Skyrim: How to Join the Dark Brotherhood and Other Guilds

Five steps to becoming a member of that evil group....
http://www.justpushstart.com/2011/11/11/skyrim-finding-the-dark-brotherhood-its-secrets-revealed/

Guides to joining other guilds and groups (Companions, Thieves Guild, Winterhold College, Civil War quests, etc.)
http://www.justpushstart.com/launchpad/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-ultimate-wiki-guide/

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Skyrim: Using Favorites and Hot Keys (PC Version)

To set up favorites in the PC version of Skyrim, go to the items/spells menu.  Select whatever you want on Favorites and push F.  When in game, push Q and the Favorites menu will appear.  Select the item or items you want to hot key, then press a number from 1-8 to assign the Favorites item to the number.

(Pushing Q also changes point of view, but I'm not clear when this happens and when the Favorites menu opens.)

See the link below for how to set up hot keys for combos (remember, PC only) -- read the comments for further tips on combos, switching items from one hand to another, etc.
http://www.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comments/m8tnk/guide_how_to_use_18_hotkeys_for_items_and_spells/

Note that the shield can only be used on the left hand.  It looks like Favorites assigns items to the left hand by default so if you want something on the right hand, you have to use Shift + number key.
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/elder-scrolls-v/1212293p1.html

Check Comments for other tips.

Given the popularity of this article, I've put it in a tab for easy reference.

UPDATE:  Since this has been so popular, I did a bit of research to update this article which was written in 2011.  Here is the standard favorite controls layout for each platform.
https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/Controls_(Skyrim)

Here's a video on how to assign 8 hot keys on the PC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Aa_1_QGCQ

If video tutorials drive you nuts, here is a written one.
http://balance-reviews.blogspot.com/2011/12/skyrim-and-favoritehotkey-system-you.html

Here is a quick summary of how hotkeys work for the PC and xBox 360.
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111121135644AAoTVLj

There is a mod for Skyrim's user interface called the SkyUI mod that may be helpful.  This rave review was written by its creator.  I imagine it is PC only.
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/27177

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Skyrim Initial Skill Bonuses by Race

The skill bonuses each race starts out with.
http://www.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comments/m0e2a/complete_list_of_skyrim_race_differences/

A list of all the skills with links to explanations of each.
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Skills

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Skyrim Reviews, Character Creation

While we wait for Skyrim to go on sale (currently 17 hours, 23 minutes and 17 seconds) you may be interested in this video review that shows a great deal of the environment.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-elder-scrolls/723801

This is the only PC version of the game reviewed I've seen.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1212033p1.html

This xBox 360 review mentions how to best use perks, lockpicking, a tip on two-handed combat, etc. and also covers a great deal of ground.
http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1958/Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim/p1/

This video shows a little of the game's beginning and character creation.
http://kotaku.com/5858221/creating-my-dragonborn-identity-in-skyrim-now-pronounced-skrim

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Morrowind Spells

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Spell_Effects

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Gothic 2 Help

Tips to understanding gameplay in Gothic 2.
http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rlid=72240&rid=66872

This is a guide to magic in Gothic 2.
http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rlid=72241&rid=66873

There are more guides plus maps of various areas at this site.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/561413-gothic-ii/faqs

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution

The debug menu has been enabled in Deus Ex via a mod.  Details and the download point here.
http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=121245

Rock, Paper, Shotgun has written a very interesting essay on the game.  Video games are thought-provoking?  Who'd a thunk it?
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/09/06/deus-ex-human-revolution-is-about-drm/

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Portal Fan Film

Pretty amazing short film.
http://kotaku.com/5833700/watch-this-gorgeous-portal-fan-film-right-now

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Rift Addons

How to use addons once you download them for Rift.
http://www.curse.com/faqs/rift-addons

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Planar Vouchers

Planar vouchers seem to be a way of transferring "rare and epic planar" currencies among your characters.  You have to pay NPC vendors to do this using planarite.  Read more about this here under the General heading.
http://nsguild.com/forums/index.php?topic=1369.0

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