Uploaded January 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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A demonstration of how insanely effective the Forsworn can be at detecting even if your player has topped sneaking skills and got all its perks. I even equipped the player with the Necklace of Major Sneaking to try and improve it, but somehow the Forsworn seem to have some kind of "radar sense" (update: I even tried enchanting multiple apparel with Fortify Sneak so my sneak is multiplied, and I wear the Ancient Boots so I have the Muffle enchantment, but the Forsworn still sometimes are able to see me - as in the "detection meter" quickly opens to Detected status in 2 seconds or less). I bet those that that use magic are the strong detectors, as I also experienced this with Necromancers, Vampires, and Falmers; whereas other NPC types like Bandits and Automatons are easy prey to sneakers - I get almost all of them with assassin kills regardless of whatever weapon I use, even two-handed weapons; I even got to sneak on an Ancient Dragon in plain sight in broad day light by fast travelling to its nest (while sneaked) and it never saw me until I attacked (see this one youtu.be/6Tr-qLRXnwk for an example); and I have yet to fail a "job" from the Thieves Guild (which are best handled by sneaking; I actually got to steal an item while right in front of an NPC in one such job without getting noticed). This is at Hag's End, where the resident Forsworn seem to be the toughest (according to data on TVTropes, enemies on high-altitude places are tougher than the same on low lying areas), and I got one-hit-killed even before the toughest of them, the Forsworn Briar Heart, showed up (I was killed by a Forsworn Ravager).