What group should I join in Skyrim?

Of the factions in Skyrim, the Thieves' Guild offers perhaps the most variety when it comes to its quests. Like most of the high-ranking factions, it features a main story made up of several quests that come one after the other: A Chance Arrangement. Taking Care of Business.
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What is the best faction to join in Skyrim?

The best Skyrim Factions and Guilds to join
  • The College of Winterhold. ...
  • The Dark Brotherhood. ...
  • The Thieves Guild. ...
  • Stormcloaks. ...
  • Imperial Army. ...
  • Bard's College. ...
  • The Blades. The Blades can be found in Sky Haven Temple. ...
  • The Greybeards. The Greybeards reside in High Hrothgar, found on the tallest mountain in Skyrim.
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Which side to join in Skyrim?

Pick Imperial if you want to play a character who is originally from a place aside from Skyrim, as it doesn't make sense to fight under a banner that ultimately won't accept you. Pick Stormcloak if you believe the Empire has no right to say what Skyrim denizens can and can't do, especially if you are a Nord.
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Which faction to do first in Skyrim?

Doesn't really matter. Just do whatever you want to do first. It's your story after all. Some factions quests (Thieves' Guild, College of Winterhold) have levelled rewards, while Companions and the Dark Brotherhood (as far as I can remember) do not.
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What order to join factions in Skyrim?

Order doesn't matter. Your preferred skill choice has no effect on you as a faction member. You can play through the entire College with no magic skill at all, just shoot/bash things. Likewise for companions.
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Should I do Dark Brotherhood or Thieves Guild first in Skyrim?

first dark brotherhood because thieves guild has a lot of levelled equipment. You'll have a higher level when u join thieves guild if u do the brotherhood first.
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Can I change factions in Skyrim?

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if you started the civil war quest line you can still change sides before completing the jagged crown quest. If you already received the jagged crown but did not deliver it you can deliver it to whatever side you want to join, after that your decision is final.
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Can I join every faction in Skyrim?

The empire and the stormcloaks are mutually exclusive, as are the dawnguard and the volkihar clan. other than that, you can join all of them.
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Can you side with all factions in Skyrim?

Yeah, you can, the only factions that are mutually exclusive are the Stormcloaks and Imperial Legions, so you can join the Brotherhood and the Thieves Guild, the Companions and College of Winterhold, Stormcloaks and Brotherhood, etc.
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Who should I go with in the beginning of Skyrim?

Following Ralof plays out much like following Hadvar except that his contact in Riverwood is Gerdur. Following him or Hadvar enables players to take advantage of a few glitches to level up skills. Conversely to Hadvar, following Ralof will give the Dragonborn a foot in the door with the Stormcloaks.
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Is Ulfric Stormcloak a bad guy?

He is the leader of the Stormcloak Rebellion who seeks to free Skyrim from the Empire of Cyrodiil. He becomes the main antagonist of the Civil War quest-line if the player joins the Imperial Legion to keep Skyrim under the Empire's control or its deuteragonist if the player joins the Stormcloaks instead.
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What happens to Whiterun if I join the Stormcloaks?

Whiterun will not have any changes, except that it will now be counted as a Stormcloak city. Fast traveling to Windhelm after entering Whiterun will cause the same thing to happen, except Ulfric will not call the Dragonborn a coward.
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Does joining the Stormcloaks affect anything?

Joining up mostly affects the camps you can visit. Being a Stormcloak makes Imperial camps and forts hostile and vice versa but the major cities generally won't be affected. We are all Uniformly Unique. The respective camps will become hostile if you join the other side, but the cities and towns don't react.
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Should I join Imperials or Stormcloaks?

Moreover, the armor and weapons of the Imperial Legion are of higher quality and look arguably better than the Stormcloaks' cheap-looking gambesons. If players ever wanted to cosplay as a Roman legionnaire that can throw fireballs and yell people to death, then joining the Imperial Legion is... imperative.
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Will joining the Dark Brotherhood affect anything?

Not at all. You are a selective member of a secretive group, so guard will not recognized you, unless you are discovered murdering a target. The consequence is you have to kill some people who will give you a minor sidequest.
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What is the best person to choose in Skyrim?

But perhaps best of all, they get a general resistance to magic. Considering the amount of pain that magic users can inflict, this is potentially life-saving and makes the Bretons one of the best races players can choose in Skyrim.
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Which faction is best in Skyrim?

Of the factions in Skyrim, the Thieves' Guild offers perhaps the most variety when it comes to its quests. Like most of the high-ranking factions, it features a main story made up of several quests that come one after the other: A Chance Arrangement. Taking Care of Business.
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Are The Companions worth joining?

Companion questline is fun. The characters has a nice background . It has good rewards like awesome followers, unique weapons and armor, and my favorite the great power.
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Can you be a Stormcloak and Dark Brotherhood?

You can do both, but it depends on what you want to do. If you want to be on the right side of the law, and a loyal citizen of the Empire, destroy them instead. If, however, you're a Stormcloak or an anarchist who wants either money or the Brotherhood restored, do the questline.
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Can I join Companions and Dark Brotherhood?

You can join any and all of the factions without consequence to any other. The thieves guild is for thieves, and the Dark Brotherhood is for assassins.
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Can you destroy both factions in Skyrim?

You can do it, but it won't effect anything as the leaders in both factions are set as essential players unless you're killing them as part of that specific quest. Plus you would probably screw up a whole lot of quest related stuff if you removed their essential flags and killed them both.
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Can I change my faction in Skyrim?

Yes you can, when you pick one you are unable to switch.. Is fire hot? No, it will burn you if you touch it. ... the Jagged Crown grants one last chance to switch sides?
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Can you quit the Stormcloaks?

Nope, this aint New Vegas. You're stuck with who you side with from the very beginning. :P. Actually no, you can side with the Imperial in the very beginning and still join the Stormcloaks and vice versa.
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What faction is Whiterun?

Whiterun is home to The Companions, a faction similar to the Fighters Guild of Cyrodiil.
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What changes if the Stormcloaks win?

A Stormcloak victory in the civil war leads to Ulfric becoming High King of Skyrim and declaring the country's independence. This leaves the Tamrielic Empire with only the Cyrodiil and High Rock territories, alongside several smaller provinces.
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