If there were no racial perks, which race would you choose for a Rogue type character?

Rodario

If racial bonuses did not exist, or if they could be chosen as a type of "Role Perk Sets" with any race, what would be your preferred race for a Rogue type character?

What does Rogue mean?

Basically an archetypical Nightblade/Stealth-based, semi-squishy character, but as classes and roles are separate in ESO, a role has to be described instead:

- Wears (mostly) medium armor
- Dual wields melee weaponry or uses bows
- Uses stealth, poisons and/or various styles of dirty fighting got get the upper hand while fighting up-close and personal

If you prefer more than one race for this role, please choose the one you like the most. If you cannot decide, choose one of them and comment on the other.

Unfortunately there are ten possible poll options and ten races, so there is no space for a squirrel option. If you just want to see the results, you will still have to vote for a race.

Also, note that for this poll it does not matter if you have access to the imperial race. If you like Imperials best, vote for them even if you can't play one.

I hope you guys enjoy this poll. I am eager to see the results.

See (hopefully) the first comment for additional information.

Rodario

Bosmer

As polls cannot be edited, but of course have to be posted before they can be linked, there was no way to link to the other three polls on the subject within the poll text. Here is the complete set:

-Holy Warrior
-Dark Knight
-Rogue
-Mage

AlexDougherty

Bosmer

Bosmer of course, Khajiit also have a culture that fosters thieves, but only the Bosmer have written Thievery into their actual laws. Ie if a Bosmer steals something in an clever creative manner, or without being discovered, then they have commited no crime, and what they stole is now legally theirs.

Not even the sneaky Khajiit have done that. Although I believe the Khajiit have a few thieves nearly as good (maybe even better).

Emperor

Why not make all these very similar polls 1 giant poll instead of filling up the forums? SMH

mar1ano1987nrb18_ESO

Redguard

Some races have good synergy with certain builds, but that doesnt stop you from making the class you want ,with the race you want.

I play a reguard, and im loving it ...and that doesnt stop me from using magicka builds in any way.

AlnilamE

Khajiit

Bosmer second, Argonian third.

I've always played the rogue/stealth character in TES games and my first choice has always been khajiit.

AlexDougherty

Bosmer

Emperor wrote: »

Why not make all these very similar polls 1 giant poll instead of filling up the forums? SMH

@emperor there is a limit to how many options you can create into a poll.

Besides they are quite seperate if similar questions.
And of course you can give different answers on each poll, which would a huge number of options to get them all (ten thousand I think)

BBSooner

Bosmer

AlexDougherty wrote: »

Bosmer of course, Khajiit also have a culture that fosters thieves, but only the Bosmer have written Thievery into their actual laws. Ie if a Bosmer steals something in an ingenius creative manner, or without being discovered, then they have commited no crime, and what they stole is now legally theirs.

Not even the sneaky Khajiit have done that. Although I believe the Khajiit have a few thieves nearly as good (maybe even better).

I love that part of Bosmer lore. The Rite of Theft is pretty unique.

AlexDougherty

Bosmer

BBSooner wrote: »

AlexDougherty wrote: »

Bosmer of course, Khajiit also have a culture that fosters thieves, but only the Bosmer have written Thievery into their actual laws. Ie if a Bosmer steals something in an ingenius creative manner, or without being discovered, then they have commited no crime, and what they stole is now legally theirs.

Not even the sneaky Khajiit have done that. Although I believe the Khajiit have a few thieves nearly as good (maybe even better).

I love that part of Bosmer lore. The Rite of Theft is pretty unique.

Exactly, I loved that story, and it highlights how they incorporated thievery into their culture absolutely.

Shunravi

Khajiit

AlexDougherty wrote: »

Bosmer of course, Khajiit also have a culture that fosters thieves, but only the Bosmer have written Thievery into their actual laws. Ie if a Bosmer steals something in an ingenius creative manner, or without being discovered, then they have commited no crime, and what they stole is now legally theirs.

Not even the sneaky Khajiit have done that. Although I believe the Khajiit have a few thieves nearly as good (maybe even better).

That is because Khajiit have a totally different philosophy on posession. It's more "finder's keepers" than "if you are skilled enough, it's yours." Still, it depends on how you "find" something...

This one thinks Rajhin is the one you speak of, yes? He is/was very skilled indeed, many Khajiit seek to follow his path.

