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Battle Vampire
Skyrim
Heavy Mage
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lvl 50
Based on spent perk points
You get 39055 XP from skills
You need 34300 XP to level up
Race
Dunmer
+10
Destruction
+5
Light Armor, Sneak, Alchemy, Illusion, and Alteration
Unlocks: Resist Fire, Ancestor's Wrath
Standing Stones
The Lord Stone

Those under the sign of The Lord are more resistant to both Magicka and physical damage.

Attributes
health
300
stamina
150
magica
340
Set skill levels with the arrows; open a constellation to pick perks.
Smithing
4930 xp
1
0
0
15
Steel Smithing
30
Elven Smithing
60
Arcane Blacksmith
Heavy Armor
0 xp
0
1
5
Block
0 xp
0
1
5
Two-handed
0 xp
0
1
5
One-handed
0 xp
0
1
5
Archery
0 xp
0
1
5
Light Armor
4840 xp
1
0
0
15
Agile Defender (1/5)
20
Agile Defender (2/5)
30
Custom Fit
40
Agile Defender (3/5)
60
Agile Defender (4/5)
70
Matching Set
80
Agile Defender (5/5)
Sneak
0 xp
0
2
0
Lockpicking
0 xp
0
1
5
Pickpocket
0 xp
0
1
5
Speech
0 xp
0
1
5
Alchemy
0 xp
0
2
0
Illusion
0 xp
0
2
0
Conjuration
0 xp
0
1
5
Destruction
4725 xp
1
0
0
15
Novice Destruction
20
Destruction Dual Casting
25
Apprentice Destruction
30
Augmented Shock (1/2)
40
Impact
50
Adept Destruction
60
Augmented Shock (2/2)
70
Disintegrate
75
Expert Destruction
100
Master Destruction
Restoration
4930 xp
1
0
0
15
Novice Restoration
20
Regeneration ,
Restoration Dual Casting
25
Apprentice Restoration
30
Recovery (1/2)
50
Adept Restoration
60
Recovery (2/2)
70
Necromage
90
Avoid Death
Alteration
14700 xp
2
1
0
0
15
Novice Alteration
20
Alteration Dual Casting
25
Apprentice Alteration
30
Magic Resistance (1/3)
50
Adept Alteration ,
Magic Resistance (2/3)
70
Magic Resistance (3/3)
75
Expert Alteration
100
Atronach
Enchanting
4930 xp
1
0
0
15
Enchanter (1/5)
20
Enchanter (2/5)
30
Fire Enchanter
40
Enchanter (3/5) ,
Frost Enchanter
50
Storm Enchanter ,
Insightful Enchanter
60
Enchanter (4/5)
70
Corpus Enchanter
80
Enchanter (5/5)
100
Extra Effect

Condition

Werewolf
Human
Vampire 1
Vampire 2
Vampire 3
Vampire 4
Stage one vampirism, recently fed. The gifts are at their mildest and so are the weaknesses to fire and sunlight. Mortals pay you no mind.
Vampirism · stage 1
Resist Frost, Weakness to Fire, Resist Disease, Resist Poison, Champion of the Night, Nightstalker's Footsteps, Weakness to Sunlight, Vampire's Sight, Vampiric Drain
Selected Perks
Night Cloak, Poison Talons, Blood Healing, Power of the Grave, Unearthly Will, Corpse Curse, Summon Gargoyle, Vampiric Grip, Supernatural Reflexes, Mist Form, Detect All Creatures
These picks take 165 kills with Vampiric Drain or a power bite.

Powers

Dunmer
Resist Fire
constant

Your Dunmer blood gives you 50% resistance to fire.

Ancestor's Wrath
power · 1/day

For 60 seconds, opponents that get too close take 8 points per second of fire damage.;

The Lord Stone
The Lord Stone
constant

Increases Armor Rating by 50 points and increases Magic Resistance by 25%.

Vampirism · stage 1
Resist Frost
constant

Your Vampiric blood gives you 20% resistance to Frost.

Weakness to Fire
constant

Your Vampiric blood gives you 20% weakness to Fire.

Resist Disease
constant

Your Vampiric blood gives you 100% resistance to disease.

Resist Poison
constant

Your Vampiric blood gives you 100% resistance to poison.

Champion of the Night
constant

Illusion spells cast by a Vampire are 25% more powerful.

Nightstalker's Footsteps
constant

Vampires are 25% harder to detect when sneaking.

