Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[Grand Moff Tim]

Originally Posted by metal_sam14

I haven't even got that far I am stuck at the bit where you pull the lever and it shoots ....ing poison at you

Pay attention to the symbols on the wall above the gate, then move the columns to your left to match them before pulling the switch. As I recall, the correct order is

snake, snake, whale.

[Grand Moff Tim]

Man, seriously, my 2H specialist almost feels like cheating most times. I'm one-hit killing restless draugrs, and that's not even power attacks... just plain old normal attacks. I can kill a bear in two mighty swings of my hammer. If I find an enemy that takes more than three swings to kill, I probably have to take a few swigs of some health potions before it's all said and done, because it'd have to be one powerful baddie.

Despite the badassery of the 2H tank, it does make dragon battles alot more annoying. I do alot of standing there yelling "Land, damn you! LAND!" and taking cheap worthless potshots with whatever bow I have in my inventory. Once it lands, though, I ..... Shit. UP.

[BrainArt]

Originally Posted by Grand Moff Tim

Man, seriously, my 2H specialist almost feels like cheating most times. I'm one-hit killing restless draugrs, and that's not even power attacks... just plain old normal attacks. I can kill a bear in two mighty swings of my hammer. If I find an enemy that takes more than three swings to kill, I probably have to take a few swigs of some health potions before it's all said and done, because it'd have to be one powerful baddie.

Despite the badassery of the 2H tank, it does make dragon battles alot more annoying. I do alot of standing there yelling "Land, damn you! LAND!" and taking cheap worthless potshots with whatever bow I have in my inventory. Once it lands, though, I ..... Shit. UP.

I tend to keep to ranged attacks with my Imperial bow of burning (which I recharged) when I fight dragons.

When I'm up close and personal, I like to use a greatsword, Wuuthrad or I wield a sword in my right hand and magic in the other.

[Grand Moff Tim]

Wuuthrad is the best weapon to get before you hit level 20. I've killed more dudes with it than you can shake a stick at.

[Daiephir]

So, I've just got Were-wolfness (sweet :3) join the Dark Brotherhood (1000 bounty in Dawnstar ), joined the Rebellion and I've been a Mage of the College for a while, I've found myself wondering something, am I going for a too broad set of skills? cause, my characters initially had a heavy steel armor with a ancient nord sword with a cool enchantment on it and a steel shield, so I leveled in Heavy armor, 1 handed, destruction and smithing, but now, upon joining the Rebellion and The brahs, I've been wearing light armor too, should I put some points in there too?

[vampiregenocide]

I have full dwarven armour, and two dwarven axes. I look badass.

[SirMyghin]

It is a shame unarmed attacks don't seem to build up one-handed skill. Not to mention you can't do more than 2x sneak attack with them. Khajits claws are 15 points of damage base... Put on those 10 points more damage gloves and you can rock a whole lot of stuff barehanded.

[BrainArt]

Originally Posted by vampiregenocide

I have full dwarven armour, and two dwarven axes. I look badass.

I'm slowly working on building my dwarven armor collection, I only have a couple of pieces that I've gotten from dungeons.

[Sicarius]

I've ran into a couple Dragur Deathlords, and gotten some nice Ebony things.
Shield, sword, bow, and some arrows.

dudes don't .... around, though. They've got the disarm shout, and like to use it.

[vampiregenocide]

Originally Posted by BrainArt

I'm slowly working on building my dwarven armor collection, I only have a couple of pieces that I've gotten from dungeons.

Often the blacksmiths sell dwarven ingots, so I've been collecting them while on quests and buying them from smiths. I've been making shitty leather armour to boost up my smithing.

[Murmel]

Originally Posted by Daiephir

So, I've just got Were-wolfness (sweet :3) join the Dark Brotherhood (1000 bounty in Dawnstar ), joined the Rebellion and I've been a Mage of the College for a while, I've found myself wondering something, am I going for a too broad set of skills? cause, my characters initially had a heavy steel armor with a ancient nord sword with a cool enchantment on it and a steel shield, so I leveled in Heavy armor, 1 handed, destruction and smithing, but now, upon joining the Rebellion and The brahs, I've been wearing light armor too, should I put some points in there too?

The brahs? That's the best nickname for the dark brotherhood I've ever heard

[BrainArt]

Originally Posted by vampiregenocide

Often the blacksmiths sell dwarven ingots, so I've been collecting them while on quests and buying them from smiths. I've been making shitty leather armour to boost up my smithing.

I've been taking lessons from Eorlund up at Skyforge, I also tend to sell most ingots for some quick cash.

[Sicarius]

Originally Posted by BrainArt

I've been taking lessons from Eorlund up at Skyforge, I also tend to sell most ingots for some quick cash.

What I've been doing on treks into Dwemer dungeons is only collect the big solid peices that weigh 25lbs, because they'll make 5 ingots.

