Hey guys,

I've been debating some builds, and I think I'm liking the idea of a warrior/caster type, a spellsword I suppose. However, I'm worried it might get boring, and might not take use of stealth which seems interesting to me.



I was thinking of a build where you could possibly dual wield, stealth and have protection/enhancing spells. I guess it was more geared towards assassin than rogue elements. Anyone have any thoughts on a build that would put this concept together? I'm not very good with perk/talent building and I always end up screwing up, so I was hoping to enlist the power of the interwebs.


Thanks!

If you are willing to sacrifice a few perk trees, you can easily do this. Alteration, Restoration, Illusion, Alchemy, Sneak, Enchant, One-Handed.

You've got forever to fine tune your character(s). Just play around and experiment!

Illusion is the best spell catagory for sneak types. Invisibility! and silent casting.

thanks for the replies guys,

would going light armor be a better idea over alchemy? I think enchant is almost essential is many builds. Well, I really don't know what alchemy does to be honest, but it seems that enchanting just is a strong skill to have.

I'm doing something similar, sort of a nightblade build:

Dark Elf

Illusion
Alchemy
Light Armour
One-Handed
Sneak
Archery
Lockpicking

Here is my build, planned to use one-hand sword only as a sneak/enemy blocking magic/ran out of magicka option. More of a mage/stealth character than your stealth/mage character:

SNEAK: Stealth(2), Backstab(1) = 3
ILLUSION: Novice(1), Dual Casting(1), Animage(1), Kindred Mage(1), Gaze(1), Terror(1), Rage(1), Quiet Casting(1), Master of Mind(1), Apprentice(1), Adept(1), Expert(1), Master(1) = 13
DESTRUCTION: Novice(1), Dual Casting(1), Apprentice(1), Augmented Flame(1)/Frost(1)/Shock(1), Deep Freeze(1), Disintegrate(1), Impact(1), Adept(1), Expert(1) = 11
ALTERATION: Novice(1), Dual Casting(1), Apprentice(1), Mage Armor(3), Adept(1), Stability(1) = 8
ONE-HANDED: Armsman(3), Bladesman(2) = 5
ENCHANTMENT: Enchanter(2), Soul Squeezer(1), Soul Siphon(1), Insightful Enchanter(1) = 4
ALCHEMY: Alchemist(2), Physician(1), Poisoner(1), Benefactor(1), Concentrated Poison(1) = 6

For your character I would take out destruction, replace with restoration, and add some more one-handed dual wield perks. I plan to use illusion alot, but if you are only going to use it for quiet casting, half of the perks I have in illusion could go into something else for your build.

Not enough assassins have considered silent casting with conjuration. Nothing will be more fun than watching your targets slain as creates from Oblivion suddenly appear, all the while you're laughing in the shadows.

Try my most used build lol, Necroassassin it's sneak, blade(one-handed), conjuration, light armor, illusion, alteration, and lockpick.

I have yet to play, will be picking it up in 92 minutes...but here is what I'm planning:
Magic-Illusion, Conjure and Destruction but only for the runes
Fighter-Marksman, one handed
Rogue-Stealth, Alchemy, P/P and Lockpick

My core skills will be Stealth, Alchemy, 1-H, Marksman, Illusion and Conjure.
The rest of them will be complimentary skills.