Weakness to Sunlight
constant

Health, Magicka, and Stamina do not recover while in Sunlight and are reduced by 15 points.

Vampire's Sight
power

Improved night vision for 60 seconds.

Vampiric Drain

Absorb 2 points of Health per second from the target.

Selected
Vampire Lord
power

Transform into a Vampire Lord. Use the Revert Form power to change back.

Dawnguard bloodline
dg
Nightingale Subterfuge
power · 1/day

People and creatures in the spell's area of effect will attack anyone nearby for 30 seconds.

Darkness Returns
Agent of Mara
constant

Increases Magic Resistance by 15%.

The Book of Love
The Fire Within
constant

Fire Breath shout deals 25% more damage.

Meditation on a Word of Power
Dragonborn Flame
constant

When your Fire Breath Shout kills an enemy, a fire wyrm emerges from their corpse to fight for you for 60 seconds.

Black Book: Epistolary Acumen
db
Lover's Insight
constant

Do 10% more damage to and get 10% better prices from people of the opposite sex.

Black Book: The Winds of Change
db
Seeker of Sorcery
constant

All spells cost 10% less Magicka. Enchantments are 10% more powerful.

Black Book: The Sallow Regent
db
Secret of Protection
power · 1/day

You take half damage for 30 seconds from all physical attacks and most magical attacks.

Black Book: Filament and Filigree
db
Mora's Boon
power · 1/day

Fully restores your Health, Magicka, and Stamina.

Black Book: The Hidden Twilight
db
Black Market
power

Summons a Dremora merchant for 15 seconds.

Black Book: Untold Legends
db
Add Power

Loadout

right hand
Lightning Storm
master destruction

Target takes 75 points of shock damage per second to Health, and half that to Magicka.

138
Ebonyflesh
expert alteration

Improves the caster's armor rating by 100 points for 60 seconds.

341
Close Wounds
adept restoration

Heals the caster 100 points.

126
left hand
Lightning Storm
master destruction

Target takes 75 points of shock damage per second to Health, and half that to Magicka.

138
Ebonyflesh
expert alteration

Improves the caster's armor rating by 100 points for 60 seconds.

341
Close Wounds
adept restoration

Heals the caster 100 points.

126
Chitin Helmet
Light Armor
75
13.5

Destruction spells cost 25% less to cast.

at your skill×3.13

Restoration spells cost 25% less to cast.

at your skill×3.13
Flawless · +6.4 armor
125
1
18
db
Chitin Bracers
Light Armor
58
8.5

Increases your Magicka by 62 points.

at your skill×3.13

Increases Light Armor skill by 25 points.

at your skill×3.13
Flawless · +6.4 armor
50
2
13
db
Chitin Armor
Light Armor
163
30

Destruction spells cost 15% less to cast.; Magicka regenerates 25% faster.

at your skill5 →1510 →25×3.13

Restoration spells cost 15% less to cast.; Magicka regenerates 25% faster.

at your skill5 →1510 →25×3.13
Flawless · +12.8 armor
240
4
27
db
Chitin Boots
Light Armor
58
8.5

Increases Frost Resistance by 46%.

at your skill×3.13

Wearer is muffled and moves silently.

at your skill0.5 →1×2.5
Flawless · +6.4 armor
50
1
13
db
add backpack
Ring
Any plain ring. It adds nothing by itself; the enchantment you put on it is the point.

Increases Fire Resistance by 46%.

at your skill×3.13

Increases Magic Resistance by 20%.

at your skill×2.5
Necklace
Any plain necklace or amulet. It adds nothing by itself; the enchantment is the point.

Increases Fire Resistance by 46%.

at your skill×3.13

Increases Frost Resistance by 46%.

at your skill×3.13
Stats reflect your skills and perks. Press the anvil to improve an item at your Smithing level.

Shouts

Fire Breath

Inhale air, exhale flame, and behold the Thu'um as inferno.

Recovery: 100s
Add Shout
Survival Mode
Survival Mode halves your base carry weight, makes warmth matter, and adds hunger, cold and fatigue. Set the state you plan to fight in — the character sheet calculates with it.
Survival Mode
Hunger
Satisfied
You are not hungry.
Cold
Comfortable
You are comfortably warm.
Fatigue
Refreshed
You feel refreshed.
Character stats
Health
300
Stamina
150
Magicka
402
Carry
325
Armor
403
−60.3%
Magic
85%
Fire
85%
Frost
85%
Poison
100%
Disease
100%
Warmth
71
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