jayrichardm Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I understand the basics of the sneak skill. But there is this one practice of mine where I am getting several sneak skill level ups when by my understanding of the skill I shouldn't be getting any. Maybe someone on the Skyrim forums can explain what I'm missing. The fastest way I've found to level up is to conjure an expert level atronach as fast as my system will do it, preferably a Dremora Lord. I have a favorite place for doing that when I need some level ups to get more training in other skills. On the West side of the Dawnguard Valley there is a small cave, the Mossy Glen Cave. Inside there are four bears. On the West side of the cave there are ledges you can climb up on that the bears never go up on. I'll put on a Super Sneak Ring so the bears never know that I'm there. My Super Sneak Ring is a cheat ring I make with a sneak skill of around 2500. I'll climb up on the middle ledge by the two chests and cast Dremora Lords on the cave floor below, fast enough that the Dremora Lords don't have a chance to kill the bears. Doing that I'll fully level up my character twice in less than five minutes. This is what I don't understand. I don't move at all, I stand in the same spot. I don't kill anything, I go out of my way to avoid killing the bears. But my sneak skill will level up between six and a dozen times depending on the skill's starting level. By my understanding of the sneak skill you have to be actually sneaking or moving, not just crouched in the sneak position. And to get a sneak bump you have to kill something. Can someone please correct what I don't understand about the sneak skill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjenthedog Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Afaik, you get bumps in sneak skill when you avoid detection by a perceived threat that "otherwise" should detect and attack you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anselmp Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Yes. Also, I know that using an enhanced weapon can speed up development of that skill, so I expect using a sneak ring of 2500 would do likewise to that skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayrichardm Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 My hunch is that your both right. I've been watching it with those comments in mind and I think that my question has been answered. I've also gotten sneak level ups when I have been sneaking around NPCs that are non hostile and wouldn't attack if they knew I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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