Hi all. I'm a level 17 warrior. My race is Nord. I have been putting most of my perks into Armour, One Handed and Block. Obviously as i play with a sword and shield and use heavy armour.

Anyway, as i have got deeper into the game i'm beginning to get interested in Magic (destruction spells) and i'm enjoying doing the Theives Guild stuff, but i haven't really invested in these apects in my skill tree's.

Is it ok to spread my abilities across different things like this? I play on easy as i prefer to enjoy the game world, the atmosphere and stories more so than finding a challenge in the combat.

I'm bit of a newbie when it comes to Elder Scrolls, i did play the main quest of Oblivion and also now Skyrim, but i'm not overly experienced with the franchise. So go easy on me

Thanks.

Magic is in general not worth it even with unlimited magicka due to the pathetic damage. Especially at higher levels.

You play how you want. Bear in mind that levelling up all the skills takes time, and you get a limited number of points to put into perks, so if you spread them between various skills you are unlikely "max out" other skills. Shouldn't really matter on easy though. But like I said, do what seems fun.

Only restoration, conjuration and illusion are useful with magic if you're also using armour. You can probably do most of the Thieves guild without sneaking once, though personally I wouldn't because it would feel out of place. It might be useful to level your archery though. Helpful for making dragons land.

You probably won't get the strongest possible character by spreading out your perks over many different skills, but nothing is really 'incorrect'. Since you're playing on easy the difficulty of the combat shouldn't become an issue.

Just do whatever you want. As long as you're having fun you're playing the game correctly.

Yes, James89, it is okay to spread your perks out like that. Skyrim, and Elder Scrolls games in general, are designed to allow you to develop any kind of character you want to play, not restrict you with arbitrary classes.

So if you want to be a warrior, but you also want to throw fireballs, yes, you are absolutely able to do that. The only thing to take into consideration is that with Skyrim, you have a limited amount of perks, so you'll want to make sure that you will have enough perks to get everything that you want.

Also, please don't let posts like Radioactive Bacon's above deter you from playing the way you want to play. You absolutely can have a worthwhile character that uses Destruction magic.

What I've noticed is that the only major problem you will have is that your destruction spells will be weak untill you get your skill level up and unlock better spells. You don't want to use too many skills because you could under power your main combat skills but if you choose to focus on only one of the magic schools you should be fine. I personally never pickpocket and don't attempt to level up lockpick or speech. I just let those skills raise as I play the game but I dont believe any of them needs to be that high to do the Thieves Guild quest line but I could be wrong on that one.

Thanks so far guys. I understand that by spreading my perks/abilities i may not have the strongest character, but as said, playing on easy rarely presents much of a challenge in combat so that isn't an issue for me. I just enjoy changing my playstyle when i feel like it. I think this is a big part of what makes the game soo fun for me

I will continue as iam, but of course i will put most of my perks into my One handed and Blocking tree's.

As long as your main combat skills are strong enough to get you through the game you will be fine and playing on easy should help you out if you do start spreading your skills out.

Yes i have played for 35 hours now and so far my main combat skills seem strong enough for all the enemies i have faced so far. I will definitely put most of my perks into my main skills, but i will also use some perks in other areas that also interest me

That's how you should play - the way you want your character to be.

As far as "spreading out", I play on Master with perks spread out through 8 different skills (One Handed, Heavy Armor, Conjuration, Enchanting, Illusion, Alteration, Restoration, Smithing), and while I can definitely feel the effects of being spread thin, it also makes me versatile. I feel like I have a solution to nearly every encounter I face. It's also how I envision my character to be, and it is loads of fun.

My advice is, just play your character the way you want, the way that will make it fun for you. You've already stated you're not worried about it being too easy, so just focus on your character. If you come across a skill or a perk you like, use it, and just have fun!

You play however you want to play. Don't listen to anyone who tries to tell you differently. That's the core foundation of TES games.

I've explored different perk trees myself with a variety of characters. You also don't have to select everything in any perk tree. Pick and choose as you see fit. If your character in Skyrim decided they need to learn magic, they would likely travel to the College of Winterhold and take some classes, right? Have a great time.

Awesome, just the answer i was looking for.

Thanks soo much dude

Kicenna - Thanks for your reply

no, playing as any race but argonian is wrong not really, you are doing fine, although i would stay more focused (but i RP)

Haha, argonian fan by any chance?

The main reason for this thread though as to get opinions on this as i have seen on these forums and others from people who like to make their character really powerful in very few things and obviously thats fine as they are playing how they want, but as i was playing differently i thought it may have been wrong or something. I see now that its not, i will continue as iam

Play however you want to play, personally I’ve never played as a pure mage,warrior,rogue etc even when that’s my intention I always seem to end up tweaking my character to be something of a hybrid.
Once you’re enjoying the game that’s all that matters

Yes i ended up playing Oblivion in a similar way too, never have i sat and decided to play just one way

Play whatever you want. Do not spread your perks too thinly or else you have a weak to average character. Keep on levelling up your one hand, block and heavy armour.
Saying that you should be joining the companions instead of the thief guild. Still its up to you how to play.

With my character I playing at the moment (nord female) she is a hunter/assassin and her perk 'trees' are light armour, archery, one handed (I reached 100 after the 40th level) because she uses daggers, smithing (at level 38 I reach 60 at smithing and up graded her Savior Hide) and sneak. She hate magic said for healing and shouts. This is my third play through. My last character was a mage and being a puppeteer is fun.

Yes i will focus mainly on those skills, but i just fancy trying others out too I already started the companions aswell as thieves guild quests. I'm loving trying different things Playing with just a sword can get abit dull for me.

You can do exactly what you want. I can't stand it when people say you 'should' play a particular 'way' - if that was the case, what would be the point of all the choices?

Yes, for sure, you might end up with a weakened character if you take certain decisions. But why is that not part of the fun as well? If you really think you've messed up you can start again (which is one thing real life doesn't give you the option of, so you might as well make the most of it ).

you can never play "incorectly"

and deciding to try out magic is very easy in this game, as it was kind of designed so you could switch half way through if you wanted. change your sign to a mage'y one, invest in some magica or +magica items, and start casting spells, have fun

you'll need to pay attention where you place your perks, because there's no way to re-spec your character like in other games and the max level is 50.

Archery in Morrowind is a nightmare in early levels.
Archery in Oblivion is some what fun but its a joke.
Archery in Skyrim is fun and dangerous

As for perks be careful what you pick. There is no reset button. I cannot think a another word but I going to use 'perk tree' You don't have to pick every perk in that perk tree. I doing that with one handed and I using daggers so I don't need 'bone breaker' that's for blunts and I don't swing a mace. I give you another example smithing. I go to the light armour/weapon side of the perk tree because I only wear light armour. Also I have choose arcane blacksmith because I have the Savior Hide and other magical items.

Yeah. No "correct" to play. If you want to do it all with one character, have at it. Some make several characters, and do different things with each. If you get to try something, go ahead--if it turns out to be a lot of fun, and you think maybe others haven't tried it, tell us. I made a new character recently to play the way someone on this board was playing, and am finding it fun.

There is no correct way of playing. Just your way of playing.