build advice

[Weedle]

i tried a build as on orc, with alch block conj resto blunt light armor and sneak,. but i felt weak and wasnt digging it. i do prefer light armor, and want to deal decent melee damage >:(

[ƎϽ∀ƎԀ]

Light armor and melee dont mix imo. Light armor is for bows and distance damage where you arent supposed to get hit. Light armor is only meant to take a couple of hits if you get cornered. If you want to melee you have to go heavy.

[CullinB]

Originally posted by Lazy Dragon:

i tried a build as on orc, with alch block conj resto blunt light armor and sneak,. but i felt weak and wasnt digging it. i do prefer light armor, and want to deal decent melee damage >:(

Your character looks unique and interesting for me.
Since you took conjuration as a major skill, you can use summon bound axe spell.
Bound Axe is usefull for low level characters.
And thogh you got light armor as main you should use heavy shield.

[cyäegha]

Originally posted by Gamcull:

Light armor and melee dont mix imo. Light armor is for bows and distance damage where you arent supposed to get hit. Light armor is only meant to take a couple of hits if you get cornered. If you want to melee you have to go heavy.

at least in vanilla, that was only really true until you mastered one of the two armour skills, at which point it no longer mattered since they were effectively identical

of course, getting light to master by facetanking big hits isn't a wise decision so, in that regard, you're pretty much correct

[Weedle]

that sucks! i always prefer light amor in these games, skyrim and morrowind. so thats why i feel so weak. well thats kinda lame. was wanting to be able to sneak from time to time but, cant do that in heavy armor

[CullinB]

Originally posted by Lazy Dragon:

that sucks! i always prefer light amor in these games, skyrim and morrowind. so thats why i feel so weak. well thats kinda lame. was wanting to be able to sneak from time to time but, cant do that in heavy armor

In TES4 you can walk around only with clothes if you play with vanilla magic systems.
Elemetal shield is very common thing.
All my characters usually wear no armor only use Shields.
Shield will be Spellbreaker or Escutcheon of Chorrol both are easy to aquire.

[cyäegha]

Originally posted by Lazy Dragon:

that sucks! i always prefer light amor in these games, skyrim and morrowind. so thats why i feel so weak. well thats kinda lame. was wanting to be able to sneak from time to time but, cant do that in heavy armor

you can actually sneak in heavy armour without too much trouble, since the game only checks for the weight of your boots, not the rest of your armour

so prior to getting sneak to journeyman(?) you just take off your boots when sneaking, and voila!

[Weedle]

that means no shrouded armor for me :(

[Weedle]

i also dont know how i feel about blunt. it doesnt feel as strong as i thought it would. how does it add up to blade? i havent seriously played this since high school so i cant recall.

[BrutalGlory]

okay so let me just say the comment that light armour and meele dont mix is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I have over 3k hours on Xbox and even at max difficulty without magic or alchemy you can pull it off. when both skills reach 100 the armour evens out (as does the movement). that said if you know how to play light armour with a 2-hander enabmes you to avoid all non 2-handed enemies and their incoming blows quite efficently by weaving in combat. Hence in my exepreince with such playthroughs on max difficulty where i forbaed myself from using any non restoration/ alteration magic light armour actually wins here.

If you want decent meele damage you seriously need the repair skill for early levels. This can and will make you a beast with even basic weaponry until about 20 (the it gets harder and you need magical gear.) As for block you shouldnt be using it as a primary method of damage avoidance while using light armour (as stated above.) the purpose would be to stun attackers and use in a pinch when you cannot avoid an attack while cornered, or while advancing on archers.

imo conjuration, alchemy, illusion, and destruction are crutches. if you are pouring points into these you aren't focusing on the meele damage you say you want. Its difficult to play properly as pure meele but completely feasible, people just dont have the patience (or understanding.) to use it efficently.

[CullinB]

I created new Orc according to op's choice (change 1 thing Alchemy to Mysticism : I don't think Orc use poison)
Find it is very hard wearing Light Armor as he is slow fighter so got hit many times)
Now he is level 3 and wearing Heavy Armor ....(His Heavy armor skill grows very rapidly although heavy armor is his minor skill)

This time i don't use much MODs, combat system is almost vanilla +8 settings (enemy deal x1.8 damage / player deals 0.55 damage)
Only one monster's mod is "Creature Diversity"
When he was in level 1, he was killed by Boars many times or some Bears.
Being level3 he can handle many situation.
As far as i played this character Conjuration and Light Armor skills are useless

[Weedle]

i ended up going blade, block, light armor, resto, ill, armorer, sneak and im doing well. havent really run into much trouble. im also making lots of potions. frenzy ftw

[CullinB]

Originally posted by Lazy Dragon:

i ended up going blade, block, light armor, resto, ill, armorer, sneak and im doing well. havent really run into much trouble. im also making lots of potions. frenzy ftw

What birth sign did you adopt? My orc's is Atronach.

[Weedle]

went with thief i believe. atronoch sounds perfect for a non magic user