I’ve spent a good chunk of time with Skyrim yesterday and today and I wanted to talk about my experiences within the game. This isn’t a review but more of a run-down of my character and the stuff he’s encountered. I won’t go into too many specifics so don’t worry about spoilers.
Let’s start with my character who I named Roland. I wanted to create a rogue/thief/assassin type character for my first playthrough so I went with the Wood Elf since they have an aptitude for stealth and archery (and I also liked his ability to have wild animals fight for him). As you level up you can assign your character perks from different skill trees. Here’s what I’ve been assigning to Roland to make him one heck of a sneaky archer:
- Archery: In Oblivion I was unimpressed with archery and found it to be too weak. In Skyrim wielding a bow is as deadly as a sword, so once I saw how devastating the bow was I focused on archery as Roland’s main form of combat. The archery branch has several perks that increase the damage of regular bow attacks, the chance of hitting a critical attack and the chance of staggering an opponent. There are also non-damaging perks like increased arrows found on bodies, the ability to zoom in and the ability to slow down time while zooming in. All this, combined with the fact that arrows don’t count against the weight capacity that you can carry, make the bow a great weapon to play. Read More
