Dragonborn Aptitude - Dragon Souls Mod
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #100 of 104 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Dragon Souls are a source of the great power and being a Dragonborn let's you tap into their potential.
Each consumed Dragon Soul will augment those who are capable of holding them.
Dragonborn Aptitude rediscovers the idea of utilizing Dragon Souls, but it does so in a unique way. Its main goal is to provide means to buff Shouts without interfering much with existing skills (like Speech) or creating custom altars.
The mod achieves its goal by introducing three new mechanics: Souls Containment, Souls Overflowing and Thu'um Fluency. First two focus on Dragon Souls and make Shouts more powerful while third one let's you improve Shouts cooldown.
Souls Containment
As you normally absorb Dragon Souls they are contained within you. This allows you to tap into them to make yourself and your Shouts more powerful.
This continues up to the Overflowing limit. You'll still be able to absorb more Dragon Souls, but Souls Containment won't include additional Souls.
- []Ancient Vigor
- []Ancestors Echo
- []Soul Fusion
Souls Overflowing
When you reach certain amount of contained Dragon Souls (10 by default) you enter an Overflowing state. In this state Dragonborn cannot control all of the Dragon Souls living inside, and this produces various unique effects:
- []Soul Eater
- Primordial Power
Dragonborn Aptitude is a gameplay mod for Skyrim that gives Dragon Souls a new purpose by granting innate perks with unique effects when you collect them, beyond just unlocking Words of Power. With 772 endorsements and over 151,000 downloads, it's a popular choice for players who want more depth from their dragon hunting.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 772 endorsements and over 151k downloads—clearly a hit.
- Makes Dragon Souls feel valuable again, so you're not just hoarding them after learning all shouts.
- Adds a new layer of progression for dragon hunters without overhauling the whole game.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2022, so it might not be fully compatible with the latest Skyrim patches or other mods.
- The description is vague on what the perks actually do, so you're going in blind until you try it.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter Dragon Soul mechanics or perk systems.
For Skyrim players who've collected every shout and want Dragon Souls to matter again. If you're a completionist who loves hunting dragons and want a little extra reward, this is for you. Skip if you're looking for a total overhaul—this is a focused tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the Dragonborn DLC if you're using this with the base game—Dragon Souls are core to the main quest.
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, install this with that to keep your load order clean.
- Check the mod's comments section for any reported conflicts with popular perk overhauls like Ordinator.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- sasnikol
- Version
- 1.2.1
- Downloads
- 151,512
- Endorsements
- 772
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 7/10/2022
- Updated
- 7/21/2022
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