Questions tagged [the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim]
A fantasy action RPG from 2011 by Bethesda Game Studios. If your question is about the Dawnguard, Hearthfire, or Dragonborn DLCs, then use this tag in conjunction with the related DLC tags: [skyrim-dawnguard], [skyrim-hearthfire], or [skyrim-dragonborn].
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How do I find dragons to ride?
I killed most dragons in their lairs. I regret that. They're dead when I revisit them and won't respawn.
Basically I want to ride dragons so I can go to hard to reach places. Often I saw a place but ...
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Given that fortify destruction only reduce magicka cost, is there a way to hit harder?
I play with legendary difficulty. I am level 280. I used a bow and I think I have some stuff with like improved archery. One hit and an enemy is death.
One day I use flame to kill a mere wolf.
Turns ...
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Dragon with storm call
Whenever I use Storm Call, a black and white dragon comes with it every time. It is not hostile words me but it lasts as long as the shout does. It doesn’t show a name and I can’t interact with him. ...
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Is there a way to see effects or boost in skyrim?
Say I drink fortify enchanting or wear certain armor.
I want to know if my enchanting skills have gone up.
I think there is a way to do that. I saw it on the right side of the screen. I just totally ...
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What does it mean by enchanting depends on base use in skyrim?
If you are mass enchanting your items, weapons offer a greater profit
per soul gem used. Weapon enchantment prices are calculated by base
uses; the fewer base uses an enchantment has, the more ...
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Why won't trainers attempt to train me?
So, I've been having this bug where in every playthrough there will be a certain class of trainer that won't train me. I seem to recall the most recent one being destruction. I can go up to the NPC ...
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Should one use first or third person terminology when discussing one's character? [closed]
This is not about viewing the character, but how to refer to them verbally in conversation. On these and other boards I see plenty of people using both first and third person terminology, e.g. "I ...
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Why don't Bound Arrows show up when I use the Bound Bow spell?
I was told in the past that when you cast the Bound Bow spell and have no arrows, the game spawns 100 Bound Arrows and equips them so you can actually use the bow. However, every time I've cast the ...
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Can I safely disable DLCs in Oldrim if they have already been started?
Yesterday I bought the Dragonborn DLC for Oldrim on PC. I don't like it that much at the moment and would just prefer to have Dawnguard/Hearthfire. Sure, I could just not play any of those DB quests ...
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In Skyrim, is it better to make a weapon or armour skill legendary if both are at 100?
My light armour is now at level 100 and my two-handed is at 90. I'm tempted to make light armour legendary. Should I wait till two-handed is at 100 and make that legendary or should I make light ...
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No one sees me as a vampire even though I am
Okay, so in Skyrim: Special Edition on my PS4 I became a vampire lord a while ago but recently I decided to be cured. I wound up wanting to do quests for people in Castle Volkihar, so I had Serana ...
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Where do confiscated items go in Markarth? [duplicate]
I was in Markarth, and got my stolen items taken. I checked the Guard's Tower and the Keep, but I couldn't find anything. Any clues as to where my items are?
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In Skyrim, what is the third official High Res Texture Pack module for?
I have quite an old machine, and I am trying to work out which modules I should load at launch in order to reduce stress on the GPU. Depending on what they do, I can make a more informed decision on ...
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Which containers outside of Tundra Homestead are safe?
This question is specific to the Creation Club content "Tundra Homestead".
There is an external forge and smithing area next to Tundra Homestead. Here is a 'screen shot' of some of the ...
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If I don't have the Dawnguard DLC, can I still get Serana as a follower?
I play on PS3, and want Serana as a follower, but my PS3 won't let me download the Dawnguard DLC. Is there anyway I can get her as a follower without it? I've looked for the entrance to Dawnguard too, ...
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Lightning Storm Bug?
I've discovered a possible bug after making my Destruction skill legendary; Lightning Storm doesn't make progress towards my destruction skill! I've used Blizzard, Fire Storm, Incinerate, Icy Spear, ...
