Skyrim Special Edition

Sneak + archery is your best bet early game.

Or sword and board with restoration magic.

My sword and shield guy is nearly immune to damage, physical or magic. I just straight bash them down in a head on fight.
Best early bow? I've got a forlorn bow
 
Damn I haven't Smithed shit and I'm walking around with 3 dragons worth of bones and scales, always teetering on being overencumbered
 
These dungeons, think I'm supposed to be grinding and leveling or something. Getting creamed by these glowing draugrs. What's the best early melee weapon and where is it located? I'm level 10 with 42 2 handed.
For a lvl 10 2-hand guy, I would recommend softening enemies with a bow from range before charging in. The best 2-hand weapon at lvl 10 is definitely the Rueful Axe:
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It can be obtained by starting the quest "A Daedra's best friend". Travel to Falkreat and a guard will ask if you have seen a dog. Travel down the main road and you'll find Barbas, Luke Thomas' dog:
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He will ask you to follow him to the shrine of his master, who will ask you to retrieve his axe. Follow the side quest to get the Ruelful Axe. You can then keep the axe (and Barbas) and never return to the Daedric Lord. Or you can return and kill Barbas so that you'll get the axe as a reward. I prefer to keep Barbas: he's immortal and can act as a distraction. He will engage enemies while you pepper them with arrows. He never goes down, he's marked essential. So you get a great axe and a perfect follower in one-shot. The quest takes about 15 minutes to complete and the mage guarding the axe is weak enough. Here are the derails: http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/A_Daedra's_Best_Friend

Damn I haven't Smithed shit and I'm walking around with 3 dragons worth of bones and scales, always teetering on being overencumbered
You must drop the bones somewhere, they're too heavy to carry around. If you don't plan on smithing Dragon Bones, I recommend you sell them. If not, put them in a safe container like the one in Breezehome, the house you can buy in Whiterun.

Never carry Dragon Bones around, they will pin you down.
 
Best early bow? I've got a forlorn bow
One of the best bow available is the conjuration spell "bound bow"! It's the same as a daedric bow and it comes with free bound arrows (same as daedric) at each summon. It's expensive to cast but quite easy to get when you know where the spell book is hidden. I always get it soon in the game and never bother with bows and arrows again.

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Here is a quick video explaining where to find it. Requirements needed to cast it are in the description:
 
Been doing a new play through as yet another another stealth Assassin (blade and Archer) and I've done quite a few mods.
 
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For a lvl 10 2-hand guy, I would recommend softening enemies with a bow from range before charging in. The best 2-hand weapon at lvl 10 is definitely the Rueful Axe:
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It can be obtained by starting the quest "A Daedra's best friend". Travel to Falkreat and a guard will ask if you have seen a dog. Travel down the main road and you'll find Barbas, Luke Thomas' dog:
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He will ask you to follow him to the shrine of his master, who will ask you to retrieve his axe. Follow the side quest to get the Ruelful Axe. You can then keep the axe (and Barbas) and never return to the Daedric Lord. Or you can return and kill Barbas so that you'll get the axe as a reward. I prefer to keep Barbas: he's immortal and can act as a distraction. He will engage enemies while you pepper them with arrows. He never goes down, he's marked essential. So you get a great axe and a perfect follower in one-shot. The quest takes about 15 minutes to complete and the mage guarding the axe is weak enough. Here are the derails: http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/A_Daedra's_Best_Friend

You must drop the bones somewhere, they're too heavy to carry around. If you don't plan on smithing Dragon Bones, I recommend you sell them. If not, put them in a safe container like the one in Breezehome, the house you can buy in Whiterun.

Never carry Dragon Bones around, they will pin you down.
Does the dog only spawn if you've spoken to the guard?
 
Well I got to the thalmor embassy without realizing I had to give that fuck some weapons or I couldn't do the mission, and my last save was right after the give the equipment part, so I tried 3 times and threw the game in the trash, deleted save files, etc. shoulda rented it I guess.
 
Any fans of Morrowind in here? Camel and Fugemuppet are banding together to bring us some heat about ESO Morrowind. Some hints of what we'll get:

 
Well I got to the thalmor embassy without realizing I had to give that fuck some weapons or I couldn't do the mission, and my last save was right after the give the equipment part, so I tried 3 times and threw the game in the trash, deleted save files, etc. shoulda rented it I guess.

I had a paladin type player on one play through and this happened to me. It was so tragic because I could buff and heal myself so it took me a long time to die but without my mace and shield I did literally next to 0 damage so I couldn't kill anyone. I eventually had to make a new guy, went with a duel wield dark elf warrior, which sucked because paladin type classes are always my favorites on games like EQ, WoW, etc... he was fun tho, throw on my racial fire skill and run through mowing people down with 2 axes.
 
