As part of the quest "Mourning Never Comes", I'm tasked with dealing with a problem in Raldbthar. Once I completed my objective, I noticed the dungeon continues further along.
I've gotten pretty far, but now I've come to a ramp that goes upwards and has two spinning blades of death on it: if I even so much as graze them, I die instantly.
Now, I know the rest of the dungeon is for a later main quest, "Discerning the Transmundane". But I was interested to see if I can just press on anyway, like I can do with other quest dungeons. I looked around online and in the official strategy guide, and the very "helpful" advice I've found is "avoid the blades because they'll kill you."
Is that it? Are the blades supposed to be a source of tedium, or is there a trick to getting around them (like, perhaps, a hidden lever to turn them off)? Or are they there to prevent me from continuing further until I have the appropriate quest?
Best Answer
Looking around some more, I found a playthrough by YouTube user Gullahjack12, where he tackles it on the first try:
The trick is to not try to jump over them, but to use the alcoves—that don't look wide enough to fit a person safely—to avoid the blades on the side. By following just behind the blades, you get to a safe zone way before the blade comes back around.