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DONT LET THESE USEFULL TIPS GET BURRIED IN THE PAGES NO ONE LOOKS AT, LEAVE A COMMENT<3


Here I am going to post a few tips to help you along your way in Skyrim<3


How To Level Up Destruction and Weapon Skills!



This is how you level up your destruction, one handed weapon and two handed weapon skills at the very start of the game! I hope you appreciate and enjoy this short informative video, enjoy!



How To Level Up Speech Skill Easily!



The speech skill is a very valuable tool in Skyrim! Levelling it up with exploits would take time and patience- if you have neither, this is the solution!


How To Gain Ebony Ore Easily!



Ebony ore is quite rare in this game, a beginner who was looking for it may have some trouble. This is one of the most easiest and efficient ways to get it, enjoy!


Credit for these video's go to my cousin go check out his youtube

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Buying a house

Skyrim has five houses that the player can purchase. Houses are among the most expensive purchases a player can make, but owning a house allows a player to store items in it securely and can be a welcome sanctuary after dungeon-crawling. Houses also include a bed which belongs to the player; player-owned beds provide a temporary boost to health and stamina after sleeping in them (unless you are a werewolf, in which case you can never obtain such a boost from sleeping no matter where you are). Buying a house may require completing certain tasks for a city's jarl or becoming a Thane of that city.

Aside from houses, undertaking certain faction questlines can also provide the player with a shelter associated with that faction at no extra cost. Marrying a person also allows you the option to live in your spouse's house.


Note: Houses do NOT come furnished and furniture must be purchased through the jarl's steward


The houses you can buy


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Location: Whiterun
Initial cost: 5000 Gold
Furnishings:
Kitchen: 300 Gold
Den: 250 Gold
Alchemy Lab: 500 Gold
Dining Room: 250 Gold
Loft: 200 Gold
Bedroom: 300 Gold

Total: 6800 gold


Whiterun is the first city where the player can purchase a house when following the main quest. After completing the Bleak Falls Barrow quest for the jarl, he will grant the player the right to own property in the city. Speak to the steward Proventus Avenicci to purchase Whiterun's vacant house, Breezehome, for 5000 gold. The purchase includes a manual which details the contents of additions which can purchased separately to spruce up the house.


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Location: Riften
Initial cost: 8000 Gold
Furnishings:
Porch: 400 Gold
Kitchen: 500 Gold
Bedroom: 600 Gold
Garden: 800 Gold
Alchemy Lab: 1000 Gold
Enchanting Lab: 1000 Gold

Total: 12300 Gold


Honeyside is the house that the player can purchase in Riften.


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Location: Markarth
Initial cost: 8000 Gold
Furnishings:
Entrance Hall: 500 Gold
Bedroom: 800 Gold
Living Room: 900 Gold
Alchemy Lab: 1000 Gold
Enchanting Lab: 1000 Gold

Total: 12200 Gold


Vlindrel Hall is the house that the player can purchase in Markarth. It can only be purchased once you complete various quests for the Jarl and his Steward.

Become Thane of Markarth in order to purchase this home. Note: Unless you complete the Civil War Quests on the side of the Stormcloaks, you need to be level 20 before you will have the option to complete the quests needed to become Thane.


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Location: Windhelm
Initial cost: 12000 Gold
Furnishings:
Kitchen: 1000 Gold
Living Room: 1500 Gold
Alchemy Lab: 1500 Gold
Enchanting Lab: 1500 Gold
Bedroom: 1000 Gold
Armory: 2000 Gold
Cleanup: 500 Gold
Total: 21000 Gold
Hjerim is the house that that player can purchase in Windhelm. It features prominently in the quest Blood on the Ice. The "Cleanup" addition removes the stone altar, bloody chest, and blood and bones on the floor that are found there during the quest.

WARNING Having the house cleaned before finishing Blood on the Ice can break that quest. (The murderer from that quest will be stuck inside your house, he is hostile, immortal, and can't be pickpocketed and may take a weapon from your house)
There are numerous bugs associated with this house/quest line i.e., weapon racks/mounts cannot be activated.


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Location: Solitude
Initial cost: 25000 Gold
Furnishings:
Patio: 500 Gold
Kitchen: 1500 Gold
Bedroom: 2000 Gold
Living Room: 2000 Gold
Alchemy Lab: 2500 Gold
Enchanting Lab: 2500 Gold
Total: 36000 Gold
Proudspire Manor is the house that the player can purchase in Solitude.


ways to make money (honestly)


Chopping wood
Locate a woodcutters axe (buy it from a store, or find one lying around) then look for a woodcutting block. There's one in Riverwood by the mill if you're struggling. Activate the block and your character will start chopping.

Each 'chop' earns you 2 pieces of firewood, which you can then sell for 5 gold each. This is a decent way of making money, as 18 blocks of wood - that's three chopping sessions - will get you 90 gold in total. It's dull, but hey, that's work for you.

