list of 1000 tips, tricks, and Secrets in Skyrim - Page 18

Over encumbered? Can't fast travel? Get on a horse.

You can fast travel to anywhere, no matter your weight, if you're on a horse.

194. I have found another way to get infinite arrows, in order to do this you must have completed the quest Conjuration Ritual Spell, have an expendable follower and any type of arrow that you want. After completing the Conjuration Ritual Spell quest an Unbound Dremora will appear. On my game the Unbound Dremora does not leave and I haven't confirmed that he stays here forever. Take all weapons from the follower and give him a bow and arrows of your choice, then tell him to attack the Unbound Dremora which will cause him to constantly shoot arrow at him. Pick these arrows up and eventually you will have as many as you want. Here is the catch, I have found no way to stop my follower from shooting arrows besides killing him. So make sure it isn't a follower that is valuable to you, also the other mages at the college didn't turn hostile to anyone.

Here's a pro tip for mages, one that I discovered after 230+ hours of gameplay...

201d. You can DUAL-WIELD STAVES!!!

202. There's an invisible chest in Dawnstar with awesome stuff.

203. There's also an invisible chest in Dawnstar with awesome stuff.

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202. There's an invisible chest in Dawnstar with awesome stuff.

203. There's also an invisible chest in Dawnstar with awesome stuff.

??? I know about it but what?

205. Use the marked for death shout to cancle the regenerative affects on trolls. This is good for non magic users or those on lower levels. It also lowers their armour rating.

Talk to them, and select "I need you to do something." A tooltip will explain it, but basically select the item as if you were going to pick it up, or whatever yourself. They can only open chests for you, not doors. Also, some will refuse to steal for you, or turn you in if they catch you at it.

###. You can get the first 2 words of Whirlwind Sprint by killing another dragon, and spending the soul from it after you get the word from Borri, but before he gives you the soul. Works with other Shouts you get this way, but it's most handy at the beginning of the game, because the 2 word sprint will get you to more places which are otherwise unavailable.

You can just give your follower 1 of any arrow you want to replicate, and loot them from the bodies. Or, if you're not an archer, get a good one, and give them 1 Daedric arrow. (If you can find one, good luck.) That makes most battles a lot easier, and the damage is usually high enough, they will almost always select the bow over other weapons.

##2 2handed Bound weapons replace whatever's in your other hand, so you you can keep a sword in your right, and cast BB with your left. When the effect wears off, there's your sword again. Also works with other spells.

##3 Not all enemies are level proportionate. Bandits get better gear, but still pretty much suck. (If they were any good, they'd be Adventurers!) Draugr go up in type, regular ones turn into Lords, Restless ones into Wights, and so forth. DPs and Falmer are always harder per level. So is Alduin, and other scripted dragons.

##4 Gear, and enemies are set the first time you visit a cell. So, if you're having trouble with a particular fort, or dungeon, leave (Unless it's a drop-in) level up, and come back more powerful. Works on DPs, and Falmer. Expect the loot to be relatively sucky, though.

##5 Spell Absorption works on Poison, Diseases, regular fires like burning oil, and a whole slew of other mundane effects. So, pure warriors, and thieves can actually benefit most from the Atronach Stone, because they don't care about magika generation, but it gives them a chance of soaking all kinds of damage.

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211: If you are unsure whether or not a draugr will be popping out of that coffin ahead of you, cast fireball on the lid. Fireball is often powerful enough to slay most any draugr you come across, and the blast radius of the impact will hit them through the lid.

Fire Rune, and Flame Cloak also hit through the lid. The rune is nice at lower levels (25-50 destruction), because it's an Apprentice spell with 20% higher damage than fireball, while Flame Cloak is nice for running around a crypt, and sweeping sarcophagi/shelves of Draugr before they get up. Just try not to get hit with the falling lids. If you can cast both Flame Cloak, and Fire Rune, it can even help with Dragon Preists, because they hover a moment after popping up, and you can keep hitting them with other spells like firebolts before they start scooting away. This may not kill them outright, but can put a sizable dent in their health bar. Works best with Otar the Mad.