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Why is Steam telling me to buy a game I've already purchased?
Awhile back I bought Skyrim for my PC, and the other day when I pressed "Play" in Steam, it sent me to the page to buy it, and when I tried going to the button to see what happens if I buy ...
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Can I dimiss or kill my steward but keep my bard?
I live in Winstad Manor. I just live with my wife currently. In an earlier save I hired Valdimir as a steward and Sonir as a bard. I liked Sonir [as long as she doesn't sing "The Dragonborn Comes&...
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Winstad Manor: Will my firepit go if I change my small house to an entryway?
I just bought Hearthfire in Oldrim and was very keen to get going with building Windstad Manor. I should have focused on the main house construction rather than the furnishings and I put a firepit and ...
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Lydia won’t follow me!
I’ve seen that many other people have had a similar problem where Lydia will only sit in your bedroom in breezehome. However, unlike some people, I don’t want to kill her, I actually enjoy her company ...
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Find Esbern in the Ratway Warrens but he’s at Sky Haven Temple
During the quest “A Cornered Rat“, I am supposed to find Esbern in the Ratway Warrens, but the quest marker shows him in Sky Haven Temple. I have gone back a few saves, but the problem still persists. ...
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How to reset an NPC's dialogue options to reset a quest in Skyrim? [duplicate]
So I got married a few months back to an inn keeper, Wilhelm, but wanted to re-marry someone different. So, like any adventurer, I killed him. Unfortunately, (a) his body is still in my house, on the ...
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In Skyrim only 2 out of 4 enchantments are shown in Active Effects
I wanted to cast free destruction spells, so I enchanted 4 items with -27% destruction spell cost, but it seems it shows only 2 of the 4 enchantments in the active effects.
Is this a bug or am I doing ...
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Uninstalled Skyrim and redownloaded it to find all items in tundra homestead gone
I was playing Skyrim and uninstalled the game and installed it back - well, everything is working but I went into the Tundra homestead that I owned and had all my items stored in and EVERYTHING is ...
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Investing after marriage
I cannot seem to invest in ghorza gra-bagol after I marry her. I have both the required skill tree park and gold to do so, but it only gives me the option to say that I'll do it later.
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Transfering Skyrim save from Windows to Linux
I'm playing Skyrim on a Windows 10 PC via Steam and I'm considering buying a new Linux PC, so I was wondering if I can transfer my old saved game to that new Linux PC.
I've seen that in Windows to ...
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NPC version of player character attended the player's wedding? [closed]
So my brother completed Dawnguard DLC today, and because of a mod installed this allows him to marry Serana. He scheduled the wedding with Maramal, and waited inside the temple. When the wedding ended,...
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Post-Civil War Not Able to Decorate Hjerim
So I have completely finished the civil war quest line for the imperials. I finished the blood on the ice quest line after the civil war quest line, once everything was cleaned up and Lonely-Gale was ...
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Installing Skyrim on a new computer/OS [duplicate]
I'm trying to transfer all my files over from my laptop, which is slow and laggy, to my newer desktop, which is nice and fast. I want to be able to play Skyrim on it. I've been looking into how to ...
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Navigating without compass
As Skyrim is a beautiful game, I am considering finding my path/direction towards an objective or a specific location without the compass, and figuring out the directions by myself to be more ...
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Is there a way to not incur Spells Learn whenever I transform into a Vampire Lord?
I've always been nitpicky about the Statistics page in Skyrim and seeing the Spells Learned stat increase every time I transform into a Vampire Lord sucks. Is there a way to avoid this?
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I have a problem with changing back from werewolf to human
I used the Ring of Hircine a couple of times and now it has been 9 days since my transformation. I haven’t fed on any corpses and I'm stuck as a werewolf. Please help.
