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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With the last perk for enchanting can you add the second effect later?
Pretty much self explanatory... with the second effect perk in the enchanting tree do you have to add the enchant when you initially enchant an item or can you add a second effect later?
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How do I get up on High Hrothgar to the Greybeards?
I'm following the main quest and I need to get up to the Greybeard's monastery High Hrothgar. The quest marker first lead me to Ivarstead, and then I tried to find a way up the mountain.
I haven't ...
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How to make your followers craft?
So following on from this question How can I find my followers skills and stats I've found that Sven is good at some craft skills, namely Alchemy, Smithing and Enchanting.
How do you get them to ...
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The Black Star can't recharge weapons?
I got the Black Star a while back and decided to use it today, I killed a guard, trapping his soul in the star. Then when I tried to recharge my weapon the star didn't appear in the list of possible ...
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Do Guards/NPCs Respawn
Do guards respawn like they do in Oblivion? I'm guessing NPCs don't respawn but I want to check that too just in case. Guards are fairly easy to kill making them an easy way of getting Dark souls so ...
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How infinite is infinite?
I'm aware that there are infinite missions. But is there a limit to the number of missions you can take at the same time?
Can you have an infinite number of active missions?
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How do I demonstrate the fear spell to Faralda?
I've gone to Winterhold to join the college, and at the entrance I'm required to demonstrate my ability to use magic to Faralda.
I've been told I need to cast Fear, so I bought it from her. However, ...
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Does the Lover stone stack with the spouse rested bonus?
When I activate the Lover stone, the bonus says:
Those under the sign of The Lover always feel a Lover's Comfort. (All skills improve faster.)
This is similar to the bonus you get from sleeping ...
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How do I set hotkeys for my favorites?
I can't seem to set my hotkeys on the PS3. I did it once on accident and can't seem to anymore. I believe you're supposed to press left or right on the D-Pad to set it, but that isn't working for me.
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Alchemy - List of craftable potions with multiple effects
Is there a complete list of the ingredients that can be used to craft potions with multiple effects?
I have seen complete lists for ingredients and effects but I would like a smaller list of only ...
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How do I activate the dwarven item in Raldbthar?
At the end of the dungeon I've found a dwarven artifact that says I'm missing the current item to activate. I've went through the dungeon, but it is possible I've missed the triggering item. I didn't ...
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Where can I find black soul gems?
I've missed the chance to get the artifact that acts as a permanent black soul gem so I'm looking for them elsewhere.
Which merchants regularly sells black soul gems I can use?
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Which Destruction spells benefit from the “Impact” (Dual Cast Stagger) perk?
The Destruction skill tree's "Impact" perk (req: 40 skill) has the following description:
Most Destruction spells will stagger an opponent when dual cast.
Which spells qualify?
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How does the Soul Siphon perk work?
The rightmost line of perks in the Enchanting constellation terminates with a perk called Soul Siphon, which causes your deathblows on creatures (but NOT people) to trap 5% of the victim. What does ...
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What happens if I get arrested?
On the road to Whiterun I came across 3-4 guards escorting a Stormcloak prisoner. I killed the guards and freed the prisoner. Then a couple of seconds later a guard turned up and tried to arrest me, ...
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What happens if I kill Imperial guards transporting a Stormcloak prisoner?
On the way to Whiterun from Riverwood, I rescued a Stormcloak prisoner from some Imperial guards. The Stormcloak guy didn't even say much of a thanks (although I did choose the option to free him). ...
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What is a reliable way to determine if a container is safe? [duplicate]
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Aside from containers in bought houses or guilds/organizations, are there other 'safe' containers which will store items permanently (won't reset)?
Is there ...
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How do I become a Thane?
If you want to buy a house in Skyrim, you need to become a Thane.
Whiterun's Thanehood comes with the first parts of the main quest and is relatively straight forward to get, but I've been having ...
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What is the difference between magic resistance and the elemental resistances?
There are several kinds of resistances in Skyrim: magic resistance, flame resistance, frost resistance and shock resistance.
Is the magic resistance essentially just resistance to all three ...
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Are there any drawbacks to mixing my armor?
I am wondering if it is okay to mix armors in the game? I mainly use heavy with a hood instead of a helmet but when doing Dark brotherhood missions I like to wear the light armor from them. Is that ...
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Can I reenchant an already enchanted item?
I've got some nice Dragonplate armour now and I was thinking about enchanting it with something nice. My enchantment skill is not maxed out though, so I will only be able to put some mediocre ...
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What is the purpose of the Jarl's map in the Dragonreach?
In the Jarl's quarters in Dragonreach (in Whiterun) is a map on a table with red and blue flags marking areas held by the Imperials and Stormcloaks.
I'm still early in the game, so is this map used ...
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Does the “Conditioning” perk improve sneak and stamina?
I have a warrior/mage build, and I am specializing in heavy armor. I'm doing this because I tend to die easy and light armor doesn't sound like enough protection (despite what others say).
I was ...
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Secure areas with lots of loot
While on my travels in Skyrim i found one place (Markarth) which reminded me of Vivec from Morrowind, in the sense that there was a secured area with the possibility of gold and loot behind locked ...
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Warrior Mage skills help can't decide if Im doing this right [duplicate]
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Warrior Mage Level and skill help
Hi I have a Warrior Mage build and I have so far spread my skills for 4 specs I have put some in one-handed, destruction, conjuration, ...
