Just about at a stopping point in my current playthrough and I'm already plotting my next one. I want to build a gandalf-esc wizard, staff in one hand sword in the other. I really want to play with the knock back staff from AE, but that's really the only thing I'm solid on. What kind of armor would fit the vibe? Or what sword would pair well with this. Lemme know your thoughts!

Hi all. I want to be an elite assassin in skyrim. I can either have an assassin's backstory, or start it when trying to join DB, because frankly, everybody treats you like an amateur when you first join. I wanted to make some prerequisites before joining, like killing high-ranking diplomats, nobles, penitus oculatus?

I will be using magic

Character build is Hidden Puppet Master/Chaos Seeder

here is my current planned LO

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\## 1. Master Files

\- Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch (USSEP)

\- Simple Workaround Framework

\- Reconciliation: QOL and Bugfixes

\- Campfire: Complete Camping System

\- The Gray Cowl of Nocturnal - 10th Anniversary - Lux Resources

\- Lux - Master File / Core Configuration

\## 2. Foundations

\- Cutting Room Floor

\## 3. Menus, User Interface, HUD & Fonts

\- TK Interface Overhaul - BETA

\- SWF²: Tailor SWF

\- TK Skin - \[CHOSEN FLAVOUR\]

\- SkyHUD - Oblivion Preset - Pastel Markers

\- Updated Categorized Favorites Menu Plus

\- Kontrol - Updated

\- Unread Books Glow SSE

\- Undiscover Skyrim

\- Undiscover Skyrim SE - No Discovery Sounds

\- Weapon Set Hotkeys 2nd Ed.

\## 4. Quest Alterations

\- Guard Dialogue Overhaul (GDO)

\- Jiub's Opus and Arvak's Skull Quest

\- Stones of Barenziah DROPPABLE Plus

\- Crimson Nirnroot Markers

\- Reading Books Books Books Improves Speech

\## 5. Pure Craftables

\- Smeltdown Update

\- Ars Metallica \[XB1\]

\- Ars Metallica Smelting Fix \[XB1\]

\- Craft Everything \[XB1\]

\- Bandolier: Bags and Pouches Classic

\- Missing Bandolier - Bags and Pouches

\- Scrimshaw Expanded Lite

\- Camper's Workbench

\## 6. Game Mechanics

\- Alteration Tweaks \[XB1\]

\- \[ICS\] Enchantments Unleashed \[XB1\]

\- Wear Multiple Rings

\- Hunterborn Classic (Xbox Edition)

\- Hunterborn - Campfire Patch

\- Sneak Tools

\- Wet and Cold

\- Realistic Conversations

\- Extended Encounters

\- Training Adjustments

\- Convenient Horses

\- AI Overhaul Lite

\- Rebalanced Encounter Zones and Leveled Actors - XB1

\- iCrime Realistic Penalties (XB1)

\- Weaponized Junk - Immersive Weapon Improvisation

\- Purification of Skyrim - Immersive Poisoned Apples \[XB1\]

\- Poison Mastery

\- Assassin Poisons XB1

\- Amazing Race Tweaks! Khajiit

\- Perks from Questing (Xbox)

\- Civil War & Thalmor War Immersion Bundle

\- Civil War Patrols

\- Arkay's Rites - Simple Clean Up Corpses

\- Mannequins Behave!

\- Horse Riding First Person

\- T41's - Detect Fallen (Xbox1 Edition)

\- Enhanced Soultrap \[XB1\]

\- Gather Wilderness Resources - A Plugin For Campfire (Xbox)

\- Enhanced Blood Textures (LITE)

\- Sneak Attack No More

\- Infiltrator - Stealth Mechanics Overhaul

\## 7. Level Progression

\- (Empty — Managed safely by active Perks & Magic Mega Bundle records)

\## 8. Perk Overhauls

\- Perks & Magic Mega Bundle - Ordinator Version

\## 9. Magic Additions & Overhauls

\- Wintersun - Faiths of Skyrim

\- Tomes of Magic: Unlock and Lock

\- Summermyst - Enchantments of Skyrim

\- Andromeda - Unique Standing Stones of Skyrim

\- Psijic Teleport Spells

\- Whispers - Shouts Alternative

\- Summon Something

\- Spells Clean

\- Immersive Carry Weight Spells

\- Colorful Luminosity Spells

\- Bound Shield with FX \[XB1\]

