Simple starting spell selection

Place 2 potions in the starting area, allowing you to instantly choose and learn newbie spells.

Simple starting spell selection

You have spent your life studying the occult arts. Your enemies will tremble as you summon a blade from oblivion and turn your flesh into armored wood. Unfortunately, your accidental capture in an Imperial ambush causes you to forget all your magical training and wake up to a blaze of fire and healing. Simple starting spell selection removes the 2 starting spells from you and adds 2 potions that instantly teach the novice spell of your choice.

feature

2 Arcane Memory Potions

A menu system that allows you to choose any novice spell.

Spells have been added via scripts for ease of use with mods, adding longer spell learning times.

Native support for alternate starts - live another life.

FOMOD installer, available in Vanilla, Apocalypse, Mysticism and Tomebound versions.

detail

Necromancer 2 new potions, Arcane Memory Potions, can be found in Helgen Keep and on the table next to the Mara statue in Alternate Start. Drinking these potions will bring up a menu listing the five schools of magic. Choose a school and choose a novice spell to learn immediately.

I chose this scripted approach rather than just adding the appropriate spellbooks to be better compatible with the spell learning module and to prevent people from selling all their spells to others just to get money.

There are four versions, the main one only lists spells from the base game, while the other three add Apocalypse, Mysticism or Tomebound spells to the list.

Install

Simply download the main file and install it into your favorite Mod Manager. The accompanying FOMOD will guide you through the rest.

If installing manually, move the "Simple Launch Spell Selection.bsa" and one of the plugins (.esp files) found in the numbered folder to the game's "Data" folder.

Recommended modules

Immersive Spell Learning - Learning spells takes time, depending on your spell skills, rather than just eating any spell dome you find.

Mysticism - My personal favorite magic overhaul and expansion.

Tomebound - A fun alternative to mysticism and apocalypse that focuses on returning spells from the past and adding new lore to Tomebound.

Apocalypse - Easily the most popular magic mod out there.

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Simple Starting Spell Selection

You've been studying the arcane arts your entire life. Your foes tremble as you summon a blade from the realms of Oblivion and turn your flesh into armoured wood. Unfortunately, your surprise capture in an Imperial ambush causes you to forget all of your magical training and you awaken with Flames and Healing. Simple Starting Spell Selection removes these 2 starting spells from you and adds 2 potions that immediately teach you any selected Novice spell.

Features

2 Potions of Arcane Recollection

A menu system that lets you pick any Novice spell.

Spells are added via script for ease of use with mods that add longer spell learning.

Native support for Alternate Start - Live Another Life.

FOMOD installer with versions for vanilla, Apocalypse, Mysticism, and Tomebound.

Details

2 new potions, Potions of Arcane Recollection, can be found by the dead mage in Helgen Keep and on the table next to Alternate Start's Statue of Mara. Drinking these potions will bring up a menu listing the five schools of magic. Select a school, and then pick a Novice spell to immediately learn.

I opted for this scripted approach over just adding the appropriate spell books both for better compatibility with spell learning mods and to prevent the temptation to pick up all the spells to sell them off for easy money.

There are four versions available, the main one listing only spells from the base game, and three others that add Apocalypse, Mysticism, or Tomebound spells to the lists.

Installation

Simply download the main file and install it to your favourite mod manager. The included FOMOD will guide you through the …