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Skyrim Legendary Character Developing Guide
10 February 2014
Verion 1!1 " #dded legendary kill tree e$planation and recommendation
Verion 1!0 " %nitial character developing guide &or creating a
character
building plan
'ob Cameron
'ob!Cameron(Cameron)S!com
Copyright 201*"2014 Cameron )echnology Solution
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Content
1! %ntroduction *
1!1 Skyrim Legendary Character 'uilding *
1!2 'reton Sample Skill by )ree *
1!* 6on"'reton Legendary Sample Skill by )ree 7
1!4 Skill by Level #pproach 7
1!8 'reton Skill by Level 9
1!7 6on"'reton Skill 'y Level :
1!9 Legendary Skill and 3erk 'eyond Level ;1 11
1!; Leveling )ip 12
2!
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&rame,ork creating a character ,ho encounter everything+ can do all o&
the
Buet+ and ma$imie kill ,orking in the Skyrim univere and
minimie
time grinding kill! @hen the game &irt came out+ there ,a a level
limit
o& ;1+ o the leveling guide ho,n i &or the &irt ;1 level! For the
impatient+ try one the character perk plan belo,!
1!2 'reton Sample Skill by )ree
eavy #rmor 05. 6one
%lluion 75. 6ovice %lluion+ %lluion Dual Cating+ #nimage+
indred /age+ uiet Cating+ /ater o& /ind
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Light #rmor 45. #gile De&ender 15+ Cutom Fit+ -nhindered+
@ind @alker
Lock 3icking 05. 6one
?ne >anded 105. #rmman 1"8+ Fighting Stance+ Dual Flurry 1"2+
Dual Savagery+ Savage Strike
3ick 3ocket 05. 6one
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,ielding one handed ,eapon alo mean attacking ,ith t,o enchanted
,eapon
intead o& one!
3leae alter your kill plan by your pre&erence! Selecting ,hich perk
and
kill to improve i part o& the &un o& the game! @hatever your lit+
break
do,n the kill by level to prevent having to grind kill later in the
game!
1!* 6on"'reton Legendary Sample Skill by )ree
@hen playing a race other than 'reton+ reaching a magic reitance o&
;8E
reBuire either carrying a hield or ,earing magic reitant e,elry!
/agic
reitant e,elry i a good choice &or Dark =l& 80E &ire reitant5 or
6ord
80E &rot reitant5+ a e,elry piece reitant to the other t,o
element
,ill raie enough reitance Buickly in the game! #nother approach i
to
give up on dual ,ielding and carry a magic reitant hield uing *
block
perk intead o& the * one hand dual ,ielding perk! /agic reitance
alteration perk are not really needed ,ith a hield! )he 2 additional
perk
available &rom not uing the /agic reitance ,ill be replaced by
additional
block perk block runner and hield charge!
1!4 Skill by Level #pproach
-ing the recommended perk and organiing them by level reBuirement+
&at
track t,o or three kill tree at a time ,hile lo,ly leveling the other
kill tree to keep up ,ith your current level! )he recommended kill
tree
group to &at track in order are.
15 #lchemy and =nchanting
25 Smithing+ Conuration and
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%ncreaing alchemy in the &irt group improve attack+ de&ene and every
kill! @ith the >earth&ire e$panion+ alchemy i alo the eaiet kill
tree
to improve! Finally+ the Dragonborn e$panion ,ill allo, reetting a
kill
tree to develop your player level beyond ;1! =nchanting eventually lead
to
the =$tra =&&ect perk ,hich allo, t,o enchantment on each item!
@hen training and leveling+ the &irt et o& kill ,ill need to tay at
more
than t,ice the character level to tay on plan! %& the &irt et o&
kill i
alchemy and enchanting+ the &irt et o& kill can tay ahead o& plan
,ithout
any training+ but ,ill reBuire purchaing oul gem &or enchanting!
)he econd group o& kill include mithing+ ,hich a&&ect everything
made
and improved! Smithing i in the econd kill tree group to avoid
grinding
kill! )he other kill in group increae the level o& dead thrall
that
can be raied to 80+ and increae the number o& dead thrall that can
be
raied to 2! Dead thrall have a limit o& level 80 63C+ but there
are
many good 63C to chooe &rom limited to level 80!
)he econd et o& kill i more likely to need training in order to
keep up
,ith the plan!
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@ith the 'reton perk and trategy outlined above thi lead to the
&ollo,ing
perk leveling plan ,ith miion to viit note &or early level.
'reton Leveling 3lan.
3layer Skill
Level )ree Level 3erk 6ote
1 " " " >old ingredient until level 2
2 #lc 1 #lchemit 15 /i$ 3otion! #dd Faendal a a
Follo,er! Viit the @hiterun
Harl!
