Ditto, but male in my case, and usually I'll toss in a backup melee skill and a backup magic skill. But the alchemy is always there, and they always tend towards the sneaky side. Argonians and Bosmer, usually.

First play through, ambusher. Just a sneaky warrior with a bow, with some alchemy and restoration thrown in

Would it be a terrible sin to say though that I almost always end up creating a god character, who I also enjoy playing the most?

nvm. completely misread.

Err...that's pretty redundant. Battlemages are already an hybrid of Warrior and Mage...

I don't think I can classify it that easily.

I use 2h swords when using melee. I use bows sometimes. I use magic sometimes. And if I must sneak I sneak. Kinda like a combination of everything.
I always choose the "good" side also.

My typical character is a mixed bag dark elf, usually with the same name as the one I use on the forums. His skills primarily consist of blade, sneak, acrobatics and two to three magic skills, usually some combination of destruction, conjuration, alteration and illusion. Sometimes I throw marksman and/or alchemy in there.

I never choose armor skills. My character usually doesn't wear a full suit of armor. At the beginning he mostly just wears light leggings, boots and gloves. Shirt is optional. If I ever get around to getting into the Arcane University I enchant a shirt with shield which makes it more effective than most armors I come across and I don't have to worry about repairing it.

I normally play as a ninja first, which encompasses aspects of all three specialties but is closest to an assassin. I basically hide in the shadows and bow things down until one of them sees me, then I will either draw my blade or cast invisibility to avoid combat until I can secure a more safe spot, or leave combat altogether. He will never wear any bulky armor, so hopefully this game will have some better ninja outfits and possibly an unarmed skill.

Thief/ranger


Because its fun hunting and stealing.

I want my own band of merry men.