list of 1000 tips, tricks, and Secrets in Skyrim - Page 13

141. The Notched Picaxe is at the top of the Throat of the World (you may need a horse to get it) and has plenty of ore around it.

142. Fighting a Giant at lvl 2 on Master difficulty is not a good idea XD

143. The Oghma Infinium does not count as a skill book.

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145.if you go to the Daedric museum at level 20 or over you can pick the lock on the display case of a piece of paper,use sparks on it and it will turn into a bucket that you can't pick up.

146. You can destroy the Dark Brotherhood instead of joining them.
147. After Kodlak's funeral, you can create ancient nord armor and weapons at the Skyforge.

quote radiofrog

quote Chad

80) Save your Level Ups for when in major combat. When you level up, all of your Magicka, Health, and Stamina is replenished fully so you'll save a number of potions. I usually do this in tough dungeon or dragon battles when my health is extremely low, and it works wonders.

GREAT tip! So obvious... but have I been doing it? Nope. Duhhhh

What, why wont you just gulp the health/stamina/magic potions when you go low? Those are for free anyway you can make as many as you want with alchemy?

quote MrJoey313

67. If you have Shadowmere, you can level up all combat skills (including Destruction) by attacking it. Shadowmere's health revives almost instantaneously, and he doesn't retaliate.

Shadowmere CAN be killed though, I accidentally succeeded in this by trying to ride him up the ramp to the Winterhold College. I ran off the side, I thought we were both dead, but I survived and he died.
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Best off like that anyway, the horses are a mayor annoyance; You dont need them for anything in the game, they always run to fight, even dragons. When did you *ever* hear *anywhere* that a damned horse will run to fight *anything*, how did the developers even come up with such a stupid-ass idea?

I ended up putting my horse down as it always ended ass in front of my face when fast traveling.

quote BuntCone

quote shooternick

99. Making an iron dagger gives as much xp as any other iron items, saving you much gold and easily levelling up your smithing. It takes about 10-13 iron daggers to level up your smithing at levels 90-100. If you enchant the daggers with petty souls, they become worth 200-280 , making a good return on investment.

Better still, get the "Transmute" spell and alter your iron ore to silver or gold and then smith jewellery. Combine it with gems and enchant (if you can be arsed) to rake in even more gold at a fraction of the weight.

Interesting ideas, these get-more-gold-ideas, but has anyone honestly needed any money in the game? I'm level 48 and I only buy occasional lockpick and sometimes arrows. Oh yes I bought the Breezehome but otherwise I never need any money. I have more than 100k just lying around.

quote cptnjapseye

quote The Killing Light

quote Solx

23. Pickpocket someone who shoots target dummies with arrows, and take the arrows they were using (usually iron or steel). Then, give them one of the arrow type you want more of. They will now shoot that type of arrow instead of the one they were shooting before. Simply collect the arrows as they hit the target dummy to get as many arrows as desired.

How is this different from just using the console to add arrows to yourself? Does this make you feel any less a cheater? Who are you exactly trying to impress in "At least I didnt cheat my way thru the game, I feel better now"?

quote DSTR

140. You can attack things with your weapon

Thats a shit tip. Nothing happens when I attack things with any weapon, they just bounce around; I've tried baskets, food, anything. Nothing happens. Well, I guess you can attack them even if nothing happens - the tip is shite anyway.

149. To advance in Blocking / onehanded / twohanded skills, find an easy target such as a bandit who will try to kill you with a sword etc and block block block hit them, if they get low on health just heal them. repeat. fast leveling on those skills.

When you tired of them just run next to a high cliff and fush-roh-dah-them downhill - extra fun. Actually I try to do this to all enemies nowadays.

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quote firestorm79

Ever heard of war horses?

Your joke might have been better with a smiley after it, but assuming you're not joking, wth?

quote firestorm79

quote elaintahra

quote cptnjapseye

quote The Killing Light

quote Solx

23. Pickpocket someone who shoots target dummies with arrows, and take the arrows they were using (usually iron or steel). Then, give them one of the arrow type you want more of. They will now shoot that type of arrow instead of the one they were shooting before. Simply collect the arrows as they hit the target dummy to get as many arrows as desired.

How is this different from just using the console to add arrows to yourself? Does this make you feel any less a cheater? Who are you exactly trying to impress in "At least I didnt cheat my way thru the game, I feel better now"?

er... Some people don't have access to console commands... Like console users...

good point, my mistake.

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quote elaintahra

Interesting ideas, these get-more-gold-ideas, but has anyone honestly needed any money in the game? I'm level 48 and I only buy occasional lockpick and sometimes arrows. Oh yes I bought the Breezehome but otherwise I never need any money. I have more than 100k just lying around.

I tended blow a lot of my money on training. Had there been gambling in the game, well, there's a decent idea for blowing a wad of gold

quote Chad

quote elaintahra

quote radiofrog

quote Chad

80) Save your Level Ups for when in major combat. When you level up, all of your Magicka, Health, and Stamina is replenished fully so you'll save a number of potions. I usually do this in tough dungeon or dragon battles when my health is extremely low, and it works wonders.

GREAT tip! So obvious... but have I been doing it? Nope. Duhhhh

What, why wont you just gulp the health/stamina/magic potions when you go low? Those are for free anyway you can make as many as you want with alchemy?

The free refills of leveling up does have a few advantages though. The main one, I feel, is that it doesn't cost any weight. No need to carry around a bunch of potions that weight 0.5, which really add up if you're like me and are always getting overencumbered. Just as well, early on you may not have access to the powers of alchemy, giving a bit of an edge with the ability to refill these meters without having to worry about stocking a bunch of potions.

Far fetched man, far fetched..

quote Chad

I wouldn't call personal experience too far fetched, haha.

yeah but very once in a lifetime "i'm saving my leveling to a tough spot"