Skyrim: 10 Best Ways To Play Without Mods

5. Randomised Run

Heralding back to the good old days of Oblivion, this run takes inspiration from that game's class system. Essentially, give every skill in Skyrim a number and have a random number generator pick eight of them for you. Those eight skills are all you can use, no exceptions (except if quest related i.e unlocking a necessary door).

You can either get very lucky and get all weapon skills or get very unlucky and have your offensive capabilities lie in the skill of restoration. The random aspect can make for a number of interesting and unique challenges that can be quite difficult to overcome. Doing a run with alchemy, stealth and no weapons can really test the realms of creativity.

The only rules are that you can't keep re-rolling until you stealth and archery. You have to run with what you get. That means if you don't get stealth, then you better not even think about crouching. No lock-picking? I guess you better find a key then. Restrict yourself and stick to your skills and you'll have an entertaining time.