Heh, that reminds me. I was near the border of Morrowind and there were like 4 or 5 goats that appeared as hostile on my compass. Except they weren't. But I killed them anyway.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT2| Team Edward's Revenge
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Heh, that reminds me. I was near the border of Morrowind and there were like 4 or 5 goats that appeared as hostile on my compass. Except they weren't. But I killed them anyway.
ew, so ugly.Some of the detail in this game is stunning.
Dat face.
I use a detailed faces mod
brotkasten
Member
The Riften area in Skyrim is beautiful. No snow and rocky hills and tight passes. I also met a stray dog there and he's following me now. He's ugly, but I don't want him to die, so I'll stop exploring and go straight to Riften. Can I tell him to wait there and he won't disappear when I leave the town?
E: right after posting this, two cave bears attacked us. The dog lives, but Jesus ...
E: right after posting this, two cave bears attacked us. The dog lives, but Jesus ...
Gorgon
Member
Obviously, the bandid leader moved to the cave after you cleared it. You did him a favour by clearing it of enemies.
Except with alchemy you'd have much better +damage enchants, not to mention the damage-boosting potions themselves.
Haunted
Member
He's still right because that thing probably one-shots most enemies anyway, especially dual-wielded.
There are a lot of ways to get overpowered in this game, you don't even have to break the game to become overpowered on the highest difficulties. I think it doesn't matter as much which path makes you most overpowered (clearly a combination of alchemy, smithing and enchanting), because the game doesn't track overkill.
We have a winner. Thank you. I was just casting it and thinking it would affect whomever I killed within 60 seconds. Feeling a little silly right now, but glad to know what I was doing wrong.
Had a couple of question about Enchanting:
1. Let me preface it by saying that I am only on level 12 (iirc) and my enchantment level is low as well (because I don't use it as often). As I attached the enchantment, "Fortify magicka: Recharges Magicka 20% faster" to a ring it showed the actual increase only at 3% instead.
How does one actually retain the enhancement at the advertised level?
2. With regards to trading, is a fast way to achieve parity between the true value of items while both buying a selling (as shown in the menu) and the prices that are actually offered by the merchants?
1. Let me preface it by saying that I am only on level 12 (iirc) and my enchantment level is low as well (because I don't use it as often). As I attached the enchantment, "Fortify magicka: Recharges Magicka 20% faster" to a ring it showed the actual increase only at 3% instead.
How does one actually retain the enhancement at the advertised level?
2. With regards to trading, is a fast way to achieve parity between the true value of items while both buying a selling (as shown in the menu) and the prices that are actually offered by the merchants?
I've found some enchantment and smithing potions while raiding dungeons.
The gem you use for enchantments has an effect on how powerful they will be. You need a grand/black soulgem to get the maximum out of it. (And the perk from enchantment tree that boosts skill based enchantments.)
My thoughts exactly...TES has always been about letting the player customize their challenge (from allowing console commands, save anywhere, changing difficulty without penalty, etc...), while I would like a more closed system that doesnt rely on self imposed rules to create challenge...I can appreciate what they are trying to do.
For that reason with my character (who is basically a nordic warrior) Im choosing:
-not to quick travel
-not manual save every few minutes (I used ot be bad about this)
-not invest in enchanting, even though it makes the game easier, it would be out of character for my guy
-not picking Light or heavy armor perks since I like to mix and match armor types and hopefully this creates a challenge later on
Im playing on expert now and it's a decent challenge sometimes...I plan to knock it up to Master once I hit 50 though.
Hank Scorpio
Member
Just got the game but maybe I nodded off during the intro as I've just arrived at Riverwood and after conversing with the locals they all seem spooked about 'the war' or a possible war. I've honestly no idea who the factions/kings etc they are refering to.
Is there something I should read to fill me in on backstory?
Is there something I should read to fill me in on backstory?
bunbun777
Member
1- it takes into account you using a high level gem, such as grand or black. When you use petty it goes down a bit.
