Be an alchemy lover.

[Knightmage Bael]

Alchemy is easily the most versatile skill in all of skyrim. Whatever you need, it can be used for - especially with gold. A full outfit of fortify alchemy 28% 5/5 alchemy, benefactor will make the garlic - salmon roe - nordic barnacle potion yield ridiculous amounts of gold and are super easy to find.

If you don't like those pesky mages, Butterfly Wing + Glow Dust + NIghtshade is great for damage magicka regen, drain magicka, drain stamina.
Blue Butterfly Wing + Butterfly Wing + Hanging Moss also does it.

Paralysis for your bow without enchantment? Easy! Swamp Fungal Pod + Imp Stool

wanna get fancy with paralysis?
canis root + scathecraw + imp stool = paralysis, lingering damage health AND damage health
Canis Root + Imp Stool + Mora Tapinella = paralysis + lingering health damage (easier)

If your destruction spells aren't doing enough damage? Also an easy fix!
Glowing Mushroom + Nightshade are plantable and make fortify destruction damage potions.

Can also be used with Wisp Wrappings, Ectopslasm, Glow Dust, and Ash Creep Cluster (which is found everywhere in solstheim).
Glowing Mushroom + Glow Dust = resist shock, fortify destruction.

What about other people? I'd like to hear some recipes and ingredients people use. The skill takes a bit to learn, but its very adaptable to your situation. Even if you need quicky health potions.

[rompier02]

Hi. Many have been stated. For me one I always make is Deathbell + River Betty + Giant Lichen = Slow + Damage health + more susceptible to Poison. Canis Root + Imp Stool + Deathbell = Paralysis + Damage to Health.

[Knightmage Bael]

I particularly like that Fly Amanita + Dragon's Tongue ( +scaly pholiota/mora tapinella).

Great for a nord warrior.

[Liquid Inc]

Canis Root + Swamp Fungal Pod = Paralysis potion.

Both easy ingredients to find around Solitude. Canis root north on the shore, Swamp Fungal pods in morthal swamp.

[Knightmage Bael]

Originally posted by Sirius:

Juniper Berries+Namira's Rot=Regenerate Health
Juniper Berries+Namira's Rot+Spider Egg=Regenerate Health+Fortify Lockpicking+Fortify Marksman
Glowing Mushroom + Blisterwort = Fortify Smithing
Glowing Mushroom + Blisterwort +Wheat(or Blue Mountain Flower)=Fortify Smithing+Restore Health+Fortify Health
Wheat+Blue Mountain Flower=Restore Health+Fortify Health
Wheat+Blue Mountain Flower+Lavender=Restore Health+Fortify Health+Fortify Conjuration
Fly Amanita+Dragon's Tongue=Resist Fire+Fortify Two-handed
Fly Amanita+Dragon's Tongue+Scaly Pholiota(or Mora Tapinella)=Resist Fire+Fortify Two-handed+Regenerate Stamina+Fortify Illusion
Scaly Pholiota+Mora Tapinella=Regenerate Stamina+Fortify Illusion
Scaly Pholiota+Mora Tapinella+Creep Cluster=Restore Magicka+Regenerate Stamina+Fortify Illusion+Fortify Carry Weight
Red Mountain Flower+Jazbay Grapes=Fortify Magicka
Red Mountain Flower+Jazbay Grapes+Taproot(or Dwarven Oil,or Fire Salts)=Regenerate Magicka+Fortify Magicka+Restore Magicka
Taproot+Dwarven Oil= Weakness to Magic+Fortify Illusion+Regenerate Magicka+Restore Magicka

Honestly these are all really good. I should actually compile all my potions into a notebook because they're not all in one place.

TBH even as a nord you should dabble a little bit.
Snowberries, Bone Meal, Dragon's Tongue are three common ingredients, all with resist fire. Fly Amanita and Mudcrab Chitin also works.

With a full crafting set (Fortify Alchemy/Smithing on boots, clothes, gloves, ring, necklace, etc), and Benefactor, you get get some REALLY high potions of resistance. Even with no buffs or clothes whatsoever you can get like 15% resist fire in the beginning, which is noticeable as a nord.


Speaking of Mudcrap Chitin, it also has Resist Poison.

Combine with Thistle Branch for a potion of Resist Poison, which is useful if you're fighting a high level spider early on. Their poison damage is no joke when you're a low level. That can help

[Heimdall313]

Fly Amanita + Dragon's Tongue + Scaly Pholiota (or Mora Tapinella) = Resist Fire + Fortify Two-handed + Regenerate Stamina + Fortify Illusion

This is how my Nord gets things done and also makes stupid amounts of money.

Imp Stool and Canis Root for Paralysis. Swamp Fungus works too.

Wheat and Blue Mountain Flower. Restore + Fortify Health, when you've screwed up.

All growable.

Glowing Shrooms and Nightshade I didn't know, will enjoy testing.

[Knightmage Bael]

I might have stumbled on a kind of ridiculous cure-disease potion:

Juvenile Mudcrab + Mudcrab Chitin + Fly Amanita = Stamina Regen + Two-Handed Weapons + Resist Fire + Cure Diseases.

Juvenile Mudcrab: Regenerate Stamina, Cure Disease, Fortify Two-Handed
Mudcrab Chitin: Restore Stamina, Cure Disease, Resist Fire
Fly Amanita: Resist Fire, Fortify Two-Handed, Regenerate Stamina

lol. The potion of a nord vampire slayer I guess haha.

also: (glowing mushroom + glow dust) + giant's toe/wheat/etc = fortify destruction + resist shock + fortify health

[Sputnik]

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