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posted by vagos

As in the previous games, character creation is a joy. You can choose from among Argonians (that's lizard-folk), four types of humans (Imperials, Nords, Bretons, and Redguards), Orcs, three kinds of elves (High, Dark and Wood) and the feline Khajiit. Each race has its own history, agenda and of course, different types of skill bonuses.

In the first few minutes of the game you choose your race, design your characters look and pick a name. Notice I didn't say pick a class. Because Skyrim doesn't have classes. At all. This has been true of the Elder Scrolls games for a while, but Skryim doesn't...

**•Skyrim Character Builds•** #4- *~Pure Mage~*

posted by zylice

**•Pure Mage Build•**

#Combat:
•Use Destruction spells and/or staves to either freeze, burn or shock your enemies. You can either dual-cast to deal more damage, or you could have a healing spell in the one hand whilst having a defensive spell/staff in the other. This is a good idea if you don't have many health potions. (Even though you should really stock up on those. They can be a huge life-saver for several occasions!)

#Health, Stamina & Magicka:
•When your health gets low in combat, you can either use health potions and/or healing spells. As a mage with light equipment, you do...

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The Story So Far

posted by vagos

Gamers were first introduced to the continent of Tamriel with the release of The Elder Scrolls: Arena in 1994. This was followed by The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall in 1996, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind in 2002, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in 2006, along with several side games.

The hallmark of the series is the stunning sense of freedom given to the player, as well as an extremely flexible character system.

The first modern Elder Scrolls game was Morrowind. It was one of those heartbreaking games: if everything in the game had been as good as the good things, it would have been an...

**•How To Reduce Skyrim Save File Size•** (PC/PS3/XBOX360)

posted by zylice

**•How To Lower Save File Sizes In Skyrim•**

Are you getting bloated save files at 20-90 Megs? Is your precious Skyrim that you've spent 500+ hours slowing down? Don't worry! There's an easy but time-consuming solution to this!

•Unfavourite "favourite" items that you've left in chests and given to followers.

•Dump any hoarded items from your house/s and some accumulating items that you give to followers in "re spawning items" such as: dead bandit bodies, giant's corpses or a container that you don't own. Eventually, these items will disappear from your save file after just a few in-game...

Skyrim Strider Tips!

posted by zylice

Skyrim Strider Tips!

Strider: A Stealthy, Combat Character.

Weapons:Bows And Arrows, Daggers, Swords, Blades.

Apparel: Light Armour.

Useful Potions: Fortify Light Armour, Fortify Archery, Fortify One Handed, Poisons, (Restore Stamina, Health for all types of characters.)

Useful Enchantments: Fortify Sneak, Fortify Archery, Fortify Light Armour, Fortify One Handed, (Fortify Stamina and Health for all types of characters.)

Useful Spells: Illusion, Destruction, Conjuration, Alteration, Restoration.

Useful Shouts: Slow Time, Voice Of The Emperor, Marked For Death, Kyne's Peace, Unrelenting Force, Whirlwind...

Skyrim warrior build

posted by usmc0119

To begin you should choose the orc race although it's your choice but the orc is probably the best warrior race to begin with. Because they get a +10 Heavy Armor, +5 Enchanting, Smithing, Block, Two-Handed, One-Handed
Berserker Rage : You take half damage and do double damage for 60 seconds.
As you can see they are exceptional warriors. When you leave Helgen which if you have not played it is the first place you start at after you leave travel down the road and your going to want to get the warrior stone. Which you learn all combat skills 20% faster.
This is very important to get because ounce...

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Simple Blocking Training

posted by PePs95

I'm doing the quest "A False Front" and i need to "Retrieve the Imperial Courier's Package". After you ask for the documents, he will become hostile, so stay with your back to a corner inside the Inn and if possible tie a rubber band around your controller so that it keeps the block button (Xbox:LT) pressed all the time. So he will continually strike you and increase your block skill. You won't DIE if you're strong enough (my Khajit had block skill 49 when i started this, and after 30 mins he had 58).
Obviously this can be done with any enemy, put this particular guy, named Imperial Courier, won't kill you!!
Also, OH MY GOD my block skill is 61 now and i'm less than one hour doing this!! Also, turn on to the Master difficulty to acelerate the training!! Be careful not to get executed or anything so turn to Adept when you've lost a lot of health. Run around the Inn and heal yourself with magic. THANKs. My block is 62 now.

