LE Kick a la Dark Messiah

[faffman]

I recently picked up Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, and for those of you who haven't played it, you can use a front kick attack to stagger enemies, shove them onto spikes or off ledges, or just kick away objects.

 

Would this be possible to implement into Skyrim? I'm familiar with the Kick Bash mod, but that replaces block-bashes with spectactular, impractical kicks. What I'm talking about is adding a new command that let's you throw a simple practical front kick, that has the same effect as in Dark Messiah.

 

I'm thinking this would work pretty much as in Dark Messiah. You stagger enemies as well as push them slightly backwards, and you can also kick away non-static items like cabbages, small wagons, and even small animals like foxes and chickens. In the latter, the size/weight of the object/animal determines how far it flies (sounds advanced, I know, but a skilled mofo could probably pull it off).

 

As for it's combat functions in more detail. You can use this kick with a separate button, from idle position as well as in full combat with weapon drawn. It would be cool if it could also be used while walking, running and sprinting, with a different amount of force for each speed. Standing still and walking, regardless of whether in combat or not, causes a light stagger, much like the regular block-bash or the first word of unrelenting force. Kicking while running causes a stronger stagger similar to that of a power bash or the second word. And kicking while sprinting will cause a human enemy to fall down, though they won't fly as they do with the entire UF.

 

Two more thoughts, though just additional fun.

It wouldn't be bad if, like with the Kick Bash mod, the block-bash while wielding a 2H-weapon, a 1H-weapon without a shield, or even a bow, the bash was replaced by a frontal kick. It seems easier to shove an enemy with a kick than with what will be the same as a punch, but not those flashy kicks the Kick Bash uses. When you pcik the Power Bash perk, this bash get's a corresponding power-up, of course. Bashing with a shield should be the same as always, however.

And, wouldn't it be fun if you could use this kick in brawls? It's accepted by the rules, and no one will draw weapon and attack you for kicking your opponent.

 

 

So, yeah, that was a lot of text. But please tell me someone is at least interested.

[Rennn]

I love Dark Messiah...

That is all, I have no opinion on the mod idea itself. :s

[faffman]

None whatsoever?

 

Well, thanks for the bump.

[ThoriphasLordran]

How about a Skyrim mod redux overhaul replacing the combat animations with those of Dark Messiah's much more kinetic ones?