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Vampirism is still way more forgiving than in Morrowind and Oblivion.

 

 

Last night I managed to max out Sneak and got the final perk. That breaks down all the dungeons and ruins to nothing. I can simply stroll around grabbing things and not give a f**k about anything.... just like Oblivion.

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I'm a battle mage. One Handed, Light Armor and Destruction magic. My next playthrough will be a sneaky archer.

 

Also there's shout for Detect Life? I have the spell but not the shout...

 

It's called Aura Whisper. Got the first word of power in Volunruud during the Dark Brotherhood questline.

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^^ Why Light Armor? Go for the Heavy Armor and Dragon fights become quite easy.

 

I kill all Dragons in 4 hits (from arrows) on an average. After a certain point of time there is no challenge in combat. I don't carry any potions (except invisibility ones), don't rely on companions, don't care about the money. Just following a pacifist run, sneaking around completing objectives expect places where killing is necessary.

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I'm lvl 38 now and most combat encounters are pretty easy with a high destruction skill (and I do twice the damage with one handed weapons) but every once in a while a boss proves to be tricky and I have to improvise. That said the overall challenge is much better than Oblivion.

 

@Insider...

I like the idea of a pacifist run. Suits a sneaky character very well. Looks like you're role-playing as Garrett there. The bonuses on sneak attacks are insane though. That's the #1 reason I want to try a sneaky build next time.

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Good. That means the enemy leveling system isn't as ridiculous as it was in Oblivion.

 

It's much, much better. I do run into trouble occasionally but most of the times it's no biggie.

The difficulty seemed much more progressive than Oblivion, especially with some enemies. I attempted the first 'Companions' quest at a very early level and was raped by the Draugr Deathlords. Had to reload, level up, and then proceed.

 

 

@Insider...

I like the idea of a pacifist run. Suits a sneaky character very well. Looks like you're role-playing as Garrett there. The bonuses on sneak attacks are insane though. That's the #1 reason I want to try a sneaky build next time.

 

Yeah, sneaky characters are pretty difficult to begin but you can observe the effects quite soon. Also, Sneak is an easy skill to level up. I am in the sneak mode almost all the time, even when I don't have to. It just builds up really quickly.

 

I'm gonna try a Nord Badass run next. Heaviest of heavy armour and just whack and crush everything.

 

Some dude did a pacifist run and reached level 35 (without killing a single enemy). He used companions and guards cleverly for dragons. That was pretty impressive.

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Yeah.. it may end up something like this

 

 

 

 

I have never tried a pure Conjuration based stealth mage. It saves up a lot of space in the inventory and the conjured weapons look pretty cool in Skyrim. Either way it's Trine 2 this week. If I feel like continuing the same character, I'll stick to it or either a punching badass or a conjuring, Khajit mage.

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I'm lvl 38 now and most combat encounters are pretty easy with a high destruction skill

 

that won't last. 40-42 onwards i started having a lot of problems with magic. the dps doesn't even compare to archery which is the 2nd style of combat i'm using. to play a magic character, you seriously need the right build for it, which includes a lot of points in the destruction tree, a lot of enchants on your armor for mana regen or spell cost reduction and a lot of points spent in increasing mana when you level up. if you have a hybrid half assed build (like i do), destruction magic will not be able to sustain you because fights will be too long and you will run out of mana during them.

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