got involved in the final battle and almost killed Alduin.
28. The player landed the final blow and defeated Alduin.