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Lee-Roy

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Hi all, new member here and I'm very glad to see a Skyrim forum that's this active!

Anyway, I've been playing on and off for 18 months on xbox. I've never completed the game, neither the Dragon questline or civil war. I have managed to have a save of almost every character type possible.

I'm gonna start a new save later today and I'm looking for some sort of direction I can take to keep me interested all the way through to the end. So far I've decided on being a Nord
 

Lee-Roy

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Didn't finish lol.

I have hearthfire and dragonborn installed and I've always played on legendary difficulty since I've been able to.

Any ideas on a direction I can go in, unique weapons and armour to aim for early, followers to accompany me all the way through the game etc.

Any feedback is much appreciated.
 

sticky runes

Well-Known Member
I find one of the best ways to enjoy the game is to set yourself limits. Skyrim is a game that throws everything at you, and it's very easy to let yourself get carried away and try to achieve every opportunity that comes along, and this can make your game feel unorganized and tedious. Heroes that do anything and everything are boring.
So, don't accept every single quest that comes along, no matter how easy or what the rewards are. Give your character some prejudices - if you're a Nord and you want to play out the stormcloak side of the war, then restrict yourself to only war related quests. don't become a delivery boy for people, don't do requests for shopkeepers and don't befriend any imperial supporters.

I've played a Redguard who doesn't like wandering snowy areas, so he stays well away from Dawnstar and Winterhold and sticks mostly to Whiterun and Markarth and their surrounding countryside. I've played characters who don't like to disturb the dead so they stay away from tombs, and I've played characters who do seek out undead and necromancers to destroy. I don't accept every bandit killing job that comes along, unless I feel it suits my character's personality.

If you give your character some prejudices and strange little quirks that can affect your choices during gameplay, then it gives your character more of a personality to relate to, and this can make your Skyrim experience more engaging.
 
Depending on the type of character you're playing, the DLCs have a lot of different weapons and armors to offer. Some very awesome ones at that. I'd get Dawnguard as soon as you can, it's a lot of fun and has some great rewards like different spells, armors and weapons you can only get from Dawnguard. The Dragonborn DLC is the only one I haven't fully played yet but it's got some very nice unique rewards. Try looking through the different DLCs' UESP or Wiki pages, both of which you can find on Google fairly easy (apologies I don't have a link atm). A lot of people go for these things first then worry about the main quest line. Maybe you're one of those people - nothing wrong with that. But the main quest also offers some pretty awesome rewards toward the end if you stick with it. And as others said, try to give your character a personality complete with quirks and all. It does help, as does sleeping at inns and such. I myself was getting tired of the game until I stopped using fast travel as often. Now it's a great game again. That's also something you could try. :)


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Rhew

The missing snow elf
My favorite plays have been the ones I gave backstories to my characters. Instead of being the normal me in games where I help everyone I would imagine how my character would react to the situation presented to them. Would this character go steal a staff for that Dunmer? Does this character have the ability to kill without remorse? Would this character be ok with becoming a warewolf? A vampire? yadda yadda. One character I made hasn't done any quests (except for the one to get out of Helgen). She lives in Riverwood and explores the Whiterun Hold while hunting. Her story is that she's a poacher who was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Simple but it helps bring the character to life.
 

Daelon DuLac

How do you backstab a Dragon?
The only type I have ever come anywhere close to finishing with is the Spell Sword that morphs in to a mage late game.

Don't know why, but, pure warrior just gets boring after a while. I need both the magic and the melee.

I think the trick is that you need to remember not to overpower, to switch between classes throughout the game (I'm all over the place: when I'm a Companion it's strictly melee; when I'm College, it's strictly mage; etc., etc.). I've also learned that RP in SR is extremely important and it's important to challenge yourself.

Turning up difficulties is one way to go, but many of us find it tedious above adept because it's unfair that your enemies deal so much more damage and you so much less.

RP is a great way to go and to set rules for yourself: you must sleep, you must eat, no fast travel, what would your character actually do? An example of this for me are my Khajit builds: they cannot go in to cities directly (they're not allowed), but can go in clandestinely (you can spend hour figuring out how to get in to a city without using the front gate or encountering guards); they can only sell with the Caravans or with Lucan in Riverwood or some of the smaller, less bigotted town, etc... There's a myriad of ways to go.

I even have an Argonian serial killer that lives in the sewers under Riften and Goldenglow.

I have a dark elf vampire that lives in Mara's Eye

and on and on and on.

A great challenge is to play against the grain: A Nord Mage, a Khajit warrior; an Orc Priest, etc...

Just my thoughts.

I tend to take extended breaks and then come back. Recently I was away for 6 months and have just returned.
 

Orionza

New Member
After my hero finishes the main quest, I would like to make others. One that will do the DB and also become a vampire, things my hero didn't do. I think it would be fun to roleplay like, a monk. Or a farmer who takes their goods to market regularly. They may kill rabbits for food, and run toward guards for help from larger beasts. In Oblivion I made a thief assassin and had this entire backstory… she lived in a couple of modded houses with hidden entrances.

I think if you have a shorter goal in mind you can play out the character fully to retirement, then try something new with another one! And another one!
 

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