* Smi 1 Steel Smithing Hoin #ll Guild
4 =nc 1 =nchanter 15
8 Sne 1 Stealth 15
7 #lc 20 #lchemit 25 'leak Fall 'arro,
9 #rc 1 ?verdra, 15 Dragon
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2: ?ne 20 Fighting Stance
*0 #lc 70 Concentrated 3oion
*1 #lt 20 #lteration Dual Cating
*2 =nc 70 =nchanter 45
** %ll 20 %lluion Dual Cating
*4 #lc ;0 #lchemit 85
*8 %ll 20 #nimage
*7 =nc ;0 =nchanter 85
*9 #lt 28 #pprentice #lteration
*; =nc 100 =$tra =&&ect Dual =nchant He,elry
*: Lig *0 Cutom Fit
40 Smi *0 =lven Smithing Dual =nchant =lven %tem
41 #lt *0 /agic
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7; #lt 80 #dept #lteration
7: De 70 #ugmented Shock 25
90 De 70 #ugmented Frot 25
91 #rc 70 ?verdra, 45
92 ?ne 70 #rmman 45
9* Lig 70 @ind @alker
94 Sne 90 Silence
98 #rc 90 uick Shot
97 #lt 90 Stability
99 ?ne 90 Dual Savagery
9; #rc ;0 ?verdra, 85
9: ?ne ;0 #rmman 85
;0 %ll :0 /ater o& /ind
;1 Sne 100 Shado, @arrior
-ing the plan above+ keep an eye on mithing+ retoration and conure
kill! )he econd et o& kill need to keep mithing kill about
t,ice the
character level tarting at level ;! =orlund Grey"/ane in @hiterun i a
mater trainer ,ho can help train to level :0!
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6on"'reton Leveling 3lan.
3layer Skill
Level )ree Level 3erk 6ote
1 " " " >old ingredient until level 2
2 #lc 1 #lchemit 15 /i$ 3otion! #dd Faendal a a
Follo,er! Viit the @hiterun
Harl!
* Smi 1 Steel Smithing Hoin #ll Guild
4 =nc 1 =nchanter 15
8 Sne 1 Stealth 15
7 #lc 20 #lchemit 25 'leak Fall 'arro,
9 #rc 1 ?verdra, 15 Dragon
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*2 =nc 70 =nchanter 45
** #lt 20 #lteration Dual Cating
*4 #lc ;0 #lchemit 85
*8 %ll 20 %lluion Dual Cating
*7 =nc ;0 =nchanter 85
*9 %ll 20 #nimage
*; =nc 100 =$tra =&&ect Dual =nchant He,elry
*: #lt 28 #pprentice #lteration
40 Smi *0 =lven Smithing Dual =nchant =lven %tem
41 Lig *0 Cutom Fit
42 Con 40 6ecromancy
4* De *0 #ugmented Shock 15
44 Smi 80 #dvanced #rmor
48 #rc *0 #ugmented Frot 15
47 Smi 80 #rcane 'lackmith
49 #rc *0 =agle =ye
4; Smi 90 Gla Smithing
4: Sne *0 /u&&led /ovement
80
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91 ?ne 70 #rmman 45
92 Lig 70 @ind @alker
9* Sne 90 Silence
94 #rc 90 uick Shot
98 #lt 90 Stability
97 'lo 90 'lock earth&ire &arming ingredient Buickly! %nvet in
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#lchemy perk!
" =nchanting. #ctivate the /age tone be&ore enchanting! =nchant a
ring+
necklace+ glove+ circlet and Falmer helmet ,ith #lchemy kill be&ore
reetting the enchanting kill!
" Smithing. #ctivate the @arrior tone be&ore mithing! )he &irt
pa
through the mithing kill tree recommended the light armor path! #&ter
the &irt pa+ try alternating ,hich perk tree branch to &ollo, o that
all ingot are ued! 'o, are generally the mot valuable &or the
amount
o& material ued! Stockpile D,arven ingot &or a econd pa through
the
mithing tree!
Legendary kill ,ill make perk available be&ore a perk i available
&or a
particular kill tree! @hen thi happen+ have a &e, kill tree in
mind!
%& either kill tree plan above i ued+ try.
" #dditional archery andAor melee ,eapon perk. %mprove primary
,eapon
" Conuration. /ytic 'inding and Soul Stealer. Summon a oul trap
,eapon
intead o& carrying one
"
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,earing the right et o& enchanted armor+ helmet+ ring and necklace!
@ith good enchanting each item can reduce magicka cot by 2: percent!
