Well I just recently went back to playing Skyrim..I was 20 hours into a save that I took a break from, so I wanted to try picking it back up again. Obviously, since I am a perfectionist I needed to come up with a way to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Skyrim is a huge game with a lot of stuff to keep track of. Hence a quest checklist. I went through the guide and created a check list (so to speak) breaking down all the quests and so forth by type. Includes all the main quests, civil war quests, factions quests, side quests and so forth. It also covers a great deal of “misc only” objectives. Overall it has all the “quests” in the game. I did not include checklists for quests that are in self contained dungeons, and obviously a lot of the misc ones (just in the misc objectives) but overall the core quests throughout the entire game are all included below in a quick, easy to use, easy to fill out checklist. I might expand on this list later if I decide to add more sections for my own personal list, if I do then I will post it here as well.
This was a personal Skyrim list for personal use, the Status is the only field you have to update. Just clear out “Complete” from the few I have completed, then as you finish them in your game, just mark them Complete. You can copy/paste them directly into a word document, Google Drive, or practically any other type of document.
Any suggestions/requests, feel free to leave comments and I will considering following through on any quests, and obviously if you have any questions about Skyrim feel free to ask those in the comments as well.
Skyrim – Main Quests
| Quest Name | Status | Notes |
| Unbound | Complete | |
| Before The Storm | Complete | |
| Bleak Falls Barrow | Complete | |
| Dragon Rising | Complete | |
| The Way of The Voice | ||
| The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller | ||
| A Blade in the Dark | ||
| Diplomatic Immunity | ||
| A Cornered Rat | ||
| Alduin’s Wall | ||
| The Throat of the World | ||
| Elder Knowledge | ||
| Alduin’s Bane | ||
| The Fallen | ||
| Paarthurnax | ||
| Season Unending | ||
| The World-Eaters Eyrie | ||
| Dragonslayer | ||
| Epilogue |
Skyrim – The Companions Quests
| Quest Name | Quest Giver | Status | Notes |
| Main: Take up Arms | Complete | ||
| Main: Proving Honor | One of these turns you into werewolf. Be careful once cured you can’t get it again. | ||
| Main: The silver Hand | One of these turns you into werewolf. Be careful once cured you can’t get it again. | ||
| Main: Blood’s Honor | |||
| Main: Purity of Revenge | |||
| Radiant: Animal Extermination 1 | Aela | After Take Up Arms | |
| Radiant: Animal Extermination 2 | Aela | After Take Up Arms | |
| Radiant: Hired Muscle | Farkas | After Take Up Arms | |
| Radiant: Trouble in Skyrim | Farkas | Complete | After Take Up Arms |
| Radiant: Family Heirloom | Skjor or Vilkas | After Take Up Arms | |
| Radiant: Escaped Criminal | Skjor or Vilkas | After Take Up Arms | |
| Radiant: Rescue Mission | Skjor or Vilkas | After Take Up Arms | |
| Radiant: Striking The Heart | Aela | After The Silver Hand, Before Blood’s Honor | |
| Radiant: Stealing Plans | Aela | After The Silver Hand, Before Blood’s Honor | |
| Radiant: Retrieval | Aela | After The Silver Hand, Before Blood’s Honor | |
| Radiant: Totems of Hircine | Aela | After Glory of the Dead | |
| Radiant: Purity | Skjor or Vilkas | After Glory of the Dead | |
| Radiant: Dragon Seekers | Skjor or Vilkas | After Glory of the Dead, and main quest A Blade in the Dark |
Skyrim – College of Winterhold
| Quest Name | Quest Giver | Status | Notes |
| Main: First Lessons | |||
| Main: Under Saarthal | |||
| Main: Hitting the Books | |||
| Main: Good Intentions | |||
| Main: Revealing The Unseen | |||
| Main: Containment | |||
| Main: The Staff of Magnus | |||
| Main: The Eye of Magnus | |||
| Radiant: Rejoining the College | N/A | Complete First Lessons. | |
