QUOTE(Grits @ Nov 23 2011, 09:20 PM)

Thanks, folks! I love to see peoples' characters. liliandra, you have your hands full. I know what you mean about wanting to try different styles. Ryoko must have an interesting life.
Here’s my Nord barbarian,
Brynja, presently residing in Sovngarde. It started raining when I took that picture. I played her Dead is Dead, and, well… she did. Looking back I think two-handed would have been better supported by heavy armor. She never got a chance to put perks into Block.
GAAAAH !!! She died ... urgh!! That is one thing I like about the game world, that dead doesn't have to mean dead so I can get attached to my character and not have to do rebuilds of new characters.
Maxical learned smithing quickly and improved all her armor, then broke down almost every piece of enchanted anything she got - and used it to enhance her improved armor.
She is still at a very low level (since I've only gotten to play 4 times) - but she is walking around in a virtual tank of protection. 3 separate pieces add 15 percent each to the hit power of her blade, two pieces add 15 percent each to her block. It has saved her life a couple times, especially with those Dragon Priests and Droughs (spelling?).
The improved armor rating makes a huge difference too. The armor is 55, gauntlets 19, boots 19, and helmet 29. The shield is regular, but I plan to improve and enchant one. She also wears a ring and necklace that she enchanted.