Races Reloaded

The lands of Cyrodiil are home to a diverse array of peoples, each with their own unique abilities. Unfortunately, many of them aren’t great. Others are a little TOO good. Let’s fix that.

What Does This Mod Do?

Each of the ten playable races has been given some kind of rework to their racial abilities.

More extreme passive resistances have had their numbers reigned in. Starting bonuses to Magicka have been tweaked, and some races have received starting bonuses to their Fatigue.

Active powers have seen serious overhauls. For the most part, calling the vanilla skills "Greater" powers felt like false advertising, and that's illegal. Weak Greater Powers have either been buffed, or entirely removed and replaced with much stronger ones. Races which previously lacked an active Greater Power have been given one, and efforts were made to ensure each of these Powers feels distinct from one another and useful. Powers which provide some nice utility but are otherwise less impactful have been made into Lesser Powers.

Specific Changes

A full list of changes are as follows:

Ability: Amphibious (Waterbreathing)

Ability: Adaptability (Resist Poison 75%, Resist Disease 50%)

Ability: Argonian Scales (Resist Normal Weapon 10%)

Ability: Cold-Blooded (Weakness to Frost 25%)

Greater Power: Histskin (Restore Health 20pts, Resist Poison 75%, Resist Disease 50%, Resist Normal Weapon 10% for 30s)

Ability: Mer Ancestry (Resist Magic 25%, Fortify Magicka 25)

Greater Power: Dragonskin (Resist Magic 50% for 30s)

Ability: Ashen One (Resist Fire 50%)

Greater Power: Ancestor's Wrath (Fire Damage 20pts, Weakness to Elements 25%, Weakness to Normal Weapon 10% for 30s on Touch)

Greater Power: Summon Ancestor Guardian (Summons Ancestor Guardian for 60s. )

Ability: Potency (Foritfy Magicka 75pts, Weakness to Elements 20%)

Greater Power: Highborn (Fortify Magicka 75pts, Restore Magicka 25pts 30 seconds, Weakness to Elements 30%)