Playing Requiem(Only requiem installed, nothing else other than SkyUI and Alternate Start installed as well SkyUI Because it's a requirement, and Alternate Start because my computers so awesome that the dumb ass fps locked skyrim intro bugs out on me 90% of the time.) for the first time in a while, hop in, realize it now deducts stamina slowly for moving at a sane pace, and has also lowered the walking speed.
Almost uninstalled at that point, continue playing though, go to embershard mine after assigning 2 points to one handed, and one point to light armor, it's a mine occupied by bandits right outside of Riverwood, where I had started and cheated myself an iron sword to go with my fur armor. Fighting the single door guard. Hit, blocked the second before I hit, even though the bandits back was turned. Half my stamina gone from the power attack. Manage to land a follow up, chink damage, even though she's also wearing fur armor and wielding an iron sword. She then hits me, half my health gone, proceed to block the next hit, which still takes a quarter of my health off, and hit her again for chink damage.
The fuck do you guys like this mod again? The wolves run away with you, so you can't easily farm them for skill anymore. Even then, you've got to deal with like 5-9 of them each time you fight them. I killed a wolf with an arrow, and it had 7 gold pieces, and a MAMMOTH SNOUT on it. Seriously the fuck do you guys like this mod for?
I understand your frustration in saying 'Hey I'm level one, I want to freelance and adventure on my own, I shouldn't be getting my ass kicked in starter area!' but that's not how Requiem works. They don't hand everything on a platter. Even at lvl 19 I still die to a random draugr arrow, but getting to the point where I unlocked the Apprentice Stone regeneration, with 150% Regeneration Robe + 200% from Mage's Circlet was really sweet. Compare to SkyRe where they seem content to just let you dominate everything from the get-go and suddenly the level scaling train caught up and overtake you at Lv 15+ - you start wondering since where fucking NPC mages start one shot killing you? And why are these bandit chiefs triggering insta-kill animations on second hits? Where's the reward for hitting lvl 20?
Well, if you're not trained in Light Armor, you definitely would suck a bit of stamina. I did notice that, and packed a lot of salmon lunches on trips.
Right now as a Lv 19 with just basic Agility training, I can run for a long time (Run, not sprint) without a net loss to stamina even when wearing the Necromancer's Amulet that gives -75% penalty to Stamina Regen. I didn't even need to pack lunches anymore.
As for warriors early battle, don't walk up to people straight up. Use arrows first. Lighty armored dudes are vulnerable to arrows. If you need help in kitting up, you should join fighter's guild (cause you're a fighter) Freelancing is tough shit. I hear the Thieves guild also hire phailures at pickpockets like you, their thief set is pretty sweet for starter armor. Full access to guild's gear = get better at killing. Also, get a companion.
Also, if you want easy places to train up your warrior skills, head to Dawnstar/Solitude and kill horkers. They're so slow my mage can just summon bound sword and swing swing swing with no fear.
Almost forgot, some sick kid in Windhelm wants you to rape a granny with a dagger. You could definitely take her on barehanded. I just loaded my save and checked. I did it butt naked, with no scratch. It sounds very much up your alley, douchebag.