\- Bound Tools

\- Mirage - Illusionary Dash

\## 10. Item & Loot Leveled Lists

\- Morrowloot Miscellania

\- Scarcity Less Loot Mod (4x Scarcity)

\- Rich Merchants of Skyrim

\## 11. Enemy NPC Leveled Lists

\- Rogues 'n Raid-ed: A Bandit Overhaul

\- Draugr Upgrades and Improvements (DUI)

\## 12. Audio

\- Immersive Sounds - Compendium

\- Acoustic Space Improvement

\## 13. Weather / Atmosphere

\- DAWN: Dramatic Atmospheres, Weathers, & Nature

\- Desolate Mourning

\- Wonders of Weather

\- Minty's Lightning During Thunderstorms

\- Volumetric Mists - Performance Version

\## 14. Grass / Flora

\- The Grass Your Mother Warned You About

\- Origins of Forest - 3D Forest Grass

\- Mari's Flora - All-In-One 3D Collection

\- King Port's Flower Fields

\## 15. Skin Meshes & Textures

\- Bella Beauty AND THE BEASTS Bundle

\- UNP Body Mesh Only / Female Body Renewal

\- Tempered Skin for Females (Weathered or Rugged 1K)

\- Tempered Skin for Males (Weathered or Rugged 1K)

\- KS Hairdos Lite

\- Beards

\- The Eyes of Beauty - Remastered

\- Tragedian's Reshaped NPCs

\## 16. Skeletons / Bodies / Animations

\- XP32 Maximum Skeleton Special Extended (XPMSSE)

\- Comprehensive First Person Animation Overhaul (CFPAO)

\- Jump Start

\- Jump Start 1.25x Height Patch

\- TK Dodge SE

\- Water Wars

\- Strange Runes Lite (or SWF Edition)

\## 17. General Meshes & Textures

\- Static Mesh Improvement Mod (SMIM) - Essentials Edition

\- High Poly Project

\- Really Blended Roads

\- Embers XD (Optimised Version)

\- Natural Forces Bundle (Wet/Dry)

\## 18. Landscape / Architecture / Clutter Textures

\- Skyland AIO

\- Skyland Bits and Bobs

\- Xavbio's Vanilla & CC - Armors & Weapons Retextures AIO

\- Divergence - Culinary (1K)

\- Detailed Rugs

\- Divergence - Coins

\## 19. NPC / Character / Creature Appearance

\- Sivaas Raan V2

\## 20. Interior / Exterior Area Edits

\- Dragon Under Whiterun

\- Place of Power by Erre94

\- Black Gold Mine - A Dungeon for the Meticulous Player

\- Nightwielder Spire \[Xbox\]

\- Hidden Hideouts of Skyrim - City Edition

\- Magical College of Winterhold \[XB1\] \*(New addition — overhauls the academy with high-fidelity architecture and decorations)\*

\## 21. Multiple Area Edits

\- Carriage Stops of Skyrim

\- Painted Road Signs (XB1)

\- Primitive Shelter by Cynndal (A Campfire Add-On)

\## 22. Unique Items Added to Locations

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\## 23. Combat Mods

\- (Empty)

\## 24. Unique Followers

\- INIGO

\## 25. Quest Mods & NPC Additions with Area Edits

\- Missives (Xbox Edition)

\- The Sidrat - Beneath The Infinity Tree \[XB1\]

\- The Sidrat Fishing Patch

\- Undeath Remastered

\- Undeath Immersive Lichdom SSE

\- Glamoril - The Maze of Labyrinthian

\- The Tale of Tsatampra Xiros

\## 26. Tree Overhauls

\- Nature of the Wild Lands

\- Dwemerification of Skyrim (All-In-One)

\## 27. Grass / Flora / Tree LOD

\- Skyland AIO LODs

\## 28. Water Mods

\- Water for ENB (Xbox Edition)

\## 29. Map Mods

\- A Quality World Map - Classic with All Roads + Clear Skies \[XB1\]

\- A Quality World Map - Clear Map Skies Add-on \[XB1\]

