Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[Candyman5]

Omfg, just fought the hardest enemy of my life. Died like 50 times before I barely killed home with hit and run tactics. It involves a mages guid mission:

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The mission where you have to get that powerful staff and you see the apparitions of the students. Omfg he was a pain, he kept jacking my summons to his side and killing me in one to two shots with this lightning thing.

Also the girl you got as a body guard died in that mission above. She will be missed.


Sent from me, duh.

[Boltman]

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Random loss of a side quest...(minor early game/ Riverwood side quest spoiler)

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So I've been trying to find Faendal, the archery trainer in Riverwood, but he's never home. I've tried at all hours of the day and night to no avail. I finally gave up and looked in the guide to see if he had a schedule or something and found out he was tied to a quest with Sven (some love triangle deal). I tried to trigger that quest with Sven, but the subject never comes up.

Perplexed, I took one last look around his house to see if I could find him walking around or something. Well, I don't know what happened, but I found his body lying by a fence near his house.

So, from reading the guide, I find that I've missed out on an early archery trainer, potential companion and a side quest (which apparently also affects Sven as a companion-so that's a loss too).

The bright side is I, of course, looted the body and was able to get a couple decent weapons to sell, a bow to keep, and the key to his house (which had some ok loot inside). ****ty luck for Faelan (and for me getting a trainer), but I took his house as a consolation prize...nice spot for me to stash my stuff.

Part of me is disappointed in losing the quest, but I also kind of like the randomness of how it all went down and, since I never learned of it in-game, I don't feel cheated or anything.

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Start again from an earlier point (if you can) and give the girl the note for him, lying. You will eventually get him as a companion and you can train anytime you'd like throughout the game. It's a win win situation and your archery will go through the roof really fast.

[Krebstar]

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Shooting a giant in the head only to have him then destroy you with one blow never gets old. By that, I mean I tried for thirty minutes last night to kill the first giant I came across. He ran away from me once and that was the closest I got.

[Candyman5]

Also is there any way to respect your perks?


Sent from me, duh.

[trobinson97]

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Going to put this in spoiler just in case

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So just found a dog to join me. Now I have Lydia with me and Vigilance the dog, who seems to bark at everything.

Yeah the noise is annoying. He got killed by one of those Word wall bosses. I don't miss him. He was more often in the way than actually a help. Lydia at least carries my stuff. I'm gonna switch her out for Cosnach, he seemed like he was a better fighter. I'm probably just imagining that though.

[allBthere]

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There are torches. I put one in a companion's inventory and he uses it automatically at night.

That's smart, but you're playing on PC right?
The first cave I went into I searched every inch for anything I'd want to take. I even picked up a lantern which I thought might be the new torch, but it wasn't useable.

I've also opened every barrel, read every book, picked every lock I could and opened virtually everything I've passed so far and never seen one. I just assumed they are out - and also realized that I don't have a hard time seeing anything in the game like oblivion where even during the day some interiors I'd whip it out.

Since I guess things are randomly generated if indeed torches are in the 360 version, the odds of me not seeing one yet is getting into winning the lottery type odds.

[thedudedominick]

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That's smart, but you're playing on PC right?
The first cave I went into I searched every inch for anything I'd want to take. I even picked up a lantern which I thought might be the new torch, but it wasn't useable.

I've also opened every barrel, read every book, picked every lock I could and opened virtually everything I've passed so far and never seen one. I just assumed they are out - and also realized that I don't have a hard time seeing anything in the game like oblivion where even during the day some interiors I'd whip it out.

Since I guess things are randomly generated if indeed torches are in the 360 version, the odds of me not seeing one yet is getting into winning the lottery type odds.

I'm playing on the 360 and I found a torch. All of the ones I've seen that I could grab were on the walls as torches in cellars and caves. Some you can grab and some you cant.

[thaima1shu]

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So I realized I'm not ready to face a giant.

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Found a giant standing at a camp fire. For some reason in my head I thought it was a troll or something and that I could take him on. Tried fighting him from a distance for a few minutes, just launching flames at him. Then he comes charging at me. One swing of the club and I died instantly, with my corpse literally flying straight up into the air for what looked like eternity. My corpse literally never stopped it's ascent, because by the time the game got to loading my previous save, I was STILL flying upwards.

Next time I see a giant, I'm running the other way as fast as possible.

[Boltman]

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I have a question regarding companions.

I see some of you saying they died along the way for you. I haven't seen this, on two different characters I play I have a different follower/companion and at worst they only get knocked out / unconscious out of battle for a bit.

Eventually (if I survived the fight) they back back up and rejoin you.

My question is this, are you guys playing on a higher difficulty that allows them to be killed?

I also wonder what is the maximum amount of follower / companions that you can have?

Anyone find a site that describes anything about them? Stats, abilities?

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In one play through I have the Elf from Riverwood with me, on another I have that Bard named Sven (I think, I forget both their names).

They seem to be about the same with the only difference being that the Elf can train me in Archery. I gave Sven a nice Fine Steel Broadsword and he one shots a lot of enemies with it. I also like that he switches to his Bow when needed.

[mudtiger]

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I have a question regarding companions.

I see some of you saying they died along the way for you. I haven't seen this, on two different characters I play I have a different follower/companion and at worst they only get knocked out / unconscious out of battle for a bit.

Eventually (if I survived the fight) they back back up and rejoin you.

My question is this, are you guys playing on a higher difficulty that allows them to be killed?

I also wonder what is the maximum amount of follower / companions that you can have?

Anyone find a site that describes anything about them? Stats, abilities?

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In one play through I have the Elf from Riverwood with me, on another I have that Bard named Sven (I think, I forget both their names).

They seem to be about the same with the only difference being that the Elf can train me in Archery. I gave Sven a nice Fine Steel Broadsword and he one shots a lot of enemies with it. I also like that he switches to his Bow when needed.

Playing on default level and I've had a companion die. Sometimes they get knocked out and get up after the fight, other times they are truly dead.

Only 1 follower at a time. The 2nd will say something like I see you already have a companion, can't join you.

[jmood88]

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I'm playing on the default difficulty and I had my companion die once but they are typically more resilient than most enemies. The one time she died, we got surrounded by a bunch of bandits and a sabre cat but she has also fought bears by herself and won.

[fatleg3]

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If I give Lydia any potions for healing will she be able to use them or better yet any other item I give he. I dont have any magic spells that can heal other people yet.

[fishepa]

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Does having a companion hinder the amount of experience you get?

[thedudedominick]

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Does having a companion hinder the amount of experience you get?

Only in the sense that you get experience for damage dealt and damage taken. A companion cuts down on both of these, but helps you to stay alive.

[thedudedominick]

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Question for anyone who has spent a lot of time in the thieves guild.

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Those jobs you get from Vex and the other guy, is there a limit to each kind? Have you reached the limit? It's a nice way to get 200 gold per job.