Would such a thing be possible?

[willowwisp]

Alright, I've started reading some tutorials here and there and I might actually try my hand at modding, but first I would like to know if what I have in mind is even possible to make and how difficult it would be to create.

 

My mod idea is based off the anime Claymore, if you don't know what it is then don't worry. Basically, you would be an half-human half-monster being and have powerful abilities to match. The catch is the more you use your abilities/spells, the closer you get to becoming a full monster with no trace of humanity left. I haven't decided if the option of becoming a monster will actually be possible, but it would be kinda neat eventually, but right I'm just focusing on just being half/half.

 

One of your special abilities would be a sort of spell that would make you incredibly strong and fast and while active your physical appearance would change (different eye color, give your character some sort of aura). Is that possible? Also, I haven't figure out how exactly I would determine how close you are from reaching your 'limit' and become a monster, but one thing I'd love to do is that you would go berserk and lose control of your character for some time and kill anything in sight. Anyways, that's basically it, you have to be careful with your spell usages especially in towns and such or you might regret it.

 

Any thoughts?

[nosisab]

Alright, I've started reading some tutorials here and there and I might actually try my hand at modding, but first I would like to know if what I have in mind is even possible to make and how difficult it would be to create.

 

My mod idea is based off the anime Claymore, if you don't know what it is then don't worry. Basically, you would be an half-human half-monster being and have powerful abilities to match. The catch is the more you use your abilities/spells, the closer you get to becoming a full monster with no trace of humanity left. I haven't decided if the option of becoming a monster will actually be possible, but it would be kinda neat eventually, but right I'm just focusing on just being half/half.

 

One of your special abilities would be a sort of spell that would make you incredibly strong and fast and while active your physical appearance would change (different eye color, give your character some sort of aura). Is that possible? Also, I haven't figure out how exactly I would determine how close you are from reaching your 'limit' and become a monster, but one thing I'd love to do is that you would go berserk and lose control of your character for some time and kill anything in sight. Anyways, that's basically it, you have to be careful with your spell usages especially in towns and such or you might regret it.

 

Any thoughts?

The spell system in Oblivion have special characteristics. What you describe is in the class of "power" or "Lesser power" that are traits races have. Power is more powerful but limited at use in a daily base, lesser powers can be used many times as wanted.

 

Making new races is not only a possibility but indeed exists for a long time now. The difficulty is greater if you are going to change the looking of it.

 

This lost of control can be easily implemented in script.

 

Now, the ingame appearance change I don't know if is possible, I think it not without deep changes in the engine itself.

 

Edit: a way to simulate it would involve bonded items... like making an "monstrous" outfit and giving and force equipping it to the player, but the morphing effect itself is a much more difficult thing... you can aways blur the screen enough to fake and hide it.

[LoginToDownload]

I'll add, Terran Vampires already includes an effective "Frenzy" effect if the player gets too low on blood, albeit with heavy scripting. Only changing the character's eyes is problematic enough to make it not really worth doing, but it's easy to add a couple of eyes to the "monstrous" clothing/armor if you can actually make one. The aura would also be a cinch.