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Amazing Race Tweaks! Less Overpowered High Elf

This mod is a less-powerful edition of Amazing Race Tweaks! High Elf. I've released it for two reasons:

(1) To respond to the few who said ART! High Elf was just too overpowered.

(2) I'm curious to see how many really wanted a less-overpowered mod.

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1. The Original Edition of This Mod
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The more overpowered edition of this mod is Amazing Race Tweaks! High Elf. If you think this mod doesn't improve the High Elf and High Elf Vampire races enough, you might want to check out that mod. Do not subscribe to both mods, as they are not compatible.

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2. Features of the Mod
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Highborn Magicka Drain. The new power absorbs magicka for five seconds from every foe nearby! Simply aim at a nearby foe or at the ground and activate the power. Everyone in range will lose 50 magicka a second for five seconds, and you will gain 50 magicka a second for five seconds. But the power will also damage your health 25 points and your stamina 75 points. Unlike ART! High Elf, you may only use the power once a day, so you won't feel like you are cheating.

Highborn Regeneration. The old power is back! It works exactly like it always has: Magic regenerates 25% faster for 60 seconds, once a day. But the regeneration ability of ART! High Elf, which gives you a constant effect of 10% faster regeneration, is now removed.

Highborn Mastery. The ability of ART! High Elf is removed, which made all spells cost 10% less to cast.

Highborn Knowledge. All magic skills--Alteration, Conjuration, Destruction, Enchanting, Illusion and Restoration--now improve 15% faster! This is in addition to other skill bonuses. (For example, if you have the Mage Standing Stone blessing, your magic skills will improve 35% (15%+20%) faster.)

Highborn Skills. All spells now last longer, are stronger, or both. Improvements for each are less powerful than those of ART! High Elf:

* Alteration - spells are 10% stronger and last 50% longer.

* Conjuration - spells are 10% stronger and last 50% longer.

* Destruction - spells do 10% more damage.

* Enchanting - enchantments are 10% stronger

* Illusion - spells last 50% longer.

* Restoration - spells heal 10% more.

Starting stats for new characters. Beginning stats for new player characters are the same as those of ART! High Elf and are increased as follows. Alteration, Conjuration, Destruction, Enchanting, Illusion and Restoration: +10. The total skill bonus is increased from +30 to +60. Starting magicka remains at 100, which is 50 more than other races.

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3. New Highborn Magicka Drain Power
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The new Highborn Magicka Drain power gives mages, hagravens and dragon priests even more reason to fear you! But use the power wisely. It effects hostiles and non-hostiles alike, but not followers. So all but your companions in the area will have their magicka drained. It's ideal if you take on a small force of spell casters, but use it in a town and guards or citizens might become hostile. Also the powers do not work on Dwarven machines.

In your magic menu, the power is listed as Highborn Magicka Drain. You may use it once every game day, with the side effect of slighly damaging your health and stamina. For example, if you use the power, you will absorb 50 magicka a second for five seconds from everyone within a 50 feet. But you will also lose five health and 15 stamina a second for five seconds--or 25 health and 75 stamina.

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4. Safe for Existing Characters
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The mod was tested, in game with an existing High Elf character downloaded as a saved game from NexusMods website. Tests verified the duration and power of the spells was increased, and the Highborn Magicka Drain power worked properly. Removing the mod was found to be safe, as none of the new abilities and powers were permanent. You may subscribe to try it out. If you decide not to keep it, simply unsubscribe. Your character's abilities and powers will return to what they were before. For a new character, the stat bonuses will remain.


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! If you give a donation, let me know. If you want, ask me to add a feature to a mod or upload a mod to Nexus for you.


The Sp0ckrates Steam Skyrim Workshop currently has more than a million subscribers and more than 4,000 followers. Many thanks to all who've tried out our mods over the last two years. Dudes! You're the best!


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.


There are no known bugs. Please report any you think you find. Mods changing the weapons listed above might be incompatible.


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.