How do quest enemies level?

[Cowgoesmoo3]

I wanted to clear out many other things before starting Dragonborn DLC for the first time ever.

So I think I fought and killed the cultists around level 12, and started the quest then. I think i'm around 22 now.

 

 

So I'm concerned how enemies' levels are set.

 

Found a thread here that helps, but doesn't exactly address leveling by quests.

https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/34615/how-do-enemies-and-monsters-level-up

 

Meaning, as soon as I start this quest, (I haven't even opened the cultists' orders yet) am I going to have too much of an easy time when I get to Solstheim?

[TheDungeonDweller]

Has nothing to do with quests. It's all about PC Level Mult on their actor form. If that's set, it'll be an offset to the player's level or equal to it. Leveled actors come from lists based on the player's level but may or may not have level offsets on their actor template.

 

So.. if you're level 80 on doing solstheim quests, yeah it'll probably be a breeze, except against maybe Miraak, who I think caps is level 130. Trust me, it's a good thing all NPCs do not level up with the player. They'll end up having bloated amounts of health and take forever to kill.

Edited July 16, 2017 by TheDungeonDweller

[tarskar]

Enemies levels in Dragonborn are set exactly the same way as Skyrim proper enemies. They're set either at or slightly above yours. The main villain of the DLC will be above you a set number of levels no matter what up to a certain point. It's going to be more of a matter of what difficulty you have set rather then enemy leveling.

You're going to have roughly the same difficulty experience as Skyrim with only a few exceptions with a couple of hidden bosses that are entirely optional.

You can always travel back to Skyrim if you want to take a break from Solstheim at any time so you're not stuck there if you find yourself not enjoying it.