I'm thinking of making an Imperial archer. How does this sound?

Main skills: Archery, light armour, sneak, one-handed and alchemy
Secondary skill: smithing

Playstyle: Attempt to sneak up on the enemy, but if detecting have the ability to handle close engagements as well as full battles with archery by running and finding vantage points.

Background: Grew up in the Imperial City and was five years old when the Thalmor invaded. His father was the best archer in the legion and one of the main commanders of the Legion. When his house was destroyed in the invasion his mother was killed. As a child, he went out searching for his father in the battle only to see him stabbed in the back with an Altmer blade. He killed the elf with another blade to the back.

At the age of 18 and living with his grandparents he joined the legion and experienced much success due to his natural talent in archery. At the age of 40 he was sent to Skyrim to fight the SCs. While crossing the border his squad was ambushed by bandits. Everyone was killed in the fight but him. With his clothes torn and his documents lost he kept going only to end up in the wrong place at the wrong time.


So that's it. Can anyone point out a weakness against any enemy?

That's the exact build I'm going for in my next character. A female Imperial archer.

I imagine those pesky two handed warriors would be problem if you get caught. You'd have to run, fast.

I love playing sneaky archers. Never gets old.

Try it without the 1 handed....it'll be far more challenging

since you are playing as an imperial I think you should use speech.

never let a warrior get near you.

Also, I would recommend a little Enchanting. Just getting to 50 (easy) will let you make an outfit that more than doubles your damage output.

I did this with a third character of mine.

Dunmer Archer but instead of One-handed, I used Destruction. Very challenging indeed.