Cthuloot Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 So... To no avail I've been searching for a mod for shields... I'm currently playing with a Shield Mage and at times I'm a little disappointed that my all powerful fire and lighting spewing mage has kind of a crappy shield. I used Spellbreaker for a while and was pretty impressed by it's effect and then I got Dawnguard and read about the Aetherium Shield (probably so much error in the spelling there, might even be the wrong name). For those of you unfamiliar with it (Or completely confused because I didn't have the proper name) when you bash an opponent with it, they become ethereal for a small bit of time, which is pretty awesome. However I've not had a chance to play around with it much... Or at all for that matter. I also liked the effect that the Targe of the Blooded had (15 points of extra damage on bash, IIRC) and also thought this was pretty amazing. While these three shields are all pretty awesome, and the deadly bash perk gives you a bit of an extra punch, I still wasn't really convinced my all powerful mage had a shield worth of her enchanting, smithing or destruction levels. Not to mention one that matched the rest of my armor nicely (fashion is important, and probably directly affects your character's success). What I would love to see if a mod that allows me to make some nifty shield enchantments, if this is at all possible. Some ideas... - A successful bash causes enemies to ignite for a small period of time.- A successful bash causes the target to become soul trapped- While blocking the user regenerates health faster (or is healed, I imagine a healing effect would be easier to do)- While blocking the user becomes invisible (foot steps still are heard, and a bash or lowering the shield removes the invisibility)- A successful bash causes target to attack all targets (Similar to the Fury or Frenzy spell)- Bashing undead opponents causes them to explode (Similar to J'Zargo's Flame Cloak)- Blocked attacks cause the attacker to take lightning damage The possibilities for this sort of thing are almost endless, paralyzing the opponent, turning them into a chicken, or even giving you a frost cloak while blocking! These would be amazing additions, even for players that aren't heavily reliant on their shields and only use them as a fall back when they find themselves in over their head, knee deep in draugr. If at all possible I'd like some additional things added such as... - The ability to cast spells over your shield. This might be balanced by further reducing movement speed, and causing even normal attacks to stagger the caster.- Shield bash sneak attacks. I'm not sure if this is already in game, I've never thought to try it out. The few times I set out to do so, I find myself being detected before I can get in close enough to ensure a sneak attack (heavy armor probably wasn't the BEST choice for sneaking around... But I'm 35 levels in and can't be bothered to start retraining and shelling out for light armor, I'm also pretty well invested in heavy armor perks and smithing)- Throw your shield? I can't be the only one who has wanted to frisbee the 10 or 12 iron shields I find in the draugr layers at whatever sorry bugger I find after coming out of the crypts... Or at a dragon. I'd love to frisbee a shield at a dragon. I'd like this mod to be lore friendly, although I can't really imagine many ways to make this not lore friendly. I'd like it to be pretty fair and balanced, for example maybe a shield that heals you while blocking drains stamina or magicka. As far as implementation goes, I think learning the fire damage and soul trap enchantments for weapons would be enough for them to be available to shields, and some of the more 'shield only' ones be found in leveled areas as random loot. Personally I think it'd be interesting to fight a bandit leader with a shield that makes him invisible while blocking or a draugr with a shield that causes frost damage on a bash. Visual effects for this would be an amazing plus, however I do understand they can be quite a pain. I'm also open to other suggestions to shield effects that you guys have, and ultimately, if somebody decides to take this up as their own personal project, I won't complain if they don't include things I mention, because it's their mod that they've made. If this is something that could be easily done, let me know and point me in the right direction to some reference material and I'll be more than willing to give a shot at it myself as my first mod! That's all I can' think of at the moment and the misses is bothering me to stop typing so loud as she's trying to sleep. I'll check back and edit this main post with changes I come up with as well as questions and comments. Thanks a ton guys, I'm hoping to hear back from y'all on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthuloot Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 Am I the only person that wants this? :ohdear: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SongbirdLorelei Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Oh this does sound nice! I think it would be a welcome addition for people that run mages. Most enchantments focus on clothing or on weapons I think. That or you end up getting the over powered spell mods that already exist. Giving a shield some real use on people other than flailing meat sacks would be nice! You might want to edit the title to catch a particular modders eye. I almost didn't open this, assuming it was a texture request. :sweat: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthuloot Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 You might want to edit the title to catch a particular modders eye. I almost didn't open this, assuming it was a texture request. :sweat: How do?I must be some kind of stupid, cuz I can't for the life of me find where I change the bloody title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netson Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 - A successful bash causes enemies to ignite for a small period of time. (do u mean fire damage? if u mean so i agree with this as possible enchant)- A successful bash causes the target to become soul trapped (it's ok too)- While blocking the user regenerates health faster (or is healed, I imagine a healing effect would be easier to do) nah lol would be overpowered cus there wouldnt be magic cost or stamina and there is already enchants to speed up health/hp/mp regen*- While blocking the user becomes invisible (foot steps still are heard, and a bash or lowering the shield removes the invisibility) doesn't actually make sense, why the hell you would be holding block to to turn invisible? also overpowered as it wont have magic cost*- A successful bash causes target to attack all targets (Similar to the Fury or Frenzy spell) lol then you would be bashing every enemy same reason as be4 overpowered and no magica cost*...- Bashing undead opponents causes them to explode (Similar to J'Zargo's Flame Cloak) overpowered unless its wen they are close to die only- Blocked attacks cause the attacker to take lightning damage shouldn't be a problem as long as it isnt made to be a powerfull enchantment some others that could be added frost/lightning damage etc... PS: *if you mean an added bar for reffill shield like if it was a weapon then it is ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthuloot Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Naturally you'd want to balance it out and they'd have a charge like weapons do. If there is a way to constantly drain the power while blocking that'd be great. Even maybe make the drain on it speed up the longer you use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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