AnathemaStudio's Stormbringer

*NEW Version Available, with both Stormbringer and Mournblade, here: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/43769


Adds the infamous Stormbringer sword to Bleak Falls Sanctum (at the end of Bleak Falls Barrow. where the Word Wall is).

This dark, demonic sword hungers for the souls of your victims. It's alive and will howl at the thrill of the hunt.

Stormbringer is a custom sword with glowing red runes, an embedded ruby that looks like a dragon's eye, and scars along it's flesh-like black blade from it's birth - when the original mythic Dragon Blade was broken into Stormbringer and Mournblade. 

Stormbringer is powerful; enchanted with a strong Absorb Health, and Soul Trap; it will also heal you when you block. It is not OP however, to keep the game fun. 

It rests on the table in front of the Word Wall. *Don't forget to pick up and read the book and note (or the healing effect won't work)!*

Requires SSE and Dawnguard DLC.


Reviews:

#4 in Skyrim Top 5 Mods of the Week #182 (Xbox One Mods)
https://youtu.be/ARiHOA7w8uc

Skyrim SE Mods - AnathemaStudio's Stormbringer
https://youtu.be/LZ_gEq4rYd8

AnathemaStudio's Stormbringer Skyrim SE Xbox One/PC Mods
https://youtu.be/fUKKUhZLq9M



**This is just a Sneak Peek**
We're working on adding Mournblade, the Ring of Arctorios, and expanding the mod into a quest mod based on part of the Elric saga.

Future versions will include changes to the swords to reflect the "addicting" nature of them, as well as "vocalizations" added to Stormbringer. There are parts of TES that are obviously based off Elric's saga, so the mod should flow seamlessly with TES lore.

Looking for dedicated modders to help with scripting, voiceovers, internal environments, and custom character creation. 
Please see my contact info in Permissions and Credits.



For those who aren't familiar with Stormbringer and the Elric story:
"The most unsettling aspect of Stormbringer is the fact that it is alive and self-aware. The sword can be quite vocal, screaming, grumbling, howling, murmuring, moaning, and even singing at times. It is capable of slaying even gods.... 

Stormbringer is a manifestation of the Black Sword, a cosmic archetype that can exist in any world of the Multiverse. In some universes, it manifests in other ways... It is even suggested that Stormbringer and perhaps any Black Sword's true form is that of the humanoid demon." - https://stormbringer.fandom.com/wiki/Stormbringer

"Stormbringer is a magic sword featured in stories by Michael Moorcock. Created by the forces of Chaos, it is a huge, black sword covered with runes...This powerful enchanted black blade is a member of a demon race that takes on the form of a sword. Stormbringer's edge is capable of cutting through virtually any material not protected by potent sorcery, and it can drink the soul from an unprotected human upon delivering any wound, even a scratch." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormbringer



Compatibility:
No known incompatibilities.
Though, if running Static Mesh Improvement Mod (SMIM), let my mod win any file conflicts., and load mine later in load order. SMIM may replace vanilla meshes and textures used in the cell that the sword is in. 

This is SMIM:
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/8655
https://bethesda.net/en/mods/skyrim/mod-detail/3015027
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/8655

Also possibly incompatible with mods that modify the BleakFallsBarrow02 cell.

This mod does replace a previous mod of mine with the same name, but the sword is completely different and vastly improved. If you have that mod, I think you can delete it now. :)

This mod has been cleaned with SSE Edit.



Permissions and Credits:
Stormbringer includes a custom mesh and textures created together with my partner Shroudmoth.

Healing effect when blocking is, with permission, from chimericWilder's Blade of Rebirth https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/8613 
This mod is not required.

If you want to use the sword in your mod, please contact me for permission first. I check Nexus often, so you won't be left waiting, and you will most likely get permission. If given permission, please give credit to AnathemaStudio and Shroudmoth for our work including a link back to this mod, and let me know where it is uploaded so I can play it too. :) When the quest mod version comes out, that is a whole other matter.

I can be contacted through my Nexusmods.com profile at https://www.nexusmods.com/users/4240625
You will need to get permission from chimericWilder for the Blade of Rebirth healing effect separately. They are also on Nexusmods.com.

XBox Version available: https://bethesda.net/en/mods/skyrim/mod-detail/4190570


PC Mods:
AnathemaStudio's Stormbringer (Skyrim SE) 
https://bethesda.net/en/mods/skyrim/mod-detail/4190582

AnathemaStudio's Stormbringer: Twins (Skyrim SE) 
https://bethesda.net/en/mods/skyrim/mod-detail/4191597

AnathemaStudio's Elf Ears (Enchantable) (Skyrim SE) 
https://bethesda.net/en/mods/skyrim/mod-detail/4187777

AnathemaStudio's Animated Dragon Wings Amulets (Disenchantable) (Skyrim SE) 
https://bethesda.net/en/mods/skyrim/mod-detail/4182750

Thief's Daedric (Morrowind): 
https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/47747

Her Hands Armor Fix (Morrowind): 
https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/47746

OBSE Elys USV AnathemaStudio Update (Oblivion): 
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/44475


XBOX Mods:
AnathemaStudio's Stormbringer (Skyrim SE)
https://bethesda.net/en/mods/skyrim/mod-detail/4190582

AnathemaStudio's Stormbringer: Twins (Skyrim SE)
https://bethesda.net/en/mods/skyrim/mod-detail/4191597

AnathemaStudio's Animated Dragon Wings Amulets (Disenchantable) (Skyrim SE)
https://bethesda.net/en/mods/skyrim/mod-detail/4182369

AnathemaStudio's Elf Ears (Enchantable) (Skyrim SE)
https://bethesda.net/en/mods/skyrim/mod-detail/4187778