Followers? Any member of the Dawnguard will do. To be honest I don't really use followers, Finite Focus is really overpowered to the point where the first word of Slow Time is about the only shout you'll ever need and followers just complicate things. As for the Thieves Guild, I joined up as soon as I could, but before that I did small jobs for the Companions to get my combat skills up, and started the Thieves Guild around level 8-10, it's been a while so I don't recall exactly, just remember for role play purposes you're a thief from the very beginning so join them as soon as you can. As for the Main quest, I played up until Dragon Rising then ignored it until my character had his transition, I forget what level that was exactly but being a role play heavy build I just did it when it seemed right.
I hope this answers your questions and I'm glad you liked the build!
Followers? Any member of the Dawnguard will do. To be honest I don't really use followers, Finite Focus is really overpowered to the point where the first word of Slow Time is about the only shout you'll ever need and followers just complicate things. As for the Thieves Guild, I joined up as soon as I could, but before that I did small jobs for the Companions to get my combat skills up, and started the Thieves Guild around level 8-10, it's been a while so I don't recall exactly, just remember for role play purposes you're a thief from the very beginning so join them as soon as you can. As for the Main quest, I played up until Dragon Rising then ignored it until my character had his transition, I forget what level that was exactly but being a role play heavy build I just did it when it seemed right.
I hope this answers your questions and I'm glad you liked the build!