But many races have traditions and talents that lend themselves to a rouge character. Argonian shadowscales, Bretton political assassins, and the Dunmer Morag Tong, to name a few.

Rodario

Bosmer

AlexDougherty wrote: »

Emperor wrote: »

Why not make all these very similar polls 1 giant poll instead of filling up the forums? SMH

@emperor there is a limit to how many options you can create into a poll.

Besides they are quite seperate if similar questions.
And of course you can give different answers on each poll, which would a huge number of options to get them all (ten thousand I think)

Thanks @AlexDougherty‌, that's more or less what I was going to answer.

Nox_Aeterna

Bosmer

I will be quite honest whit you , without the racial passives there is a good chance i would pick bosmer almost always doesnt matter what class i decided to play. After that probably breton and that is it , my chars would be one of the 2 :P.

But racial passives do exist and they do make a lot of difference , so i would still pick other races that gives better bonus instead of the ones i like more.

Rodario

Bosmer

Rodario wrote: »

- Uses stealth, poisons and/or various styles of dirty fighting got get the upper hand while fighting up-close and personal

That should of course be to get the upper hand.

NetViperX

Khajiit

Cats specialise in sneaking up on unsuspecting prey and ganking them, so it seems a Khajiit would by far be the most fitting.

Guppet

Khajiit

Search for Khajiit like to sneak on YouTube. There can be only one answer after watching that.

Pseudolo

Dunmer

I'd go Dunmer for a rogue. Oh, wait, I already went Dunmer for my rogue!

Xeres14

Bosmer

Well Bosmer and Khajiit were really close.

My nightblade is a redguard because I saw him more as a dual wield swordsman more than "dirty fighter".

Selique

Argonian

Argonian of course. Shadowscales are awesome.

Tabbycat

Khajiit

Khajiit of course. Sneaky paws.

If you ever play a Khajiit in the single player TES games, the guards always keep your eye on you because they expect you to steal something.

david271749

Emperor wrote: »

Why not make all these very similar polls 1 giant poll instead of filling up the forums? SMH

Go away.

AlexDougherty

Bosmer

Shunravi wrote: »

AlexDougherty wrote: »

Bosmer of course, Khajiit also have a culture that fosters thieves, but only the Bosmer have written Thievery into their actual laws. Ie if a Bosmer steals something in an ingenius creative manner, or without being discovered, then they have commited no crime, and what they stole is now legally theirs.

Not even the sneaky Khajiit have done that. Although I believe the Khajiit have a few thieves nearly as good (maybe even better).

That is because Khajiit have a totally different philosophy on posession. It's more "finder's keepers" than "if you are skilled enough, it's yours." Still, it depends on how you "find" something...

This one thinks Rajhin is the one you speak of, yes? He is/was very skilled indeed, many Khajiit seek to follow his path.

But many races have traditions and talents that lend themselves to a rouge character. Argonian shadowscales, Bretton political assassins, and the Dunmer Morag Tong, to name a few.

Yes, this is true, it was really close when I was choosing, but in my mind Bosmer had a slight edge on it, but Khajiit were really really close.

bertenburnyb16_ESO

Argonian

http://uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Shadowscales

GwaynLoki

Redguard

Still Redguard because Fremen.

Rodario

Bosmer

This is a close one between Bosmer and Khajiit for me. If I played my rogue more melee oriented I would probably go with Khajiit, but I lean more towards archery with melee when needed, so I prefer Bosmer for the role.

whiteshadow711jppreub18_ESO

Khajiit

A Khajiit of course, since we are "the fastest, cleverest, and most beautiful of creatures" and because we are well-known for our keen intelligence and agility and these traits make us superb thieves, acrobats and fearsome warriors.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Khajiit

Adelwulf

Dunmer

Pseudolo wrote: »

I'd go Dunmer for a rogue. Oh, wait, I already went Dunmer for my rogue!

Me too

Zorrashi

Khajiit

I'd say khajiit. The desert walkers have a unique perception on the idea of ownership. It is the other races that call that 'unique perception' "thievery".

So, in a way, I guess you could say khajiit are innately akin to thieves, unlike the bosmer who actually have to outline rules and guidelines for the Rite of Theft.

Soloeus

Breton

Breton, currently Khajiit.

We all know the wily Bretons are straight up thugs, enough so that according to this poll, most people don't associate them much with rougery.