Bound Equipment Overhaul

Description:

After growing tired of dumping my bound weapons as I progressed in game, I decided to make myself an overhaul of the system. My main aim was to remove the Soul Trap, which feels unnecessary, as well as the frankly annoying Turn Undead effect. I present my personal mod solution to you, the community, to use/edit/throw in the bin as you see fit.

Bound Equipment Overhaul Feature List:

• []    Introduces a Bound Shield as an Apprentice level skill (Left Hand only) with appropriate enchantment upgrades from perks.

• []    Changes the base perk requirements to make them a little more balanced for the new effects. Details below.

  []    Attempts to make Bound Equipment progress with the player without actually editing the intrinsic damage values.

  []    Attempts to touch as little of the system as possible to provide as much compatibility as I can, however, other perk mods that affect specifically the effects of the vanilla Bound Weapon perks will conflict (except where noted in the Compatibility section).

  Shield Details:

  Both the Bound and Mystic Shields are classed as Heavy Armor

  Armor Rating:

  • []Bound Shield - 22

    []Mystic Shield - 36

    Perk Details:

    Mystic Binding

    "Bound weapons do more damage. Bound shields provide a stronger defense."

    • []Requires Conjuration 30 (originally 20)

      Soul Assault - Renamed from Soul Stealer

      "Bound weapons tear into the target's connection to Nirn, causing them to burn on hit. Bound shields increase magic resistance."

      • []Requires Conjuration 40 (originally 30)

        []Weapons deal 15pts of fire damage for 1 (Dagger), 2 (Sword and Bow) or 3 seconds (Battleaxe)

        []Shields give 10% Magic Resistance

        "Bound weapons cut deeply into the ties between the target and Nirn, causing unresistable burning damage on hit. Bound shields increase magic resistance with increased effectiveness against the fire, frost and shock."

        • []Requires Conjuration 70

          []Weapons deal 30pts non elemental damage for 1 (Dagger), 2 (Sword and Bow) or 3 seconds (Battleaxe)

          []Shield - 10% Magic Resistance + 10% Resistance to Fire, Frost & Shock

        Oblivion Binding

        "Bound weapons bind targets to oblivion, causing a reduction in their magical defenses. Bound shields project a ward when raised."

        []Requires Conjuration 55 (originally 40)

        []Weapons reduce the target's Magic Resistance by 15% for 1 (Dagger), 2 (Sword) or 3 seconds (Battleaxe and Bow)

        []Shield gr