User blog comment:M4$t3r4$$4$$!n/New to this ...little help/@comment-5019018-20121201203545

1. I got to the point where I could Shout, then I buggered off and free-roamed.

2. Don't do it too early, if you plan on doing it.

3 I'm not sure, I use Dragonbone.

4. Keep a companion around. Also, go to a gold mine, dig up ore, convert that into ingots, and then make jewellery. ;D