Yesterday I mentioned that I couldn't get any ideas. Then after sleeping a night about it, I suddenly got reminded of Sauron, which inspired me. I will atleast give it a try to see if I like it.

So yeah, I am gonna make a Dark lord. Hurray.

Race: Female Vampiric (Maybe) Nord (Red glowing eyes of doom, muahahaha.)

Skills:
Heavy Armor
One-handed
Conjuration (Necromancy)
Destruction (Ice magic)
Smithing
Enchanting
Restoration? Maybe a few perks of restoration for Necromage, since I will be a vampire. (Atleast, if I will make that choice, if not, I won't bother.)

I am a bit worried that this is too much.

Factions:
College of winterhold
Stormcloaks (Not sure if they want a Dark Mistress of pain and doom in their team, but oh well.)
Volkihar or Dawnguard (Depending on my choice if I want to be Vampiric or not.)
The Bards College (My character is a Dark poet aswell.)
I considered the Companions, but this character is too much focused on magic to make sense IMO.

Dragonborn:
Yes.

Morale:
Chaotic good, I like the idea of a Dark class having gloomy, but kindhearted meanings.

Equipment:
Chillrend, eventually.
Falmer heavy armor (Dark and morbid looking, though not instantly evil. Daedric was my second thought, but I feel that it is more focused on Demons instead of undead, I am considering Nordic Carved Armor, though.)

So yeah, should this work? My only concerns are the skills, they may be too much.

I like the build but personally I would only focus on a few factions. My characters feel more believeable when they aren't masters of more than 1 guild.

I think a Nazg?l would be easier to do. Clothing for it is easy to find: Hooded Black Robes, Daedric Gauntlets, Daedric Boots, and perhaps an Ebony Greatsword.

Would you mind if I used this build. It sound great and I have only got 2 character ideas left.

the witchking- black robes with no hood, daedric helmet, boots and gauntlets.

I can see fair reasons for my character to be part of these factions. Especially the Volkihar. And I will not use magic in the civil war questline, out of respect.

I like this idea, but I think I will save it for an other character.

Ofcourse, why not? That's why I share these builds, for feedback, but also for other people to consider if they like to.

Factions, morale, equipment, Dragonborn or not are factors of my personal characters, you can change that and still make sense. For an evil moraled Dark Lord I would say that Daedric armor looks great.

I wonder if I should make Dark lord which isn't vampiric.

I'll consider it, but I am not sure.

the orange/red eyes makes it better.

This build can be a very powerful high level character, and I am playing a similiar build on one of My own characters. I actually enjoy Frost Magic as long as My character is not stuck fighting Dwemer Automatons.

you're going conjuration, and I don't see smithing (being viable) in the magical setup of your character. why not go bound swords?

Smithing is below Destruction.

I edited it. i wasn't clear. but i guess everyone likes smithing.

Ah okay.

I don't really like bound weapons.

Smithing is handy for battlemages, and I might want to gear up my companions.

It's the damn wrinkles and the burnt skin bug I worry about. Also, I will use frost magic, red glowing eyes remind me of demons with fire etc. Her original eyes (light grey) might fit better. A Dark Mistress hunting on vampires is quite a sight aswell.

But I'll think about it.

ok then, just my 2 cents. If it's any worth, bound swords is miles ahead any of the weapons you can craft early game. I'm saying that it's a good choice early on.

I don't mind if it's challenging in the beginning, makes the game more fun.

Very odd, the text of the topic is all messed up, suddenly.
Give me time to fix that.

EDIT: There, fixed it.

I went on an old character to test armour combos. Nordic carved armour, boots and gauntlets with Dragonplate helmet. http://minus.com/mbkScKhyJZl1ma

Tis a fine build indeed

I myself tried a Sauron build pretty close to yours only thing that pulled me away from it was the fact that you can't get his look. There's really next to nothing that even come close to https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR-QWKBc19u8t8cH9ovOwYlAB3K6i-ot4Yu9El2X6giDhFUA0bAdQ Closest armor would be the Daedric stuff. A Nazgul is doable though.

Build sounds a lot like mine, both in skills and also in roleplay. It's incredibly fun to play, hope you enjoy it as much as I do

Just wish I did not have such a distaste for magic in Skyrim.

I really like this build, but I really have to get used to magic. I just don't seem to get into it.

Now that I think about it, I wonder if a Norse dark lord would be accepted into Sovngarde, if not a vampire. It could play a role in the roleplay.

I doubt it, only the honorable can get to Sovngarde. I as well had trouble getting used to how magic works this time round, but I'm currently playing a Battlemage/Paladin build to try and at least get familiar with the magic system. Then maybe I'll try a Sauron build once more, perhaps I'll stick to Daedric armor OR I could just do a Nazgul build, either or.

Yeah that's what I thought. I suppose I should find a way to make a more honorable form of necromancy. That by only raising those who do foul things. (Bandits, most monsters etc.) But not raising those who do not deserve it. (Soldiers in civil war, people not killed by me.) Oh and no vampirism, decided to hunt them down instead, I want to bully Molag Bal.

I got my idea in atmosphere. To make a very Gothic inspired character.

You know, the dark ladies with black makeup and that oh so mysterious beauty.

These kind of characters tend to be gloomy, yet kindhearted.

So I got it sorted out, she's very interested in darkness and dark arts (Necromancy), she writes dark poetry (Bard college), she is very artistic (Her armor and weapons is an art. Smithing.), she has a cold personality (Ice magic, wooperdiedoop.) and she knows how to defend herself. (One handed and heavy armor.)

And for enchanting, fancy names and mageekz to add to the artistic personality.

Instead of Chillrend, I could make my own blade and call it: ''Wintersorrow''

And an amulet which I could call: ''Shaded Heart.''

I'm probably not going for Dead Thralls, as making somebody a permanent slave would go against her morales. Instead expiring undead and these http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120808203919/elderscrolls/images/f/f8/MistmanSC.png. A true living warrior to help me would please Shor a bit more, I think.

Perhaps I will go for Nordic Carved Armor instead of Falmer Heavy armor, the thick black fur and the details makes it quite the fit for elegant and gloomy warriors.