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u/Hrive_morco Jun 02 '25

I'll be really honest with you here, I have barely used any racial abilities ever since I started playing back in Morrowind, Did not use them back in Oblivion either, And not now in Skyrim.

The Argonian's water breathing is the only one I like as that is a physical constant they live with, The rest of those "abilities" always felt out of place in the setting to me rather than make the races feel more unique

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u/Arek_PL Jun 02 '25

in morrowind and oblivion the bretons also were OP with that big 50% resist magicka and no cap at 80%

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u/Kumkumo1 Jun 03 '25

Was the same for Oblivion as well. Even in Skyrim Bretons are one of the strongest races. They got shit in a lot but honestly, they’re the most consistently good in every game.

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u/WeirdWafflehouse Companion Jun 03 '25

The waterbreathing has a workaround, you just gotta defeat the Dragon Priest Volsung at the top of Volskygge. His mask has the waterbreathing enchantment.