However, I don't want to mess with console, because that would screw up my Steam achievements.
Using the console has no effect on steam achievements. Not sure who started that rumor, but I've used the console for things like removing quest items and fixing other bugs (like the arrow trajectory) and I'm still getting achievements. I've even turned off clipping a couple of times when something was really broken.
It might be a different story if you enabled invincibility or something, but certainly not with the commands I've used.
