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Amazing Race Tweaks! Nord (New Edition)

This New Edition of the popular mod of 2015 enhances melee for Nord and Nord Vampire player races (see the video) and adds new powers and abilities. It may be used for new or existing player characters, and it works for Nord NPCs, too! It's safe, as no changes are permanent. If you unsubscribe, powers and abilities return to what they were. What's new and improved:

• Crafting: You can now craft and improve Nord Hero weapons and Ancient Nord armor at the Companions Skyforge with only the Steel Smithing perk! You can also make the new Draugr Deathlord helmet, seen in the video!
  
• Reusable Powers: New lesser powers are Knockback Attack, Power Lift and an improved Battle Cry.
  
• Abilities: New Crushing Blow, Talos' Blessing, increased Frost Resistance.
  
• Race Sign: Sign of the Warrior.
  
• Race Deficit: slight weakness to fire.
  
• Starting Skills: Total skill bonus for new player characters are increased from +35 to +45.
  
• Bug Fixes: The Talos' blessing and brawling bugs should be fixed.

ART! Nord (New Edition) is one of 10 mods in the A.R.T. (Amazing Race Tweaks!) series. Others are HERE. No DLC is required. It's compatible with all Sp0ckrates workshop mods and many others. You do NOT have to unsubscribe from other mods in this series to use this mod.


The goal of this mod series is to make each race truly unique. If a mod doesn't give a race powers and abilities no other race has, it shouldn't be called Amazing Race Tweaks! Right? What's new in the New Editions: Each race has new or improved reusable powers and abilities for both player and NPCs, increased skill bonuses, an all-new race sign and a slight race deficit. I've enjoyed playing Nords but thought combat should be more, well--legendary! I think this mod accomplishes that goal. I hope you think so, too.



Demoralized foes don't always flee. They sometimes stand and fight, but with less strength. So this power not only has a chance to make targets run away--it also makes those who don't flee weaker, as they lose 50 stamina and magicka! The power also rallies your followers to fight fiercely. They won't flee and gain 50 stamina and magicka. It can be used once every 10 minutes (4 game hours) and cannot be used at the same time as Knockback Attack. Only the player has this power.

Want to have some fun? Knock foes off their feet with a sword, or send them flying into the air with a war hammer! Just activate the power, use power attacks and enjoy the show! Chance to knock back or send them flying depends on the weapon used and the 1H or 2H perks you have. It can be used once every 10 minutes (4 game hours) and cannot be used at the same time as Battle Cry. Only the player has this power, because you wouldn't want a follower to send a boss with a quest item flying off a cliff! For the percent chances to land successful attacks see the Discussion page.

Hate leaving loot behind? Now you won't have to! This power boosts carry weight by 100, and you can fast-travel with the extra weight. It can be used once every minute, as long as your stamina is not less than 10%. Stamina slowly drains as you use the power, so you'll have to slow down to regain strength before you power lift again. NPC followers have a Power Lift ability, which gives them a +50 carry weight with no cool down.


Automatically makes power attacks more fun, without having the side effect of sending foes airborne when you don't want to. This ability gives each power attack a chance to knock foes down at your feet. If they're blocking when you land a Crushing Blow, they drop the shield or weapon they used to block, too. The chance to depends on the weapon used and the One-Handed or Two-Handed perks you have. Nord followers and other NPCs also use this ability, but have a lower chance than the player. Their chance depends on their level, since most NPCs don't have perks. For the percent chances to land successful attacks see the Discussion page.

Resistance to frost damage is increased to 65%.

Nords take a stand for Talos, so he rewards them. Players and NPCs have a 20% reduction in time between shouts. This stacks with other Talos blessings and enchantments.


The new race sign is a permanent standing-stone ability. It lets you learn combat skills (plus light armor) 20% faster. It stacks with the Warrior Standing Stone bonus.


The 2016 editions give each race a craft they specialize in. Nords can make Ancient Nord Armor and Nord Hero Weapons at the Skyforge in Whiterun, without needing to complete the Companions quests. All you need is the Steel Smithing perk.

The 2016 editions give each race a slight deficit. Nords now have a 15% weakness to fire damage.


Nords now start with: Two-handed: +15. Smithing: +10. Blocking, Heavy Armor, Light Armor, One-handed: +5. Total skill bonus is raised form +35 to +45. Starting Spells remain the same.


This mod is completely free. But it takes a lot of time, effort and expense to make it and mods like it. If you appreciate the fun they provide and want to give a little back, log into PayPal[www.paypal.com] and make a donation to sp0ckrates@outlook.com. No amount is too small to help!


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To make sure this mod loads, after subscribing, launch Skyrim, wait for the launch screen to display a message that all mods finished synchronizing, then exit Skyrim to the desktop. Relaunch Skyrim. The mod should now be loaded.


The Talos' alter blessing bug, where the game would sometimes close to the desktop should now be fixed, as should the shout cool down bug, where cool down was instantaneous. The brawling bug of the previous edition is fixed. Please report any bugs you think you find. Mods adding Nord followers and other NPCs should be compatible, unless they change the Nord race.


There's no need to unsubscribe. After subscribing, you may easily disable the mod at anytime:

1. Start the Skyrim launcher
   
2. Wait for it to display a message that mods finished synchronizing
   
3. Select Data Files
   
4. Remove the checkmark next to this mod
   
5. Select OK and Play

See the Change Notes.