Can't decide which character I want to use.

[Nikalykos]

So here's the thing: I want to replay Skyrim in one go, taking all of the achievements in the process, and I have two characters in mind with whom I want to RP, but I can't decide which one I want to use for my full playthrough.

First is Rimani Hlaalu. All who played in previous games can pretty much recognize the house she belongs to. It'd be a sneaky one, with a bit of illusion magic to back her up. Maybe she even goes full mage; I still can't decide.

She'll arrive from Cyrodiil searching for opportunities in this desolate land for her and the Dunmers alike and try to exploit the political situation in her favor.

The second one is a tiny Khajiit lady who arrives in Skyrim to kick some ass and punch some tough-looking Nords in the face, as she heard that this place is containing the strongest warriors in Tamriel. It's pretty much all of her story overall; I can't come up with something better, as I just always wanted to try out an unarmed build.

They both will be pretty shady and go on the most power trip possible.

So who do you think would be more fun to do the full playthrough with?

[~ Fabulous ~]

go with the cat, stealth build gets boring fast, so go with the cat warrior

[fauxpas]

Is this how you honor the Sixth House? 😇

[fauxpas]

But for a serious answer, being khajitt in Skyrim just feels "wrong" given thier lore ban from entering cities.

So I'd personally go with the Dunmer from an immersion perspective.

[Ihateeverybody]

Unarmed builds can be pretty fun though if you have the mod support (Violens has some sweet unarmed Kill moves jury rigged from som Charuas kill moves added in Dawnguard.)

1. Violens

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/668

2. Heart breaker

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1847

3. And likely an unarmed specific mod. I use this one. The atleration version
Unarmed Reworked - Balanced Gameplay

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/18454?tab=files

As always, do your due dilligence, look for requirements and any possible conflicts with your load order, etc.

[Nikalykos]

Originally posted by ~ Fabulous ~:

go with the cat, stealth build gets boring fast, so go with the cat warrior

There's good potential for a fun playthrough, as I'm inclined to use Inigo anyway, and with J'zargo as a sidekick? Perfection! But there's one thing that's still holding me back: it's the absence of marriage Khajiit candidates. Silly, I know, and no, I don't want to download mods just to solve this problem.

Originally posted by fauxpas:

But for a serious answer, being khajitt in Skyrim just feels "wrong" given thier lore ban from entering cities.

So I'd personally go with the Dunmer from an immersion perspective.

Yeah, I know. As much as I love Khajiits, they feel a little bit off as main characters in the game. Just can't have any idea how to make Dunmer unarmed from the RP perspective, especially from the noble house such as Hlaalu.

I had one idea before, to make a Breton monk who would use her magic to wreck the ♥♥♥♥ out of her enemies and then finish them off with her bare fists. But I always prefer to play as Dunmer. Old habits, I suppose.

Originally posted by Ihateeverybody:

Unarmed builds can be pretty fun though if you have the mod support (Violens has some sweet unarmed Kill moves jury rigged from som Charuas kill moves added in Dawnguard.)

1. Violens

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/668

2. Heart breaker

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1847

3. And likely an unarmed specific mod. I use this one. The atleration version
Unarmed Reworked - Balanced Gameplay

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/18454?tab=files

As always, do your due dilligence, look for requirements and any possible conflicts with your load order, etc.

Thanks! I'll check them out! I've also heard about the Ordinator mod, but I dunno about it. Is it really changing the game much?

[gary_no]

Originally posted by Nikalykos:

I've also heard about the Ordinator mod, but I dunno about it. Is it really changing the game much? :reach:

Ordinator is one of my favorite mods. Adds a ton of crazy perks, including a few (under Light Armor) that spice up unarmed builds a bit. One gives your attacks elemental damage. Worth checking out imo.

[hawklaser]

Originally posted by Nikalykos:

Thanks! I'll check them out! I've also heard about the Ordinator mod, but I dunno about it. Is it really changing the game much? :reach:

I use Ordinator, and it is a notable change from the vanilla perk trees. I'd highly recommend looking into it especially if you feel like a number of vanilla perk trees & perks are just never worth taking. Just about every perk tree in Ordinator has enough interesting & useful things to make them worth investing in and focusing on beyond just roleplay reasons. The only downside I can think of to Ordinator, was initially being a bit overwhelmed by the perk diversity and not knowing what I wanted to do.

Even if decide to not go with Ordinator, look into the mod author's other mods a bit. They have a number of other ones for different aspects of the game such as races, spells and standing stones. There is also Vorkii which is a lighter perk overhaul than Ordinator.

[wicked lester]

If I could only use one mod, it would likely be Ordinator. It actually gives you a reason to put perks into Lockpicking and it really helps magic.

[Ilthe]

Originally posted by Nikalykos:

I've also heard about the Ordinator mod, but I dunno about it. Is it really changing the game much?

On top of what have been already said Ordinator makes it so every skill tree can potentially be the only tree you ever use - every tree has both utility and combat usage.
It is like you have whole classes instead of skills (and of cource you can still "musticlass", but the potantial to be an battle alchemist or trap specialist or bard warrior that masters their thuum is there).

And RP wise I'd chose the dunmer, because there is supposedly a ban for them to enter the cities, and without mods to add shady entrances, you'll have to sneak through the front gates, if you RP the ban.

And no khajit marriage candidates too.
Without mods the dunmer marriage candidates are mostly aquired taste, if I put it gently, but at least they exist.

And I think Skyrim is a place where everyone will get into unarmed eventually. People are very punchable there.

[BASED.]

NPCs will still have ZERO respect for you whatever you do. Destroy a dragon? Bandits with iron daggers will still give robbing you a try. Dressed with jewerly and full ebony armor and just fus-roh-dah the f- out of an ice troll? They still dare to comment bad about your outfit. Just served a city and bought a house becaming the Thane? Guards will still tell you that they'll keep an eye on you. Racism is also blatant whatever.

So: just go for the coolest race (which means Khajiiti obviously) and do whatever you want to achieve your goals, they don't deserve anything but an anarchic cat playin with their things.

[Nikalykos]

Okay! I'm sold! I'll try the Ordinator mod! Although I already had some ideas on builds, I think it'll spice things up! And elemental damage from fists sounds badass enough!

Originally posted by BASED:

NPCs will still have ZERO respect for you whatever you do. Destroy a dragon? Bandits with iron daggers will still give robbing you a try. Dressed with jewerly and full ebony armor and just fus-roh-dah the f- out of an ice troll? They still dare to comment bad about your outfit. Just served a city and bought a house becaming the Thane? Guards will still tell you that they'll keep an eye on you. Racism is also blatant whatever.

So: just go for the coolest race (which means Khajiiti obviously) and do whatever you want to achieve your goals, they don't deserve anything but an anarchic cat playin with their things.

Yeah, I know. This is the reason why I'll go on a massive rampage, destroying the world when I'm done with the game.

[Morgan Fun Gamer]

I would say the Morrowind mage character.