Tutorials

=Getting Started=

Your Account
Email: Use your email address to log into the game and access your account. Password: Your password is the personalized code you created to access your account. Your Account information can be altered or updated at account.eldersrollsonline.com
 * It will never be necessary to reveal the email associated with your account to other players.
 * Your password should remain private at all times. Allowing others access to your password could compromise the security of your account.

Your UserID
Your UserID is a publicly displayed name chosen by you, the player. Your UserID will become your online identity in the game, on the player forums and for every other facet of your online experience in connection with The Elder Scrolls Online. The in-game systems of The Elder Scrolls Online require you to type the @ symbol in front of your UserID to distinguish it from any of your character names.

The Help Guide
The Help Guide is designed to give you, the player a basic understanding of the concepts, mechanics and interfaces you will need to play The Elder Scrolls Online.

Other Resources
The Elder Scrolls Online Knowledge Base and Help Center can be accessed by typing "/help" in the chat bar. This command will open an in-game browser window allowing you to access the Knowledge Base and Help Center, where you can search for information on specific topics and discover more information and detailed answers to Frequently Asked Questions. The Elder Scrolls Online has a large and helpful community. Often, the best way to learn about the game will be to reach out to other players.

=User Inteface Basics=

Overview
The Elder Scrolls Online user interface can toggled between the In-Game View and the Character Windows by pressing the ALT key. In-Game View provides the player with an Aiming Reticule, Navigational Compass, Chat Window, Quest Tracker and Ability Bar. The Character Windows offer the player important information about their character. In this mode the player has access to their Inventory, Character Stats and Skills, Journal and Map. Additional controls can be accessed using the Player Menu Bar.

Keybindings
Your current keybindings can be found in the subsection of the Controls Menu entitled "Keybindings". To access this menu, press ESC to open your System Menu, then select Controls Menu and click on "Keybindings". Any Keybinding can be changed by clicking on the "Primary Bind" or "Secondary Bind" option and selecting a new key to bind.

Player Menu Bar
The Player Menu Bar is located above the Character Windows. To enter Character Windows mode, press the ALT key. The Player Menu Bar houses the following menus. As you expand each menu, various submenus will appear. Exploring all of the menus and submenus will reveal a variety of options and game system mechanics.
 * Inventory
 * Character
 * Skills
 * Journal
 * Map
 * Group
 * Contacts
 * Guilds
 * Alliance War
 * Mail
 * Notifications
 * Help

=Basic Character Controls= =Character Progression= =Items= =Magic Weapons and Armor= =Combat=

Basic Attacks
The most basic combat technique involves light and heavy attacks. Light attacks are faster, but do less damage. Heavy attacks are slower to execute, but they will cause much more damage. To execute a light attack in HUD Mode, target an enemy and tap LMB. To execute a heavy attack in HUD Mode, press and hold LMB while your character winds up for the attack, and eventually executes it.

Blocking
To put your character in a defensive position to block an incoming attack while in HUD Mode, press and hold RMB. Successfully blocking will mitigate most of the attacks damage, but it will eventually exhaust your stamina. When an enemy is radiating gold, it is readying itself for a heavy attack. If this attack is successfully blocked, the enemy will be knocked back and momentarily stunned, giving you the advantage on your next attack.

Abilities
Your ability tray can be found at the bottom center of the screen when you enter combat, or when a hostile is targeted. Combat Abilities can be dragged and dropped into this tray from the ability menu, and executed in HUD mode by pressing the corresponding 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 number keys.

Ultimate Abilities
You can learn Ultimate Abilities and slot one of these in the sixth slot of your Ability Tray. These devastatingly powerful abilities will charge up over time, during combat. When an Ultimate is fully charged, you can execute it by pressing the R key.

Magicka and Stamina
Using Abilities will expend your Magicka or Stamina. The amount of Magicka and Stamina you currently have is represented by the blue and green bars respectively, located at the bottom of the screen while in HUD mode. These bars will only be visible when Magicka and Stamina are being expended.

Interrupts
Interrupts will cut short an enemy's wind-up when they are preparing to execute a special ability that requires a wind-up. When an enemy is preparing such a wind-up, red lines will radiate from it. To interrupt the wind-up, approach the target and press LRMB.

Dodging and Escaping
Your character can dodge roll out of the path of incoming attacks by double-tapping any of the WASD keys to execute a dodge roll in the corresponding direction. Dodge rolls expends Stamina. Some enemies will use abilities that bind you in place. You can escape such an effect by pressing LRMB.

Synergies
While adventuring with other players, you will discover combat synergies. Combat synergies are secondary effects that can be activated when your abilites synergize with an ability executed by another player. To discover which of your abilities have synergies that your group members can take advantage of, read your ability descriptions carefully.

