[LE] Newby: Best Way to Create Damaging Touch Spells?

[Zazulio]

Hi! So, today's my first day playing around with the construction kit. I've watched a couple tutorials and think I understand some of the very simple basic functions of the tool, and now I'm trying to make my first little mini-mod. I want to add "Touch" destruction spells, and targeted concentration spells, but I'm not sure about how to properly go about this since neither seems to exist in the base game.

 

Touch Spell

Pretty basic stuff, here. I want a Flame Touch, Shocking Touch, and Freezing Touch spell. The idea is that I charge a blast, release it, and an arms-length target is struck by a blast of flame, electricity, or ice. So, in the creation kit, I duplicate a fire spell, erase the effects, change the conditions to "Fire and Forget" and "Target Actor," and set the range to five feet. However, when I try to add a new effect to get the fire damage, I don't seem to actually have any fire damage options available in the drop-down menu. I see Banish, Soul Trap, Invisibility, Muffle, and several other things, but no actual damage -- fire or otherwise. What is the most effective way to get the effect I'm seeking? I'd like to avoid shooting an actual projectile, because that simply isn't what I'm looking for, but do I have to set the spell up as a projectile? If so, is there a way to hide the visible projectile?

 

Targeted Concentration Spell

The channeled spell in the restoration tree, healing hands, affects whichever target is in your crosshairs within a certain range. You simply hold the cast key, and the selected target is surrounding by a swirling glow and regains health. I want the same thing for destruction skills, to channel a non-projectile ranged spell that causes whatever target is in my crosshairs to be engulfed in flame, electricity, or freezing wind. Given that I couldn't even get my fire and forget touch spell to function properly, I'm even less sure about how to get this to work!

 

Could ya'll offer some insight for a newby modder?

 

 

I FIGURED IT OUT! I DIDN'T REALIZE I COULD CREATE CUSTOM MAGIC EFFECTS. :D

Edited February 26, 2017 by Zazulio

[cumbrianlad]

Glad to hear it!