KSA Barbarian Defender Armor (SOS)
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #57 of 222 Armour mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Kreiste's Stranded Attires
Barbarian Defender Armor
Description
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[]A new set of craftable men's Leather armor of an otherworldly, shield-bearing warrior, with the shield included as well. It comes with a body armor, boots, and gauntlet, exclusive for male character.
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]Can be crafted at any forges with Steel Smithing perk.[]While the design is inspired from a certain shield-bearing war hero, the 3D model is made and sculpted from scratch by me.
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[]The armor comes with 2K texture sets.
[]The body used for this armor is SOS. You know where to find it. However, since almost the whole skin is covered, I believe the armor, as a whole, should work fine with vanilla body.
[]The fingergloves are taken straight off Dark Brotherhood gloves. The original color of the gloves is red; and while I honestly think it still looks good, if you want to have it dyed black, you might want to have a texture replacer installed. I used Rustic Textures by Gamwich.
Please contact me if you'd like to use the assets in this mod or make a conversion. I'd also prefer it if my assets stay within Nexus Mods and/or Vector Plexus.
Additionally, I do not want my works to be edited/modified/morphed/derived for SMMB. I do not want to associate my creation with that mod. Please respect my decision :)
Ousnius, Caliente and the rest of the team for Body Slide & Outfit Studio.
VectorPlexus, Smurf, b3lisario of LL for SOS, and Galgaroth for the SSE conversion.
air from VectorPlexus forum for teaching me how to make Outfit Studio weight sliders.
Ulfberth for teaching how to use Body Slide and Outfit Studio.
Haytur for literally beautifying the plain and basic shield into something much more majestic.
Birbinator from Skyrim Modding Hub discord for her tips and help on the model.
Aneko Yusagi, Kinema Citrus, and KADOKAWA for the inspiring, fun show, The Rising of the Shield Hero; from which this armor is derived from.
My patrons and the entire Vector Plexus community who always lifts my spirits up.
Please endorse if you like it :D
KSA Barbarian Defender Armor is a craftable male-only leather armor set for Skyrim Special Edition, featuring a unique shield-bearing warrior design with 2K textures. It requires the SOS body mod and Steel Smithing perk to craft. The mod has 140 endorsements and was last updated in January 2021.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community support with 140 endorsements and over 12k downloads.
- Unique design inspired by a shield-bearing warrior, modeled from scratch.
- Craftable at any forge with a reasonable perk requirement, making it accessible mid-game.
⚠️ Cons
- Male-only armor, so female characters can't use it.
- Requires SOS body mod, which may not be compatible with all body replacers.
- Gloves are red by default; you'll need a texture replacer if you want them black, adding extra setup.
For Skyrim players who want a distinctive, high-quality armor set for male characters, especially those using the SOS body mod. It's great for role-playing as a barbarian or warrior. Skip if you play female characters or prefer armor that works with vanilla bodies without extra mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have SOS installed and properly set up before adding this armor, or you may see visual glitches.
- If you want black gloves, install a texture replacer like Rustic Textures and overwrite the glove textures.
- Craft the armor at any forge after unlocking the Steel Smithing perk—no need to find a special location.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Kreiste
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 12,491
- Endorsements
- 140
- Category
- Armour
- Created
- 12/3/2020
- Updated
- 1/15/2021
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