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Paradigm - A Quick Start Overhaul implements classic Elder Scrolls classes for Skyrim in a light and compatible way. By selecting one of over 20 different classes, you can customize the beginning of your adventure.
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Paradigm - A Quick Start Overhaul
Paradigm seeks to accomplish two goals: First, it is a quick start mod, allowing you to start your game without having to go through the vanilla starting quest. You will begin the game outside the Helgen Cave exit after creating your character. This brings us to the second goal: introducing a lightweight class system to Skyrim.
Unlike other class mods which add experience multipliers, extra abilities, new perks, etc., Paradigm is designed to provide a minimalist and seamless class system. Upon creating your character, you will be prompted to choose from a list of over 20 different classes. The class you choose will determine your starting weapons, armor, spells, items, and gold.
Included in Ro - A Graphics-Focused Modlist.
The provided classes are inspired by classic Elder Scrolls archetypes and include the following:
Archetypes
Combat Archetypes
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Barbarian
Barbarians are the proud, savage warrior elite of the plains nomads, mountain tribes, and sea reavers. They tend to be brutal and direct, lacking civilized graces, but they glory in heroic feats, and excel in fierce, frenzied single combat.
Knight
Of noble birth, or distinguished in battle or tourney, knights are civilized warriors, schooled in letters and courtesy, governed by the codes of chivalry. In addition to the arts of war, knights study the lore of healing and enchantment.
Shaman
Those who abandon civilization in order to commune with the spirits of the wilds may become Shamans.
Warrior
Warriors are the professional men-at-arms, soldiers, mercenaries, and adventurers of the Empire, trained with various weapons and armor styles, conditioned by long marches, and hardened by ambush, skirmish, and battle.
Witchhunter
Witchhunters are dedicated to rooting out and destroying the perverted practices of dark cults and profane sorcery. They train for martial, magical, and stealthy war against vampires, witches, warlocks, and necromancers.
Barbarians are the proud, savage warrior elite of the plains nomads, mountain tribes, and sea reavers. They tend to be brutal and direct, lacking civilized graces, but they glory in heroic feats, and excel in fierce, frenzied single combat.
- 100 Gold
- Fur Armor
- Iron Battleaxe
Knight
Of noble birth, or distinguished in battle or tourney, knights are civilized warriors, schooled in letters and courtesy, governed by the codes of chivalry. In addition to the arts of war, knights study the lore of healing and enchantment.
- 300 Gold
- 10x Iron Ingot
- Iron Armor
- Iron Shield
- Iron Sword
- Courage
- Healing Hands
Shaman
Those who abandon civilization in order to commune with the spirits of the wilds may become Shamans.
- 200 Gold
- Fur Armor
- Iron Warhammer
- Conjure Familiar (Vanilla)
- Healing (Vanilla)
- Call Nature Spirit (Extended Edition)
- Healing Spring (Extended Edition)
Warrior
Warriors are the professional men-at-arms, soldiers, mercenaries, and adventurers of the Empire, trained with various weapons and armor styles, conditioned by long marches, and hardened by ambush, skirmish, and battle.
- 200 Gold
- 10x Iron Ingot
- Iron Armor
- Iron Battleaxe
Witchhunter
Witchhunters are dedicated to rooting out and destroying the perverted practices of dark cults and profane sorcery. They train for martial, magical, and stealthy war against vampires, witches, warlocks, and necromancers.
- 300 Gold
- Fur Armor
- Crossbow
- 30x Steel Crossbow Bolts
- Bound Dagger
- Conjure Familiar (Vanilla)
- Conjure Spectral Wolf (Extended Edition)
Magic Archetypes
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Battlemage
Battlemages are wizard-warriors, trained in both lethal spellcasting and heavily armored combat. They sacrifice mobility and versatility for the ability to supplement melee and ranged attacks with elemental damage and summoned creatures.
Bloodmage
Bloodmages are wizards who seek power within the secrets of ancient blood. Many choose to become vampires in order to further their pursuits.
Crusader
Any heavily armored warrior with spell-casting powers and a good cause may call himself a Crusader. Crusaders do well simply by doing good as opposed to evil. They hunt monsters and villains, making themselves rich by plunder as they rid the world of evil.
Dragonknight
These skillful masters-at-arms use the ancient Akaviri martial arts tradition of battle-spirit, and wield fearsome magic that pounds, shatters and physically alters the world around them.
Druid
Druids utilize nature's power to accomplish their goals.
Elementalist
Those who explore all avenues of Destruction find themselves on the path of the Elementalist.
