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was up til way-too-late o'clock last night b/c Lydia got killed by a Dragon and I had to move all her stuff to my house before i forgot where she was. Then i had to go find Berum and make sure he was following me now that Lydia was gone (tips 40)Didn't think Skryim was my type of game either. Be prepared to lose all your free time!Not my type of game but Skyrim has been acquired. Figure new monitor deserves a new game. GOing to nerd it up tomorrow
now i'm all 
I can see that. Different shouts for different classes, as it should be. I could see where the one that makes you invunerable to damage would be useful for a cornered mage and whatnot too. For archers or melee characters though, Marked for Death is money. Unless of course you are working on your archery skill. Then maybe plinking away at a dragon for 10 minutes with iron arrows might be the way to go!'Matthias said:
Thanks for this tip. I never really put two and two together. I guess that's mainly because, the only time I have ever used a shout in town was when I accidently fired it off when I meant to sprint. It doesn't go over well in Dragon's Reach (i.e. reload required). And Unrelenting Force right in to a Guard's face doesn't make you popular either (he went adversary red dot on me). But now I know, so I'll find a nice empty area now and again and just blast one off. I do like the word wall quests. They seem like some of the more fun type of missions.
What item did you destroy to get the sneak enchantment?
You can find fortify sneak boots for sale from merchants occasionally.
I had some hide boots of major sneaking. They never really made sense with the rest of my heavy armor, but sneak/arrow is how I usually soften up (or even kill) foes. Once sneak got up to 75 and enchanting up to 50, decided it was time to upgrade.
don't be angry that this thread is on pace to usurp GMTAN.
Just save before you try to pick somebody's pocket. Reload if you fail. You should be getting some items that augment pickpocketing through the Thieves Guild, so obviously wear those too. Also, almost everybody in the game walks around with a necklace or ring or something of value. Try pickpocketing those things as opposed to carrots and lockpicks. You'll level up faster if you're pickpocketing higher-value items. At low levels, pickpocketing gold rings can gain you a level each time. This skill levels up extremely fast.
It was a shout. One of the Drouger bosses uses it.
Disarm will knock a weapon out of your hands but it will be somewhere on the ground, so you can look for it and pick it back up, though usually not until after the battle is over. Unless you are strong enough to let the enemy wail on you while you search.Not sure if there is a stronger spell that actually destroys a weapon.
Thanks! That helps alot.
stupid drouger. when I come back I'll bring lydia and hack him in the back with 2 of the 40 iron daggers I'm carrying around
Try some magic. He cant unequip that
Yeah most of the shouts are broken up over multiple locations before you get all three words.
the only damage spell I have is the fireball thing I started with.
Each shout has 3 different levels to it, in the form of 3 different words that the character says when using the shout. When you first find a given shout, like Ice Form, you get the first word. The character says it when you use it.When you find a second spot that will give you Ice Form, you learn the 2nd word. If you hold down the button longer he will cast it by saying both words and it will have a stronger effect. When you find the third location, you get the third word. The order you find them doesn't matter, the first place you find gives you the first word, the second place you find gives you the second word, etc.If you go into your Shouts menu off the magick menu and select one of the shouts, you'll see the additional words there but greyed out since you haven't found them and unlocked them with a soul yet.
Oh yeah, that shout is awesome. Use it on dragons right as they are about to take off and watch it finish them off while they fly around, even if they have a lot of health left. Get ready for a lot of #####ing and moaning from your armored companions, though, as they will take a beating from teh lightning as well.
Wait one second, you have to hold the button longer in order to use the more powerful version of the shout?
Level 20 with numerous shouts and I had no clue.
At least you have numerous shouts. I have spent most of my playtime trying to go see the Greybeards and continually being distracted by every single cave, mine, or fort I come across and I still haven't gotten any shouts haha.Wait one second, you have to hold the button longer in order to use the more powerful version of the shout?
Level 47 and only tap it when I even remember I have shouts.Wait one second, you have to hold the button longer in order to use the more powerful version of the shout?
Thanks for the heads up GR. Maybe disarm will actually work now.
do you fast travel alot?
I have 15ish dragon souls in the bank. :chet:
How do you see this?
Also I found breakin in and pickpocketing while they sleep helped in the early levels. Careful of jewelry, I'm not positive but I have a theory if they are wearing it they catch you easier.Thanks! That helps alot.
this sounds like the easy button to me
sheath your weapon. This works with charged spells too.
When you go to your Magic selection screen (or maybe you have to be in the actual shout selection screen, I forget), it is at the lower right corner of the screen.
Glad it helps. I didn't realize it either until the Greybeards. When you first go to them and do their first test, if you only used the first word they mention you aren't doing it right and have to hold your breath longer or something like that, was how I figured it out.Level 47 and only tap it when I even remember I have shouts.Wait one second, you have to hold the button longer in order to use the more powerful version of the shout?
When I was lower level, I would snipe with the bow initially. Then once the enemy closed, I would switch to weapon and shield. I would shield bash to knock them back and get them off balance, the hit them with my weapon. If I got low on health, you either need to run away and cast some sort of restoration, or go to inventory and quaff down some health potions.As for Dragons, you don't need to skip them. But you need to fight them where you can escape their attacks. An empty tower for instance. Go inside, pop in to the doorway and hit them with a few bow shots, duck back inside when the go to attack. If they hit you, heal while inside. You definitely cannot be taking them on directly early in the game.
Jack of all trades master of none. Pick a discipline and stick with it. Are you going to be a archer type? A sneak/dagger killer? Sword and shield? Two handed tank? IMO it's best to decide on one main tactical approach and then supplement it with another discipline.Don't worry about "picking the wrong thing" because there is no such thing. If you don't like how a character is working then start up a new one. I'm probably on my 4th or 5th iteration. I had a Redguard that was an assassin/thief that specialized in thwacking people with arrows. I got pretty far along and I scrapped her and now have a destruction/conjuration mage. It's fun to try different things.
Very good post.I think one way to get more out of the game is to stick with one type of combat so you can replay again as something else and it will be new. I'm playing as a mage, and I'm not even going to do the Thieves GUild or Dark Brotherhood quest lines, so I can do those as a sneaky backstabber/archer. Also will probably try a two-handed tank or sword and shield at some point. I'm also leaving a few cities as unexplored as I can so I can focus on them in future characters.
i think you gotta choose a hand combat tree for close encounters, at least get the first couple of levels of your favorite weapon type. two hand is way more powerful but less block, 1 hand has dual wield, shields, and can cast magic. I also improved my smithing early by making iron daggers until I was up to 100. 100 Smithing lets you make the best weapons and armors which help alot. Try to improve your sneak, sneak + bow is a good combo, sneak everywhere, when you going shopping, mowing the lawn, etc. Basically just keep playing, haha, if you cant kill something, come back for it later when you've built up. In the beginning, If I was on my own I ran from dragons to the nearest town so I could get help.I dont have too much magic but did make sure to get restoration.
