Ariadne33
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My character is named Dream. She's a Breton Illusionist + Assassin. Here's my build: http://skyrimcalculator.com/265257
I power leveled, going to Riverwood, getting Faendal as a follower and buying training and trading my money back. Then I pickpocketed trainers all over Skyrim until Pickpocket was 100 (no perks though). I went back to Riverwood and Sneak attacked Hodvar until that was 100, then I went to Whiterun and bought Muffle, casting that over and over until THAT was 100. I've done so many characters, I like to get to what starts making a build unique which isn't until around 20-30, I don't like the super low level stuff anymore.
As I quested, I found a Soul Trap weapon and started collecting filled gems to raise Enchanting. I use the Lord Stone but fast travel to the Guardian Stones and get Lover's Comfort whenever I'm planning a leveling session. Next I made a set of armor with -100% cost Alteration + Conjuration and sat next do a dead body with hundreds of iron ore and cast Transmute w/ one hand and Soul Trap w/ the other until those were 100. Smithing was kind of miserable now that you can't do it quickly with iron daggers but I just bought out every vendor and made every piece of gear I could.
Money isn't an issue because I found the Banish and Absorb Health enchants which make a single iron dagger worth 2k. This simplifies adventuring as I don't really need to micro manage the weight to value ratios of items I loot anymore. I don't fret about all the Silver Swords that get left on the ground
Anyway, my gear looks like this (I like to name my items btw)
STANDARD GEAR
Dreambreath Helm: Fortify Illusion (-25 cost) / Waterbreathing
Dreamguard Mail: Fortify Illusion (-25 cost) / Fortify Health (+62)
Dreamwalk Boots: Fortify Sneak (+40%) / Fortify Stamina (+62)
Shrouded Gloves: Backstab
Dreamvigil Amulet: Fortify Illusion (-25 cost) / Fortify Health (+62)
Dreamlover's Promise: Fortify Illusion (-25 cost) / Fortify Health (+62)
The Hellfire Shard: Absorb Health (20) / Fiery Soul Trap
Azura's Star
Sanguine Rose
I know I have cost reduction perks in Illusion, that was because I didn't want to struggle through the early levels until I got max Enchanting. I also thought about casting Restoration for free before deciding I just wanted the upfront health bonus. It's the surprise stuff that gets you: the traps, the bite of a dragon, the sabre tooth tiger behind you, etc.
The basic strategy is to Pacify everything and then Sneak attack at leisure. It's cheesy but I enjoy it and the graphics are amazing. My white-eyed, soulless Breton, slitting throats, their body bursting into flame right before I take their souls. Anyway, I used Sanguine Rose to help in group situations in the beginning but it's almost completely unnecessary now that I can cast Pacifies for free and dual cast them. There isn't much that isn't rendered harmless.
Dragons were a pain because I'm a horrible shot with a bow and it doesn't do much damage so takes forever. I did one-shot one with a Sneak attack once which was pretty funny though Nowadays, I use my few perks in Destruction along with -100% cost Destruction gear swaps to blast everything with lightning if I need to. I use lightning because you don't have to lead your shot the way you do with other elements (easier to hit moving dragons! plus it looks the prettiest).
My follower is Faendal and my spouse is Camilla, because I think it's funny that I help him get rid of Sven, then I steal his woman, now he follows me around tanking things in his Ebony Mail. I guess his self-esteem isn't too damaged by that turn of events. It's not his fault Camilla is into chicks
And lastly, I finally can get the add-ons for my PS3 (Yay!) so I tried to adopt a child. The lady asked what I did for work and I said I was an assassin. She thought I was joking! Hehe. Little does she know what kind of household the kid will grow up in: an assassin that tricks enemies into lowering their defenses so she can slit their throats and claim their souls, living with her lesbian wife, her wife's ex, another woman servant, and occasionally Dremora pets. Plus Dream is gone a lot so won't ever have time for the kid anyway, but that's okay. Lydia can handle it.
