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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Not recognized as vampire

My character seems to reset each time I change to a vampire lord and back again. I am still considered a vampire by everyone in the game except for Lord Harkon and his court. The only physical change ...
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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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How do I fix a stuck camera?

I generally prefer the third person perspective over the first person one. I switched out following the intro, and things have gone well till I started the Dark Brotherhood quest. That seemed to have ...
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Skyrim maximum carry capacity

In Skyrim, What is the absolute maximum carry capacity for the player? Just by leveling up and level perks and without potions, spells, enchantments. Is there a known limit?
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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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Skyrim see through textures.

Every since I updated my CCC for my AMD Radeon I have been able to see through my character's Armor, Hair, and other creature (creatures? features?). This has happened in Skyrim and World of Warcraft. ...
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Can I rename an item without enchanting it?

I forgot to rename an item when I enchanted it. Is there any way I can rename it?
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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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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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Can I disguise myself as a guard?

Can I disguise myself with the armor of a guard I just killed, or do they always know who I am? Could I pass as a hold guard and get away with anything I want?
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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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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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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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Purchased horses refuse to wait

I purchased a horse in Skyrim, and he simply refuses to wait for me. At first I thought it was because I was near a city. But even in the wildest part of Tamriel, it still trots away whenever I stop ...
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If I want to focus on magic, can I ignore weapons entirely?

I usually like playing mages, but in Skyrim you can choose to diversify between any number of combinations of weapons or spells. Is it a good idea to go all-out with just investing in magicka without ...
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Becoming a vampire lord and getting bloodcursed arrows after curing Serana

I've finished Dawnguard and chose to cure Serana of vampirism, but now I think I'd like to have the option of become a vampire lord and getting bloodcursed arrows. I've done some basic console ...
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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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Lydia is bugged

I was in the middle of building my house when I was disconnected from Xbox live. Now when I go to Lydia she is always facing one way and when I talk to her she tries to move but she doesn't. Any ...
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Best way to level destruction?

I've seen effective methods for leveling Summoning, like spamming a Bound Sword on a crag in front of a giant; my question is whether or not something like this will work for Destruction spells. Does ...
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Skyrim crashes on start. Do I need a new sound card?

In my computer I have both a Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 SB0220 card and a Realtek ALC850 chipset on an MSI K9N4 nForce 500 motherboard. My game crashes on launch, just after the Bethesda logo fades. I've ...
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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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Companion Inventory Glitch on XBox 360

I'm about 60 hours in now, and have been using the same companion for the majority of the time. I really would like to keep using this companion, but lately she's been getting... glitchy. It ...
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How can I find a lost item?

I've lost Morekei, 100% magicka regen, and I have no idea how. I've been looping through all of the shopkeepers I might have somehow sold it to but no one seems to have it. I've got this game on PC. ...
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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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Is there a finite amount of followers in the game world?

To start, I'm not asking how many followers I can have at one time. I know that's been asked before a few times. I'm wondering if there is a finite number of followers available through the world who ...
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Restore the Thieves guild - Special Mission in Solutide

I seem to be having some trouble getting to the special mission in Solutide. I've been keeping count, multiple times, of the number of missions I've been doing for Vex and Delvin. At the moment I've ...
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Where can I find an Ebony Helmet?

I want to get an ebony helmet from somewhere, and I don't have a high enough smithing to make one. Where is the best place I can find one?
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What level should I be to kill Alduin

Ok,I am level 31 and. I have the elder scroll and I am trying to see if I am at the level to go to white run and trap one of alduins minions am I the right level?
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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 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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Do you get a bill of sale when you buy a horse in Skyrim? [closed]

Do you get a bill of sale when you buy a horse in Skyrim when using the Horses for Followers mod? Because I don't, and I read it is necessary to make your follower ride his or her horse.
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Can't cure vampirism: Falion won't interact

I am tired of being a vampire, so I'm trying to complete the Rising at Dawn quest. I've spoken to Falion initially, given him a filled black soul gem, and met him at dawn in the black swamp, but I ...
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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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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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Where can I find mage related questlines?

I'm level 17 mage and have completed Winterhold main quest since a while ago. Where can I find other mage or magic related questlines?
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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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Soul Cairn: Constant Health Drain

I've been training restoration just outside the Soul Cairn portal inside the Volikhar Balcony and I reloaded my save to continue training and now my character is experiencing constant health ...
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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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Where can I purchase all the children's gift items?

I have just finished my base house in Hearthfire. I adopted two children. They are all nice, I can play tag with them and all. I have an option to give them gifts. Where can I buy all the gifts? Out ...
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Can I replace a steward in Hearthfire?

Without really thinking about it, I've employed Lydia as my steward in Lakeview; but now I don't have a housecarl in Breezehome anymore. I'd like to fire her and replace her with some other follower ...
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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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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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Why can't I get on my horse?

I'm unable to get on my horse. I can steal horses, but my horse won't let me on. I really don't enjoy stealing horses all the time, because then I have bounty and then they leave me when I'm done with ...
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Which is best stat to level up when playing mage: health, magika, or stamina?

As a mage, I've put every single choice into magic, but I'm wondering how often I should be leveling up health or stamina. Is there a good ratio to follow?
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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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Weapon Lag in Skyrim

Whenever I ready or sheathe my weapon, it lags in the animation. My character is already in the battle stance but the weapon is still on my back (not in my hand) Anyone can help me?
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The World-Eater's Eyrie - Broken Ring Puzzle Door with Diamond Claw in Skuldafn Temple

I have browsed all of the google hoping to find an answer to my problem. I am in Skuldafn Temple, and I'm having the same problem others seem to have had with the ring puzzle door. Initially, the ...
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Dawnguard DLC disappears after turning off Xbox

I have been playing Dawnguard for awhile now and I got up to the mission where you get the dragon Elder Scroll. After I got it I saved, turned off my xbox and went to bed. When I got up next morning ...
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Should I do “Totems of Hircine” the 1st or 2nd time as a werewolf?

I am currently a werewolf, planning to cure myself for the time being, and some day get the Dawnguard plugin and then do some more werewolfing. Does it matter whether I do the Totems quest now or ...
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Crash to desktop in Skyrim?

There is a glitch in Skyrim (or maybe it is just mine?) where the game simply exits when you cross a certain point on the map or try to enter a location like a cave. Due to this glitch, I cannot ...

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