How do I kill Esbern and Delphine with console commands?

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I want to kill Esbern and Delphine. I've tried using console commands, but it won't work (setessential baseID 0...<0>). I've also tried clicking on them.

I know how to press ~ - it shows up and I can type it in, but it keeps saying "not found" or "missing". Can a kind person out there lend a hand?



Best Answer

There are a plethora of mods on Nexus Mods for making everybody in the game non-essential, but if you don't want to download anything follow these instructions:

  1. Press tilde key ~
  2. Type help "Esbern" (include the quotation marks)
  3. The display should show NPC_: 00013358, that is his BaseID.
  4. Type setessential 13358 0
  5. Type kill 13358
  6. Depending on what stage of the main quest you're at, Esbern and Delphine may not die even if you set them to non-essential and the only way to kill them in that situation is to use a mod.



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Quick Answer about "How do I kill Esbern and Delphine with console commands?"

  • Press tilde key ~
  • Type help "Esbern" (include the quotation marks)
  • The display should show NPC_: 00013358 , that is his BaseID.
  • Type setessential 13358 0.
  • Type kill 13358.


  • Is there a way to kill Delphine in Skyrim?

    Because Delphine and Esbern are always essential characters and cannot die it is not possible to kill them to protect Paarthurnax.

    What is the console command to kill in Skyrim?

    Every Skyrim console commandTypeCommandDescriptionToggletwsToggles waterToggletfcSwitches your control to a camera instead of your characterTargetsetunconscious (0/1)Decides whether your target is awake (0) or unconscious (1)TargetkillInstantly kills your current target73 more rows•Oct 21, 2021

    How do you kill essential characters in Skyrim?

    Essential characters are NPCs that, at some point during in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, cannot be killed in any way whatsoever. If their health is depleted, they fall to one knee, shortly recovering completely.

    Can you teleport with Esbern?

    If I remember correctly, Esbern is slow in walking. Head over to Delphine and wait a day or two in-game to see what happens. If Esbern is still missing, try to fast-travel somewhere else and then back to Riverwood. Sometimes, you can just go into a building and he'll automagically teleport to you.



    Choosing Paarthurnax: Killing the Blades [Delphine and Esbern]




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    Answer 2

    The BaseID for Esbern 00013358 is and Delphine is 00013478.

    This should allow you to set them to not essential:

    setessential 00013358 0
    setessential 00013478 0
    

    Answer 3

    This post on killing Jarl Balgruuf includes the procedure for setting essential NPCs to non-essential. You seem to have the basics down, although you do not click on the character you want to set to non-essential. You just use the correct BaseID. You probably haven't used the correct one. Delphine's BaseID is 00013478.

    Notice that the answer to the linked question mentions that killing an essential NPC will almost certainly break your savegame. So, you may not want to do it.

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