I want to make a combat medic character build. I am going to be a Breton serving the Imperials. Besides restoration, what do you think I should invest in?

You might need some destruction and/or conjuration spells for self defence, alteration spells for protection, illusion spells if you don't want to use destruction. Alchemy seems adequate too.

I did not plan on making him a full-out mage though. Just a healer.

You ask me, there aren't enough support spells in Skyrim to play such character. Only heal other and courage (Restoration and Illusion schools). And i hear some NPCs consider those attacks

There aren't an abundance of support spells, I know. Also, do companions die in Skyrim? Because this build basically involves playing as a support role and letting a companion deal damage. How many companions can you have also?

Illusion spells such as courage don't count as attacks.

Alchemy for healing potions, Enchanting for Fortify Health and Fortify Health Regeneration, Light Armour and One Handed perhaps since I'd imagine a medic would have to be pretty fast and mobile.

What types of weaponry do you think a medic would use? Daggers, bows, swords?

I am currently thinking light armour because a medic would have to have maneuverability on the battlefield. Restoration is an obvious must too. I then want one offensive skill for some defensive purposes. I think that, focusing on maneuverability, it would likely have to be either daggers with the one-handed skill tree or archery. What do you think?

Daggers, easy to draw them out and easy to put it away, sinse you probably need to quickly free your hands to use magic or drag the wounded to safety. In theory you shouldn't never be in melee combat.

I quite like everything to match up, I think a short sword would suit the build well and since you're siding with the imperials, you could simply use an Imperial Sword and their Light Armour which I think looks really great, or when asked what type of armour you prefer when joining the Imperial Legion you could pick medium, simply a point or two in the first perk slot of both Light and Heavy Armour will make it easily viable and perhaps offer something different.

Well, I think he would need some type of weaponry. Even today, combat medics still carry some weaponry for self-defence. I will probably have him carry a dagger in one hand and then he can utilise restoration in the other.

It has to be light armour I think. I can get the perks to make it weightless and, as I said, the ability to move quickly is exactly what you'd expect and want from a medic.

I think a crossbow would be a good weapon for a medic.

A big, slow to reload and put away weapon good for a military unit that should play a defensive role and also be quick to see to wounded. What are you thinking?

Raksha recommends bow and dagger. At first, Raksha is trying to shot some arrows into opponents (itss fun), but when close combat begins, this one throws away her bow and supports her teammates with healing. As a last resort, Raksha has a dagger, it's useful sometimes. This one at first went with leather armor, but as size of her team grew, she found out that robes of restoration are better, because she can heal her friends more efficiently.

Raksha is of course second from the left:
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Enough from Raksha As from me, I recommend not investing in health if you don't want to be melee. You will be fragile and its a lot of fun, because you'll have to rely on your teammates to do the fighting.

Robes actually seem cool. Totally forgot about them. I might go with robes then and some daggers. Restoration will be my main investment and I will not invest in health at all. That way I have to rely on companions.

Been rereading the Malazan book of the fallen series again and all of the the medics in that carry crossbows and shortswords

The correct term would be Battlemage or Healer.
Your role is to support troops with spells rather than combat, healing and defending wounded soldiers. You are rarely an offensive unit, your loadout should reflect that. If you are on the offensive, you are more adept at spellcasting, which will keep you in the groove of casting if you need to heal directly after.

Yes. I know. He is a healer. I am going with robes and restoration. I might carry a dagger, but will rely heavy on companions. How many companions can you have at once, can they die and exactly how effective are they? Just, on the few occasions I have had a companion, they have been useless...

Crossbows in Skyrim don't suit a healer very much though...

Most companions can die, but when their health is low they go to one knee and the enemies ignore them (targetting you). So basically, they can only die from traps or accidental friendly fire.
You can normally have one human and one dog companion. It'a also possible for quest-specific companions to follow you indefinitely as long as you don't complete that particular quest. Another option for more companions is getting yourself a dead thrall - that, however, means that aside from restoration, you also need to master conjuration.

Regarding weapons and armor, I say go light armor and dual-wielding daggers. I've also seen some videos of people relying nearly exclusively on the bow (also close range), but you need a good aim for that.

You can have ONE humanoid companion, and a dog. Unless you're on PC, then I'm pretty sure there's a mod where you can have an entourage. And they CAN die, however they tend to drop aggro when they get low on health, and they are as effective as you equip them to be, so keep equipment in mind if they're going to be with you for the long run. Invest in blacksmithing if it's an overall concern.

Effectiveness is another story. In my experience, companions work better as long-range support for a melee character (especially mages or warriors wielding staves). If the follower themselves is a tank. they tend to get in the way. But I'm a melee character, so can't say how or which followers will work for a healer.

Not gameplay wise I was approaching the question with a more rp focused approach.