The Poisoner
When someone brings up the subject of poison in Skyrim, they’re usually talking about the harmful concoctions that you can make via Alchemy. The reality is, however, that there is a wide variety of options for poison damage in Skyrim. T
Read more…A mysterious figure from the Alik’r Desert, the Rurouni claims obscurity but is all too well known to the Thalmor. During the Great War, he was a swordsman of unparalleled skill known as Battōsai the Merslayer, responsible for the deaths of several A
Read more…The Khajiit mind is not engineered for self-reflection. We simply do what we do, and let the world be damned. To put into words and rationalize our philosophy is foreign, and I cannot guarantee that even after reading this, you will understand us. Gr
Read more…The Feral One
“Some can't separate the animal from themselves. Go feral.” – Offhand comment by Aela that inspired this build.
Recall the first time you become a werewolf during the Companions questline, where you are thrown out onto the streets of W
Read more…The Heister
I first got the idea for this build when I was watching the remake of “The Italian Job.” I wanted to create a build where every trek into a dungeon felt like a grand heist, sneaking past your opponents to get the treasure at the end; the
Read more…The Dagger Duelist
Plenty of builds utilize daggers, but almost all the ones that do either use them for sneak attacks with Assassin’s Blade or dual-wield them. The Dagger Duelist does neither, opting for skillful usage of a single dagger in melee c
Read more…Stendarr's Mercy be upon you, for the Vigil has none to spare!
The Vigilant of Stendarr
It’s no secret that the Vigil of Stendarr is an incredibly incompetent faction. Vigilant Tyranus gets killed during House of Horrors, Vigilant Tolan gets killed
Read more…The Knight of Diagna
The Order of Diagna is one of the many knightly orders in the Hammerfell area, and was chiefly involved in the invasion of Orsinium, which lasted for thirty years. The leader of the order, Gaiden Shinji, was killed during the si
Read more…The Atom Cat
As they’re rarely seen outside of their remotely located garage it’s easy to play through Fallout 4 and never run into the Atom Cats, which would be a shame as they’re a great little addition to the game. While this isn’t the first refe
Read more…The Assassin
Sure, this guy was in the military before the bombs fell, but he was no ordinary soldier. The Assassin is, simply put, my attempt at creating the ultimate stealth build, one that’s unmatched in its ability to both hide and strike from t
Read more…The Lawbringer
During my very first playthrough, after killing Kellogg and looting his corpse, I almost immediately started messing around with his gun. It was my first time playing around with a revolver in Fallout 4 and found even the simple act o
Read more…The Disciple
Before the Nuka-World DLC was released I was working on a stealthy melee build using Pickman’s Blade. After its release, I ended up reworking the idea because it introduced the perfect faction for stealthy melee builds like my own: The
Read more…The General
This is the last in my main quest faction build series of sorts that I’ve been working on, with my first three builds being the other parts of it. As my first playthrough of the game was also with the Minutemen I wanted to wait until I p
Read more…The Director
The name of the build comes from the title given to the leader of the Institute, a title which can be passed on to the player if they choose to side with them. As befitting the title, our character does whatever he can to lead the Insti
Read more…The Sentinel
Heavy metal music for a heavy metal build.
The name of this build comes from the highest rank the player can achieve in Brotherhood of Steel in Fallout 4. It's all about big guns, power armor, and more or less VATS-less combat. While
Read more…The Heavy
For my first Fallout 4 build I thought I’d take a look at one of the game’s primary factions, the Railroad. A heavy is someone who takes the fight directly to the Institute and any other groups that might threaten the Railroad’s operations
Read more…The Commando
Equipment
The Commando’s playstyle is best exemplified by the two guns he uses, so I’m going to do something a little unusual and start talking about equipment first. His primary weapon is the All-American, used for mid to long range co
Read more…Once there lived an elf who sought to obtain power by any means necessary. He dealt with various lesser daedra until the day he summoned one of the fearsome Daedric Princes, Clavicus Vile, known for granting power through ritual invocations and pacts
Read more…The Champion of the Reclamations
This build came about as the result of two observations. One, there’s a lack of builds that have you roleplay a champion of the Azura/Boethiah/Mephala Tribunal (also known as the Reclamations), and two, I haven’t pla
Read more…The Greybeard
The power of the Voice is capable of utilizing the effects of several different skills (Destruction’s fire damage, Illusion’s fear, etc) to the point where it could be relied upon as its own skillset if it weren’t for the limitations o
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