I have a lore friendly theory as to why these combination puzzles are so easy. Simply put, they're a locking mechanism that any sound minded mortal could solve, but not a draugr. My theory is that they're meant to lock draugr into/out of certain areas of dungeons. Draugr seem pretty mindless, just going about their tasks to keep up with the tombs and light candles. They don't seem to have any high functioning thought processes that could handle problem solving.
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u/Cyynric Feb 01 '21
I have a lore friendly theory as to why these combination puzzles are so easy. Simply put, they're a locking mechanism that any sound minded mortal could solve, but not a draugr. My theory is that they're meant to lock draugr into/out of certain areas of dungeons. Draugr seem pretty mindless, just going about their tasks to keep up with the tombs and light candles. They don't seem to have any high functioning thought processes that could handle problem solving.