You have got to read this bullsh*t!(It's hilarious)

posted by Nicolicious

What is Skyrim?
If you are a responsible parent, then the world of MMORPG first person shooters should be something of a foreign language to you. In games like Skyrim, players are teleported to far away lands that are cream filled with demonic spell crafting, violent shirtless blood shed and exposed not only Satanic critters, but bombarded with gay under tones of fecal fornication.

In the land of Skyrim, the player starts off as a captured terrorist, who has been caught plotting to destroy the golden empire by using dragons. Before the player gets to take control of his avatar, they are asked...

**•Skyrim Character Builds•** #1 *~Introduction & Summary~*

posted by zylice

Hello Dovahkiins! I'm Zylice and I will be writing article-guides about some of the different character builds in Skyrim! I have a list below of some of the classes & builds I'll be writing guides for. When they're published, they may not be organised by order of submission. That is why I will name each one with: #1, #2, #3 etc. It does not matter which order you read them. Just have a look at the archetypes that interest you and/or read them in order of submission if you wish! *^_^*

#NOTE: These are NOT "roleplaying" guides, these are simply "power-levelling guides." If you want to ignore...

Skyrim Review!

posted by zylice

Wow. This game. Where do I start?!
Well, a short summary of Skyrim would be: Massive, Immersive, Addictive, Full of quality content, involving, can be as easy or as challenging as you like, gritty, realistic (for fantasy), magical, full of exploration and discovery. Is there a limit of how many commas I can use because oh boy, I could just keep going & going.

Here is the true review:
Skyrim is the ultimate fantasy RPG and is arguably the best Role-playing game ever. It may have a few flaws, bugs & glitches, but the large (and I mean LARGE) majority of the game is truly breath-taking!...

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Belief in Mother: Part Four

posted by Tawnyjay

We spent the next two days and nights traveling. Wolves attacked us. We ran into a thief, who Fenia sent away with a few bad burns. I felt angry I had missed the fight (I had been sleeping), but Fenia just said that I would have plenty more where I was going.
When I finally saw the stables, I was ecstatic. I shrieked with glee, and hugged Fenia. “We’ve made it,” she whispered tiredly.
I made my way to a small house, and knocked quietly. There was a brief pause, and then a yawning woman appeared. “More travelers?” she sighed.
“I’m sorry to trouble you, miss.” Fenia stepped up...

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How the Content Works

posted by vagos

The central story of the game -- the unwelcome return of the fearsome dragons -- is told in the main quest. As the main character, you're free to move this quest forward at any pace you like. Feel like developing your education with the mage guild for a dozen hours or so? No problem. Or is it time to indulge in some stealthy assassinations? The main quest will be waiting for you when you are ready.

This system really makes you feel that you are in control of your overall experience in the world of Skyrim. It also gives you meaningful chances to actually role-play, as many of the quests have serious moral and political choices to make.

You also don't have to go it alone. There are many recruitable characters in the game who can help you on your adventures.

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On to Skyrim

posted by vagos

The big question we RPG nerds have been wondering about -- Would the next chapter of the series be an improvement or a step backward? -- has finally been answered. The good news is that Skyrim feels like a distillation of everything Bethesda has learned from the earlier games, not to mention their experience with Fallout 3.

First of all, the setting: each Elder Scrolls game has taken place on a different province of the continent of Tamriel. Skyrim is the northernmost province, and its a wild, rough, cold and mountainous place. Its two hundred years after The Oblivion Crisis that you took care...

Skyrim Mage Tips!

posted by zylice

Skyrim Mage Tips!

Mage: A Magical Character

Weapons: Staffs, Daggers, Blades

Apparel: Robes, Light Armour, Clothes, Enchanted Jewellery, Circlets, Dragon Preist Masks.

