I think at the most it took me an hour of smithing to get Daedric armour.

Well I messed that up. I just started again and was getting to grips with the controls and managed to shout at a guard in solitude.

I manage to get out of the city door but then I died and respawned right outside the city door with 4 guards attacking me and died again.

I've now started a new game but can't work out how to escape from this loop?

Any help?


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in solitude draw your weapons then sheath them quickly when the guards come after you, they may attempt to arrest you instead if your bounty is low enough

Well, so far I'm loving my new char. Actually prefer it to my old one.

I first went for the very light armour mage which is what I usually play and then go for elemental stuff over summoning type stuff.

Anyway, I'm now playing a dark elf archer and using alchemy and enchantment to benefit me

I love it! I get to sneak everywhere and get a 2x hit bonus for hidden shots. My next lvl will get me a sniper scope type thing when I'm aiming. I've enchanted my ancient nord bow with cold and have a load of poisons that I've made.

Love it.


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::EDIT::
Just realised, I'm actually a wood elf

Ok, wow!

The mix of sneak, alchemy and archery is fricking awesome!!

I decided to go for 10% crit on archery. I've just been through a cave that I remember from before. (Ustengard?) anyway, before was a nightmare as I was a Mage and I think Lydia had already died. I had to take on 2 or 3 skellies at a time.

This time, sneak, shoot, BOOM double damage one shot kill! Hidden again, repeat . The long range shots are the best though

Even better when I'm able to fire off a load of arrows whilst loafing then up with poison and letting Lydia take the hits! Amazing!


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What a gent.

Well, it's either her or the horse

I lost her in my first game when I encountered a giant and didn't think to load an old save game so not really had her help before

Well I'm stuck with a follower who I can't find...

And I somehow while messing about with potions last night make a potion that lets me smith a bow to do over 4000 damage, killed an elder dragon in 1 shot

Oooh - recipe please!

Enchant armour to give alchemy bonuses (bracers,helmet, ring, necklace) + equip
Fortify restoration
drink fortify restoration, while in inventory remove and reattach apparel
make another fortify restoration, will be stronger than the last one
repeat (remember to remove & re-equip each time)

if you do it to the armour while it's equipped you retain the bonuses (you lose them when you remove them)

I had boots which gave me a carry capacity of over 5000 a bow that one-shot kills dragons/the mask wearing things and armour that means I take 0 damage, only thing that hurts me is vampires, but my daggers sort that out (dual wield daggers, one leeches health and stamina, the other magicka and something else)

Get to enjoy it for the story now, being massively underpowered at level 50 I can now enjoy the quest and the sory as opposed to the frustration of being stuck in a dungeon I couldnt finish or escape because I kept dying

As it's easter, I think I'll go on a bunny hunt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cinELJwB0kM

Get the fury spell, hit a bunny with that. Then make it chase you towards a mammoth.

Back from Skyrim now, hope I haven't missed much!

I found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTRmAhu08pA

Very well produced and quite catchy!