LE Imperial Legion - A bit of Morrowind and more

[Warmaker01]

Firstly, I was very happy to see Bethesda making the Imperial Legion in Skyrim closer to what they were in Morrowind. They were loosely based off of the Roman Legions. A few things I'm asking to bring a bit more of the Legion feel, both Morrowind and actual history.

 

1. Tower Shield - Skyrim has no Tower Shields. Tower Shields were available for the Legion in Morrowind, so it would be nice to have them again in Skyrim. Current game Imperial shields just don't look right for the Empire. It'll lend even further the "Roman" feel to the Empire. Here's a link showing a Morrowind Legionary. The shield could still be the roughly the same design, for the sake of paying more homage to the game Morrowind. The black can be replaced with the same dark red used by the other armors of the Empire. Maybe even use gold trim for the wreath looking design.

 

2. Centurion style helmet - Has not been done before in any TES games, AFAIK. It would be cool to have, IMO, to again further push a "Roman" vibe with Skyrim's Legionaries. Replacing the Imperial Officer Helmet in Skyrim with a Centurion helmet would be nice and you can see the actual officers in game wearing it, denoting their rank and standing, i.e. Legate Rikke.

 

3. Replace Light Imperial Armor - Instead of leather armors, replace them with chainmail. Keep stats the same for the sake of simplicity. Helmet? Just use the regular Imperial Legion Helmet as standard headgear for all Imperial soldiers, to include stats. Example: 1

 

4. Additional Cold Weather versions of the Imperial armors - Skyrim's a cold, cold place. Always has been. It would be fitting to have the Empire's soldiers equipped for it. Namely leggings and sleeves to keep themselves warm. Here's a figure for example (Legio I figure). In addition, if you can add furry capes, that would be awesome. Concept art for the Imperials in Skyrim had them, but didn't make it into the game.

 

5. All Imperial gear should be craftable - Currently in Skyrim, you can only craft the heavy versions. Light versions to include the Officer helmet are not on the list. All the Imperial gear should be craftable under the "Imperial" tab when you go smithing.

 

6. Auxiliary Shield - To replace the current "Light Imperial Shield" equivalent.

 

I know it's all a lot to ask, but if it can happen, it would be great.

Edited November 24, 2011 by Warmaker01

[Vol08]

I agree with this thread.

 

I love the Legion.

[NorthernMonkey]

I concur. I had this same thought almost instantly, especially after I saw the Imperial shield. This would be an instant download for me.