I am having trouble choosing a new character on my new game in Skyrim. I don't know whether I would like to be a Mage, Warrior or Thief. I like the sound of Thief because gold is involved, warrior because I like to be able to get in there and take damage…and deal it. And mages are cool because spells are effective against most enemies and you can upgrade your magika until you are unstoppable and learn awesome spells.
So, I'm quite stuck on choice and who would make a good vampire as well? Most people say Dark Elf, but what do you think?
Best Answer
You don't have to restrict yourself to any one class, furthermore racial bonuses are completely irrelevant compared to an average character's abilities.
2 races stand out with their racial bonuses, though: high elves and khajiits.
High elves have a +50 bonus to mana, the only racial bonus that raises a primary stat (health, mana, stamina), which is very helpful for any character that is going to do magic, even as a secondary activity, as it frees up 5 level ups' worth of points to be invested into something else.
Khajiits have unlimited nightivision, the only other way of getting nightvision is becoming a vampire (in vanilla, anyway), and a bonus to unarmed damage (22 vs 10 for argonians and 4 for everybody else), which can only be raised by wearing heavy gauntlets and have the appropriate high-tier heavy armor perk or by wearing/disenchanting Gloves of the Pugilist. It certainly makes fistfights less tedious.