Light Needle Bow SSE

Thanks to GhostbustThat for porting the SSE files. This mod adds a new crossbow and bolt type suitable for Poison users. They are all zero damage and their only purpose is poison delivery.

Classic version

describe

The Light Needle Bow is a crossbow variant crafted from Assassin. It is not a weapon of combat, but a tool of an evil alchemist.

I've spent a lot of time online looking for something to suit my weak alchemist character, but I can't find any mods that I feel are suitable.

I couldn't sleep one night so I decided to make one.

Optional

There is now an optional painless version that does not cause hostility or break invisibility.

• If you don't like some balance in another version, or you just want to kill with it, use this version.-

statistics

Light Needle Bow is a new product, forged from 2 Firewood and 2 Steel Ingots.

Needle bolts are also forged from 1 firewood and 1 steel ingot (lot of 15).

The bow deals 0 (technically 0.001, keeping hostility) and has a weight of 5.

Bolts also deal 0 damage, are less affected by gravity than regular bolts, and travel much faster.

They also penetrate deeper, so they don't float off target like vanilla bolts.

Miscellaneous.

-Both bows and bolts are found under the Forgery Other category-

(I didn't want it to require perks so it could still be used by those who avoid leveling crafting skills)

• Bows use bow firing sound instead of crossbow firing sound, so the sound is weaker and more discreet -

(This is mostly because I find the vanilla crossbow to be loud and clunky)

• Attacking NPCs is considered an attack like a normal weapon, so if you don't want to get the bounty, stay hidden -

(see options file for non-hostile version)

• A clever alchemist can use it instead of damaging -

(Your followers will be the only ones who will take this form of help. NPCs don't like getting shot at!)

• Another interesting interaction: NPCs under the influence of paralysis can pickpocket all their items without failure -

• If you find any other interesting ingredient combinations share them in the comments! -

Require

• Latest Skyrim installation -

-Dawnguard-

-Dragonborn-

Recommended Mods

(I don't know if these apply to SSE)

• Some recommended patterns related to this -

dynamic potion

no poison dialogue

(In my opinion, any poison must have)

Thanks

GhostBustThat is the port.

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Classic Version

Description

The Light Needle Bow is a crossbow variant that was made with assassins in mind. It is not a weapon for combat, but a tool for the nefarious alchemist.

I spent a lot of time searching the for something that would fit my weakling alchemist characters, but I couldn't find any mods that I felt fit the bill.

I had trouble sleeping one night so I decided to make one.

Optional

There is now an optional painless version that doesn't cause hostility or break stealth.

-Use this version if you don't like some of the balance in the other one, or you only want to use it to kill.-

Stats

The Light Needle Bow is a new item, crafted at a forge from 2 Firewood and 2 Steel Ingots.

The Needle Bolts are also crafted (in batches of 15) at a forge from 1 Firewood and 1 Steel Ingot.

The bow deals 0 (technically 0.001, to maintain hostility) damage and has a weight of 5.

The bolts also deal 0 damage, are less affected by gravity than normal bolts, and travel much faster.

They also penetrate much deeper, so they won't be floating off of the target like vanilla bolts.

Misc.

• Both the bow and the bolts are found under the miscellaneous category of the forge-

( I didn't want to make it require perks, so that it could still be used by people who avoid leveling crafting skills)

-The bow uses a bow firing sound rather than a crossbow firing sound, so that is sounds both weaker and more stealthy-

(This was mostly because I felt the vanilla crossbow sounds loud and clunky)

-Attacking NPCs counts as assault just like normal weapons …