User blog comment:Deeley21/New Characters Adventures/@comment-4644719-20111211201027

Everyone plays differently. I personally prefer to sneak and assasinate until I'm caught, at which point I stand my ground like a warrior. I have a lot of trouble trying to play as a mage, so far the most magic I've been able to work into my playstyle is healing and conjuring, never destruction.

It is your call. I'd hate to see you try to follow our suggestions and end up with a character you dislike. However, I would suggest doing two quests rather early, one is Unfathomable Depths, given by From-Deepest-Fathoms at Riften docks. The other is a quest that begins at Frostflow Lighthouse, between Winterhold and Dawnstar.

Good luck and happy trails.