I like to cast spells, but I also like to be able to wade in and dispatch things with my trusty sword. I hate blocking!

How does this character sound (tweaking advice appreciated):

Warlock (submitted by Omar M. K.)
Specialization: Magic/Combat (anyone will work just depends on which you
prefer.)
Attributes: Intelligance and Strength
Skills: Alchemy (For healing potions and adding magical effects to weapons)
Destruction (For offensive magic)
Blade/Blunt (Depends on preference)
Alteration-Shield spells (For protecting yourself in melee
situations and lockpicking spells.)
Heavy/Light armor (Depends on Preference, but if your
specialization is magic than I recommend heavy for better
protection)
Conjuration (An ally can help at times and sometimes if you need
someone else to take damage for you)
Mysticism (for soultrap and enchanting and recharging magical
weapons)
Armorer (For when your not near a town and you need your equipment
in top shape and to save money)

The great thing about this class template is the fact that it has more than
one use or focus. With this template you can complete the mages guild
questline, Fighters Guild questline, and Brotherhood of shadows questline.
The main questline has been only moderatly difficult with this template for
me. It is the best mix of magic and combat because the magic compliments
the weapons and armor and the weapons armor pick up where the magic leaves
off (Melee combat situations).

Race selection:
* Male Dark Elf- Has both magic and combat attribute
* Male Redguard- Combat taken care of only need to up magic
* High Elf- Needs to improve on blade/blunt and armor and all else is easy
to handle.

Birthsigns:
* Warrior- Helps your maximum hp, strength, and how much you can carry
* Mage- Helps your mana
* Lord- helps your mana and gives you spell absorbtion

Well my main char is basicly what you are describeing, more or less.

Kajjit Spellsword
Main Skills:

Blade

Block

Heavy Armor (best protection)

Destruction

Alteration (The shield spell ads a % of your current ac to your total ac, Get 30% sheild and good armor and you can take a s**t load of punishment )

Restoration (Restore health, better than gulping potions the whole time)

Illusion (Just in case things start to go wrong or if you need that all important first blow)

Starsighn The Lady +10 Will power +10 Endurance ( Boosts HP and Mana Ragen. time)

Well thats my char, But he's more combat oriantated than the one you described. I like to go in swinging and use spells to heal and protect.

Hope it helped!

why a khajiit spellsword?

Im a darkelf

Custom class
magic

Birth sign
warrior
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Blade

Destruction

light armor

alteration

Sneak

Restoration

marksman

My char is pretty good all around. I highly recomend a char like this if u want a all around good char

hate to break it to you, hunter, but that character doesnt exactly break the mold, although it would be okay for a newbie.

I like to do what you said too .. cast spells but also be proficient with a weapon, preferably sword. So I ususlly choose SpellSword, NightBlade or BattleMage. But I guess Warlock is a good choice to get both sides of the fighting coin too.

What about Breton for your Race choice? They have the elemental magicka without the weaknesses to magicka that Altmers do and they have more strength as well. I see them as the strongest magic race and pretty strong fighters as well.

The character is working out well, but gad, do I hate having to pause the progress and sit and build secondary skills to get the 5 point skill improvement bonus when I level up. It does pay to make your most used skills SECONDARY so you don't find yourself levelling up sans bonus points.

That, to me is a game flaw. They need to figure out a way around that one!

I read someone say that you have to be maxed up in all your Primary skills in order to level up each time with the points.

If you are having trouble and don't want to reroll your character. What about creating a new Character Class (are you console or computer?) and then changing your Saved Character to that class by way of a Console Cheat Code?

I think we have all the codes here, if that would help any.