General Malaise "vs." reading comprehension ; also some talk of skyim and the elder scrolls (2 Viewers)

[coyote5]

You can find a lot of gems in dwemer ruins, and you can buy them from the jarl's mage usually. Yup... stock up on them and get a weapon that has soul trap on it, or cast soul trap if you are a mage. Make sure you have some of each type. If all you have is a grand soul gem and you kill something with a petty soul it will fill the grand... a giant waste.

OK...last newb question for at least the next 10 minutes....You get to choose which gem to put the soul in after the kill?

no, it automatically goes into the smallest empty gem that will hold the soul you captured.The only time you need to worry about it is if you have an empty big soul gem (grand or greater) and that's the last empty soul gem you have. You could end up "wasting" it with a tiny soul if that's the case. I normally just keep a rough idea of how many empties I have available. Normally I don't carry more than 10 or so with me, so its not too difficult to keep track. Or you could just make a habit of filling any big soul gems you have quickly before you chance making a mistake.

Is there more bang for your buck as far as these gems go? Would I be better served getting a bunch of empty common ones?

yes, but if you don't like which one it filled just drop it on the ground and pick it back up. Dropping it empties the gem.

That's a good tip!So the bigger the enemy the bigger the gem it will fill? Am I following this right?

If by bigger you mean higher level, then yes. I know for sure that the Mammoths fill grand gems, I do not believe Giants do. I think they may fill greater gems.

 

[culdeus]

I didn't know that dropping a gem emptied it, either. that's good stuff.

 

[Jason Wood]

So I have hardly advanced in the Main Quest in spite of being Level 38 at this point. But I figured it was high time I met with the Greybeards, and have been making my way to Ivarstead to head up to High Hrothgar. Is it me or is getting to Ivarstead a royal pain in the ###? Every time I think I'm getting there I'm faced with high slopes and having to circumnavigate around. Is there a more direct way that I'm missing? I think I finally got to where I need to be the last time I played, when I fought my way through a Falmer tunnel and came out the other side, which looks to be a lot closer to Ivarstead. But still....

 

[Kirby]

Just used the console to marry Hroki, the hot big boobied chick in Markarth.

 

[Joseph]

So I have hardly advanced in the Main Quest in spite of being Level 38 at this point. But I figured it was high time I met with the Greybeards, and have been making my way to Ivarstead to head up to High Hrothgar. Is it me or is getting to Ivarstead a royal pain in the ###? Every time I think I'm getting there I'm faced with high slopes and having to circumnavigate around. Is there a more direct way that I'm missing? I think I finally got to where I need to be the last time I played, when I fought my way through a Falmer tunnel and came out the other side, which looks to be a lot closer to Ivarstead. But still....

I followed the path from Whiterun my first time. It took a big winding course around the mountain and definitely wasn't direct, but the scenery was good and I added a hundred or so flowers to my alchemy ingredient horde. It made for a decent, relaxing trip.

 

[Mad Cow]

So I have hardly advanced in the Main Quest in spite of being Level 38 at this point. But I figured it was high time I met with the Greybeards, and have been making my way to Ivarstead to head up to High Hrothgar. Is it me or is getting to Ivarstead a royal pain in the ###? Every time I think I'm getting there I'm faced with high slopes and having to circumnavigate around. Is there a more direct way that I'm missing? I think I finally got to where I need to be the last time I played, when I fought my way through a Falmer tunnel and came out the other side, which looks to be a lot closer to Ivarstead. But still....

Probably less mountains from Riften, but as said, it is a fun trip with lots of side caverns to explore.

 

[coyote5]

So I have hardly advanced in the Main Quest in spite of being Level 38 at this point. But I figured it was high time I met with the Greybeards, and have been making my way to Ivarstead to head up to High Hrothgar. Is it me or is getting to Ivarstead a royal pain in the ###? Every time I think I'm getting there I'm faced with high slopes and having to circumnavigate around. Is there a more direct way that I'm missing? I think I finally got to where I need to be the last time I played, when I fought my way through a Falmer tunnel and came out the other side, which looks to be a lot closer to Ivarstead. But still....