Carrying only e$tra et o& ring and necklace+ a character can reduce
the
cot o& &our magic chool by ;7 percent intead o& t,o chool reduced
to 0!
Stamina i ued ,hen running or uing ,eapon+ o tamina need to
increae+
but not too &at! >ealth i ued to tay alive! Staying alive i
highly
recommended! @ith thi in mind+ try leveling up at a ratio o& * health+
1
tamina+ and 1 magicka!
)he third et o& kill are generally looking to tay about the ame
level a
the player level until player level reache 99 or 9;!
2!
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po,er+ in reality+ contant e&&ect are ued about once a day+ but
ometime
&or more than 70 econd at a time!
2!2 70 Second 3o,er
#lo in my opinion+ the bet 70 econd po,er i the ?rc po,er. take 80
percent damage and give an e$tra 100 percent damage! )hi i a po,er
that
tack ,ith other po,er or potion and come in handy in the middle
game
,hen opponent are a little more po,er&ul than your character! @hen
playing
Skyrim+ the Dragon rarely kill+ and almot never kill a&ter enchanting
a
&ireA&rot reitance ring and necklace! )he tough enemie to handle
tend to
be the bo character not eaily attacked &rom a ditance ,ith an
arro,+
magic or voice attack!
2!* 3re&erred
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character i not leveled like the enemie!
Detailed in&ormation about &ollo,er can be &ound at
http.AA,,,!uep!netA,ikiASkyrim.Follo,er! )here are ome thing to
kno,
about &ollo,er! Firt+ &ollo,er level match ,ith your character level
up
to a character peci&ic ma$imum! Skyrim ,ith e$panion ha 4 &ollo,er
,ho
do not have a ma$imum level. Hargo /age Guild5+ Caleann Da,nguard5+
Durak Da,nguard5 and %ngard Da,nguard5! )he Da,nguard &ollo,er can
alo
be 'lade ,ho ,ill oin Buet attacking dragon! )he Da,nguard
&ollo,er can
alo be te,ard ,ho in addition to helping run a houe built+ ,ill help,hen
attacked at your built houe! ?ther important &ollo,er are dark
brotherhood
initiate! )he initiate have a ma$imum level o& 100! -ing a dark
brotherhood initiate ,hen recruiting Serana &rom Da,nguard allo, having
t,o
&ollo,er!
Creature are alo &ollo,er! )he highet level creature &ollo,er i
Vigilance+ ,hich i a dog that can be purchaed at the /arkarth Stable!
Vigilance ha a ma$imum level o& 80!
#nother et o& &ollo,er to conider are &ollo,er ,ho are alo
trainer!
Follo,er ,ho are trainer are paid &or training+ but then your
character can
trade ome thing ,ith the &ollo,er to take the gold back! %n
general+
trainer &ollo,er are companion! ?ne e$ception i Faendal in
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level! Free archery training can raie your character archery to level
80
and player to level ;! # high archery and player level enable almot
all
enemie to one or t,o hit kill your character until your other kill+
eBuipment+ etc! catch up! #rchery ,ill level &at enough ,ithout the
&ree
training!
#nother &ollo,er bene&it come ,hen aking your &ollo,er to pick up a
kill
book identi&ied a book valued over 80 gold5! # &ollo,er can pick up
the
book and trade the book to your character ,ithout your character reading
the
book! Delaying reading a book until reaching a higher kill level i
help&ul
latter in the game! Some &ollo,er can be married!
4! /arriage
/arriage in Skyrim ha many practical advantage! Iour poue ,ill open
a
tore allo,ing your character to buy and ell item at home to your
poue!
Iour poue tore ,ill alo provide 100 gold per day ,hen your
character
ak i& the tore ha made any money! Some poue have houe!
#nother
advantage i that leeping ,here your poue i receive the lover
com&ort
bonu! )he bonu increae all kill tree e$perience gained by 18
percent
&or ; hour o& game time! %& your poue i your &ollo,er+ uing bed
roll
located at many Buet location enable gaining e$perience &ater!
/arrying
omeone ,ho i not a &ollo,er and &at traveling to another location
&reBuently imulate more than ; hour o& game time! )he &ater
e$perience
lead me to recommend marrying a &ollo,er! 'e&ore your character can
marry
omeone+ your character ha to ,ear an amulet o& /ara+ and do omething
to
gain the potential poue &avor!
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)he ma$imum level o& &ollo,er that can be married i 80! )here are
everal
houecarl and circle companion member &ollo,er ,ho can advance to level
80!
)he circle companion &ollo,er are alo trainer. #ela the >untre
e$pert
archery5+ Farka mater heavy armor5 and Vilka mater t,o handed5!
