Here comes the revamped failure of a sailor! Play this on another tab to enhance reading.
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Once a seasoned privateer under the Empire, the Corsair attempted to steal a ship and sail it. He failed the latter.
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"Have you seen that Imperial outlaw? Some say he was the Emperor's finest privateer in the Great War, aye. What happened?"
"The White-Gold Concordat. Aren't you Nords always going on about that? When that was signed, his crew cut their ties to the Imperial Navy and set sail for High Rock, before plundering a few merchant ships there to make a living. After a mutiny he took control of the ship and sailed the north coast. You can see the wreck there now; he wasn't quite up to Gjalund's standards."
"So... Talos worshiper, then? Going against the Empire and all?"
"Not religious whatsoever; still isn't. He just hates us Elves after he lost his family in the siege of Anvil, and now hates the Empire for giving in to them. He even has a hit list of Imperial and Dominion lackeys to kill."
"Sounds like a potential candidate for the cause."
"Hold it there, Gunmar. He acts alone, and reacts with violence if someone attempts to blow his cover. The only thing worse than being a fool is being a dead fool."
"Watch your tongue, Niranye, or Ulfric hears that you're an Imperial spy."
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Race: Imperial fits the character background, but can be substituted for Redguard due to more beneficial stats (+5 archery, +10 one-handed).
Equipment:
Stat Distribution: 0:2:1 (Magicka : Health : Stamina)
Major Skills:
Minor Skills:
The Build (Gameplay and Roleplay):
The Lone Corsair is meant to be played as a stealthy agent, working for no cause and securing his own income. Ergo, he lays low in towns to avoid attention from the enemy, but thanks to years of being a headstrong privateer-turned-pirate he won't pass up the opportunity to beat the living daylights out of anyone who (for example) even attempts to mention losing his adventuring career to a well-placed arrow in his kneecap. Brawls are fine, but don't resort to murder.
The Corsair, while a skilled larcenist and very independent, will reluctantly join a guild if so required for personal gain, before cutting ties to said guild and roaming alone again.
As for ticks, the Corsair FREAKS OUT whenever he encounters a shipwreck, fearing that the souls of his past crew that he accidentally killed (due to bad steering) will come for vengeance. While not religious, the Corsair is very superstitious; he doesn't go under ladders, he feels lucky a black Sabrecat has never crossed his path and avoids shipwrecks. If he does any of these things, be creative with his reaction. Perhaps he could run away screaming, or start launching crossbow bolts into thin air thinking he can see people. Or he could be a nervous eater and empty his supply of cheese wheels in mere seconds.
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The Crew:
Every good buccaneer needs a crew, as the Corsair reluctantly accepts. Though, he might see followers as pack mules.
Quests:
The Corsair may overlook or ignore certain quests, there are some opportunities he can't refuse:
Tactics of the Corsair:
...only the most hardcore Corsairs can face up to a fully-armored Legionnaire and survive.
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Surviving as a Corsair
To be honest, going down the semi-unarmored route leads to some pretty difficult combat situations at higher levels due to the increased damage taken and uselessness of a follower. To counter this, your could go into Alteration, but that doesn't seem fitting for this build. If it's really an issue, I would suggest using the armor stacking glitch(es) to put a 'hidden chestplate' under your robes, such as Iron or Bonemold since they could easily be concealed.
Hitlist
I've seen this done plenty of times, and thought one could make this build more interesting to play.
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This is my first build;
I got my inspiration from Edward Kenway (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag), the Haknir Death-Brand build by Albino and the Assassini Build by Miraak.
As this is my first build, I'm open to constructive criticism; fire away, It'll help if I make another build.
Edit: Thanks to the respective members in the comments for the criticism, I've made the necessary adjustments to improve the build.
Edit II: I realise that the tactics are overly simple and overused, but hey. They fit the build.
Edit III: REVAMPED. I feel that the build has been much improved. It's odd to think it started with vampirism and heavy conjuration perking. Perk spread done.