That's how I've been powerleveling BS.

[Daiephir]

Also, to add to my other questions, is there a way to smelt weapons to get the ingots?

[SirMyghin]

Man, playing a stealth character needs way too many perks. Good thing I am playing on PC, screw you crafting perks!

Be careful if you do a lot of thieves guildery, level scaling will eat your soul with respect to weapon skills and damage. I am lvl 20, and had 31 1h and 39 archery. 60 Sneak, 40ish in a bunch of other stuff like speach and pickpocket, picking, etc. I recently trained up my 1h to 41.. haha. Thieves guild is fun stuff too, random jobs are a great source of income.

[Grand Moff Tim]

Originally Posted by BrainArt

I've been taking lessons from Eorlund up at Skyforge, I also tend to sell most ingots for some quick cash.

I've only paid for training on occasions where I levelled up and was like one or two skill points away from a perk I wanted, but at least twice I too did it for smithing, and one of those times was from Eorland . He's just a handy dude to know. It's nice that you can make extra stuff with his forge that you can't with others, too. Not so nice, however, that he doesn't have a bench for repairing armor. It's annoying running between the skyforge and the smith by the town gate just to repair stuff before I can sell it.

[abadonae]

I decided once i'd started this game that even though there was magic available, I went for the Nords and decided that, to me, they are a more warrior style race. I went for H Armour, 2H, 1H, Blocking, Smithing, Destruction Magic (very lightly) and Archery, i've dunked pretty much only 4 points in anything else including Destruction Magic, my 2H, 1H and blocking are all in there 70's and im lvl 34, dunno if thats good.
Archery hasn't been done up to much as i tend to leg it in and just twat people with Wuuthrad or my Ebony Greatsword
I've got full ebony armour, ebony sword, shield, greatsword, mace and war axe. Want to get a few more bits and pieces. And my smithing isn't far off from being able to craft daedric armour either its been good.

Anyone taken a similar approach?

[Black_Sheep]

^ im kinda planning to! ...Seems to work. And im gonna choose a Nord because i think it fits the world the best, and it was kinda "meant" to be the race you play with, dunno.

[BrainArt]

Originally Posted by Sicarius

What I've been doing on treks into Dwemer dungeons is only collect the big solid peices that weigh 25lbs, because they'll make 5 ingots.

That's how I've been powerleveling BS.

I haven't found any Dwemer ruins, yet. But, then again, I haven't been traveling around on foot, much. Carriage and fast travel, every once in a while when I haven't discovered the location, I'll hoof it (on my horse, see what I did there?). I really need to find some, though. I want some more dwarven shit.

Originally Posted by Grand Moff Tim

I've only paid for training on occasions where I levelled up and was like one or two skill points away from a perk I wanted, but at least twice I too did it for smithing, and one of those times was from Eorland . He's just a handy dude to know. It's nice that you can make extra stuff with his forge that you can't with others, too. Not so nice, however, that he doesn't have a bench for repairing armor. It's annoying running between the skyforge and the smith by the town gate just to repair stuff before I can sell it.

I'm getting my lockpicking closer to 50 so I can get the master key perk. But, I like the whole crafting part of the game, so I want to get that skill up, as well. I can't remember what my 2H, heavy armor or 1H are, though. Fairly high, though, because I like charging in and ....ing shit up.

[Daiephir]

Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

^ im kinda planning to! ...Seems to work. And im gonna choose a Nord because i think it fits the world the best, and it was kinda "meant" to be the race you play with, dunno.

Yeah, thats what I though, but I wanted a Morrowind Elf first, my 2nd character though, 2H pure Heavy Armor Nord it will be

[BryanFTWL]

I got this game a week ago and have 36 hours into it.
Now, I've never played an Elder Scrolls game before, so I had a lot of learning to do when I first started out. I'm just starting to understand the concept of everything. I'm level 26 with my sneak at 72, and archery at 60. My one handed is in the high 40s. So far I'm mainly sneaking around with a blade of woe enchanted to absorb health, an ebony dagger enchanted with fire for my close range, and a glass bow enchanted with fire for my long range. For those moment where I just have to .... shit up, glass sword and lightning.

[Daiephir]

Finally have enough to buy the house in Whiterun :3 gonna transfer all of my hoardings from the college to there soon

[leftyguitarjoe]

Have you guys found the HUGE Dwemer riuns? The place where you can find the crimson nirnroots. I literally spant an hour and a half exploring the one big cavern and slaying the big centurions.

[Daiephir]

Originally Posted by leftyguitarjoe

Have you guys found the HUGE Dwemer riuns? The place where you can find the crimson nirnroots. I literally spant an hour and a half exploring the one big cavern and slaying the big centurions.

Where is it on the map?

[Tomo009]

Blackreach? My favorite place in the game. I want to own a house in there....