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Character Build: The Elf-Hewer

Tags: #Race:Nord  #Character Build Juggernaut  #Character Build Barbarian  #Character Build Warrior  #Rank:Mythic  #No Crafting 
  • Member
    December 3, 2014

    Excellent!  Thanks for the kind words. :)  I hope you enjoy Wuuthrad.  That anti-Elf damage is quite decent, and the weapon itself is excellent for a non-crafter.  

    Plus, sometimes it's just great to be the stereotypical "adventurer".  

  • December 3, 2014

    As a stout elf-lover, this build on principle is making me grind my teeth, but it's excellently made and I love the technical use of Wuuthrad as a focal piece for an elf-hating Nordy Nord character. Definitely a +1 in the end.

  • Member
    December 3, 2014

    hehe, glad I could get your like!  

    Earlier incarnations of this character were actually more aggressively Elf-hating than the personality I eventually settled on.  They were motivated entirely by Elf hatred.  The problem was, that made them pretty one-dimensional.  Once I settled on no-crafting and went with Treasure Hunter as a major RP cornerstone, I was able to conceive of this as a somewhat less racist character, and more of a freebooter/wanderer/loot-seeker - which is a little easier to get behind.  

  • Member
    December 3, 2014

    I love Nord barbarian builds, and Wuuthrad was always one of my favorite weapons (the style, the lore - it's amazing). I'm glad to see how viable this weapon can be. I've never played a no-crafting build, so this one will be my first! +1

  • December 3, 2014

    Aw, but racist characters (xenophobic slave-owning Dunmer, mer-hating and magic-phobic Nords, self righteous arrogant Altmer) are the best.

  • Member
    December 3, 2014

    Looting stuff is this guy's craft skill. :D  Seriously, though, I haven't had any trouble whatsoever.  Granted, I play on Adept, but this character has only died 3 times - once due to an unfair kill-cam, once due to a glitch, and once because I was just screwing around.  Very doable!  

  • Member
    December 3, 2014

    Well, they do have a lot of ... um, personality!  And I love Dunmer lore almost as much as I love Nord lore... maybe even a little more, tbh... 

  • Member
    December 3, 2014
    If it makes you feel any better I've been playing a build with a distinct dislike of Nords ;)
  • Member
    December 4, 2014

    One of the few weapons I could never really see any reason to use, thanks for giving us one!

  • December 4, 2014