| Radiant: Tolfdir’s Alembic | Tolfdir | Complete First Lessons. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Radiant: Out of Balance | Drevis Neloren | Complete First Lessons. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Radiant: An Enchanted Journey | Sergius Turrianus | Complete First Lessons. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Radiant: Restocking Soul Gems | Sergius Turrianus | Complete First Lessons. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Radiant: Valuable Book Procurement | Urag Gro-Shub | Complete First Lessons. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Radiant: Shalidor’s Insights | Urag Gro-Shub | Complete First Lessons. | |
| Radiant: The Atronach Forge | N/A | Complete First Lessons. Complete Ritual Spell Quest Conjurer to unlock full potential. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Radiant: Forgotten Names | N/A | Complete First Lessons. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Radiant: Aftershock | Tolfdir | Complete The Eye of Magnus. | |
| Radiant: Rogue Wizard | Tolfdir | Complete The Eye of Magnus. | |
| Arniel’s Endeavors: Part 1 | Arniel Gane | Complete Under Saarthal. | |
| Arniel’s Endeavors: Part 2 | Arniel Gane | Complete Part 1. | |
| Arniel’s Endeavors: Part 3 | Arniel Gane | Complete Part 2 and The Eye of Magnus. | |
| Arniel’s Endeavors: Part 4 | Arniel Gane | Complete Part 3 and The Eye of Magnus. | |
| Apprentice Radiant: Brelyna’s Practice | Relyna Maryan | Complete Under Saarthal. | |
| Apprentice Radiant: J’Zargo’s Experiment | J’Zargo | Complete Under Saarthal. | |
| Apprentice Radiant: Onmund’s Request | Onmund | Complete Under Saarthal. | |
| Ritual Spell: Destruction | Faralda | Destruction Skill 90 | |
| Ritual Spell: Illusion | Drevis Neloren | Illusion Skill 90 | |
| Ritual Spell: Conjuration | Phinis Gestor | Conjuration Skill 90 | |
| Ritual Spell: Restoration | Collete Marence | Restoration Skill 90 | |
| Ritual Spell: Alteration | Tolfdir | Alteration Skill 90 |
Skyrim – Thieves Guild Quests
| Quest Name | Quest Giver | Status | Notes |
| Main: A Chance Arrangement | |||
| Main: Taking Care of Business | |||
| Main: Loud and Clear | |||
| Main: Meet the Family | Shows up in Misc. | ||
| Main: Dampened Spirits | |||
| Main: Scoundrel’s Folly | |||
| Main: Speaking with Silence | |||
| Main: Hard Answers | |||
| Main: The Pursuit | |||
| Main: Trinity Restored | |||
| Main: Blindsighted | |||
| Main: Darkness Returns | |||
| Radiant: No Stone Unturned | |||
| Radiant: Reparations | Complete Taking Care of Business. Have to get kicked out of the guild to get this one. | ||
| Radiant: Moon Sugar Rush | Complete Meet the Family. Shows up in Misc. | ||
| Radiant: Armor Exchange | Complete Scoundrel’s Folly. Shows up in Misc. | ||
| Radiant: The Litany of Larceny | Complete Meet the Family and Finding a Larceny Target in subsequent quest. Shows up in Misc. | ||
| Additional Job: The Numbers Job | Delvin Mallory | Complete Meet the Family. | |
| Additional Job: The Fishing Job | Delvin Mallory | Complete Meet the Family. | |
| Additional Job: The Bedlam Job | Delvin Mallory | Complete Meet the Family. | |
| Additional Job: The Burglary Job | Vex | Complete Meet the Family. | |
| Additional Job: The Shill Job | Vex | Complete Meet the Family. | |
| Additional Job: The Sweep Job | Vex | Complete Meet the Family. | |
| Additional Job: The Heist Job | Vex | Complete Meet the Family. | |
| City Influence Quest: Silver Lining | Complete Meet the Family and 5 additional jobs in Markarth. | ||
| City Influence Quest: The Dainty Sload | Complete Meet the Family and 5 additional jobs in Solitude. | ||
| City Influence Quest: Imitation Amnesty | Complete Meet the Family and 5 additional jobs in Whiterun. | ||
| City Influence Quest: Summerset Shadows | Complete Meet the Family and 5 additional jobs in Windhelm. | ||
| City Influence Quest: Under New Management | Complete Darkness Returns and all 4 other influence quests. |
Skyrim – The Dark Brotherhood Quests
| Quest Name | Status | Notes |
| Main: Delayed Burial | ||