Enchanter
Enchanters wield the magicks of the soul and the stars above.
Healer
Healers are spellcasters who swear solemn oaths to heal the afflicted and cure the diseased. When threatened, they defend themselves with reason, disabling attacks and magic, relying on deadly force only in extremity.
Mage
Most mages claim to study magic for its intellectual rewards, but they also often profit from its practical applications. Varying widely in temperament and motivation, mages share but one thing in common - an avid love of spellcasting.
Necromancer
Necromancers are mages following in the footsteps of Mannimarco, King of Worms. They reanimate corpses to act as their servants.
Sorcerer
Though spellcasters by vocation, sorcerers rely most on summonings and enchantments. They are greedy for magic scrolls, rings, armor and weapons, and commanding undead and Daedric servants gratifies their egos.
Spellsword
Spellswords are spellcasting specialists trained to support Imperial troops in skirmish and in battle. Veteran spellswords are prized as mercenaries, and well-suited for careers as adventurers and soldiers-of-fortune.
Summoner
Dealing with the Daedra is a dangerous endeavor, but those who can harness the power of Daedric realms wield this might as Summoners.
Battlemages are wizard-warriors, trained in both lethal spellcasting and heavily armored combat. They sacrifice mobility and versatility for the ability to supplement melee and ranged attacks with elemental damage and summoned creatures.
- 400 Gold
- Iron Armor
- Iron Greatsword
- Healing
- Oakflesh
- Flames (Vanilla)
- Molten Ash (Extended Edition)
Bloodmage
Bloodmages are wizards who seek power within the secrets of ancient blood. Many choose to become vampires in order to further their pursuits.
- 200 Gold
- 2x Potion of Blood
- Hooded Red Robes, Vampire Gauntlets, Vampire Boots
- Iron Dagger
- Oakflesh
- Frostbite (Vanilla)
- Raise Zombie (Vanilla)
- Blood Spray (Extended Edition)
- Blood Stance (Extended Edition)
- Conjure Skeleton (Extended Edition)
Crusader
Any heavily armored warrior with spell-casting powers and a good cause may call himself a Crusader. Crusaders do well simply by doing good as opposed to evil. They hunt monsters and villains, making themselves rich by plunder as they rid the world of evil.
- 300 Gold
- Iron Armor
- Iron Shield
- Iron Mace
- Turn Lesser Undead
- Sun Fire (Vanilla)
- Sunbeam (Extended Edition)
- Sunlight Touch (Extended edition)
Dragonknight
These skillful masters-at-arms use the ancient Akaviri martial arts tradition of battle-spirit, and wield fearsome magic that pounds, shatters and physically alters the world around them.
- 300 Gold
- Iron Armor
- Iron Sword
- Flames (Vanilla)
- Oakflesh (Vanilla)
- Dispel (Extended Edition)
- Molten Ash (Extended Edition)
- Molten Heart (Extended Edition)
Druid
Druids utilize nature's power to accomplish their goals.
- 200 Gold
- Black Mage Robes, Monk Boots
- Iron Dagger
- Oakflesh
- Conjure Familiar (Vanilla)
- Healing (Vanilla)
- Bug Spray (Extended Edition)
- Call Wolf (Extended Edition)
- Healing Spring (Extended Edition)
Elementalist
Those who explore all avenues of Destruction find themselves on the path of the Elementalist.
- 200 Gold
- Novice Robes, Mage Hood, Boots
- Iron Dagger
- Scroll of Oakflesh
- Flames (Vanilla)
- Frostbite (Vanilla)
- Sparks (Vanilla)
- Stone Spray (Extended Edition)
- Water Spray (Extended Edition)
- Wind Current (Extended Edition)
Enchanter
Enchanters wield the magicks of the soul and the stars above.
- 200 Gold
- 3x Petty Soul Gem
- College Robes, Monk Boots
- Soul Trap Iron Sword
- Staff of Flames (Vanilla)
- Healing (Vanilla)
- Oakflesh (Vanilla)
- Staff of Astral Dust (Extended Edition)
- Scroll of Astral Shield (Extended Edition)
- Astral Reconditioning (Extended Edition)
Healer
Healers are spellcasters who swear solemn oaths to heal the afflicted and cure the diseased. When threatened, they defend themselves with reason, disabling attacks and magic, relying on deadly force only in extremity.