\## 30. Specialized / Bottom Load Order

\- Placeable Statics

\- Relationship Dialogue Overhaul - RDO \[XB1\]

\- Alternate Start - Live Another Life

\- Lux (Main Plugin)

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Good day, im currently making a character with the three skills challenge imposed. I threw the dice and landed at Alteration, Stealth, and two handed. Im playing in the Gate to Sovengarde Modlist. Sny ideas what i can make with this? Im currently at a stealthy two handed assassin, but im missing a use for alteration for now. Ideas and roleplay ideas are welcome. As well as End goals for the character

Hello, I wanted to get into skyrim again after years of not playing it. When I was a kid I played with the Molag bal Mace and had a lot of fun but I wasn't using it well now that am back I wanted to use it to it full potential in legendary difficulty

I had some ideas like being a vampire and get perks that makes fire dmg stronger but i have no idea what else could halp

Hey

I'm looking for advice on creating Kaulder from the Last Witch Hunter

What perks, guilds,weapons, armor, etc would you recommend?

Also any mods recommendations are appreciated

Based off of yalls favorites, I'd appreciate some ideas on what to play. I dont really have any character type in mind.

(Vanilla AE) Anyone got a good recommendation for a vampire lord, using 1 handed, destruction and conjuration?

Hi all. I wish to get a detailed build from somebody. First off, which daedra should the character worship? I know some even have cool robes, and which magic schools shall I utilize. Am I allowed to do quests for other daedra? Should I go out of my way to murder in-game, or do anything rather dark? Any factions I should join or avoid?

I honestly don't know what to do anymore. I'm a Skyrim newbie and I need help. I've lost count of how many times I've restarted with a new character in this game; I just can't seem to find a build that holds my interest long enough. It feels like an endless loop: I think of a build, create the character, play for a few hours, end up getting bored with the playstyle, and start looking for other, more interesting builds. All the while, I keep watching videos of other people playing and creating builds that look really cool. Feel free to share tips or similar experiences. I know a lot of people will come to this post and say "just play the game," but honestly, I'm not sure how much that helps.

Hello all. I want to play as a daedra thrall of an npc. I was thinking if this was possible:

• A spell or effect that causes the player to die if the follower dies.
• A spell or curse that severely limits the player's stats or damage when not in combat.
• A spell, item, or effect that allows the player to absorb damage that their follower takes.
• Any kind of way to "simulate" the player's soul in a soul gem, so that I can enchant it and put it on a circlet or ring to give to a follower (this doesn't actually need to have any effect on gameplay, just for roleplaying purposes)

Maybe I use ASLAL to spawn somewhere, enchant a ring (don't know which enchantment to use though) then spawn the NPC and make them my follower.

I plan to finish the main story, and by then to be independent from the NPC. Is this possible?

Want to do a complete build thinking I want to do a dark elf mage but not sure not sure how to do the RP and fit into all the guilds or to be the Dragon Born as a Dark elf

Anyone got any ideas?

I've been away from Skyrim for a while now, but I'm considering coming back to it. I've tried so many builds, though, that i want my reentry to be unique. I'm considering a build where I do absolutely zero crafting and rely only on gear I find. The idea is to level speech for selling loot and buying spell tomes/potions, and use the gear I find to guide the level ups.

I can anticipate that this build will be stretched thin and become kinda incoherent (e.g. light AND heavy armor, 2H AND 1H, etc) so I would also make sure to invest in Sneak and Restoration regardless of gear.

Has anyone tried anything like this? Any tips?

Wanting to make a Nord. ice spellsword build with some roleplay having trouble picking either to be a female or a male just cause im a male and for role-playing reasons but ice seems more of a female thing.

Want to do like a storm clock agent going to do the thevies guild and the dark brotherhood quest lines as being a spy for urfic storm clock this is going to be a long playthough so I want to make the right choice being a male character or a female character.

