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Lore-Friendly Race Rebuilds

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===LORE-FRIENDLY RACE REBUILDS===
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For starters: I haven't confirmed this, but the skill bonus changes really won't matter much unless you're creating a new character, as any game save should have saved values for all the skills this modifies. I suppose one day I should confirm this. (c:

The logic behind what I've done is obvious to fans of older Elder Scrolls games: without attributes, and without classes, there is very little to differentiate the races and starting characters other than their skills. Even worse, in Morrowind and Oblivion, the skill differentiation was set at 45 points per race; in Skyrim, this is set to 35, making every race and starting character even that much more similar. I understand that was Bethesda's desire, but it removes both lore and flavor from the character creation process.

What I've done is reset the base skill bonus to 45 to match previous games, and tried to retrofit those bonuses with both the series' lore and previous games. Without acrobatics and athletics, the beast races were the ones hardest to fit into the new system. I've included comparisons to the previous games' stats along with the attributes applied by this mod.

I have also adjusted the descriptions on the race menu to match, adding the point changes here as well so it's easier to determine which character you'd like to start as with the changes from the mod.

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===ALTMER===
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Alchemy +10
Destruction +10
Conjuration +10
Alteration +5
Illusion +5
Enchanting +5

Magicka Bonus 100 points
Resist Disease 75%
25% Weakness to Fire, Frost and Shock


Skills/traits where points were previously assigned which no longer exist (-), were not assigned in some form (+), or were substantially changed (*) in Skyrim:


Oblivion:

-Mysticism +10

+Weakness to elements 25%
+Resist disease 75%
*Fortify Magicka 100 points

Morrowind:

+Weakness to elements 25%, additional 25% for fire
+Weakness to non-elemental magicka 50% (Health drain/damage/absorption, blind, burden, etc.)
+Resist disease 75%
*Fortify Magicka 1.5*INT; better stated as Magicka calculated as 2.5*INT instead of normal 1*INT.

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===ARGONIANS===
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Lockpicking +10
Pickpocket +10
Sneak +5
Light Armor +5
Two-handed +5
Illusion +5
Alchemy +5

Resistance to Poison 100%
Resistance to Disease 75%


Skills/traits where points were previously assigned which no longer exist (-), were not assigned in some form (+), or were substantially changed (*) in Skyrim:


Oblivion:

-Athletics +10
-Security +10
-Hand-to-hand +5
+Blade +5
-Mysticism +5
+Illusion +5

-Resistance to Poison 100%
+Resistance to Disease 75%

Morrowind:

-Athletics +15
-Medium Armor +5
-Spear +5
-Unarmored +5
-Mysticism +5
+Alchemy +5

-Resistance to Poison 100%
+Resistance to Disease 75%

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===BOSMER===
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Archery +10
Sneak +10
Light Armor +10
Pickpocket +5
Lockpicking +5
Alchemy +5

Resist Disease 75%


Skills/traits where points were previously assigned which no longer exist (-), were not assigned in some form (+), or were substantially changed (*) in Skyrim:


Oblivion:

-Acrobatics +5
+Alteration +5

*Resist Disease 75%

Morrowind:

-Acrobatics +5

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===BRETON===
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Conjuration +10
Alteration +10
Restoration +10
Illusion +5
Alchemy +5
Destruction +5

Magicka Bonus 25 points
Resist Magic 50%


Skills/traits where points were previously assigned which no longer exist (-), were not assigned in some form (+), or were substantially changed (*) in Skyrim:


Oblivion:

-Mysticism +10

-Magicka Bonus +50
*Resist Magic 50%

Morrowind:

-Mysticism +10

-Fortify Magicka 0.5*INT; better stated Magicka calculated at 1.5*INT instead of normal 1*INT.
*Resist Magic 50%

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===DUNMER===
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Destruction +10
One-handed +10
Archery +10
Alteration +5
Light Armor +5
Conjuration +5

Resist Fire 75%


Skills/traits where points were previously assigned which no longer exist (-), were not assigned in some form (+), or were substantially changed (*) in Skyrim:


Oblivion:

+Blade +10
-Athletics +5
+Blunt +5
+Marksman +5
-Mysticism +5

*Resist Fire 75%

Morrowind:

+Short Blade +10
+Long Blade +5
+Marksman +5
-Athletics +5

*Resist Fire 75%

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===IMPERIAL===
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Speech +10
Heavy Armor +10
One-handed +10
Two-handed +5
Block +5
Light Armor +5


Skills/traits where points were previously assigned which no longer exist (-), were not assigned in some form (+), or were substantially changed (*) in Skyrim:


Oblivion:

+Speechcraft +10
+Mercantile +10
-Hand-to-Hand

Morrowind:

+Speechcraft +10
+Mercantile +10
*Long Blade +10
-Blunt +5
+Light Armor +5
-Hand-to-Hand +5

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===KHAJIIT===
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Sneak +10
Lockpicking +10
Pickpocket +10
One-handed +5
Light Armor +5
Archery +5


Skills/traits where points were previously assigned which no longer exist (-), were not assigned in some form (+), or were substantially changed (*) in Skyrim:


Oblivion:

-Acrobatics +10
*Hand-to-hand +10 (Khajiit Claws)
-Athletics +5
+Light Armor

+Eye of Fear

Morrowind:

-Acrobatics +15
-Athletics +5
*Hand-to-Hand +5
+Light Armor

+Eye of Fear

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===NORD===
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Two-handed +10
Light Armor +10
Heavy Armor +10
Smithing +5
One-handed +5
Block +5

Nordic Frost Power: Ice Spike for 25 damage.


Skills/traits where points were previously assigned which no longer exist (-), were not assigned in some form (+), or were substantially changed (*) in Skyrim:


Oblivion:

*Blade +10
*Blunt +10
+Heavy Armor +10
+Restoration

+Woad: 30-point armor boost for 60 seconds
+Nordic Frost: Frost Damage 50 points on Touch

*Worst starting Personality (30) in the game, tied with Orcs

Morrowind:

*Axe +10
*Blunt +10
*Medium Armor +10
-Heavy Armor +5
*Long Blade +5
-Spear +5

+Thunderfist: Frost Damage 25 points on Touch
+Woad: 30-point armor boost for 60 seconds

*Worst starting Personality (30) in the game, tied with Orcs

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===ORC===
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Heavy Armor +10
Smithing +10
Block +10
Two-handed +5
One-handed +5
Enchanting +5

Resist Magic 25%


Skills/traits where points were previously assigned which no longer exist (-), were not assigned in some form (+), or were substantially changed (*) in Skyrim:


Oblivion:

-Hand-to-Hand

+Magic Resistance 25%

Morrowind:

-Medium Armor (Orcish armor was Medium, is now Heavy)

+Magic Resistance 25%

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===REDGUARD===
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One-handed +10
Two-handed +10
Block +10
Light Armor +5
Heavy Armor +5
Smithing +5

Disease and Poison resistance 75%


Skills/traits where points were previously assigned which no longer exist (-), were not assigned in some form (+), or were substantially changed (*) in Skyrim:

Oblivion:

-Athletics +10
+Light Armor +5
+Heavy Armor +5
+Mercantile +5

*Poison Resistance 75%
+Disease Resistance 75%

Morrowind:

-Athletics +5
+Heavy Armor +5
+Medium Armor +5

*Poison Resistance 75%
+Disease Resistance 75%