About this mod
Rebalances shouts to make them more useful to the player, without making them overpowered.
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Animal Allegiance
NOTE: The vanilla version of this shout doesn't actually affect trolls. If you'd like this feature, be sure to download the optional file which gives all trolls the ActorTypeAnimal keyword! Not compatible with any mods which directly affect trolls' stats.
Level 1: Radius: 75 ft -> 150 ft, Duration: 30 sec -> 120 sec, Max level: 20, Cooldown: 50 sec -> 30 sec
Level 2: Radius: 150 ft -> 300 ft, Duration: 45 sec -> 150 sec, Max level: 20 -> 30, Cooldown: 60 sec -> 50 sec
Level 3: Radius: 250 ft -> 500 ft, Duration: 60 sec -> 180 sec, Max level: 20 -> 40, Cooldown: 70 sec
A shout desperately in need of a buff. Greatly increased its duration, somewhat increased its level range, and slightly reduced its cooldown time.
Aura Whisper
Level 1: Radius: 500 ft, Duration: 10 sec, Cooldown: 30 sec -> 20 sec
Level 2: Radius: 500 ft, Duration: 20 sec -> 15 sec, Cooldown: 40 sec -> 25 sec
Level 3: Radius: 500 ft, Duration: 30 sec -> 20 sec, Cooldown: 50 sec -> 30 sec
Let's be honest, knowing where enemies are doesn't really help much in Skyrim. Slightly reduced duration but greatly reduced cooldown.
Battle Fury
Level 1: Ally swing speed: 1.3x -> 1.4x, Radius: 25 ft, Duration: 60 sec, Cooldown: 20 sec -> 15 sec
Level 2: Ally swing speed: 1.5x -> 1.7x, Radius: 25 ft, Duration: 120 sec -> 90 sec, Cooldown: 30 sec -> 20 sec
Level 3: Ally swing speed: 1.7x -> 2.0x, Radius: 25 ft, Duration: 180 sec -> 120 sec, Cooldown: 40 sec -> 25 sec
A unique shout limited by the few allies you have at any given time. Generous buffs across the board.
Become Ethereal
Level 1: Duration: 8 sec -> 10 sec, Cooldown: 20 sec
Level 2: Duration: 13 sec -> 15 sec, Cooldown: 30 sec
Level 3: Duration:, 18 sec -> 20 sec, Cooldown: 40 sec
A very powerful shout. Slight increase to duration for more skydiving fun.
Bend Will
Level 1: Cooldown: 10 sec
Level 2: Cooldown: 90 sec -> 60 sec
Level 3: Cooldown: 120 sec -> 90 sec
A great shout, but annoying if you miss. Reduced cooldown.
Call Dragon
Level 1: Cooldown: 5 sec
Level 2: Cooldown: 5 sec
Level 3: Cooldown: 300 sec -> 180 sec
Having a pet dragon is cool, but it's not worth no shouts for 5 whole minutes. Reduced cooldown.
Call of Valor
Level 1: Duration: 60 sec -> 180 sec, Cooldown: 180 sec -> 120 sec
Level 2: Duration: 60 sec -> 180 sec, Cooldown: 180 sec -> 120 sec
Level 3: Duration: 60 sec -> 180 sec, Cooldown: 180 sec -> 120 sec
Some heroes these three are - they can barely hold their own. Cooldown greatly decreased, duration massively increased, and their weapons have been changed to Dragonbone.
Clear Skies
No change needed.
Cyclone
Level 1: Damage: 50 -> 80, Radius: 15 ft, Cooldown: 30 sec
Level 2: Damage: 75 -> 160, Radius: 20 ft, Cooldown: 45 sec
Level 3: Damage: 100 -> 240, Radius: 25 ft, Cooldown: 60 sec
A ludicrously fun shout. I admit that this one might be a bit OP, but by the time you get the third word you're probably already a god. Increased damage.
Disarm
Level 1: Max level: 12 -> 15, Cooldown: 30 sec -> 15 sec
Level 2: Max level: 20 -> 30, Cooldown: 35 sec -> 20 sec
Level 3: Max level: 30 -> 45, Cooldown: 40 sec -> 25 sec
Mediocre shout regardless of how you balance it. Max level increased, and cooldown decreased.
Dismay
Level 1: Max level: 7 -> 15, Duration: 30 sec, Cooldown: 40 sec -> 20 sec
Level 2: Max level: 15 -> 30, Duration: 30 sec, Cooldown: 45 sec -> 30 sec
Level 3: Max level: 24 -> 45, Duration: 30 sec, Cooldown: 50 sec -> 40 sec
Again, mediocre regardless of how you balance it - having enemies run away is more annoying than having them attack you. Max level increased, and cooldown decreased.
