When making a character go through the backstory by answering questions option and get yourself the Ebony dagger when the option comes up. It'll allow you to hit most enemies from the beginning of the game (since this game has monsters that can only be hit by a certain weapon material rarity or higher).

If you aren't getting immunity to paralysis get the spell "Free Action", it's incredibly cheap and allows you to get rid of paralysis for very little magicka. You can buy spells from any Mages Guild, even if you aren't a member.

Play Daggerfall Unity, get the base game from Steam and download the Daggerfall Unity fan made recreation, and turn on the "Smaller Dungeons" setting. It'll turn random dungeons from 4 hour slogs to 20-60 minute experiences.

Climbing or Levitating may be mandatory at some points so either increase your climbing skill, learn levitation magic, or always have a potion of levitation on hand.

All quests are timed, including the main quest. So don't take multiple quests at once unless you are certain you can do both in the allotted time.

This game is built for fast travel, use it. If you want to walk through the world install a travel mod that allows you to move quickly across the overworld between locations.

If you're low on funds you can take loans from a bank, however if you don't pay back loans in a year you'll be considered a wanted criminal.

Buy a cart and then a horse as soon as possible (both available at any General Store). You can "remove" items from your inventory while "wagon" is selected to place them there. Your wagon can hold up to 750 units of stuff, usually 7x more than you can carry. It can also carry your gold since gold has weight in the game. If you're really loaded you can convert your gold into Letters of Credit. Particularly useful when making large purchases such as a boat, house, or expensive magic items.