LE Immersive Enchanting

[Thingamajig]

Hi guys.

 

It sucks that i don't have the modding ability to make my idea's into reality, hence me being here sharing my idea with (hopefully) experienced modders who see the potential in what i think about.

 

 

Anywhoo, i've got an idea for a mod for Skyrim to overhaul Enchanting. What it consists of is:

 

Allow court wizards from each city to enchant items for the player at a price, which would be determined by the power (And type) of enchantment required. Most of these wizards you can trade with no problem - why can't you also pay them to enchant items for you? Not every character i've made has been skilled in enchanting, and frankly, i have no interest in the arts of magic.

 

Aside from court wizards, it would also be nice if certain companions also had this ability to enchant items for the player, for example, the dark elf at Azura's shrine. Companions should enchant items for free, but for the sake of balance, not be as powerful as court wizard counterparts. Also, an Enchanting table would have to be nearby & the player would have to supply any required soul gem.

 

 

 

It's not a hugely complex mod, but i think it enhances realism just a tad. I also have no reason to think why this kind of thing would require new dialogue - just a new topic for the wizards (and companions) and a simple generic response that i'm sure would already exist in the game. So using preexisting voice should be fine. Once a player clicks on a "Can you enchant something for me?" topic, the enchanter replies with a generic response and the enchanting menu appears - with the additional view of the players septims in the bottom right corner, obviously indicating how much it would cost.

 

And as i previously stated, cost would include the power of the enchantment, the type (and complexity) as well as any item that may be required ie; lesser soul gem, greater, grand, etc (Supplied by the wizard)

 

If it's a companion who's enchanting, it would be down to the player to supply the required soul gem.

 

Oh and speaking of soul gems, it would be good if, once used (either to charge or enchant) instead of them simply "disappearing" from the game world, the common game item "Sould gem fragments" is replaced with them instead. I always found it odd that i never got this in my players inventory whenever i used a gem to charge a weapon/item.

 

Anyway, just my 2 cents.

Edited June 30, 2012 by Thingamajig