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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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 ...
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How much can my follower carry?
Basically, I want to dump everything on my follower as I'm traveling around to free up my own inventory space. I want to know how much he/she can carry. Is it a mirror of my own weight limit? Are ...
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How do I kill the first dragon encountered?
As part of the main storyline, I'm tasked with slaying a dragon outside of Whiterun. I follow Irileth and a bunch of other NPCs outside to confront the dragon, but I'm not sure how I'm supposed to ...
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Where can I find Daedra hearts?
I've learned quite a bit of smithing now and just started to be able to create Daedric armor and weapons. But now I noticed that I need Daedra hearts as an ingredients to create those.
Where can I ...
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List of craftable alchemy potions
There's still a lot of ingredients I have yet to find any use for, and would like to know what I can craft with them.
So, is there a list available of what kind of potions I can craft, and which ...
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Crafting multiple items without confirming for each item?
I often find the process of melting massive amounts ore or crafting multiple items tedious, as I can only craft one item at the time, and then pressing the confirmation button.
Is there an easier way ...
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How do I find Lydia if I've lost her? [duplicate]
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How do I find my follower if and when they leave me?
I just finished the quest Diplomatic Immunity, but for some reason, Lydia (my current follower) is nowhere to be ...
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Is it possible to skip the new game introduction cinematic?
I don't want to watch the prisoner cart ride to the execution: is it possible to skip this?
If so, how? Can I replace the intro movie file by some empty video?
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How can I open my horse's inventory?
According to the player manual you can bring up the companion command menu by long-pressing E while aiming your reticule at a companion. I would assume the same philosophy holds for horses, but I am ...
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Where can I find lots of petty creatures to charge my soul gems?
I'm training my enchanting skills and the limiting factor currently is the availability of filled soul gems. Most vendors only have very few of them or none available, and they are also considerably ...
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How do I return Esbern's voice?
I saw some solutions:
Download plugin - but it's only in english and I don't want to mix
two languages, because it will ruin the game atmosphere for me.
Use OBMM and repack Data files. But I haven't ...
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Which purchasable houses have access to alchemy / enchanting / smithy / cooking?
I bought the house in Whiterun, only to find out that it doesn't have the option to buy an Enchanting table (though it does have alchemy and access to a full smithy next door).
If I'm going to buy ...
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What are all the keyboard/mouse controls in Skyrim?
I'm looking for a list of every keyboard control in Skyrim. Bonus points for the mouse too.
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Why are my enchanted items worth less and less?
I've been trying my hand at smithing and producing loads of iron daggers. Those alone are unfortunately not really worth anything, so I decided to enchant them. With a damage stamina enchantment the ...
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How can I stop this horse from following me?
At some point in the past, I'd jumped on a horse that was tethered in a camp somewhere and rode it for a while before getting bored of it.
I didn't steal the horse - the name was in white when I ...
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Can you invest in a shop multiple times to keep increasing the vendor gold?
Can you invest in a shop multiple times to keep increasing the vendor gold?
The speechcraft perk is rather vague about investing multiple times, but I assume it is a 1 time deal for that merchant.
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Resetting Perk points? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I've misplaced a perk, can I get it back?
Is there a way to reset perk points, say if you accidentally set one or when you reach level 50 and you want to clear your ...
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Why can I sometimes take half of a shops items while the oher half is considered stealing?
I notice that sometimes in certain shops, houses, etc. that a large portion of the owner's items are available to just 'take', while other items remain marked as 'stealing'. I'm just a little ...
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What merchant has the most gold?
Who can I sell to that has boatloads of cash?
Ideally they'll be easily accessible by fast travel and will buy the most different types of items, but a rich type-specific merchant will work too.
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How strong are the conjured “Bound” weapons compared to their physical counterparts? [duplicate]
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How much damage does a conjured weapon do?
I've really come to enjoy conjuring, especially dual-wielding bound swords. They weigh nothing, and I get skill just for ...
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What is the point of cooking food?
The amount of health restored is quite low compared to the hassle of getting the ingredients. Is cooking tied in any way to a skill so the health benefits become better later on?
Finally, is it ...
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How to get past the stone head in Karthspire?
I'm in a room in Karthspire with this huge head. There aren't any obvious things to trigger except for several plates on the ground about the location where my character is located in the following ...
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Melee Combat: Heavy Armor vs. Light Armor
My character is a melee type, and is currently using Light Armor.
Do the perks that light armor provides (extra stamina regen mainly) outweigh the perks and higher armor value that heavy armor ...
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Do shops/NPCs/houses replenish their contents after an act of thievery?
