I'M BACK!!
I was falsely banned, but I'm back now, so I'll keep working on the mod.

NEW UPDATE!!

NEW SMALLER VERSION OF THE LUTE AS WELL AS 5 NEW TEXTURES!!

PLEASE ENDORSE!

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DESCRIPTION:
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NOW YOU CAN TRULY PLAY AS A BARD!!

This mod adds 20 equipable Bard's Lutes for Bard type players. No, that isn't a typo, there are twenty Lutes for your Barding pleasure :)

For each version, there are two large and two small. Each with one close to the body for those with light armor, and one further from the body for those with heavy armor.

I felt the vanilla textures were a bit boring after a while, and wouldn't match everyone's character, so I recolored Bathesda's vanilla textures to give more options. Added color to the frets, strings, and machine heads. I created a Dark Wood, Pale wood, Elegant, Faded, and Standard version, all displayed in the images. I have a Blue, Green, Pink, Black, and White version in the works.

I also created this with DSpSoB in mind, so it should look great even with a shield on. I have only tested it with light armor and the one close to body, so I don't know if the other one will clip passed the shield with heavy armor or not.

This is my second mod and I'm glad to give back to the Nexus Community yet again.

Please endorse!!

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WHAT'S ADDED:
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4 of each texture (one large far, one large close, one smal far, and one small close)

- Bard's Lute - Standard
- Bard's Lute - Faded
- Bard's Lute - Elegant
- Bard's Lute - Dark Wood
- Bard's Lute - Pale Wood

All items can be forged under miscellaneous.

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VIDEO:
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Featured in Skyrim Mods Series Episode 97 (6:04)



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NEWS:
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GOOD NEW EVERYONE!

demidekidasu just gave me permission to merge his mod Playable Bard's Lute!!
I'm in the process of using his scripts to make the lutes playable and equipable. http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/23216

I'm also looking into making a quest for the Bard's college that will eventually bestow upon you the title of "Bard," granting you new skills and powers. I'm contacting various author's to get this project started.

NOW YOU CAN TRULY PLAY AS A BARD!!

IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU AND YOUR SUPPORT.

If you like this idea and this mod, please let me know!
Also, feel free to comment on any ideas to make this mod better...I'm always open to suggestion.

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CHANGE LOG:
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v2.00
Added 18 more Bard's Lutes with variations in size and texture. Enjoy!

v1.00
Original file. Added 2 Bard's Lutes.

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KNOWN BUGS:
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-Clipping for those with capes (that should be obvious).

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THANKS & CREDITS:
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Thanks to SephDragoon for finding what I needed to make this work, and for fixing the bug where it would fall off the back.

SephDragoon's Wearable Elder Scrolls mod
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25192

Thanks to Saiodin for featuring this mod in episode 97 of his Youtube Skyrim Mods Series

Thanks for all the awesome mods Nexus and all modders whose mods I have used in my games and inspired my mod!

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MODS SHOWN IN IMAGES:
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Magical Hood from my other mod, Olafs Bow - Arrows - Hood - Hat - Boots
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/23074/

The Witcher King's Slayer armor by LordOfWar --- along with a lot of other cool armors.
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/5588

Armed to the Teeth by Mergweq EwokJedi and Dahaka002011
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/9614

Havenbag by Haishao
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/21454

Falcon Bow from the Templar Set by Mancika
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25642

God of Warpaint - Kratos by Kyim
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1433

Weapons from JaySuS Swords by JaySuS
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1002

SkyUI by SkyUI Team
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3863

Celtic Icons for SkyUI by GreatClone
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/3979