Cooking

All that food you find lying around isn't just for eating. If you find a cooking pot and activate it, you'll see a large list of pre-made recipes. By combining ingredients you can cook meat and create entire meals, then sell them on to general goods merchants (or keep for eating yourself).

Investing

If you get the Investor perk from the speechcraft skill tree, you'll be able to invest in certain stores and take a cut of their profits whenever you visit them.

Mining

If you're after something a little more lucrative, try mining. There are nine types of ore in Skyrim - gold, iron, ebony, silver, corundum, malachite, moonstone, orichalcum and quicksilver. Of these, ebony is the most expensive.

First, get a pickaxe. If you've been to the Throat of the World, travel there and climb to the peak and you can get a special tool called the 'Notched Pickaxe' that raises your smithing stats. Then it's simply a matter of finding an ore vein and activating it. As you mine, you'll get a mixture of ore and precious gems.

To mine faster, dual-wield pickaxes like weapons and 'attack' the ore veins rather than activating them. When a vein depletes, move on to the next one. It won't regenerate for several weeks.

When you have a pile of ore, look for a smelter. There's usually one outside mines, or you can find one directly to the right of the main fast travel point in Whiterun. The smelter lets you turn ore into ingots, which sell for more, and can be used to craft and upgrade armour and weapons. Blacksmiths will buy ore from you, and sometimes the foreman of the mine.

Here are some locations that are perfect for mining...

Ebony - Gloombound Mine (16 veins), Throat of the World (2 veins), Redbelly Mine (3 veins)
Corundum - Darkwater Crossing (5 veins), Blackreach (3 veins), Snowpoint Beacon (2 veins)
Iron - Embershard Mine (8 veins), Halted Stream Camp (16 veins), Stonehills (4 veins)
Quicksilver - The Tower Stone (2 veins)
Moonstone - Mzulft (7 veins), Soljund's Sinkhole (5 veins)
Orichalcum - Bilegulch Mine (9 veins), Dushnikh Mine (9 veins), Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon (3 veins)
Gold - Kolskeggr Mine (24 veins)
Malachite - Steamscorch Mine (7 veins)
Smithing
If you'd rather use all those ingots you've mined rather than sell them, get involved in smithing. By crafting weapons and armour you can not only create some awesome kit for yourself, but a load to sell on to other blacksmiths.



How to get married.


The key to marriage in Skyrim is the Amulet of Mara. This pendant is a way of showing that you're 'available', and wearing it will give you the option to propose to an NPC.
But before the option becomes available, you'll have to complete the following steps...

First, find an Amulet of Mara. These drop as loot occasionally, but the easiest way to get one is to visit the Temple of Mara in Riften and talk to the priest, Maramal.
Buy the amulet for 200 gold, then talk to Maramal about Skyrim's marriage traditions. You'll have to complete this dialogue tree to be able to proposition someone.
Now find someone you want to marry You'll need to be friendly with them first - by completing certain quests, or favours they ask of you. Here are a few suggestions...
Aela the Huntress
Location: Whiterun
Sex: Female (Nord)
Marriage conditions: Complete the Companions questline
Camilla Valerius
Location: Riverwood
Sex: Female (Imperial)
Marriage conditions: Complete 'The Golden Claw'
Erik the Slayer
Location: Rorikstead
Sex: Male (Nord)
Marriage conditions: Complete his favour then hire him
Lydia
Location: Dragonsreach/Breezehome
Sex: Female (Nord)
Marriage conditions: Become Thane of Whiterun
Uthgerd the Unbroken
Location: Whiterun (Bannered Mare)
Sex: Female (Nord)
Marriage conditions: Challenge her to a brawl and win
Angrenor Once-Honored
Location: Windhelm (Candlehearth Hall)
Sex: Male (Nord)
Marriage conditions: Give him a gold piece
There are many more NPCs you can marry, of all sexes, races and ages. You'll know they're available for marriage if there's a dialogue option along the lines of: "Are you interested in me?"

When the NPC accepts, travel to the Temple of Mara and talk to Maramal again. Wait 24 hours, then meet your spouse-to-be at the altar. You can back out at the last minute, ruining your chances with them forever, or go through with it. When the ceremony is complete you'll receive an enchanted wedding ring.
Talk to your spouse. If you own a house, you can make that your marital home. If not, you'll use their house instead. Your wife/husband will then make their own way back to your/their house and will be waiting for you next time you visit.
The benefits of married life
As well as earning an achievement/trophy, getting married in Skyrim has a few nice perks.

Your spouse will become a merchant of sorts. Talk to them once a day and ask "Has the store made any money?" and they'll give you 100 gold. This accumulates, so leave it for a few in-game weeks and you'll get a nice amount of coin.
Sleeping next to your spouse (your bed will also be 'owned' by them), gives you a bonus called 'Lover's Comfort'. This increases the speed of all ability upgrades by 15% for eight hours. This is the same effect as the Lover Stone.
Once a day, your spouse will cook you a meal. Talk to them and ask "Could you cook something for me?" This will appear in your inventory as 'home cooked meal' and will give you a health, magicka and stamina boost for a limited time.


