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Glad to hear the playstyle has its niche fans!

Casey, you may recall me commenting on this build and saying that I was going to give it a go for a good change of pace.  Well, that play through turned into my first actual build inspiration.  I definitely took a bit from this guy so you may be interested in checking out:

http://theskyrimblog.ning.com/group/character-building/forum/topics/character-build-the-third-mallory

 I'm loving the cowardly charmer theme for the build, defiantly one of my favorites, +1 

Thanks mate, it was a blast to play.

I've been toying with the idea of revamping it for higher difficulties, at least adept. Agent of Mara + The Lord or Atronach stone would make him suitably durable against mages and dragons, which was what gave me trouble a long time ago. The stakes would be higher and escape would be prioritized, but Windshear would hold great utility still. 

Nice build. Some of the most fun I've had in Skyrim has been where I had to run like hell!!!

Aaaaand Mythic!

Aaaaaaand Hall of Fame nominee!

Seriously, I don't know how this one got by me--it's a great build, and the roleplay is awesome (I love it when builds say things like "This role is all about getting rich and RUNNING AWAY in a panic when you are caught."

I've also been meaning to read some of the Dying Earth series, and Cugel seems like a great character to go with.

Sorry for the belated +1, and good luck with the Thief nomination ;)

I remember reading this a long time ago and thinking it was pretty cool, but now that I've actually read The Dying Earth series I think it's AWESOME!!!

I've never played a completely theify guy in Skyrim, or one that barely fights and runs away instead. I've never really been into roleplay before either, but now it seems really interesting. I love how you used Cugel too, lol.

The only gameplay change I might make would be to add the Ultimate Atronach Stone for 100% spell absorb (or close to that)   SPOILERS -> (Highlight to read) 

I was thinking that this would be like the Spatterlight, absorbing all magicka, and with no magicka regen. I would probably pick this up when I got Cicero's hat. Then I thought that the Ring of Arcana might be an interesting addition, sort of a cast-when-used thing that I think might fit into The Dying Earth world, a powerful trinket allowing Cugel to cast spells. I might get Dual-Casting to make them seem really powerful, though I probably wouldn’t have to worry about that on Novice.

Another thing I wanted to ask about was the Novice difficulty thing. Wearing just clothes and having only 100 health, how quickly did you die? Could a draugr deathlord one-hit you?

Overall Casey, I really enjoyed this build! I hope you get your lazy butt in gear and finish up that Dreamer build too :P