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Character Build: The Sword-Singer

  • Member
    August 2, 2013

    Thanks, Henson. Can you elaborate on what you didn't like about Enchanting? Is it the sheer presence of the skill, or the way it's incorporated, or something else?

    Sidenote: Added the full album. Thanks again, Vazgen! Also threw in one of screenshot exactly where I said it might fit. And @asgard, it has the Shehai, just for you. :)

  • Member
    August 2, 2013

    People find this kind of stuff through random coincidences, then verify it through testing. I had known about Fortify Archery affecting all physical weapons for a while, and I think it was readily available on UESP and perhaps somewhere in the T&T group.

    Once one person discovers a thing, as long as they don't mind sharing it, it's a lot easier for others to find it too. Like Necromage/vampirism for instance, there was a huge thread on the official Bethsoft forums when a guy randomly found out about it, and it blossomed from there. The internet is a great place.

  • August 2, 2013

    Got it.

    The pic is awesome; he looks to be mid-punch on the troll's nads ;).

  • August 2, 2013
    Seven hundred and fifty offensive positions listed in the Book of Circles. Who's to say one isn't troll nut-shots? =P
  • Member
    August 2, 2013

    Not enough Orc lol. Seriously though, really cool build. I'll give you a +1

  • Member
    August 3, 2013

    This is an awesome build, it has a cool aesthetic, fun combat style, and great lore +1 from me.

  • Member
    August 3, 2013

    Oh! First pic is Henson Hunding! Haha

  • Member
    August 3, 2013

    I really like this you may of inspired me

  • Member
    August 3, 2013

    For me the Enchanting also seemed odd. For me it was because of the fact that it seemed tacked on and also the same effects can be achieved on a temporary basis with your already invested in Alchemy skill. Also I love the aesthetic and the build as a whole. +1

  • Member
    August 3, 2013

    Thanks man, glad you like it. There were two key reasons for incorporating Enchanting:

    1. Because it's in line with the lore established in Makela Leki's memory stone. The selected passage refers to weapons and armor of power, as well as rings implied to be enchanted or magically charged. The gear here cannot be found pre-enchanted in random loot, so the only way *not* to use Enchanting (while still following that canon source as closely as possible) would have been to use a different armor set. I already touched upon why I decided against that option in my reply to asgard.

    2. Because I wanted to buff the Shehai to its fullest potential. The Montalion uses the same potion as this guy, but he gets the added bonus of Necromage to boost magnitude and duration. Without adding Enchanting, the Ansei's Shehai would have been weaker than the Montalion's spirit-blade, which was something I specifically wanted not to happen. The Shehai are supposed to be downright mythic in their power, and Enchanting to me was necessary to achieve that effect. It takes the Shehai from "viable endgame weapon" to "legendary, scythe-through-wheat killing machine."

    Also, a third but sightly less prevalent reason: Just in terms of gameplay, Enchanting was really helpful to bolster the pace of character advancement in the late game. When you combine it with Conjuration, it actually probably took me less time to get from level 25-40 than it did to get from level 10-25. Without Enchanting, this would have been more like a level 30-35 build, which doesn't imply the scope I wanted this build to offer.