Hello, as a PS3 user who has nothing better to do than to create new characters in preparation for the Dawnguard DLC that will *hopefully* be released soon. I was hoping to have the community helping me to decide which path to take in the DLC. I have 5 characters:

My first character is an Male Imperial Mix of almost everything (1st ES Game)

• Has 350 points in Magicka and Stamina
  
• 400 in Health
  
• Skills in Alchemy, Enchanting, Smithing, Heavy Armor, One Handed, Block, a bit in Archery, Destruction, Restoration (both up to adept), one point in Sneak, Pickpocket, and Speech,

My 2nd is a Male Orc

• Skills in Two Handed, Heavy Armor, Archery, Sneak

My 3rd is a Female Bosmer

• Skills in Archery, Sneak, and One Handed

4th is a Female Nord Mage

• Skills in Illusion, Conjuration (Hate the Atronach Stone ATM), Alteration, Destruction, Restoration, Enchanting.

5th and final is a Male Redgaurd Sword and Shield

• Skills in Heavy Armor, One Handed, Block, Archery, Enchanting, and a bit in restoration.

I hope that any of you can help me decide which path would be best for my characters to take.

Well, for your 1st character I would go.....
For your 2nd I would go...
Your 3rd, I would go...
Your 4th....
but your 5th, I would go with...

On a serious note however,
...your 2nd character, The Orc, would likely be more suited as a Werewolf on the Dawnguard side.

The 5th sounds more like a Dawnguard build than Vampire...regardless if you take the wolf or not.

The 4th, the Mage, I've read arguments saying that the Vampire Lord is better suited to a mage, but I've also read convincing arguments against that idea. Not taking the VL form into account, the mage might benefit from the regular Vampire perks So I might take her through the Vamp side.

The 3rd looks like she would make a good assassin, so I'd take her through the Vamp side and make her a Vampire.

The 1st I'd say is a "craps-shoot", your perks are too all over the map for me to say one way or the other.

But that's just my 2 septims.

I like you, care to go for a good wholesale slaughter sometime?

Certainly!

I propose a friendly little competition: Higher Kill Count Wins!