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Similar to the weapon from New Vegas, I'd love to have a Ballistic Fist weapon in FO4 - a First-type weapon when a shotgun barrel, that fires when you punch people. Possibly even just a mod for the powerfist (especially if the pneumatic on the powerfist racks the pump on the shotgun barrels). Bonus points if you add in Yang's outfit from RWBY >_>

Ever since I found out that there was the Ballistic Fist (and the Two-Step Goodbye) I've been wanting a mod or series of mods to let you play as Yang Xiao Long from RWBY - her leather outfit (http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130602225337/rwby/images/8/86/Yang_by_montyoum-d67l7j3.gif) and weapon (http://orig10.deviantart.net/ecd2/f/2014/210/a/c/rwby_yang_s_ember_celica_complete_re_textured__by_legenddragon-d7svu53.png) specifically would be amazing. And, with a bit of weathering, they'd even fit pretty well in the Fallout aesthetic!

I've looked at them myself, honestly, and the problem is that even a small shield is a shield nonetheless. What I'm looking for, quite frankly, is a shield that is either completely invisible, or an enlarged bracer, such that my character will APPEAR to be fighting one-handed with a free off-hand, but will still benefit from the defensive bonuses of a shield.

You clearly didn't look too hard ;3 http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/28022/? It's not quite what you were saying, but they are most certainly improvements for unarmed combatants. And they look awesome.

If you're female, you could check out the various Triss-related mods, her hat's pretty decent (I personally never use it, though, because I far prefer having hair :P)

You want to have two characters in Skyrim? Make your first character. Run around. Do quests. Get bored. Open the console, type "showracemenu" minus the quotes, remake and rename your character. Reset skills and perks with the console (not gonna give you a step-by-step, cause I'd be older than Arngeir by the time I finished it). Voila, "new" character in Skyrim.

Dude. Staves of Skyrim (second post) fits your needs and goes even further. Don't like the vanilla Staff of Fireballs? Imbue your own staff (ANY staff, from the humble Wooden Defender to the awe-inspiring Dragonbone Battlestaff) with the power of fire, recharge it with your magicka, and enjoy! Don't need to shoot fireballs at everything that moves? Uninstall Skyrim. But when you re-install it, discharge your staff, illuminate it and you've got a sexy-looking Shield/Torch combo. Honestly, I used Staves of Skyrim purely as a way to choose what my Destruction staves looked like, and if you hate the normal staffs so much, you can too.

Looks like the Blades armor to me... Maybe with retextured Dwarven boots and a pair of Loshirai's Battle Claws (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/28022/?)

Actually. theRoadstroker's Rogue Sorceress Outfit has that sort of cape, and doesn't have any clipping issues because the cape moves with the arms (I have no clue how he managed that, but it works like a dream and looks amazing to boot). Edit: I forgot to put the link on here :P http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/21313

I think my favorite moment in Skyrim was when a dead Mercenary hired a bunch of Thugs to come after me. I can just imagine the hapless Apprentice Necromancer raising the guy as a zombie, only for him to walk away, ignoring the commands and binding-spells, go to the nearest Thug's Guild outpost, and pay a bunch of Hired Thugs for a hit on the Dragonborn.

There's this thing called the "Journal." It holds a list of your currently active quests, and has this really neat little functionality: when you select a quest in the "Journal," the "Journal" will automatically place a directional quest marker on the top bar of the HUD. Also, if you're lost in a cave, Skyrim has this other neat feature called the "Map," which shows you the layout of the area you're in. If you have an active quest objective in the area, it'll even place a quest marker on the "Map!"

It does indeed, which is awesome. I had the same problem as you, SKSE was required for all the awesome mods but I had no clue how to work it... Not a problem anymore, so I've got a bunch of SKSE mods and it's all awesome ^_^

Bansho Tenin here, I think, might work? http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=19742

Were you aware that there's already a Mrs. Tullius in the Imperial City? Okay, that's not necessarily true, but he's old and influential enough that it's very possible ^_^

SKSE has a one-click installer now. Much easier and user-friendly. But, in all seriousness (probably cause I've never modded before and don't know about the specifics of what I'm suggesting), how hard would it be to import, say, the Mask of the Gray Fox from Oblivion into Skyrim?