Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-109.92.245.62-20131121212935/@comment-24261859-20140120043609

It would actually change little., since it doesn't contain much that everybody doesn't already know. Tullius knows that the Thalmor are using the war to their advantage (he says so before his death if the Stormcloaks win, and if the Empire wins he talks about going to war with the Dominion again in the future). Ulfric would likely be surprised at the extent he has been used, but he does know that the war is weakening everybody. If you talk to him in Sovngarde should the Empire win before the main quest is complete, he acknowledges this.

So what would happen if the Dossier were to be revealed at the Summit? Well, first of all there would likely be an awkward silence for a little bit. Ulfric would get mad at the Thalmor, but that's nothing new. Tullius would have to acknowledge it some how, but would be ill-advised to respond directly, since the Empire is not ready for a confrontation with the Thalmor yet. Basically, Snowbird's explanation is correct.

Best case scenario, Ulfric withdraws his campaign against the Empire. Still, when the Empire refuses to act (as we all know it would), he would attack the Elves on his own, so thalmor would keep hunting them down, as usual. Meanwhile, even if he didn't bother to attack the Legion any more (he still probably would, though), they would be pressured by the Thalmor into involvement. No change.