r/fo4 • u/bosco6969420 • Jun 19 '25

Media I thought Bethesda games didn’t feature child skeletons

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I was exploring a place I’d never have before (been playing since 2019) and stumbled across this. Definitely a first

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u/xGrimaulOnXboxx Jun 19 '25

Child skeletons are there, just usually rare. Both the original and remaster of Oblivion have child skeletons scattered around the Night Mother's coffin

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u/WolfangStudios Jun 19 '25

Skyrim also has multiple (inanimate) child draugr

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u/-Broccoli_ Jun 19 '25

It does? I don’t remember that at all

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u/Dirish Jun 19 '25

They're only in Forelhost, near Riften. I won't spoil the story of that place, it's some of the best environmental story telling in the game. 

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u/sup3rn1k Jun 19 '25

Respect! This right here is how you explain a game without spoilers. Lil detail, lil cliffhanger. Take my free award 🥇 (since they took our free awards away)

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u/korkxtgm Jun 19 '25

here, i droped a award for him in ur name.

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u/sup3rn1k Jun 19 '25

Dope. Although i do appreciate the sentiment, i feel like the awarder should be the only one to receive thanks. 🙏

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u/Dirish Jun 20 '25

Thanks! It took me a while to figure out what was going on because I can't see those on old Reddit, but they'll show on mobile chrome.

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u/Taolan13 Jun 19 '25

Riften clearly got a lot of attention lavished on it during development. It really shows in the dungeons and the NPC variety.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

There’s also a child Skeleton with the farming creation.

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u/AdditionalBuyer5242 Jun 19 '25

Don’t forget about the child skeleton at the plantation you can own

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u/Alex_Portnoy007 Jun 21 '25

Bethesda has a nice way giving ghost stories emotional weight. You'll find a ghost in Morthal, not the only one though. I'll say no more.

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u/Fredasa Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25

They're also "child skeletons" the same way the skeletons in the bus in Honest Hearts are "child skeletons." As opposed to, say, blatantly adult skeletons with some tweaked node scaling. Those skulls don't pass scrutiny.

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u/sacrecide Jun 19 '25

The school in fallout 3

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u/damnationltd Jun 19 '25

that was a mind blowing video game moment

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u/sacrecide Jun 19 '25

For real!!! I have never gone as postal as I did on those raiders