What mods for a "druid" playthrough

[KingsGambit]

Hi all, asking for some mod advice as it's been a while since I last spent any significant amount of time on the site. The rate of mod-growth is too fast for anyone to keep up with so I'm hoping that my request will be seen by anyone who's either already tried something similar or knows what's out there. I'm planning to build a new top-end gaming PC in the next couple of months, since Intel Haswell and nVidia 7xx products are now out. One of my first missions is to have a third Skyrim playthru with absolutely everything on max (since I can't with my current machine), hi-res textures and so on.

 

As well as any general advice on the best hi-res replacers (I was thinking to just use the official ones though I don't know how good, or extensive, they are), I'm mainly looking for advice on mods for my character idea. I was thinking of a "druid" for a third playthrough, so would like to have magic related to nature and animals, shapeshifting if possible, any suitable armours/clothing, weapons like spears, staves, sickles or scythes, animal companions and/or ideas for role-playing such a character.

 

With many thanks in advance.

[Nudedragon]

http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/1032375-lets-play-a-modded-druid/?hl=%2Bdruid+%2Bplaythrough this thread has been done before.

[KingsGambit]

Nice, good place to start, thanks :-)

[Nudedragon]

No problem, hope it helps. I haven't watched the video, but I know there are posts linking to druid mods

[Shadeybladey]

Get Conjuration Madness for lots of Animal Summoning spells.

When I did it I focussed on No armour, No weapons, Destruction Fire and Lightning, Illusions to Animage (for Calm Animal etc), some Conjuration (NO UNDEAD), Alteration, No Restoration perks above Apprentice, Alchemy, Enchanting (but got sucked into Light Smithing for my followers) and a little Sneaking.

But I didn't have any specific Druid mods. I'm playing a Bard at the moment, but for a Wilderness Druid/Ranger/Hunter type I'd suggest:

A Quality World Map v8.0 – All Roads, Clear Skies

Categorized Favorites Menu

D13 Faster Get up Stand up animation-17491-2-0

Hold Borders - New - All Roads v8_1-5739-8-1

HQ3DMap - Meshes Hi-Res-4817-2-0

Legwon's Coloured Map and HUD Markers with my colours

No Boring Sleep Wait

Skyrim Glowing Ore Veins

 

HighResTexturePack01.esp

HighResTexturePack02.esp

HighResTexturePack03.esp

Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp

SkyUI.esp

iHUD.esp

Atlas Map Markers.esp

Atlas Blackreach.esp

Unique Region Names.esp

DungeonQuestAwareness.esp

 

Chesko_Frostfall.esp

WetandCold.esp

Footprints.esp

Rainbows.esp

RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp

abotFiresHurt.esp

Drinking Fountains of Skyrim.esp

RND_DrinkingFountains-Patch.esp

RND_USKP-Patch.esp

Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp

GrassOnSteroids_NaturalEdition_SFO.esp

CP Apple Trees.esp

SoS - The Wilds.esp

SoS - The Dungeons.esp

 

ConjurationMadnessModv1.esp

Magelight Multi Cast.esp

MystraTransmuteOreNoCooldown.esp

 

SkyTEST-RealisticAnimals&Predators.esp

skyBirds - Airborne Perching Birds.esp

Birds.esp

Birdsofskyrim.esp

83Willows_101BUGS_V4_HighRes.esp

 

alchemy guide.esp

Kevin's Deadly Poisons.esp

LearnAlchemyFromRecipes.esp

PsilocybinMushrooms.esp

PsilocybinMushrooms_FlyAmanita.esp

Realistic poison.esp

RealShelter.esp

sell cure poison.esp

Spider Terror.esp

 

d_b Whetstone.esp

HunterTraps.esp

Cloaks.esp

1nivWICCloaks.esp

1nivWICSkyCloaksPatch.esp

BetterSwimming.esp

 

Run For Your Lives.esp

The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp

dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp

dD-No Screen Blood.esp

dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp

justified knockbacks.esp

DragonCombatOverhaul.esp

ImmediateDragons.esp

Immersive Battles.esp

Immersive Brigands.esp

Immersive Events.esp

Immersive Factions.esp

Immersive Mercenaries.esp

Immersive Patrols.esp

Immersive Travelers.esp

Immersive Werewolves.esp

 

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[KingsGambit]

Thanks for these tips! The other thread had a couple of cool suggestions, but still hoping for any mod suggestions relating to those weapons, recommended armours, any other magic mods, companions and/or shapeshifting. Anyone tried any they've liked?

 

I'm thinking illusion, conjuration and restoration will be the most appropriate spell schools, maybe destruction if there's some form of nature damage spells. Light armour or robes, alchemy and 2H weapons. Are there any fighting/melee staves, or are staves in the game only for magic?

[Nudedragon]

There's "Staves of Skyrim" and "Skyrim Redone" for combat staves. Skyrim redone gets the staves from elsewhere, I just can't remember where, and is a much larger ovrehaul. Staves of Skyrim complicates the issue, by adding scripting and extra features, so I'd look at skyre and see where the combat staves are from.

 

Other than that, I've linked every mod I know for armor, weapons, and magic relating to druids in that thread already. I think "armonizer" has one armor set in it (something kyne) that's really nature oriented, if you don't mind an armor compilation.

 

edit: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25431/? that mod adds quarterstaves

Edited July 17, 2013 by Nudedragon