Smithing - I could just as well add this to Defensive skills, but this improves the build's survivability and therefore augments damage output. Ranger makes you move a lot faster while aiming to fire. Ranger - Historically, arbalist's bunker down behind a pavise, but being mobile is a better choice for this character.Quick Shot - For faster crossbow reloads.Power Shot - Combined with a crossbow's natural stagger, this is very useful.I maxed out this tree except for Steady Hand and Critical shot only got one. To present some of the specifics of the build, I try to think of two "modes" this character has: Offensive and Defensive/Recovery.Īrchery - You all saw this one coming right? Skill that governs damage and other important aspects of wielding a crossbow. Again, I am a history buff, so Imperial kind of fit with what I wanted for roleplaying aspects of the character. Bosmer for archery boost, Breton for resists, Orc for more damage, and so on. You could truly pick any other race for good reasons. Voice of the Emperor can also help in emergencies where you are overwhelmed by too many enemies and do not yet have shield charge. The Imperials had the most skills boosted at the beginning, save for archery, with bonuses in block, heavy armor, and restoration.
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It also allows for the free hand to heal if needed.įor this character, I went for a straight ahead foot soldier warrior by choosing Imperial. Quickly switching to a shield to deliver a few quick bashes or shield charge can level the playing field allowing the crossbowman to gain the distance advantage yet again. Much of Skyrim is adventuring underground and indoors, so battling with a crossbow can be tough with multiple enemies charging you. The Arbalist favors open spaces and being outdoors. Unfortunately, no shields are shaped like this and we are unable to "ground" shields for a barricade, so any shield makes do for what this build needs it for. The shield was rather long and the bottom of it came to a point which made it easy for the crossbowman to shove it into the ground to stand up, leaving both hands to reload his crossbow. Arbalist's were famous for using what was called a pavise, a large shield to defend from oncoming arrow or crossbow attacks from opposing forces. The unique aspect that I implemented into the build was the use of a shield. Finding this site a few days ago and joining recently, I came across the build The Demonhunter build which is similar, but this character is without all the fancy magic stuff! The character build can be summed up in one sentence: A heavy-armored, crossbow wielding foot soldier that does not need to sneak. It focuses on 4 out of the 6 "Warrior" skills with a few perks into restoration for healing.
The Arbalist is a very straightforward character build. Anyway, going beyond the boring history stuff, I will describe my character build. Early crossbows were simple in design, and the ones introduced in Dawnguard have a mechanical crank and more sophisticated reload system similar to an arbalest (name of the weapon, not person who shoots crossbows) introduced in the 12th century. This particular character is built from Medieval advancements in crossbow technology. I am a bit of a history buff and try to make characters as closely as I can to specific time periods. To preface, this is my first build so if anything I can improve upon please do not hesitate to let me know. Grixis mentioned I should put a spoiler notice for Dawnguard.
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