After all, she's "sworn to carry my burdens." LOL
I power leveled, going to Riverwood, getting Faendal as a follower and buying training and trading my money back. Then I pickpocketed trainers all over Skyrim until Pickpocket was 100 (no perks though). I went back to Riverwood and Sneak attacked Hodvar until that was 100, then I went to Whiterun and bought Muffle, casting that over and over until THAT was 100. I've done so many characters, I like to get to what starts making a build unique which isn't until around 20-30, I don't like the super low level stuff anymore.
As I quested, I found a Soul Trap weapon and started collecting filled gems to raise Enchanting. I use the Lord Stone but fast travel to the Guardian Stones and get Lover's Comfort whenever I'm planning a leveling session. Next I made a set of armor with -100% cost Alteration + Conjuration and sat next do a dead body with hundreds of iron ore and cast Transmute w/ one hand and Soul Trap w/ the other until those were 100. Smithing was kind of miserable now that you can't do it quickly with iron daggers but I just bought out every vendor and made every piece of gear I could.
Money isn't an issue because I found the Banish and Absorb Health enchants which make a single iron dagger worth 2k. This simplifies adventuring as I don't really need to micro manage the weight to value ratios of items I loot anymore. I don't fret about all the Silver Swords that get left on the ground
Anyway, my gear looks like this (I like to name my items btw)
STANDARD GEAR
Dreambreath Helm: Fortify Illusion (-25 cost) / Waterbreathing
Dreamguard Mail: Fortify Illusion (-25 cost) / Fortify Health (+62)
Dreamwalk Boots: Fortify Sneak (+40%) / Fortify Stamina (+62)
Shrouded Gloves: Backstab
Dreamvigil Amulet: Fortify Illusion (-25 cost) / Fortify Health (+62)
Dreamlover's Promise: Fortify Illusion (-25 cost) / Fortify Health (+62)
The Hellfire Shard: Absorb Health (20) / Fiery Soul Trap
Azura's Star
Sanguine Rose
I know I have cost reduction perks in Illusion, that was because I didn't want to struggle through the early levels until I got max Enchanting. I also thought about casting Restoration for free before deciding I just wanted the upfront health bonus. It's the surprise stuff that gets you: the traps, the bite of a dragon, the sabre tooth tiger behind you, etc.
The basic strategy is to Pacify everything and then Sneak attack at leisure. It's cheesy but I enjoy it and the graphics are amazing. My white-eyed, soulless Breton, slitting throats, their body bursting into flame right before I take their souls. Anyway, I used Sanguine Rose to help in group situations in the beginning but it's almost completely unnecessary now that I can cast Pacifies for free and dual cast them. There isn't much that isn't rendered harmless.
Dragons were a pain because I'm a horrible shot with a bow and it doesn't do much damage so takes forever. I did one-shot one with a Sneak attack once which was pretty funny though Nowadays, I use my few perks in Destruction along with -100% cost Destruction gear swaps to blast everything with lightning if I need to. I use lightning because you don't have to lead your shot the way you do with other elements (easier to hit moving dragons! plus it looks the prettiest).
My follower is Faendal and my spouse is Camilla, because I think it's funny that I help him get rid of Sven, then I steal his woman, now he follows me around tanking things in his Ebony Mail. I guess his self-esteem isn't too damaged by that turn of events. It's not his fault Camilla is into chicks
And lastly, I finally can get the add-ons for my PS3 (Yay!) so I tried to adopt a child. The lady asked what I did for work and I said I was an assassin. She thought I was joking! Hehe. Little does she know what kind of household the kid will grow up in: an assassin that tricks enemies into lowering their defenses so she can slit their throats and claim their souls, living with her lesbian wife, her wife's ex, another woman servant, and occasionally Dremora pets. Plus Dream is gone a lot so won't ever have time for the kid anyway, but that's okay. Lydia can handle it.
After all, she's "sworn to carry my burdens." LOL