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Yeah, Karstaag is rough for pure mages, ngl. But I think you're maybe approaching it wrong - frost immunity doesn't mean frost spells are useless, it just means the damage part doesn't land. The stagger from frost spells still works though, so you could lean into that if you have the perk for...

I'm on my second playthrough (level 31, playing on Switch) and I've been grinding pickpocketing since early game, but my success rate feels stuck around 60-70% even though my skill is in the 60s. I know the Pickpocket perks help, but I'm not sure which ones actually matter or if I'm just...

I'm on my third playthrough and I just realized I've been sleeping on Markarth. Like, the Forsworn Conspiracy into No One Escapes Cidhna Mine is legitimately one of the best story arcs in the game, but I never see people talking about it compared to Thieves Guild or Dark Brotherhood. The way it...

I'm on my third playthrough and just got stuck hard on Forbidden Legend because I apparently missed something obvious the first two times and nobody warns you about it. So I get to the part where you need to find the three amulet pieces, right? I've got the clues, I'm following the map markers...

I'm on my third playthrough and just finished the Companions arc, and I'm genuinely bummed out about it in a way I wasn't expecting. Like, yeah, the werewolf curse stuff is cool and the betrayal hits, but what gets me is how Kodlak's whole thing is just... he's trapped. He's been trapped for so...

Yeah, that's a known issue with that quest - it's pretty janky. I think the problem is less about talking to people and more about the order you accuse them in dialogue. The quest expects you to figure it out a specific way, and if you jump to the wrong accusation before the actual killer...

I'm on my third playthrough and I never paid attention to Harkon until now. Like, he's not trying to be this epic world-ending threat—he's just a petulant vampire lord mad that the sun exists and he can't do anything about it. The way he talks to Serana, how he treats the whole "blot out the...

I'm on my third playthrough and keep abandoning pickpocketing by level 15 because it feels like I'm spending five minutes to steal a dagger worth 5 gold. But I see people swear by it for early funding. What am I missing—is there a specific item type or location where it actually beats just...

So I'm on my third playthrough and finally committing to actually finishing a house instead of just buying it and abandoning it. Picked Lakeview Manor this time. Got the basic layout done, added the kitchen wing, all that stuff. But now I'm at the point where I need to actually furnish it and it...

I'm stuck on No One Escapes Cidhna Mine and I'm pretty sure it's not user error at this point. I've done this quest before on my old playthrough and it went fine, but this time something's broken. I freed Madanach like the quest wanted. Got the shiv, did the whole thing. But now he won't...

I just replayed it for the first time in years and honestly it holds up way better than I remembered. The whole thing with the three rings and the backstory about the family curse - it's got actual stakes, the dungeons are genuinely creepy, and the payoff feels earned instead of just handed to...

Yeah this is super frustrating and I think it's just how followers work in Skyrim - they're not great at stealth in general. They'll crouch sometimes but honestly it feels random. I've had Aela do the exact same thing, and I'm pretty sure it's not a Switch-specific bug, just a quirk of how the...

I think you're onto something but maybe not quite the full picture. Yeah, Dremora Lords are absurdly strong - I've had the same experience where they just delete everything - but that's kind of the trade-off for how clunky summoning feels in actual combat, imo. You're spending magicka and a turn...

I just finished it on my current playthrough and I'm genuinely mad at how fast it goes. Like you do what, five quests? Six? And suddenly you're the Arch-Mage of the entire college and the previous one just... leaves. No real conflict, no actual stakes, just "congrats you're in charge now."...

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I'm finally jumping into Morrowind after years of Skyrim, and I keep seeing people say the Great House questlines actually matter. I'm planning to go with either Redoran or Hlaalu based on what I've read, but honestly the descriptions make them sound pretty opposite—one's all honor and combat...

Started a new run on Legendary after years of playing on Normal and honestly I'm getting my ass kicked by basic stuff. Level 12, just got out of Helgen, and draugr are taking forever to kill. My sword does like 15 damage per hit and I'm chugging healing potions constantly. Everyone says "just...

Just finished that Windhelm murder quest again on my current playthrough and I forgot how tight it actually is. You've got the clues, the red herrings, the twist with the actual killer - it's basically a little detective story in the middle of a fantasy RPG and it just works. What gets me is...

I'm running a pure destruction build on my second playthrough (Legendary difficulty, no mods, PS5) and I felt really strong through the main quest and early dungeons. But now around level 35, my Fireball and Ice Spike are barely scratching anything with more than a few hits, and I'm burning...

I've been replaying and just finished the Thieves Guild stuff on my current character, and I genuinely think it's way better than people give it credit for. Everyone's always talking about how the Dark Brotherhood questline is peak Skyrim, but the Thieves Guild actually has better pacing and way...