Enderal Forgotten Stories Discussion

[Zed Clampet]

I'm going to start playing this free Skyrim mod available on Steam if anyone wants to play along.

The first thing I noticed was that there isn't going to be a lot of explanation, so here is some stuff I compiled using CoPilot that may be helpful.

CONTROLS​

Core Movement & Interaction​

• Shift (hold) → Walk (slows you down)
• Caps Lock → Toggle walk/run
• Alt → Toggle autorun
• E → Interact / loot
• R → Ready/Sheathe weapon
• F → Torch on/off
• C → Sneak
• Z → Shout/Phasmalist summon (same key as Skyrim’s shout)

Inventory & UI​

• I → Inventory
• J → Journal / quests
• K → Magic menu
• P → Phasmalist menu (if you’re playing that class)
• Tab → Character menu
• M → Map
• T → Wait
• B → Meditation (Enderal’s version of “level up”)

Combat & Hotkeys​

• 1–8 → Hotkeyed weapons/spells
• Left Mouse → Attack
• Right Mouse → Block / aim
• Q → Quick access wheel (same as Skyrim)
• Hold Left Mouse → Power attack
• Hold Right Mouse → Power block (if your weapon allows it)

Miscellaneous Stuff That’s Easy to Miss​

• H → Switch between one‑handed and two‑handed stance (if dual‑wielding)
• Ctrl → Toggle third‑person camera
• Scroll Wheel → Zoom in/out
• F5 → Quick save
• F9 → Quick load
• Tilde (~) → Console (if enabled)

GENERAL PLAY INFORMATION​

Combat Tricks Enderal Never Explains​

Timed Blocks Are Ridiculously Strong
Blocking right as the enemy hits you triggers a stagger that interrupts almost anything.
Power Attacks Drain Stamina, But They Also Break Guards
If an enemy is blocking, a power attack will:
Sneak Attacks Are Skyrim-Level Broken
Even though Enderal rebalanced a lot, stealth is still:
Elemental Weaknesses Actually Matter
Unlike Skyrim, Enderal’s elemental system is tuned tighter:
Stagger Is Your Best Friend
Summons Are Tanks, Not DPS

Hidden Mechanics Enderal Never Explains​

Entropy (Decay Magic)
Entropy is the “dark magic” school:

• Damage-over-time
• Armor-ignoring spells
• Life drain
• Summons (yes, entropy controls summoning)

Psionics
Psionics is Enderal’s mind-magic:

• Fear
• Frenzy
• Calm
• Charm
• Illusion-based stealth boosts

Memory Trees
These are Enderal’s “classes,” but they’re more like:

• Skill trees
• Passive bonuses
• Build-defining perks

You unlock them by meditating (B key).
The game never tells you that you can mix trees freely — hybrid builds are some of the strongest in the game.

Best Early‑Game Items You Can Grab Without Fighting​

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Spoiler: I didn't read this. It's just copied/pasted

These are all “walk in, take stuff, walk out” finds.


The Abandoned Tower (near Riverville)


Contains:

• A free backpack
• A decent bow
• A bunch of potions
• A few skill books

No enemies unless you go deeper.

The Sun Coast Ruins

Several ruins around the starting area have:

• Free armor
• Free weapons
• Free crafting mats
• Zero enemies if you stick to the surface

Great for gearing up before the first real dungeon.


The Old Granary


A small ruin with:

• A chest containing early-game enchanted gear
• No enemies unless you poke the wrong corner

The Ark Marketplace

Vendors here sell:

• Cheap skill books
• Cheap backpacks
• Cheap potions

You can loot a surprising amount just by exploring the upper floors of buildings.

The Apothecary in Riverville

Steal (or buy) these:

• Mana potions
• Health potions
• Alchemy ingredients

 

[Zed Clampet]

The first scene hooked me. I'm going balls-to-the-wall evil, even if the game doesn't end up really wanting that.

 

[Pifanjr]

One thing I've learned so far: this game is a bit more difficult than Skyrim and I wouldn't recommend increasing the difficulty to expert or higher from the start. I was unable to kill anything stronger than a crab without cheesing.

Also, stealth might be broken eventually, but just like in Skyrim that's probably only true after investing in it quite a bit. It's definitely not true at the start of the game.

 

[Zed Clampet]

One thing I've learned so far: this game is a bit more difficult than Skyrim and I wouldn't recommend increasing the difficulty to expert or higher from the start. I was unable to kill anything stronger than a crab without cheesing.

Also, stealth might be broken eventually, but just like in Skyrim that's probably only true after investing in it quite a bit. It's definitely not true at the start of the game.

Hell, I almost died in the ship (if that's even possible). I was expecting the melee to be painful, so I picked the magic race or whatever.