Console Commands:
Press “~” to bring up the command prompt, then activate the following cheats by entering the corresponding codes:
CHEAT FUNCTION – CHEAT CODE
Add an item to your inventory with 1-2 enchantments of your choice. Magnitude based on enchanting skill, 100=100%. – playerenchantobject
Easy Archery skill hint:
Go to Faendal at riverwood, the wood elf that usually stands by the mill. Ask him to follow you, then ask him to train your archery. (Have some gold around at least to make your first purchase of training). Ask to borrow something and take his gold; it’s not considered stealing. Now repeat this for plenty of skill. Note: You can only level archery 5 times per level, but you level up a bit every time your archery skill goes up. This will work with any trainer who can also be a follower.
Joining the Dark Brotherhood:
After reaching Riverwood, speak to the bartender inside the inn. Ask him if he has heard any rumors. He will eventually tell you about a boy that wants to summon the Dark Brotherhood. Follow the subquest to Windhelm. When entering Windhelm, make a sharp right and travel up the path until you encounter a Dark Elf and child talking. Enter the door to their left and find the child inside. He will ask you to kill Grinelda The Kind in Riften. Go to Riften, enter the orphanage, and murder Grinelda. Fast Travel back to Windhelm and talk to the child again to get your reward. Next, go outside of the city and wait for twenty four hours. A courier will approach and give you a note with a black handprint on it, with the words “We Know”. Go to the nearest inn, rent a room, and sleep for twenty four hours. When you awake you will have been kidnapped by one of the Dark Brotherhood. They will tell you that if you kill one of the other three people in the room they will release you. Pick a person and kill them. Speak to the Dark Brotherhood again and they will tell you to meet them at their lair in the pine forest in the far southwest corner of Skyrim. Fast Travel to the western watchtower outside of Whiterun then travel west towards the marker. When you get to the door, answer the question asked with “Silence, My Brother” to enter the sanctuary. Speak to the first person you find inside the lair, and you are now part of the Dark Brotherhood.
Dragon tomb location hint:
Use a shout in front of a guard (not a dangerous one) to have a courier deliver a letter from a “friend”, giving you the location of another dragon tomb.
Dragonreach cave puzzles hint:
Inside the cave during your first mission for Dragonreach, you must solve a combination puzzle. Look to the wall above the closed gate and notice two heads with a gap in the middle. Each one holds a picture of a creature (snake and dolphin). On the floor by the lever is the third creature (snake). The combination is Snake, Snake, Dolphine. The second combination is found deeper in the chambers. It is a turntable combination, which is harder. This one is Bear, Owl, Bird. Insert the claw and the door will open.
Easy armor, spells, and general leveling hint:
First, set the difficulty to “Novice” and have a weak one-handed attack enemy hit you while healing. This will level up the armor you are wearing, level up restoration, and also may level up illusion.
Easy Sneak leveling hint:
At the start in Helgen’s Keep, you will encounter a sleeping bear. Your guide says that you can either sneak past it or kill it. Just off to the left of where your guide stops is a small rock pile. Go to the back side of it, and you can sneak in the crevice there and stay hidden from the bear. Continue sneaking at the rock and your skill will increase. You can do this for as desired, because the bear only moves if it detects you. To make sure you are in a good location, sneak for a short time, then check your Sneak skill to see if it is rising. If not, move slightly closer to the bear and keep trying.
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion easter eggs:
-Look inside the museum of Dawnstar to find a display case that has a yellowing piece of paper with the symbol for Oblivion. Pick the lock and use a spell for a couple seconds on the paper to turn it into a bucket.
-Once you join up with the Dark Brotherhood, you will eventually encounter a fellow named Cicero. After he gets settled into the sanctuary you can enter his room. There you will find a series of journals, and inside one of the journals Cicero talks of once upon a time killing the “Arena Champion” by posing as a crazed fan and leading him to the woods to kill him, a possible reference to “The Adoring Fan” of TES: Oblivion.
Easy experience hint:
Head to the village named “Riverwood” and find a house called “Alvor