Notched Pickaxe

[ColleenG]

Anyone get this pickaxe at the top of the world? Did it raise your smithing skill by 5? MINE did not. Does Skyrim hate me?

 

[xsneakyxsimx]

I think it's a equip bonus. Have you check whether it works when you have it in either hand?

 

[ColleenG]

Yes, I equipped it and used it, and still nothing.

 

[Tawneey]

Is your smithing level already at 100 by any chance? Because it won't raise your level over the cap.

 

[ColleenG]

Nope. It's at 92. I SOO wanted that 5 points!

 

[Tawneey]

I think the smithing enchantment on it may be broken, not 100% sure.

 

[Majir-Dar]

Skyrim doesn't hate you, it just doesn't like you... On a more serious note, I have received the pickaxe and it never works for me. I just don't even bother with it anymore. If you really want that five extra points you'll just have to do what the rest of us do; buy a lot of iron and make daggers.

 

[ColleenG]

Making daggers as we speak.

 

[Majir-Dar]

Make sure to sleep often, the skill bonus can really help out. You receive a 10% or 15% bonus for all skills. It makes leveling up quicker and is the only benefit to sleeping.

 

[ColleenG]

I did not know that, but funny thing, with my new character I'm sleeping almost every night. It's just something I decided to do! Thanks for the info! On a related note, I really plan to go legendary with the smithing skill since my battle and armor skills have suffered because I applied them all to smithing. My question is, at what point do you think I should do that?

 

[Majir-Dar]

You should go legendary after you made sure you've smithed everything you'll want to smith. Nothing like going legendary, than realizing you want a dragon bone sword. I would also recommend saving before you go legendary, you'll probably want to keep the save in case you find that going legendary was a bad idea.

 

[shadowkitty]

Definitely make sure you have everything smithed that you want smithed, AND upgraded, before you go legendary. I am in the same situation. I have a number of trees at 100 but am reluctant to go legendary on them as I think I will need them at some stage. The only one I think I am safe to do so with now is Smithing as I have all my armour and weapons smithed and upgraded to legendary, as well as my follower equipped with same items.
I am working towards doing all the extra magicka quests before turning them legendary as well, as I want to put perks back into one handed and such.

 

[shadowkitty]

Also, I dithed my notched pickaxe when I got the ancient nordic pickaxe. It's the only axe that can mine Stalhrim.