
However, this advice does not work for skill books found outside containers during quests, as it is not possible to take them without opening, thus reading them first. Until you have reached Expert status (75 to 99 pts) in the relevant skill, since one extra skill point is much harder to gain when you're an Expert than when you're still a Novice. outside containers, in a permanent, non-hostile, easily accessible location (such as a Mages Guild bookshelf or the Arcane University).in containers - since you can transfer them in your inventory without reading them.However, you can decrease your Master skill back down to Expert by serving jail time, allowing you to read the book and get the skill point as normal.Ī potential way to maximize skill books bonuses is to delay reading books located Unlike with trainers, using a Drain Skill spell to decrease a skill level under 100 will not allow you to use the skill book to increase your skill level over 100. This also holds true if the skill in question is fortified past 100 you will not gain the relevant skill increase or be notified of the fact that you have found a skill book. When you have reached Mastery in a skill (100 pts), reading an unread skill book will not produce any effect: it will not increase your skill above 100 pts it will not increase the Skill Books Read counter in your character statistics either, and you will not even be alerted of the skill book discovery. If you find a second copy of a Skill Book that you have already read, you will not receive any skill bonus for reading the second copy. If you just close the book (putting it back where you found it) no crime is committed. Theft occurs only if while reading it you choose to "Take" the book. You can open a Skill Book, read it, and acquire the skill bonus without it being considered theft. Unlike Trainers, there is no limit to how many Skill Books you can read at one level (other than how many you are able to find). If a major skill is increased, it will count towards leveling up the skill increase will also contribute to the skill bonuses you receive next time you level up. The first time you read a given Skill Book, your level in the associated Skill will be permanently increased by one point.
