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Shell of Artifice - Armor & Weapons

GENERAL INFORMATION:

This MOD ports part of the stunning Shell of Artifice Mod equipment from Oblivion, created by Gizmodian. According to the author, this exquisite set was found and donated to the Arcane University. Original MOD here: http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/32969/?

Ezreki kindly create an equipment showcase video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-c0qddBkfA

It is divided in two clothing parts: Robes and Boots, with a Sword and an Axe.

Robes:
Light Armor
Armor Rating: 25
Weight: 5
Enchanting: Fortify Magika by 50p; 10% less cost to all Destruction Spells.

Boots:
Light Armor
Armor rating: 7
Weight: 2
Enchanting: Increases carry weight by 50p.

Axe:
Weight: 14
Base Damage: 20 (Crit. 6)
Enchanting: Fire Damage on Hit; part of damage ignores opponent armor.

Sword:
Weight: 10
Base Damage: 20 (Crit. 10)
Enchanting: Drains 20p of Magika, Stamina and Health.

Pick-up location: inside Silent Ruins, in the Blackreach area (check screenshots) inside a Dwarven dresser (Enchanted Version) or on the dead female Imperial (Non enchanted version).

Crafting and Tempering (Dwarven category):

You can temper the Robes using 2 Corundum + 3 Dwarven + 2 Leather.
You can temper the Boots using 1 Dwarven Ingots + 1 Leather.
You can temper the Axe using 2 Dwarven Ingots.
You can temper the Sword using 2 Dwarven Ingots.

Please add suggestions to improve this MOD in the comments below.

NOTES:
- This is not a final release. It is ready to play and could need some adjustments according to the feedback I receive.
- The outfit is rigged to an UNP body, but it should work on any body type, including CBBE.
- Has _0 and _1 weights, and ground models.

VERSION HISTORY:
0.1 - Closed Beta release;
0.2 - Armor ratings and enchantments adjusted, tempering recipes tweaked; spelling check; TESEdit cleanup.
1.0 - Public release.

TROUBLESHOOTING:
- Nothing so far.

CREDITS AND THANKS:
Gizmodian for Shell of Artifice;
Dimon99 for UNP body;
[F3AR]Foxy346 for invaluable help, testing and advice;
Ezreki for the showcase video;
Nightasy for clothing/armor conversion tutorials;

Tools Used (thanks for the creators/teams):
SMCO for texture optimization;
Nifskope;
3DSMAX;
KgTools;
And (of course) Bethesda for Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim and the Creation Kit.

More of my conversions at: http://tes5stuff.blogspot.pt/