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Event Build:The Plagued Archer

Tags: #Character Build Archer  #Rank:Bloodworks  #Event Bloodworks  #Event Build:2in2 
  • Member
    March 22, 2017

     

    The Plagued Archer.. (EVENT BUILD - 2 IN 2)

     

    Lore:

    The Plagued Archer Grew Up In The Small Town Of Dragon Bridge, He Would Love To Go With His Uncle To Solitude Monthly For Their Supplies, His Uncle Was An Alchemist, As His Uncle Would Buy Supplies , The Archer Would Love To Sit And Watch The Guards Practice Archery, He Imagined Himself In The Armor Of A Hold Defending The City With A Bow. He Loved The Sound Of The Arrow As It Would Thud Into A Target.One Day On The Way Back To Dragon Bridge, An Assassin Slit His Uncle's Throat In Front Of The Boy.. As He Went To Defend His Uncle He Was Backhanded Into The Cart , He Could Still Remember The Chilling Laughs, It Sounded Almost Like A Jester's.. From Then On He Would Hunt Down All Those That Seek To Do Evil, He Would Destroy Them With The Same Sickness That They Infected The Lands Of Skyrim With.. He Would Become.. The Plagued Archer..

     

    Race : Redguard

    Stone : Thief For Leveling Alchemy Quicker, Then Shadow Stone

    Stat Spread: 0/1/2

    Major 2 Skills : Alchemy , Archery

    (If You Would Like To Take This Farther Then It's Event Purpose, Use Sneak As Well As Smithing To Strengthen Your Output, State Spread Is The Same)

    Weapons : Imperial Bow, Steel Arrows

    Armor : Shrouded Cowl(Head), Solitude Guards Armor(Torso), Hand Wraps(Hands), Shrouded Boots(Feet)

    Jewelry : Necklace With Fortify Archery, Ring Of Pure Mixtures(Thanks L)

    Quests : Main Up To Dragon's Spawning, Destroy TDB, If You See Cicero At Any Point During The Game.. Kill Him.. (He's The Jester), And Do Any Bounty Quests, Along With Any Destroy Evil Quest's.

     

     

     

     

    Signature Potions:

     

    Marksmen's Brew:

    Fortify Archery Potion(Loot/Shop)

     

    Nerve Toxin:

    Paralyze(Loot/Shop)

     

    Bone Chill:

    Lingering Damage,Damage (Nightshade,Imp Stool)

     

    Gameplay:

    In My Short Playthrough With This Archer For Testing, I Found That Enemies Such As Mages Were A Bit Of A Challenge And I Had To CONSTANTLY Retreat, For This , I'd Suggest Brewing Up A Magika Drain And/Or Slow Magika Regen. Poison, Against Enemy Archers, I Found That The Bone Chill Poison Worked Excellent, Especially When I'd Have To Deal With Many Archers, This Would Weaken Them Down To Only Needing One Or 2 Arrows To Finish Them. Lastly, For Warriors, Use The Nerve Toxin Combined With Bone Chill, "Kite" Your Enemy, Meaning Shoot Them, Back Up, Rinse And Repeat.Also The Shrouded Armor Might Be Your Only Challenge As I Found Astrid A Bit Tanky Against Steel Arrows, But Otherwise The Other Assassins Were Easily Dispatched , Make Sure You Bring A Follower Though.Also While Playing This Build, Keep In Mind To Try And Roleplay A Brooding, Strong But Silent Type Kind Of Person.

     

    END NOTES: 

    Just Wanna Say Thanks To Anyone Checking Out This Build, Any Criticism Welcome, Keep In Mind This Is My First Character Build So I Don't Know If My Backstory Was Decent Or Not.

     

     

  • March 23, 2017

    Nice to see a first character build. The only thing I would suggest is that you add a gameplay section. What this is is a section that sort of explains how you approached the game, especially since we're dealing wtih such limited skills. How did you tackle enemies and whatnot. 

  • March 23, 2017

    You also cannot get Muiri's ring unless you are fully into the DB questline. I suggest instead the ring of pure mixtures, which can be acquired by completing a quest for the alchemist in dawnstar. 

  • Member
    March 23, 2017

    thanks, ill go ahead and input a gameplay area, and i had forgotten that with the ring, much appreciated

  • April 3, 2017

    Glad to see that you made some of the changes with regard to gameplay and gear. I like the use of Solitude guard armor and alchemy is quickly growing on me as a cool, cool crafting skill. 

    It is a solid first backstory and I am very pleased that you took the plunge and joined us on this event, Nightshade. Hoping to see many more builds from you in the future. Thank you so much for your contribution. 

  • Member
    April 3, 2017

    no problem, actually if you look in the workshop im working on a new build if you'd like to comment and add your input, and i enjoyed this as an entrance to this blog site thingy :P, thanks for telling me about the event

  • April 4, 2017

    Sorry I missed this one since it was one of the earlier builds that was posted for the event alas sometimes things slip through the cracks.  Anyway this is a good first build Nightshade and i'm glad you took the plunge and posted it, that initial step can sometimes be daunting.  Alchemy has become my favorite crafting skill, it can do everything and levels really fast to boot.  Some suggestions would be to expand on the skills choices with a little description on how the character uses said skill and what it contributes to the playstyle of the character.  For instance it's clear that Alchemy is mostly for poisons but it would be nice if you explained a little as to why the character uses poisons and what perks are key to making the build work.  Speaking of Alchemy it would also be nice if you listed the ingredients to making your different poisons and potions, as it is you only tell us how to make the Bone Chill poison with just loot/shop for the others however I can see no reason why you couldn't just make these yourself. 

    All said it's nice to see a new builder and I look forward to seeing what else you might have in store for us.

    One last thing, I see you liked your own build which is a no-no on this site, i'm gonna have to ask that you remove that, thanks.

  • Member
    April 4, 2017

    lol ok, im just very egotistical, but thanks,and ill eventually work on this one again in more detail but i've got another build in the works and its taking more time