Reality & Other Falsehoods is a short, philosophical essay for mages. It explains that Illusion changes only what the caster and target perceive, while Alteration changes reality for everyone – by persuading unseen “greater forces” that it’s easier to make the change than to resist it. Its advice: phrase a spell as a gentle diversion rather than a demand.
Skill book
Reality & Other Falsehoods is a Alteration skill book. The first time you read a copy, your Alteration skill goes up by one point – later copies of the same title don’t give anything extra, so there is no need to carry them around.
Book details
- Author (in game): Unknown
- Teaches: Alteration (+1)
- Weight: 1
- Base value: 60 gold
- Item ID: 0001AFCC
More Alteration skill books
Breathing Water, Daughter of the Niben, Sithis, The Lunar Lorkhan.
Value, weight and skill read from the Skyrim game files; locations from community-checked lists. The book text is summarised here in our own words – read the full text in game.
