What race should i be? I am asking because i have no idea and Skyrim Legendary Edition is approaching and i will want to start without hassle.

My first playthough of skyrim was with a redgaurd. Mainly because i was new to the elder scroll series and my friends recommended it. Truth be told, the Redguard special lacked however the starting skills were ok.

My 2nd playthough of skyrim was with a High Elf. Yes i know a high elf? yer i wanted to try and use magic, however i found it so boring up and i was level 15. I eventually gave up on it later.

Now here i am, waiting for all DLC to appear and need a race. Here is a list of things that i like to do in my third playthough:

Archery/Sneak

Shield

One Handed

Two handed

Heavy Armour

So far i am disgarding elves as i dislike them and not into magic. So that leaves:

Nord

Ord

Khajit

Argonain

Breten

Imperial

As i have already been a redgaurd. At the moment i am leaning towards a Nord......... so what do you guys think?

Race has absolutely nothing to do with your playstyle. It comes down to what you like best for the personality of the character.

Starting skills can be made up in the first 5 levels and the daily powers are hardly worth any consideration because one a day is almost moot.

Passive bonuses could weigh in as to making a choice, but even then, it's not enough to worry about. Altmer and Bretons are probably the questionable one as far as being the absolute for a given choice. But I wouldn't loose any sleep over it. Pick what YOU like best and run with it.

As far as interested skills, I would either go with 1H or 2H and not both. It will spread out your damage skills too thin. Especially if you are considering Archery as well.

Orc

http://theskyrimblog.ning.com/group/character-building/forum/topics/the-paths-of-the-daedric-princes

http://theskyrimblog.ning.com/group/character-building/forum/topics/character-build-windigo-level-81

http://theskyrimblog.ning.com/group/character-building/forum/topics/character-build-the-necro-knight

People can get too wrapped up in those "cookie cutter" descriptions and loose out on what creating your own character is really about. I'd leave those pages alone and let the character evolve develop and tell THEIR own story.

Orcs are elves, but I'd still go Orc. Their racial ability is awesome.

Starting stats are meaningless after a few levels so just pick whichever race is visually appealing to you or fits your character.

Again, I agree with Cinco.

If you happen to take Archery, also take Stealth. The combo of Archery and Stealth (like Illusion and Conjuration) works well enough together that you will rarely have to see combat as you snipe enemies from concealment with nigh impunity.

From a practical perspective, the 25% magic resistance of Bretons is awesome. If you go to Riften and become an agent of Mara, that grants another 15% magic resistance. You'll have 40% magic resistance without even putting perks into the Alteration tree or selecting the Lord stone. You can hit the ceiling on magic resistance (85%) without sacrificing slots on enchanted items! That's good stuff, tough to beat IMO.

I consider warrior to be quite a good starting class, it's quite easy, just run up to something and hit it really hard! although you will need to watch when you power attack and block.