I have started funding my alchemy addiction by stealing from shops and pick pocketing from NPCs. I am wondering if they ever get any contents back after I have stolen from them.
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Do sneak bonus damage modifiers affect magical/elemental and poison damage? [duplicate]
If I sneak and get a double damage strike on a target with:
A sword with 10 fire damage
A sword with an applied poison of 15 damage
Does only the base damage have the bonus, or does every damage ...
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How do spells affect skill leveling?
I'm playing Skyrim as a mage, and I am wondering how I can level up the skills for mage.
Alchemy and Destruction seem quite straightforward. However, many skills consist of mostly defensive spells: ...
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What is an effective way to level Archery?
Furthermore, how does Archery level? Does every successful hit on an enemy reward me with a set amount of experience, or does damage dealt also play a role? Also, do I receive any experience for a ...
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Are there Quest dependencies?
I'm wondering if I complete the next main quest (in my case, the dragon killing quest in Whiterun), are then some other quests closed? I think, maybe someone dies who offered me a quest before... or ...
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How much does the 'Notched Pickaxe' Improve Smithing?
So I found this Easter Egg after reading Notch's (The creator of Minecraft) Twitter.
One of the stats is that it improves Smithing, however it does not state by how much. I can not seem to find any ...
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How do I improve my house?
I received a book that told me I need to talk to someone to improve my house in Whiterun.
Who is this person, and where can I find them?
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Am I more easily detected while sneaking with a spell equipped?
I've seen it mentioned that your sneakiness is affected by darkness, which makes sense. Obviously if you were to sneak around with a torch in hand, someone could see you more clearly. What I'm not ...
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Where are The Rift and The Reach?
Does anyone know where they are? I can't seem to find them on my map, or remember where they are at all.
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Take up arms quest glitch
i used magic against Vilkas when trying to enter 'the companions'. Now he won't acknowledge my melee attacks. I can't go into any shop menus, complete quests or talk properly. I used up all my ...
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What do I lose when serving time in jail?
When you serve your time in Jail, do you lose stats like in Oblivion? Also, can you get your stuff from the chest back after serving your time without having to sneak in and steal it?
What negative ...
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Does “Sneak” increase more quickly with more people involved?
Will sneak experience increase more quickly if 2 people can discover me instead of just one? If so, how much more quickly? And again, if so, is there a limit, for example, will having 20 people be ...
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What is the suggested level before entering Volskygge in skyrim?
So what's the suggested level for an attempt on Volskygge?
Just wondering, because I'd heard that once you pass a certain point, you'd have to revert to get out without completing.
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Is my character ambidextrous? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do weapons and spells in the off-hand suffer from reduced effectiveness?
In Skyrim for the PC, I find the fact that my left hand is bound to the right mouse button, and ...
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Is it possible to prevent the game from pausing when window loses focus?
I've installed Skyrim, and I'm playing in windowed mode. I want to be able to alt-tab to interact with IM windows or my browser while I'm auto-running to some distant location, but the game pauses ...
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Is blocking with a one-handed weapon equivalent to blocking with a shield or a two-handed weapon?
I'm not a huge fan of two-handed swords or shields in Skyrim; I'd like to just wield a one-handed weapon (dagger, sword, etc.), but I'm worried that my blocking won't be as powerful and that I'll take ...
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How do I become a Vampire?
I've already become a werewolf in Skyrim, but how do you become a vampire? Is there anything special I need to do, or things I shouldn't do?
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How do I obtain the ebony blade and how do I power it up?
The ebony blade is a katana like two handed weapon in Skyrim. Its apparently associated with one of the daedric quests, but which one, and how do I start it?
Also, once I obtain it, how do I power ...
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Besides perks, what other permanent abilities can I get?
In another question, it was mentioned there were other permanent abilities besides perks.
What are they, and where can they be found?
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Is there any way to shout more often?
I'm a Dohvakiin. I can shout people to death, and it's awesome.
I lament, however, that my voice can only shout every so often, usually requiring a cooldown of 30 seconds (or more!) before I can ...
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Where are the bandits at Nilheim?
I've got a quest to kill the Bandit leader at Nilheim. I found Nilheim, but all that's there are guards. Did I miss the quest opportunity? Or is the "at Nilheim" less than literal?
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Any tips for preventing your horse from dying?
I keep running into the problem of my horse rushing in to join me in combat, which helps sometimes, but I often forget to heal him and he dies.
I have tried parking him a ways away, but he still ...
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Can I complete The Blessings of Nature without hurting the tree?
As part of the quest line The Blessings of Nature I have acquired a specialist weapon by the name of Nettlebane that I am supposed to use to chop through the roots of the Eldergleam tree to obtain ...
