I just brought my first ever Elder Scrolls game, Skyrim. Any tips on characters and likewise?

Never really played a role playing game before and I've never played skyrim. I got it for my birthday and after reading about it it sounds really confusing, what character do you advise I start with? Any tips on how to survive the campaign?I just brought my first ever Elder Scrolls game, Skyrim. Any tips on characters and likewise?
Really the best way to play is just pick a character you like and experiment with it. If you decide you don't like the character start a new one.

But as for how to play I suggest Sword and Shield to start and then throw in a little magic archery and stealth. Be sure to mess around with enchantments and smithing as well they will help you out a lot.Alchemy can be useful too but it's not really a priority. Once you get the hang of it you will be tearing through dragons in no time ;)

But the real heart of Skyrim is to play the game however you want. If you think a battle may be too hard there's no shame in running away to live another day and then come back when your character levels up and tear them to pieces.

One big thing about Skyrim is that if you enter a dungeon it will get locked to your current level and will remain so for the rest of the game. So if you go into a dungeon and leave at level 1 all the monsters in that dungeon are locked in at level 1. So if you come back at level 10 you'll have a better chance of surviving the mission. HOWEVER, there are some exceptions to the rules like main quest dungeons, dragons, and certain areas of the map. But really if you think something looks a little too tough run away.

One last piece of advice as always in an RPG. SAVE EARLY AND SAVE OFTEN!

I hope you enjoy Skyrim as much as I have these last few weeks. It truly is a very good game once you get past the learning curve.I just brought my first ever Elder Scrolls game, Skyrim. Any tips on characters and likewise?
more than likely the best choice for you would be a sword and board kinda character (one that wears heavy armor like plate, uses a one handed sword/axe/mace and a shield) melee is pretty simple, you just run up and hit things. I dunno about all of the characters (don't own the game but i've read a lil about it) but more than likely an Orc or Nord(?) would be your best options for characters that start off with high strength and hit points.I just brought my first ever Elder Scrolls game, Skyrim. Any tips on characters and likewise?
The Battle-Mage is a mage and warrior hybrid. Best Race would be Breton or Argonian.