I had a paladin type player on one play through and this happened to me. It was so tragic because I could buff and heal myself so it took me a long time to die but without my mace and shield I did literally next to 0 damage so I couldn't kill anyone. I eventually had to make a new guy, went with a duel wield dark elf warrior, which sucked because paladin type classes are always my favorites on games like EQ, WoW, etc... he was fun tho, throw on my racial fire skill and run through mowing people down with 2 axes.
Skyrim's character types are more versatile than traditional RPG roles. It's really a question of gameplay: what you decide to favor in your style. You can choose to be a warrior who ignores magic but it requires a lot of tactics and strategy. A one-time player is better to focus on versatility: a spell-blade or a thief-illusionist is always better than a specialist.

Once you get the hang of it, it's time to specialize. Wait for your second playthrough or create a short game with a new specialized character. Going through Skyrim's main story and all DLC with a specialist requires a lot of investment. You have to know the game, which enemies you can face and which you must avoid.

I have completed at least 5 complete playthrough and created a dozen specialized builds. I don't go through the whole story with builds because it takes too much time. I prefer a short game with a specialized build: I choose the mods I want and the questlines I want to follow and when I'm done, I move on another character.

The naked rebel was my favorite latest build. A redguard warrior specialized in two-handed. She relies on a Long Hammer and Etheral Fury: she can hit as fast as a dagger thief... With a War Hammer! She's full of limitations and never wears clothes or armor: she goes around naked, relying on her high damage output to kill before getting killed.

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Going through the whole storyline with that character would have been painful. But it was great to go venture and see which foes I could take and which would kill me before I did...
 
The naked rebel was my favorite latest build. A redguard warrior specialized in two-handed. She relies on a Long Hammer and Etheral Fury: she can hit as fast as a dagger thief... With a War Hammer! She's full of limitations and never wears clothes or armor: she goes around naked, relying on her high damage output to kill before getting killed.

As soon as I read the bolded parts everything else flew out of my brain... lol
 
I just picked up the special edition for XB1 yesterday. It was on sale at Gamestop for $30 brand new. I still have it for my 360, but I never got very far in it. I've always planned on starting over, because when I tried to pick it back up a couple of years ago I didn't remember where I was or what I was doing.

I do remember really liking the game though and buying the special edition with the better graphics is worth it to me. I'm not using any Mods as this will basically be my first play through and I want the achievement points.
 
Skyrim's character types are more versatile than traditional RPG roles. It's really a question of gameplay: what you decide to favor in your style. You can choose to be a warrior who ignores magic but it requires a lot of tactics and strategy. A one-time player is better to focus on versatility: a spell-blade or a thief-illusionist is always better than a specialist.

Once you get the hang of it, it's time to specialize. Wait for your second playthrough or create a short game with a new specialized character. Going through Skyrim's main story and all DLC with a specialist requires a lot of investment. You have to know the game, which enemies you can face and which you must avoid.

I have completed at least 5 complete playthrough and created a dozen specialized builds. I don't go through the whole story with builds because it takes too much time. I prefer a short game with a specialized build: I choose the mods I want and the questlines I want to follow and when I'm done, I move on another character.

The naked rebel was my favorite latest build. A redguard warrior specialized in two-handed. She relies on a Long Hammer and Etheral Fury: she can hit as fast as a dagger thief... With a War Hammer! She's full of limitations and never wears clothes or armor: she goes around naked, relying on her high damage output to kill before getting killed.

2z6xr1w.jpg


Going through the whole storyline with that character would have been painful. But it was great to go venture and see which foes I could take and which would kill me before I did...

That's an interesting idea haha, I kind of role played like that with my paladin. I envisioned him as a holy man so I wouldn't steal or pick locks ( i missed out on tons of gear from simply passing up chests or not stealing from places, I even passed up side rooms that you have to pick the lock to get into, the only exception is if I absolutely needed to do it to finish a quest ) I also always chose the good guy route with him when possible. He was an old man, red guard, with gray hair and a gray beard, and I was blind in one eye, he was a veteran Templar who had seen his fair share of battles haha.

Him and my duel wield warrior were both on the 360, my new character on the xbox 1 is a shadow knight/death knight. 1hn sword and conjuration ( specifically undead ) with some frost destruction spells. I do plenty of damage but I'm pretty squishy because I rely completely on alchemy to keep myself alive.

I like specialized characters they just seem more fun than having a character who can do everything. Some of my friends made guys who literally do everything and they are twice my level with only doing half of what I have achieved in the game. Call me old fashioned but I don't like the idea of having someone who is good at everything, i would rather have someone who is great at 1 or 2 things. It makes the game more difficult but it gives your character more of an identity.
 
Started a new game recently. TES games are always nice to go back to once in a while.
 
I keep meaning to come back to it. Bought regular version on a winter sale a few years ago, only put a few hours into it over the years. Was surprised to get the special edition for free due to having the original on Steam.
 
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