| Main: Innocence Lost | ||
| Main: With Friends Like These… | ||
| Main Sanctuary | ||
| Main: Sentenced To Death | ||
| Main: Whispers in the Dark | ||
| Main: The Silence has been Broken | ||
| Main: Bound Until Death | ||
| Main: The Cure for Madness | ||
| Main: Recipe for Disaster | ||
| Main: To Kill an Empire | ||
| Main: Death Incarnate | ||
| Main: Hail Sithis! | ||
| Side Contract: Kill Narfi | Complete Sanctuary. Unavailable during Death Incarnate. | |
| Side Contract: Kill Ennodius Papius | Complete Sanctuary. Unavailable during Death Incarnate. | |
| Side Contract: Kill Beitild | Complete Sanctuary. Unavailable during Death Incarnate. | |
| Side Contract: Kill Hern | Complete first 3 side contracts. Available during Whispers in the Dark. Unavailable during Death Incarnate. | |
| Side Contract: Kill Lurbuk | Complete first 3 side contracts. Available during Whispers in the Dark. Unavailable during Death Incarnate. | |
| Side Contract: Kill Deekus | Complete first 5 side contracts. Available during The Silence has been Broken. Unavailable during Death Incarnate. | |
| Side Contract: Ma’randru-jo | Complete first 5 side contracts. Available during The Silence has been Broken. Unavailable during Death Incarnate. | |
| Side Contract: Kill Anoriath | Complete first 5 side contracts. Available during The Silence has been Broken. Unavailable during Death Incarnate. | |
| Side Contract: Kill Agnis | Complete first 8 side contracts. Available during The Silence has been Broken. Unavailable during Death Incarnate. | |
| Side Contract: Kill Maluril | Complete first 9 side contracts. Unavailable during Death Incarnate. | |
| Side Contract: Kill Helvard | Complete first 9 side contracts. Unavailable during Death Incarnate. | |
| Side Contract: Kill Safia | Complete all previous side contracts. Unavailable during Death Incarnate. | |
| Radiant: Destroy the Dark Brotherhood! | Complete Innocents Lost, and kill Astrid. | |
| Radiant: Honor Thy Family | Complete With Friends Like These… | |
| Radiant: The Feeble Fortune | Complete Breaching Security and earn the bonus. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Radiant: Where You Hang Your Enemy’s Head | Complete Hail Sithis. | |
| Radiant: Welcome to the Brotherhood. | Complete Hail Sithis. | |
| Radiant: Cicero’s Return | Complete Hail Sithis. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Radiant: The Dark Brotherhood Forever | Complete Hail Sithis. | |
| Radiant: The Torturer’s Treasure Part 1 | Complete Where You Hang Your Enemy’s Head. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Radiant: The Torturer’s Treasure Part 2 | Complete Where You Hang Your Enemy’s Head. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Radiant: The Torturer’s Treasure Part 3 | Complete Where You Hang Your Enemy’s Head. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Radiant: The Torturer’s Treasure Part 4 | Complete Where You Hang Your Enemy’s Head. Shows up in Misc. |
Skyrim – Civil War: Stormcloak Rebellion Quests
| Quest Name | Status | Notes |
| Main: Joining the Stormcloaks | ||
| Main: The Jagged Crown | ||
| Main: Message to Whiterun | ||
| Main: Battle for Whiterun | ||
| Main: Liberation of Skyrim | ||
| Main: Rescue from Fort Neugrad | ||
| Main: Compelling Tribute | ||
| Main: The Battle for Fort Sungard | ||
| Main: A False Front | ||
| Main: The Battle for Fort Snowhawk | ||
| Main: The Battle of Fort Hraggstad | ||
| Main: Battle for Solitude |
Skyrim – Civil War: Imperial Legion Quests
| Quest Name | Status | Notes |
| Main: Joining the Legion | ||
| Main: The Jagged Crown | ||
| Main: Message to Whiterun | ||
| Main: Defense of Whiterun | ||
| Main: Reunification of Skyrim | ||
| Main: A False Front | ||
| Main: The Battle for Fort Dunstad | ||
| Main: Compelling Tribute | ||
| Main: The Battle for Fort Greenwall | ||
| Main: Rescue from Fort Kastav | ||
| Main: The Battle for Fort Arnol | ||
| Main: Battle for Windhelm |
Skyrim – Daedric Quests
