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  • Member
    November 14, 2016

    HEEEEELLLLPPPPP

    Ok I'm notorisouly terrible at naming builds. I have my Event Build ready to go except one notable omission...a name.

    If anyone wants to chime in and I use their name, I'll be sure to credit them in the post. Here's a description of the build:

    Nord using only one-handed from racial skill tree. Using heavy armor, electical magic spells and restoration magic. Sort of a blend of battlemage, spellsword and samurai-like archetype. The main feel for the build is that he has mastered the art of war, absorbing everything coming in from his foes and causing recipricol damage. (thru advanced atronach stone to absorb magicka, nightingale blade to absorb stamina and health, Ahzidals armor or retribution + reflect blows Heavy Armor perk to deal recipricol melee damage.)

    The words I have been working with are absorption, reciprocity, reactor. The working title has been the Rogue Reactor, which I don't think really works. 

    Any ideas?

  • Member
    November 14, 2016

    Any ideas?

    Well it's a nord and apparently he devours stats... You could go for a very simple theme, you know that thing you're supposed to kill at the end of the main storyline, something about that xP

    Other than that, you mentioned the art of war... I believe there's a lore book called "the art of war magic". Team Karveena is preparing a build named after a lore book, and I can tell you it's totally doable. Maybe you'll find what you're looking for in that book.

     

     

  • Member
    November 14, 2016

    Teineeva the Afflicted said:

    Any ideas?

    Well it's a nord and apparently he devours stats... You could go for a very simple theme, you know that thing you're supposed to kill at the end of the main storyline, something about that xP

    Other than that, you mentioned the art of war... I believe there's a lore book called "the art of war magic". Team Karveena is preparing a build named after a lore book, and I can tell you it's totally doable. Maybe you'll find what you're looking for in that book. 

    Thanks for the feedback. I've played around with "devourer" but it's such an awkeard word. I actually have a quote on a screenshot from original Art of War: 

    Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.” -Sun Tzu, The Art of War

    That's the trail I'm on, but can't seem to find the right words

     

  • Member
    November 14, 2016

    Like "Arcane Tactician" or something... 

  • Member
    November 14, 2016

    Mottyskills said:

    Like "Arcane Tactician" or something... 

    Well, it may sound completely ridiculous. But we went for the title. So maybe there's something in the quote you showed you can use. Or the book I linked.

     

  • Member
    November 14, 2016
    I believe Sun Tzu was more of a Strategist than a Tactician based on his work, but it doesn't seem like the build is much of either since it focuses on combat rather than tactics.
  • Member
    November 14, 2016

    WuYiXiang said: I believe Sun Tzu was more of a Strategist than a Tactician based on his work, but it doesn't seem like the build is much of either since it focuses on combat rather than tactics.
    A good and improtant distinction. My guy is not a battlefield general, guding others....but rather a one man master...

  • Member
    November 14, 2016

    Teineeva the Afflicted said:

    Mottyskills said:

    Like "Arcane Tactician" or something... 

    Well, it may sound completely ridiculous. But we went for the title. So maybe there's something in the quote you showed you can use. Or the book I linked.

    No I actually rather like odd names like that :) And I even mocked up a "The Art of War" header...but as Wu mentioned it's not really quite right

     

  • November 14, 2016

    Did someone say The Art of War Magic? :D

  • November 14, 2016
    I would try to look at the words like War or Battle, combining them with synonyms of mage. Mage of War (Man'o'war anyone? :D), Wizard, Sorcerer, Magus...hmm. War-Magus? Has an interesting ring to it. Siege Socrerer? Siege Mage? I'm running in circles.