Since
#ela i the only &ollo,er ,ho train in a kill tree that the plan i
not
ignoring+ #ela eem the mot practical o& the companion &ollo,er to
marry!
#ela i an archer ,ith one handed ,eapon+ light armor and neak kill!
)he
iue ,ith marrying companion i that your character cannot marry them
until
a&ter completing all o& the companion Buet!
For the houecarl+ your character mut become thane o& a hold+ and then
,in
their &avor! =arly in the game+ the gold &rom your poue tore help
the
&inance iue until building the Falkreath houe! )he &irt available
houecarl to marry i Lydia &rom @hiterun! )o ,in her &avor+ yourcharacter
mut do the main Buet Dragon ouecarl have
heavy
armor+ archery+ one handed and block kill!
# third &ollo,er candidate ,orth mentioning i -thgerd the -nbroken! )o,in
her &avor+ your character mut bet her in a bar &ight in @hiterun! ?n
lo,er
di&&iculty level+ &ighting i reaonable to attempt ,hen &irt entering
@hiterun! ?n the legendary level+ your character ,ill need potion and
,ill
need to have de&eated Gian the Fit in the
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/arrying -thgerd i recommended to get married &ollo,er bene&it the
earliet! %& looking to marry a &ollo,er ,ho can reach level 80+ Lydia
i
recommended! /arrying Lydia or -thgerd be&ore building your houe ,ill
alo
help gain mithing e$perience &ater ,hile building and &urnihing your
houe!
8! )raining
)here are ome leon about training that are not obviou the &irt
time
playing Skyrim! )he &irt leon i to ue an upper limit training
kill
tree that are not &at tracking up to your current level on the mater
and
legendary di&&iculty level! Iour character may need to train the kill
that
are &at tracking beyond your current level to meet your planned
reBuirement! %n general+ accelerating alchemy and enchanting doe not
reBuire trainer! Smithing+ alteration+ conuration and retoration may
need
trainer ,hen &at tracked! )here are t,o reaon to limit trainingkill
up to your player level! )he &irt reaon i that early in the game+
gold i
needed to purchae eBuipment+ &illed oul gem+ pell book+ a houe+
etc!
#ll kill tart at level 18 or above! )he econd reaon to not train
bae
kill beyond your player level i the reaon &or not uing the &ree
training
&rom Faendal! Skill higher than your player level tend to increaeyour
player level too &at making your character more vulnerable to leveled
enemie!
)he econd leon i to conider your player level the lo,er limit &or
kill
in kill tree that ue perk in your plan! ?n the odd player level+
the
kill level reBuired &or the perk i belo, your player level &ollo,ing
the
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propoed plan! eeping kill up at character level in the ued kill
tree
,ill keep the kill relevant!
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by combining ingredient that have common e&&ect! =ach ingredient ha
&our
e&&ect! )he &irt e&&ect o& each ingredient can be dicovered by
eating the
ingredient! Further e&&ect can be dicovered by purchaing recipe+
uing
perk+ or uing trial and error! 3otion are alo a ource o& income
that
improve a alchemy perk are gained!
)he mot e$penive potion to make &rom ingredient early in the game i.
'lue 'utter&ly
'lue /ountain Flo,er
Giant )oe
)he potion value ,ill increae a alchemy kill and perk are acBuired!
Giant )oe ,ill create a great return on invetment ,hen purchaed &rom
an
alchemy hop! =ventually+ giant can be taken do,n uing paralyi
potion
and your bet ,eapon!
)he >earth&ire e$panion enable &arming+ or planting ingredient and
harveting the plant! #round level 10+ your character ,ill get an
invitation &rom the Harl o& Falkreath &or a Buet to take care o& ome
bandit! )o become )hane alo involve ome Buet helping three people
&rom
Falkreath! )he implet Buet in Falkreath to become a )hane are.
'arit
#he delivering ahe &rom )hadgeir to oue plant produce * to 8 o& each ingredient ,hen
harveted!
3urchae needed &arming ingredient not &ound!
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)he &ollo,ing &arming recipe are recommended.
%ngredient
3lant 3er 3lant 3otion
Creep Cluter 8 Forti&y Carry @eight A ealth A
@heat 4 ealth
Sno,berrie 4 =nchanting ,A'lue 'utter&lie5 A
Dragon )ongue 4
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the ingredient e&&ect take omething a,ay &rom playing the game!
7!01!2 #lchemy 3erk
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7!0* #rchery
3oioned enchanted bo, are the mot po,er&ul ranged ,eapon in the
game!
