Is it even practical to make a pure Mage that's not an Altme : V

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:45 pm

I've played a Warrior to level 50, and an Assassin to 43, and I want to make a Mage, but Altmer look so sick and stupid. I don't want to be an elf, yet they seem to be the only choice bc of how gimp destro is, you NEED highborne and the extra mana.

Is playing a non-Altmer Mage even practical, or am i going to have to stick to Novice the whole time if I pick a different race?

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:22 pm

Bretons are pretty good mages too, some would say better

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:04 pm

I played an Argonian who specialized in fire magic, alchemy, alteration, and restoration and did just fine. Alchemy is technically in the stealth category, but I still feel this character was a pure mage.

Part of my theme was magic regen, I had a number of items that increased my magica regeneration, as well as the apprentice brithsign. Since I didn't do anything with enchanting I couldn't make custom items but there are still plenty of good ones in the game.

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:00 am

I played a Nord Pure Mage and did just fine. Be ready to invest perks that decrease the cost of spells as well as reduce the time magicka takes to recharge/

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:18 am

I would think that Bretons and Dunmer would make fine pure mages.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:31 pm

Bretons work fine. And you can enchant clothing down to 0 cost for two magic schools if you have the dual enchanting perk.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:38 pm

I always play a breton mage and I have no problems.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:49 pm

I might be a bit off with this, but you (or someone else) might wanna try Orc with light armor and you can use the berserk ability to boost your defence? Then just boost Magicka and pick the spell perks. I propably missed the point totally. Yes, I did.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:34 pm

Anyone can be a good mage.

Most people select Breton because of the automatic 25% resistance to magic. However, it's all pointless. See, mages have perfect synergy as necromage vampries. As a plus to a Necromage vampire, the perk Atronach and the stone Atronach make for 100% spell reduction. At this point, Breton's racial becomes useless.

As for destruction? Any mage struggles unless they go for 100% cost reduction.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:27 pm

Anyone can be a good mage.

Exactly.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:31 pm

Exactly.

Choose a race that you like above others (I always go Breton) and go at it.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:57 pm

Anyone can be a good mage.

Most people select Breton because of the automatic 25% resistance to magic. However, it's all pointless. See, mages have perfect synergy as necromage vampries. As a plus to a Necromage vampire, the perk Atronach and the stone Atronach make for 100% spell reduction. At this point, Breton's racial becomes useless.

As for destruction? Any mage struggles unless they go for 100% cost reduction.

I do not use 100% reduction it makes everything boring. 80% is enough for me. Also I prefer the lord stone.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:43 am

Dunmers make great mages, then again Dunmers make great everything.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:06 pm

I had a great Nord Mage. Put the effort in and you will be great.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:51 pm

Dunmers make great mages, then again Dunmers make great everything.

Except for not looking ugly. :cool:

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:04 pm

I do not use 100% reduction it makes everything boring. 80% is enough for me. Also I prefer the lord stone.

Maybe it's boring, but I prefer not having to worry about that little blue bar running out at the wrong time! :tongue:

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:39 pm

Maybe it's boring, but I prefer not having to worry about that little blue bar running out at the wrong time! :tongue:

Or just being a stage 4 vamp and laughing at Ancient Dragons' fire breath.

It goes something like:

Ancient Dragon: YOL TOOR SHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL

My Mage: LOL

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:24 pm

One more question, I play on master diff and I wreck everything easily, yet I get literally 2 shot by a mages lightning spell, it is a bolt of some sort and makes a thunderous sound, what's it called? It's wicked.

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:39 am

You can make a good mage out of any race.

» Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:40 am

Maybe it's boring, but I prefer not having to worry about that little blue bar running out at the wrong time! :tongue:

I don't have that problem either. I put all my points into magicka and reduce destruction down to 80%. And one other school the rest I have enough to cast for when I need them.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:15 pm

Skyrim makes it extremely easy for any race to be good at being a warrior/sneak/mage. Getting Skyforge weapons early from the companions makes it very easy for warriors. The armor sets from TG and especially from DB make it easy to sneak without investing heavily in the sneak tree. The college of winterhold quest rewards can let any race be a decent mage if they arent speccing to wear armor over robes.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:35 pm

i play usually breton mages. together with alteration i get easily 55%magic resi. makes fights easier, because magedmg is the hardest to avoid

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:52 am

I guess Dunmer is a good choice if you want to try vampirism along the way (but they are buuuuuuuuuutt ugly). I would go with Altmer or Orc. You know why? Because they're my favorite races. Conclusion of my post? Choose the race you feel like playing:) Everyone can be a good mage.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:59 pm

One more question, I play on master diff and I wreck everything easily, yet I get literally 2 shot by a mages lightning spell, it is a bolt of some sort and makes a thunderous sound, what's it called? It's wicked.

The thing you need to know is that enemy NPC's destruction spells scale like weapon damage does. PC spells do not.

» Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:36 pm

Or just being a stage 4 vamp and laughing at Ancient Dragons' fire breath.

It goes something like:

Ancient Dragon: YOL TOOR SHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL

My Mage: LOL

Lol, yeah working on that for my vampire assassin

I don't have that problem either. I put all my points into magicka and reduce destruction down to 80%. And one other school the rest I have enough to cast for when I need them.

And that's the beauty of TES, to each his own. Anyway, on topic, any race can be anything. Bretons and Altmer just have a higher predisposition to mages than say, a Kahjit.