How do you not get caught stealing in Skyrim?

One trick is to just simply sneak and stick to the shadows. Go near the target item, crouch and move slowly around until you are no longer noticeable. From this sweet-spot you can steal anything within reach, without moving, thus remaining undetected.
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How do you not get caught in Skyrim?

When your sneak level goes up, you can move quicker (and in more of a constant manner, not having to stop every half a step) without being detected. Around 40-50 sneak (about where I'm at at the moment) you can sneak up to a person at full (sneaking) speed, be touching them and still not be detected.
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What happens if you steal a lot in Skyrim?

If you get caught in the act of stealing, you'll have a bounty put on your head and guards will try to arrest you. If you steal something successfully, you can only sell the item to Thieves Guild merchants, so it's not a very effective way to make money early on.
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Can thieves steal from your house in Skyrim?

2) And yes, it can be robbed, like for your wife or assist people being peoplenapped by bad guys that you normally fighting daily on the Skyrim land.
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Can you make stolen items not stolen Skyrim?

Put the stolen goods in the large sack on the right laying on the ground, then ask a follower to take all items inside the large sack. Take the items back from the follower, and they will not be stolen.
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Can your house get raided in Skyrim?

It can't be robbed, but Giants/etc. can attack the house and Bandits can kidnap your spouse (ransom of 5k, or you can go get them).
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Does going to jail get rid of your bounty in Skyrim?

There are three main ways to get rid of a bounty: paying it, serving jail time, and using your Thaneship to get out of it.
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How to get a $1,000 bounty in Skyrim?

The best way will be to kill a person within that hold, with a witness to the murder, giving an instant 1,000 bounty. Do not have a companion (or Shadowmere the horse) with you as they tend to kill the witness and then your bounty disappears.
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How to avoid paying bounty in Skyrim?

Go to jail.

Players can always choose not to pay the bounty and instead spend some time in jail.
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Can you steal 0% in Skyrim?

However, thanks to one particular Alteration spell in Skyrim, pickpocketing can be accomplished at low or even 0% chances of success. The Skyrim spell in question is Paralyze, an Expert-level Alteration spell tome that can be purchased from Tolfdir at the College of Winterhold.
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Is it worth it to steal in Skyrim?

Stealing is one of the easiest ways to make money, as well as being the easiest way to become a wanted criminal. Once you're a criminal, you'll have a bounty within the region you are in that you must deal with.
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What is the 90% chance to steal in Skyrim?

There is a maximum percentage chance to steal displayed in game of 90%. There is no way to raise this number, either through Fortify Pickpocket potions or enchanted apparel; the chance to successfully take something is always 90% and the chance to fail is always 10%.
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Why do I keep getting caught pickpocketing in Skyrim?

And call this a hunch...but chances are if someone sees you putting your hand in their pocket and taking something out you're gonna get caught...so yes sneak and stealth are involved. try using equipment and potions that increase pickpocketing while you are such a low skill.
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Do guards ever stop pursuing you in Skyrim?

Just do a crime in another hold, go to jail and you can rest and it will override the guards pursuing you.
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Will I get caught stealing in Skyrim?

Stealing while detected will get you a bounty unless you kill the witness(es) quick enough. You will also be much more likely to get thugs/assassins after you. 2. Items that are marked "stolen" can not be sold to regular merchants unless you have the fence perk and invested in the shop.
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Who carries the most money in Skyrim?

The Riverwood trader is the only person in the game that will have more than 4k gold, so, if you are trying to sell big ticket items, and don't want to settle for only getting a small percentage of what it is valued at, he is your only option.
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What is the richest hold in Skyrim?

Skyrim is a wealthy and powerful province; the hold of Haafingar had always been one of the richest and most influential regions. Solitude was the capital of both Haafingar and Skyrim, and so dominates politically, but also economically.
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Is there a money cap in Skyrim?

Did You Know: The most money you can acquire in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is 2,147,483,647 Septims? Picking up a single drake more than that will cause your gold count to overflow, and go to the most negative value possible.
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Do I lose all my stuff if I go to jail in Skyrim?

In the dialogue option, choose the option to go to jail. You will end up in the nearest jail house. All of your belongings will be taken from you, except for one lockpick, and the rest will be safely secured in a chest located within the jail house.
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How to make Skyrim guards stop attacking you?

Sometimes the guards will continue to attack you until you're dead, but if you put away your weapon it should trigger the guards to stop attacking and give you the choices of how to get rid of your bounty. If you are still getting attacked even though you've shielded your weapon, try to shield it multiple times.
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Do bounties expire in Skyrim?

Bounties NEVER fade away. You have to pay your gold or serve your time. Alternativly, you COULD join the Thieves Guild, that might give you an option to bribe em off. Only if you go back there and pay it - or serve your sentence in jail.
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How to get a free house in Skyrim?

Players need no cheats to get a house in Whiterun for free. Fans can save money if they use a glitch after defending the city from a dragon attack, thereby completing the Dragon Rising quest, and Jarl Balgruuf will guarantee them their own home.
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What happens if you remodel house into entryway Skyrim?

This changes the interior layout of the Small House from a complete house set to an entrance of chests, tables of game and produce fresh for dinner, weapon racks and shelves. This doesn't cost you anything, but any furnishings you place in the Small House Layout will be lost when you remodel it into an Entryway.
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Can I leave stuff on the floor in my house Skyrim?

Ya, objects don't usually stay where you put them. If it's on the ground somewhere in your house, there's a chance that it will be somewhere completely different the next time you visit. They definitely won't disappear though.
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