Maybe it's not cheating, not entirely. It's really just finding a way to take advantage in a world with endless possibilities.

In this video QuebecGaming1 walks us through a fairly easy way to level up your archery to 50 without having to spend a single septim. It involves recruiting a specific non-player character in Riverwood. I'll let the video explain in more detail.

Here's how you can find that NPC and get him to join you as a companion.

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