change NPC spells?

[thunderwolf86]

is there a way to change the spells of npcs? ie remove certain ones and add different ones. either through the console or the creation kit or anything else really. the only reason i ask is because of savos aren, it really drives me nuts to see him using conjure dremora lord and spam oakflesh (i think thats the one hes using). i want to remove that dremora spell and replace it with an atronarch, then add a couple higher level destruction spells. hes the arch mage, why is he such a wimp.

[Psiberzerker]

Lol, he also seems to favor an Iron Battleaxe. I've seen him use it in several Dragon fights (Winterhold seems to have dragonbait smeared all over it) on different saves.

[xlcr]

@thunderwolf86, i guess you could try an experiment using targeted removespell and addspell console commands on Savos Aren..

I've no idea if you can successfully remove/add spells on an NPC and expect them to use the new spells.. so make a gamesave before trying this..

 

Savos Aren (http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Savos_Aren) Ref ID is: 0001C1B8

Conjure Dremora Lord (http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Spells) spell ID is: 0010ddec

Targeted console command to remove a specific spell (http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Console) is: removespell <spell ID>

So, the full console command to try would probably be: 1C1B8.removespell 0010ddec

(or while in console you can select/target Savos Aren with your mouse and enter: removespell 0010ddec).

 

Use 'addspell <spell ID>' to add these spells: Conjure Flame Atronach spell ID: 000204c3, Frost Atronach: 000204c4, Storm Atronach: 000204c5.

1C1B8.addspell 000204c3 or 000204c4 or 000204c5.

(or try targeting Savos with your mouse instead like before).

 

Again, dunno if all this will work on an NPC or if they'll use the new spells, these commands are normally used on the player.

not sure why you're so concerned about Savos Aren, he doesn't engage in combat very often from what i remember.

are you going to turn him into a follower?

http://images.uesp.net/thumb/1/11/SR-npc-Savos_Aren.jpg/180px-SR-npc-Savos_Aren.jpg http://images.uesp.net/thumb/5/5a/SR-creature-Flame_Atronach.jpg/180px-SR-creature-Flame_Atronach.jpg http://images.uesp.net/thumb/1/1f/SR-creature-Frost_Atronach.jpg/180px-SR-creature-Frost_Atronach.jpg http://images.uesp.net/thumb/7/7c/SR-creature-Storm_Atronach.jpg/180px-SR-creature-Storm_Atronach.jpg

Edited July 1, 2012 by xlcr

[thunderwolf86]

thanks for the advice, ill definetall give it a try. actually i had 2 unique ideas involving savos and a couple other npcs that arent followers

 

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

my first thought was to, thruogh the console, make savos and kodlak my dead thralls (which is possible, i tested it myself but it must be done after completing the college and companions questline). that and iv had this on going thought for a mod that adds a player owned home with shrines to dead npcs that when activated will summon them from sovengard (or whereever) to become followers, npcs like savos, miribelle, kodlak, skjor, ysgrammor, astrid, alies of the player that have died. only difference being that theyre not etheral, they are as they were in life.

*SPOILERS END HERE*

 

anyway ill give that method a shot a little later on and see if it works