medieval = breton

Breton or Imperial. Though if you are going for Magplar, Breton is better, IMO

If you're a D&D fan, you can also make a high elf for magplar. I used to create a lot of elven pallies back in the day.

Letholdrus wrote: »

redshirt_49 wrote: »

Magplar = Breton. Stamplar = Imperial

Thanks, I read on the wiki that Breton gets bonus for light armor, which is opposite from what I need to wear? And I then read that Imperial gets bonus that increases 1 hand and shield with 15%

So far stamina Templar knight the imperial may be a better option?

To which historical period / civilisation would the Imperial race be closest? Romans?

The armor and weapon bonuses that you pointed out are just how fast those skills get leveled. They are irrelevant at end game.

TheValkyn wrote: »

Letholdrus wrote: »

redshirt_49 wrote: »

Magplar = Breton. Stamplar = Imperial

Thanks, I read on the wiki that Breton gets bonus for light armor, which is opposite from what I need to wear? And I then read that Imperial gets bonus that increases 1 hand and shield with 15%

So far stamina Templar knight the imperial may be a better option?

To which historical period / civilisation would the Imperial race be closest? Romans?

The armor and weapon bonuses that you pointed out are just how fast those skills get leveled. They are irrelevant at end game.

Thanks for the info.

But what about this passive of Bretons: https://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Gift+of+Magnus

Compared to this passive of Imperials: https://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Tough

It would seem that Bretons favour magic based builds and Imperials favour tank stamina builds?

redshirt_49 wrote: »

Letholdrus wrote: »

redshirt_49 wrote: »

Magplar = Breton. Stamplar = Imperial

Thanks, I read on the wiki that Breton gets bonus for light armor, which is opposite from what I need to wear? And I then read that Imperial gets bonus that increases 1 hand and shield with 15%

So far stamina Templar knight the imperial may be a better option?

To which historical period / civilisation would the Imperial race be closest? Romans?

Yeah Romans. Here's a picture of my stamplar.

Excellent, thanks for the photo.

New to the game so sorry for all the questions, does the imperial main city also look like early Rome whereas the Breton main city looks like medieval towns?

Letholdrus wrote: »

TheValkyn wrote: »

Letholdrus wrote: »

redshirt_49 wrote: »

Magplar = Breton. Stamplar = Imperial

Thanks, I read on the wiki that Breton gets bonus for light armor, which is opposite from what I need to wear? And I then read that Imperial gets bonus that increases 1 hand and shield with 15%

So far stamina Templar knight the imperial may be a better option?

To which historical period / civilisation would the Imperial race be closest? Romans?

The armor and weapon bonuses that you pointed out are just how fast those skills get leveled. They are irrelevant at end game.

Thanks for the info.

But what about this passive of Bretons: https://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Gift+of+Magnus

Compared to this passive of Imperials: https://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Tough

It would seem that Bretons favour magic based builds and Imperials favour tank stamina builds?

Princess Justine (2015 DC) and Princess Justine (AD, PS4 EU; 2ND Scourge) is and was a Vampire Magicka Imperial. She does really well for damage. (least unsure now) but be careful of running out of Magicka in long hard fights.

Letholdrus wrote: »

redshirt_49 wrote: »

Letholdrus wrote: »

redshirt_49 wrote: »

Magplar = Breton. Stamplar = Imperial

Thanks, I read on the wiki that Breton gets bonus for light armor, which is opposite from what I need to wear? And I then read that Imperial gets bonus that increases 1 hand and shield with 15%

So far stamina Templar knight the imperial may be a better option?

To which historical period / civilisation would the Imperial race be closest? Romans?

Yeah Romans. Here's a picture of my stamplar.

Excellent, thanks for the photo.

New to the game so sorry for all the questions, does the imperial main city also look like early Rome whereas the Breton main city looks like medieval towns?

sadly, to be completely precise, the imperial main city looks like a dark fantasy roman ruin, owing to the fact that it's essentially been invaded by the demon realms (Imperial City is a pvp expansion) - The dark brotherhood questline introduces the gold coast, however, which has some imperial architecture - I would describe it as not-quite-classical roman, but it's close

I too, tried my darndest to build a classic paladin - I always try in every MMO, as Paladin's are my favorite fantasy archetype - and yes, Templars are as close as you can really get in ESO, but the stupid magika vs stamina struggle kinda bones them somewhat. Nearly ALL of your templar CLASS skills are magicka based - but nearly all of your classic paladin GEAR skills (weapons and armor) are stamina based - which means the class SHOULD work best as a sort of hybrid, except, of course, that nearly everyone in game will argue that a true hybrid build does horrible, horrible things to your overall effectiveness

I've settled on a stamina based build for my own templar, and I can still work in a FEW of his mostly magica-based skills that either just do straight percentage buffs or are scaled off of other stats (like the %health -based shield), but I find it constantly frustrating that many of a templar's more exciting and spectacular skills are magicka based

just fair warning to you

Your typical Breton castle.