I followed the path from Whiterun my first time. It took a big winding course around the mountain and definitely wasn't direct, but the scenery was good and I added a hundred or so flowers to my alchemy ingredient horde. It made for a decent, relaxing trip.

Sounds like a quote out of a Frommer's guide!

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

So far the coolest weapon I have found came from the quest with Sam. I highly recommend trying to trigger the quest. I am a sneak archer and use this weapon often since getting it.

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I love being able summon a Dremora with the Sanguine Rose, guy is badass and his commentary while laying waste is hilarious.

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Game Informer (magazine I got free for a year when signing up with Gamestop) has a two page article on Skyrim tips this month. One of the items they mentioned that you should make an effort to acquire was this one. I've never come across this guy that I know of. My bud at work keeps telling me I have to because he just loved that whole quest line. He never even mentions the reward item though. Don't know if he ever realized what he had when he got it.

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The story with the quest is also very cool. Definitely. Want to find Sam?He's found in the Inn in Whiterun. He isn't always there, so go do a quest or clear out a bandit cave, then map jump back until you find him.

Yep, that's where he found him too. Given that Whiterun is the first town I visited, and given the fact that I would try to go everywhere and talk to everyone, I am wondering if I did in fact run in to him and just turn down his offer to have the contest? It's quite possible I did thinking it was a waste of time or, more importantly that early in the game, coin.He doesn't show until you are at least level 14 according to the article I just read.He also doesn't necessarily show up in Whiterun. My first character I met him in Winterhold. Restarted that character and the next time he showed up in Riften. I think he just shows up in a tavern when you're the appropriate level.My experience as well. Two builds and started this quest in two different locations, neither were Whiterun.

 

[Tom Hagen]

So I have hardly advanced in the Main Quest in spite of being Level 38 at this point. But I figured it was high time I met with the Greybeards, and have been making my way to Ivarstead to head up to High Hrothgar. Is it me or is getting to Ivarstead a royal pain in the ###? Every time I think I'm getting there I'm faced with high slopes and having to circumnavigate around. Is there a more direct way that I'm missing? I think I finally got to where I need to be the last time I played, when I fought my way through a Falmer tunnel and came out the other side, which looks to be a lot closer to Ivarstead. But still....

I followed the path from Whiterun my first time. It took a big winding course around the mountain and definitely wasn't direct, but the scenery was good and I added a hundred or so flowers to my alchemy ingredient horde. It made for a decent, relaxing trip.

There's a path from Whiterun? I headed East from Whiterun and ended up trekking through the woods and wading through a river or two. Lydia didn't say anything but I knew she was annoyed with me.

 

[Copeman]

There is a town NW of Riften, right next to the base of the mountain. Cross the bridge after going trough the town and there is a cobblestone road heading up the mountain. Thats how I found it.

 

[Joseph]

So I have hardly advanced in the Main Quest in spite of being Level 38 at this point. But I figured it was high time I met with the Greybeards, and have been making my way to Ivarstead to head up to High Hrothgar. Is it me or is getting to Ivarstead a royal pain in the ###? Every time I think I'm getting there I'm faced with high slopes and having to circumnavigate around. Is there a more direct way that I'm missing? I think I finally got to where I need to be the last time I played, when I fought my way through a Falmer tunnel and came out the other side, which looks to be a lot closer to Ivarstead. But still....

Just stick to the road. There's signs that point you to Ivarstead. You'll loop around the mountain before coming at it from the east. It's not direct but it also doesn't take that long as long as you don't let yourself get distracted.

Yep. I hopped off the path when I got close to some caves/dungeons along the way so I could mark them for future fasttravels but more or less stuck to the road.

 

[Jason Wood]

I guess I'm so used to not bothering with the roads, it never occurred to me.

 

[Bigboy10182000]

If by bigger you mean higher level, then yes. I know for sure that the Mammoths fill grand gems, I do not believe Giants do. I think they may fill greater gems.