Smithing and enchanting ,ill make your bo, very po,er&ul ,ithout the
archery
peci&ic perk! )he archery perk recommended include overdra, 1"8+
,hich
ampli&ie bo, damage by 20 percent &or each perk! =agle =ye ,ill help
ee
and hit target that are &urther a,ay! /agic attack do not have an
eBuivalent perk to eagle eye+ contributing to bo, uperiority over
detruction pell! Staggering opponent ,ith 3o,er hot i nice and on
the
,ay to the uick Shot perk ,hich increae your bo, &iring rate and
damage
per econd by *0 percent!
)he other archery perk are help&ul+ but do not improve the bo, attack
by a
much a the perk elected! Critical hit increae damage by
appro$imately 8
percent per perk taken!
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include hield ,all 1+ and de&lect arro, and elemental protection! %&
uing
&ive block perk+ block runner enable moving &ater ,ith your hield up
and
hield charge knock do,n le threatening enemie on the ,ay to the
bo!
#dditional hield ,all perk only add 8 percent better protection than
hield
,all 1! 3rotection i already ma$imied ,hen your armor rating i 879+
,hich
can be reached ,ithout uing a hield! )hat leave hield bah and
diarming
bah! )he block kill are not bad+ but there are better alternative!
7!08 Conuration
)he econd pair o& kill tree to &at track include Conuration!
Conuration i very po,er&ul early in the game ,hen ummoning a &lame
atronach+ and again at Conure level :0 ,hen cating the dead thrall
pell!
Conure at level 100 give acce to the t,in oul perk ,hich allo,
t,o
dead thrall!
Conuring ability i e&&ected by ,hat happen in the beginning o& the
game!
%n the tarter dungeon i a dead mage in the torture chamber ,ho ha a
novice
hood! eep thi hood a&ter leaving the dungeon! @hen in @hiterun+
Farengar
ell a conure &lame atronach pell that can be cat ,hile ,earing the
novice hood!
=arly in the game+ the &lame atronach i very po,er&ul+ ha both melee
and
ranged attack+ and can olve Buet iue on legendary di&&iculty that
are
other,ie not addreable until later in the game! For e$ample+ ,hen
oining
the thieve guild early in the game be&ore level 10+ level * to 8 are
recommended5+ your character ,ill encounter a lo,li&e 63C that i very
di&&icult to kill at lo, level! Cat the &lame atronach up to the
ledge by
the dra,bridge+ and the atronach ,ill take care o& the lo,li&e!
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)he et o& perk recommended &or conure are along the necromancy branch
leading to the t,in oul perk! )hee perk are 6ovice Conuration+
6ecromancy+ Dark Soul and ),in Soul! 6ecromancy ha limited ue by
e$tending ho, long reanimated dead are active! Dark Soul add 100 more
health to your reanimation and thrall! ),in oul allo, t,o
reanimated+
thralled or ummoned helper! )hee &our perk combined ,ith the
retoration
perk 6ecromage allo, cating the Death )hrall pell and thrall t,o
corpe
that are up to level 80!
# poiler that hould not urprie even ne, player i that your
character
eventually become the leader o& each guild a&ter the original guild
leader
die! /ot guild leader level up ,ith your character up to a ma$imum
o&
level 80+ ,hich i conveniently the ma$imum level to thrall character!
@ant
a mage &ollo,erJ )ry Savo #ren andAor #ncano! @ant a &ighterJ )ry
odlak
@hitemane or Skor! Complete the civil ,ar to thrall -l&ric ,ho come
,ith
dragon hout or General )uliu!
)here are a &e, thing to kno, about the dead thrall pell! Firt+ the
di&&erence bet,een reanimate and thrall i that ,hen your thrall die+
the
thrall doe not turn to ah! %ntead+ the thrall can be looted+ given
mithed
and enchanted ,eapon and cat dead thrall again! )hrall &ollo, until
killed+ banihed or turned! Cating cloak pell eem to kill all o&
your
thrall! ?ne techniBue i to mith and enchant the armor that thrall
are
,earing!
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be&ore caue the thrall to pa,n a ne, et o& the armor and ignore the
given
armor!
)he other conure branche are good+ but not a good a the necromage
branch!
)he atronach branch provide ummoning ,ithout having to rely on &inding
a
dead body or creating one during a battle be&ore gaining an aitant!
#tronach cannot ue mithed and enchanted ,eapon!
)he bound ,eapon branch allo, your ummoned ,eapon to be more
e&&ective+
and to attach a oul trap and banih pell to ummoned ,eapon! Created
,eapon are more e&&ective becaue the ,eapon can be mithed and
enchanted!