Dragon Aspect
FUN FACT: The third word of this shout actually buffs a whole bunch of other shouts while it's active, making them 25% stronger and last 50% longer, even in vanilla!
Level 1: Duration: 300 sec, Power attack bonus: 25%, Armour bonus: 25 -> 50, Cooldown: 1 day
Level 2: Duration: 300 sec, Power attack bonus: 25%, Armour bonus: 100 -> 150, Fire resist: 25%, Frost Resist: 25%, Cooldown: 1 day
Level 3: Duration: 300 sec, Power attack bonus: 25%, Armour bonus: 100 -> 200, Fire resist: 25% -> 35%, Frost Resist: 25% -> 35%, Shock Resist: 35%, Shout cooldown reduction: 20%, Destruction spell magnitude: +35%, Destruction spell cost: -35%, Cooldown: 1 day
This shout is pretty good as it stands, but the extra armour is somewhat anemic. Buffed the armour bonus, added shock resist and increased the elemental resistances for the third word, added buffs to Destruction magnitude & cost so the shout is more useful to mages, and gave the Ancient Dragonborn that's summoned when you reach 50% health a Dragonbone Battleaxe.
Dragonrend
No change needed.
Drain Vitality
Level 1: Absorb Stamina: 6/sec, Absorb Magicka: 0/sec, Absorb Health: 0/sec, Duration: 30 sec, Cooldown: 30 sec
Level 2: Absorb Stamina: 8/sec, Absorb Magicka: 8/sec, Absorb Health: 0/sec, Duration: sec, Cooldown: 60 sec -> 50 sec
Level 3: Absorb Stamina: 10/sec, Absorb Magicka: 10/sec, Absorb Health: 10/sec, Duration: 30 sec, Cooldown: 90 sec -> 70 sec
This shout didn't actually drain attributes in vanilla, only damage them. This mod fixes that.
Elemental Fury
No change - this shout is already insanely good in vanilla.
Fire breath
Level 1: Damage: 50 instantly -> 120 over 6 sec, Cooldown: 30 sec
Level 2: Damage: 70 instantly -> 270 over 6 sec, Duration: 6 sec, Cooldown: 50 sec
Level 3: Damage: 90 instantly -> 450 over 6 sec, Duration: 6 sec, Cooldown: 100 sec -> 70 sec
Completely useless in vanilla, with a long cooldown as an insult. Massively increased damage, and slight cooldown reduction.
Frost breath
Level 1: Damage: 50 over 5 sec -> 50 instantly + 40 over 10 sec , Slow: 50% for 5 sec -> 50% for 10 sec, Cooldown: 30 sec
Level 2: Damage: 70 over 5 secs -> 100 instantly + 120 over 20 secs, Slow: 50% for 5 sec -> 60% for 15 sec, Cooldown: 50 sec
Level 3: Damage: 90 over 5 secs -> 140 instantly + 250 over 25 secs, Slow: 50% for 5 sec -> 70% for 20 sec, Cooldown: 100 sec -> 70 sec
Another useless vanilla shout with an obscene cooldown. Damage massively increased (not as much as Fire Breath), slow effect made stronger, and cooldown slightly reduced.
Ice Form
Level 1: Damage: 30 over 15 sec -> 60 over 15 sec, Freeze duration: 15 sec, Cooldown: 60 sec -> 45 sec
Level 2: Damage: 60 over 30 sec -> 150 over 30, Freeze duration: 30 sec, Cooldown: 90 sec -> 60 sec
Level 3: Damage: 120 over 60 sec -> 270 over 45, Freeze duration: 60 sec -> 45 sec, Cooldown: 120 sec -> 90sec
This shout looks more overpowered than it actually is, as hitting a frozen enemy will thaw them out. Increased damage and duration, and reduced cooldown time.
Kyne's Peace
NOTE: The vanilla version of this shout doesn't actually affect trolls. If you'd like this feature, be sure to download the optional file which gives all trolls the ActorTypeAnimal keyword! Not compatible with any mods which directly affect trolls' stats.
Level 1: Radius: 75 ft -> 120 ft, Duration: 60 sec -> 120 sec, Max level: 20, Cooldown: 40 sec -> 20 sec
Level 2: Radius: 150 ft -> 300 ft, Duration: 120 sec -> 150 sec, Max level: 20 -> 35, Cooldown: 50 sec -> 30 sec
Level 3: Radius: 250 ft -> 500 ft, Duration: 180 sec, Max level: 20 -> 50, Cooldown: 60 sec -> 40 sec
The vanilla version of this shout is just bad, and giving it a big buff won't change much seeing as animals are generally weak in Skyrim. Hugely increased radius, duration, and max level, and reduced cooldown.