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Courier gave me a letter that I already had
I have a bug with the courier, he gave me a letter from a friend that I already have. So I have 2 of the same letter in my inventory. I tried to read it, but the quest didn't start.
I dropped both ...
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In the Skyrim Console, how can I reference an object that is not in the cell that I currently am in?
In the Skyrim Console, how can I reference an object that is not in the cell that I currently am in?
For example, if I am in BronzeWaterCave and type:
"000c76c9".additem 000669A5 5
It will add 5 ...
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How do you get the scrapped Boethiah's quest in which you have to kill Elisif?
Is it possible to get this quest, and, if so, how?
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No new quest dialogue for College of Winterhold questline?
After reporting to Savos Aren for the last part of "Good Intentions," he tells me to speak to Mirabelle. However, no new quest appears and Mirabelle gives me no unique dialogue. On top of that, ...
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New dragon shouts learnt from word walls are not appearing in shout list
I have learnt a couple of new words but they are not appearing in my shout list. Does anyone have an idea why this is? I am supposed to use the Bend Will shout but it's not on my Shouts list, so I can'...
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How do I get extra powerful paralysis enchantments?
I did the restoration loop and now I can one shot anything, level any skill to 100, send enemies up to level 70 million running is fear, etc. But, when I try to get an extra powerful paralysis ...
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Skyrim mods for the PS3?
Is it possible to get mods for Skyrim on a PS3 console? I haven't tried any and didn't know they even existed.
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A criminal came up to me in Skyrim, gave me gauntlets, and I’m not sure what to do with them
I was walking around near one of the dwarven ruins when a wanted criminal came up to me, gave me some gauntlets, and said not to lose them and he would be back. Can I drop them or sell without penalty?...
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How did I get the 928 hit point poison is Skyrim?
I sometimes brew potions because I want to level up alchemy but I rarely actually use them. I have some fortify alchemy gear I probably wasn't wearing and no skill points in alchemy. So I was ...
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Thieves Guild quest "The Pursuit" incompletable: Karliah never shows up at the Ragged Flagon
In Skyrim Special Edition, I broke into Riftweald Manor earlier and stole Mercer's plans, before I did much with the Thieves Guild. Now when I try to start "The Pursuit" quest, which starts ...
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Skyrim 'Report to Ulfric' completely broken
I took over whiterun in the civil war.
It told me to report back to ulfric.
I travelled to windhelm. I tried every dialogue option. None were the ones required to complete that objective. The ...
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Why am i only able to enchant items to 8% even though Enchanting is 100 and I have all perks
Enchanter is 5/5, and everything says enchantments on armor are 25% stronger but when I try to Enchant anything it says 8%.
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Why won’t the Boethiah cultist die?
On PS4, I started the Boethiah’s Calling quest at level 27 and killed all of the cultists except one. This one, in particular, won’t take damage and knocks my follower every time I try to go to the ...
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Skyrim PS4 - Solitude and Blue Palace not appearing on map
Decided to start playing Skyrim again. I completed the civil war story line a while back, I sided with the Stormcloaks and after the Battle of Solitude the icon for Solitude and the Blue Palace are no ...
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Am I not ready to fight Alduin? [duplicate]
The game sent me up in the sky in order to go kill him, but I can’t even reach him without dying. I’ve also tried just running past all the other Dragons and skeleton Draugr thingys. I’m only level 13,...
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Cannot find the chest while doing the Break of Dawn quest
I found the Statue to Meridia, then went to find the chest, but here isn't a chest where the map marker points to: it is inside the Dawnstar Sanctuary for the Dark Brotherhood. Is there any way to fix ...
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Why can't I get married in Skyrim?
Every time I try to get married in the game everybody gets set up for the ceremony, people get in place and then everybody just looks at each other,I can't move, And I can't say anything all I can do ...
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Need help force starting a quest
I want to start the “blood on the ice” quest for the house, but I missed the first chance to find the guard in the graveyard. Can anyone help me? I have tried everything I know of but I have not been ...
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