Skyrim Noob (spoilers)

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Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yes. That is the point of the OP.

Can you please be a bit more specific? :P

Are the "dragon masks" the high stat headgear that drops from these liches that like to unexpectedly pop up? I haven't seen any lore on them yet.

Yes.

There are 8 in original Skyrim and 4 in expansion.

They are all ridiculously powerful. All are magical monsters and are ridiculously vulnerable to close range melee combat. Most (not all) of them can be killed abusing sneak attacks.

As for your original post, you can either have the Azure Star or the Black Star.

You will lose the skeleton key if you decide to be the leader of the thieves guild..you can of course ignore the quest and continue holding onto the key but opening locks is easy enough with or without the skeleton key =P.

One of the daedric quests rewards you with a powerful helmet or powerful axe as well as a follower that will never die. You can simply hide in some corner and go AFK and that follower will plough through dragons for you. To obtain the former requires you to complete the quest while the latter no.

To power up the ebony blade requires you to kill people you know. The easiest way to do this is to obtain the blade prior to doing any Imperial or Stormcloak quests as well as the thieves guild quests. This way you are essentially killing people "you know" even though they are your enemies. Another really cheap way to do so is to finish miscellaneous quests and then kill the NPCs there or be friendly with innkeepers at some wilderness prior to sending them to paradise. =P

It is advisable in Skyrim to be at least the Archmage as well as the leader of the Dark Brotherhood as both NPCs sells a rather good deal of items.

If you are a melee character that enjoys using 2 handed weapons you will want to finish the Companions quest line as the axe obtained does disgusting damage to Falmer monsters even if you do not improve/refine it.

Some dragonshouts are abuse-able, especially if you dont mind not having treasure. It helps a GREAT deal =P

If you are playing the Dawnguard expansion as well you MUST have Auriel Bow as well as Zephyr, the 2 bows turns any wimp into a ranged killing machine

If you are a light armor wearer, Ancient Shrouded Armor is the best light armor hands down in the game unless u dont like to be sneaky. But then again, if you are not sneaky you wont be wearing light armor.

If you are a vampire, you will want a homebound spouse who will sleep at your home or her home that you can access freely. Absolutely nothing wrong in feeding on your spouse blood =P

If you are a normal married person, choose a follower that can fight to marry. You can sleep with him/her anywhere and get the lover buff which helps a great deal with skills.

That is all for now. Cheers