| Quest Name | Quest Giver | Status | Notes |
| The Black Star | Azura | ||
| Boethiah’s Calling | Boethiah | Requires level 30. | |
| A Daedra’s Best Friend | Clavicus Vile | Requires level 10. | |
| Discerning the Transmundane | Hermaeus Mora | Requires level 15 to begin blood harvest. | |
| Ill Met By Moonlight | Hircine | ||
| The Cursed Tribe | Malacath | Requires level 9. | |
| Pieces of the Past | Mehrunes Dagon | Requires level 20. | |
| The Whispering Door | Mephala | Requires level 20. Requires main quest completion Dragon Rising. | |
| The Break of Dawn | Meridia | Requires level 12 | |
| The House of Horrors | Malag Bal | ||
| The Taste of Death | Namira | ||
| Thieves Guild Quests | Nocturnal | ||
| The Only Cure | Peryite | Requires level 10. | |
| A Night to Remember | Sanguine | Requires level 14. | |
| The Mind of Madness | Sheogorath | ||
| Waking Nightmare | Vaermina | Requires level 14. |
Skyrim – Minor Faction Quests
| Quest Name | Faction Name | Status | Notes |
| Word Wall Revelations | The Greybeards | Requires main quest completion The Horn of Jurgen Windcaller. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Meditations on Words of Power | The Greybeards | Requires main quest completion The Throat of the World. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Rebuilding the Blades | The Blades | Requires main quest completion Alduin’s Wall. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Dragon Hunting | The Blades | Requires main quest completion Alduin’s Wall. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Dragonslayer’s Blessing | The Blades | Requires main quest completion Alduin’s Wall. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Dragon Research | The Blades | Requires main quest completion Alduin’s Wall. Shows up in Misc. | |
| Tending the Flames | The Bards College | ||
| Finn’s Lute | The Bards College | Requires completion of Tending The Flames. | |
| Pantea’s Flute | The Bards College | Requires completion of Tending The Flames. | |
| Rjorn’s Drum | The Bards College | Requires completion of Tending The Flames. | |
| The Heart of Dibella | Temple Quests | Related settlement Markarth. Related divine Dibella. | |
| The Blessings of Nature | Temple Quests | Related settlement Whiterun. Related divine Kynareth. | |
| The Book of Love | Temple Quests | Related settlement Riften. Related divine Mara. | |
| The Bands of Matrimony | Temple Quests | Related settlement Riften. Related divine Mara. This is the quest involving getting married. You can only get married one time, and make sure it’s the right person that I want to marry in-game long term. |
Skyrim – Side Quests
| Quest Name | Region | Status | Notes |
| Blood on the Ice | Windhelm | Enter and exit Windhelm 4 times. | |
| Forbidden Legend | |||
| The Foresworn Conspiracy | Markarth | ||
| No One Escapes Cidhna Mine | Markarth | Complete The Foresworn Conspiracy | |
| The Golden Claw | Riverwood | ||
| In my Time of Need | Whiterun | Complete main quest Dragon Rising. | |
| Kyne’s Sacred Trials | |||
| Laid to Rest | Marthal | ||
| Light’s Out | Solitude | ||
| The Man Who Cried Wolf | Solitude | ||
| The Wolf Queen Awakened | Solitude | Complete The Man Who Cried Wolf. | |
| Missing in Action | Whiterun | Enter and exit any of the buildings near the market in Whiterun. | |
| Promises to Keep | Riften | ||
| A return to your roots | Blackreach | Begin daedric quest Discerning the Transmundane. | |
| Rise in the East | Windhelm | ||
| Rising at Dawn | Marthal | Contract Vampirism. | |
| Unfathomable Depths | Riften | ||
| The White Phial | Windhelm | ||
| Repairing the Phial | Windhelm | Three days after completion both main quest The Throat of the World and side quest The White Phial. | |
| Captured Critters | Shows up in Misc. | ||
| The Forgemaster’s Fingers | Orc Strongholds | Non-Orc Race. | |
| The Great Skyrim Treasure Hunt | Shows up in Misc. | ||
| Masks of the Dragon Priests | Numerous pre-requisites (see quests walkthrough). Shows up in Misc. |