Vampire lord or Werewolf?

[Zdena]

Hey guys,
I just finished the dawnguard´s main quest (killed Harkon) and I´m thinking about becoming a vampire. I´m 20lvl Imperial and my points are spent in health/ stamina + one handed, heavy armor.
I really find vampire (lord) cool, but is it smart to become one, since I have no points in magicka or so.
What are pros and cons?

Thanks!

[GrimCat]

Con: It's hard to get through doorways as a vamp lord.

[CrackeR]

Dont think you can after you kill Harkon....believe HE is the only one who can make you a REAL Vampire...

[CrackeR]

If you choose Werewolf, people will comment alot, when not a werewolf, that you smell like wet dog! lol

[Zdena]

Originally posted by CrackeR:

Dont think you can after you kill Harkon....believe HE is the only one who can make you a REAL Vampire...

Serana can do it as well.

[CrackeR]

lol, yeah that makes sense, what was i thinking!

[CrackeR]

While both are really awesome when you get their skill trees full, i preferred the WW because it is just raw head on power vs Vamp L who stops and wags his fingers to cast spells.

[Klawd]

Werewolf for me.. plus I add a few mods for werewolf that made him even more badass and looks better too!

[Cookie]

Aside from disease immunity, you get nothing from being a werewolf unless you transform, and it's only once per day without a certain daedric artifact. Vampire Lord is an at-will transformation, has powerful ranged abilities, and as a vampire you get bonuses even when not transformed.

[drizzan]

Both are good, choose the mod for your playthrough:
Werewolf playthrough: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/2803/?
Vampire Lord playthrough: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/3928

Without mods both forms sucks and you are way better off in human form with enchanted gear.

[Joe Coffee]

Hate Lycans with a passion. I don't care if dogs whine about their b!tches being mistreated; they're all slaves and mutts.

Vampires FTW!

[Zdena]

I decieded to go with vampire, but I had to get few perk points with cheats mod and then I spent them in magic. I have to add that playing as an vampire is fun!

Thanks guys, cheers!

[DScales2k]

Vampire Lord is not worth it at all. The negatives are too big like the annoyance of going out and the fact that you are a vampire (which in my opinion does not fit a dragonborn in any way) Personally, I HATE being a vampire.

[holyfail]

if youre using vanilla going out isnt that bad, honestly.. ive ran around not feeding as a vlord during the day for hours. All that happens is you can't regen health, stamina, or magicka in sunlight. Just use a few potions, sneak everywhere, or walk into a cave then back out. The weakness to fire can be countered by simply using ward spells, not getting hit by fire spells, or using fire resistant enchantments, or play a dark elf. But if you play a nord vlord you'll have 100% resistance to disease and frost lol.

Not to mention unlike being a werewolf you can transform at will with ranged abilities and powerful melee capabilities with poison talons perk and that ring you get from doing side quests for the vampires.

We can view it from a roleplaying point of view and a good vs evil pov.. you live forever as a vampire thus you can be high king forever and emperor of tamriel if thats your characters ambitions (means you can permanently end wars and crush the thalmor or lead them and bring peace to tamriel.. since.. you can do a high elf vampire lord leader of dark brotherhood/thieves guild to get your way and also be the hero that saves everyone from the dragons AND stops the civil war by crushing the stormcloaks while ranking up in the imperial army to fill in that vacant imperial throne.. since.. mede the 2nd was assassinated. Then because youre a high elf you automatically have potential to gain influence with the thalmor and lead them or crush them)

From good vs evil.. in order to prolong your werewolf form you have to feed on fresh dead corpses and eat the heart.. thats pretty encourging to go on a killing rampage. While vampires just need to feed, not kill. Easier to be a part of society as a vampire over werewolf, one slipup as a werewolf or accidental transformation and we have a sinding case where a girl gets brutally killed. Vampires have a lot more potential to not make these mistakes, hell look at babette.. she gets attacked by a vampire but survives and doesn't seem to be all that concerned about it.