2- you will get better value when your speechcraft goes up. It goes up a little each time you sell something, as well as persuade, intimidate, and (?) bribe.(not sure about bribe)
You have to use the most powerful soul gems - grand and black.
The lesser the quality of the gem, the lower the enchantment buff.
Probably messing with the Speech tree. I've been ignoring that, though. Easy enough to make money without it.
brotkasten
Member
What's the point of forging the numbers of some businesses? I saw some books lying around and got the option to do that.
You'll pick it up as you go along.
It's part of a quest from my understanding.
Sure you can, but with alchemy you can make better fortify enchant potions than you'll ever find as loot (not smithing tho, Blacksmith's Elixir gives +50% which is better than what can be made with alchemy). You can also make those potions/poisons worth 3,000+ with alchemy if you're short on gold.
Haunted
Member
About enchanting: it's a combination of your enchanting skill and the quality of the soul gem used. At the low level you are and with common or lesser or petty soul gems, you will get worse results than the enchantments on items you find. Around enchantment skill 50 with Grand soul gems you're starting to get results rivalling and surpassing that of the "advertised" enchantments. Earlier if you start using potions.
About trading: I think that depends solely on your speechcraft skill + how much the merchant likes you. There's no quick way of levelling up except buying and selling tons of stuff and always trying and training speechcraft when the possibility shows itself.
Ah, thanks to you all three. I thought it was only down to the level for Enchantment.
Btw, once you have cleared an area or a dungeon, do enemies respawn?
Blue Ninja
Member
Just found a dog called Meeko outside of Solitude. He led me to the shack he lives in, where his owner recently died of Rockjoint.
I took the poor mutt with me, I just couldn't leave him behind. :lol
I took the poor mutt with me, I just couldn't leave him behind. :lol
Besides what was already mentioned, there's also a few other things:
1) Find a beggar and give them 1 Gold; this gets you the Gift of Charity buff (+10 Speechcraft) which will boost prices ever-so-slightly.
2) Check Alchemy vendors for Draught/Elixir/Potions of Haggling (+Price%) or Glib (+Speechcraft).
3) As far as I know, there's only one slot you can Enchant with increased Prices: Necklaces. There's a guild reward that gives you a helm with better prices, however, so there's that. It's from the
Thieves Guild, if that isn't self-evident
4) There's a Shrine of Zendithar Northwest of Riften that grants a 10% boost to prices.
Sure, she's ugly. The textures do a good job of showing it.
Angry Fork
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Wow @
in the last quest of the main storyline. It was pretty easy for me though (disappointingly so). I did a shitload of other stuff, leveled up, had my bow and arrow at level 70 something. Beat
with like 5 arrow shots and not losing more than 1/6 health.
Now I feel kind of empty =(. I have a few more quests to do but nothing major. Beat all the thieves guild and Dark Brotherhood stuff. I thought the thieves guild in Oblivion was way, WAY better (stealing the elder scroll). I still don't even remember what I did in the last thieves guild quest in Skyrim. The whole thing was so short and non eventful.
Dark Brotherhood felt longer and I loved when
but then after that it went back to normal 'go kill x any way you want' kind of thing. I wish they restricted you more and made you wear x costume, kill with y weapon etc. that makes things so much more tense and difficult. At the end of brotherhood I was so leveled up that I could just fast travel to location, mow down entire groups with my bow and arrow, kill the target and that's it quest over within literally 4-5 minutes. That became so boring for me I wish they put more focus on disguises and forced you to kill a certain way.
The main story was much more interesting than Oblivion but thieves/darkbrotherhood from oblivion was much better imo which is disappointing in the end.
the sky
alduin
Now I feel kind of empty =(. I have a few more quests to do but nothing major. Beat all the thieves guild and Dark Brotherhood stuff. I thought the thieves guild in Oblivion was way, WAY better (stealing the elder scroll). I still don't even remember what I did in the last thieves guild quest in Skyrim. The whole thing was so short and non eventful.