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Is it possible to show mercy? [duplicate]
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How do I accept a Yield?
If you've seriously injured an attacker, is it possible to stop the combat without killing them?
I ask because I was jumped by a necromancer at ...
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Does the steed stone boost sneaking?
The steed stone seems to make any piece of armor I wear weight 0 (i.e. not added to my encumbrance value). Since sneaking is based on how heavy the armor I'm wearing is, will having the steed bonus ...
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How do I know what type of soul a creature has?
I have a grand soul gem I'm trying to fill, but I don't know what creatures have grand souls. I don't want to waste the gem with a less-than-grand soul.
How can I tell what type of soul an enemy has?
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Skyrim quests/items/place names in other languages
I pre-loaded Skyrim through Steam before release date and it has installed by default using my native language (Italian). The translation has a good quality so I decided to keep it and not switch to ...
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Escaped Criminal radiant quest - criminal does not spawn
So, I have a quest from Skjor, if I remember correctly, which tells me that a wanted criminal has escaped and was last seen going around The Pale, or something to that effect. The problem is that the ...
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What happens when I capture a petty soul but have only grand soul gems?
When using soul trap on creatures where the soul size doesn't match up with the soul gems I have in my inventory, what exactly happens then? If I capture a soul that is too small for my soul gem, do I ...
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How can I use the Skyrim console with a notebook keyboard? [closed]
I would like to use setstage C06 1 command in Skyrim's console, to solve a glitch with the companion quest line. However, I'm using a notebook, and my tilde key is actually my 0 key too, so when I ...
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How do I complete “Proving Honor”?
I'm having a bit of a problem with the Proving Honor quest and I'm not sure what I'm missing.
I'm level 21, have done numerous other quests/dungeons/dragons, and didn't really follow along on the ...
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How do I use shout power levels?
I have all three words in a shout, but I can't see any difference in the shout compared to when I just had one word, and the recharge time for the power is still on the lower level.
Is there ...
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Can't go to jail in Markarth
I've killed a jailer in Markarth. Well I went werewolf and slaughtered everybody in the Minra mines or however you pronounce it. Much later in the game I killed a whole caravan of Imperial Eleves, ...
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How to solve quest at Eldergleam sanctuary without casualties? [duplicate]
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Can I complete The Blessings of Nature without hurting the tree?
I reached the Eldergleam sanctuary in search of Eldergleam Sap for priestess Danica. Unfortunately as ...
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Leveling Restoration
There are some nice restoration perks I'm trying to level up for.
Does (dual) casting heal when your health is full gain restoration experience?
If not, what are some good restoration leveling ...
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What is the Quest ID for “Liberation of Skyrim: Liberate Haafingar”?
I've battled at the fort, but when I attempt to speak to Galmar Stone-Fist (to whom the quest directs me), he has no conversation options whatsoever.
I also attempted to speak to Ulfric, but the same ...
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In which order do hit effects apply?
When i got a poisoned and fire enchanted sword for example: in which order does the target get damaged?
Im mostly got curious because of the soultrap enchant.
What happens when you onehit an ...
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How do you see your horse's health in Skyrim?
I'm tired of my horse dying because a mob gets a lucky shot or I don't start healing fast enough.
Is there a way to see your horse's health?
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What is the Black Soul Gem for?
How does a Black Soul Gem differ from any other soul gem? I have one with a grand soul in it, so clearly it can take Grand souls. And because soul gems can take souls that are smaller than the ...
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In Skyrim, how many followers can I have? And where do I get them? [duplicate]
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Is the amount of followers limited?
I have one Mage follower right now, and he fights well and holds a lot. But can I have another companion?
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Perk requirement for spells?
Do higher level spells become accessible when you have a certain level of the skill or do they become available only after acquiring the perk?
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Can you take over a NPC's home in Skyrim?
A dragon came into town and a NPC was killed in the fight. I was able to looted his body and I found the key to his home (He seems to have no wife). So my question is, did I just gain a free home? Or ...
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Light or Heavy Armor specialization help [duplicate]
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What advantages do the different armor types provide?
I was just wondering what I should do, I am a mage warrior build or at least thats what I am going for, I mainly ...
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Do you have to read an entire book to gain skills?
When reading books to gain skills, do you have to read through the entire book to gain the skill, or will simply opening it give you the skill gain?
I haven't found any books that have given me any ...
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Fortify alchemy/fortify enchant stacking?
Is it possible to enchant a set of fortify alchemy equipment that will allow you to create a more potent fortify enchant potion then using the potion recreate a more powerful set of alchemy equipment? ...
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Where can I get Thieves' Guild armour?
When someone gives me armour that I don't want, I sell it. So I sold my Thieves' Guild armour, and now the fence wants to upgrade my armour and I can't sell anything to her until she does.
Where can ...
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How do I use scrolls?
I have scrolls, but can't figure out how to use them.
When I equip them in my inventory an arrow appears, however it is not assigned to a hand and it doesn't work when I press the shout button.
My ...
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How do I prevent followers from blocking doorways?
I feel great affection for Lydia. She has been a stalwart companion almost from the beginning. Fighting at my side, watching my back, and even sharing my burdens. And she has done it all with no ...
