Skyrim Tip #41 Guidebook

The Skyrim Guidebook is complete, but not extensive. This means that (for example) every miscellaneous quest ever is not in the book, however, almost all of them, and their solutions, will be.

Skyrim Tip #40 DLC Tip

  To allow for maximum character growth, it is recommended that DLC: Dawnguard be used on a new character (roughly level 10).

Some Fails and Bugs

  

A dwarven centurion that smooshed a falmer. Oops.

 

This is, legit, a floating sword. In the middle of nowhere, it was just floating.

   

A hungry dragon?

Skyrim Tip #39 Dawnguard

Skyrim DLC: Dawnguard adds several new weapons (including crossbow) and a war between an army of vampires and vampire-hunters. It also features new werewolf stuff. Note that if a character has been cured of lycanthropy, none of that stuff can be accessed for that character.

A Few (Random) Skyrim Pictures

This is what a "sleeping" draugr looks like. If you see a dude like this, in full armor, sneak up and shank him before he wakes up.

A dragon's soul being absorbed by the Dragonborn. Truthfully, my sister made me take this picture... She thought it was "pretty."

 

Solitude, in all of its architectural instability.

A Wall Glitch

 See this pot/wall? Looks normal, huh? Well, when you step closer...

 Suddenly the whole rock is gone and you're seeing this weird endless-space thing.

I'm pretty sure that this was in the Labyrinthian during the College of Winterhold Quest, The Staff of Magnus. After the skeletal dragon, it's in the first alcove on the left. It's like, a dip in the rock wall with a urn in it. I walked into the rock and saw that. Weird.

Some Dainty Dragons

Skyrim Tip #38 Marriage

   There is not a single Khajit or Bosmer (wood elf) who is available for marriage in Skyrim.

Skyrim Tip #37 Sharkbait

Lydia happens to have exceptionally crappy sneak skills (15) so I like to use her as sharkbait when I go through a dungeon. You might want a follower with better sneak if you don’t prefer the mindset of a sniper, though.

Skyrim Tip #36 Laughing at Lydia

When Lydia dies, I reload an old save. This gives me the pleasure of watching the next ridiculous situation she’ll kill herself in.

Alteration Quests

 

Some quests improve your alteration spell:

-Bringing Frost salt to Dravynea the Stoneweaver, in Kynesgrove

-Reading the Oghma Infinium, Path of Magic in the quest Discerning the Transmundane

-Finding and returning Pantea’s flute will level up each Path of Magic skill (blue-colored skill tree) by one

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-Completing Urag gro-Shrub’s quest Shalidor’s Insights has a rare chance to increase any magic skill

Skyrim Tip #35 Voice Actors

Lydia’s voice is also used for Ria (Companions) and Memphala (Daedric deity of secrets).

Skyrim Tip #34 The Black-Briars

The Black-Briar family, of Riften, has two houses (one of which holds a Stone of Barenziah).

Armor Enchantments

Enchantment	Helmet	Armor	Gloves	Boots	Shield	Necklace	Ring
Fortify Alchemy	X		X			X	X
Fortify Alteration	X	X				X	X
Fortify Alteration & Magicka Regen		X
Fortify Archery	X		X			X	X
Fortify Barter						X
Fortify Block			X		X	X	X
Fortify Carry Weight			X	X		X	X
Fortify Conjuration	X	X				X	X
Fortify Conjuration & Magicka Regen		X
Fortify Destruction	X	X				X	X
Fortify Destruction & Magicka Regen		X
Fortify Healing Rate		X				X	X
Fortify Health		X			X	X	X
Fortify Heavy Armor		X	X			X	X
Fortify Illusion	X	X				X	X
Fortify Illusion & Magicka Regen		X
Fortify Light Armor		X	X			X	X
Fortify Lockpicking	X		X			X	X
Fortify Magicka	X		X			X	X
Fortify Magicka Regen	X	X					X
Fortify One-Handed			X	X		X	X
Fortify Pickpocket			X	X		X	X
Fortify Restoration	X	X				X	X
Fortify Restoration & Magicka Regen		X
Fortify Smithing		X	X			X	X
Fortify Sneak			X	X		X	X
Fortify Stamina		X		X		X	X
Fortify Stamina Regen		X		X		X
Fortify Two-Handed			X	X		X	X
Fortify Unarmed			X				X
Muffle				X
Resist Disease		X			X	X	X
Resist Fire				X	X	X	X
Resist Frost				X	X	X	X
Resist Magic					X	X	X
Resist Poison		X			X	X	X
Resist Shock				X	X	X	X
Water Breathing Enchantments	X Helmet	Armor	Gloves	Boots	Shield	X Necklace	X Ring

Skyrim Tip #33 Barenziah Respawn

 It is said that the Stones of Barenziah (Unusual Gem) can respawn, if given time.

Draugr Chillin'

That awkward moment when you a) get caught in your medieval gate or b) get a wedgie from your ancient and slightly dusty leather armor.