- 200 Gold
- Monk Robes, Monk Boots
- Iron Mace
- Healing
- Lesser Ward
- Calm (Vanilla)
- Healing Spring (Extended Edition)
- Poison Spray (Extended Edition)
- Rejuvenating Touch (Extended Edition)
Mage
Most mages claim to study magic for its intellectual rewards, but they also often profit from its practical applications. Varying widely in temperament and motivation, mages share but one thing in common - an avid love of spellcasting.
- 200 Gold
- Novice Robes, Mage Hood, College Boots
- Oakflesh
- Healing
- Calm (Vanilla)
- Frostbite (Vanilla)
- Conjure Familiar (Vanilla)
- Arcane Draw (Extended Edition)
- Arcane Mist (Extended Edition)
- Conjure Spectral Wolf (Extended Edition)
Necromancer
Necromancers are mages following in the footsteps of Mannimarco, King of Worms. They reanimate corpses to act as their servants.
- 200 Gold
- Necromancer Robes, Boots
- Iron Dagger
- Raise Zombie
- Healing (Vanilla)
- Oakflesh (Vanilla)
- Conjure Skeleton (Extended Edition)
- Necrotic Flames (Extended Edition)
- Shadow Chains (Extended Edition)
Sorcerer
Though spellcasters by vocation, sorcerers rely most on summonings and enchantments. They are greedy for magic scrolls, rings, armor and weapons, and commanding undead and Daedric servants gratifies their egos.
- 200 Gold
- Iron Armor
- Healing
- Soul Trap
- Flames (Vanilla)
- Raise Zombie (Vanilla)
- Conjure Skeleton (Extended Edition)
- Cold Flames (Extended Edition)
Spellsword
Spellswords are spellcasting specialists trained to support Imperial troops in skirmish and in battle. Veteran spellswords are prized as mercenaries, and well-suited for careers as adventurers and soldiers-of-fortune.
- 200 Gold
- Fur Armor
- Hide Shield
- Iron Sword
- Healing
- Oakflesh
- Sparks (Vanilla)
- Elusive (Extended Edition)
- Arclight Sparks (Extended Edition)
Summoner
Dealing with the Daedra is a dangerous endeavor, but those who can harness the power of Daedric realms wield this might as Summoners.
- 200 Gold
- Black Robes, Boots
- Iron Dagger
- Oakflesh
- Conjure Familiar (Vanilla)
- Fury (Vanilla)
- Black Tome: Eldritch Shield (Extended Edition)
- Eldritch Tentacles (Extended Edition)
Stealth Archetypes
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Acrobat
Acrobat is a polite euphemism for agile burglars and second-story men. These thieves avoid detection by stealth, and rely on mobility and cunning to avoid capture.
Agent
Agents are operatives skilled in deception and avoidance, but trained in self-defense and the use of deadly force. Self-reliant and independent, agents devote themselves to personal goals, or to various patrons or causes.
Archer
Archers are fighters specializing in long-range combat and rapid movement. Opponents are kept at distance by ranged weapons and swift maneuver, and engaged in melee with sword and shield after the enemy is wounded and weary.
Assassin
Assassins are killers who rely on stealth and mobility to approach victims undetected. Execution with ranged weapons or with short blades for close work. Assassins include ruthless murderers and principled agents of noble causes.
Bard
Not all are meant for combat. Bards are well-known for their abilities to bring happiness to others, for the right price.
Monk
Monks are students of the ancient martial arts of hand-to-hand combat and unarmored self-defense. Monks avoid detection by stealth, mobility, and Agility, and are skilled with a variety of ranged and close-combat weapons.
Nightblade
Nightblades are spellcasters who use their magics to enhance mobility, concealment, and stealthy close combat. They have a sinister reputation, since many nightblades are thieves, enforcers, assassins, or covert agents.
Saboteur
It is a dirty business, but Saboteurs are adept at slipping into crowds, only to emerge at the right moment to strike.
Scout
Scouts rely on stealth to survey routes and opponents, using ranged weapons and skirmish tactics when forced to fight. By contrast with barbarians, in combat scouts tend to be cautious and methodical, rather than impulsive.
Thief
Thieves are pickpockets and pilferers. Unlike robbers, who kill and loot, thieves typically choose stealth and subterfuge over violence, and often entertain romantic notions of their charm and cleverness in their acquisitive activities.
Acrobat is a polite euphemism for agile burglars and second-story men. These thieves avoid detection by stealth, and rely on mobility and cunning to avoid capture.
- 200 Gold
- Farm Clothes, Boots
- Oakflesh
- Waterbreathing
- Open Novice Lock (Extended Edition)
Agent
Agents are operatives skilled in deception and avoidance, but trained in self-defense and the use of deadly force. Self-reliant and independent, agents devote themselves to personal goals, or to various patrons or causes.