And whatever weapon I do most of my killing with is the weapon I should put the Soul Capture on?And if I already learned an enchantment can I just apply that to any weapon?Basically I use 2 Mace's for my battles can I disenchant the weapon with the Soul Capture and add that to BOTH of the Mace's?

 

[GregR]

What level were you guys when you finished the Black Star quest? At level 20 with a sneak archer type build I was getting absolutely housed in the final confrontation.

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My best attempt started with a damage magica poison on my bow, hit him with that immediately, then pulled out sanguine's rose and got a minion, whirlwind sprint and I had Malyn trapped between me and the dremora while I pulled out daggers to hopefully cut him down before the dremoras wiped me out, but his fireball spells just tear me apart. I was using the Dark Brotherhood armor, so I didn't have any fire resistance going, was that the problem, are my tactics bad, or am I just too low of a level?

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it took me a few attempts at level 30 something, I'd suggest going to a save just prior to facing Malyn and getting some fire resistance either through potions or items.

Sounds like I'm probably not high enough level. I'll try to get a few more levels under my belt before I try it again.It's not necessarily level that is an issue. Most places in the game, your opponents level up with you to some degree. The issue could be tactics, or it could be that you didn't improve your combat abilities (skills, perks, armor, weapons, etc) at the same rate as your level. So you might be level 30, but your weapon does the damage that most level 25's do, etc.I killed him very easily at pretty low level (10 or 15 maybe). I restarted the char and didn't go there until level 30 something and had a much tougher time, dying multiple times.

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With the latter character, a change of tactics made it much easier. I created a fire atronach which was pretty much immune to the daedra's attacks but drew their attacks, allowing me to kill them off at a distance without being hit. Then dealing with whats his face by himself was much easier. Having resist fire gear and potions going helps a lot too.

 

[Joseph]

So I have hardly advanced in the Main Quest in spite of being Level 38 at this point. But I figured it was high time I met with the Greybeards, and have been making my way to Ivarstead to head up to High Hrothgar. Is it me or is getting to Ivarstead a royal pain in the ###? Every time I think I'm getting there I'm faced with high slopes and having to circumnavigate around. Is there a more direct way that I'm missing? I think I finally got to where I need to be the last time I played, when I fought my way through a Falmer tunnel and came out the other side, which looks to be a lot closer to Ivarstead. But still....

I followed the path from Whiterun my first time. It took a big winding course around the mountain and definitely wasn't direct, but the scenery was good and I added a hundred or so flowers to my alchemy ingredient horde. It made for a decent, relaxing trip.

There's a path from Whiterun? I headed East from Whiterun and ended up trekking through the woods and wading through a river or two. Lydia didn't say anything but I knew she was annoyed with me.

Yeah, that road that runs east-west just south of Whiterun. If you follow it to the east of the city, it'll fork off, one way will head north and the other just across the little river to the east. The path takes you along the north side of the mountain.

 

[GregR]

I guess I'm so used to not bothering with the roads, it never occurred to me.

The Clairvoyance spell can be really helpful in situations like this. Just turn off all the other quests and select the one you want, and it will point the way for you. It isn't perfect, sometimes will try to take you along a path you can't take yet, especially in dungeons. But it's decent for moving between towns and not knowing which road/path to take.

 

[coyote5]

There's a path from Whiterun? I headed East from Whiterun and ended up trekking through the woods and wading through a river or two. Lydia didn't say anything but I knew she was annoyed with me.

Typical female passive agressive BS... I told you we should have asked for directions in that last town!

 

[GregR]

On soul gems and enchanting... think of the soul gem as an empty container. If a creature dies while your soul trap spell is active on him, then the soul goes into the smallest empty soul gem in your inventory that it will fit into.

If you have it as an enchantment on your main weapon then length of enchantment doesn't normally matter as you will kill it with a hit so 1 second is enough. Downside is that you won't have a damage bonus on your main weapon, so fights will be harder if you're using your soul trap weapon.

