Welcome to the Read Me file for AbeTheBlackFox's Reaper gear. Installation: -Either select it with NMM OR -Extract the ZIP file and drag the contents into your Skyrim directory. Don't forget to enable it in the load list. My overall goals of this mod was to create a new tier of items that: 1. Doesn't break the game with overpowered stats/effects 2. Provides a balanced degree of difficulty to obtain the items, while still making it worthwhile These items are not easy to get; they: -Do NOT drop from any NPCs -Are NOT sold by any merchants -Can NOT be disenchanted to reuse their effects -HAVE a 50% higher base value than that of the strongest standard item in the list -HAVE infinite enchantments that never run out (Although overuse of the staff might cause memory leakage, not my fault) -All items HAVE tempering recipes, except jewellery (Because tempering a necklace does jack) Before you bork at the requirements in making these items, do remember that these are above the highest tier. Also note that the crafting recipes are the ones with the requirements; items spawned with the console or crafted during a buff can still be used if you don't meet the requirements later. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reaper's Amulet Value: 30k Lore: This amulet is said to contain the tongue of history's most seductive Argonian lover. When death took her, her tongue was used in a ritual by Akatosh to create what is known today as Dragon's Tongue. It is said that the sap used in crafting this amulet provides its wearer the same appeal as she once had. Enchant: Fortify Speechcraft 100pts Resist Disease 100% (Doesn't work for scripted diseases, eg. Companions.) Resist Poison 80% Resist Magic 80% Recipe: 100 Dragon's Tongue 2 Ebony Ingot 1 Silver Ingot 1 Black Soul Gem (Grand) Requirements: Smithing lvl 100 'Daedric Smithing' Perk Speechcraft lvl 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reaper's Battleaxe, Greatsword, Hammer Value: 250k Lore: Wielded only by the most homicidal madmen of history; two-handed weapons of the Reaper are rumoured to have been forged with the souls of their victims so that their tormented existence within the weapon can further demoralise future opponents. Enchant: Absorb Health 50pts on Strike, 1 sec Absorb Magicka 50pts on Strike, 1 sec Recipe: 16 Ebony Ingots 8 Silver Ingots 6 Black Soul Gems (Grand) 4 Fire Salts Requirements: Smithing lvl 100 'Daedric Smithing' Perk Two-Handed lvl 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reaper's Bow Value: 200k Speed: 0.8 (A little faster than Orcish) Lore: The Dark Brotherhood are by themselves a terrifying nightmare, but one excelled above the others. Known for his phenomenal abilities as a marksman, many revered and feared him; any who didn't, heard the arrow after it struck. Even in death, this bow is said to hold some of his gruesome brilliance. Enchant: Absorb Health 50pts on Strike, 1 sec Absorb Magicka 50pts on Strike, 1 sec Recipe: 16 Ebony Ingots 8 Silver Ingots 6 Black Soul Gems (Grand) 4 Fire Salts Requirements: Smithing lvl 100 'Daedric Smithing' Perk Archery lvl 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reaper's Dagger, Sword, Mace, Waraxe Value: 150k-200k Lore: History's bloodiest pages are usually the most infamous, but the missing pages go unnoticed. Events recorded on these pages are traditionally caused by those wielding one-handed weapons of the Reaper. Feather-light and blindingly quick, these weapons make stealth kills dead simple. Enchant: Absorb Health 50pts on Strike, 1 sec Absorb Magicka 50pts on Strike, 1 sec Recipe: 8 Ebony Ingots 4 Silver Ingots 3 Black Soul Gems (Grand) 2 Fire Salts Requirements: Smithing lvl 100 'Daedric Smithing' Perk One-Handed lvl 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reaper's Boots Value: 50k Lore: Crouched in a shadow of the night, and hidden behind a drifting leaf, the wearer of these boots is quieter than a breath of wind. Its soles lined with the feathers of fallen avian predators, these boots contain the secrets of subterfuge and invisibility, even in crowded rooms. Enchant: Muffle 80% Fortify Sneak 100pts Regenerate Stamina 100% Resist Shock 80% Recipe: 50 Hawk Feathers 10 Ebony Ingots 5 Silver Ingots 2 Black Soul Gems (Grand) Requirements: Smithing lvl 100 'Daedric Smithing' Perk Sneak lvl 100 AND Heavy Armor lvl 100 OR Light Armor lvl 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reaper's Gauntlets Value: 50k Lore: These gauntlets were once worn by a Moth Priest as he practised the arts of warfare, and continued to do so into his winter