Discover various tips and secrets to enhance your Skyrim playthrough, from character optimization to early game exploits. This includes leveraging racial abilities, using console commands on PC, and finding hidden vendor chests for quick gold and essential items.
Character Optimization
- Bretons: Start with +5 Speech for speech checks and possess 25% magic resistance. Combine this with the Lord Stone, Agent of Mara, and enchanted Daedric gear (shield, resist boots for 20-22% magic resistance) to reach the 85% magic resistance cap, plus 70% individual resistance against spellcasters like Dragon Priests.
- Nords and Bretons: Can obtain Namira's Ring by passing unskippable speech checks without leveling and resetting partial progress by going to jail.
Early Game Exploits (PC/Console)
After exiting Helgen, head to Dawnstar to find the Khajiit trader. With patience, you can push her to a location where you can access her hidden chest. This allows you to acquire valuable items early on:
- Greater and Grand Soul Gems
- Money (aim for 10k for carriage travel, the Whiterun house, and upgrades)
- Novice Robes of Conjuration
- Health Potions
- Resist Potions
- Cure Disease Potions
To refresh the chest's inventory, quick save, punch the trader, quick load, and then talk to her.
General Guide Information
This guide covers various aspects of Skyrim, including:
- Races, their perks, and benefits.
- Skills, best perks, leveling tips, and trainer locations.
- Main Story quests.
- Side Quests, Daedric Quests, and World Quests.
- Dragon Shouts and their locations.
- Combat and Defence strategies.
- Guild quests: The Companions, College of Winterhold, Thieves Guild, and The Dark Brotherhood.
- Civil War quests for Stormcloaks and Imperials.