Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-16399478-20130614235641/@comment-10516645-20130615014830

You said you were a master archer, go with the dawnguard and you'll get a crossbow, all archery perks transfer to the crossbow as well. Of course, you don't have to join the dawnguard to get a crossbow, but your high sneak will come in handy for some side missions, although both the dawnguard and the Volkihar have the same side missions, so it doesn't matter.