Marked for Death
Level 1: Damage: 60 over 60 sec, Armour reduction: -25 for 60 sec -> -60 for 60 sec, Cooldown: 20 sec -> 30 sec
Level 2: Damage: 120 over 60 sec -> 180 over 90 sec, Armour reduction: -50 for 60 sec -> -120 for 90 sec, Cooldown: 30 sec -> 60 sec
Level 3: Damage: 180 over 60 sec -> 360 over 120 sec, Armour reduction: -75 for 60 sec -> -180 for 120 sec, Cooldown: 40 sec -> 90 sec
Once overpowered thanks to the stacking bug, now all but useless in vanilla. Big buff across the board, with a suitably fat cooldown timer.
Slow Time
Level 1: Slowdown: 70% -> 60%, Duration: 8 sec -> 10 sec, Cooldown: 30 sec
Level 2: Slowdown: 80% -> 75%, Duration: 12 sec -> 15 sec, Cooldown: 45 sec
Level 3: Slowdown: 90% -> 85%, Duration: 16 sec -> 20 sec, Cooldown: 60 sec
This shout is crazy good in vanilla, being an opposite to Elemental Fury. Slightly nerfed the time dilation, and increased the duration.
Soul Tear
Level 1: Damage: 0, Cooldown: 5 sec
Level 2: Damage: 0, Cooldown: 5 sec
Level 3: Damage: 300, Cooldown: 90 sec -> 60 sec
A powerful shout even in vanilla, albeit with an overly lengthy cooldown. Cooldown reduced.
Storm Call
Level 1: Thunderbolt damage: 40 -> 50 , Duration: 60 sec -> 120 sec, Cooldown: 300 sec -> 240 sec
Level 2: Thunderbolt damage: 60 -> 75, Duration: 120 sec -> 150 sec, Cooldown: 480 sec -> 300 sec
Level 3: Thunderbolt damage: 80 -> 100, Duration: 180 sec , Cooldown: 600 sec -> 360 sec
A stupendously powerful shout, with an obscene cooldown. Increased thunderbolt damage, increased duration, and reduced cooldown.
Summon Durnevhiir
Level 1: Duration: 0, Cooldown: 5
Level 2: Duration: 0, Cooldown: 5
Level 3: Duration: 0, Cooldown: 300 -> 180
A pretty cool shout, ruined by its overly long cooldown. Greatly reduced cooldown.
Throw Voice
No change needed.
Unrelenting Force
Level 1: Damage: 2 -> 10, Cooldown: 15 sec
Level 2: Damage: 5 -> 20, Cooldown: 20 sec
Level 3: Damage: 10 -> 50, Cooldown: 45 sec -> 30 sec
A classic. Increased the meagre damage, and slightly reduced the cooldown.
Whirlwind Sprint
Level 1: Cooldown: 20 sec -> 10 sec
Level 2: Cooldown: 25 sec -> 15 sec
Level 3: Cooldown: 30 sec -> 20 sec
An excellent utility shout, but not worth the cooldown. Reduced Cooldown.
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Force Without Effort
Incoming and outgoing stagger modifier: 25% -> 35% (applies to the power of Unrelenting Force!)
Eternal Spirit
Health recovery while ethereal: 25% -> 300%
The Fire Within
Fire Breath buff: +25% damage -> +50% duration
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Dragonborn Force
Level 1: Bonus damage: 8 -> 10, Disarm max level: 0 -> 15, Disintegrate chance: 0%
Level 2: Bonus damage: 20, Disarm max level: 0 -> 30, Disintegrate chance: 0%
Level 3: Bonus damage: 0 -> 50, Disarm max level: 0 -> 45, Disintegrate chance: 40%
No, the 0 damage bonus on the vanilla level 3 isn't a typo.
Dragonborn Flame
Level 1: Dismay chance: 0% -> 15%
Level 2: Dismay chance: 0% -> 25%
Level 3: Dismay chance: 0% -> 35%
Fire Wyrm level: 11 -> 50% of player level, from 11-50
Dragonborn Frost
Fun fact: Enemies frozen by this effect don't thaw when you hit them like they do with Ice Form!
Level 1: Ice form duration: 15 sec -> 5 sec
Level 2: Ice form duration: 15 sec -> 10 sec
Level 3: Ice form duration: 15 sec -> 15 sec
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Ozram for making Improved Dragon Shouts
Black714 for making Improved Dragon Shouts Modified
RockJB for making Better Fire Wyrms
ElminsterAU, Sharlikran, Zilav, Hlp, and Sheson for their work on xEdit
Todd Howard for telling us sweet little lies
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