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Contest Build: Breath of Kyne

Tags: #Race:Nord  #Rank:Legendary  #Contest Gold  #Character Build: Archer  #Character Build: Blacksmith  #Character Build: Hero  #MM 2016 Winner  #MM 2016 Best Build 
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  • Edana
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    February 11, 2016

    We're thrilled! Especially because there were so many fantastic builds submitted to the contest, so we're really flattered to have even placed at all. And thank you, Lyall, for all your support as well! 

  • SpottedFawn
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    February 11, 2016

    Ah! I was wondering why that style looked so familiar, yet I couldn't place it. Thanks for letting me know, and congratulations on 1st place, this looks very well-deserved.

    *dashes to go find the Eccentric font for download*

  • ShinJin
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    February 11, 2016

    Nicely done, you two... y'all blew the roof off with this build! ;D

  • ShinJin
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    February 11, 2016

    That pun was unintended, but I'm going to pretend I did it on purpose :D

  • Ragin Cajun
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    February 11, 2016

    Congrats on the victory.  Great work and well deserved.  Beat out some really good builds too.

  • Lyall
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    February 14, 2016

    ;D

  • Librari the Wizard
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    February 21, 2016

    Epic!  I can see why this won.

    For some reason, I can't shake the feeling that the order in which certain quests play out just doesn't make sense.  At the very least, I always normally go to Whiterun to warn about the dragon attack, because it's far more sensible to blow off retrieving some stone for some wizard than it is to ignore the imminent threat of a dragon attack on Riverwood.  I like the idea of throwing down the Axe of Whiterun, though.  Too bad you can't stop Lydia from approaching you, though.  Leave me alone, woman!  I'm trying to storm out angrily here!

    I can't argue with the perk spread, and that's usually my heaviest doling out of criticism for a build!  When someone can make a perk spread tighter than I can crack, that's some seriously good stuff. I can't figure out why Elven Smithing is on there, though.  Did I miss something in the equipment, or is elven stuff used as a stepping stone along the way?

    ...Well, I guess I can take a jab at the optional level 30 perks if you want me to be the usual cranky perk wizard.  Did you find it was actually worth grabbing the extra 2 Critical Shot perks?

  • Malte Hanson
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    February 21, 2016

    You two impressed me, it's such a flawless presentation. I wish I could do things with Fotoshop like you can do. 

  • Curse Never Dying
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    February 21, 2016

    I can definitely see this build hitting legendary. 

  • Legion
     
    February 22, 2016

    Thanks, Librari! I'll do my best to answer your questions.

    When Fjorrod exited Helgen, he saw Alduin fly past Riverwood, fly past Whiterun, and just keep going over the horizon. To be fair, he didn't know that the dragon was Alduin, World-Eater, and guards or not, those towns are toast if Alduin decided to attack. But more importantly, Fjorrod was a wanted man and felt that he couldn't return to Whiterun.

    So he followed Ralof's advice and sought refuge in the Stormcloaks. Alduin was nowhere in sight. That and he's not exactly a hero when the game starts. He's like anyone else; a simple man, and a hunter with a normal life and job. He was more concerned about protecting his land from the Imperial Army who he knew was an immediate threat. 

    I think you can actually run around Lydia though! If you juke around the right pillars and don't enter her bubble, I think you can pretty reliably evade her. 

    As for the perks, Elven was a stepping stone for Nordic Carved. A necessary evil that we would have skipped if able. The level 30 perks were an interesting challenge for us. We had to make level 25 a complete build, which meant the 5 perks for the bonus levels had to add to Fjorrod without changing his character or changing how the build played. We decided that it made the most sense for him to simply become much better at everything he already knew, and Critical Shot represented his improved ability to accurately target critical areas on enemies and hunted prey. 

    Did I miss anything? Hm. Well at any rate, thanks again for the compliments, Cranky Perk Wizard :P. We really do appreciate it.


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