RPG Tourist

 A decade later and I'm still annoyed about the armour cap. Not that it exists but that no where is it mentioned in the official documentation. It's common knowledge now and I suppose I should get over it but it's helpful to know when constructing a character. I just completed a fourth playthrough and the third attempt at a specific roleplay. I have always been intrigued enough with the vanilla versions of the game that I have only installed one mod. I suppose the temptation to create some warrior/blacksmith/enchanter whatever class that is will always be there. Especially since Bethesda eventually removed the level cap and made every perk attainable. Depending on armour choices it's even necessary to put some perks in the smithing tree if you want to improve it. There are some useful perks in the armour tree but boosting the rating beyond the cap is pointless if you are also crafting.  There are some other details that are good to know but that's the big one for me...

  Fur   Glass   Stalhrim   Dragonscale   Nightingale   Skaal   Ancient Shrouded Cowl   Orish Scaled   Daedric Mail   Amber   Studded Dragonscale Staying warm in survival mode presents a new challenge for role players especially in the northernmost regions. Heavy armor is the easiest option. Steel armor with high warmth ratings appear as loot early and only requires one smithing skill point to craft. Glass is the earliest craftable light option. It requires 70 points to unlock the perk in the light smithing tree and becomes lootable at around level 36.  Early game light armor builds need to either wear heavy armor or stick around warmer areas of the map until some warm light sets can be acquired. I've included here a list of the warmest light armors that I am aware of with screenshots of the sets that I have acquired. The maximum equipment warmth stats that I have seen are 54 for body armor, 29 for helmets and 24 for boots and g...

 The anniversary edition adds a number of Creation Club player homes designed to enhance role play. Because survival mode removes most forms of fast travel some of these homes are unfortunately less than convenient. This is a subjective list of homes I found useful. It assumes players have all Creation Club content installed but I include non CC options as well.  Shadowfoot Sanctum This Creation Club home is my personal favourite but my character for this run is a dual dagger wielding thief/assassin. Located in the Ratway in Riften, it offers full amenities including a smelter which the Riften blacksmith lacks and easy access in and out. The hired carriage is close by. Riften is a fishing town which means lots of food and salt pile for the scrounging. It's fully furnished at 7500 gold which makes it cheaper than upgrading Riften city home Honeyside. Players can make use of a free bed and a cooking pot at the boarding house while saving gold for the purchase. On the downside, R...