Poll: Favorite "Elder Scrolls" race?

[Acier]

Bretons equal pure win.

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Telekinesis is awesome for theft, useless for everything else.
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I disagree! It was good for setting off traps if you didn't have any probes.

Oh wait you mean in Oblivion? Then yeah it's only goof for that

 

[weary]

I played a Breton the first time round and i kinda got bored of it... i guess i wish id gone for something more exiting and sneeky


or an orc *bash**bash**bash*

 

[Jebusetti]

Nords rule, end of discussion

 

[mrF00bar]

I voted Dark Elf, although I also like to play as Nord. Both are pretty good fighters and Dark Elves have higher magic resistance and fire spell damage.

 

[Chaos-Spider]

Argonians were the morrowind race that I thought looked cool, then I kept using them in oblivion because they could breathe underwater and I didn't have to worry about poison or disease.

I have played a redguard once when I was trying to make a character which was a kung-fu type hand to hand fighter though.

 

[GeekFury]

Nord, though I play a wierd mix of sneaky warrior. So I like to stealth up, attack then go berserk sword swinging.

 

[JMeganSnow]

I like the Bretons, personally--they make kickin' mages, which is my preferred play style.

I've always gone High Elf with mages in Oblivion, Breton in Morrowind.

The high elves in Oblivion just look weird to me.

 

[Mr.Squishy]

Dunmer, with Argonian and Khajit as the runners-up

 

[conmag9]

Bretons by a fair margin for me. I love me my mages. High Elves are a fairly close second, but MAN they're vulnerable to magic.

I don't really like most of the other races that much, but argonians take the bottom for me. I can understand why some people might like them, but I just enjoy them. I don't like the looks, the racial traits, the inability to wear certain armor, the stat boosts (although I might be wrong on that last one...).

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Well I see I'm the only one to choose high elf so far, but I stick by it.
My best character in that game was a high elf pure-mage.
He never died, never wore armor, only used staffs, and killed everything all the time everywhere. Totally unkillable. I ate that game for breakfast with that character. Plus he was tall, like me, so that helped me relate a little more. But seriously: Killed everything. I rarely got hit.

What build/spells/attributes did you focus on?

I have been wanting to make a pure mage but I'm not sure which magic is the most effective for combat.

Alchemy breaks the game, for one.
You want to make ass-loads of money and level like crazy? Alchemy.
Don't make it a main skill, though. You'll level way too fast. Choose something else, like Athletics or Acrobatics or something. Then walk into every bar or inn you come across, buy every piece of food, make an ass-load of potions, and sell them all back. Skill up, money up, everyone's happy. Rinse and repeat. As you get better, you'll make better potions, which means more money for the same work. Then you'll be able to make health and mana potions from one ingredient, which means that you can drink a ton and be healed like crazy. It's awesome.

For combat, I used a few spells. Multiple targets? Enrage and invisibility in one spell.
They both go off at the same time, with my invisibility lasting as long as the enrage spell. The enraged dude attacks the other guy while I go jump to a safe place and watch. Spell wears off and not everyone is dead? Cast it again. Eventually, when I was strong enough, I had the spell as an area effect spell. It was called 'shut up and dance', and everyone in a radius was enraged while I stood invisible and watched them slaughter each other. It was awesome.

Also: One second paralyze spells. Even if it's for one second, they have to fall down and get back up. Cast that for very low mana, hit them with fireballs and whatever else, hit them with paralyze when they get back up again. Rinse and repeat. If you want to use weapons, put that on a bow. 1 second paralyze on strike. They'll never reach you.

Also: damage strength. Use that instead of the fire attacks when using the paralyze spell, and eventually they won't be able to move at all. Then you can pick them off at your leisure.

Summoning works well to make fodder if you're being mobbed, but I otherwise never used it.
Invisibility is essential (Instant 'everyone give me a break' mode in battle').
Telekinesis is awesome for theft, useless for everything else.

Enchant all your clothes and whatever with shield. I had practically rags as clothes, and I had the full 85 protection.
Have a water walking spell ready to cast on your horse. The horse is faster then you are, and running on the water is safer then the forest.

And 'weakness to' spells combined with whatever they are now weak to work wonders as well.
And spell absorption is a must against mages, as is 'drain magic'.

Try those, get back to me.

Wowza... that's in depth! Good advice there.

I sussed the alchemy thing on my second playthrough alright, easy peasy money with a little grinding.

Paralyse sounds awesome, I've never tried it so must give it a go. Shield enchantments are definately more useful than lugging around heavy armour everywhere...

Good stuff. Cheers!

 

[Chicago Ted]

Bretons, but Bretons are a lot more like the English then the French. The pictures shown in the Oblivion handbook of it showed what looked to be essentially England, and look at the name of the race.

 

[Dorian]

Altmer for me.

I like my magic, and they're one of the only races that can practically use the higher-leveled spells. Plus, the ring you get for that grave-robbing quest at later levels pretty much renders the fire/frost weakness voided. And on top of that, I just LOOOOOVE elves.

But a close second are the Khajiit.
Kitty-Cat-Man people FOR THE WIN!
*RAWR*

 

[Knight of Cydonia]

Dark elf, mainly because their special abilties are great for my play style

 

[Gitty101]

Mine would have to be the Breton. They are able warriors with plenty of magika, with no real class impairments (Like the High Elves weakness to fire). Overall, if I'm creating a 'Jack of all trades' character I usually choose the Breton.

 

[fanklok]

Khajiit, first off (NO I am not a furry) I like their accent, and second Thief is the easiest class for me to play, always liked Cloak & Dagger playing style plus they're race specific see you in the street saying things IMO are the best

"Why does the prey speak to me?"

 

[GruntOwner]

I do like the Dunmer a fair bit, I guess they just look evil.

Did the fellow dunmer at the start threaten to rape your wife?

I believe that he was actually calling her a slag whom he'd happily comfort once she found out about your demise... From him, of course. On the one hand, the Brotherhood mission to kill him was quite difficult, on the other hand, Gods was it worth it.

I voted Nord. They're the fastest on account of their height, Nordic Forst can get you through some of the arena fights at early levels, the Bruma house is wasily my favourite in the game and the frost resistence is a godsend against some undead and frost astronarches (Spelling?). I tend to play mundane stealth characters, but my Bosmer was just too damn short for me to take seriously.

 

[jowo96]

I like Breton, they're basically the awesome middle ground, being good enough at magic without being too bad at combat and without being an elf, Actually when it comes to elder scrolls I supose I'm a bit racist...

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Khajiit FTW, I had a Khajiit archer that kicked ass in Oblivion.

 

[RanD00M]

Argonian.Unlimited underwater breath can be a life saver.