A fantasy action RPG from 2011 by Bethesda Game Studios, it is the fifth game from the main line of the "Elder Scrolls" series.
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Cannot Buy Land in Falkreath
I am playing Skyrim on the Xbox 360 and experiencing a major glitch. Here is my current situation:
My character is currently at level 75 and I am Thane in the following cities:
Winterhold
Windhelm
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Why is a Werewolf not immune to Sanguinare Vampirism?
After achieving Level 30 (+/-) in Skyrim, I installed the Dawnguard DLC and surprisingly in one of the Vampires' invasions (in Markarth, if I'm not wrong) I contracted Sanguinare Vampirism from a ...
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Skyrim character freezing repeatedly
I'm in Korvanjund on the Jagged Crown quest, and my character has started freezing up randomly.
By 'freezing', I mean: my character will suddenly stop, sheathe weapons and then just stand frozen in ...
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Should I wait to discover places I see when travelling?
When I'm travelling on the road, and I see a fort or dungeon in the distance, I am often tempted to ride to it in order to discover it, making it a handy travel waypoint for later and also a reminder ...
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Hotkey for multiple weapon/magic setups?
I know about the favorite menu (Q) but is there a quicker way to change gear? Like the hotkey bar (circle) in Oblivion, there you could add weapons and spells to keys 0 to 9. That would be very ...
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How can I avoid being disarmed by Draugr bosses?
I decided to play through Skyrim again, and since I've already tried a thief and a mage I figured I'd make a melee character this time through. Things are going relatively well, until I found the ...
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How to have NPC's move in?
Ok, so I've been playing Skyrim, and got a house mod awhile back called Fjellsted. After roaming around, it's essentially a jarl's palace in comparison. But aside from the guards in the guard house, ...
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How can I advance the Companion's questline?
I am stuck on the Companions questline. In my journal, "Proving Honor" is marked as completed, but the top objective "Return to Jorrvaskr" isn't filled in, so it may be bugged. The Silver Hand quest ...
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Mouse pointer disappears when smoke begins on the main menu
I've installed Skyrim on my Intel 4000 CPU/CPU based Ubuntu system via PlayOnLinux (latest as of today, tried with wine ~1.5 and ~1.6 rc 1).
When I load Skyrim, the mouse cursor shows for maybe 1/4 a ...
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Can you remarry? [duplicate]
Can you remarry in Skyrim: Hearthfire (specifically the ps3 version)? I killed my wife Camilla, but my kids don't have a mom.
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Is there a way to launch the “SKSE” skyrim mod with the default Skyrim Launcher?
I got the "SKSE" and "SkyUI" mod for Skyrim, but launching Skyrim causes errors. SKSE has a special launcher that you need to use, but is there any way to launch SKSE from the default launcher, or ...
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Is there a “way” to assassinate people in skyrim? [duplicate]
In skyrim, I've noticed that sometimes, when fighting, a cutscene occurs, and my character kills the enemy I was fighting. Is this random, or is there a specific way I can do this? Could I use this ...
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Why can't I improve some equipment by smithing?
I got the Nightingale Blade a while back and it wouldn't upgrade. I didn't care but I have realized that it's base damage is more than a daedric swords base damage. I have the highest level version. ...
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What should I do with all my gold? [closed]
I have been playing Skyrim for so long now and sometimes I have so much gold I don't know what to do with it. I never get tired of the game. I have no DLC and I haven't really even touched the surface ...
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how do i complete a quest in skyrim without restarting the whole game? [closed]
I'm in the midst of the quest Diplomatic immunity, and I got stuck with really low health and mana and my previously saved files only take me to a part of the quest that doesn't help, so I cant ...
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What level do i have to be to get Daedric items from the Dremora merchant?
In the Dragonborn DLC you get a power called Black Market which allows you to summon a Dremora merchant to trade with. You are supposed to be able to frequently buy Daedric items from him when you ...
