Xbox One Fresh blood!!!

Hey, I am "fairly" new to this game. I got my daughter a new Xbox One so I started playing this on her old 360 about two weeks ago. I now have my own Xbox One now so I am about to start over since nothing transfers from 360 to One. I have been playing an Orc because of the race ability "berserker rage" but, I'm not sure that should be the race I choose this time. I typically like playing the caster/ranger role and have built up Lydia's armor and one hand weapon/shield so she can tank and I can heal and do damage from a more distant position. I really like using the archery which is more in line with a ranger race but I also like being able to summon the flame atronach, raise zombie, and heals which is in the mage race line. I don't know anything about the story line part of the game because I've just been running around doing ALL of the quest I run across and have not been paying much attention to that aspect of the game. Any guidance on race for that type of play style and how race effects the story line would be fantastic. Thanks!

 

Are there not any who have extra bow skills?

 

I started 2 different toons. An orc and an imperial. I have found the orc ability most useful when fighting a group of mobs or a dragon. The reduction of incoming dmg and increased dmg output is nice so I use less potions and don't need to constantly switch to heals. I haven't found a lot of uses for the imperials "voice of the emperor" ability but I have noticed that it is more powerful than any of the current "calm" spells I currently have and has not been resisted by anything I have used it for so far unlike the spells. It has come in handy when being attacked by many mobs at once to allow a hasty exit and regroup or simply just to pass through a camp of forsworn like on the way to skyhaven temple. It does allow the dragonborn to avoid having to fight large groups of NPC's or stop the battle midway through to allow health, stamina and magicka regen if you're out of potions but I don't think it works on animals (haven't tried it yet). So far, it's been a toss up between the two of the abilities that I like most. They have both been useful to a degree if they are used like they were designed for. I think most people think some of the abilities are useless because they don't know or understand how to use them correctly or what they were designed for. I have seen post saying the "voice of the emperor" was useless because the dragonborn has spells that do the same thing. So far, I have found that to be inaccurate because as I stated, it is more powerful and has yet to be resisted unlike the "calm" spells that get resisted by higher lvl NPC's. I am only about 2/3 through the playthrough with both toons and plan to start a couple other toons just for testing abilities and difference in storylines but so far, the storyline between the two toons I'm currently playing are not much different.