Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim - Page 462

On December 09 2011 12:00 OoFuzer wrote:
Do you get a quest to go to winterhold? Im lvl 36, and no quest yet to winterhold.

On December 09 2011 15:34 Demonhunter04 wrote:
Wow mystic binding is an overpowered perk haha. I've been playing a mage without conjuration for a while, already lvl 52, but I started a new character and looked up what mystic binding does (its a conjuration talent that requires novice conjuration and 20 conjuration skill to get). It improves conjured weapons from steel quality to daedric quality. 20 conjuration for daedric weapons? Really? xD

On December 09 2011 16:36 UniversalSnip wrote:
Kinda doubt it, it doesn't work with enchanted weapons so it seems like bound weapons wouldn't be eligible?

reminds me: What is the difference between levels of clear skies? the higher levels have longer cooldowns so there must be some, right?

On December 09 2011 22:47 Sated wrote:
I'm starting a new character that's going to focus on Sneak, Illusion and Alteration. There's also gonna be some focus on One-Handed Weapons to get the best out of back-stabbing people since the combination of Sneak and Illusion looks like it is gonna give me a lot of chances to sneak-kill enemies. For now, the general idea is to sneak into range of a group of enemies, cast Fury on one of those enemies and them watch them all fight each other... rinse and repeat until only one is left, and then use either Fear or Calm on that enemy to leave them vulnerable enough for an easy kill.

Has anyone else tried this style? I've only cleared a couple of dungeons so far (the mine on the way to Riverwood and the bandit hideout near Whiterun) and it's worked to hilarious effect in those two dungeons - I found it really funny that the Fear spell made it so that I could beat the bandit at the top of that hideout (he is a named character, I forget his name) without him even trying to hit me! The only worry I have is that it is going to be a weak style against enemies like wolves and bears that seem to be able to detect you from miles away...

Since my other character is a fairly righteous Nord, I decided that I'd make this character a much less righteous Dark Elf (hence the sneakiness). I'm not gonna touch the main quest-line with this character for quite some time - Instead, I'm gonna be hitting the Mage Guild, Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild quests as main priorities and, by way of RP, I'm gonna be ignoring any type of quest that involves randomly helping people... although I'm almost certainly aiming for as many Daedric quests as possible. Should be fun!

On December 09 2011 22:48 MajorityofOne wrote:
I had to uninstall in order to save my life from ruin. Good god what a game

On December 09 2011 22:56 Hikari wrote:


Skip alteration: you should not be taking any damage.
Your best weapon is not fury but calm imo. You can calm a group of enemies then proceed to backstab them all.
Get started on dark brotherhood asap as they have the double backstab dmg gloves and also a cowl (you have to take it from a shelf there) that grants you sneak bonus.

On December 09 2011 23:28 FireBearHero wrote:


Yeah, I'm doing something similar and calm is really effective (except I don't allow myself to use weapons or destruction magic ... yeah its interesting lol). I suggest picking up the animage perk and the perk that increases the level calm is effective on asap. That way if you run into those sabre cats and bears out in the wild you can calm them (assuming you're still a low level where they can wreck your day). Using calm to repeatedly sneak attack (if necessary) the same enemies allows is very effective.

On December 09 2011 22:47 Sated wrote:
I'm starting a new character that's going to focus on Sneak, Illusion and Alteration. There's also gonna be some focus on One-Handed Weapons to get the best out of back-stabbing people since the combination of Sneak and Illusion looks like it is gonna give me a lot of chances to sneak-kill enemies. For now, the general idea is to sneak into range of a group of enemies, cast Fury on one of those enemies and them watch them all fight each other... rinse and repeat until only one is left, and then use either Fear or Calm on that enemy to leave them vulnerable enough for an easy kill.

Has anyone else tried this style? I've only cleared a couple of dungeons so far (the mine on the way to Riverwood and the bandit hideout near Whiterun) and it's worked to hilarious effect in those two dungeons - I found it really funny that the Fear spell made it so that I could beat the bandit at the top of that hideout (he is a named character, I forget his name) without him even trying to hit me! The only worry I have is that it is going to be a weak style against enemies like wolves and bears that seem to be able to detect you from miles away...

Since my other character is a fairly righteous Nord, I decided that I'd make this character a much less righteous Dark Elf (hence the sneakiness). I'm not gonna touch the main quest-line with this character for quite some time - Instead, I'm gonna be hitting the Mage Guild, Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild quests as main priorities and, by way of RP, I'm gonna be ignoring any type of quest that involves randomly helping people... although I'm almost certainly aiming for as many Daedric quests as possible. Should be fun!

EDIT:

Come to think of it, getting some summoned allies might not be a bad idea. Throw them into the mix once all the enemies are fighting each other and laugh from the shadows at their failure to do anything about it! Hehehe...

So that'd be Sneak, Illusion, Alteration, Conjuration and One-Handed Weapons..? Probably won't need One-Handed Weapons if I go down that route - more of a last resort than anything else.

On December 09 2011 16:15 AutomatonOmega wrote:

Hilarious, lol. Bretons can have it at level 3. Guess if you plan to go through the whole game without ever touching Smithing, this is the talent for you.

Edit: Does Elemental Fury work with Bound weapons?

On December 10 2011 00:21 -Archangel- wrote:
How come Dwarven items need less smithing to make but dwarven weapons do more damage then orcish ones?

On December 09 2011 08:45 Kipsate wrote:
Its true, bears own thieves/rogues/assasin characters, because they appearently have the sickest fucking stealth detection in the game, they smell you from miles on end and come and maul you in the face in 2 hits.

My best solution for mages was to res pot up, force the opponent mage to come near(by using line of sight) or sneak attack them.

or if your conjuration is high enough, summon something to tank (or even kill) the mages for you.

On December 09 2011 22:56 Hikari wrote:


Skip alteration: you should not be taking any damage.
Your best weapon is not fury but calm imo. You can calm a group of enemies then proceed to backstab them all.
Get started on dark brotherhood asap as they have the double backstab dmg gloves and also a cowl (you have to take it from a shelf there) that grants you sneak bonus.

On December 10 2011 00:56 StatX wrote:


Bah! Bears!

I am a lvl 17 sneak archer wood elf and when I see one, I get down from Shadowmere and she tanks it while I shoot it.

Easy as pie!