Dual cating i ue&ul &or cating the bound ,eapon and increaing the
bound
,eapon duration+ but there are more ue&ul perk! Finally+ the
pro&iciency
e&&ect apprentice+ adept+ e$pert and mater5 can be taken care o&
uing
enchantment! 3ro&iciency perk &or any magic chool are only
recommended
,hen the pro&iciency perk are pre"reBuiite &or other perk! %n thi
cae
the novice conuration perk i recommended!
7!07 Detruction
Detruction magic and the detruction kill tree are help&ul+ but not a
critical a the other recommended kill tree! # a ranged attack+ the
magic
pell are not a po,er&ul a a bo, &or attacking ingle target and
detruction doe not have an eagle eye perk to ee target that are &ar
a,ay!
)he detruction cro,d control attack are ue&ul in the earlier to
middle
part o& the game+ but not a e&&ective a the alteration pell
paralye and
ma paralyi available later in the game! )he rune mater perk caing
rune &urther a,ay i ok+ but not having the perk ill allo, placing
rune
trap ,ith the retriction to be cloer to ,here the trap i placed!
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)he dual cating A impact perk are ue&ul ,hen uing detruction magic
a
your ranged attack! )he pro&iciency perk are not recommended other
than
novice detruction! 6ovice detruction i a prereBuiite to get the
other
perk! )hi leave the &ire+ &rot and lightning branche! 3ick t,o
branche! /ot creature are not immune to lightning+ o lightning i a
good
choice! Fire doe e$tra damage to enemie on &ire+ and &rot lo, do,n
enemie and drain tamina! Detruction i ue&ul &or cro,d control and
&or
booting enchanted ,eapon! )he &rot branch i recommended+ but &ire i
alo
ue&ul &or e$tra damage!
),o detruction element are recommended becaue the augmented &lame A
&rot
A hock perk increae the elemental damage o& ,eapon that have the
correponding enchantment! %& your ,eapon ha t,o enchantment+ uch a
&rot and hock damage+ then augmented hock ,ill increae the e&&ect o&
'?)>
the &rot and hock damage &rom the ,eapon! )he e&&ect ,ork on your
one
handed ,eapon+ t,o handed ,eapon and bo,+ making the augmented
detruction
perk more valuable than perk uch a the archery critical hit perk+
the one
handed blademan perk+ etc! that only e&&ect one particular ,eapon each!
)he highet level element perk uch a intene &lame+ deep &reee and
diintegrate are not recommended becaue ,hen thee perk are available+
the
higher level alteration perk are alo available &or cro,d control!
Since
the necromancy conure branch ,a recommended+ do not elect
diintegrate to
avoid turning your potential thrall into ah!
7!09 =nchanting
=nchanting i in the pair o& kill tree to &at track &irt! #lchemy
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provide an intant boot to almot everything! =nchanting i done at
an
arcane enchanter+ uch a the arcane enchanter in Dragon and+
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Grelka+ etc!5! General merchant can then ue the gold &rom elling
oul
gem to purchae e$penive potion+ armor+ etc! &rom your character!
#lo be
on the lookout &or enchanted item &rom merchant that enable learning
ne,
enchantment!
)he highet value enchantment are banih &or ,eapon+ block &or
hield+
detruction &or armor and clothing+ ,ater breathing &or headgear and
e,elry+
and neak &or boot! Some o& the mot help&ul enchantment include
&orti&y
alchemy and &orti&y mithing!
?nce the =$tra =&&ect perk i acBuired+ check that your alchemy
eBuipment
ring+ necklace+ glove and helmet5 and mithing eBuipment ring+
necklace+
glove and armor5 are ma$imied and that your character i ,earing the
eBuipment! 6e$t make the bet e,elry+ armor+ and ,eapon to enchant!
Since
the plan develop enchanting be&ore mithing+ the actual armor and
,eapon
material ,ill change a better material become available! )he bigger
the
&illed oul gem the better the enchantment e&&ect and the more e$penive
the
oul gem cot!
# pecial note &or enchanting i that &almer helmet heavy armor5+
penitu
oculu helmet light armor available in Dragon 'ridge related to the
civil
,ar and dark brotherhood Buet5 can be enchanted and ,orn ,ith a
circlet or
dragon priet mak! Circlet can alo be enchanted! =nchanting create
many
choice! -e&ul enchantment combination depending on availability are.
@eapon 1. Shock A Frot Damage
@eapon 2. Shock Damage A Soul )rap
>elmet. Forti&y Conure A %lluion .
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3enitu ?culu >elmet.
#rchery A Conure
Circlet. #rchery A %lluion
#rmor. Detruction A #lteration
Glove. 'o, A ?ne handed ,eapon
'oot. Sneak A ?ne handed ,eapon
eavy #rmor
>eavy armor i one o& the kill tree to kip! )he light armor kill
tree i
recommended intead! Light armor i lighter+ can alo reach the ma$imum
armor rating and ha the perk ,ind ,alker ,hich regenerate tamina 80
percent &ater!
