MAKES NORDS MORE AMAZING TO PLAY!

For Nords, it's all about combat! This mod makes it more epic! "ART! Nord" is for new or existing player characters. It adds all-new (and improves existing) powers and abilities for Nord and Nord Vampire races:

• Battle Cry power (improved)
• Frost Weapon power (new)
• Ice Shield power (new)
• Power Lift power (new)
• Talos' Favor power (new)
• Talos' Power power (new)
• Talos' Strength power (new)
• Frost Resistance ability (improved)
• Crushing Blow ability (new)
• Honeyed Words ability (new)
• Sign of the Warrior ability (new)
• Steel Smithing Skill ability (new)
  

IMPORTANT

It’s not required to start a new character, but if you do, the new powers and abilities won’t show until level 2.

THE TWEAKS

Reusable Powers
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The reusable powers may be used 6 times a day, with a 10-minute cooldown after each use. Each power lasts 2 minutes at a time. More than one may be used at the same time.

• Battle Cry (Enhanced): Foes flee. Unlike the original, followers, friends, and allies don't flee, they get +25 Health and Stamina, and do 25% more weapon damage.
  

• Frost Weapon: Instantly enchant a weapon with Frost! Equip a weapon without an enchantment and activate the power. It does 5 - 30 frost damage to health and stamina. Damage increases as you level up to level 60 *or* add the Destruction perks Novice, Apprentice, Adept, Expert, and Master. Works on some enchanted weapons that can't be unenchanted, too.
  

• Ice Shield: Now Dark Elves aren't the only race with a cloak power! Cloaks you in frost, doing 8 damage to health and stamina, and also boost Fire resistance by 25%.
  

• Power Lift: Boosts carry weight by 100 until stamina gets below 10%. Activate it before fast traveling to carry more loot home! Usable every 3 minutes as long as Stamina isn't depleted, but it slowly drains stamina.
  

• Talos' Favor: Pause between shouts is 30% shorter. Use it with the blessing of an Alter of Talos to do twice as many shouts.
  

• Talos' Power: Frost Destruction spells cost 20% less to cast and do 20% more damage.
  

• Talos' Strength: Power attacks do 20% more damage and have up to a 75% chance to disarm, remove shields or send foes flying back! Axes have a greater chance to disarm and remove the shields of foes who are blocking. Hammers have a greater chance to knock back. Leveling up *or* adding the perks Armsman, Barbarian, Paralyzing Strike and Warmaster boosts the chance.
  

Abilities (Constant Effects)
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Abilities are constant effects that you don't have to activate. They are always visible in the Active Effects menu.

• Frost Resistance: Now 70% - higher if you're a vampire!
  

• Crushing Blow: Power attacks have up to a 35% chance to knock foes down. If blocking, they drop shields or weapons. Leveling up *or* adding the perks Armsman, Barbarian, Paralyzing Strike and Warmaster boosts the chance.
  

• Honeyed Words: The Nord gift for gab makes persuasion - but not intimidation - attempts 20% easier.
  

• Sign of the Warrior: You learn Block, Heavy Armor, Light Armor, One-Handed, Smithing, and Two-Handed skills 20% faster. Add the Warrior Stone sign and learn them 40% faster!
  

• Steel Smithing Skill: Improve steel armor and weapons by 10% more, including special armor, like steel plate and the Blades armor.
  

SPECIAL ATTACKS CHANCE

If you're below level 5 and don't have the perks, there's a 100% chance to get the Crushing Blow and Talos' Strength special attacks. This allows you to confirm other mods aren't causing a conflict. After level 4, the chance is 10% and increases by 5% for Crushing Blow - and by 15% for Talos' Strength - each time you add 15 levels or add a perk. At level 75 or after adding the Paralyzing Strike or Warmaster perk, the chance is 35% for Crushing Blow and 75% for Talos' Strength. 

COMPATIBILITY AND DISABLING 

The mod no longer requires perks to improve the powers and abilities, so it's compatible with Ordinator and other perk mods. It no longer changes the Nord and Nord Vampire races, so it's compatible with most mods that change them. It's not compatible with ART! Ebonheart. Before disabling, it's a good idea to sleep in a bed for 4 game hours, then save your game to ensure the effects of the new powers and abilities are inactive. After disabling, load the save you made.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Amazing Race Tweaks (ART) is a series of mods to make each race a truly amazing experience. Hey, if they don't make each race unique and fun, they shouldn't be called Amazing Race Tweaks! Right?

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

Did you know we spend more time playing the game without mods than we do making them? We do this to help ensure each mod works as expected, and glitches are fixed before they're released. But we're not perfect. If you think you've found a glitch, please tell us.

100% SUPPORT FOR THE VICTIMS OF UKRAINE

100% of the DP points for all of our mods go to support the Ukrainian families who are victims of Russia's war against their country. Many thanks to Nexus for providing this opportunity to assist them.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

Did you know we spend more time playing the game without mods than we do making them? We do this to help ensure each mod works as expected, and glitches are fixed before they're released. But no one is perfect! If you think you've found a glitch, please let us know.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Amazing Race Tweaks (ART) is a series of mods to make each race a truly amazing experience. Hey, if they don't make each race unique and more fun to play, they shouldn't be called Amazing Race Tweaks! Right? Other mods in this series are:

• ART Aldmeri Dominion
• ART Argonian
• ART Breton
• ART Dark Elf
• ART Ebonheart
• ART High Elf
• ART Khajiit
• ART Orc
• ART Redguard
• ART Wood Elf
  

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

My son and I published our first mod for Skyrim Standard Edition in 2014, which was called, "Dragons, Giants, Mammoths, and Trolls Drop Skulls". Since then, we've created more than 200 mods for Skyrim Standard, Special, and Anniversary Editions, which have more than 20 million downloads on Steam, Bethesda, and Nexus. We're committed to making mods we want to use ourselves and welcome any suggestions for making them even better.

23 MILLION DOWNLOADS

We have more than 23,000,000 downloads of our Skyrim and Fallout 4 mods on Bethesda, Steam, and Nexus. Our Skyrim Special Edition mod series that you might like are:
• ART (Amazing Race Tweaks)
• BIG (Better Improvements for Gameplay)
• GET (Game Environment Tweaks)
• HUNT (Hunters of Unusual and New Trophies)
• SET (Skyrim Encounters and Themes)
• STAR (Superior Treasure and Rewards)
• WAR (Weapons, Armor, or Robes)