Crafting: Smithing, Enchanting, Alchemy
Crafting in Skyrim allows you to create and improve equipment, brew potions, and enchant items, significantly enhancing your character's capabilities. Smithing lets you forge armor and weapons from various materials like Corundum, Ebony, and Steel. Alchemy involves combining ingredients to create potions and poisons, while Enchanting imbues items with magical properties using Soul Gems.
Smithing
Smithing allows you to craft and improve weapons and armor. Different materials are required for various types of gear:
- Corundum
- Dwarven Materials
- Ebony
- Gold
- Iron
- Malachite
- Moonstone
- Orichalcum
- Quicksilver
- Silver
- Steel
You can craft various armor types, including:
- Daedric Armor
- Dragon Armor
- Dwarven Armor
- Ebony Armor
- Elven Armor
- Glass Armor
- Hide Armor
- Imperial Armor
- Iron Armor
- Leather Armor
- Nord Hero Armor
- Orcish Armor
- Steel Armor
- Studded Armor
Smithing also allows for the creation of Jewelry.
Enchanting
Enchanting involves imbuing items with magical effects. This process requires:
- Enchantments: Learned by disenchanting magical items.
- Soul Gems: Used to power the enchantments.
The Atronach Forge is another location where unique items can be created through specific recipes.
Alchemy
Alchemy is the art of brewing potions and poisons by combining various ingredients. Each ingredient has up to four effects, which can be discovered by eating the ingredient or by successfully combining it with others. Potions provide beneficial effects, while poisons harm enemies.
- Alchemy Ingredients: A wide array of plants, fungi, and animal parts found throughout Skyrim.
- Effects: Ingredients have various effects that can be combined.