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PhaseShift11

Questions from someone who hasn't played an Elder Scrolls game before [SKYRIM]

Hey guys,

So I've got Skyrim and I've been playing it a fair bit so far and it's pretty awesome.

However, seeing as how this is my first Elder Scrolls game, I had a few questions maybe you guys could answer that I can't really find on FAQs yet.

Cooking - can I completely ignore that aspect of the game? I see so many bowls, baskets, cups, etc, that I can take/steal, but ultimately are they pretty useless if I don't feel like cooking?

Sleep - what does being rested/well rested do?

Books - if I don't want to read the crapload of books I see can I ignore them? I realize that some give you +1 so it's worth it to open, but I don't need to steal most of them if I don't plan to keep them in my house, correct?

In terms of buying/selling, are there better times/places to sell than others? Or is the amount you get based solely on your speech skill/any items that enhance selling prices? Does it matter which merchant you're selling to?

What would you guys say are good skills/perks to obtain? Thus far I've been trying to enhance my lockpicking skill (as a Dark Elf), as well as speech, one handed weapons and destruction. Anything else worth focusing on?

Horses - how do these work? I understand you buy them for $1000, but is it worth it? Do they die? Is it a waste of money?

No spoilers if possible please.

Thanks a lot guys!

Posted Nov 23, 2011, 10:53 PM UTC

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wolfanotaku•

I can almost guarantee that you should be reading all of the books you find, and that is not a fact of the Elder Scrolls series there are clues and information about people and quests in them.

For example in Oblivion a lot of the Alchemical books were very useful in figuring out how to use Alchemy.

I haven't played Skyrim so I can't answer your other questions.

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huzzleduff•

Cooking: you can cook up thinks that give you stat boosts and heals you. I ignored it.

Sleep: well rested (sleeping in an inn) makes you skill up faster. 'rested' is from sleeping not in an inn. You don't get as big of a bonus.

Books: you don't have to keep the books or read all the pages to get a skill up. Also it is not stealing just to read the book.

Buying/selling: in oblivion it was better to go to a specialist for better prices but idk about skyrim.

Perks: some sort of armor skill would be good. Also crafting gives you such powerful weapons later on you should level it now and again. Enchants are also realy good.

Horses: you buy them, they can die but they are very hardy. The AI is extremely aggressive which is really annoying. Gold is easy to get later on so it's no big deal. If you buy the horse it's easier to climb mountains, you move quicker, etc. Also it stays with you as you fast travel. If you go to a city it will automatically park it in the stables.

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Nightshade101•

1.Cooking to me is useless. you get more HP back from a cooked meal and other small bonus's but after early game its not as good. 2.sleep well rested (you can see under magic and active effects) gives you a learning bonus for 8 hours. 3.books worth it to read for skills. they are interesting to read if you care later. But not worth alot of coin. 4.and the more you sell the better speechcraft goes up and you get more money per item. 5.perks well whatever you feel works for your build. check out the tree's and see what you need to get the perks you want. 6.Horse's YES! they do die but they are hard to kill. they fast travel with you and make travel so easy. no more suffering up high hills. and later in game 1000 is cheap. though my horse has never died unless the fight was so heavy i died as well. so meh loading checkpoint

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