Can i use the guildmaster's armor with the rest being nightingale? I don't know, if looks better. The Nightingale armor itself is too batman-y for me.

Hey ponty! i thought I would give this build another shot I usually suck at melee combat but I am sick of bows and arrows and charging in like a brute only earning me a quick death, (thank you combat and enemy ai mods!) I am craving a shadowy assasin type character and this fits the bill so I will play this build and I will be awesome at it!!

Loved the build!

Do you mind if I used your special move pics?

I think you can, but people will get pissed off if you don't credit Ponty.

Not really bothered, but like Noodles said people will probably notice and pull you up on it.

Not too difficult to make something similar yourself though - it really just entails getting some outlines of screenshots, filling them in black and blurring them a bit, then using various degrees of transparency to achieve the desired effect.

Ok,Thanks. I will try it.

Thank for this. Being, by nature, a completionist I've always been caught by the idea of a build that could legitimately (in rp terms) complete every quest out there but none of the ones I've done have ever felt exactly right. However, pairing this with Icecreamassasin's awesome Legacy of the Dragonborn mod finally hit that stride- an amoral mercenary relic hunter.

It's been n interesting experience as I've never really explored stealth, illsuion or melee without  shield.  A lot of firsts in this game.

This is an excellent build. I have reached 40+ and thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it. Simple gameplay which focuses on a skillful use of limited equipment and abilities. I was particularly surprised by the effectiveness of Fury, even at higher levels.

When I play again (and I will play again), I will not perk block beyond the 2 perks it takes to get Quick Reflexes as I didn't enjoy the bashing at all, I also will not and did not use the Bladesman perks as the damage is not worth the 3 points, instead I will invest those perks in Lockpicking which is something I have never done before - in fact I leveled Lockpicking to 77 without any perks on this particular playthrough so I would like to utilise the skill.

Sorry if that went on a bit too long, I tried to shorten it. Thanks for the build.

No worries, glad you enjoyed it!

The playstyle of a build almost always reflects the builder's personal preferences (like my rampant hate of stealth archery in this instance). I love getting up close and personal on high difficulties and really making the most of my offensive and defensive options (like bashing) to come out on top. It's always good to see people moulding a build to suit their own style - the addition of Lockpicking in your case.

This looks like a fun build to try.  A lot of thought went into this.  I'm not much into playing true 'swordsman' builds, being an archer fan myself, but this looks like a good one to give a chance to.  :)