5 Quick Tips.


Tip 1. Save Early, Save Often
Skyrim is a fairly punishing game- the bad thing about the concept that a dragon can swoop down on you at any time is, well, that a dragon can swoop down on you at any time. Worse, the game isn't too conscientious about auto-saving. Get in the habit of saving before and after every encounter and you'll save yourself a lot of backtracking. It is also helpful to save before making a big decision that could have a tremendous impact upon your game



Tip 2. Study the Skills

It is very prudent to thoroughly study each of the skills in the game and decide which ones you will concentrate on for the specific character you are playing. Concentrate your choices within a few skills and dont spend your points across the board, thereby diluting your effectiveness. A wide variety of combat disciplines are at your disposal, but the more you stick to a single style - one handed blunt, destruction magic, etc. - the more your skills will grow, the more feats you can train, the less time you'll spend playing the menus to play the game, the better the equipment you'll feel compelled to invest in, and the more powerful a warrior you'll be. Save the other options for other characters, because (chances are) you're going to feel like playing this game more than once.



Tip 3. Always have a Companion

Even though companions can (literally) get in the way, game difficulty is clearly balanced with the assumption that you'll be bringing a companion along, so do it! Some potential companions you'll nearly trip over, others are yours for the price of a conversation, and some others require a little more effort. Each companion is different so make sure you pick one that complements your combat style. Dont be afraid to use companions as mules to carry extra loot that you pick up. Youll be surprised by how much some of them can carry!



Tip 4. Be a Smart Looter

Just like in Oblivion, just about everything that isn't nailed down is yours for the taking. Whether or not you want to use the red hand of theft (and reap the consequences) is your business, but everyone has to be concerned about inventory space. The game is fairly generous with inventory size, but you'll still want to carry only high value stuff away from long dungeon runs. A good rule of thumb is to only pick up items worth 10+ times their weight in gold. Make sure that you grab the gold off of every corpse you see as that gold does not add any weight. Also, dont be afraid to come right back to a dungeon after selling your excess inventory to grab any loot you left behind the first (or second) time.



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Tip 5. Talk to Everybody

One of the strengths of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is that everybody has a story to tell. A smart player will talk to everybody that he possibly can, which can lead to further side quests, rumors of interesting events, and the location of various groups. By engaging in conversation, players will have a better grasp of the current situation, both local and kingdom-wide. Knowledge is power, my friends. Talking can also lead to the discovery of new companions or trainers who can boost your skills.


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Easily Sneaking To 100


Normally, leveling a skill to 100 would take dozens of hours of natural gameplay. However, if youre in a rush, you can actually do it at the very beginning of the game. As soon as you enter Whiterun, find the second guard barracks. Its not the one across from the blacksmith. If youre having trouble locating it after filling in the map by walking around, save your game and get arrested. Then break out of prison and the building you exit from is the building you want. Now mark that location on the map in your brain and reload.

Upon entering the barracks, use the wait feature until its after 10 pm, assuming its not already. Now simply crouch down and sneak back and forth in the sleeping area at the back. There will likely be two guards who never go to sleep and will see you when your Sneak skill is low, but they wont attack so it wont matter. Just by moving back and forth like this you will begin to rapidly level your Sneaking skill. Soon youll be able to sneak right behind the guards and they wont even know youre there. At this point your Sneak skill will be high enough should you want to quit and play the game normally as a stealth character.


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However, should you choose to continue, you could eventually max out the Sneak skill and gain quite a few character levels as well. Its not really game-breaking, since there seems to be very little difference between Sneak level 25 and Sneak level 100, but not building up your skills evenly may have adverse effects on the difficulty early on.

Make sure you have activated thesneaking experience by 20 percent. Thief standing stone before doing this to increase your


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I didn't know about some of these houses >_<
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Nice Post
Keep Up The Good Work
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Swiift_xD wrote I didn't know about some of these houses >_<


you do now bro, was this post usefull if so thank maybee?
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iJackZz wrote
Swiift_xD wrote I didn't know about some of these houses >_<


you do now bro, was this post usefull if so thank maybee?
Yeah, I thanked
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Swiift_xD wrote
iJackZz wrote
Swiift_xD wrote I didn't know about some of these houses >_<


you do now bro, was this post usefull if so thank maybee?
Yeah, I thanked


Thank you your the only person that has:P
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I was having trouble with the marriage! I have the amulet (dungeon loot) but didn't know how to activate it

Thanks for the info!
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Nikos wrote I was having trouble with the marriage! I have the amulet (dungeon loot) but didn't know how to activate it

Thanks for the info!



your welcome dude<3
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