Useful Potions: Fortify Enchanting, Poisons, Fortify Light Armour, Resist Magic (All), Fortify Alchemy, Fortify One Handed, (Restore Magika, Stamina and Health for all types of characters.)

Useful Enchantments: Fortify Magic, Fortify Light Armour, Magic Resistance (All), Fortify Alchemy, Fortify Magic (All).

Useful Spells: (All)

Useful Shouts: (All)

More Tips: Mages are great alchemists. They also enchant jewellery, weapons and apparel. Many mages live at 'Winterhold' and 'Markarth.' They are best suited for dungeon crawling and general combat (especially against tougher foes.) You can use bows, arrows and daggers/blades/swords as a back up. (Improve weapons and apparel at forges.)

My Skyrim Rules!

posted by zylice

My Skyrim Rules!

Looking for a deeper Skyrim experience? Here are some rules that can improve your role-playing experience.

Questions can help deepen your experience when you're not busy completing quests. Is there a particular race or type of person that your character doesn't particularly like? Does your character have any weird habits like only eating raw meat or traveling only at night? Are they religious? Do you place offerings at the shrines? Do they have a tendency to overindulge in drink or sweetrolls? Do they collect skulls or pottery? There are literally hundreds of questions that...

**•Skyrim Character Builds•** #3- *~Classic Warrior~*

posted by zylice

**•Classic Warrior Build Tips!•**

#Combat:
•You need a weapon in one hand such as a: Sword, Axe or Mace with a shield in the other. You can either do a "shield-bash" or a "power attack" to stagger your opponent whilst making time for you to effectively slice them up. You could also use a bow for taking out enemies at a distance, then switching back to your shield & melee weapon of choice as they approach you. If you want to deal double damage, dual-wielding is a great option! It's really effective with groups of enemies (especially with the perks: "Dual Flurry" & "Dual Savagery")...

Skyrim Role-Playing Guide

posted by zylice

In this topic, everyone can share their ideas of what makes role-playing fun for them and explain the things that they do. I have made a list of some of the things that I do which have been inspired by pages that I will leave links to at the bottom.

#NOTE#
If you're a PC player, please leave some mod suggestions that can help increase people's immersion! :)
(I will suggest some mods below my own 'rules.')

Here are some of my ideas:

- Only make choices and do whatever your character would do. (#•Stay in character no matter what you would do.•#)

- Make a journal to record the major happenings,...

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But...

posted by vagos

Alas, all is not perfect in the northern mountains. This is an Elder Scrolls game, after all, which means it's got its share of bugs and other problems.

The bugs you encounter will depend on your luck and what system you play the game on. But they include such things as invisible armor pieces, dragons flying backwards, quests that wont leave your quest log even when completed, and quest items you can never remove from your inventory.

The worst bug I encountered was a glitch that kept me from progressing in the Thieves Guild quest line. This was a shame, as it was an interesting story; and the...

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Shout it From the Rooftops!

posted by vagos

The real power held by the dragons of Skyrim are in their voices. As a Dragonborn, one of the most interesting activities you'll engage in is discovering, learning and equipping various dragon shouts. Ancient words of power, you discover these by reading runes scattered all around the world of Skyrim -- most of them in difficult-to-reach places such as the end of a challenging dungeon. The shouts give you various abilities: to push back and stun enemies; to breath fire or ice; to knock dragons out of the sky; even to slow down time. Each dragon shout has three components that must be found...

**•How To Make Skyrim Run Better On PS3•**

posted by zylice

**•How To Make Skyrim Run Better On PS3!•**

Tired of the game-breaking lag with your 20meg Skyrim save files? Here is a guide to help prevent these issues:

1) "Deleting Excess Save Files"

•Go to "Save Data Utility" on the XMB & check how many Skyrim saves you have. If you have more then three, delete them. You must only have three saves maximum. Also make sure to delete any "Auto-Saves."

2) "Freeing Up HDD Space"

•Check how many GBs you have left on your console. Go to "Settings," "System Setting" & then open "System Information." It will show you how many GBs you have used and...