
This spell is available to you right away. Transmute Mineral Ore is an Alteration Spell that allows you to convert iron ore into silver ore, and silver ore into gold ore. Oh, and you did remember to pick up that novice hood (+30 to your magicka) during your escape from Helgen, right? It helps to be Altmer (+50 magicka racial bonus). One last thing: The Bound Bow spell (Conjuration school) is very expensive to cast (probably beyond a level one Dragonborn's magicka you can remedy this with the repeated use of a soul trap spell on the body of every enemy you kill this quickly improves your conjuration skill and reduces the amount of magicka you must expend on any particular Conjuration spell). See that bucket with the lantern in it? Under that lantern is the Bound Bow tome. Once you've dealt with the immediate danger(s), look to the right of the righthand bookcase behind the desk. Even if you're not planning to be an archery-centric player, the daedric bow summoned up is one of the most powerful bows in the game (you also get 100 summoned daedric arrows (damage: 24)), so it is certainly worth picking up.Īs you enter the interior of Fort Amol Prison from Fort Amol's exterior courtyard, immediately ahead of you is a spellcaster sitting at a desk dispose of him as quietly as you can, because there's another spellcaster in a nearby room who is standing by to rush to your victim's aid. Fort Amol is about two-thirds of the way on the Whiterun-to-Ivarstead road that runs clockwise around the Throat of the World. There's a Bound Bow tome in Fort Amol, and the only thing standing between the Dragonborn and pure sniping satisfaction are a few novice spellcasters (that is, if you're at level one they level up as you do, so be warned). Or, if a quest calls for stealth, it's equally simple to tap the Thief Stone so that set of skills gets a speed-boost in leveling up. You can work on all your skills simply by fast-traveling from Whiterun to the Guardian Stones and back to switch from Warrior Stone (because you were smithing some gold rings) to the Mage Stone (because you want to enchant those rings). There are three stones ( The Mage Stone, The Thief Stone, and The Warrior Stone), each granting a 20% reduction in the time it takes to level up skills associated with that class. You encounter the Guardian Stones shortly after you escape Helgen, and you need to make sure you don't miss it. Visit the Guardian Stones Early and Often Since fortune favors the prepared, the following tips should get you started in grand fashion. There are a few places you can visit and actions you can take very early on that will improve your skills, fill your pockets, and whet your appetite for the multitude of quests available. 2 Visit the Guardian Stones Early and OftenĪ huge open world like Skyrim can seem too challenging at first you can wander for hours, even days, without actually taking on any quests.