Another option is to use the Soul Trap spell. Upside is that it lasts 60 seconds and you don't have to fuss with recharging like you would a weapon enchantment. So you can hit them with it and switch to your normal weapon (with a damage enchantment) and fight normally. Downside is that the range is touch, so you have to get into melee range first which can suck if you're an archer or mage.

On enchantment increasing from recharging weapons... yes I believe it gives you some skill gain, but I think it is much less than if you'd used the soul gem to enchant an item.

 

[Jason Wood]

Greg is right about the leveling, which I learned from personal experience. Early in the game without any idea of outside help or advice, I found myself pickpocketing and training/leveling archery, sneak and smithing quite a bit. While it was cool to see my level growing by leaps and bounds in the early going, I realized I had become imbalanced when I started getting my butt handed to me anytime I went into a conflict. I realized that by doing a lot of passive skills early, I had effectively misstated my level. They system was generating foes for me as though I was a pretty solid fighter, but in essence my one handed, shield and weapons/armor levels were still pretty low.

So I had to spend some time (and perks) focusing purely on my combat stuff until I was effectively back in parity.

 

[coyote5]

If by bigger you mean higher level, then yes. I know for sure that the Mammoths fill grand gems, I do not believe Giants do. I think they may fill greater gems.

And whatever weapon I do most of my killing with is the weapon I should put the Soul Capture on?And if I already learned an enchantment can I just apply that to any weapon?Basically I use 2 Mace's for my battles can I disenchant the weapon with the Soul Capture and add that to BOTH of the Mace's?

no need to put it on both maces. I'm an archer mage, so I have it on one of my bows. For low level stuff it is a one shot kill and auto capture. For high level stuff, I can either cast the spell which lasts 60 seconds, or damage the enemy almost to death and then switch to my soul capture bow to finish him off and get the soul. Others more versed in melee combat in this game may have different opinions, but for you this is what I'd do. Put soul capture on a light bow. That way you can shoot deer, foxes, and other small game with one shot kills and easily fill petty/lesser soul gems. You need LOTS of those to grind through raising your enchanting level. Personally I think you'd be better off putting damage enchantments on both maces and then switching to your soul capture bow to deal the death blow if you want the soul. Either that or buy a soul capture spell and cast that on the enemy. Seems like having the soul capture on one of your maces would lead to a couple things - using up charges quickly on the mace, and if you have just the 1 second soul capture enchantment on the mace, possibly dealing the death blow with the other mace and not getting the soul. Maybe I over thought that part.

 

[TxBuckeye]

And whatever weapon I do most of my killing with is the weapon I should put the Soul Capture on?And if I already learned an enchantment can I just apply that to any weapon?Basically I use 2 Mace's for my battles can I disenchant the weapon with the Soul Capture and add that to BOTH of the Mace's?

When you disenchant a weapon, it will be destroyed. But you now know the enchantment permanently. Now you can chant as many weapons with it as you like. It will require a soul gem to place/power the enchantment.As for melee weapons, it can be tough. As was just said, putting soul trap on a melee weapon means you don't have any other type of enchantment on it, so it's damage is going to be greatly reduced versus shock or fire or whatever. So it can be a tough call. That's why I always prefered to just cast soul trap when I was lower level, and went with bow as soon as I had the enchantment available, which took me awhile. You could try one with soul trap and one with fire or shock or whatever. But in that case, you may need soul trap a bit longer than just one second so that when you strike with the soul trap weapon, the other weapon has a few seconds if it lands the death blow. I would think if oyu are dual weilding, three or four seconds would be enough.

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

So I am on the companions quests now and I have one from Aela where I have to retrieve some plans from the Lost Knife cave. However, in exploring I have already cleared out the Lost Knife cave. Now when I try to go in there I can to the point where you start to enter the hideout and my Xbox freezes everytime I try to enter the cave. Is this a glitch? Is there someway to fix this?

