So you've picked up your brand new Expert robes and now you're searching high and low for an expert hood to match? Well you can quit looking in the
vanilla game because Expert and Master mage hoods don't exist, apparently because Bethesda forgot to add them. Well now they do.



This mod fixes a couple of small but annoying issues which mages often run into at some stage. It is completely script free and essentially does 2 things. First It adds Expert (+60 mana) and Master (+70 mana) mage hoods to the game. Level limits for these items beginning to appear with the relevant vendors are Novice:1, Apprentice:5, Adept:10, Expert:20 and Master:35. Expert and Master hoods are also considerably more expensive, not that it will make much difference unless you use a mod which severely restricts your cash flow, but you should at least notice the purchase.

Second it fixes the summoning absorption bug. This bug makes summoning spells fail due to the player's own resistance or absorption rating. The higher your spell absorption rating, the more chance of screwing up your own summon spells. This annoying bug was fixed in the USKP, but since then many people have the USKP located near the top of their load order and the bug can easily be reintroduced by other mods further downstream (such as "Undeath"). Make sure this esp is loaded near the end of the load order so that it can correct whatever mods decide to reintroduce the problem.

Installation:
Either use a mod manager or simply copy the file into the Skyrim/Data folder. It is safe to use with existing saves and will not break anything.

Updating:
When updating from 2.0 to 2.5 just copy the mod to your data folder and overwrite everything. It is completely safe for existing save games.

Uninstallation:
Unequip and sell all Expert or Master mage hoods to get rid of them from your inventory. Then save and delete the Absorption Summoning Fix.esp and .bsa from your Skyrim/Data folder.

Compatibility:
Should be compatible with pretty much everything except maybe those massive - change everything - overhaul mods like Requiem and Perma.

Credits:
Many thanks to maximluppov for allowing me to use the hood meshes from his excellent Real Dragonpriest Masks mod which I highly recommend.

Version History:
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V2.0
- Initial release: Expert and Master mage hoods available from magic vendors. Absorption summoning bug fixed.
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V2.5
- Expert and Master hoods now each have unique meshes based on the Dragonpriest hoods rather than just using the vanilla Adept mesh for both.
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