Temporary Abilities in Skyrim are similar to blessings in that they are temporary in nature, but they can be active at the same time as any of the other blessings. Temporary abilities give a variety of different bonuses that the player can apply at the same time. Some Temporary Abilities are easily repeatable such as sleep related bonuses however these do not stack with themselves due to the duration required to sleep to get the bonus. Other temporary abilities can be found through specific methods listed in the table below.
All Temporary Abilities in Skyrim
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| Name | Source | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Blood of the Ancients | Drinking from the Bloodstone Chalice in Castle Volkihar | Your Vampiric Drain spell absorbs Magicka and Stamina from your victims for x days |
| Dragonslayer's Blessing | Asking Esbern about the blessing after "Alduin's Wall" | 10% increased Critical Hit chance vs. Dragons for 5 days |
| Rested | Sleep in any bed | All skills improve 5% faster for eight hours. |
| Well Rested | Sleep in a bed you own or rent | All skills improve 10% faster for eight hours. |
| Lover's Comfort | Sleep in the house where your spouse lives | All skills improve 15% faster for eight hours. |
| Father's Love | Sleep in the same house as an adopted child | Healing spells and potions add 25% extra Health for eight hours |
| Mother's Love | Sleep in the same house as an adopted child | Healing spells and potions add 25% extra Health for eight hours |
| Tainted Blood of the Ancients | Drinking from the spring in Redwater Den | Your Vampiric Drain spell absorbs Magicka and Stamina from your victims for 1 day, but at the cost of 30 less Health. |
| The Gift of Charity | Donate 1 Septim to a beggar, or give a present to an adopted child | Speechcraft is increased by 10 points for one hour. |
| Vampiric Blood Rested | Sleeping in a coffin as a vampire | 10% Resist Magic effect. |
| Voice of the Sky | Reading the 10 Etched Tablets on the Seven Thousand Steps | Animals will neither attack nor flee from you for 24 hours of actual gameplay. |
| Weakened Soul | Become partially soul trapped during "Chasing Echoes" | Health, Magicka and Stamina recover slowly while in the Soul Cairn and are reduced by 45 points. |
| Blessing of the Stag Prince | equipping and using the Glass Bow of the Stag Prince | Grants an additional 5 points of Health and Magicka for every 20 animal kills. The blessing maxes out at 25 points of extra Health and Magicka. |
| Eternal Spirit | Meditate on the word of power Feim | While Ethereal, health regeneration is 25% faster. Only one word can be meditated on at a time. |
| The Fire Within | Meditate on the word of power Yol | The Fire Breath shout deals 25% more damage. Only one word can be meditated on at a time. |
| Force Without Effort | Meditate on the word of power Fus | The player staggers foes 25% more and receive staggers 25% less. Only one word can be meditated on at a time. |
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