Is it okay to join the College of Winterhold before Whiterun?
I'm totally a noob to Skyrim. And on my first time, I went to the Whiterun to warn about the dragon in Helgen. But this time, I wanna make a difference, so I was wondering to go join the Mage College up in the Winterhold before going to the Whiterun.
But I fear that I would mess up the storyline if I join the College first. Is it okay to join the College before warning the Jarl of Whiterun of the Dragon?
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Yes, you can do what you want and it won't have an effect on the storyline. It's perfectly fine to become guild leader of every guild in skyrim and then tell the Jarl about the Helgen attack.
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When should you join the College of Winterhold?
I recommend going there after you visit the grey beards. That way you have some advance shouts and you should at least have 130 mana points. This is useful because when you first try to enter the college they will ask you to show them some talent which may require a high mana spell.Do I have to join the College of Winterhold?
If you want to be a mage of any standing in Skyrim, you need to join the College of Winterhold. That's what they call the Mage's Guild in this game.What do you get for completing the College of Winterhold?
This gives you possession of the Arch-Mage's Quarters and a vast number of free items, ranging from soul gems to alchemy ingredients. You are also given the Archmage's Robes (15% less magicka cost on all spell schools, +50 Magicka and 100% faster magicka regeneration).Can you get a house in Winterhold?
Due to a lack of residences caused by the cataclysm, it is not possible to purchase a house in Winterhold. Even with the Hearthfire DLC, Winterhold remains the only hold where it is not possible to purchase property.More answers regarding is it okay to join the College of Winterhold before Whiterun?
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I totally agree with Dulkan and jordie, so I won't go into it.
But I fear that I would mess up the storyline if I join the College first.
Well, that's something different. While you can do the storyline as the very last thing in skyrim (which is exactly what I did on my second playthrough), you CAN miss a part of the storyline. Without going deeper into it, there comes a time in the mainstory, that tackles the current civil war which you just witnessed in Helgen. That being said, there is a questline,
where you choose a side and actively participate in the war. At the end of that sidestory, you will end the civil war, completely defeating the other side.
If you've done that before the mentioned part of the mainstory, you will just skip it, which is rather sad in my opinion, so I recommend doing that part of the story BEFORE you do the sidequest, which, if I remember correctly, won't be influenced by the mainstory.
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