Here comes the revamped failure of a sailor! Play this on another tab to enhance reading.
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Once a seasoned privateer under the Empire, the Corsair attempted to steal a ship and sail it. He failed the latter.
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"Have you seen that Imperial outlaw? Some say he was the Emperor's finest privateer in the Great War, aye. What happened?"
"The White-Gold Concordat. Aren't you Nords always going on about that? When that was signed, his crew cut their ties to the Imperial Navy and set sail for High Rock, before plundering a few merchant ships there to make a living. After a mutiny he took control of the ship and sailed the north coast. You can see the wreck there now; he wasn't quite up to Gjalund's standards."
"So... Talos worshiper, then? Going against the Empire and all?"
"Not religious whatsoever; still isn't. He just hates us Elves after he lost his family in the siege of Anvil, and now hates the Empire for giving in to them. He even has a hit list of Imperial and Dominion lackeys to kill."
"Sounds like a potential candidate for the cause."
"Hold it there, Gunmar. He acts alone, and reacts with violence if someone attempts to blow his cover. The only thing worse than being a fool is being a dead fool."
"Watch your tongue, Niranye, or Ulfric hears that you're an Imperial spy."
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Race: Imperial fits the character background, but can be substituted for Redguard due to more beneficial stats (+5 archery, +10 one-handed).
Equipment:
Stat Distribution: 0:2:1 (Magicka : Health : Stamina)
Major Skills:
Minor Skills:
The Build (Gameplay and Roleplay):
The Lone Corsair is meant to be played as a stealthy agent, working for no cause and securing his own income. Ergo, he lays low in towns to avoid attention from the enemy, but thanks to years of being a headstrong privateer-turned-pirate he won't pass up the opportunity to beat the living daylights out of anyone who (for example) even attempts to mention losing his adventuring career to a well-placed arrow in his kneecap. Brawls are fine, but don't resort to murder.
The Corsair, while a skilled larcenist and very independent, will reluctantly join a guild if so required for personal gain, before cutting ties to said guild and roaming alone again.
As for ticks, the Corsair FREAKS OUT whenever he encounters a shipwreck, fearing that the souls of his past crew that he accidentally killed (due to bad steering) will come for vengeance. While not religious, the Corsair is very superstitious; he doesn't go under ladders, he feels lucky a black Sabrecat has never crossed his path and avoids shipwrecks. If he does any of these things, be creative with his reaction. Perhaps he could run away screaming, or start launching crossbow bolts into thin air thinking he can see people. Or he could be a nervous eater and empty his supply of cheese wheels in mere seconds.
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The Crew:
Every good buccaneer needs a crew, as the Corsair reluctantly accepts. Though, he might see followers as pack mules.
Quests:
The Corsair may overlook or ignore certain quests, there are some opportunities he can't refuse:
Tactics of the Corsair:
...only the most hardcore Corsairs can face up to a fully-armored Legionnaire and survive.
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Surviving as a Corsair
To be honest, going down the semi-unarmored route leads to some pretty difficult combat situations at higher levels due to the increased damage taken and uselessness of a follower. To counter this, your could go into Alteration, but that doesn't seem fitting for this build. If it's really an issue, I would suggest using the armor stacking glitch(es) to put a 'hidden chestplate' under your robes, such as Iron or Bonemold since they could easily be concealed.
Hitlist
I've seen this done plenty of times, and thought one could make this build more interesting to play.
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This is my first build;
I got my inspiration from Edward Kenway (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag), the Haknir Death-Brand build by Albino and the Assassini Build by Miraak.
As this is my first build, I'm open to constructive criticism; fire away, It'll help if I make another build.
Edit: Thanks to the respective members in the comments for the criticism, I've made the necessary adjustments to improve the build.
Edit II: I realise that the tactics are overly simple and overused, but hey. They fit the build.