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Does Skyrim: Legendary Edition have anything except the old DLC?
I understand that Skyrim: Legendary Edition will have all the DLC that has been previously released however will there be any other extras?
Box art (unrelated, but it helps):
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In Skyrim should I go with Imperials or Stormcloaks at the beginning [duplicate]
I don't know which way to go. Stormcloak Rebellion or Imperial Guards.
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How to get smithing in skyrim to 90 [duplicate]
So I really want to make daedric armor but I don't know how to get my smithing to 90 fast.any suggestions?
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Maurice Jondrelle in Skyrim dead- now I need him for the gildergleam quest
I tried all that but twice Maurice was killed. The first time I reloaded but the second time I was distracted and didn't. So Flash forward to now I went to the cave with the beautiful scenery and the ...
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Quitting Thieves Guild Quests
After you join the Thieves Guild, are there any consequences for quitting a job you get from either Vex or Delvin?
I recall Delvin saying something along the lines of:
You keep quitting these ...
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Pro's and cons of being a vampire/werewolf in skyrim? [duplicate]
What are the pro's and cons of choosing to be vampire or werewolf in skyrim. Also if there are any differences between the original game and the dlc (regarding the pro's and cons).
The accepted ...
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DLC and mods failing to load [closed]
I bought Skyrim recently with all DLC's. I wanted to play but since lockpicking in skyrim for me is a crazy thing, I wanted to download a mod that would help me with it. I tried the Lockpicking ...
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I keep absorbing dragon souls out of nowhere. What's going on?
I was at the College of Winterhold and an ancient dragon appeared. I tried to fight him but he wouldn't land, so I summoned Odaviing on him. After a while I suddenly absorbed a dragon soul. What ...
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Smithing capacity?
I am trying to max out a few suits of armor beyond legendary and I need to know how much does your smithing skill have to be boosted beyond 100 to get to the maximum level cap. I have noticed that ...
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Items dropped appear where I don't want them to
I planned on dropping some gems for my treasure hoard in an open box that used to hold ingredients and is not activatable; however, they didn't drop into the box. Instead, they dropped all around me. ...
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How do I remove a spell “stuck” on my hand in Skyrim?
The spell "Lesser Ward" is stuck on my right hand in Skyrim. I can no longer replace it with another spell by using the GUI, and I can't unequip it either. Using the "favorites" hotkey, I can equip ...
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Where can I find a Dremora Markynaz?
I recently obtained the Dead Thrall spell and have determined that the best choice for my Thrall, barring killing one of the unique people that can't actually be killed..., is probably the Dremora ...
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What's the use of Alchemy?
I've now tried all three crafting trees and I must say, I don't really see the point of alchemy over the other two, save for lore. As I see, alchemy has a few shortcomings
Takes ages to level, ...
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Longest dungeon in Skyrim [closed]
I need to know what is the longest draughr dungeon in Skyrim. I finally got prowler's profit to help me get that big stash of gems. I need a VERY long dungeon to test it on.
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Treasure hoard isn't working out right [duplicate]
In Skyrim, I plan on making a treasure hoard in a safe storage cave and have that so it will be like my own pool of jewels... AND to stand out in my brother's eyes. I have a no-respawn cave ready, but ...
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If I drop items in a cave/dungeon in Elder Scrolls V :Skyrim will they dissapear? [duplicate]
I had a idea a while back that I could make a treasure hoard in a cave. I was thinking Clearspring Cave below the portion of it that is marked. The cave isn't a marked location. I did'nt plan on ...
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How can I make the transmute spell more useful for producing silver ore?
The transmute spell allows you to convert any iron ore in your inventory into silver ore and any silver ore into gold ore. This is pretty useful for turning a quick profit crafting jewellery.
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What exactly does Fortify Health/Magicka/Stamina increase?
I am unsure of how this works, does the effect increase both the maximum and current resource or just the maximum?
