OblivionTakeme

The life of a pure mage is tough at the beginning, and sadly it's nearly impossible to use nothing but magic in Skyrim. However, don't fret! I'm level 29 and I'm killing dragons with nothing but destruction spells. I'll tell you what i did at the beginning but be warn, I just use Destruction in the magical arts, and I also use one handed and Alchemy. I am also playing on expert(one level down from master). The first thing i did? Join the College of Winterhold. There is tons of great items for sale in the college that are not sold anywhere else. However, the greatest thing you can get is the items from the main mage quest. After I beat it, i had an Amulet that increases your Magicka by 50, A Hood ( counts as Light armor though) that increases your Magicka regain by 100% and the Arch-Mage Robes. These Robes are a god send for early mages because of it's effect. # 15% reduction on all spells cast # +50 Magicka # 100% extra Magicka regeneration Wearing all these items Will get you a 200% increase in Magicka regain, +!00 Magicka and 15% reduction on any spell you may cast. Be warn though, The quest is short, but the last two dungeons are tough. I recommend you bring a follower, so they can take the damage while you hid behind them (More on that later) Do the minor quests. They are typically either fetch quests or delivery boy kind. One time all i had to do was deliver a note to a guy in whiterun, and i got 600 gold for it. When you Dungeon dive, be it one room or five levels, take every item that can get you any bit of gold. Trust me, it may seem stupid to take an item that's worth only 80 septims, but after you pick up 8 of the same thing, you will have quite the bit of gold. And Also, this is where the followers true usefulness comes in. Let's say you weigh 290 and your max weight you can carry is 300. But you found a sword with a really cool enchantment and worth quite the bit of gold, but it's 13 lbs. Talk to your follower and ask to trade items, where you can put anything that you have in your inventory (except quest items). They don't get Encumbered so you can make your follower hold 500 Battleaxes and they will still be able to fight normally. When the time comes to sell your items to a shop ( I recommend General shops like Belthor(Sp) goods in whiterun Or bits and pieces in Solitude) just simply take back your stuff from the follower. (be warn though, If you follower dies and was holding a lot of stuff, you may not be able to pick it all up again) . If the General goods run out of money, simply visit the other stores. I know for a fact the Alchemy stores will buy any Dragon bones and Scales you may have. Blacksmiths have a ton of gold you can take advantage of and sell all weapons and armor too. and if you can't find a place to sell your stuff, just wait two days and the general good store will be restocked with gold. Know what spells to use and when. It's simple, but can save tons of Magicka. Undead, especially vampires are weak to fire spells and damage. Warriors will run and attack slower if hit with a freezing spell. Mages And Dragons will lose precious Magicka if you hit them with lighting. If one spell isn't working well against your opponent, then try a different spell. Also, if you have a follower, and your enemy tries to attack you, simply run towards your follower, without attacking it. The Follower will lock on to the enemy and the enemy will focus instead on your follower. Also, Give your FOllower a good set of armor and weapons so they can tank better. That's it for now, but i'll post more later.