Roleplaying in Skyrim - Birthsigns

INTRODUCTION

Constellations (known as Sky Tales to the Reachmen) are collections of stars and other astronomical objects which appear in the night sky which form a perceived pattern. The constellation that is in the night sky at the time of year of a person's birth is called their birthsign (also spelled birth sign) or star sign and is believed to influence their characteristics and fate. Those born under certain constellations are said to be 'fortunate in their aspects'. Such people are often blessed or cursed with remarkable abilities or weaknesses as a result of the magical conjunctions of celestial influences.

This mod implements this concept into Skyrim, similar to previous TES games.

The aim with Birthsigns is for each option to provide some benefit to any character, regardless of the build or playstyle. Whereas a combat heavy character may have immediately disregarded some birthsigns in previous TES titles, now each may offer something to that build. For the sake of realism, a "Random" option is included.

The effects (bonuses and penalties) are lore-focused and themed in a way that stays true to the original concept of birthsigns in TES, while attempting to keep each one interesting and useful to any character. This resulted in a total of four base bonuses: one for combat builds, one for magic builds, and one for stealth builds. The fourth - just for fun (primarily non-hostile QOL effect was the goal).

In addition, each birthsign bestows two penalties, for balance and to encourage strategy. Not interested in penalties? I tried to exclude them, but its in the lore for some (Atronach, Apprentice, Serpent, etc.). Now, all must suffer.

FEATURES

[]Lore-focused and lore-themed: Bonuses and penalties for each birthsign are based (albeit sometimes loosely) on lore.[/]

[]Waxing & waning: Magnitudes of bonuses and penalties will grow increasingly and decreasingly stronger to match the cycles of the months.[/]

[*]Passive effects: No powers, activations, cool-downs, need for micro-managing, etc.,