years. When he passed, seemingly not satisfied with his efforts during life, he remained on Mundus into the afterlife. After many years of isolation he eventually lost his mind, becoming a spectral creature known today as a Wispmother. Enchant: Fortify One-Handed 100pts Fortify Two-Handed 100pts Fortify Blocking 100pts Fortify Destruction 90% (% of cost reduction) Recipe: 10 Ebony Ingots 5 Silver Ingots 5 Wisp Wrappings 2 Black Soul Gems (Grand) Requirements: Smithing lvl 100 'Daedric Smithing' Perk AND Heavy Armor lvl 100 OR Light Armor lvl 100 AND One-Handed lvl 100 OR Two-Handed lvl 100 OR Block lvl 100 OR Destruction lvl 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reaper's Helmet, Hood Value: 50k Lore: In all its years, the Bard's College of Solitude has produced many screechy-voiced singers and lute-players. While many would consider this an act of public indecency, there was one who achieved fame and fortune; a mystic who delved into the arts of illusion and misdirection. He thrilled his audiences with impossible feats, but his name and gender aren't actually known, as he always performed wearing this mask. Enchant: Regenerate Magicka 100% Fortify Archery 100pts Fortify Alteration 90% (% of cost reduction) Fortify Illusion 90% Recipe: 12 Ebony Ingots 10 Frost Salts 6 Silver Ingots 4 Black Soul Gems (Grand) Requirements: Smithing lvl 100 'Daedric Smithing' Perk AND Heavy Armor lvl 100 OR Light Armor lvl 100 AND Archery lvl 100 OR Alteration lvl 100 OR Illusion lvl 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reaper's Armor Value: 200k Lore: Prized by the Empire's deadliest imperial battlemage, she discovered this armor on the corpse of a Dremora Commander during the invasions of the Oblivion Crisis. It was later discovered that the enchantments of this armor were instrumental in the conjuring of the Oblivion gates by reducing the magicka needed to almost nothing. Enchant: Fortify Heavy Armor 100pts OR Fortify Light Armor 100pts AND Regenerate Health 80% Fortify Conjuration 90% (% of cost reduction) Fortify Restoration 90% Recipe: 20 Ebony Ingot 20 Sabre Cat Tooth 10 Silver Ingot 5 Black Soul Gems (Grand) Requirements: Smithing lvl 100 'Daedric Smithing' Perk AND Heavy Armor lvl 100 OR Light Armor lvl 100 AND Conjuration lvl 100 OR Restoration lvl 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reaper's Shield Value: 200k Lore: No one knows where this shield came from. Its qualities were only discovered when a housefire ravaged the building it was being kept in. Among many others, there is a rumour that it was brought over by Akaviri invaders, who would've found the shield's magic absorbing qualities quite useful against dragons. Enchant: Ward - Deflection 1500pts Recipe: 30 Nirnroot 20 Ebony Ingots 10 Silver Ingots 10 Void Salts 3 Black Soul Gems (Grand) Requirements: Smithing lvl 100 'Daedric Smithing' Perk Block lvl 100 AND Heavy Armor lvl 100 OR Light Armor lvl 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reaper's Ring Value: 30k Lore: Everyone loves artifacts, but what about the genius who made them? The Reaper's Ring is a device of legend that has passed from one generation to another; an heirloom of the most astonishing craftsmen and women of the past four eras. Scripture tells that the ring provides its wearer with an immeasurable insight into producing the finest crafts of Tamriel. Enchant: Fortify Alchemy 100pts Fortify Smithing 100pts Fortify Enchanting 100pts Resist Fire 80% Resist Frost 80% Recipe: 5 Spriggan Sap 2 Ebony Ingot 1 Silver Ingot 1 Black Soul Gem (Grand) Requirements: Smithing lvl 100 'Daedric Smithing' Perk Enchanting lvl 100 Alchemy lvl 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reaper's Staff Value: 200k Lore: In the age of the Dragon Wars, humans survived only by learning the ways of the Thuum, the magical voice of the dragons, and the source of their power. Quickly, the humans discovered that using the thuum had detrimental effects on their vitality. To combat this, the finest enchanters of their era worked to fashion many staffs such as this one to use the thuum for them. Enchant: Generic Damage 350pts Unrelenting Force 100pts Stagger Push 2.5pts Recipe: 20 Vampire Dust 12 Ebony Ingots 6 Silver Ingots 6 Black Soul Gems (Grand) Requirements: Smithing lvl 100 'Daedric Smithing' Perk Destruction lvl 100 Enchanting lvl 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: If any of my lore doesn't match up with the official ES timeline, I don't need to hear about it. I only threw these short stories together out of boredom. Otherwise, enjoy. :)