I think the speed penalty is only an issue early on. Later on you can use the Increase Movement Speed enchantment to counter the slowdown. Also, heavy armor can absorb 90% of incoming damage, which is huge. There are also perks that prevent you completely from getting staggered, which is amazing for this type of build.
My biggest issue while trying to make this build work with Skyre was that, contrary to vanilla Skyrim, there are no perks that allow you to move faster while reloading the crossbow. You can be as fast as you want otherwise, but while you're reloading, you're doomed to walking speed.
Light armor isn't really an option for this build while using Skyre, because while wielding a (cross)bow, everytime you get hit - whether it's by melee, arrow or magic - you stagger so much that it's almost impossible to hit the enemy. So you either avoid getting hit altogether or you invest perks into heavy armor that prevent you from getting staggered.
I think the speed penalty is only an issue early on. Later on you can use the Increase Movement Speed enchantment to counter the slowdown. Also, heavy armor can absorb 90% of incoming damage, which is huge. There are also perks that prevent you completely from getting staggered, which is amazing for this type of build.
My biggest issue while trying to make this build work with Skyre was that, contrary to vanilla Skyrim, there are no perks that allow you to move faster while reloading the crossbow. You can be as fast as you want otherwise, but while you're reloading, you're doomed to walking speed.
Light armor isn't really an option for this build while using Skyre, because while wielding a (cross)bow, everytime you get hit - whether it's by melee, arrow or magic - you stagger so much that it's almost impossible to hit the enemy. So you either avoid getting hit altogether or you invest perks into heavy armor that prevent you from getting staggered.
Thank you for this build it inspired me to create a demon hunting witch. I haven't made a build yet but I made the character she's a bad ass thanks to this build ^•^
Thank you for this build it inspired me to create a demon hunting witch. I haven't made a build yet but I made the character she's a bad ass thanks to this build ^•^
And the ideia behind this build is genious, it goes against almost every archer build on this site, the only one that is close is the Stenguard (i think its written like this) , but this is just awsome
And the ideia behind this build is genious, it goes against almost every archer build on this site, the only one that is close is the Stenguard (i think its written like this) , but this is just awsome
Oh god, I didn't even think of the Steed Stone, probably because I always tended to forget about stones entirely in my own playthroughs before finding this page, haha.
Of course, that would work perfectly for earlier levels. Have to keep that in mind and try again when the building event is over :)
Oh god, I didn't even think of the Steed Stone, probably because I always tended to forget about stones entirely in my own playthroughs before finding this page, haha.
Of course, that would work perfectly for earlier levels. Have to keep that in mind and try again when the building event is over :)