Xen0tech

I would like mod that if blocking and attack with a single 1 handed weapon your character perfoms a dodge that slows time for stamina cost. It could use the quick reflexes and deft movement animations if possible. This would allow players to use finesse over brute strength. I don't know if its possible but some kind of move where if timed right you can counter them hard. Like if you power attack during quick reflexes it causes 3 times damage if using only 1 one handed weapon.

I'm glad there are threads like this. First let me say skyrim is a really awesome game and i'm not trying to whine but it just seems like the combat is waaaay behind but is overlooked because of how fun the rest of the game is. Games like Batman arkham asylam show whats possible these days. I don't expect that level from a game like skyrim which has so much other stuff to offer but I do at least want some of the basics like locking on and counter attacks. Is it possible for mods to add things like that and if so are there any out there worth me checking out?

So far I plan on this Perks Archery (all) Alchemy (up till concentrated poison) Stealth (assassins blade side only) Light armour (matching set side) Equipment Dark brotherhood armour set Dagger Bow Thats pretty much it. A few things I want to avoid wasting perks on is smithing and enchanting because I plan on using dark brotherhood armour which is ready made with its own enchantments. I'm not a huge fan of dual wielding because is screws up the throat slit animation and using a shield isn't very ninjaish so not sure what to do with off hand when not using bow. With alchemy I can get by without wasting perks on illusion magic. The problem is mainly what to use in my off hand, is there any options aside from blocking, magic or dual wield out there? Or even a mod that fixes the bung dual wield animations such as drawing 2 blades from a single holster or holding someones head AND a sword while slitting throats.

They fixed the ebony dagger :) I use a hp draining enchant on my ebony dagger to take advantage of the quicker attack speed of daggers in all out offense. I like your idea about back pedling with basic destruction I thought of doing that myself too. Was experimenting with quick reflexes was fun for dancing around animal attacks.

Trying to avoid duel wielding or shield. I'm looking for a good spell that synergizes well with daggers to use the off hand (no advantages to leaving it free) and make use of my magic bar. A spell that alchemy can't replace

I really want to make this work but it seems having a dagger in one hand and a spell in the other is outclassed in every way by just having duel cast and duel weapons on favorites. I use a bow for range and a dagger for close combat and stealth kills. A shield would look whack with a dagger and I really don't want to use 2 daggers but I cant find an alternative :( All the spells are either covered by my alchemy potions or are better off being duel cast. I wish switching during combat had more drawbacks. Any help appreciated

I found one!!!! Check out no shields, no magic, no mercy mod on steam workshop :)

I'm not sure if any mod exist but I couldn't find one. I am the kind of player who prefers a simple one handed weapon with a free offhand but there isn't any benefit to this style except less carry weight :( What if there was a perk like improved parry or harsh counter to make going 1 one handed weapon a more appealing option.