Since the death of my last DiD character, ive started working on an Orc. I want him to be a little different from the usual "Orc Smash" and be more into Dwemer ruins, books, magic, ect. So obviously magic will be a part of this build, but i also want to be able to put my Orc active power to use, but im not sure how i can manage this. And im unsure of which schools to specialize inUnsure of destruction because of all the complaints of being underpowered. I wanna toy around with illusion. Maybe later ill have him getting into necromancy.

Incorporating melee and whether or not to use armor are my main proplems, but Im open to any suggestions.

Orc mage? Go with a Spellsword type build. Destruction is only underpowered at higher levels, which you may or may not get to if you're doing DiD. Alteration would help with armor and the orc active power doesn't apply to magic, so maybe summon a conjured battleaxe during that power.