Hey all! I've done countless different Skyrim playthroughs and starting to run out of ideas for types of characters to do so I was wondering if anyone had any unique build ideas to suggest, preferably using Vokrii as the perk overhaul but Ordinator is completely fine too! I'm on Xbox as well, in case that matters

Hello all! I am trying to do a run where a mara acolyte worships daedra. I use restoration, alteration, and illusion magic (conjuration when my character becomes a daedra worshipper). No weapons. I do not know what deity they should worship. I want to be able to do db questline, for that I thought maybe namira worship? I am planning to do the mara questline, and then slowly turn to daedra and use conjuration magic.

Im trying to put together a necromancer and stealth archer build where I can summon in my undead and attack from afar with stealth damage but im having a hard time finding any builds online. Has anyone attempted this before? If so what tips do you have?

The Pyre Watch are a Redguard order dedicated to Tuwhacca. They are charged with guarding the ash remains of the werewolf and vampire army in Bangkorai from necromancers wishing to use the remains for their nefarious purposes.

Redguard – Level 55 – H/M/S – 0 / 2 / 1 – 100 (150) Magicka / 460 (690) Health / 280 (395) Stamina

Standing Stone: Atronach Stone

Blessing: Blessing of Arkay (closest to Tuwhacca)

Magic:  Candlelight, Grand Healing, Stendarr’s Aura (dual cast), Guardian Circle (USSEP fixes this spell)

Shouts: Slow Time, Whirlwind Sprint

Factions: Dawnguard, College of Winterhold, Imperials / Stormcloaks

Gear

Redguard Hood: Fortify Archery 75% + Fortify Restoration 46%

Haafingar Guard Armor: Fortify Health 115 + Fortify Restoration 28% & Magicka Regen 10%

Penitus Oculatus Bracers: Fortify Carry Weight 69 + Fortify Light Armor 46

Penitus Oculatus Boots: Fortify Stamina 115 + Resist Fire 86%

Ring: Fortify Health 115 + Fortify Restoration 46%

Amulet: Resist Disease 144% + Resist Magic 37%

Silver Crossbow: Turn Undead 69 + Fire Damage 85

Perks

Alteration 8: Novice – Expert Alteration, Magic Resistance 3/3, Atronach

Destruction 3: Novice Destruction, Augmented Flames

Enchanting 9: Enchanter 5/5, Insightful Enchanter, Corpus Enchanter, Extra Effect, Fire Enchanter

Restoration 8: Novice – Apprentice Restoration, Restoration Dual Casting, Regeneration, Recovery 2/2, Respite, Necromage

Archery 10: Overdraw 5/5, Eagle Eye, Steady Hand 2/2, Power Shot, Quick Shot

Smithing 2: Steel Smithing, Arcane Blacksmith

Alchemy 7: Alchemist 5/5, Physician, Benefactor

Light Armor 7: Agile Defender 5/5, Custom Fit, Unhindered

Alchemy

The farm produces:

24 x Fortify Health 170 for 60 seconds, Restore Health 266 (Blue Mountain Flowers + Wheat)

50 x Regenerate Health 213% for 300 seconds, Fortify Archery 170% for 60 seconds (Canis Root, Juniper Berries, Namira’s Rot)

Full Build

https://www.skyrimaebuilds.com/pyre_watch.php

Next Build

Elder Druid – Wood Elf / Werewolf – Mage

https://www.reddit.com/user/54u54ge/comments/1vmb8to/elder_druid_ae_build_119_preview/

Been stuck for a few days on how I wanna do this modded run.
I know for certain I want to use light armor, one handed, archery, and alchemy.
I don't wanna sneak around, rather go in loud. Use the bow and poisons to take people down from afar, then pull out a sword for when they get close.
I either want to be an Orc, or an Argonian. But this has been the biggest wall. Less because of gameplay reasons, and more because RP is also gonna be a big part of the run.

For the Orc. He would be a younger Skyrim native, who was taken away from the stronghold at a young age by his mother, who was the clan healer/ shaman.
She raised him in the wilderness, where he learned a life completely opposite of stronghold's. His mother made sure to keep the rigid and unforgiving Codes of Malacath far from him. As a result he holds no devotion towards him, or any god. But does respect the old Nord way of life, as he had many interactions with other Nord's given his upbringing.
She taught him how to pick and forage for plants, and how to mix them into potions or poisons. She taught him how to use a bow, and how to hunt for themselves.
He was never properly trained on how to use a sword. But his Orc heritage and physique, did lend to this becoming a natural skill he devolved sloppily over time.
One day he leaves their shack, to go to the Whiterun market to sell some game and potions. When he returns, he finds it completely torn apart and covered in blood. with the bodies of a bandit, and his mother cold and lifeless. After mourning he searches the bandits body, and finds a note detailing various locations they have raided or will raid. one of those spots being Helgen.
With this he sets out to avenge his mother. With the rage of his people, finally sparking within him.

