The Character Build Showcase:

• Posted by Paul February 17, 2013 - 756 views

  Its time for this weeks Character Build, and Ponty has chosen The Order of the Twin Serpents by Vix. Not surprisingly, with it being Vix, this is lore-heavy and the build is an absolute joy to read through in its attention to detail. 

  Here is Ponty's introduction:

  The second outstanding build by resident loremaster Vix, the Order of the Twin Serpents is not to be missed. Once again bringing outstanding lore research and integration as well as excellent gameplay to the table, Vix managed to explain his ideas very in-depth without boring the reader. While the skillset may seem like your typical 'warrior with a touch of magic', the build makes great use of shouts in both roleplay and gameplay aspects, as well as something we see precious little of in the Character Building group: mounted combat. Overall the Order of the Twin Serpents is a treat to read, even if you're not planning on playing it!

  As Ponty mentioned, Vix doesn't just throw out Character Builds for the hell of it - this is only his second. And this one builds on the Dragonborn DLC, as he explains:

  I had been looking forward to Dragonborn with the promise of spears and spells for mounted combat, but both managed to fall apart. Still, I decided to keep with the core concept as it had taken me a lot of time(about 60 hours thus far), but I also grew attached to it. The basic theme can still work, something as the heavy counterpart to Henson's ever excellent Dragoon light cavalier. The idea is simple, present the heavy shock cavalry of the world in an interesting new light.  Likewise, this really is a 'followers' build, get some followers, pets, or someone else to aid you as you'll find some of the concepts are magnified as a team rather than just as an individual.  As an individual however, this focuses on damage, on aggression, and on those grand glorious charges that crash into an enemy and carve them to pieces. But it wouldn't be simply a warrior on horseback, it would be something more. So I present, the Cult of the Wyrm Gods, the grand cavalry of Firsthold, the Order of the Twin Serpents.