Best way to level sneak? (Without high hrothgar)

[Bizar]

So... im not ready for dragons, but need to level sneak. Any ideas?

[Bizar]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Sabaithal:

Levelling sneak is easy, it just takes time.

Go around any NPC, hostile or not. Make sure you are nearby, but not detected. Go into sneak mode and do donuts constantly. The closer you get to being detected, the faster it progresses.

I dont think sneak levels for non hostile?

[Lady Aeleanor]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Lolzers:

Im done arguing, you get sneak skill if you sneak attack people, idc why.

I'm done arguing too. Apparently you know it all.

[Bizar]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Lady Aeleanor:

Diposting pertama kali oleh Lolzers:

Im done arguing, you get sneak skill if you sneak attack people, idc why.

I'm done arguing too. Apparently you know it all.

Nice one

[Zsrai]

You definitely increase your sneak skill when you get a sneak attack, I dunno what the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥'re talking about. Successful sneak attacks give the biggest skill increases. Melee sneak attacks give 12x as much as ranged sneak attacks. The amount is flat per sneak attack and does not depend on the damage done.[en.uesp.net]

[Zsrai]

Anyways, OP, the best way is just to use it. If you're looking to AFK grind it out I guess you can just find a shop or something and sneak into a wall for an hour and see how much XP that gives you. Otherwise just sneak through dungeons all the time and it should go up really fast, regardless of if you get a sneak attack off or not.

[Iskander]

Sneak attacks level your sneak. Sneak attacks against non-hostiles also level your sneak.
I have actually done the "High Hrothgar" 'cheat'. Sneak behind a praying Greybeard and attack them once. It is not enough to turn them hostile, and you SOAR through your sneak levels. You can say that is not how it works all you want, but OP is right: it does work.

As for OP:
To the East of Whiterun, there is a bandit cave. Right after entering, there is a blind bandit who asks who is there and you can lie to him, and you say you are who he thinks you are. The blind man is reading an awesome book (completely blank). He is good for sneaking practice as well, especially with muffle.

If you don't want to 'exploit' such situations: just sneak a lot. I always sneak in dungeons and this is often more than enough. If I want to level the skill even faster, I usually summon something into combat, and sneak to remain undetected. Keep summoning and/or sneaking away, so that you don't get detected. Alternatively, you can shoot an arrow near them, or throw junk to create a noise, raise their suspicion, but sneak well out of sight. Really, dungeons are the fastest way to level your sneak, without making use of exploits.

[Bizar]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Iskander:

Sneak attacks level your sneak. Sneak attacks against non-hostiles also level your sneak.
I have actually done the "High Hrothgar" 'cheat'. Sneak behind a praying Greybeard and attack them once. It is not enough to turn them hostile, and you SOAR through your sneak levels. You can say that is not how it works all you want, but OP is right: it does work.

As for OP:
To the East of Whiterun, there is a bandit cave. Right after entering, there is a blind bandit who asks who is there and you can lie to him, and you say you are who he thinks you are. The blind man is reading an awesome book (completely blank). He is good for sneaking practice as well, especially with muffle.

If you don't want to 'exploit' such situations: just sneak a lot. I always sneak in dungeons and this is often more than enough. If I want to level she skill even faster, I usually summon something into combat, and sneak to remain undetected. Keep summoning and/or sneaking away, so that you don't get detected. Alternatively, you can shoot an arrow near them, or throw junk to create a noise, raise their suspicion, but sneak well out of sight. Really, dungeons are the fastest way to level your sneak, without making use of exploits.

Would do the blind man... but i already killed em lol

[Zsrai]

You can do it in towns/shops too, but you get more XP if there are hostiles nearby. It's safer but slower in town. If you can find a good spot in an inn, like the 2nd floor of The Bannered Mare in Whiterun, you should get some worry free Sneak XP.

[Iskander]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Lolzers:

Diposting pertama kali oleh Iskander:

Sneak attacks level your sneak. Sneak attacks against non-hostiles also level your sneak.
I have actually done the "High Hrothgar" 'cheat'. Sneak behind a praying Greybeard and attack them once. It is not enough to turn them hostile, and you SOAR through your sneak levels. You can say that is not how it works all you want, but OP is right: it does work.

As for OP:
To the East of Whiterun, there is a bandit cave. Right after entering, there is a blind bandit who asks who is there and you can lie to him, and you say you are who he thinks you are. The blind man is reading an awesome book (completely blank). He is good for sneaking practice as well, especially with muffle.

If you don't want to 'exploit' such situations: just sneak a lot. I always sneak in dungeons and this is often more than enough. If I want to level she skill even faster, I usually summon something into combat, and sneak to remain undetected. Keep summoning and/or sneaking away, so that you don't get detected. Alternatively, you can shoot an arrow near them, or throw junk to create a noise, raise their suspicion, but sneak well out of sight. Really, dungeons are the fastest way to level your sneak, without making use of exploits.

Would do the blind man... but i already killed em lol

A shame :)
If you are low level and want to level archery as well, you can try traveling down a river with lots of mudcrabs and.or horkers. Always be sneaking and hit them with sneak archery attacks. It is not super-fast leveling, but its ok.
Another option: There are a few bandits, plus a horse, to the North/North-West of Whiterun, situated against the same "hill" that Dragonsreach is on. You can kill the bandits, then sneak up to the horse for a melee power-attack. You can then track him for more sneak attacks. Not much, but with the huge HP pool of horses, you can get a few attacks in and add a few levels in sneak as a result.

[Bizar]

Thanks everyone for your help! Ill just go around and try sneak attacking EVERYTHING........ everything...

[Perplex]

Find stationary enemies, sneak close to them and autowalk in to a wall, go AFK and come back 1 h later to 100 skill in sneak.

[Sabaithal]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Lolzers:

Diposting pertama kali oleh Sabaithal:

Levelling sneak is easy, it just takes time.

Go around any NPC, hostile or not. Make sure you are nearby, but not detected. Go into sneak mode and do donuts constantly. The closer you get to being detected, the faster it progresses.

I dont think sneak levels for non hostile?

It might not. I haven't played in a while.

I just remember doing this in embershard mine (back entrance) after putting out the nearby torches.

[Call Sign: Raven]

Sneak levels the fastest from sneak attacks, archery is a good start for that purpose, but move onto daggers as soon as your sneak gets good enough, because you will level up the fastest with dagger sneak attacks.

[Call Sign: Raven]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Sabaithal:

Diposting pertama kali oleh Lolzers:

I dont think sneak levels for non hostile?

It might not. I haven't played in a while.

I just remember doing this in embershard mine (back entrance) after putting out the nearby torches.

Sneak levels from non-hostile, just much slower. A maximum of 9 NPCs can be around you that will all add up to your sneak level. You can go into Dragonsreach, go up to the second floor and start sneaking during the daytime and you will get fairly fast level ups, but after 40 it starts to slow down quite a bit so you're better off hitting sneak attacks.

[Willow Rivers]

Grab the thief stone and just follow the guards patrolling outside Whiterun. This is what I do to get sneak to 100. Doesn't take terribly long.