Dark Brotherhood felt longer and I loved when
you had to disguise yourself as a cook, I love that kind of stuff
The main story was much more interesting than Oblivion but thieves/darkbrotherhood from oblivion was much better imo which is disappointing in the end.
This is a problem with all the guilds in Skyrim. Ranks are gone, and each guild only has one base; multiple bases and multiple questgivers like in MW/OB would've been better.
There's some small quest where you're asked to deliver 10 cogs, and other dwarven parts can be melted down and used to make dwarven gear.
Yeah I've got a Necklace of Major Haggling (prices are 17% better) that is able to be disenchanted, but an Amulet of Zenithar (prices are 10% better) that can't be. It's not a quest item either.
Haunted
Member
Not on their own, I don't think.
If you trigger one of the randomised quests (by, say, accepting a bounty at a Jarl's place) in that location, enemies will be there again. Sometimes even different ones than before depending on the nature of the quest.
Yeah, I'm fairly certain you can find it normally. I mean, I have the Enchant on two of my characters and I don't think I have any mods in play that would have allowed me to disenchant an Amulet of Zendithar. The modifier you're looking for is "of Haggling."
Incidentally, all the Daedra Amulets, despite not being special in any real way, are all flagged as items that cannot be disenchanted. Which is fine, I guess, but most of them don't actually even give you anything special barring the Talos one.
Was hoping to edit my post to get 5) in there before anyone posted~ There's also a chest-piece that gives +20% better Prices that you'll get as part of the Dark Brotherhood. Later spoilers for it but
Cicero's Clothes; if you spare him, you'll have to settle for the +12% Price Jester's Clothes that you find along the way to murdering him
I never actually buy items from vendors apart from lockpicks and spell tomes. Random enchanted items are just stuff I run across one way or another.
I steal a lot of shit.
Not only that, but if the companion picks up an object it doesn't check encumbrance, so you can load them up with everything if you so wish.
Also, they can open locked chests always.
I never actually buy items from vendors apart from lockpicks and spell tomes. Random enchanted items are just stuff I run across one way or another.
I steal a lot of shit.
Yeah I just have terrible luck in finding good enchanted items; had to go search for and buy the smithing enchant from a vendor as well.
flyinpiranha
Member
Interesting, wonder why it says 4% then.
So if I get my enchanting to 100 the base reduction for Magika cost will be 25% and not 23%? I'm just trying to figure out how to get 25%.
brotkasten
Member
Wow, Riften is really corrupt. A visitor tax? Really? It's a shame, because I like the city. Guess it's time to fuck some people up and clean this mess of a town.
E: I wanna marry Sapphire. <3
E: I wanna marry Sapphire. <3
Sapphire and Rune make me think that a time crunch or something hit since they would have made for great
Thieves' Guild companion quests. Maybe one for Vex and Devlin too because why not, though you see those two enough anyway. And they already have a quest for each of them
Blue Ninja
Member
"You know, I could just call out that I'm being shammed... I'm sure someone in the city would hear it."
They let me in quick enough after that. :lol
Blue Ninja
Member
I'm kidding, I'm kidding. I'm one to talk.
Also, just found an amulet that gives you 100% Disease Resistance. Awesome.
...lol, oops. You're right. In fact, all the Amulets would be that then (...and then + Arkay, Talos). It's Akatosh, Dibella, Julianos, Kynareth, Mara, Stendarr, Zendithar, Arkay, and Talos for the Skyrim Amulets, if I recall.
Lore is my weak spot. I know like ... none of it
lol. Right now I'm personally using a skyforged steel sword that I upgraded to 67 damage and enchanted with lighting damage.
bonesmccoy
Banned
Is there a better Amulet for reducing Shout cooldown time? I have the standard one that every Stormcloak seems to where (20% reduction) and it's pretty useless.