An imperial town viewed from distance


And inside


Hope that helps. Imperial style is an odd mix of Ancient Roman and Renaissance styles really.

phermitgb wrote: »

Letholdrus wrote: »

redshirt_49 wrote: »

Letholdrus wrote: »

redshirt_49 wrote: »

Magplar = Breton. Stamplar = Imperial

Thanks, I read on the wiki that Breton gets bonus for light armor, which is opposite from what I need to wear? And I then read that Imperial gets bonus that increases 1 hand and shield with 15%

So far stamina Templar knight the imperial may be a better option?

To which historical period / civilisation would the Imperial race be closest? Romans?

Yeah Romans. Here's a picture of my stamplar.

Excellent, thanks for the photo.

New to the game so sorry for all the questions, does the imperial main city also look like early Rome whereas the Breton main city looks like medieval towns?

sadly, to be completely precise, the imperial main city looks like a dark fantasy roman ruin, owing to the fact that it's essentially been invaded by the demon realms (Imperial City is a pvp expansion) - The dark brotherhood questline introduces the gold coast, however, which has some imperial architecture - I would describe it as not-quite-classical roman, but it's close

I too, tried my darndest to build a classic paladin - I always try in every MMO, as Paladin's are my favorite fantasy archetype - and yes, Templars are as close as you can really get in ESO, but the stupid magika vs stamina struggle kinda bones them somewhat. Nearly ALL of your templar CLASS skills are magicka based - but nearly all of your classic paladin GEAR skills (weapons and armor) are stamina based - which means the class SHOULD work best as a sort of hybrid, except, of course, that nearly everyone in game will argue that a true hybrid build does horrible, horrible things to your overall effectiveness

I've settled on a stamina based build for my own templar, and I can still work in a FEW of his mostly magica-based skills that either just do straight percentage buffs or are scaled off of other stats (like the %health -based shield), but I find it constantly frustrating that many of a templar's more exciting and spectacular skills are magicka based

just fair warning to you

Thanks for the detailed reply and heads-up warning.

redshirt_49 wrote: »

Your typical Breton castle.


An imperial town viewed from distance


And inside


Hope that helps. Imperial style is an odd mix of Ancient Roman and Renaissance styles really.

Thanks for the photos, it definitely helps. I see what you mean by the weird mixture of styles. Although it looks great.

Letholdrus wrote: »

S_Ravenlock wrote: »

The Breton zones (Daggerfall covenant) and quest lines are great for a medieval/ D&D-style paladin. Lots knight and lords and ladies and bunches of undead, werewolves and vampires.
the architecture and armor style are right up that alley as well.

You don't have to wear light armor as a Breton, and even if you are wearing light armor you can hide that with heavy armor if you wish.

Thanks, how would one go about hiding the light armor? Is it possible to transmog now in the game?

You can either use premade costumes, or make your own via the outfit system. You can use any motif you've unlocked for your own outfits, and you aren't bound by what you are really wearing. So you can make any combination of light, medium and heavy armor no matter what you are actually wearing under it.

Azurephoenix999 wrote: »

If you want to be able to take full advantage of your class abilities (magicka) and the gear abilities (stamina) for RP purposes, it might be worth looking into Pelinal's Aptitude. It's a crafted set which, when wearing 5 pieces, causes both weapon damage and spell damage to both become whichever of the two is highest (e.g. if you focus on magicka, this set will make stamina-scaling abilities just as effective).

Since this set directly references Pelinal Whitestrake (the Divine Crusader), it also fits with your theme of being a holy knight.

Awesome! Thanks for this information friend.

Love the plate set look and the reference to the "The Divine Crusader," is even better than what I could have hoped for

The best race for role playing a templar?!?

Did i read your question correctly?