 

[Bigboy10182000]

no need to put it on both maces. I'm an archer mage, so I have it on one of my bows. For low level stuff it is a one shot kill and auto capture. For high level stuff, I can either cast the spell which lasts 60 seconds, or damage the enemy almost to death and then switch to my soul capture bow to finish him off and get the soul.

Others more versed in melee combat in this game may have different opinions, but for you this is what I'd do. Put soul capture on a light bow. That way you can shoot deer, foxes, and other small game with one shot kills and easily fill petty/lesser soul gems. You need LOTS of those to grind through raising your enchanting level.

Personally I think you'd be better off putting damage enchantments on both maces and then switching to your soul capture bow to deal the death blow if you want the soul. Either that or buy a soul capture spell and cast that on the enemy. Seems like having the soul capture on one of your maces would lead to a couple things - using up charges quickly on the mace, and if you have just the 1 second soul capture enchantment on the mace, possibly dealing the death blow with the other mace and not getting the soul.

Maybe I over thought that part.

That makes perfect sense and I think I'll try that and see how it works.

ETA--I'm like level 23 and have my one-handed at like 58 and my Archery at like 47'ish I think so this would work out great.

Once you disnechant a weapon with an enchantment that you don't know yet, you can put that enchantment on any future weapon you want. However, I wouldn't put it on both maces. At most, I'd put it on one.

Why are you trying to capture souls? If it's to make new equipment, then you really only need to concern yourself with Grand souls and can just have some special-purpose weapon (daggers work well for this, they're light) for when you're about to kill something with a Grand soul. And if you have a black soul gem, you can just use it on any random bandit you come across. If you're trying to level up your enchanting, then maybe you want a soul trap weapon to build up your store although then you can also just buy them from stores or mages. Generally they have half a dozen in stock which is as much random pieces of armor I generally shlep back home.

At the moment I have an Elven bow that has shock damage and stamina damage but I'm growing tired of having to buy these gems to recharge it...or go back to a store mid-journey to charge it. I was looking for an alternative a lot of people here (in previous pages) mentioned capturing souls and I really had no idea how to do it...or even where to start.

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

I see all these posts about switching weapons and I start to wonder if I am the only one that only uses one weapon. I have a Daedric bow that does 99 damage with soul capture and it is all that I use. When I am sneaking with the 3x damage I can one-shot most bad guys. When it takes more than one I just continue to use my bow. With the eagle eye and the stagger, I can put 4 arrows in someone before they even get to me.

 

[culdeus]

So I have hardly advanced in the Main Quest in spite of being Level 38 at this point. But I figured it was high time I met with the Greybeards, and have been making my way to Ivarstead to head up to High Hrothgar. Is it me or is getting to Ivarstead a royal pain in the ###? Every time I think I'm getting there I'm faced with high slopes and having to circumnavigate around. Is there a more direct way that I'm missing? I think I finally got to where I need to be the last time I played, when I fought my way through a Falmer tunnel and came out the other side, which looks to be a lot closer to Ivarstead. But still....

I followed the path from Whiterun my first time. It took a big winding course around the mountain and definitely wasn't direct, but the scenery was good and I added a hundred or so flowers to my alchemy ingredient horde. It made for a decent, relaxing trip.

There's a path from Whiterun? I headed East from Whiterun and ended up trekking through the woods and wading through a river or two. Lydia didn't say anything but I knew she was annoyed with me.

Yeah, that road that runs east-west just south of Whiterun. If you follow it to the east of the city, it'll fork off, one way will head north and the other just across the little river to the east. The path takes you along the north side of the mountain.

I just swam the river.

 

[TxBuckeye]

I see all these posts about switching weapons and I start to wonder if I am the only one that only uses one weapon. I have a Daedric bow that does 99 damage with soul capture and it is all that I use. When I am sneaking with the 3x damage I can one-shot most bad guys. When it takes more than one I just continue to use my bow. With the eagle eye and the stagger, I can put 4 arrows in someone before they even get to me.

