Alteration
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Alteration is a magic arts skill that involves the manipulation of parts of the physical world and its natural properties. It includes the ability to walk on water and breathe it, open locks, shield oneself from physical and magical damage, and alter a player's encumbrance. The Cheydinhal Mage's Guild specializes in Alteration.
- Governing attribute: Willpower
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[edit] Spell effects
Burden
Feather
Open Lock
Shield (general)
Water Breathing
Water Walking
A 'Lock' Spell is listed in the construction set (Easy/Average Lock) with several warnings saying DO NOT USE. Possibly to avoid interference in a script where an NPC is supposed to open a chest or door.
[edit] Alteration spell merchants and trainers
- Refer to the Spell merchant page.
- Refer to the Trainers page.
[edit] Books that permanently increase the Alteration skill
- Daughter of the Niben
- The Dragon Break
- Reality & Other Falsehoods
- The Lunar Lorkhan - Two Sides of the Coin
- Sithis (book)
[edit] Alteration leveling tips
- Casting a weak Open Lock spell on a door with high-level lock increases your Alteration indefinitely. Some purists believe this is in fact cheating, or at least manipulating.
[edit] Leveling text
Apprentice-level text:
- You have unlocked more arcane secrets of Altering the fabric of reality. You can now cast Apprentice level Alteration spells.
Journeyman-level text:
- You have unlocked more arcane secrets of Altering the fabric of reality. You can now cast Journeyman level Alteration spells.
Expert-level text:
- You have unlocked more arcane secrets of Altering the fabric of reality. You can now cast Expert level Alteration spells.
Master-level text:
- You have unlocked more arcane secrets of Altering the fabric of reality. You can now cast Master level Alteration spells.
[edit] NPC Dialogue
When your alteration skill is 70 or higher, NPC's will say "You look skilled in Alteration. Perhaps you can teach me a bit."
[edit] Usefulness
Alteration is an excellent school to enchant your armors with. Feather, Water Breathing/Walking, and Shield are good in their own right. If you happen to run out of lockpicks, an Open Lock spell can help you. If you have created a new character this is a class you want to put practice into because you can get more money by carrying more goods if you have a feather spell and if you are low on health and about to die you can use a burden spell to slow down or even encumber the enemy so you can escape and heal before re-initiating combat again. Also, if you have enough grand soul gems and have access to the Arcane University, you can enchant clothing and jewelry to have 100% shield. In this way, you will not be damaged, and the clothing can't be worn down.
