Hey.

I used to play Age of Conan a while back, and there was a class that I liked very much, as the topic describes, a HoX, or, Herald of Xotli:

http://aoc.wikia.com/wiki/Herald_of_Xotli

As you can see, this is a mage wielding a big 2 hand sword/axe.

How to's:

Race? (The most suiting in my opinion is Dark Elf, witch can burst him self into flames. Seems fitting)
Get the magic I want (firespells and fear) (destruction/illusion?)
Get the demon-form (I guess there is no way of actually getting a demon-form, but a werewolf or something?
Should I wear clothes (as the class does/did in AoC) or go for Heavy armor?
- The thing I remember, was that he was realy 'sqoshie', meaning he didnt withstand so much damage, but had to have spells to minimize the damage he received. Mage armor x3 (and go high up in the alteration tree for longer stoneflesh etc, contra heavy armor? Will I ever be as good in magic that I know I can be in clothes, that with heavy armor? Can I enchant a heavy armor to be like the arch-mage robe? (100% magica regen etc etc).


If you would use your time to help me out, or try this your self, I would be glad for some feedbacks

Yeah, the best way would be to wait for a mod. Its possible to play an unarmored 2h sword wielder in Skyrim but its extremely difficult, especially if you don't take restoration or alteration which a HoX would never use.

Your best bet would be to build conjuration an just summon deadra and then go in with a 2h sword while your deadra tanks for you. Maybe mix in some fire damage for flavor too.

Thank you for the answer.

My 'problem' now tho, is that I'm on a PS3.. no mods for me Miss my PC!

Anyways..

I can see that it will be difficult, but the fun factor? Think it will be a fun thing to try out Just not sure how.

When can I summon daedras? Is it best to go for the atronarchs-perks in the conjuration tree, or the raize zombie-ones?

Honestly, I don't really know because I have never made a character that used conjuration all that much.

I play mostly melee guys, thieves and murderers, people who run up 300k bounties in whiterun the second they come out of the cave.

bump..

I really want to know if I can get a heavy armor to do the same for me as a cloth armor will, in terms of magic (magicka regen, cost of spells etc), or will this cost a lot of time/money/effort to do?

And if beeing a cloth 2handed 'HoX' will be as difficult as ive heard.

All clothing/armor can be enchanted with regen and magicka boast effects. There is no difference in that department except that dedicated mages lack the perks to fully utilize both magic and armor.

Okay, I see. Thank you.

But if specced fully on heavy armor, that will make him withstand more than damage than a cloth with alteration mage armor?

Pretty sure that a character with 100 in Heavy Armor will fare better than a character with 100 Alteration using Stoneflesh. And it places less strain on your magicka. That's why the Mage w/Heavy Armor build is so popular on these forums - especially now the resistance bug is fixed on PC, as you can use a Breton's racial power to give you a 50% resistance to magicka, so you can tank any type of damage.

hah me to you should go with the dark elf id probably go one hand sword and fire spells until you get mods be really easy to do jsut have beast form like warewolf that turns you into a daedra they are so similar to hox

Allright, thank you again. So I guess if I specc into heavy armor that will fare me better. Bretons racial gives +25% resistance, isn't it?

Proper HoX'es are stygian redguard :hehe:

Ebony Flesh w. 3/3 Mage Armor will give you 300 armor, and you'll get another 100 "hidden armor" for free for being unarmormed.
Dunno if high alteration skill or dual casting will improve the armor from Ebony, but 400 armor should give you around 50% damage resist, which is plenty as long as you're just a bit careful.

Apparently so.

Ebony Flesh, whats that? Hidden armor? =O

For the racial, yeah, I guess youre right about it should be a redguard (stygians)

those are alteration spells, check it out =)

and to break it down a little:

you can wear heavy armor and cast spells, no problem, but the HoX is a cloth wearer right?

u can wield a giant sword that gives extra fire damage while you yourself is on fire (giving fire damage around you - don't be a vampire!)

you can wear _cloth only_ and spec into alteration to get a high armor bonus - i imagine this is excactly what you are looking for

the HoX is not a pet class, right? - so no conjuring, I guess

you can cast all the fear you want with illusion

as to the demon form I guess the werewolf could do the trick for RP purposes, but it's unarmed only so not really a HoX at all

edit: and as to race I don't rly feel the redguard choice is a must - the stygians are middle eastern in inspiration, the redguards are african. Some of the other races can be made pretty darkskinned if that's the point, but if the point is for the race to be wellversed in magic (ei. stygians) I think a dark elf makes just as much sense.