LordSarcasm Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I'll just be blunt, I honestly do not see why spiders are so creepy. I think they're frickin awesome actually! But, I do realize that a annoyingly large number of people are so batshit terrified of arachnids that they lose all higher brain function except the part of the brain that makes one scream like a little girl. So, I propose a mod that has spiders give off a passive fear effect on NPC's. Just seeing a spider would cause the most fearsome orc into a slobbering coward like my sister. It would effect ALL NPC's, so if you find yourself fighting spiders, don't expect much help because nobody is brave enough to fight at your side when spiders are around. And I mean ALL NPC's, from bandits, to followers, to automatons to dragons. The ones who would be immune would be other spiders, and the player (unless the player really is a real arachnophobe of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeman325 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Hrm, this might be able to be done with faction tweaks, but those can get really "odd" very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlturDrake Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 (edited) I actually LOVE this concept, I don't think it should work on everyone without fail though, maybe a 50% chance of fear on every nearby NPC every 15-20 seconds or so, MUCH more doable and I can see getting creeped out and running halfway through :P Edited December 13, 2012 by AlturDrake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeman325 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) That might take a custom magic effect... there are already fear effects, maybe it can be attached to a customized poison? I'm getting a little more interested in this... Edit: I don't think I've experienced the player getting hit by a fear effect before, so I'm not sure what entirely happens there, if anything at all, or if that is even really an issue in the scope of the mod... Edited December 14, 2012 by Dudeman325 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSarcasm Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Edit: I don't think I've experienced the player getting hit by a fear effect before, so I'm not sure what entirely happens there, if anything at all, or if that is even really an issue in the scope of the mod... There aren't really any NPC's hostile or otherwise who use any kind of fear affect. A couple of times when you're eating an ingredient you might get hit with the effect, but the player is resistant to any illusion affects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeman325 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) Well, when I get the time to try it out, I'll post an update. Stay tuned! Edit: I have a simple EnchInfluenceContact Effect (fear weapon enchantment) attached to spider bites, but I can't attach it to ranged poison. Any ideas? I'm going to go test some things out with the current fear-bites. Let's see what happens... Edited December 14, 2012 by Dudeman325 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jitansgate Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I Hate Spiders so much that I shoot them from a Distance with a Bow or Crossbow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeman325 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Spider Terror Let me know what you think so far! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSarcasm Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Nice. I haven't gotten the chance to see it in action yet but thanks for having a go at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimoa Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Should make summoning spiders fun. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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