Skyrim Dawnguard DLC details form as beta-testers divulge
The beta-testers of the upcoming Skyrim add-on have leaked details, and the DLC's story and content is coming clear.
It is a tale of a Vampire lord named Harkon intent on using an Elder Scroll to blot out the sun. The choice you have as a player is either join Harkon - and in the process learn several new vampiric skills from an all new perk tree - or join the Dawnguard, who are a group of vampire slayers. The Dawnguard will learn to use crossbows, and may also hire armored trolls as followers!
A new dragonshout is also included, along with a summon-anywhere skeleton horse (for the vampires, one presumes).
Vampire and new Werewolf perk trees listed below.
Vampire Perks
Power of the Grave - 50 point bonus to health, magicka and stamina as a Vampire Lord
Detect All Creatures (requires Power of the Grave)
Mist Form - turn yourself into an invulnerable cloud of mist while regenerating your health, magicka, and stamina (requires Detect All Creatures)
Supernatural Reflexes - you move quicker, enemies move slower (requires Mist Form)
Blood Healing - killing a person with a power attack bite restores all your health. (requires Power of the Grave)
Unearthly Will - night powers and Blood Magic cost 33% less (requires Power of the Grave)
Poison Talons - melee attacks deal 20 points of poison damage (requires Unearthly Will and Blood Healing)
Night Cloak - a shroud of bats feed on enemies within melee range. (requires Poison Talons)
Vampiric Grip - Blood Magic: can pull a creature to you from a distance, and do choking damage once it's close (requires Power of the Grave)
Summon Gargoyle (requires Vampiric Grip)
Corpse Curse - paralyze your foes with this magical blast (requires Summon Gargoyle)
Werewolf Perks
Bestial Strength (four levels) - first level: do 25% more damage as a werewolf
Totem of Ice Brothers (requires Bestial Strength)
Totem of the Predator (requires Bestial Strength)
Totem of Terror - Werewolf Howl of Terror affects even higher level creatures (requires Bestial Strength)
Totem of the Moon - summon an ally werewolf with a howl. (requires Totem of Ice Brothers)
Animal Vigor - 100 point bonus to health and stamina in beast form. (requires Bestial Strength)
Gorging - feeding heals twice as much health (requires Animal Vigor)
Savage Feeding - (requires Gorging)
Neato.
-Gelatinous Dude-