What happens if you get caught in Skyrim?

You either go to jail or pay a fine in Skyrim, not both. If you don't want to stay in jail you will have one lock pick on your person in which you can attempt to do a jail break.
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Does going to jail in Skyrim do anything?

Prison acts as the place where all criminals were held captive. Each hold of Skyrim has its own prison for those who have committed crimes in its territory. Serving jail time in Skyrim causes the Dragonborn to lose their accumulated progress to the character level; the longer the sentence, the more skills affected.
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Do I lose all my stuff if I go to jail in Skyrim?

When you go to jail, everything you have on you will be taken away and stored in a chest until you serve out your prison sentence. However, you will always manage to sneak a single lockpick with you when you enter jail so you have a chance to break out.
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How long are you in jail in Skyrim?

The maximum sentence is only one week - possibly because of some kind of prison population problem in Skyrim - so players will never be in jail for long.
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When you escape jail in Skyrim does your bounty go away?

The guards will not attack you on sight if you manage to escape the keep/jail without being seen. You will still have your bounty but they will not recognize you. When you get close to them they will say, "Hey, I know you," and keep walking. As long as you do not try to talk to them you will get away with it.
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Is it better to pay bounty or go to jail Skyrim?

Jail is an alternative for you if you don't want to pay your bounty in order to get rid of it. Unfortunately, staying in jail will also cause reduce of the progress you've made toward leveling up skills. Store away any stolen goods. When you pay a bounty, all of your stolen items will be confiscated.
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What do you lose in jail Skyrim?

What happens if you spend your time in jail in Skyrim? Nothing too punishing. You lose all progress on the current level in all your skills (which aside from the armor skills on high levels, aren't much of a big deal) and are teleported to the local jail.
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How do I get rid of a 1000 bounty in Skyrim?

How do I get rid of a 1,000 bounty in Skyrim? Either pay it off, or spend time in jail(where you will lose a little of your abilities) the choice is up to you. My advice is,if you plan to spend the time in jail, make sure you do not have ANY stolen items on your person, they will be 'taken away'.
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How do you avoid jail in Skyrim?

Pay Bail to Avoid Jail - Should you pay bail, you will also lose all items you stole (including the ones stolen whilst undetected).
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What is the easiest jail in Skyrim?

While you still only have one lockpick, its of course much easier then the jail cell. Winterhold is by far the easiest in which you keep all of your belongings, just pick the lock with your usual supply and either sneak out or kill all of the frost thrall guards which don't increase your bounty.
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Does your wife get kidnapped in Skyrim?

Kidnapped for Ransom is a quest available in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The Dragonborn's spouse is kidnapped and held for ransom by Rochelle the Red and her bandits.
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Can my house be robbed 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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What is the hardest jail in Skyrim?

Solitude. Solitude is perhaps the hardest of the jails to escape.
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What can you not do in Skyrim?

Things Not to Do in Skyrim
  • Don't Spread Your Skills Too Thin.
  • Never Steal From a Chicken.
  • Don't Try to Murder Essential NPCs.
  • Resist the Urge to Pick Up Literally Everything.
  • Don't Sell Enchanted Items.
  • Don't Fight With the Guards.
  • Don't Store Items in Places You Don't Own.
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How do I clear my bounty in Skyrim?

Talk to any guard in the hold where you have the bounty. If it's low enough, then they will let you pay the bounty, any stolen goods will be removed from your inventory, and you'll be deposited just outside the door to the local prison.
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What happens when you sleep in jail in Skyrim?

You can either escape and take your stuff from the evidence chest. Or stay In there ( it's like 3 minutes or so in real life) just go there and chose to sleep on the bed. This will prompt if you want to serve your time then say yes. Then you'll appear outside with all you things( sans the stolen items).
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Who can erase bounty in Skyrim?

If you tell a guard your with the thieves guild, you'll pay usually a lesser amount of gold and have your bounty erased, you can also pay your fine which will erase it, serve prison time, pay your bounty to a bounty hunter and if you're a Thane, tell the guard I'm your Thane and he will overlook your crime and your ...
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How long does it take for a bounty to go away in Skyrim?

Bounties in Skyrim remain until you deal with them, either by paying them or serving time. That said, bounties are limited to the domain of the local Jarl where the crime was committed. So if you get a bounty in the Whiterun area, for example, you will only be in trouble while in that area.
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How do you get kidnapped in Skyrim?

After completing the first quest, Innocence Lost, you will have to wait 24 hours before the Dark Brotherhood contacts you again. Sleep in a bed and the Brotherhood will abduct you and take you to a strange shack, with 3 hostages and an Assassin named Astrid. All you need to do is kill one of the hostages and you're in.
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Does changing your face in Skyrim get rid of bounty?

Answers. As bluedragon619 says changing your appearance won't do anything. If the bounty is a problem you could just go to jail. Going to jail isn't as bad as in previous TES games.
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What is the highest bounty in Skyrim?

As reported by GamesRadar, a player named Amelix34 has accrued a lifetime bounty of 267,000 gold after killing "everything that was killable" in the game's world. That is, says Amelix34's own stats page, 3310 people, 693 animals, 401 "creatures," 947 undead, 55 Daedra, and 98 automatons.
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Do you get a bounty for killing the emperor?

Alternatively, since the Emperor is completely unarmed and unprotected, he is extremely easy to kill. This will turn the guards hostile, but will not in itself add a bounty.
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Where is your stuff when you go to jail Skyrim?

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. You can either sleep through your jail time or you can escape.
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What happens if you snitch on the fugitive in Skyrim?

Regardless of the Dragonborn's course of action, the fugitive will never react to it (aside from fleeing from the hunter). He will never ask for the item back, attack the Dragonborn for "snitching" to the hunter, or reprimand/attack the Dragonborn for giving it away.
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What is the rarest place in Skyrim?

1 Azura's Star

Azura's Star is the most unique area in Skyrim. You'll only enter Azura's Star—a handheld soul gem—by completing a difficult questline. You can begin the quest by speaking to Aranea Ienith at the Shrine of Azura.
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