- 400 Gold
- Fur Armor
- Hide Shield
- Iron Dagger
- Calm
- Clairvoyance
- Fury (Vanilla)
- Frenzy (Extended Edition)
Archer
Archers are fighters specializing in long-range combat and rapid movement. Opponents are kept at distance by ranged weapons and swift maneuver, and engaged in melee with sword and shield after the enemy is wounded and weary.
- 300 Gold
- Hide Armor
- Hunting Bow
- 30x Iron Arrow
- Iron Dagger
- Woodcutter's Axe
Assassin
Assassins are killers who rely on stealth and mobility to approach victims undetected. Execution with ranged weapons or with short blades for close work. Assassins include ruthless murderers and principled agents of noble causes.
- 300 Gold
- 10x Lockpick
- 2x Frostbite Venom
- Studded Armor
- Long Bow
- 30x Iron Arrow
- Steel Dagger
Bard
Not all are meant for combat. Bards are well-known for their abilities to bring happiness to others, for the right price.
- 200 Gold
- Lute
- Farm Clothes w/ Extras, Hat, Boots
- Courage
- Healing
Monk
Monks are students of the ancient martial arts of hand-to-hand combat and unarmored self-defense. Monks avoid detection by stealth, mobility, and Agility, and are skilled with a variety of ranged and close-combat weapons.
- 100 Gold
- Monk Robes, Monk Boots
- Healing
- Oakflesh
- Turn Lesser Undead
- Moonlight (Extended Edition)
Nightblade
Nightblades are spellcasters who use their magics to enhance mobility, concealment, and stealthy close combat. They have a sinister reputation, since many nightblades are thieves, enforcers, assassins, or covert agents.
- 300 Gold
- 10x Lockpick
- Hide Armor
- Iron Dagger
- Healing
- Muffle
- Oakflesh
- Frostbite (Vanilla)
- Shadow Drain (Extended Edition)
Saboteur
It is a dirty business, but Saboteurs are adept at slipping into crowds, only to emerge at the right moment to strike.
- 200 Gold
- 10x Lockpick
- 1x Frostbite Venom
- Fine Clothes, Fine Boots
- 2x Iron Dagger
Scout
Scouts rely on stealth to survey routes and opponents, using ranged weapons and skirmish tactics when forced to fight. By contrast with barbarians, in combat scouts tend to be cautious and methodical, rather than impulsive.
- 200 Gold
- 3x Iron Ingot
- 5x Leather
- Hide Armor
- Long Bow
- 15x Iron Arrow
- Iron Sword
Thief
Thieves are pickpockets and pilferers. Unlike robbers, who kill and loot, thieves typically choose stealth and subterfuge over violence, and often entertain romantic notions of their charm and cleverness in their acquisitive activities.
- 500 Gold
- 20x Lockpick
- Hide Armor, Torturer's Hood
- Long Bow
- 30x Iron Arrow
- Iron Dagger
Vampirism and Lycanthropy
Paradigm allows you to start the game as a vampire or werewolf. All you have to do is select the appropriate option during class selection.
Requirements
The mod includes two separate plugins. The first plugin works for vanilla, Mysticism, and Odin, as well as any other mod that edits the vanilla spells themselves. The second plugin requires Mysticism, Abyss, Arcane, Arclight, Bloodmoon, Desecration, Flames of Coldharbour, Lunaris, Natura, Necrom, Stellaris, and Vulcano, and integrates spells from these mods into the archetypes.
Patches
Compatibility
Paradigm is incompatible with other alternate start mods.
Paradigm is compatible with At Your Own Pace. Additionally, it is most likely compatible with other class mods. If you'd like to add to your starting class, try the Humble Beginnings addon.
Paradigm is compatible with magic and spell overhauls. Mysticism by SimonMagus and Odin by EnaiSiaion work out of the box, and an additional Paradigm - Extended plugin is provided which adds new Mysticism spells to the classes and incorporates Darenii's spell packs.
Confirmed working with v1.5.97. v1.6+, and VR.
Planned Future Content
Any further spell packs made by the above authors may be supported.
Credits
Thanks first of all to hhuuggss for Helgen Express, as it was the inspiration for this mod. This couldn't have happened without their work.
lilebonymace for help with scripting.
The Simonrim Discord for general advice, ideas, and testing.
Santheos, for the Experience patch
Darenii, for their spell packs making up a good portion of this mod's content, and also for the sexy new modpage design.