My bow is over 140 with Shock and Magicka damage, I have all the archery perks, and even I can get stuck in a tough corner sometimes. There's simply no way you can ALWAYS avoid melee. As for soul trap, I have that bow too. But there are times I am down to larger gems and don't want to waste them capturing lower level souls. I only equip that weapon when I see a soul I know I want. Not to mention, sneaking up on someone and slashing their throat with a dagger is fun. I would think using only one weapon full time would get a bit boring. Not to mention, it will severly limit your leveling up as you move forward as you are only pursuing one path.

 

[Jason Wood]

I'm primarily an archer, too, but agree with TxBuckeye that I have a one-handed (currently a flawless ebony sword with soul trap) and the Daedric Quest shield that I use when things get in close.

 

[NewlyRetired]

When you are a werewolf I understand that you can not loot anyone you kill or pick up keys etc.

Can you pick up these items once you have reverted back to human form or are they gone for good?

 

[Kirby]

When you are a werewolf I understand that you can not loot anyone you kill or pick up keys etc. can you pick up these items once you have reverted back to human form or are they gone for good?

You can destroy a crew of people, wait to turn human again and then loot the bodies.

 

[NewlyRetired]

When you are a werewolf I understand that you can not loot anyone you kill or pick up keys etc. can you pick up these items once you have reverted back to human form or are they gone for good?

You can destroy a crew of people, wait to turn human again and then loot the bodies.

Ok cool, so it sounds like there is no danger of missing a key then if you turn werewolf deep inside a dungeon. Thanks.

 

[Bobcat10]

Lots of archery going on in here...never been much of an archer myself (except to maybe land a first blow), but I'll have to see what I can do with my Fahjiit.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

do you have to be a certain race to get werewolf power form the companions?

 

[Copeman]

do you have to be a certain race to get werewolf power form the companions?

I'm a Nord and got it through them. Haven't used it yet.

 

[Jason Wood]

do you have to be a certain race to get werewolf power form the companions?

Nope.I haven't used my power yet, but I like that it keeps me from getting any kind of diseases, and it's a fallback if I ever get into a melee situation I can't handle.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

I've finished the comp quest with a wood elf and an orc and havent seen the option.

I must be doing it rong

 

[Copeman]

I've finished the comp quest with a wood elf and an orc and havent seen the option. I must be doing it rong

You have to have one of the companions as your...um...companion. He shows it to you.

 

[TexanFan02]

I've finished the comp quest with a wood elf and an orc and havent seen the option.

I must be doing it rong

You have to have one of the companions as your...um...companion. He shows it to you.

Eewww.

 

[GroveDiesel]

I've finished the comp quest with a wood elf and an orc and havent seen the option. I must be doing it rong

You have to have one of the companions as your...um...companion. He shows it to you.

NTTAWWT

 

[The Hank]

I've finished the comp quest with a wood elf and an orc and havent seen the option. I must be doing it rong

You have to have one of the companions as your...um...companion. He shows it to you.

NTTAWWT

:biggayorc: alert.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I've finished the comp quest with a wood elf and an orc and havent seen the option. I must be doing it rong

You have to have one of the companions as your...um...companion. He shows it to you.

NTTAWWT

:biggayorc: alert.

Who told you? I mean.......

 

[The Hank]

I've finished the comp quest with a wood elf and an orc and havent seen the option. I must be doing it rong

You have to have one of the companions as your...um...companion. He shows it to you.

NTTAWWT

:biggayorc: alert.

Who told you? I mean.......

I have a new character (Sneaky *******) who has Marcurio as a follower. I talked to the main guy Temple of Mara about marriage and now that I did that, every time I trade stuff with Marcurio he tries to come on to me and he wants to know why someone like me isnt taken.NTTAWWT

 

[Instinctive]

Can you marry Lydia? I may play a girl character next time. A gigantic Nord. She'd be into Lydia, right?

 

[NCCommish]

Can you marry Lydia? I may play a girl character next time. A gigantic Nord. She'd be into Lydia, right?

Apparently her character was intended to be marriageable as all the stuff is there for it but they didn't put it together so it would work.

 

[Kirby]

Can you marry Lydia? I may play a girl character next time. A gigantic Nord. She'd be into Lydia, right?

