Specifications

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S
button – Fast Travel (when highlighting a discovered location)
F
button – Place your own marker on the map.
Right stick – Move the cursor, scroll the map
N
button – Pan the map.
World Map
This shows a map of Cyrodiil.
Your Position: The gold arrow shows your position on the map
Quest Target: The Quest Target is a red or green arrow on the World Map. The Quest Target
is always determined by your Active Quest. To make a quest active, select it from the list in your
Current Quest tab.
Your Target: The Blue Arrow. You can place, move, or remove this by pressing the
F
button.
Discovered Location: Dark markers can be selected for fast travel. You cannot fast travel from
interiors or while in combat. When you fast travel, time will move ahead according to how long it
would have taken you to get there normally. If you have a horse, it will fast travel with you. When
traveling to cities, your horse will be placed in the nearest stable.
Known Location: Bright markers are known to you, but cannot be fast traveled to until you
discover them on your own.
acTive QuesT
This displays entries for your active quest. Select a quest in the Current Quests tab to make it your Active
Quest. The Quest Targets displayed on maps and your Compass are the Quest Targets for your Active
Quest. Press the
S
button to view the position of your Quest Target on your World Map.
currenT QuesTs
This displays entries for all your quests that you have not yet completed. Select a Quest to make it your Active Quest.
coMpleTed QuesTs
Lists all of the quests you have completed. Select an entry to display all the entries for that quest.
QuesTs and QuesT TargeTs
When a quest is Active, Quest Target arrows are displayed on your Compass and on your Local and World maps
(see previous page). You can use these markers to guide you to the next step in completing your Active Quest.
On the World Map, Quest Targets indicate the general location of your next step. On the Local Map, the Quest
Target will indicate the location of the next step, or the door you must go through to reach that location.
Magic Menu
Successfully casting spells will raise your skill in that spell’s school.
You can buy new spells from various people in the world who sell
them. The Magic Menu has ve tabs, from left to right: All Magic,
Target Magic, Touch Magic, Self Magic, and Active Effects.
spell icon
The magic effect of the spell.
spell naMe
Name of selected spell.
Magicka cosT
Indicated by the Lightning Bolt icon , this column provides the
Magicka cost of casting the spell. This is dependent on your skill in
the spell’s school.
Navigating to the listed spell displays more about the spell.
spell eFFecTiveness
Wearing armor lowers the effectiveness of your spells. To increase your spell effectiveness, either
wear less armor, or raise the appropriate armor skill (light or heavy). A lower spell effectiveness will
reduce the magnitude and duration of your spells.
acTive eFFecTs Tab
All spells, abilities, powers, and other magical effects currently affecting your character. It includes
always-active birthsign abilities, powers, and diseases.
The combined magnitude of all magic using this effect on you.
racial abiliTies
Inherent abilities that never need to be cast and are always active.
poWers
Many races and birthsigns also provide special powers that can be
used once a day but are readied and cast just like spells. Powers are
not assigned to a school of magic, so using them will not improve
your magic skills.
lesser poWers
These are similar to Powers, but less powerful and can be cast more than once per day.
diseases
While not actually magic, the effects of disease are similar to magical curses. You can get cured at
chapels in towns and Wayshrines in the wilderness, or by using a Cure Disease spell or potion.
Maps and Quests
The Maps Section has ve tabs, from left to right:
Local Map, World Map, Active Quest, Current Quests,
and Completed Quests.
local Map
This shows your immediate surroundings.
Rollover icons display information about doors
and their destinations, and quest targets
indicate your quest objectives.