%& your plan chooe heavy armor over light armor+ try the Huggernaut 1+
&it o& teel+ cuhioned and conditioning perk! Huggernaut increae
heavy
armor by 20 percent and i a prereBuiite perk! Fit o& teel help in
bra,l increaing hand to hand damage baed on your armor! Cuhioned
halve
damage &rom &alling+ and conditioning make the eBuipped heavy armor
,eigh
nothing! Conditioning i key ,ith heavy armor!
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Smithing ,ill help reach the ma$imum armor rating ,ithout the additional
uggernaut perk+ ,ell &itted or matching et! )o,er o& trength 80
percent
le tagger5 and re&lect blo, 10 percent re&lect damage5 have too
many
prereBuiite &or the bene&it received!
7!0: %lluion
)he illuion kill tree i a recommended kill tree! )he illuion kill
can
be acBuired lo,ly and till be e&&ective! )here are everal ue&ul
illuion
pell including clairvoyance ho, a path to your Buet target5+ mu&&le
80
percent le noie &rom armor5+ inviibility+ and call to arm area
a&&ect
boot to archery+ one handed+ t,o handed+ health and tamina5! ?ne
iue
,ith illuion pell i that the pell only ,ork on enemie up to a
level
limit+ and the pell do not ,ork on all enemy type! )he other
illuion
&ear+ &reny or paci&y pell need peci&ic perk to boot their level
e&&ectivene! # ,ith all magic+ the novice illuion i recommended
becaue
the novice illuion perk i a prereBuiite &or illuion perk! )he
recommended illuion branch i animage e&&ect higher level animal5+
kindred
mage e&&ect higher level people5+ Buiet cating no noie caing any
pell5
and mater o& mind illuion pell e&&ect undead+ daedra and
automation5!
%lluion dual cating e$tend the duration &or the inviibility and call
to
arm pell! )he calm+ &ear and &reny perk and are not recommended!
7!10 Light #rmor
Light armor i the recommended armor due to being the lightet armor
early in
the game+ and the ,ind ,alker perk retoring tamina 80 percent &ater!
Smithing ,ill help your light armor reach the ma$imum armor level ,hen
combined ,ith the light armor perk agile de&ender 15 and cutomer &it!
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-nhindered i the light armor perk that make eBuipped armor ,eigh
nothing!
)he e$tra agile de&ender and matching et perk are not needed to reach
the
ma$imum armor rating! )he de&t movement perk avoiding 10 percent o&
melee
damage may be recommended beyond level ;1!
7!11 Lock 3icking
)he lock picking kill tree i a&e to kip! @ith ome practice any
lock at
any di&&iculty can be picked! =$tra lock pick are available &or
purchae at
many tore ,ithin the game! For a novice lock try to move the lock,hile
the pick i in the center! %& the lock doe not turn+ try hal& ,ay
bet,een
the center and the right! %& till not opening+ try hal& ,ay bet,een
the
center and the le&t! For apprentice lock+ check hal& ,ay bet,een the
point
&or novice lock! #dept check hal& ,ay bet,een the apprentice check+
etc!
-e your perk on another kill tree!
7!12 ?ne >anded
=nchanting and one handed ,eapon are the kill tree ,ith the mot+ 10+
recommended perk! =nchanting kill need to be enhanced Buickly to
a&&ect
all kill+ ,eapon and armor! ?ne handed ,eapon pecialie in melee
,eapon+ ,hich can do the mot damage! )he recommended perk are
#rmman 1"8
20 percent more damage per level5+ Fighting Stance 28 percent le
tamina
&or po,er attack5+ Dual Flurry 1"2 &ater dual ,ielding attack at 20
and
*8 percent &ater5+ Dual Savagery 80 percent more damage on dual
,ielding
po,er attack5+ and Savage Strike 28 percent bonu damage on tanding
po,er
attack5! )hi hould be plenty o& perk &or the one handed kill tree!
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@hat ,a le&t behindJ 'one 'reaker+ >ack and Slah+ and 'lademan perk
level 1 to * that increae particular type o& one handed ,eapon are
le&t
behind! #ll are help&ul+ but not a help&ul a the one handed perk
elected! Critical charge allo, po,er attack ,hile printing!
Critical
charge i help&ul+ but not ,hen &ighting enemie paralyed &rom potion!
3aralying trike ha a 28 percent chance o& paralying on a back,ard
po,er
attack+ but potion are more reliable and do not reBuire a back,ard
po,er
attack!