Apparently her character was intended to be marriageable as all the stuff is there for it but they didn't put it together so it would work.

If you are on pc, you can use the console.Hit the ~ keyClick on hertype addtofaction 19809 1 (hit enter)type setrelationshiprank player 5 (hit enter)Hit the ~ keyNow when you talk to her with the amulet on she'll have the correct dialog.

 

[NCCommish]

Can you marry Lydia? I may play a girl character next time. A gigantic Nord. She'd be into Lydia, right?

Apparently her character was intended to be marriageable as all the stuff is there for it but they didn't put it together so it would work.

If you are on pc, you can use the console.Hit the ~ keyClick on hertype addtofaction 19809 1 (hit enter)type setrelationshiprank player 5 (hit enter)Hit the ~ keyNow when you talk to her with the amulet on she'll have the correct dialog.

Playing on Xbox but if I was on the PC I'd be in.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

What level were you guys when you finished the Black Star quest? At level 20 with a sneak archer type build I was getting absolutely housed in the final confrontation.

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My best attempt started with a damage magica poison on my bow, hit him with that immediately, then pulled out sanguine's rose and got a minion, whirlwind sprint and I had Malyn trapped between me and the dremora while I pulled out daggers to hopefully cut him down before the dremoras wiped me out, but his fireball spells just tear me apart. I was using the Dark Brotherhood armor, so I didn't have any fire resistance going, was that the problem, are my tactics bad, or am I just too low of a level?

We discussed this earlier somewhere, but I had a similar build and level when I beat it -

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Ignore the Draemora. Like any summoned creature, if you can kill the caster they disappear. I summoned my own Draemora with the rose staff, then drank an invisibility potion and snuck past when they were all fighting each other. I beelined for the Malyn and backstabbed him with dual daggers until he died. It did take me a few times of trying, but that ended up working.

 

[NCCommish]

Does anyone know if I'll break a quest by going into Bloated Mans Grotto before I get sent there by someone?

 

[TxBuckeye]

Used my first "cheesy" tactic for awhile tonight. I was out trying to level up because I want the last two levels of the initial Enchanting perk. So I put my bow away and was out using my sword and shield, trying to build one handed, block, and light armor, and healing to bump restoration. I seemed to be getting nowhere fast. So I decided to try and pick up a quest I hadn't done yet while in Markath.

Spoiler

I did the quest at the abandoned house in Markath. When the Boethien priest is trapped in the cage and you are supposed to beat him in to submission, I began to hit him with the rusty Mace the Daedra tells you to use. Hmm, single handed. I noticed I still had restoration in my left hand and thought to myself, could I? Yep, healing hands worked on the trapped priest. So swack four or five times with the mace, heal, repeat.

It is very slow going at my level (I was half way through level 49 when I started). Even though my restoration was only mid 40s, it started out taking about five minutes per level and quickly went up to about 7 or so as I hit 50. One handed, which was already at 77 when I started, took between 18 and 20 minutes per level. So I did this for over an hour just to get one level up. Not sure if I can stick it out for that one more level I need. I saved while still there with the priest still caged, so we'll see. It's boring, but I just don't know how else I'll ever level up otherwise with all the things I used already pegged at 100%.

But if you want to build one handed and restoration, this is a good way to do it.

 

[TxBuckeye]

Does anyone know if I'll break a quest by going into Bloated Mans Grotto before I get sent there by someone?

I don't think you can really break a quest. Some areas won't let you in if you haven't triggered the quest. But other than that, there supposedly isn't any danger. Bugs notwithstanding of course.

 

[NCCommish]

Does anyone know if I'll break a quest by going into Bloated Mans Grotto before I get sent there by someone?

I don't think you can really break a quest. Some areas won't let you in if you haven't triggered the quest. But other than that, there supposedly isn't any danger. Bugs notwithstanding of course.

Yeah I was thinking of bugs mainly. I know there are some quests that get messed up and wanted to be sure no one had a problem with this one.