Edit III: REVAMPED. I feel that the build has been much improved. It's odd to think it started with vampirism and heavy conjuration perking. Perk spread done.
Thanks! It's good to have positive feedback straight away. I'm hoping to get AC4 next year, when I get the Xbox One.
You could use this build without the DLC. The armor is up to you anyway (on the build it's just a suggestion) so you don't need that hood, and you can just use a bow and enchant your own scimitars.
As for the Vampire Lord, I'm not sure what to do... I guess you could be a normal vampire and use unrelenting force or whirlwind sprint to escape.
Anyway, thanks for the feedback!
Thanks! It's good to have positive feedback straight away. I'm hoping to get AC4 next year, when I get the Xbox One.
You could use this build without the DLC. The armor is up to you anyway (on the build it's just a suggestion) so you don't need that hood, and you can just use a bow and enchant your own scimitars.
As for the Vampire Lord, I'm not sure what to do... I guess you could be a normal vampire and use unrelenting force or whirlwind sprint to escape.
Anyway, thanks for the feedback!
Thanks for your feedback, I haven't taken any offense. In all honesty, I just tried to incorporate a build I tried on Xbox into Edward Kenway, and I can see the problems.
I tried to replicate Kenway's greed for money and power, and tried to make the character's greed for power influence his decision to join the Volkihar vampires; you're right, I skimped on the detail there and shouldve gone into more detail.
I was trying to show how powers could be used to fit in with the character, and appreciate that a more appropriate title may have been in order.
I didn't add the perk spread because I thought it would mess up the organisation of the page (and honestly, Im pretty tired xD).
Thanks for the feedback, I'll take your suggestions and improve the build.
Thanks for your feedback, I haven't taken any offense. In all honesty, I just tried to incorporate a build I tried on Xbox into Edward Kenway, and I can see the problems.
I tried to replicate Kenway's greed for money and power, and tried to make the character's greed for power influence his decision to join the Volkihar vampires; you're right, I skimped on the detail there and shouldve gone into more detail.
I was trying to show how powers could be used to fit in with the character, and appreciate that a more appropriate title may have been in order.
I didn't add the perk spread because I thought it would mess up the organisation of the page (and honestly, Im pretty tired xD).
Thanks for the feedback, I'll take your suggestions and improve the build.
I almost find there is too much going on for roleplay. He hunts Daedra worshipers, he's a vampire, pirate, necromancer with a quest to recover his father's sword. On top of all that a thief as well. Jeez, there is far to much going on in this build for me. I also am turned away by your armor choice(mainly the hood). The armor itself is low level and I would feel obligated to use flesh spells, which are not listed in your skills section. I also would want more of an aesthetic look so I wouldn't use your armor but instead grey vampire armor, Linwe's or Blackguard hood, and Dawnguard boots and gauntlets. Also pirate builds seem to be a hard thing to do because there is hardly anything to do with seafaring in Skyrim. I love Assassin's Creed, and I am jumping out of my chair for Black Flag, but I don't see a good or proper way to incorporate pirating into Skyrim. I could tell this was a first build, without even reading the ending. It was not the worst I've seen, but it also was far from the best.
I almost find there is too much going on for roleplay. He hunts Daedra worshipers, he's a vampire, pirate, necromancer with a quest to recover his father's sword. On top of all that a thief as well. Jeez, there is far to much going on in this build for me. I also am turned away by your armor choice(mainly the hood). The armor itself is low level and I would feel obligated to use flesh spells, which are not listed in your skills section. I also would want more of an aesthetic look so I wouldn't use your armor but instead grey vampire armor, Linwe's or Blackguard hood, and Dawnguard boots and gauntlets. Also pirate builds seem to be a hard thing to do because there is hardly anything to do with seafaring in Skyrim. I love Assassin's Creed, and I am jumping out of my chair for Black Flag, but I don't see a good or proper way to incorporate pirating into Skyrim. I could tell this was a first build, without even reading the ending. It was not the worst I've seen, but it also was far from the best.