So far this is my Skyrim experience:
Right after I escaped the cave after the Dragon attack at the start of the game, I found a cabin with an old woman. I killed her and stole her mage's robes. Then, I got to the first city where the jarl is. I picked the lock of the Stables, killed everyone inside while they were asleep, then I stole all their stuff. On the way out I killed two guards, then I stole their horse. I used that horse to ride to College of Winterhold and did all quests there until I became the new Archmage. Then I paid off my debt for the massacres, did the main storyline on easymode to try it out, and since then I've basically been running around burning everyone.
I'm nice IRL, but in RPGs I'm horrible.