

After the quest is failed, players should then go talk to Brynjolf.

Alternatively, players can simply go inside a building after Brynjolf begins his distraction, which will automatically end the quest. One way players can fail Brynjolf's assignment is to get arrested, either by getting caught while stealing or planting the ring or by outright attacking someone in the area. Joining Skyrim's Thieves Guild: Alternate Method However, as recently pointed out by TheGamer, not completing or failing " A Chance Arrangement" does not cut players off from the guild opportunity rather, failure is another means to garner an invitation from Brynjolf. Related: Skyrim's Most Disappointing Quest Was Supposed to Be Differentĭespite the perks of Skyrim's Thieves Guild membership, jailing Brand-Shei can be a hinderance, as it removes the option to buy from and sell to Riften's only general merchant.

Success will automatically trigger one of Skyrim's guards to arrest and jail Brand-Shei, and Brynjolf will extend a guild membership to the player. From there, while Brynjolf stages a distraction, the player must sneak behind Dunmer merchant Brand-Shei and plant the ring in his pocket. He tasks them with stealing a silver ring from Madesi, an Argonian jeweler with a stall in the Riften market. " A Chance Arrangement," the quest to join the guild, begins when the player speaks to Brynjolf, a member of the Thieves Guild residing in Riften. Though the game makes it seem there's only one method of entering the criminal organization, there is a lesser-known, alternate way to join Skyrim's Thieves Guild that doesn't involve sending the Dark Elf Brand-Shei to jail. Based in The Ratway below Riften, the guild is a faction focused on theft in all its forms. One of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's seedier side quests is joining the Thieves Guild.
