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Three new spiders - Skulltulas, Big Skulltulas and Gold Skulltulas and a system for trading Gold Skulltula tokens for spells and powerful equipment.

Dragonborn and Dawnguard now supported!
Now with Skulltula Venom!

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Included in Relics of Hyrule

"Folks around here tell of a fabulously rich family that once lived in one of the houses in this village... But they say that the entire family was cursed due to their greed! Who knows what might happen to those who are consumed by greed...''

Dawnguard and Dragonborn versions available!
Install the vanilla version first, and overwrite with the appropriate .esp file from the patch archive.

If you're using the Dragonborn & Dawnguard version, DON'T modify the order of the masters through Wyre Bash! It'll ruin Bane of Arthropods.

With this mod, you can encounter three new creatures fighting alongside Frostbite spiders:
Skulltulas, Big Skulltulas and Gold Skulltulas.

The Skulltulas and Big Skulltulas are high-level enemies, being 70% of the player's level. This can make them a challenge in large groups. They very rarely hold emeralds in their loot, and will always carry Skulltula Venom, which ravages health and stamina.

Gold Skulltulas typically stay in one place, but quickly run away when attacked. They're weak, though, so rarely take many strikes to kill.

Now, we're not here to screw spiders.
...Well, I guess we are, because when you kill a Gold Skulltula and loot its corpse, you get a Gold Skulltula Token, a small weightless gold skull you can trade for spoils should you gather enough.
This is the bulk of the mod: the Gold Skulltula system.

If you want to discover the complexity of this mod for yourself, stop reading now and download it!
SKULLTULAS.


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Here's a video explaining the below information:


Spoilers!


Northeast of Dawnstar is the Ocean Spider House, or House of Skulltula, whichever game name you like better. When you discover it, a pack of Skulltulas will be either fighting or have already killed nearby horkers and (maybe) a Frost Troll. They will turn on you once you approach.

A Gold Skulltula will also be nearby, giving you one guaranteed token.
Inside the house is a dead bandit, with a bloodstained note near her. The note hints that you should go to Winterhold, so head there at your leisure.
In the corner of the house is an enchanting table with a golden skull instead of an orb.

This is what you use to exchange Gold Skulltula Tokens for spoils:

~10 tokens = 500 coins
~20 tokens = Stone of Agony, a spell tome disguised as a rock that grants you a spell that can detect both the dead and living.
~30 tokens = 1000 coins
~40 tokens = 15 scrolls of flaming familiar (Dragonborn edition gives you jumping flame spiders)
~50 tokens = Life Medal, an amulet which fortifies restoration spell usage by 33%, more than any necklace not enchanted by the player.
~60 tokens = 2000 coins
~70 tokens = Great Fairy's Tears, a potion that heals all three meters of the player and doubles their attack strength for 30 seconds.
~80 tokens = Piece of Heart, a necklace that fortifies health by 100 points.
~90 tokens = 5000 coins
~100 tokens = Bane of Arthropods sword, a strong Daedric strength Dwarven sword that will do extra damage to any insectoid enemy: Mudcrabs, Frostbite Spiders, Chauruses, Skulltulas and even Dwarven Spiders, while dealing lingering shock damage to other foes.
~110 Tokens = Bane of Arthropods spell tome, which is a burning chain bolt that does extra damage as above.

Of course, you can also exchange four Pieces of Heart for a Heart Container, which is a fancy disguised spell tome that permanently fortifies your health by 100 points. Wearing a Piece of Heart with this fortifies it further. You can only learn the Heart Container ability once, and it does not appear in your Active Effects.

The Life Medal, Pieces of Heart and Bane of Arthropods sword are all disenchantable.