So, I'm new to Morrowind, but having played Oblivion and Skyrim already, and after reading some of the threads here, I kind of know what to expect. But, after launching it on a test character and running around Seyda Neen (probably spelt that wrong) a little, I've decided to make a "serious" character, and I'm stuck on the same point as I always am: the build. I've kind of narrowed it down to 2 possible playstyles that I'm willing to try, and would like some advice on which of those 2 would be a better starting choice (for someone completely new to the game).

First, a "battlemage": I'd focus on long blades for melee, destruction for ranged, restoration for healing, conjuration occasionally, and restoration and alteration for utility.


Male Breton
Birthsign: Apprentice
Specialization: Combat
Favored attributes: Endurance, Strength
Major skills: Long Blade, Heavy Armor, Restoration, Destruction, Armorer
Minor skills: Enchant, Alteration, Speechcraft, Mysticism, Conjuration

And my other option is some kind of spear using combat thief with a bit of magic. It has a high agility pretty early on, which could be useful, I think. But it has too little magicka to use spells as more than utility.


Male Dark Elf
Birthsign: Lover
Specialization: Combat
Favored attributes: Agility, Endurance
Major skills: Spear, Light Armor, Marksman, Sneak, Alchemy
Minor skills: Armorer, Alteration, Speechcraft, Mysticism, Restoration

As I'm probably going to make both at some point in time, I'm just wondering which one could be best for learning the game, and get some advice on both builds. Thanks.

Hi, welcome to the forums! And welcome to Morrowind. =)

In my opinion, combat focused characters are the easiest to play, so I would go for the battlemage for learning the game.