can i run out of things?

[toast]

like, can i run out of iron in the world i dont know where i can even get iron so it must be kinda rare
is there some way to restore a bunch of the common things so i can grind my stats up

[HazakTheMad]

The ore veins slowly respawn, you can also check merchants’ inventory every so often for more iron ore.

[HazakTheMad]

Also to find tons of iron ore, I suggest going to an iron ore mine of which there are several.

[Raptor]

all ores ingame respawn after a few days. and shops will stock them according to your current level. there is a good iron ore mine north of whiterun. that should get you started

[Vlad 254]

Plenty you can run out of in Skyrim. For starters Soul Gems, certain plants, of course ores, heck even arrows, lock picks...the list goes on....

[Ihateeverybody]

Halted Stream Camp (so much Iron). One of the mines in Dawnstart (northern one). I mean just all over, like 10 nodes around Whiterun just on ground and near the walls (all around)

[CalhounMKZ]

Originally posted by stupid white boy:

like, can i run out of iron in the world i dont know where i can even get iron so it must be kinda rare
is there some way to restore a bunch of the common things so i can grind my stats up

There is nothing consumable that you can run out of permanently. As long as you stay away from a region or dungeon long enough(up to a game month) everything will respawn. On top of that shops restock every few game days to a week.

[Vlad 254]

Yeah permanently is not an issue with this game. Some things can be a bit more scarce than others. Then there's the carry weight issue. We learn to manage based on how we play and what we need.

[th]

Originally posted by Vlad 254:

Plenty you can run out of in Skyrim. For starters Soul Gems, certain plants, of course ores, heck even arrows, lock picks...the list goes on....

I am not sure. What plants? Crimson roots? Or do you mean flora respawn bug?

Coz all the other stuff in your list can be obtained from merchants endlessly.

I never felt like I am out of some of the raw materials or "raw" items. There are unique items like daedric artefacts and so on. But that is a whole different story. They must be unique.

In Morrowind it's so. Most of the high level stuff is very limited by amount you can find in the game.

[Vlad 254]

Correct. OP was asking if he can run out in the world and can he restore a bunch of common things.

So the answer is yes you can run out, not because they are unobtainable, it's more of some things can be a little tougher than others to find and of course there's the carry weight issue. But no there really isn't anything unobtainable. But that wasn't what they were asking. "Can I run out of things?". Yes you can but they are out there to obtain so you can indeed "grind your stats" as the op put it.

[Altbert]

Merchants restock by default every 2 days. Exterior or interior cells respawn every 10 days, unless an interior cell has a boss, then that cell respawns after 30 days. Do not visit an exterior or interior cell within this time period, as the respawning timer will start again from zero.

[theyangman0]

So long as you stay out of a zone for 10 in-game days (30 if it's a cleared dungeon), most everything will respawn. Just be careful about harvestable plants and ingredients. They tend to disappear if you leave the zone without recollecting them (unless that's just a me issue). Also, ore veins found in mines or dungeons typically require you to leave and re-enter the zone before you can re-mine them again.

[Vlad 254]

Also some of it depends if you're using mods or not. When it comes to the vanilla game, and w/o spoilers, some items are region specific. Not much but some. Again, can you run out of things? Yes! But it's temporary and common things are just about everywhere.

But I don't think you're asking for a detailed guide on respawning rates.

Originally posted by stupid white boy:

is there some way to restore a bunch of the common things so i can grind my stats up

do you mean with mods or console commands? Power leveling? Exploits?

[th]

Originally posted by yangj20:

Just be careful about harvestable plants and ingredients. They tend to disappear if you leave the zone without recollecting them (unless that's just a me issue).

That's a known flora respawn bug. There are mods which fix it more or less.

[Altbert]

See the following pages for additional information:
Respawning[en.uesp.net]
Mining (Bugs)[en.uesp.net]

[jancawa55]

Originally posted by HazakTheMad:

Also to find tons of iron ore, I suggest going to an iron ore mine of which there are several.

Not a bad answer for a Weisenheimer. I'm out of points.