5/21/2018 Character Build: The Old Orc - Skyrim Character Building - THE SKY FORGE

an Orc passed his prime. Extremely strong, but unwilling to kill one of his own. The
Old Orc then embarks on quests to seek adventure before his end, and eventually
leading to a Good Death. Being a fierce warrior that has seen many battles, it's going
to be awhile before anything can bring down the Old Orc...

Race: Orc

Guardian Stones: Warrior, Lady, Lord, Steed

Dragon Shouts:

Disarm - Shout and roar with such ferocity, your enemy drops his weapon in fear.

Dismay - Your sheer immense size and appearance are enough to strike fear in
enemies, but a shout will make sure they run for their lives.

Marked for Death - Do exactly how the shout is named: mark the foes you will bring
on the most pain.

Unrelenting Force - Release a shout full of rage to decimate enemies and wipe them
off their feet.

Whirlwind Sprint - You may be old, but your strength is unmatched with your age.
Bursts of speed can change the result on a battlefield.

Skills

Two Handed: Your warhammer is an extension of your powerful arms, crushing

bones and steel under immense, earth-shattering blows.

Barbarian 5/5, Skull Crusher 3/3, Champion's Stance, Great Critical Charge, Devastating
Blow, Sweep, Warmaster

Heavy Armor: Protection from enemy attacks will be important here. As much as we

are accepting death, an Old Orc cannot be seen on the battlefield unless they are
sporting armor worthy of lots of violence and rage.

Juggernaut 1/5, Fists of Steel, Well Fitted, Cushioned, Tower of Strength, Conditioning,

Matching Set, Reflect Blows

Smithing: Orcs can forge some of the strongest armors in the land. We are aiming for
Orcish and Ebony armors to keep with the roleplay.

Steel, Arcane, Dwarven, Orcish, Ebony, Daedric, Dragon

Block: Bash, deadly bash, disarming bash ... all in a days work for an Orc warlord.
Old Orcs know all battle tactics to defeat their foes.

Shield Wall 5/5, Quick Reflexes, Power Bash, Deadly Bash, Disarming Bash

Enchanting: Starting bonuses in enchanting prove for extremely powerful gear.

Enchanting armors and warhammers offer the most powerful of gear.

Enchanter 5/5, Insightful Enchanter, Corpus Enchanter, Extra Effect, Soul Squeezer, Soul
Siphon

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Fully smithed and decked out Orcish armor. Badass.

Roleplay

No healing. I know, this is tough. That is the point. You are not trekking to seek
riches or fame. You are seeking a good death and honor. The only way to
recover after battles is to sleep off injuries if a bed is available. You'll have to
have a place to take your back pills, too.
No magic spells. Honor is not won through trickery. Illusion, conjuration,
restoration, alteration, and destruction are off the table. Your hands are bound
to your hammer.
No stealing. You follow the Code of Malacath. You are no thief. There is no
honor in that.
No murdering. You face your enemies head on. Honor must be maintained at
all times 

ADDITIONS

No followers. You are on your own journey. You can accept temporary aid if on
a quest that someone has asked of you, but no asking anyone to follow you.
No helmet unless absolutely needed. I went for full on gray hair, massive scars,
grayed out right eye...total grizzly appearance. Let your enemies see it. Adding
helm will activate needed perks (Cushioned, Well Fitted, Reflect Blows)

Equipment (w/ enchants)

Weapons: Volendrung, The Longhammer or Ebony/Daedric/Dragonbone

Warhammer (Paralyze + Soul Trap)

Head: Some good choices here. I swap between a Steel Horned Helmet, Helm of
Yngol, Ebony Helmet, and an Orcish Helmet.

Chest: Ebony Armor (Fortify Health + Healing Rate). I have also progressed to the
Ebony Mail. It is a "tip of the hat" to Boethiah, the Daedric Prince who "created"
Malacath. Plus it looks awesome and it fits with ebony.

Hands: Ebony Gauntlets (Fortify Two Handed + Block)

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Feet: Ebony Boots (Fortify Stamina + Stamina Regen)

Amulet and Ring: I went with both having Fortify Health + Healing Rate.

***This is of course "end game" equipment. Wearing Orcish armor to start is great for
appearances and roleplay. Orcs are known for their superior smithing, and also for
using Ebony armor. 

***I also enchant clothes with smithing enchants. I wear Blacksmith's robes, hat,
gloves, boots, and a ring and ammy to help with crafting. You are not going to wear
heavy armor while working ... bad for your arthritis.

Gameplay

This character build follows a strict roleplay to follow the Code of Malacath and to
seek out as much violence as you can. It isn't hard with a giant hammer. This build
utilizes all heavy-side smithing perks for weapons in battle. I had some perks left
over, so it was fun to try out the ridiculous power of a dragon bone warhammer.
Volendrung is perfect for the roleplaying aspect of the build, but it is not boosted by
smithing perks, so you may want to switch to something more hard hitting at times. 

The idea about the no healing is to stop you from switching out your weapon
constantly. You may say, what about alchemy, but I just came off from playing a
Duelist character (will post some other time, needs tweaking) and I was sick of
gathering ingredients. This REALLY makes you focus on battle and arrows flying at
you. Sure, an old Orc wants death, but it is your goal to last as long as possible. If you
die, make it your challenge to regain your honor and defeat all enemies.

I included Great Critical Charge to close the gap on enemies. Whirlwind sprint also
helps with this, as mages and archers are my only weakness (sometimes). Warmaster
is also sometimes overlooked. Being able to paralyze enemies on a backwards power
attack is fantastic when mobbed. Once you get sweep, you will be laughing
maniacally at your power.

TZ Old Orc Rap!

I hope you will give this heavy roleplay character build a try. Being an old dude is
awesome, and it is addicting to turn on berserker rage when in a tough situation and
decimate everything in a room. I will add some battle strategies I used to stay alive
soon, as I am trying to come up with more. I could also use some help with finding
any cool pics (360 player here, all my photos turn out mega crappy).

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