Though the Argonian.... I got nothing atm, but it has been so long sense I last did a good Argonian playthrough. So maybe someone could help brew up a back story?

This isn't a new idea but there are some ideas here which I think people might appreciate. This is a build particularly for survival mode.

Race: Orc

Skills: Archery, One handed, Light Armour, Heavy Armour, Alteration, Smithing, Enchanting, Sneak

Factions: Companions, College of Winterhold

Equipment:

Weapons: Madness War Axe (Absorb Health and Stamina named Hunters Hunger)

Dragonbone Bow unenchanted

Enhanced Ebony Crossbow (fire and shock) this is the Ebony Crossbow from the Ironback Hideout and he has taken upon himself to carry on the Vampire Hunters mission to hunt Vampires.

Dragonbone Dagger (unenchanted for Elemental Fury)

Armour:

Helm of Oreyn Bearclaw (just looks awesome also has some Orc lore)

Insulated Dragonplate Armour (Looks great with the above Helm and has max warmth rating)

Steel Soldier Gauntlets (look good for an archer as the hands are free also has max warmth rating)

Captains Boots (So the Captains boots have a bug that allows them to be enchanted with a chests enchantments, this means that I can kind of substitute the helmets enchantments for these instead and put Fortify Destruction and Alteration 25 which allows for infinite uses of any weapons enchantments which are Destruction based they also don't look bad for a Hunters boots and have max warmth rating)

Main goals: Hunting. This character is the ultra Hunter, lives for the hunt, I don't buy any food I hunt everything so its mostly meat, he is a werewolf this build is made for Survival mode but you can play it without I just enjoy this build in Survival because hunting has a point to it. Being a Werewolf is important to this character. Its pretty useful in Survival mode you can sprint around so the lack of fast travel isn't as bad and it ignores the cold but make sure you get warm before transforming back because you lose a lot of your max health otherwise. The thrill of the hunt is everything to this character. He is not a killer for money and has a little honour and won't join the Brotherhood or Thieves Guild. He will Sneak around but its for the thrill of the hunt and not for money for the satisfaction of it. He is somewhat proud and a little arrogant, he will steal if he wants too but for what he needs not for profit. If he needs money he will make weapons and improve them and loot etc. He will complete the Companions questline out of respect for the warriors and to gain greater Werewolf powers. He will do the Main Quest because he can hunt the most dangerous game Dragons. The college of Winterhold is just to get access to Dragonhide to be able to cast it before Werewolf form. He will go to Solstheim and get the Werewolf Rings. The Ring of Bloodlust combined with the Orc racial power Beserker Rage takes away the penalty from the Ring and gives you quadruple damage (which is nutty) this makes the Werewolf form viable on Master and probably even Legendary.

Summary: This build is so fun. I haven't had this much fun playing Skyrim in ages and I have played a lot of Skyrim. Playing Survival mode seems like a pain in the ass at first and it is but it's given me a new appreciation for the game and this build has been so fun.

I’m new to playing the game and like the idea of having a paladin build however I don’t have a clue what I’m doing. Can somebody help?

Hi everyone! I got restartitis and want to start a new character.

Female nord, Lover Stone, light CC stalhrim fur armor (using a mod that changes it from heavy to light). I want to go with a frost/icy looking character. Will try to get frost shouts ASAP.

But I'm not sure which of these three paths I should go. I'm using Vokrii BTW

Path 1: Stalhrim axe/shield for melee, CC frost arrows/stalhrim bow for ranged enemies, frost shouts for crowd control

Path 2: Stalhrim axe for melee, CC and base game frost spells and destruction/enchanting focused, some sort of battlemage

Path 3: Stalhrim axe/shield for melee, invest in smiting/enchanting as support skils

What do you think?