Skyrim Tip #14 Magicka Resistance

Are you overly susceptible to magicka damage? Get the shield Spellbreaker, which nullifies 50 points of magicka damage!

Skill Book Locations: Lockpicking

Advances in Lockpicking – Riften – In the Ragged Flagon Cistern, atop a barrel in the training room

Advances in Lockpicking – Riften – When escaping from Riften Jail through the sewers, on a barrel in a dark nook behind where you enter the sewers

Proper Lock Design – Markarth – In Cidhna Mine on a shelf next to the evidence chest and prisoner belongings chest

Proper Lock Design – Faldar’s Tooth – The book is located on a table near the shack that lies on the tower above the ramparts (go through the keep)

Surfeit of Thieves – Wreck of the Winter War – On the second level of the ship

Surfeit of Thieves – Riften – On the end table near the bed in the Jarl’s Chambers

The Locked Room – Morthal – Inside Highmoon Hall on the top shelf of Joric’s bedroom on the second floor

The Locked Room – Alftand – In the Animonculory’s locked treasure room in a locked alcove next to a skeleton

The Wolf Queen, v1 – Dawnstar – In Dawnstar Jail, in a corner of the jail cell behind a wooden pillar

The Wolf Queen, v1 – Cragslane Cavern – Underneath the bar in Cragslane Cavern

Skyrim Tip #13 Dragon Priests

 Is fighting the dragon priest too difficult? Try bringing a bunch of followers, or a few ghosts to distract him. (See Call of Valor Shout)

Skill Book Locations: Light Armor

Ice and Chitin – Markarth – In the Guard Tower, behind a pillar in the sleeping area

Ice and Chitin – Windhelm – On a table in the guard room under the bridge that leads to the city’s south gate

Jornibret’s Last Dance – Fort Neugrad – On a table in the library

Jornibret’s Last Dance – Autumnwatch Tower – On a small wooden crate atop the smaller tower

Rislav the Righteous – Cracked Tusk Keep – On a bench in one of the side rooms of Cracked Tusk Keep Vaults

Rislav the Righteous – Fort Greymoor – On the podium in the second floor training room

The Rear Guard – Solitude – In Castle Dour, on a table downstairs in the barracks

The Rear Guard – Druadach Redoubt – On a shelf near the fire pit, at the back of the cavern

The Refugees – Solitude – In the blacksmith’s shop, atop the high shelf in the second-floor bedroom

The Refugees – Blind Cliff Cave – Sitting atop the chest  in an alcove on the collapsed tower

Skill Book Locations: Illusion

2920, Sun’s Dawn, v2 – Markarth – in the Inner Sanctum of the Temple of Dibella, on a shelf with a bunch of other books

2920, Sun’s Dawn, v2 – Darklight Tower – On a table near a Hagraven’s tent, just before the entrance to Darklight Chambers

Before the Ages of Man – Shroud Heath Barrow – In Shroud Heath barrow, on the altar in the catacombs chamber with the four levers

Before the Ages of Man – Whiterun – In Dragonsreach, in the Jarl’s Quarters, on the large desk in the study

Incident at Necrom – Pinemoon Cave – On a small table near a large chest at the cave’s far end

Incident at Necrom – Bloodlet Throne – On a small table near the locked area near the Alchemy Lab

Mystery of Talara, Part 4 – Markarth – In Nepos’s House, on a stone shelf in his bedroom

Mystery of Talara, Part 4 – Broken Fang Cave – On a small shelf near the Arcane Enchanter

The Black Arts on Trial – Windhelm – In the White Phial, on the shelf under the counter

The Black Arts on Trial – Falkreath – In Falkreath Jail, tucked between some crates and a wall in the jail area

Skill Book Locations: Heavy Armor

2920, Midyear, v2 – Morthal – In the Morthal Guardhouse, behind a basket and a barrel near the fireplace

2920, Midyear, v2 – Fort Dunstad – In the Fort Dunstad Prison, in the upper-level cell block, on a shelf next to the Alchemy Lab

Chimarvamidium – Markarth – During Thieves Guild Quest: Hard Answers, on the desk in Calcemo’s Tower

Chimarvamidium – Darkwater Crossing – Atop a barrel near the bedroll in a small dead end

Hallgerd’s Tale – Whiterun – In Jorrvaskr, on a low shef in the main hall

Hallgerd’s Tale – Rift Watchtower – On a table atop the tower

Orsinium and the Orcs – Stonehills – On a  short table atop the mine scaffolding

Orsinium and the Orcs – Dushnikh Yal – In the cellar of the longhouse , on a low shelf at the base of the wooden ramp

The Knights of the Nine – Hall of the Vigilant – Inside the Hall, on the short table near the wall map downstairs

The Knights of the Nine – Windhelm – In the civil war room in the Palace of the Kings, on a bookshelf with a cast iron pot

Skyrim Tip #12 Dragon Priests

1Is fighting the dragon priest too dangerous? Try using Unrelenting Force to knock them off a cliff.