7!1* 3ick 3ocket
3ickpocket i among the kill tree to kip and pend perk ele,here!
@hen
pickpocket i elected+ try the light &inger+ night thie&+ e$tra
pocket et
o& perk! =$tra pocket increae carrying capacity by 100! 6e$t mot
valuable i to pick up cutpure and midirection! /idirection allo,
pickpocketing uneBuipped ,eapon be&ore having to &ight! 3er&ect touch
allo, pickpocketing eBuipped item! 3ickpocketing ha an ;8 percent
ucce
cap! # neak attack ,ith a poioned ,eapon and then looting a&ter the
battle
i pre&erred!
7!14
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)he recommended perk are 6ovice
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light armor &or yourel&+ but no ,eapon! Gla create both light
,eapon
and armor! Dragon cale armor i the bet light armor! #rcane
'lackmith
allo, mithing armor that ha already been enchanted! ?ne note &or
people
,ho are ued to the heavy armor track i that mithing ,a eaier to
develop
,ith the d,arven mithing perk and converting metal &rom d,arven ruin
into
d,arven armor and bo,! @ith the light armor track+ developing mithing
kill involve making more e,elry+ armor upgrade and relying on houe
building!
'uilding e,elry i aided by viiting the >alted Stream Camp! )o &ind>alted
Stream Camp i& not given a Buet early in the game i to leave @hiterun+
,alk
pat the table+ and turn ,et to ,alk 6orth around @hiterun on the
,et
ide! Follo, your compa directly north to,ard the tent compa
ymbol!
#pproach care&ully+ a >alted Stream Camp i a 'andit camp! 3aralye
poion
,ork ,ell on bandit i& the Falkreath &arm i up and running! %nideyou
,ill &ind a pell book on a table by the bandit chie& bed that can
tranmute iron to ilver and ilver to gold! Silver and gold are the
main
e,elry component!
7!17 Sneak
Sneak i alphabetically the lat recommended kill tree! # cro,d o&helper
dra,ing &ire &rom enemie ,hile neaking up to attach ,ith arro, or one
handed ,eapon then diappearing into the cro,d again i enoyable! )he
horter lit i the lit o& neak perk not recommended! )he &irt
perk not
recommended are neak 2 through 8! Sneak 1 i a prereBuiite &or the
kill
tree adding 20 percent to neak! Sneak 2 through 8 add 8 percent each!
Sneak 2 through 8 combined are hal& a e&&ective a enchanting boot
,ith
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neak ,hen enchanting i at 100! )he other neak perk not recommended
i
aain blade! #ain blade i nice+ but backtab ,ith longer
,eapon
i eventually deadly enough to one hit kill mot enemie! @hen
advancing
beyond level ;1+ conider aain blade again and ue Buiet dagger
&or
neak attack!
)he elected neak perk are. Stealth 1 20 percent neak kill5+
'acktab
one handed neak attack do 7 time the damage5+ /u&&led /ovement
armor
noie reduced 80 percent5+ Deadly #im bo, neak attack do * time the
damage5+ Light Foot dont trigger preure plate5+ Silent anded @eapon
),o handed ,eapon are not recommended in &avor o& one handed ,eapon!
?ne
handed ,eapon are &ater+ lighter and i& dual ,ielding have t,ice a
many
enchantment! ),o handed ,eapon are not bad! Chooing to emphaie
t,o
handed ,eapon intead o& one handed ,eapon &ree 10 perk &rom the one
handed recommendation! )he one handed perk are replaced ,ith the
recommended
; perk belo, plu t,o more perk in anything deired! )he t,o handed
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recommended perk are imilar to one handed perk. 'arbarian 1"8 20
percent
more damage per perk5! Champion tance 28E le tamina &or po,er
attack5+ devatating blo, 28 percent more damage &or tanding po,er
attack5 and ,eep ide,ay po,er attack hit everyone in &ront o& your
character5! S,eep doe not have an eBuivalent ,ith one handed ,eapon
perk!
3erk not recommended include deep ,ound+ limbplitter and kullcruher
a
thee perk are peci&ic to type o& t,o handed ,eapon! Great critical
charge i printing po,er attack+ ,hich ,ill drain tamina even more
,ith
t,o handed ,eapon! @armater i the back,ard po,er attack ,ith a 28
percent chance o& paralyi ,hich i le e&&ective than a paralyi
potion
&rom the &arm!
9 Concluion
)hat i the guide &or legendary character creation and planning!
>ope&ully
thi guide ha preented enough in&ormation &or ne, player to enoy a
much
a the game a poible ,ithout a go here then there ,alkthrough and
help
develop an even better character building plan! % hope that all enoy
Skyrim
a much a % have!
'ob Cameron