=Contacts=

Inviting Friends
To add someone to your list of Contacts, you must first invite them. Press the respective key to open your Social Menu, which opens to the Contacts page by default, then press the E key to begin adding a friend. Type the name of the player's character or their UserID preceded with an @ symbol. Optionally, you can add a custom message to your invitations, to let them know who you are. To send the invitation, click [Request].

Friend Requests
Friend requests can be sent even if the targeted player is offline. The request will remain on their Notifications page in the Social Menu until the request is accepted or declined. Once another player accepts your invitiation, your UserIDs will appear in each other's list of Contacts. It is important to understand that your friendship is at the player level, not the character level. This means that you will be able to see and contact your friend no matter what character either of you is currently playing.

Ignoring Players
To ignore a player, open your list of Contacts and click the „Ignore“ icon in the upper right corner. Press the E key to add a player to your list of ignored players, either by entering one of their character names or by entering their UserID, preceded by an @ symbol.

=Guilds=

Overview
Player guilds in TESO are a way for players to create larger persistent social circles, making it easier to work together and achieve common goals.

Guilds and Players
Guild relationships are formed at the player level, not the character level. When a player joins a guild, all of their characters will gain access to that guild regardless of their alliance affiliation. Like your characters, guilds do have alliances affiliations. This distinction is important when the guild joins a campaign in the Alliance War. A guild can only claim to keep for its affiliated alliace. Each player can join up to 5 guilds, but a single player can only lead one guild at a time.

Guild Chat
Guild Chat is initiated through the chat line by typing „/g1“ through „/g5“. The numbe 1 through 5 indicates the corresponding number of the guild you wish to chat with. For example, typing „/g2“ hey everyone“ will change your chat channel to that of the second guild on your list, and then send the message „hey everyone“ to that channel.

Creating a Guild
To create a guild, open the Social Media Menu by pressing the respective key and navigate to the Guilds Menu tab. Press the E key to begin creating a guild. You will need to give your guild an unique name and choose its Alliance affilation.

Inviting Members
To invite new members to a guild, you must have permission to invite them. Permissions are granted by a guild's leadership. To invite a new member to a guild you've already joined, open the Guild Menu and navigate to the Roster tab, then press the E key. Enter the player's UserID, preceded by an @ symbol, or simply enter one of their character's names. You can invite players to a guild even when they are not online if you know their UserID or one of their character's names.

Guild Banks
When a guild's membership reaches the appropriate size, it can unlock the Guild Bank feature. The Guild Bank can be accessed by speaking with Bankers in most major cities. If a guild's membership drops below a certain threshold, members will no longer be able to place items into the Guild Bank, but guild members with appropriate permissions will always be able to remove items. It is wise for guild leaders to set permissions responsibly to protect valuables stored in the Guild Bank.

Guild Stores
When a guild's membership reaches the appropriate size, it can unlock the Guild Store feature. The Guild Store can be accessed by speaking with Bankers in most cities. If a guild's membership drops below a certain threshold, members will lose the ability to post new items, but guild members will always be able to purchase or cancel posted items. Players can expand the network of people they can trade with by joining large mercantile guilds. These are guilds, whose membership focuses on the trading of goods.

=Groups= =Adventuring= =Death=

Reviving
When your character dies, you will be prompted to either release to a Wayshrine or revive on the spot your character died. Releasing to a Wayshrine will resurrect your character at the nearest Wayshrine, but your armor will suffer a durability loss from a failed encounter. Reviving requires a full Soul Gem and it will bring your character back to life in the same location where it died. Your armor will still suffer durability loss from failed encounter upon reviving.

Restoring Durability
When you die, your armor will lose Durability. If your armor's Durability drops to zero, it will no longer offer your character any protection. To restore Durability to an item you must get it repaired by a merchant. You can also purchase Repair Kits to carry with you into combat, in case a merchant is not conveniently available. To use a Repair Kit, simply right-click a damaged item and select "Repair".

=Alliance War= =Trade Skills= =Fishing= =Mounts=

Overview
Mounts provide a faster means of traveling for one adventure to another. Your character can purchase a mount from a Stable Master. Although there are many stables throughout Tamriel, not all have Stable Masters. Search stables in major cities to locate a Stable Master.

Summoning Mounts
Once you have purchased a mount, you can summon it by pressing the H key. Pressing the H key again will cause your character to dismount. Characters with multiple mounts can chose their active mount through the Stable Master. The Stable Master will also allow you the name your mount and to feed it. Feeding your mount certain foods can increase its attributes, allow you to customize it.

=References= The Elder Scrolls Online in-game tutorial.