For example if I have a max health of 200 and I am currently at 100 health, I drink ...
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How can I get a legit(unstolen) Falkreath Jail Key? [duplicate]
So, I have a habit of, when I've been arrested, 'borrowing' a key to the jail I get arrested in, then using it to easily reclaim any stolen goods for future visits. Well, I got arrested in Falkreath ...
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Lydia equipped a mage robe and won't give it back!
I gave Lydia several items to carry, including a simple mage robe that had zero armor rating. She carried it around for a long time in her inventory, and then suddenly out of the blue she was wearing ...
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Can I buy land if I didn't read the courier's letter?
I have been playing Skyrim on the PS3 and recently bought the Hearthfire DLC.
I was then given a note by a courier about adoption and house building. I was smart enough to not read it and then drop ...
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How to get past lever puzzle in Harmugstahl? [duplicate]
I keep going to the levers but the four spikes in front of the all direction spikes won't appear when I pull the levers and I've tried to pull each one individually and nothing happens. I've tried ...
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What is the name of the helmet shown on the loading screen?
So I saw a helmet during a loading screen and can't figure out what it is. I know it's not part of any of the sets, but I can't figure out what it is.
Anyone know what that is?
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How can I retrieve my follower from a restricted area?
So, on a thieves guild quest and I had to sneak into a house. I left my follower, Borgakh, outside while I snuck in to plant the stolen necklace. Somehow she ended up inside the house anyway and since ...
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Is there a way to get Balgruff to keep the axe of war?
So, thinking of doing the stormcloak questline, but I really do like Jarl Balgruff, he's cool. Thing is, despite being a thalmor hater, and talos worshipper himself, he still gives the axe back and ...
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What does leveling Restoration do? [duplicate]
I made a new character on Skyrim, and I'm trying not to use any potions at all, using restoration healing spells instead. What perks do you recommend I take to maximize healing output, and what does ...
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How do I give Wujeeta a potion?
So, I'm trying to do the Skooma Trade mission but it won't seem to let me give Wujeeta a healing potion so I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong. Do I have to reverse pickpocket it into her ...
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How to fix (sporadically) jerky animation for loading books or using enchanting/alchemy/smithing instruments in Skyrim?
I've been experiencing some very weird, jerky motion when loading books or as my character uses an Alchemy table, Arcane Enchanter, or tanning rack. I'm pretty sure this has happened with the other ...
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Is it a glitch for shadowed areas to slowly brighten in Skyrim?
While playing Skyrim, I've noticed many problems with shadows, for instance, sometimes, a shadow will form strips instead of a solid area on shadowed surfaces. I've been ignoring such issues assuming ...
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Is it normal for a dragon's body to disappear and for it to keep attacking the same place again?
I've killed a Dragon at both Winterhold and the College of Winterhold several times. In fact, if it is the same dragon as the one at Mount Anthor, I've killed it a couple of times more. It started out ...
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The resolution of annoying 60 fps cap - vertical sync adaptation
"If the monitor can't go past 60hz, then it won't go past it.
V-sync leaves your computer at a cap of 60FPS. Your eyes won't notice anything past that, so there's absolutely no reason not to. "
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Why does my wedding turn into a brawl?
Playing Skyrim, trying to get married to Borgahk the Steel Heart and, upon waiting for the wedding to happen in the Temple of Mara the guests start fighting. I've determined that it might be something ...
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Is it normal for random items in dungeons to be marked for stealing in Skyrim?
I noticed today that some items in dungeons have been marked steal for no apparent reason. I found some Lavender that needed to be "stolen" to be picked up at "Cragwallow Slope" today. I thought ...
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Why did my weapon disappear after i was disarmed? (searched to no end in an area it couldn't have been missed)
I have seen this question asked before and answered as "That can't happen".
but this has happened to me a couple times and i assumed i just couldn't find it. however it happened with my dawnbreaker ...
